Blue Dolphin

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  This place was terrible.
  
  I went here with my cousin and his girlfriend. A bored-looking waitress took our order, then left us alone for 45 minutes. It wasn't until we went looking for her that she started to cook the food. (There wasn't a cook around, for whatever reason.)
  
  By the time she brought out our food, the eggs and waffles were cold. Also, I had asked for no toast (I have a gluten allergy) and the plate was brought out with toast. When I reminded her,  instead of apologizing, she snatched the plate back, picked up the toast, and slammed the plate back on the table. Charming!
  
  After waiting an hour to get cold breakfast, I complained to the manager. His response? He wasn't working when our order was first taken!
  
  If I could give this place no stars, I would. Avoid!

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  Posted on 06.16.13 Evelyn A.

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  I enjoyed this greek restaurant very much. The staff was great and the environment was enjoyable. If your looking for a cheap place, this is the spot to go and the food is great.

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  Posted on 06.20.12 Ricky V.

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  I have to say that I was not as charmed as I'd hoped I would be after my first visit at this much talked about eatery. Although the service was wonderful, I found the food to be mediocre. Feeling adventurous, I ordered the combination plate so I could try three of the restaurant's spotlight dishes: Mousaka (sautéed eggplant and potato, layered with ground beef, and topped with a light braise sauce), dolmades (grape leans rolled with ground beef and rice and seasoning, topped with a lemon sauce), and roast leg of lamb (carved off the bone, topped with béchamel sauce). These were served with rice and green beans that I considered overcooked and reminded me of what you'd find in a buffet line. I did enjoy the dolmades quite a bit; it was very well seasoned without being overpowering. The mousaka was just OK. Perhaps it would have been better if it wasn't so similar to the dolmades and I'd just ordered one or the other, or if the uninspiring sauce had been different. This same sauce dressed the leg of lamb, which was decent but not as tender as I'd have liked. Hubby ordered the veal parmesan which he surprisingly enjoyed. I was quite put off by the overcooked pasta and generic sauce reminiscent of Chef Boyardee.
  
  I'm willing to give the place one more shot but I won't exactly jump at the chance.

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  Posted on 05.05.11 Sophia T.

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  The Blue Dolphin is a nice little Greek-American restaurant located in downtown Kalamazoo.  The interior of the restaurant is clean and the blue and white color scheme is pleasing to the eyes.  However, if you have a dolphin phobia, you may want to stay away.  The menu is varied, and the prices are very reasonable.  The portions are also satisfying.  They have very good liver and onions and mousaka.  Still, while the food is good, it's nothing really remarkable.  It's a nice quite place to eat, but that might be a little unnerving.  It's often really quite; I've never seen the place busy, and there were only one or two other tables occupied during my last visit.  Also, the staff is neither good nor bad.  They seem to mix things up somewhat often, but they are quick to correct their mistakes.  If you're in Kalamazoo and you want some fairly standard Greek-American food, I think that this is a good option.

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  Posted on 01.07.11 Matt G.

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  This is a Greek restaurant with a good variety of items on the menu. Shockingly, the spinach pie has no cheese! But it is still good. The food was tasty, overall. However, the service was very slow. It took a long time for us to be seated and the waitress didn't check on us very often to refill water and get our check. The decor was a bit lacking as well. However, the prices were very reasonable, a big plus.
  
  I would come back if I was craving Greek food and I'm willing to give the service another chance.

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  Posted on 07.13.10 Amber L.

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