The Warm Spinach + Three Cheese Dip was quite underwhelming. I love cheese dips but this one didn't satisfy me at all. It was made with artichoke, creamy garlic, and chives, and served with toasted flatbread. I didn't like this Three Cheese Dip because it was so heavy and dense. There was a lot of it (so the portion was good), but since it was so thick, it was hard to enjoy a creamy dip. It was definitely cheesy though but could have tasted better if the consistency wasn't so thick. The toasted flatbread was all right; I found it too hard but Ken liked it.
Since we had eaten a small appetizer before coming and I wasn't starving, I ordered the Salad, Soup, + Pan Bread. I really just wanted to try their clam chowder soup and have a salad. I didn't care for the included Pan Bread at all. For this item, you could pick between a Caesar or Field Greens Salad and Clam Chowder or their feature soup. The Earls Famous Clam Chowder was New England style with full cream, chopped tomatoes, parsley, with a hint of smoky bacon. It was available on the menu in a small or large size ($8 and $11 respectively). I guess for this soup, salad, and bread combo, they served the small size.
I enjoyed the Field Greens Salad. There was balsamic vinegar with some goat cheese and toasted nuts and the salad itself was fresh.
I wasn't a fan of the Clam Chowder because I felt that it just wasn't very good. There were a lot of chunks of vegetables in it; I didn't expect that. The soup itself was a little thin with all of the ingredients sinking to the bottom. There were a fair number of clams in it. The consistency was also quite blah.