Dee Felice Cafe

Dee Felice is a humble little spot in Covington perfect for a date night, or drinks and some live jazz.

I've been here a few times and they have each been completely different experiences. The first we came here for happy hour with another couple. The Happy Hour Prices run all night Wednesdays and Sundays at the bar. We came here on a Sunday night and all ordered apps to share. We got the deep fried ravioli which was spectacular! Tons of flavor, crispy, and delicious. We also got fettuccine which was alright, and some other apps. Everything came out hot, and on time. We sat and drank delicious wine and you could not beat the price. I think we got a bottle of wine for $11. It was outrageous cheap!

The second time we went. We saw one look at the regular price menu and ran for the fences. Just kidding, we sat and had a cup of gumbo and listened to some music, and then ran. There is no way I would come here and pay full price. There food is good, but not anything out of this world, especially for the price.

Still, a nice, quiet, quaint little spot worth checking out.

While on business/pleasure trip with my wife, we asked our hotel to recommend a  jazz club where we could eat. They pointed us towards Dee Felice a few miles away in Covington.  It was a Saturday night, about 8:30 - the place was busy, and we were without reservations. But being only two of us, we were seated pretty quickly. Our server was very pleasant and treated us well. She informed us of menu details and perhaps more importantly, she brought my Hendricks Martini to me post haste. That was lovely. We started with and shared a grilled Portobello mushroom with leek sauce. The mushroom itself was very good, not too chewy. A nice rounded nutty flavor. The sauce, in good contrast, not drowning out the Portobello. Followed by their gumbo, plenty of pieces of shrimp and fish with rice. Gumbo is my wife's thing, I'm not a big fan. I will say it easy for the broth to taste too salty, this was not the case here. For the main, we shared the blackened pork chops with fried yams. The chop was a little too heated for my wife, but I love a kick in the taste buds. I'm not a big fried foodie, but the fried yams were perfect. Our server was head over heels for us to try the apple pie - we did.  To me a good pie starts at the crust, and frankly, this was light, flaky with a trace of butter. So good. After another round of Hendricks and I've forgotten to mention the real reason why we came, and that was to listen to jazz music. We saw 2 bands play and it was the perfect accompaniment to a making our experience at Dee Felice fantastic. I just wish we didn't live 2300 miles away.

I would have to say that this place is possibly hit or miss--maybe just depending on what you order. This review is based on one experience....
We had a great experience with the staff, friendly hostess, engaging busboy, experienced server. Our server recommended two dishes--the halibut with lobster butter and the filet in a cream sauce with shrimp. She also told us about two of their appetizers--the seafood ravioli, and something else (I can't remember).
We ordered that ravioli, which was excellent. They were deep fried, in a cream sauce with crayfish and some sort of julianned green (maybe a pepper or green bean?). Hubby had oysters, which he said were some of the best he had ever had.
I ordered the hot slaw, which was truly awful......great idea--a slaw with warm dressing, which would sort of wilt the cabbage a bit, but it was literally shredded cabbage and veggie, sitting in a soup of warm vinegar. The smell was overwhelming, while it sat in front of me before I sent it back to the kitchen. (they should really work on that, because it could be a good dish.) I opted for a house salad instead. Anyway, hubby had the halibut, which was excellent and as soon as I took a bite of my étouffée, I regretted not ordering that for myself! I did ask that the chef back off a bit on the spice (but just a little--how does one gauge that??). It was really bland, but it did taste fresh and the veggies were nice and crunchy. I added some of the great hot sauce that came with hubby's oysters and that really helped it.
I told the server that she absolutely had my attention now because her recommendations were spot-on.
She said try the peanut butter pie or the flourless chocolate cake for dessert. We opted for the peanutbutter one. So good!
All in all, this place was pretty good. My only gripe about the actual room in which we dined? It's in desperate need of a paint job. Everything was mauve!
The band is situated behind the bar and I fondly thought about how long it's been since I've been to the Green Mill....
Finally, the bill was about 100 bucks.
Two apps, one salad, one whole entree and one half order, and two drinks from the bar. A little expensive, but it's also right in the heart of the historic downtown area and attracts a lot of tourists...