The Dogwood — Restaurant in Houston

We ordered three beers, bartender took our order quickly and efficiently. There was one issue that can be concerning I believe they are over serving alcohol to their customers. I had to go to the ladies room and it was extremely crowded like many bars, so I politely was trying to squeeze thru to make it to the back. Of course there maybe some minor pushing and shoving but if you see someone is trying to get thru and ask politely then all you have to do is let them go thru. Well in this case a girl bumped into me (which she told me sorry) which I then bumped into a group of extremely intoxicated men and they immediately turned around and started running their mouth. Any other day I would argue back but not with someone who is heavily intoxicated. Yes, I told them sorry but they didn’t care. They were acting as if I owned them an apology for for an accident that could have not been prevented because it was so crowded. Or maybe they shouldn’t have people hang out at the bar. A few minutes before we headed out another group tried to make their way to the bar and the heavily intoxicated group tried to fight them. This all happened on the first floor in front of security (which they did not seemed bothered) and the group was also standing in front of the bar. My advice to this bar stop serving alcohol to customers who are already intoxicated. It is best to loose a customer or two then allowing them to leave intoxicated and putting themselves or others in danger. This place can be shut down and everyone loose their jobs/license over something that could have been prevented. Yes, I can tell the difference when someone needs to be cut off and when someone is just dumb/silly drunk. Other than that the bar was nice (less people upstairs & believe restrooms too) and volume of music did not bother me so maybe I’ll give them...

A friend and I went to Dogwood this past Wednesday for St. Patty's Day. There was a pretty nice size crowd there vibes were cool UNTIL. He and I proceed to order to drinks at the front bar downstairs off to the side. The bartender took our drink order and he hands her his CC, so for some odd reason she handed his CC to what appeared to be a manger, a male. He walks off to the back somewhere and was gone for about 10 mins. We were just standing there as she continues to help the other patrons, taking their orders and cashing them out QUICK. So we're standing there watching her like"hello can we get the CC back please." All the while you could tell she was blatantly ignoring us. Finally he comes back and quickly hands her my guys CC. So we walk away no problem. So about 10 mins later he gets an alert from his bank showing that there had been about 6 duplicate transactions ran on his CC from Dogwood totally about $243. Like WHAT?!?!? We literally only ordered two drinks and closed out. We go back down and find the manager and he claims it was a"mistake." So he then goes and does something we don't know and comes back and says don't worry it'll fall off once you've been closed out. Like again WHAT?!? No, sir. Luckily my friend ain't no broke dude so he's like if it's not cleared up my morning I'm calling my bank. Sure enough the charges remained on his card the next day. Sooooooo people if you're going to visit this establishment either pay cash or watch your CC closely because obviously they're runnning scams on unassuming patrons. It's flat out theft!! Dogwood may also want to have a talk with whomever the managers are there and assure that this won't happen ever again to anyone. Not a good look if your business is known for stealing...

Visited 12/10/22 just before midnight as this was one of the stops on our SantaCon 2022 Pub crawl route. Attempted to get in through the Bagby entrance but the the white guy with the beard denied my entry because I was wearing red Timbalnd boots, which was part of my outfit. I was with about 50 plus people dressed in Santa Outfits, holiday wear, and so on. I've always heard the stories in midtown about profiling and for that reason I always chose to stay away. But this was an organized event, the bars knew we were coming and nowhere on their website was there any reference to dress code. Anyhow my friends said try the other entrance on McIlhenny street which we did and guess what? The guy there let me in with no problem. I honestly did not want to be there after the first impression from the guy at the first entrance but our time there was short. The bar staff was great, the crowd was diverse and I did notice casual wear throughout the venue from athletic apparel to sneakers of all walks, boots and so on. I won't say this establishment is racist because of one person's opinion about my dress attire, because that is a blanket statement and from what I could see this was not the case. However I would recommend more training for the staff that work the doors, that way everyone is on the same page and there is a level of consistency when operating for business. And most importantly, if you are going to have discrepancies in dress code, address it on your website please. That way everyone is aware beforehand what to expect when visiting your establishment. Will I be back?...