I wanted to like this place. I really did. It's two blocks from my apartment. It's a celebrity endorsement. OK mostly it is two blocks from my apartment.
Me and two friends hit the patio the other night and we told the server, who seemed reluctant to serve us, that we were just getting coffee and dessert. She kept trying to make awkward jokes that barely masked her resentment. Why did she resent serving us? Who can say? But it showed.
It took way too long to get our drinks. The cream packet I put in my coffee turned out to be bad, making lumps in my coffee. That can happen anywhere so I wasn't too stressed until the fact I wanted new coffee seemed to annoy my server. Sorry I didn't want to drink spoilt cream in my coffee??
Then when we wanted to order dessert it took her forever to come back. Eventually when we got our desserts (which was a super long wait again,) the cremes brulee were soft on top (supposed to be torched to a crispy sugar coating!) and not even that firm in the middle either. My apple blossom was nice, but it had been waiting around so long in the back the ice cream was half melted down. I was going to share the ice cream with one of my table mates and that didn't work out so well.
So, a few more resentment-masking comments from our server later and we got our bills and paid up.
The only thing we liked about this restaurant was the patio. It's in an absolutely perfect location in Garden Square. So go for the patio, and assume that's the best you're going to get out of Wendel Clark's.
Would I go again? Possibly. But the second experience had better be WAY better or I would definitely not go a third time.