Best Restaurants for Special Occasions in Lubbock

Excellent job with having roses and chocolate covered strawberries for Valentine’s dinner with 6 girls. The table was decorated beautifully, the food was excellent and the service was great as always! Loved it!

Our experience was on Valentines Day. They sat us right away, however the hostess indicated that we might not have a reservation. Something like "Our OpenTable sometimes lets reservations through that we do not know about." I am not sure exactly what she said but it seemed like she was not expecting us. She did have a very lengthy reservation list and had already turned away the group in front of us that did not have reservations. She did seat us without further difficulty at a booth for two by the bar and we were fine with that. The server seemed swamped and put in an order for Kung Pao Chicken when we ordered beef, along with our other order of the Spicy Chicken. Simple mistake, we didn't even say anything because we knew we would love the chicken. When we ordered we advised the server that we would like the Trio Sauce and he thanked us for letting him know then because he knew he would be very busy. Then he completely forgot and we had to ask him for it after beginning out meal. The food was great, we didn't let the little things keep us from enjoying it, however it is sad that we seem to be getting used to levels of service that would not have been acceptable not that long ago. Our tip was generous and we were happy. I just hope that servers and hostesses can learn from these silly little mistakes because some patrons just wont let them slide.

Every aspect of the dining experience was spot on, which is especially impressive considering it was Valentine night and the restaurant was packed. Service and food were above average, and we couldn’t have been more pleased with the exceptional meal we enjoyed. Double Nickel is a jewel in Lubbock’s crown!

Excellent business meal with staff and a job candidate! Loved all we ate and the conversation was good due to the distance between tables. Gary is the best! He keeps an eye on his students and teaches them how to be attentive and serve with care!