Jill “BWU” Thompson

I've been going here for years and always have a great meal. The staff is very friendly & the service is the best.

Joe Heinrich

Diane was absolutely amazing, walked us thru the menu, and was always checking up on us. One of the best servers I’ve ever had. Food was great, so was she

Carolyn Judd

Unlike any other restaurant I have gone to.. They give complimentary courses before your meal. Homemade meatballs,rolls,soup,salad and a lemon cello to cleanse your palette before your main meal. All their food is phenomenal. Relaxing atmosphere and great service with reasonable prices. Need reservations.

Kathypy Gannon

We went to The Dove to celebrate my birthday and they did not disappoint. It was a wonderful meal. The portions were generous and cooked to perfection. Their attention to detail from th complimentary appetizer to the lemonchello through our entrée was spectacular. Our waitress was attentive and efficient. Overall we had a wonderful evening and will definitely return.

Marc Dombrowski

My chicken parmigiana was melt in your mouth good! Cheese was perfect. Sauce and noodles as well. A perfect dish. My wife’s eggplant was very good and she is picky. She said the eggplant was thin (which was better). She rarely likes red sauce but she loved this one.

Suzan Rey

Some of these poor reviews are laughable. We’ve been dining at The Dove for years & have never been disappointed. Food & choices are excellent. Slow service? (We’ve had the same server for years!) Eh - eating is an event in our family so we’re never out of there in under 2.5 hrs. That’s a real Italian meal! Eat, drink, relax, rinse & repeat. This is a RARE find in restaurants these days. Most are trying to get you out the door for the next seating so don’t be in a rush or starving if you go to The Dove.

Gina Miller

Do not sleep on the Dove. It’s the restaurant gem of the Southtowns that you never knew you needed in your life. Dining here is an experience. It’s a treat. Go there, take your time, enjoy your life. Staff is beyond catering. It’s obvious the food is made with love and passion- and never disappoints. 5stars. A few of my favs…. House salad Clams casino Carbonara Veil Gorgonzola Chicken piccata Bottle of wine

Nov C

I was there for a book club meeting and we had about 10-11 people, the restaurant was accommodating and gave us a private meeting space. Our food was excellent and service was just outstanding. Lisa gave us excellent service and made our dinner very enjoyable. Many of us ordered the Chicken Piccata whilst I ordered my usual, Chicken Parm. My Chicken Parm was absolutely delish and I've heard positive comments on the Chicken Piccata. The dish will be my go-to on my next visit! I also loved their garlic breadsticks and rolls. Definitely a positive impression of an excellent dining experience!

Slc C

This is our 4th visit, always with Superb Lisa as our server!! This dinner is an event, 3 hours of great food and outstanding service! We were a table of 11, we had great family time! We love it here and will be back!

Deirdre Barthel

My fiance and I love the Dove so much that I decided to host my bridal shower there. It was amazing. The planning was easy, Lisa and Sherry were great to work with and thought of everything. My shower had some last minute changes and they were understanding and accommodating. Every guest raved about the food being absolutely delicious and plan to return. That says a lot! The only pic I managed to get was my shrimp Caesar 😅 but everyone loved the shrimp scampi, eggplant rollatini, and chicken parm! Definitely recommend for an event and of course dinner dining, the Dove always knocks it out of the park!

Hadnt been in yesrs and thought we give it a go. Salad was fresh and delightful. Mestball they give was good too. Lemoncello pallete cleanser was nice. Hubby ordered fish special and he enjoyed. This is where it went downhill. I ordered chicken parm. Chicken coating was egg-like instead of bread. Its was unappetizing. The pasta sauce was like water. Took it all home. We then ordered 2 tiramisu to go. What an absolute disappointment. It was super mushy and not good. Through it all away.

Rich Janosz

Food was awesome and alot of it , waitress did a great job , NO HATS ALLOWED !!!, supposedly i was told it's posted on the door we walked in, but it wasn't there when we left .

Kathy H

We came for lunch - fair prices and good food. Service felt a bit slow - there were only 4 tables seated but it seemed to take a long time to order and be served. Perhaps I was impatient. The soup and salad were good and the shrimp and pasta were good. As others have said in their reviews, the decor felt a bit dated inside. Friendly service, attentive.

+4

Marissa Felser-Gilbert

The bread is alright, the soup and salad were great and you get both with your meal! The Tuscana pasta I felt was alright, not bad, but not excellent. I would return, not often, but I would return.

