The Dovetail — Restaurant in Warren

Dirty. Stinky. Unsanitary. Overcharged from posted price BOTH times I went!

I first came here a week ago because I was at the community college and wanted some coffee during my break. The owner was the only one working. He overcharged me from the price on the board. I confronted him. After hesitating and saying he changed the prices but didn't update them, he fixed it. The place was completely dead and dark inside at 12pm on a weekday. I liked the coffee and thought I might buy some to make at home so today I brought my boyfriend to see if he liked it too. (He said it's too bitter and his dad said it was too sour so we didn't buy any...but that's not the bad part.)

When I came back, it was dead again - 11:30am on Saturday. The worker was sitting outside smoking with an elder man. It stunk so bad. There were ashtrays full of butts. So you would not want to sit outside to enjoy your coffee. He came in and he didn't wash his hands. I was over charged again!!! We ordered 3 double shots of espresso. I was overcharged almost $3 this time. I brought it up and he fixed it and refunded me after arguing about the price. My boyfriend went to the bathroom and came back saying 'Don't go in there. It's horrible. We will go somewhere else.' Well there was another bathroom so I told him I would go. That was DISGUSTING. There was no reason for it to be like that since there were no guests at all. They weren't one bit of busy. The trash was overflowing with paper towels. It was dirty in and around the toilet as well as on the sink - which had toilet paper in it. We quickly left after that. I was so embarrassed that I took my boyfriend and his dad who is visiting from Switzerland there. I will never go back!!!!!!

Additionally, an elderly couple came in when we were finishing our espresso and wanted to sit down at a table that was dirty and they had to ask the guy working to wipe it down for them. What a shame. Once again - no one at all was there....

It was a sweltering hot week, I'm in town for work, and after work I have nothing to do. So! I look for local coffee shops as a hobby. This was a mile from my hotel.

First I like the laid back but very clean atmosphere. I am instantly greeted with a friendly smile, and a greeting. He even asked how my day was, and when I told him my reasons for being in the area we struck up a short conversation. Definitely made an impression. I went back every day for a week. And he began calling me Fort Wayne Mike! Personable and professional, as well as prompt. Service 10/10

My coffee was superb, fresh, hot and robust. I have high standards and the coffee did not disappoint. My sampling of a drink special called the Cartel was a excellent hot, chocolate flavored drink with a bit of spice. Drinks were great. 10/10

The atmosphere was quaint and comfortable but nothing flashy. More my preference. I like the local feel. I've never been one for too much clutter in a coffee atmosphere. It was during quarantine so I could understand also that it wasn't terribly busy but for my experience was very comfortable. 8/10

All in all, I didn't see much in the Detroit area that impressed, but I found one of my favorite coffee shops and someday I'll be back.

Thank you again, sir, for your service and for your shop being the high point of a work furlough trip. I'm sorry I forgot to write this sooner, the last year was a whirlwind for me. I hope life is...

I honestly don’t know how their reviews are so high.

Apparently you can't just come in to do work... but there's no donate that says that. This was my first time going and I live less than a 3 minute walk from the place, so I decided to give it a try today. Never again. I had JUST ate before going in so I wasn't hungry and didn't have a need of buying something. The person (who I'm assuming is the owner) made some smart remark towards me about my water bottle, purse and backpack while he was helping me with my computer charger because it kept falling out of the wall. He asked did I plan on buying anything (not rude to ask) but I politely declined and told him why (I had just ate). However, then he harped on the fact that because I'm in a cafe I should buy something and he thinks it's rude not to... so I asked him if he wanted me to leave. He kept going asking me to buy something and I asked him again did he want me to leave because I'm not hungry. Mind you, I am LITERALLY the only person in there. I left because obviously he didn't want me in there if I didn't plan on buying anything. What an interesting...