Dexter's New Standard - Winter Park

We went to Dexter's about a week ago. They said only one Chef was working so the food may come out slow, which was fine. we appreciated the heads up. however, the wedge salads came out with no dressing, and only one had tomatoes on it, none had bacon. we had to wait for them to bring us salad dressing. the other salad that was a main course, came out with no dressing as well and missing some of the ingredients to the salad. The chicken marsala had a gel like consistency and was not good. The chicken sandwich and chicken wings were good. Our server was attentive and nice but too many misses on their part even with slow service, which we would have understood the wait if the food was better than it was. and the restaurant was not busy. Not even half of occupancy. I emailed them a few days ago to provide feedback but never heard back from them.

We made a rsvp for 1130 got there on time sat for two hours ! Got our appetizer at 1 after getting the manager involved because the waiter avoided the table. We knew it was a busy day and could tell they were short staffed but that was unacceptable. We didn’t get to eat and just got frustrated and left @130 because the waiter said I food order was two spots behind

The food was good not great. Prices were high for the quality of food. Service was good but the kitchen was really slow. I loved the outdoor seating area. I’m not sure that I would go there again though.

We have made our reservation on opentable. we only arrived in the restaurant to find that it is no longer open.

The wine selection was quite impressive. I may have overlooked the details in the chicken piccata description, as I was a bit disappointed to find it served with brown gravy instead of the white wine butter sauce I had anticipated. Interestingly, despite the restaurant being relatively empty at around 6:30 PM, the service was surprisingly slow. It seems that many restaurants have this ironic tendency: the service tends to improve when they are busier. I had to flag down both the hostess and our waitress multiple times, as they appeared quite bored. The solo guitarist added a nice touch, and while the ambiance was lively, it wasn’t overly intrusive. I had a lovely chat with an old friend during our visit. I would definitely recommend this place! The menu changes regularly and seasonally, which I find impressive and commendable. This is actually the third iteration of Dexters; I remember the original location on Fairbanks, then their move to Hannibal Square, and now to Ravendauge. All transitions have been executed very well.