I've never been here, & had heard all the hype about how GREAT this place. So, on a whim we went to give it a try. It was a Sat night, and although the lot was full the restaurant didn't appear to be busy. This was good for our family of 4. It means we had a slight wait of 3-5 minutes.
Salad was okay, a nice change with the peas. Â Our entrees were served piping HOT! Â The flavor was good, but not on the same level of Red Lobster. And definitely nowhere near McMormick & Schmitt's either. Â The price is similar to Red Lobster, but you might as well go there.
As for the location, it's nice to have a decent restaurant closer to home. Â So, if you're visiting western Clark county it would be an okay stop for dinner.
People in Ohio must not travel much to know the difference in the quality of seafood. Everybody was raving how great this place is. So I went with a friend to try it out. The atmosphere is nice and reminds of the restraunts that you find down in Florida. The menu has tons to choose from (price was out of my range). Service was very slow. When the food arrived we were starving. The food was blan, lukewarm, and rubbery. The crab legs where cold and not cooked long enough. Could not break the legs like you are suppose to because of this. Very disappointed. The price for the food was not worth the quality. I should of know better. I have yet to find a good seafood restraurant in Ohio. I have traveled all across the U.S. and enjoy trying the local restraurants, especially seafood. I enjoy going to Florida because of the awesome seafood restraunants and to get some good crab legs.
So a couple of months have passed and I was roped into meeting some friends at The Dock for dinner. I was not looking forward to it since my last experience was not the greatest. I ordered the seafood sampler platter so I can try a little bit of everything. The results where the same as last visit. Very disappointed. The service was just as slow as before. Drinks remained empty. Went with a group of about six people and out of the six people the only person who enjoyed their meal was the one that ordered chicken fingers.
Again I don't know why people enjoy this place so much because for me and others it is not for the food. It must be for the atmosphere? If you want quailty seafood this is not the place to go. You will be better off getting a better seafood meal at McDonalds ordering a McFish sandwich.
Reserved the patio for a large group a week ago and the Dock knocked one out of the park.
The service was on top of things. Â I was basically handed my drink as I walked in the door. Â They were able to accommodate a group of 50-60 people with no problems.
The food was roughly excellent. Â Lasagna was almost as good as my Italian mother's. Â I went back for more. Â Pulled pork was tasty. Â Stir-fry was a decent option for the vegetarians in the group. Â The meal was followed with a yummy brownie.
Cost was around $17.00 per person.
If you've never been to the dock, it's basically a residence converted into a restaurant. Â Some dining rooms look very similar to a living room, Florida room, etc. Â I think the addition of the patio has probably set this place apart from the lingering opinions of yore. Â The patio really is cool. Â Decked out with nautical trinkets, a cute fountain, and strings of lights that can be found just about everywhere. Â This makes the dock a unique experience in an otherwise sleepy town. Â Out back there is a duck pond where a few feathered friends reside.
I definitely will return next time I'm in Enon.
This place is a total butterservice. It has great food...butterservice (see also, Peach's Grill in Yellow Springs). That's really all you need to know. Judging by the other reviews I've read, I think my experience was pretty typical. We were seated in the cozy, fireplace-laden "boathouse" dining area. Abundant nautical decorations give one the sense of being about to embark on a months-long sea voyage, which is appropriate because you are about to embark on what feels like a months-long voyage. Call ahead and you will actually be seated rather quickly, but don't let that fool you. After being seated you can expect to wait about 15 minutes for the server to come by and put a bowl of butter packets on your table. Don't worry, she will be back in about half an hour with the bread. In the meantime, you can sample some of the butter to get an idea of what you'll be working with later or you can steal some bread from an unoccupied table to speed up the process (as we contemplated doing). When your server comes to take your drink order I recommend providing her with several suitable options as they will almost certainly be out of at least half the drinks you order. I would also recommend asking for two of whatever you do end up getting, since after you get your drinks you are going to have to navigate the long, server-less doldrums that take place before getting your entree. You might also want to consider just walking up to the bar to get drinks since it's only like 20 feet away. Expect the wait for the entree to take at least 45-60 minutes from the time you actually put in the order. To pass the time, you might consider reading the rude little sign on your table that tells you to move to the bar once you finish eating to make way for a fresh set of customers. The Dock is apparently the restaurant equivalent of that friend who is perpetually very late to everything, but the minute someone else is holding up the show they raise holy hell. To their credit, the food at The Dock is quite good, especially considering it's a seafood restaurant in a small town in Ohio. I sampled several different appetizers and entrees and literally everything was delicious. Unfortunately this fact tends to be overshadowed by the absurdly slow service. That said, I think a restaurant's food quality should be more important than its service, and that is why I'm still giving the The Dock a halfway decent rating. In fact, I might actually go back at some point because I actually did have a good time, it was just a much longer time than I was expecting.
