Dodds Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was delicious and reasonably priced."
• "The food arrived very quickly after ordering."
• "Great vibe, friendly staff, fantastic food."
• "Wonderful service and high quality food."
• "We liked the food so much all the deserts were so tasty!"
• "Delicious pizza, lovely wine and fantastic service!"
• "The food was brilliant in terms of both quality and portion size."

Cons:

• "I didn't like the flavour profile of the dish."
• "The soup was good, but the ravioli sauce was very salty, hard to eat."
• "Drink was expensive as was the food."
• "I thought the tomato base lacked flavours."
• "The pizza was quite stodgy and rather bland."
• "Pretty bad food. I do not recommend."
• "The mussels in the shells were so soggy that they just fell apart as I tried to remove them."

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly and efficient staff."
• "Our server was friendly also."
• "The staff were friendly and attentive."
• "The service was friendly and efficient."
• "Service was efficient and timely."
• "The service is always friendly and prompt, great wine list and a wide selection of food - highly recommended!"
• "The service was excellent despite the restaurant being completely full."

Cons:

• "The elderly waitress continued to role her eyes after talking to me, making gestures to the other staff."
• "Terrible booking system, that makes no sense."
• "The other waitress was surly and quite frankly rude, spoilt an otherwise lovely evening."
• "Over an hour in the bar waiting for a table."
• "Lady very rude, when I refused to pay 10% service charge."
• "Service was friendly but missing the final touch."
• "The service was very slow and the food was really average."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Lovely atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere is cosy and welcoming, and the aromas are mouthwatering."
• "This is a lovely restaurant, with a great atmosphere."
• "There was a wonderful atmosphere."
• "Such great atmosphere in here."
• "The atmosphere is lively and feels more like a city centre restaurant."
• "Atmosphere was very inviting and cosy."

Cons:

• "Waited as told outside in the queue on a very narrow pavement which blocks the thoroughfare for pavement users."
• "We were surprised and slightly wary as the restaurant seemed very quiet for lunchtime."
• "The only downside was that the restaurant was uncomfortably hot."
• "Unfortunately the down side to the visit was the fact we we're pestered by numerous flies some of which were hovering around and landing in the serving hatch to the kitchen."
• "No booking system left us hanging around in the rain."
• "We picked this place to eat as it said it was good for kids, friendly staff etc unfortunately the staff were not particularly friendly and we felt really unwelcome."
• "The restaurant was very hot again."

Value

Pros:

• "The food was very nice and not stupidly priced as some places in the Lakes can be."
• "Good value for the price but we benefited from the eat out to help out scheme."
• "The food was absolutely delicious and the portion sizes generous."
• "Price was also very reasonable for the lakes."
• "Prices reflect incredibly good value for the dishes on offer."
• "Food priced fairly."
• "Great value, even without the eat out to help out discount."

Cons:

• "Food was ok, however steak could have been bigger considering the price. Seafood tagliatelle ok, apart from the watery sauce."
• "The food was okay, nothing special, and a little expensive for what it was."
• "It was a little expensive but compared to everywhere else in the area, it was acceptable."
• "The food is quite delicious and fresh."
• "It was very expensive for what it was."
• "Very expensive meal for me and my son."
• "A bit pricey overall but quality cost money."