Clementine’s Too

This restaurant was ok. We loved the onion rings and the fried pepper jack cheese appetizer. I was really excited about the mess of perch. It was ok. I’ve had better perch. The coleslaw, potato pancakes, bread… all Sysco which is kind of disappointing. The service was excellent. But food was just boring.

Food was really good. Had the perch, got a lot of it. Fried mushrooms were delicious. Menu had plenty of variety. Only downside was the service was slow and no real apologies for the service. Also, one member in our group had to go through two baked potatoes before getting a good one. However, it had a very nice view of the marina. Definitely would go back!

Visited on 04/​24/​2016. Perch entrée very good. Salads very good. Blood Mary outstanding. Like the view of Marina.

Their onion rings are delicious and remain warm. I go often on Thursdays when their soup of the day is potato soup, and it is the best potato soup I have ever had. Servers are friendly and accommodating!

My husband and I do end up eating here fairly frequently – it’s close to our house. That may give us a better opinion of the service than others, as the staff (usually) recognizes us. Going at off hours helps! I tend to end up simply asking for «the perch sandwich without the sandwich», which produces exactly what I want: a half-​order of the perch, without the bun.
The food’s basic, but then we come here to sit quietl and chat.

Must order:
Onion rings, chocolate cobbler, cheap drinks.
Food is generally good and service is sweet here. It’s a little off the beaten path and a great place to sit and chat.

The food is good but the service has really declined… The last time my family went there for dinner. The bus kids were staking dishes on their station area and shot dressing into our food and on the table… It was really gross… Nobody came over to help or clean it up. We had to ask a different waitress to get a manager. Nobody seemed to care that the clean up from another table was in our food…

The best thing about this place besides the view from the window booths is the onion ring tower. This is the first place the doesn’t cheap out on giving you a butt load of onion rings. The entrees are super generous as well. Although this place is almost always busy the food comes out pretty quickly and the waiters are pretty attentive.

Kids meals all tasted like fish. My kids wouldn’t even eat the chicken strips or mini corn dogs. Gunslinger was a decent steak for the price. Service was great.

Super service which brings the rating up to 3. Oh My Darling sandwich was awful. Tasteless shrimp and FAKE crabmeat on a lukewarm untoasted piece of bread. Perch was OK and the ribs were tender, meaty with a good sauce. Potato pancakes were deep fried and dry.
Best part of the lunch was the onion rings. Ordered as an appetizer which made up for the parts of the meal we didn’t want to finish.

it isn’t right in the heart of downtown, so we were seated quickly on. Friday night. The atmosphere and service was great, but I was disappointed with the perch. It wasn’t crisp, and was much too greasy. Everyone else enjoyed their meals though. I’d go back. My son’s perch sandwich wasn’t soggy, so I think it was a fluke.

This is our second time at Clementines and both times we had very similar experiences. Though they were busy we were able to get a table right away (5pm on a Sunday). From there things went downhill. The restaurant was crowded and the servers obviously had way too many tables. Though our server was friendly, it’s impossible to give great service when you’re understaffed and have too many guests to tend to. We waited a half an hour for our onion rings appetizer, and though it was really tasty, we were disappointed to have to wait so long. Our food came about 20 minutes after our appetizer. The perch was yummy and fresh, but the side items were not scratch made and not great. My three children ordered off the kids menu, and they received large portions of food they enjoyed. We again waited for our server to get us our to go boxes and bill.
I am surprised at how busy the restaurant always is with just ok food and understaffed service. Overall I give 2.5 stars.

I enjoyed an early dinner there for the second time in one week. I live in South Bend, yet often visit the St. Joe area to go to the beach, an art festival, or an antique show. Clementine’s is the place to go for good meal. The onion rings are «a must» order and the menu has something for everyone in our group from youngster to adult. The service is good, too.

It was great to be seated and served so quickly on the busy art fair Saturday. The waitress did a great job and the Thai Chicken Linguine had a good blend of spices and peanut flavor.
I wish I could cook my broccoli to the color and tenderness that they did.

Great size and the staff very friendly. I ordered the signature «Oh my Darling» sandwich. It’s crab and shrimp on a half French roll with tomatoes. While it was very edible it lacked is simple flavor. Perhaps if the scampi’ed the shrimp with some garlic butter. And why not serve a small order of your famous onion rings as a side. People might end up ordering them more often once they have tried them. Beer selection was nice but could be colder for sure. All in all it was ok.

The deep fried mushrooms were great. Although my prime rib was overcooked, it was still tender, and our waitress Amber was knowledgeable about the beers, and super friendly. The food I’d give 3 — 3.5 stars, the service was a 5. Clementine’s is a solid place if you’re hungry and looking for hefty portions.

Our typical stop when I’m with my mother in St. Joe. She loves the perch here and as do I.
Like most of the reviewers below me, the service seems to be the weak-​link to this well known restaurant.
This is a place that draws you in on a summer’s day… sitting by the marina outside under the umbrella and watching the boats go by.
This place gets very busy as well, so be sure to plan accordingly for a decent wait time.

You get what you pay for at this location – the food is inexpensive, therefore the quality is also «average,» although the onion rings are exceptional.
The low star rating is for the service. I called in about 25 minutes before our planned get together to let them know that we’d have a party if 14 arriving, and I was advised that they would do nothing in advance to accommodate us unless someone was onsite from our location. After a lot of back and forth, I told the employee that I was headed out the door and would be there in a few minutes, but he still didn’t put our name down or try to arrange tables — I always explained to him that I am 6 months pregnant and if he could be more helpful that it would be appreciated. I even asked to speak to a manager and received no acknowledgement on that point – I was speaking with «Tom». I have no idea what his position is, but he was very unaccommodating and unhelpful.
I arrived at the restaurant within 5 mins (I was staying downtown already), put my name in, and then proceeded to wait for an hour before our table was ready. EVERY customer who came after us was seated as we all stood around waiting and waiting. I can’t believe it took 1.5 hours to get service (including the time in advance that I called them)
With a big group coming in, you’d think they’d try harder to get our business. As an SJ native, I know the small businesses here need customers, so I’m shocked that they wouldn’t do better to provide good service. The next time I’m home and arrange a big dinner, Clementines won’t be getting our business, and they clearly don’t want it anyway.

We absolutely love Clementine’s in South Haven and we were traveling to the Chicago area for Easter, so we thought why not stop! We actually just ordered take-​out since we had our pup with us, but it was still great. The onion rings were fantastic as always. My husband had the perch and I had the fried shrimp — you really can’t go wrong with anything you order here!

It’s been a few years since I’ve visited this location, however because if great previous visits in earlier years decided this would be the perfect choice to take my wheelchair bound father. Clementines was a favorite dining place for he and my mother who has since passed, so I thought we’d enjoy reminiscing as well.
The staff were very accommodating when I asked for a table for 4 that was out of way… meaning kitchen traffic as well as guests. We were seated at the last table in the back which allowed us a bit more room and a smidge of privacy. My 13 yr old nephew accompanied us too which gave a nice cross section of ages at the table.
Pops ordered the Lake perch with baked potatoe which also came with cole slaw and garlic bread. I ordered the salmon dinner which came with steamed broccoli, wild rice along with garlic bread too. Hubs got the burger… who knows why. He said it was good and ate it all. Nephew ordered burger as well with curly fries. Food came out in a reasonable time and was temp hot when served. Our server was friendly, and attentive. Prices are very reasonable for the location and service. I’m glad we chose to stop in. It was a nice and pleasant Sunday lunch.