The Dore Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Sheffield

Would highly recommend a visit Me and my partner visited last night (06/04/24) We booked a table which I would highly recommend as it was very busy on arrival.

We were seated quickly on arrival. We were seated in the conservatory area in the corner. The decor is very nice and modern and the atmosphere was very nice although very loud from other customers.

The ordering process is very simple and quick, the waitress took our drink order then returned to take our food order. Drinks arrived in around 10 minutes after order. I'm an avid Guinness drinker, and the pint of guiness from here was probably up there with the best pint I've had. It was that nice. I ordered a second.

The menu is quite simple and offers a small selection per section. The food arrived in around 40 minutes from order to eat, although it was very busy with all the tables taken, so it is understandable about the wait.

The food was 10 out of 10 and well worth the wait. The steaks were both cooked to perfection. I had Medium Rare, and my partner had Medium Well. I ended my meal with a sticky toffee pudding that was very tasty and not overly sweet.

Overall it was a really nice experience and very nice food.

The negative parts

Parking - It's clearly not the venues fault for parking, as there's no where they could offer customers parking. We parked just down the road on the street without an issue.

The noise - Again not the venues fault as they can't control how loud people talk. If you're overly sensitive to noise, I'd say give it a miss...

An old favourite which has been revitalised both indoors and out. After some considerable time being a closed this venue in the centre of Dore village has been transformed from tired and outdated, to fresh, tasteful and modern but still retained a cosy feel. It is devided into several small dining areas, a rear conservatory and a central bar area. There is also a large covered outdoor seating area with blankets to cover your knees, dog bowls full of clean water and doggy treats to help yourself to. Inside is also dog friendly with the only restrictions in the carpeted areas. The menu is extensive and covers breakfast lunch and dinner. You are also welcome to have a coffee and cake or just a refreshing alcoholic drink... We arrived in time for breakfast ( this menu finishes at 11.30am ) and both had a small English breakfast. This was plenty to meet our needs and included bacon, sausage, black pudding, beans, tomatoes, toast and a poached egg. It arrived within a short wait and we were served coffee whilst the food arrived. All the staff were smiling, friendly and helpful. They served us efficiently and not too clingy..... All in all a pleasant experience and we will be happy to return and perhaps try lunch next time. It was a busy place and has a small parking area but plenty of free on-road parking is available nearby. I would recommend booking for lunch and dinner and as our visit was midweek I guess it will be very busy...

Disappointing experience. We visited for my husband’s birthday lunch (4 adults, 1 child) - we were really looking forward to our meal, and the restaurant itself is decorated well.

We were immediately rushed to order by an unfriendly server. The food took a while, which we wouldn’t have minded if the quality had matched the high prices—but it didn’t. My son’s pizza arrived and it was visibly burnt to a crisp. We didn’t need to try it and even the server admitted it shouldn’t have been served, (which begs the question as to why it was fine to come out of the kitchen like that). My burger arrived and was stone cold in the middle. Both meals had to be sent back, leaving us waiting while the rest of the table ate.

Service remained slow and we had to get up twice - once to ask to order more drinks and another just to pay our bill at the bar, while three staff members stood at the other side of the restaurant, some on their phones and clearly unbothered. They did take the two meals off the bill but sadly, we won’t...