Dover sole
noun
1
: a common European sole (Solea solea) esteemed as a food fish
2
: a flatfish (Microstomus pacificus of the family Pleuronectidae) of the Pacific coast of North America that is a commercially important food fish
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Start with the milk bread with brown honey miso butter and salmon roe, then move to the hamachi tartare or crispy prawn and calamari, and do not leave without trying the Dover sole.
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Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The savory courses conclude with a donabe filled with rice and seasonal ingredients like Dover sole and Dungeness crab.
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Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
Spanish executive chef Ramiro Lafuente Martinez presides over the refined meat-fest menu by Jean-Georges Vongerichten—the freshest of oysters, caviar and beef tartares, sharing steaks, chicken liver parfaits and Brixham Dover sole.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Other courses included garden vegetable velouté, spring herb ravioli and Dover sole meunière, with some ingredients sourced directly from the White House Kitchen Garden, another feature supported by the beekeeping program through pollination.
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Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
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Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The savory courses conclude with a donabe filled with rice and seasonal ingredients like Dover sole and Dungeness crab.
—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
Spanish executive chef Ramiro Lafuente Martinez presides over the refined meat-fest menu by Jean-Georges Vongerichten—the freshest of oysters, caviar and beef tartares, sharing steaks, chicken liver parfaits and Brixham Dover sole.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Other courses included garden vegetable velouté, spring herb ravioli and Dover sole meunière, with some ingredients sourced directly from the White House Kitchen Garden, another feature supported by the beekeeping program through pollination.
—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
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“Dover sole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dover%20sole. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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