Dogwood

New owners this year. Decent restaurant, a better replacement from the original from ~9 years ago when the menu was mostly grilled meat dishes. More varieties in the menu as not all of us are meat lovers. I think the last owner changed the menu to be more varied but we didn't try since our last visits about 9 years ago. This review is for the new establishment. We ordered 4 mains (seafood pasta, lamb shank, rib eye, and duck breast), crab dip appetizer and salad. Crab dip is good to share for 4. All mains except the duck breast are good. Duck is overcooked and under sauced IMO. More on this. Duck IMO should be cooked like a red meat steak and not like a chicken where more cooking is needed to kill all the bad stuffs from chicken farming practice in this country. The duck I had was cooked more like a chicken: well done. Color is like that of chicken dark meat. Good, but could be better as the meat is dry and tough just like a well done steak (which some of you preferred so highly subjective review here). I was expecting medium rare and lathered with a sweet/savory sauce which might be there but too little to notice with my dish. Portion is on the small side, about 6 ounces in my estimation so be prepared to dip into your companions dishes assuming they don't all order duck. High marks for the free bread as this is a reliable indicator of how a serious the chef is to good food. The bread was warm and fresh, and the olive oil/balsamic vinegar is of good quality done with a glazed (more gooey) balsamic. 5 stars here. Will come back for sure. Hopefully the chef will do something about the duck breast

I finally got around to having dinner at this establishment. Excellent wine choices and the dinner menu is definitely on point. Don, Brandon, Steve and Krystal are extremely friendly and the dinner came out super fast and in good succession. The dessert menu, it is extremely hard to make a choice, they are all handmade and conjured up personally by the establishment. - Carl

Due to trouble with our car battery, my wife and I had to find a place for dinner within walking distance of our inn, and Dogwood was close. They are a reservations-only restaurant but they made a space for us, anyway. The restaurant was cozy and beautiful, our table with right by the window with a nice view of the snow outside, the service was prompt and exceptional, and the food delicious. We had the calamari, steak and chicken, cooked and seasoned to perfection. This place was a pleasant end to a hard day of skiing and car stress.

AMAZING NY STEAK!! All around excellent food. Great atmosphere too. I dined at the bar and got a great dinner show watching all the delicious food go from grill to the plate. Really good presentation. I wish I could remember staffs name. Don (Tom) master chef ( sorry, I'm old) and the cutest🥰 waitress. Service was outstanding!! I'm actually going again Tuesday, the 20th for their Porterhouse steak. Oh, and the carrot cake.........😋!! If you're in Arnold, you HAVE to stop in. If you don't, you're missing out on a real dining experience. I'm going to be a regular, count on it!!