The Local

401 Clovis Ave #102, Clovis
(559) 900-4253

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Sean Thomas

Seated right away by friendly staff. Ordered the steak chimichuri with lime rice and cucumber salad. The presentation was nice and I really appreciated the steak knife and wondered where I could buy some. However, the rice was cold although the steak was warm. Something was off because it just wasn't delicious unfortunately. I am not sure if it was just me or if something was off, but it just didn't hit. I kept thinking I could taste fish. Anyway, I would try them again as a second chance because everything else was good.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Ryan Valentine

Service during this visit was very disappointing. My wife and I came in to celebrate our anniversary with dessert and drinks, but it took 17 minutes before our server acknowledged us (I timed it), despite her checking on three other tables multiple times during our stay. In the 45 minutes we were there, we only saw our server once. The food itself was excellent—especially the bread pudding—but the lack of service overshadowed the experience. Unfortunately, this may be my last visit.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Lora Johnson

This is on service only. We did not stay to eat. We walked in, there is no obvious place to check in. We meandered thru, made eye contact with four employees, not one acknowledged us. Went back up front, got the attention of the person behind the bar. Seemed as though she was bothered by us. We left and had a fantastic meal and drinks down the street. Won't waste our time there again.

Service: 1

Sean Mills

Another business that smells like chemical cleaners. I wish it smelled like fries or fresh food or ANYTHING other than floor cleaner. Great food but we can't stand the smell.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Tez Patel

We’ve really enjoyed this place and have ordered from them quite a bit, but lately the experience has been hit or miss. On our most recent visit, my steak came out well done even though I requested medium rare, and the risotto was undercooked. At these prices, the quality should be more consistent. I genuinely hope things improve—post-COVID, it feels like a gamble whether the meal will be spot on or disappointing.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

Holly Anderson

the food is always so good & their galentine cocktail is perfect. the charcuterie board, chicken sandwich, burgers, everything - i haven't had anything there that wasn't good.theres a server there named Morgan who is THE BEST.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jb Russell

Food was reasonably priced, but pretty boring and bland. Service was okay, but food took a long time to arrive.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 2

Millie Roberts

OMG...such a nice, friendly atmosphere

Brian Dvorak

Great food and atmosphere. Great place for drinks with friends.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Casey Ault

The food was delicious. Servers were friendly. We were on our way to the airport and stopped here to waste time in this cute town.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jennifer Granados

We came in to try the Sunday brunch for our anniversary and unfortunately, it was a major letdown. The food was cold and clearly had been sitting out for a while—nothing looked fresh or appetizing. I was hoping we could at least order from the regular menu, but that wasn’t an option.

After being seated, no one returned to check on us, so we were only offered water after sitting there for quite some time. We weren’t given any explanation of how the brunch worked and had to figure it out on our own.

Overall, the food was disappointing, the service was nonexistent, and it felt like a complete waste of both time and money. We won’t be coming back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Rayne Morgan

The atmosphere is ok and the service is nice here, but the menu is pretty limited, drinks are expensive, and the food was pretty bland when we visited. I think the salad was the best thing I had.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

M M

This was about the 3rd time I had went here. First time was okay. Last time was not so good and this time the pasta was oily and not tasty. But didn't eat it at all. Too gross looking to even eat. After complaining about it the waiter wasn't bothering with us. Salad didn't seem to come with dressing and had to flag someone down a FEW TIMES for drink refills.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Tommy Wolfepack

Walked in , place was busy , was greeted after a few minutes by a young man cleaning tables saying they might not be able to seat us and he’ll find out (lots of open tables ) so of course we stood there in the middle of everyone for about 10 or more minutes, finally they sat us at a table , took another 5-10 minutes to get water and a menu, then totally ignored, for so long that we just got up and left , I guess when they say local they mean their own …… so we went to neighbors right down the way which was twice as packed and in less then 5 minutes we had been seated and beers in our hands . That’s the good Clovis service I’m used to. And low n behold , while I’m sitting at neighbors, our waitress from the local comes in and is having a good ol time in there …… so your service sucks but you got time to come hang out at other establishments, if she worked for me I’d fire her on the spot …. Needless to say I’ll never step foot in this place again , they definitely have an agenda there

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Michael Troup

Good food. Clean place. Friendly staff. Average prices. No complaints!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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