Kaitie F.
Yelp
I was very excited when my friend suggested The Clover & the Bee for a Friday night dinner. I've had it on my list to try, but didn't realize they even served dinner. I couldn't find anything online with a menu. When we arrived, it actually wasn't dinner, but a menu of small plates.
I love spending money on good food and will pay a premium for a memorable meal, but man, this wasn't it.
TLDR: High prices for tiny portions to be left beyond underwhelmed and disappointed.
I ordered a chorizo butter oyster to start. I love chorizo and oysters separately, but this was repulsive.
I was most looking forward to the spot prawns, and felt misled when it hit the table. Spot prawns are supposed to be large, succulent shrimp. What arrived (for I believe, $16 or $18) were tiny, rubbery and overcooked, pieces of shrimp. Maybe it was a cut up single spot prawn, but this was beyond frustrating for the price paid.
Next, I ordered the pasta (don't have the menu online to reference for how it was described). For again, $16 or $18, I received a single ravioli, that while beautiful, was flavorless and lackluster with not enough filling and under al dente pasta. Most of it was the flat, unfilled chewy noodle.
The only positives about the experience was the atmosphere and my espresso martini.