Great lunch spot! The shrimp and grits is my favorite. They also have Dove Dinners ever so often and are definitely worth the visit and a great date night option.
Lunch was fabulous. Tables were a bit crowded and loud, lively atmosphere with happy diners.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Dove’S Nest Salad Medley
Lynell McKissack
Food was really good and the atmosphere is eclectic and laid-back. Our waitress was either easily distracted or simply doesn't truly pay attention. Requests for refills, condiments, and to-go drinks had to be asked for multiple times.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Hamburger, Sandwich
Reggie Jonaitis
We hosted our company Christmas party at Dove’s Nest. The set menu, the food, the service and the ambiance - all incredibly amazing. Thank you Mark and Stephanie Ashmore!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Heather Galvan
Wonderful sandwich and salad. My husband and I were able to get a fresh local lunch for under 40 minutes. We were impressed and will be back for sure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich, Ham and Jam Ham and Brie Sandwich, Salad
Bradley Mayes
The Dove's Nest is a great little cafe that serves unique sandwiches and light lunch Faire that never disappoints. Fresh and unique ingredients (eg. Strawberry jalapeño jelly 🤯) make for a really great menu. The ABC dip is a MUST, and get the 1/2 sandwich and salad plate to sample a variety of items. Oh, and dessert is mandatory. We had blackberry bread pudding; good-bye diet! Can't wait to go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vermilion Himes
Very loud and did not like the food.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Janice D
Lunch with my bestie 💕
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich, Salad, Gift Shop
Angela Taylor
I only come here for the food. Never had a bad or disappointing meal. They the best bourbon pecan pie.The merchandise is overpriced but still fun to browse.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger
Sara Mitchell
The Doves Nest has been a Waxahachie destination restaurant for decades with a reputation for quality that is very well deserved. The menu shifts a bit seasonally, but the staples are outstanding time and again. Daily specials are always a good choice.
I always order the cauliflower soup and the white chicken chili if they offered.
My current favorite item is the Cobb salad, but I sub the smoked salmon for the blackened chicken.
And there are no bad dessert choices. My top two are the chocolate bourbon pecan pie and the blackberry bread pudding.
Don’t forget to leave some time for shopping the gift shop before or after you’re amazing lunch
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bacon Cheddar Spread, Hamburger, Bourbon Pecan Chocolate Pie a La Mode, Soup, Sandwich, Ham and Jam Ham and Brie Sandwich, Salad, Buttermilk Pie, Chips, Gift Shop
The owner felt he did us a “favor” by filling up his restaurant with a wedding party. We tried to explain separate checks would be necessary before we ordered our food. We were rudely told no and that everyone will be on one check. After this bad experience the owner made sure to tell everyone that they “need to leave the waiter a good tip” and proceeded to check and see if tips were left and gave the receipt back if there was not one. Do not come here if you don’t like rude ownership. BTW we had reservations with a deposit!!!!!!!!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Katelyn Pennington
This place was so cute, the food was so good and the people were so nice! They had a good amount of unique options on the menu. The orange spice tea was great! We also enjoyed the deviled eggs, the green chicken chili soup, chicken salad and ham jam sandwich. It's also connected to a super cute gift shop 🎁
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ham and Jam Ham and Brie Sandwich
Steve Luttrell
Highly recommended great place and even better food and service! If you visit them in Waxahachi TX. Downtown is worth the visit and the local shops are great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich, Gift Shop
Pat Hernandez
Cool hangout for a quick meal.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Doyle Destinations
We walked into a shop and stumbled upon a quaint and charming restaurant so decided to give it a try since it was lunch time. Started off with the deviled eggs (a hubby favorite) and he declared it was delicious. The bacon and jalapeño bit was a nice touch. He decided on the panini and finished it rather quickly so that's AirAsia a good sign. I had the chicken salad and requested that it be toasted with the seasonal house salad. There was so much that I couldn't finish it. They were a little heavy handed with the vinaigrette so I would ask for it on the side. The marcona almonds were a nice touch. We got a hamburger to go for our son and he liked it enough that he asked where we'd gotten it (this 16 year old rates restaurant burgers and has categories so if he's asking it's good! )
The shop is beautifully decorated and provided some great ideas for the fall. Will definitely be back to look for Christmas! There were also some gourmet treats for purchase so take a look at my video and pictures. I picked up some truffle parmesan for our Friday movie nights.
