Claw

Taking over the old home of Welcome To Bowen Hills on King Street is Claw, the latest offering from Potentia Leisure, who you may know from their other venues, Soko, Lina Rooftop and the recently opened Carmen. Inspired by classic California crab shacks, this 1000-seater eatery is seriously massive, with endless seating both outside in the laneway and inside underneath an array of Americana on the walls.

As you might guess, the menu is heavy on the seafood, with everything from crab buckets loaded with Baja-style king crab clusters, chilled shrimp, oysters and cocktail sauce to peel ‘n eat shrimp. While the venue might be California-inspired, the eats are decidedly more Southern, covering Southern fried chicken, Texas beef brisket, burgers, steaks (which you can top with grilled shrimp of course) and wings.

There’s plenty of drinks to wash it all down, including a range of craft beers, wines, spirits, slushie cocktails, and beer towers. And don’t worry, a sports bar Claw may be, but this is a Potentia Leisure venue so the cocktails are on point—think liquid apple pies, root beer floats and funky cocktails. 

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