Dogwood Cafe

Amherst, VA · Restaurant

Rating
4.4/5
★★★★☆ 4.4
Reviews
20
Rank in Amherst
#10
of 23 restaurants
City Percentile
50%
rating percentile
Address
Dogwood Cafe, 200 Richmond Hwy, Amherst, VA 24521
Phone
(434) 381-2950
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM Sat

Dogwood Cafe is a restaurant located in Amherst, VA. It is one of 23 restaurants listed in Amherst. Its 4.4-star rating matches the Amherst city average of 4.3 stars. It ranks #10 of 23 restaurants in Amherst. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Friday11 AM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Bridgett Baker-Ihaza · Dec 2025

One of the best restaurants to visit. Awesome service. Beautiful atmosphere. Exceptional food. I ordered the Shrimp Trio and it was so delicious. Butterfly Shrimp was cooked to perfection. Fried Okra was very favorable. I had a huge baked potato. Steamed shrimp were massive and very tasty with seasoning. I highly recommend this gem of a restaurant. Large helping sizes. You will not be disappointed. I added picture of chocolate cake, but was already too full.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Ryan Bauman · Aug 2021

Very close to 29. If traveling through worth the stop. I worked in town 3 days and found no reason to eat anywhere else. The Salads and Wraps are great and might be what they do best. Fish Sandwich was better than fastfood but average if rating on that maybe 3. Onion Rings are some of the best, not greasy and falling apart. I heard other people ask a table about their salad and they raved about theirs as well. Would like to try a burger but so far fresh is what they do best. So if you know what to order 5. Very Clean. I only got a to go orders so not sure about the service. What I experienced was good. If I would have eaten in and had good service would have made a 5

★★★★★ 5.0 Christy · Jan 2026

Love this wonderful, small, delicious food, nice selection restaurant!! Love the owners, Dennis and Cathy. You've got to try them out!

★★★★★ 5.0 Jason Cowan · Aug 2025

Fantastic BBQ sandwich and onion rings! Haven't had that good in years!

★★★★★ 5.0 Miranda Thomasson · Oct 2022

Had lunch here and the food was prepared so quickly! The service was outstanding and my shrimp wrap was so delicious. I also had some of the best fried okra ever. I highly recommend!

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

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