Parking: There is a lot a block over if you're not able to get street parking but we didn't have any problems on a Saturday afternoon mid morning
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger, Sandwich, Salad, Gift Shop
Great lunch spot! The shrimp and grits is my favorite. They also have Dove Dinners ever so often and are definitely worth the visit and a great date night option.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger, Corn Relish, Soup, Sandwich, Salad, Gift Shop, Deviled Eggs
Lunch was fabulous. Tables were a bit crowded and loud, lively atmosphere with happy diners.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Dove’S Nest Salad Medley
Food was really good and the atmosphere is eclectic and laid-back. Our waitress was either easily distracted or simply doesn't truly pay attention. Requests for refills, condiments, and to-go drinks had to be asked for multiple times.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Hamburger, Sandwich
We hosted our company Christmas party at Dove’s Nest. The set menu, the food, the service and the ambiance - all incredibly amazing. Thank you Mark and Stephanie Ashmore!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wonderful sandwich and salad. My husband and I were able to get a fresh local lunch for under 40 minutes. We were impressed and will be back for sure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich, Ham and Jam Ham and Brie Sandwich, Salad
The Dove's Nest is a great little cafe that serves unique sandwiches and light lunch Faire that never disappoints. Fresh and unique ingredients (eg. Strawberry jalapeño jelly 🤯) make for a really great menu. The ABC dip is a MUST, and get the 1/2 sandwich and salad plate to sample a variety of items. Oh, and dessert is mandatory. We had blackberry bread pudding; good-bye diet! Can't wait to go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very loud and did not like the food.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Lunch with my bestie 💕
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich, Salad, Gift Shop
I only come here for the food. Never had a bad or disappointing meal. They the best bourbon pecan pie.The merchandise is overpriced but still fun to browse.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger
The Doves Nest has been a Waxahachie destination restaurant for decades with a reputation for quality that is very well deserved. The menu shifts a bit seasonally, but the staples are outstanding time and again. Daily specials are always a good choice.
I always order the cauliflower soup and the white chicken chili if they offered.
My current favorite item is the Cobb salad, but I sub the smoked salmon for the blackened chicken.
And there are no bad dessert choices. My top two are the chocolate bourbon pecan pie and the blackberry bread pudding.
Don’t forget to leave some time for shopping the gift shop before or after you’re amazing lunch
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bacon Cheddar Spread, Hamburger, Bourbon Pecan Chocolate Pie a La Mode, Soup, Sandwich, Ham and Jam Ham and Brie Sandwich, Salad, Buttermilk Pie, Chips, Gift Shop
Restaurantji Recommends
The owner felt he did us a “favor” by filling up his restaurant with a wedding party. We tried to explain separate checks would be necessary before we ordered our food. We were rudely told no and that everyone will be on one check. After this bad experience the owner made sure to tell everyone that they “need to leave the waiter a good tip” and proceeded to check and see if tips were left and gave the receipt back if there was not one. Do not come here if you don’t like rude ownership. BTW we had reservations with a deposit!!!!!!!!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
This place was so cute, the food was so good and the people were so nice! They had a good amount of unique options on the menu. The orange spice tea was great! We also enjoyed the deviled eggs, the green chicken chili soup, chicken salad and ham jam sandwich. It's also connected to a super cute gift shop 🎁
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ham and Jam Ham and Brie Sandwich
Highly recommended great place and even better food and service! If you visit them in Waxahachi TX. Downtown is worth the visit and the local shops are great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich, Gift Shop
Cool hangout for a quick meal.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
We walked into a shop and stumbled upon a quaint and charming restaurant so decided to give it a try since it was lunch time. Started off with the deviled eggs (a hubby favorite) and he declared it was delicious. The bacon and jalapeño bit was a nice touch. He decided on the panini and finished it rather quickly so that's AirAsia a good sign. I had the chicken salad and requested that it be toasted with the seasonal house salad. There was so much that I couldn't finish it. They were a little heavy handed with the vinaigrette so I would ask for it on the side. The marcona almonds were a nice touch. We got a hamburger to go for our son and he liked it enough that he asked where we'd gotten it (this 16 year old rates restaurant burgers and has categories so if he's asking it's good! )
The shop is beautifully decorated and provided some great ideas for the fall. Will definitely be back to look for Christmas! There were also some gourmet treats for purchase so take a look at my video and pictures. I picked up some truffle parmesan for our Friday movie nights.
Parking: There is a lot a block over if you're not able to get street parking but we didn't have any problems on a Saturday afternoon mid morning
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger, Sandwich, Salad, Gift Shop
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