BUSY BEE CAFE

Saturday March 6th at 1:00 pm.

The Raleigh City Museum, Busy Bee Cafe, and New Raleigh present Homebrewed Raleigh, a beer fest featuring twelve of our favorite homebrewers in town on Saturday March 6th from 1:00 to 6:00 pm. There will be food, music, and of course, painstakingly crafted delicious beer.

Tickets are $20 for members of the Raleigh City Museum , $25 for non-members, and go on sale February 1st. You can purchase tickets in person at either the Raleigh City Museum, at the Busy Bee Cafe, or by calling the RCM at (919) 832-3775.  This event has a limited capacity so be sure and pick up tickets early.

Chef Clayman is offering a special three course dinner to celebrate Valentine's Day.  We will pair a beer (or glass of wine) with each course, including a special beer with the dessert course. 

Reservations only.  Please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to make reservations.  $50 per person.

First course, choice of one:
- Ginger and Carrot Soup with rabbit rillette.
- Winter Salad with apple, fennel, mesclun, and roasted beets.

Second Course, choice of one:
- Filet Mignon with mushrooms, mashed potatoes, asparagus, and citrus-vanilla hollandaise.
- NC Trout with pumpkin risotto, braised cabbage, sage.

Third Course:
- Chocolate Pate with dark and white chocolate, topped with raspberry coulis.

Posted Friday February 5th, 2010

Sour Brown Ale. ABV: 6.0%

Beer Advocate: A

Ratebeer.com: 99

 "La Folie Wood-Aged Biere, is our original wood-conditioned beer, resting in French Oak barrels between one and three years before being bottled. . Peter Bouckaert, came to us from Rodenbach – home of the fabled sour red. Our La Folie emulates the spontaneous fermentation beers of Peter’s beloved Flanders with sour apple notes, a dry effervescence, and earthy undertones. New in 2010, we'll do a single bottling of La Folie for the year."

" The Busy Bee Cafe is a gem of a find offering a grand spectrum to please any rumblin’ stomachs.  From assorted coffees and pastries, to well thought cuisine, to a full bar of mixed bag brews, the Busy Bee is surely able to nourish many of your ingesting desires and is a far cry from my initial notions of simple ‘diner’ style.  Jeremy Clayman, Executive chef provides an assortment of interesting dishes heavily riddled with local, seasonal, organic, and fresh staples.  Even though the menu displayed on the website may read simple, there is undeniable complexity and care involved..."

Read the entire review:  http://spoonfedraleigh.com/busy-bee-cafe/

Posted February 2nd, 2010.

"This beer, with high fermentation, has a pale amber colour and a flowery, fruity taste with a harmonious balance between sweet and sour (8% alcohol content).  This beer has a thick and vivid froth and strikes by its balanced taste with a delicate bitterness." - St. Bernardus Website

ABV: 8.0%

Beer Advocate: A- 

Ratebeer.com: 97

Casual dining with surprising twists...

Available spaces include the mezzanine (up to 75 people) and the Hive (up to 150 people).  

Great for all types of events: Office parties, work meetings, fundraisers, AM meeting groups, birthday parties and any other special event.  

We have created a link to streamline the process:  Private Event Link