Braden Lake

We were driving through the area on our way back from a visit to the Niagara Falls. We looked up places where we the reviews were high and had items on the menu we both liked. The moment we walked in The Dove had an air of propiety. We were asked if we had a reservation and we said no. The host said OK, I will need to set a table. We were seated and after a short wait our waitress stopped by and asked us for a drink, volunteering different types of alcohol. We passed and an her second stop she asked us if we were ready to order. Like every new place I go, I ask the server what their personal favorite is. She gave me a list because everything was good. I asked her to please narrow it down to her 2 favorites, as I have never gone wrong with this direction. She narrowed it down to 2 and I picked the one she sounded most excited about. She got really upset with me and said, what do you want from me, I don't know what you like. My wife stepped in and said, he will eat just about anything, he just wants your opinion of what is best. She grunted and said, I don't know what you want me to tell you. I ordered the Pork Belly special appetizer, pasta fagiol soup, and the shrimp and scallop in white wine and butter sauce. It is a small place and the servers, bus boy and hostess seemed a little out of sync. The pasta fagiol came out and tasted mostly bland with a major focus on the beans. There was very little flavor and the server asked us if everything was OK. I told her that the soup was bland and needed salt. She came back later and told me that she spoke with the chef and the chef said I was right and to thank me for the constructive feedback. The pork belly came out and the greens had good flavor but the fat had relatively no flavor. The meat had been overcooked. They delivered a house salad to my wifeè and had homeade French dressing. The salad had to be returned and so did the soup. The server stormed away indignant with our responses and when the main entrees were received by us, the chef peeked around the corner and looked right at me to see if I liked it. The server took back the positive report to the chef, that "He likes it". The whole experience was lacking and the food was subpar for the atmosphere being portrayed here.

My wife and I decided to try a new place. We've driven by here a million times so figured we'd give it a try. The waitress was nice, but anything good ended right there. First they brought out a small bowl of pasta fagioli and told us it was complimentary (we'll come back to that). The soup was weird and the pasta was mushy in it. We both only had a couple bites. This was served with a bowl of diced raw onions that didn't look too fresh. They left that on our table to stink up the place even though we asked for no onions on our salads. Who serves a bowl of raw diced onions??? Then we got the escargot we ordered. It was so salty it was gross. Usually escargot is garlicky and buttery. This was salty snail. Then they served the side salads that were part of the entrees. We asked for dressing on the side, but they put it right on the salad anyway. Then the last straw arrived, our entrees. My wife ordered the chicken parm and I got a special shrimp in penne with a white wine cream sauce. We both took one bite and we were done. We couldn't even pretend to like it if we wanted to. Her's was pure salt flavor. Mine was salt with a strong flavor of fish going bad. The hilarious part is they gave us a lemoncello shot as a palate cleanser just before the entrees. As if we were in for a treat lol. The waitress asked if we wanted anything else and we declined. She took our meals back to the kitchen where we could here her arguing with the kitchen staff. My guess it was the owner who needs a shock of reality that his food sucks and maybe he should hire a real chef. Anyway, when the waitress finally comes back, she says they're charging us for the 4 cocktails we had (not good either but fine I'll pay for my drinks), the salads they ruined, and the so called "complementary" soup we never asked for. That was almost $100. For that experience! Never again. Edit: I'm not hiding behind a screen. My name is right there. Hire a real chef.

I need to say that when I see this place I want to puke in my mouth. The amount of salt that they use in their main meals is deplorable!!!! This is the most vile restaurant I’ve ever been in the 716! The waitress, Diane was absolutely incredible! The food was terrible! Salty! Gross! Made me puke! The worst part? They made us pay for our soup and salad when it was part of our meal? Our meal was horrid!!! We paid it and tipped our waitress well because she was great! The food was gross!!! We heard the cook holler and swear at our waitress! It was absolutely insane! I’d rate zero stars if I could.

Luz Straub

Sorry but 1.- one waiter lady was stealing baby's from tables to walk around on every table showing the cute baby's, (not appropriate it all but she thought she was helping the families to eat their meal or to be niece I guess, 2. Waiters staring at the tables like very uncomfortable (look at me quick and turn other way fast would be better) , 3.- very rude honest conversations and actitud from all of them bc they are type of Italian temper so yeah 4.- salads no goodfor me but I usually eat fancy salads so they probably was great for other, soup beens really and a bowl of onion that smell like 3-4 days on the refry and taste bad so I ruin my soup, scargo appetize very good but only 4-5 PC on it, calamari 100% good, deserts 100% good, meals good but no like wow wow just better than small town restaurant, or Joes restaurant or olive garden but less than a fancy restaurant like transit rd buffalo the expency one that u paid $1000 for table of 3, and 5. The restaurant type of small house is old, old paper wall, old lamps not pretty antique it all, anyway for 3 people I didn't order a meal bc nothing was nothing on the menu that I like, I eat a lot of the great bread with no oil , they give u regular butter, but with appetizers I got enough, they offer u a shot of alcohol something for clean your mouth taste, I think is free bc for: 3 people= bread, appetize Calamary, appetize scargo, salads and soup include in your meal, 3 deserts , 1 of the alcohol shots, 4 sparkling waters, and regular water $118 no bad price, I hope they fix this mistakes and hopefully other picky honest rude I guess people like me go back again. Yes Im to honest I'm so sorry. Also good or bad your dinner is 2-3 hrs slow for my experience. Forgive me for try to help you with my opinions. Parking lot is good