Took over an hour to get our appetizer. It was delicious, but then another half hour until we got our food, one dish being over seasoned, the other completely unseasoned. The service was friendly, but never apologetic for the long wait and automatic gratuity for a party of 3. Wanted to like it but will never try again and don't recommend.
Great food, excellent service, and nice atmosphere.
The food is always fantastic here, although the pizza was a little lackluster this time. The noise level is high with open doors and a train but Clarklewis always delivers fresh, pacific northwest inspired, creative fare that has people mmmming all dinner. It is one of the restaurants you can always count on and bring guests to without worrying.
Food quantity, quality, and variety was outstanding. They had a big party in the back and so service was delayed, but that allowed plenty of time for conversation for a celebration dinner. Prices on the menu do not reflect real cost, though because when you get the bill it has a 16% service charge added that does not go toward gratuity, meaning that you still need to tip on top of the 16%. They make a compelling case of needing to do this to pay their front and back staff a "living wage," but it seems a little sneaky to me to add it in this way rather than just reflecting that need in the prices on the menu. I was prepared to pay top dollar for an outstanding meal, but this tactic felt a little manipulative to me.
Fantastic good and really great service. Don't miss the carrots or the gnocchi, but everything was delicious.
Service and food was great, BUT it was well over 90 degrees outside we walked in to comfortable room, minutes later every large door was flung open - we asked why and were told the owner had arrived and wanted them open - the rest of the meal we enjoyed the food but were hot and uncomfortable and do not understand why.
Let me start off by saying, if I knew it was going to be 1000 degrees in there I would of canceled. I felt so sorry for the staff working the oven and kitchen. Troopers COLD Smoked cured CARPACIO: my fault I didn't ask. Hated it Oysters: great Sugo pasta: extra salty and I wasn't expecting shredded meat in my pasta. But again my fault. I asked to make sure they had really bubbly soda for my drink if not I would of ordered something else. Flat. Pizza was dry and hard. Would I come here again, not if it's 10000 degrees inside Super sketch area unfortunately
Great menu and delish food. Loved the beet salad and halibut. We went for a business dinner. Fantastic and excellent service. Always is! Never disappoints.
TL;DR: If youâre looking for a good dining experience, go elsewhere. If youâre a Clarklewis rep, you have work to do. Details: we got a table for a birthday dinner for 2 on a Sunday night at the last seating, 8:15pm. It wasnât too busy, and service was a bit slow but ok. We got our drinks after a while, and ordered a shared appetizer â an ok avocado/pea gazpacho â a halibut entrée, and a beef tenderloin entrée ordered medium rare. The appetizer came a bit late for cold soup, but the entrées took a great deal longer than expected, perhaps 40 minutes later. The $39 halibut was meh, a bit pedestrian. The $55 tenderloin was two approximately 2 oz. slim slices of beef, reasonably seared on the outside but otherwise raw. When I pointed this out to the waiter, he said âyeah, thatâs not medium rare,â and took the plate. 25 minutes go by without a word, with my wifeâs entrée gone quickly cold. A new plate was deposited in front of me without a word, and the waiter left. My wife had to get up to request her food be reheated, and her plate was yanked without a word. It was returned in 10 minutes in a salad bowl, apparently microwaved. No apology from the waiter. The tenderloin was pretty good, though not $55 good. The maitreâd came over to say he perhaps had overworked the waiter. He comped us a small slice of Safeway-quality cheesecake and two small glasses of what tasted like Prosecco but he claimed were $20 glasses of champagne. When we got the bill, he said heâd only charge me for one of the two $55 entrees â including the one that was sent back uneaten because it was raw. Gosh, thanks. I have a lot of sympathy for restaurants when things go wrong. I donât when there is opportunity to make things better, and the restaurant/staff makes a weak attempt to do so. A premium restaurant would have at least comped one of the entrees, if not both. Clarklewis charges a premium price, and at best itâs not worth it. Customers can do much better elsewhere.
Clarklewis fell down tonight. 1 hour and 25 minutes to get 2 pizzas and a salad. Everyone at the table had to get up to stretch their legs the meal took so long. The server Nathan was great, but the kitchen was incredibly slow. The kitchen was full of people and restaurant was at 60% capacity. Always enjoyed Clarklewis in the past, but this was my worst dining experience. Based on our past experience, we will be back, but the first time diners vowed not to return.