The Dawson

Brunch at Dawson’s was a great surprise. I’m usually a meat-and-potatoes, burger kind of person, but this place made stepping outside my comfort zone easy—and worth it. Every course was excellent. If you normally play it safe with food, this is the perfect change of pace. Highly recommend.

Great space but a little cold so bring a sweater. Good selection of wine by the glass. We got the shishito peppers to start. Very good but a bit heavy on the sauce. Then we got the pull apart bread which was so soft and yummy. I shared the fish, pumpkin ravioli, and cauliflower gratin with a friend and we were very satisfied. We went on Tuesday which were two dollar oysters and they were fresh. My husband got the burger which he said was ok but he is picky on his burgers haha. Would come again as I hear their brunch is good and they have a great patio in the summer. Service was a little slow but they had big parties

My husband and I had dinner at The Dawson for Valentine’s Day. The space is beautiful. Service was outstanding and food delicious. They only offered a Valentines Day pre fixe menu however there was a nice amount of dishes to choose from within the 4 courses. Our waiter suggested the Short Rib and Polenta which I ordered and the Halibut which my husband ordered. Both were great choices. Wood fired oysters good, Lobster DeJonge was outstanding. Wedge Salad a little too dressed for me but was still good. Service and ambiance great. My only concern is that I later saw that I was charged $10 additional for the sorbet and berries which was on the pre fixe menu as a dessert option. I don’t remember seeing anything indicating there would be an additional charge.

Food: delicious. We went for restaurant week and got the jalapeño cheddar biscuit, duck enchilada and chocolate donut. All great. Service: they go above and beyond here. I don’t recall the waiter’s name (sweet Caribbean gent) - took great care of us. He was kind and friendly. The rest of the staff checked on us constantly too. Atmosphere: beautiful space with ample lighting and elbow room. Sometimes for restaurant week, places tend to slack, but Dawson did not. I was very impressed with the food and team behind it.

The salad was drenched in dressing and salty. The oysters were bland. I thought it would be more grilled but the grill led shells had no affect on the actually oysters. No bottle water Service was fine they were nice The resturant seem to position it self as a higher end but its feels like an upscale pub. I may not be the target audience.