The Blue Dog Cookhouse and Bar - Boca

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   Nancy

   VIP

   West Palm Beach

   8 reviews

   4.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   This was a Friday evening. As such there was a DJ whose music was excessively. And I mean RXCESSIVELY. If it weren't for that the meal would have been enjoyable I had delicious scallops and my husband had surprisingly good chicken parmigiana. The ice cream could have been better, though. The popovers were a nice change from the usual bread served. Don't go there on a Friday or Saturday evening when the DJ is there. Then it would be enjoyable.
   

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   Leslie

   Fort Lauderdale

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Live DJ was way too loud. Couldn’t hear the person sitting 12” from me. Not what I wanted for a valentines dinner. Complaining did no good. Waiter was good, did his best but the food was not worth the money. Won’t be back.
   

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   Diane

   West Palm Beach

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   Très très ordinaire personne pas d’ambiance terrasse très plate
   

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   Donna

   VIP

   New York City

   32 reviews

   4.0

   32 reviews

   Dined on February 8, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Fun place, good music, high energy. Nice menu, pleasant staff, but I thought the drinks were overpriced.
   

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   Roy

   VIP

   New York City

   19 reviews

   1.0

   19 reviews

   Dined on February 7, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   Our server was so nice but he could not recover from the fact that the food was awful. Its a shame because he was terrific. I suggest that the restaurant focus on a smaller executable menu and learn to do that right. The bone marrow crab dish was excellent. The tuna tartar looked good but was tasteless. Stop doing sushi. If doing pasta, it should be al dente not gloop. Please take this the right way. I have been in the restaurant business for 40 years.
   

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   Steven

   West Palm Beach

   4 reviews

   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on February 3, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Very, very slow service. Service staff is understaffed greatly. Although the restaurant advertises a 50% off menu on Mondays, service had to be reminded about it since they tried to charge the full amount. Very disappointing. 
   

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   Toby

   VIP

   Philadelphia

   8 reviews

   3.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on January 26, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Too noisy. Food fair to bad. Not a good experience
   

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   Stuart

   New York City

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on January 25, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Went for brunch. The food was great. The portions were huge. The service could not have been better. We had a great experience.
   

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   Briana

   West Palm Beach

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 19, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   We came in with high hopes and were sorely let down. We sat down at about 8:12PM. We were not serviced until almost 8:40PM. Our server Filipe was fantastic and did his very best to make up for the late start. However, the food completely destroyed the experience. The “bread and butter” service kicked off the below average food experience. It’s almost as if this restaurant has a ban on salt & pepper. But the worst part was ordering a lamb dish ( the lamb tagliatelle to be exact), and receiving a bland dish with undercooked pasta and BEEF. Yes, BEEF! I don’t know if maybe they ran out of the correct meat and improvised for the night, but it is almost insulting that you’d try and pass off cheap cuts of “stew” beef as lamb. And of course we were charged full price for the lamb (beef) pasta. We ordered 2 appetizers, and 3 entrees. There was not a single redeeming dish among them. The seafood risotto tasted as if the rice was cooked in the water used to RINSE the dirty shellfish. Our server did an amazing job and was extremely attentive. None of this review is a reflection of his work. But the owners, managers, chefs, or ANYONE need to have a serious conversation about the menu. The options are great but everything is extremely poorly executed. 0/10 do not recommended
   

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    Robert

    Indiana

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 19, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2

    Seeing good reviews, my son and I decided to try this restaurant. We weren’t aware that it became a club setting at 8 PM on a Saturday evening so with the loud music it was hard to talk. Also hard to read the menu with the dim lights and smoke and strobes as they ramped up their club atmosphere. Still we were hopeful of the drinks and food. We ordered their Margaritas which were ok, but not great. Their guacamole and chips were tasty and my son enjoyed his flatbread. My butternut squash kale salad was all kale and no squash. Finally, the featured oysters were not as advertised. They were listed as Blue Point oysters which come from either Connecticut or Long Island. I have enjoyed them many times and am very aware of the slightly salty taste with a little brine and a smaller cup with medium meat. These were too large for Blue Points and had no taste. They seemed to be Gulf oysters that someone was passing off as Blue Points. A really big oyster with a lot of meat that was tasteless. Whether it is the purveyor or the chef, they are not Blue Points. Not worth the price and a terrible start to the meal as an appetizer. Overall, a poor experience for many reasons. We will not be going back.
    

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