Dragonfly

This place located inside the hotel ZAZA was at one time "THE PLACE TO BE" in Dallas....not any more.

The tragically hip still try to be cool there but time has passed this place by.  Sad to see really as they dont seem to understand they need to update lots of things to get the crowds back.

The hotel remains fantastic though!

We're fans of Hotel Zaza. We were married there and have returned every year for our anniversary. Since we were visiting family outside of Dallas, and we thought we'd stop by the Dallas version of Houston's Monarch.  

So, we gave this place four stars. The food was definitely better than the food at Monarch at Hotel Zaza Houston, and the service was both impeccable and friendly! We were expecting an ostentatious atmosphere, snippy waiters and waitresses, and average food.  Wow, were we surprised!

The service was impeccable, the food was priced just right, and the taste was wonderful! We had a great time! We started off with delicious dumplings, and as we anticipated our entrees, we sipped wonderful white wine (they have a great wine list!).  My husband had the whole fish and said it was the best he'd ever had! I had scallops with lump crab (a special for that day).  It was fantastic, and our waitress, Lindsey, was so helpful! She helped us choose the wine, and our dessert: Oreo slice of ice, and wow, it was amazing in both presentation and taste! It looked like a sliced sirloin but covered in Oreo crumbs and filled with chocolate ice cream. You must try this!

So, why not five stars? Well, because the atmosphere seemed to welcome an older age bracket than we're accustomed to being around. We like the sexiness of Hotel Zaza in Houston and were hoping for something similar here as well. And, as nice as the weather was, their patio allowed smoking and super loud residents at the pool - -not my cup of tea.

Oh, well, we left with super happy tummies and will definitely stop by the next time we're in Uptown Dallas :)

Brunch here was delicious and the space has cool/interesting art and decor. My only complaint was the service--don't be in a rush!

They were really pushing the huevos rancheros and the lobster benedict; my friend did get the former, but I got the chicken waffles. I remembered a tepid Yelp review about the chicken waffles and was a little hesitant, but couldn't resist. Well maybe something has changed because those chicken waffle are TO DIE FOR. They come with bacon marmalade and roasted poblano gravy...what a food party.

The mimosas were tasty but I can't tell you how much they were--they charged us $10 each for the first one, $1 each for the second one, and then some dude came and refilled mine for free. Your guess is as good as mine. :/