The Dove and Shears

Beautiful food, service was amazing. Well done guys, if you end up opening another outlet I will be your first customer
Mar 15th, 2023

Went for a family members birthday, early booking due to young kids. The prices do not reflect the quality of food. The starters were adequate, if expensive. We ordered steak and they all came out cold, we were paying $44:40 for 200g of steak with a small amount of fries, also cold. When we complained that it was cold we were told "we can heat it up again." I said that I wasn't paying that amount for steak for it to come out cold and then be reheated. We were told it would be at least 30mins for replacement as they were busy and that steak comes out at room temperature; what rubbish. We left.
Feb 9th, 2023

Jan 1st, 2023

My wife, our 3 sons (7, 12, 14) and I went here for a nice family dinner. Our youngest ordered from the kids menu (and we specified it was a main, not entree size), and his food came out within reasonable time and was good. But then there was around a 40 minute wait before the other meals came out (after asking one of the waitresses for an ETA). And when they did, they were rather underwhelming - especially for the prices. The crumbed pork cutlet that my wife and eldest son both ordered tasted mostly of vegetable oil, and so did the salad. The swordfish dish that my middle son ordered was fairly bland, and also quite a small portion. The steak I ordered was cooked nicely (med-rare), but was nothing amazing, and I was left wondering if it really was a 300g portion. The waitstaff were very nice and friendly, though one of my pet hates is people speaking in the 1st person plural ("How are WE going tonight? What are WE having tonight...") - it seems a bit bogan for a supposedly more sophisticated dining experience. We regretted not simply lining up at the bistro - we'd have spent less, had similar (and maybe even better) food, and not have had to wait so long.
Feb 10th, 2023

Very little food choice, apparently wine list price list is out of date bur don't expect to be told. Sad was a really great spot that has sadly gone down hill.
Nov 28th, 2022