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Monday 11am - 2pm Tuesday 11am - 2pm Wednesday 11am - 2pm Thursday 11am - 2pm Friday 11am - 2pm Saturday 11am - 2pm

Doves Nest

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Open for lunch only Mon-Sat 11-2, offering inside seating & takeout. Reservations for 6+ accepted

In 1992 my husband and I opened a little
restaurant in the back of my mom’s gift shop on
the historic town square of Waxahachie, Texas. We had a tiny kitchen with household appliances
and quietly began preparing lunch each day for
hungry tourists and townsfolk of Ellis County. To our delight, we found our 30 seat tearoom
was filled with customers that loved our food
and many more waiting to be sea

ted. Within
months my husband quit his full time job to take
over the business end of things, while I began
preparing as much food as possible each morning
with a sweet little lady who would tirelessly
appear each day to bake homemade pies, cakes
and cobblers. We wondered at times if we had
taken on too much of a task, but every month got
easier, and the joy we brought to our satisfied
customers made it all seem worthwhile. We had more than outgrown our tiny space
when an opportunity came to buy the original
hardware store building, built by the
Moore family in 1913. Southeast of the town square our
restaurant now occupies the saddle and tack room
in our 12,000 square foot building and serves
New Southern Cuisine to over 100 hungry
mouths daily. We have a cookbook in its fifth
printing, having sold over 40,000 copies and
winning the National Writers Digest Grand
Prize Award for self-published books. We have been blessed over the years to
Receive high accolades in the Dallas
Morning News, coined the phrase, “It’s Worth
Flying South” in the Fort Worth Star Telegram
and Texas Monthly magazine
voted us one of the top ten best small town
restaurants in the state. We have also been
reviewed in Southern Living, Texas Highways and Better
Homes and Gardens magazines, along with
multiple appearances on Good Morning Texas and
Good Day Dallas promoting our cookbook. My husband, Andrew, still runs the business
side of things and we also have an antique
furnishings and home accents shop housed in
our wonderful old building, In the spring of
1998, we renovated the second floor loft and
built a home that we share with our Rottweiler,
Elsa. Our loft has been featured on Designing
Texas and shot for numerous publications. On any
given day you will find us working in one of our
three businesses, along with other family members,
friends, and loyal employees. We look forward
to welcoming you to The Dove’s Nest and our
beautiful historic town square.

11/09/2024

Happy Saturday! A customer fave is on special today - our bacon, caramelized onion & goat cheese quiche. Our soup today is our famous white chicken chili. There’s a lot to do in downtown Hachie today; make Doves Nest one of your stops. Step in for some good eats and some good shopping too!

11/09/2024

We’re so excited for you to join us for our annual holiday kickoff event. Come enjoy shopping and complementary wine and hors d’oeuvres from 4-8pm on Thursday 11/21. In addition to all of the wonderful finds in our store, we will have vendors set up in the restaurant with trunk shows full of more great items for you. See you in a few weeks! 🎄🪺

11/07/2024

If this isn’t the perfect day for chicken and dumplings, we don’t know what is. Come see us for lunch and grab a bowl or enjoy some of our tomato basil soup. They’re both on the menu for you today.

11/07/2024

So pretty on their own. Stunning in collections!

11/06/2024

It’s a fantastic day to join us for lunch! Our special this Wednesday is arroz con pollo - a flavorful bowl of chicken, cotija cheese, pico de gallo & creamy green chili sauce over rice. Our soup today is black bean and chicken tortilla. We can’t wait to see you!

11/05/2024

Today on the menu we have our roasted cauliflower and goat cheese soup. Grab a bowl or maybe try our special; it’s a blackened chicken flatbread with arugula, tomatoes and jack cheese with a buttermilk chive drizzle. You’d rather have that than the drizzle outside, we promise! Come see us!

11/02/2024

Welcome to the weekend! Saturday’s special is our bacon caramelized onion & goat cheese quiche and our famous white chicken chili. Come have lunch and shop a bit!

11/01/2024

Friday is here! Our special today is pan seared salmon over veggie cous cous with tzatziki. Our soup is zucchini jalapeño. Join us for lunch or grab something to go!

10/31/2024

Another great year with perfect weather and HuNdreds of adorable trick or treaters!

10/31/2024

🎃 Happy Halloween 👻 Come see us today for our fab chicken & dumplings or some tomato basil soup. We’ve also got a great cast of characters to serve you today!

10/30/2024

It’s a great Wednesday for some blackened chicken and sausage gumbo or a bowl of wild rice and mushroom soup - lucky for you we’ve got both on the menu today!

10/29/2024

Join us today for a blackened chicken flatbread with arugula, tomatoes & a buttermilk chive dressing drizzle. Our soup today is roasted cauliflower and goat cheese. Hope we see you soon!

10/28/2024

Craving a burger to kick off your lunches this week? We have a great one for you today! It’s got applewood bacon, jalapeno, cheese, arugula & tomato with jalapeno aioli. We also have chicken and black bean tortilla soup. Hope to see you this great Monday!

10/26/2024

We hope you can pop in for lunch today! We have bacon caramelized onion and goat cheese quiche and our famous white chicken chili!

Photos from Visit Waxahachie, Texas's post

10/25/2024

Don’t miss out tomorrow. Downtown Waxahachie is the place to be🤠❤️

10/25/2024

Happy Friday all! Come see us today for our pan seared salmon and tzatziki on a bed of asparagus quinoa salad. We also have roasted zucchini and jalapeno soup.