Dolan's Restaurant

07/16/09

Try Dolan's chef's specials

by NancyDevitt at Citysearch

We had a wonderful seafood meal, both small plates and entres. Food is artfully presented with creative combinations such as seared scallops over a done-just-right risotto cake infused with a fragrant sauce. We tried about 4 of the chef's creations and all were awesome. Service was friendly. We liked the casual yet classy atmosphere.

• Pros: Chef doing some very creative, tasty things with seafood

03/23/09

Not worth it

by akb286 at Citysearch

A family friend took us to Dolan's for a special night out. We were seated in a room all to ourselves (there were 13 people). The menu consisted of a three course meal, where you could choose a dish from each course. I ordered a spinach salad, crab cakes with couscous and veggies, and strawberry sorbet for dessert. I thought the salad was average. The crab cakes had a little spicyness to them, but the temperature was just warm. The couscous was somewhat greasy and very salty. For the veggies all I received were four slivers of squash that were also very greasy and salty. The strawberry sorbet was excellent; it was creamy and came with a shortbread cookie. Service was excellent, and the restrooms were clean. Swing music was played in the background. I don't know how much the meal cost, but I would guess that it was way too expensive for the amount of food I received. Each course of the meal took about an hour, which is way too long when you are hungry. I would not go back to Dolan's.

• Pros: excellent service
• Cons: too expensive, not enough food

02/02/09

Poor food and the worst service in town

by AstroGirl3 at Citysearch

I've given Dolan's many chances over the past year. Each time I've been, the food has been undercooked and overpriced. They do have a few decently-priced drinks during happy hour, but only a few. The most annoying thing about going to Dolan's is their inability to handle multiple bills at one table. There is some nonsensical rule about one tab per group, and should your group spill over to multiple tables they will still give you only one bill. It makes keeping track of your own portion of the bill very confusing, and the three times we have asked for help from the wait staff we got an earful about how inconvenient it is that we would like to split our tab fairly. The last time my friends and I went to the restaurant, we each got charged twice on our credit cards for the amounts we owed. The waitress had a poor attitude and acted very hateful towards us about it to boot.

The food is blah, the wait staff are rude, and the billing system is a ridiculous hassle.

There are too many good restaurants in Boulder that have happy hours with cheaper prices, better food at anytime, happier staff, and enough mathematical ability to handle billing correctly. There's no reason to mess with Dolan's!

• Pros: A few good drink specials
• Cons: Hateful staff, poor service, awful food, refusal to give more than one bill per party or handle mulitple credit cards for payment