   DOCK CHEAT SHEET:
PROS: Great food; fun, pleasant atmosphere
CONS: Mind-bogglingly slow service; out of a lot of things, particularly beers
RECOMMENDED FOR: the highly patient; stoners; bored retirees; those needing to kill 2 Â 1/2 to 3 hours
PRO TIPS: give your server optional selections in case they are out of your first choices; walk up to the bar to get drinks; BYO Bread
We are frequent diners because we like the atmosphere, it's locally owned and it's decent seafood. We have tolerated mediocre service for years but, it was so bad last night we actually walked out of the place. My husband and I arrived in the early evening. We were told it would be 35 to 45 minutes until we were seated. We headed to the bar, ordered drinks and an appetizer. After waiting an hour (with 5 empty tables in the boathouse), we asked the hostess, how much longer? Â Her reply was a couple of "OMG, OMG". A veteran waitress quickly took us to our table, apologized and offered us free drinks. Â Nice recovery. We ordered dinner and looked forward to our meal. After waiting another 50 minutes, we still hadn't received our meal. 2 hours into our visit, we left to grab something somewhere else. We attempted to speak to the manager on our way out but, were told to wait because it would be several minutes. Needless to say, we won't be going back.
Review Source:Margaritaville smack dab in the middle of a cornfield (well, darn close!!) in Enon, Ohio?!? Suuuure!! Â Pretty packed on a warm, sunny Friday night, but we sat at the bar and really didn't have a long wait at all for a table. Â Great atmosphere, good service, and quite a few interesting surf/turf choices!! Â Every entree comes with a mini loaf of white and brown bread and a salad (check out the special "dock" salads with tangy house dressing!) Â I had a combo with a pan-seared fillet, broiled scallops, and shrimp (good, but sorta skimpy for the price!) and chose a baked sweet potato for a side, while my guy had a suuuper tender cut of steak. Â Was tempted to try the key lime pie for dessert-- Next time!! Â Friday night included some live music, with two locals playing the tropical tunes. Â Great seating in the "boathouse" and outside... Can't go wrong for the food, atmosphere, and "taste of the tropics!"
Review Source:Wow, I can't say enough good things about this place and I wish I could give more than 5 stars. EVERYTHING was amazing, the ambience, the service, the food, the drinks.
The place just looks really cool from the outside, almost like an actual dock (hence the name). Make sure that you sit in the actual boathouse, even if you have to wait for a table, trust me it's worth it. Â They have specials ALL the time, and they are pretty good ones too. I had a margarita for only $2, a damn good margarita. Everyone at my table ordered a different thing off the menu, and everyone said it was the best of that item they had ever had. I got the porkchops (I don't like seafood), and they were amazing. best pork chops ever. The salad was great, the bread was great, everything was just spot on.
Our server had stuff out to us before we even had to ask. and she was so nice too. There's a covered, heated smoking area in the winter if that's your thing. It seemed like it was mostly Enon locals there, but it was a pretty fun, rambunctious crowd. On the weekends they have a guy there playing a guitar or something, but we went on a weeknight and didn't get to experience that.
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