The Dogwood

My favorite spot of the places my family and I went to downtown. It was a little slower and I was able to hold a conversation without the music drowning me out. Definitely a fun little environment that's not going overboard. Not shoulder to shoulder and not terribly loud. Great views a nice staff.

We here out of town celebrating my cousin’s birthday and they won’t let us in because we are black! Really… they said we had to many drinks prejudice asses. I only had one drink…. I don’t like prejudice people *** George Floyd!!

I love going here with my friends when we go out for the weekend. The atmosphere is always great and the people here actually like to dance and have a good time. The drinks are good and you’re bound to make some new friends either upstairs or downstairs. The music is great and you get a variety of so many different genres.

Good spot to kickoff bar hopping in the area. Usually pretty spacious and not shoulder to shoulder with people. Even better that it has a decent patio area for fresh air. Prices are reasonable $9-11 for mixed tequila drinks.

Visited 12/10/22 just before midnight as this was one of the stops on our SantaCon 2022 Pub crawl route. Attempted to get in through the Bagby entrance but the the white guy with the beard denied my entry because I was wearing red Timbalnd boots, which was part of my outfit. I was with about 50 plus people dressed in Santa Outfits, holiday wear, and so on. I've always heard the stories in midtown about profiling and for that reason I always chose to stay away. But this was an organized event, the bars knew we were coming and nowhere on their website was there any reference to dress code. Anyhow my friends said try the other entrance on McIlhenny street which we did and guess what? The guy there let me in with no problem. I honestly did not want to be there after the first impression from the guy at the first entrance but our time there was short. The bar staff was great, the crowd was diverse and I did notice casual wear throughout the venue from athletic apparel to sneakers of all walks, boots and so on. I won't say this establishment is racist because of one person's opinion about my dress attire, because that is a blanket statement and from what I could see this was not the case. However I would recommend more training for the staff that work the doors, that way everyone is on the same page and there is a level of consistency when operating for business. And most importantly, if you are going to have discrepancies in dress code, address it on your website please. That way everyone is aware beforehand what to expect when visiting your establishment. Will I be back? Probably not.

We actually went for a company party, and even the wells drinks were amazing

This place is straight up racist. Bouncer let like three girls in uggs in ahead of me and one guy with cowboy boots but found an excuse to not let me in saying my shoes were “too urban” cause they are timbs. Tonight us Halloween and it’s part of my costume. So, cause black men wear timbs in music videos this bar specifically disallows it. Go here and you support racist ways in my opinion. Silence is all evil needs to prevail.

We had a great time! Awesome selection of drinks, very clean and welcoming. Friendly service. All the workers had their masks on. We will definitely come back

Who ever are the owners of not just this bar but other bars in midtown that won’t let you in because of dress code they should of known better that here in Houston we wear Jordan sneakers. Don’t know why it’s such a big deal, it’s just a bar. Who cares how people dress. Just putting this out there it’s ridiculous to have such a unnecessary policy of denying customers because of their shoes. There’s plenty of other places way better then those bars in midtown combined. Midtown is not recommended.

Pretty cool Texas staple, solid drinks, but most importantly they have a pretty dope, retro atmosphere with good music