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Char Restaurant

4.1 (423 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Outdoor seating

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Tuna Melt with cabbage and sweet potatoes
Sanyika K.

Loved the food and the ambience. Service was a little slow but overall was a great lunch. Will definitely be back.

Tuesday   Short Ribs
Cynthia H.

Food was amazing !!! The appetizers were good! Got the fried green tomatoes and the pita loaded ( not the real name) and both were amazing. I got a ribeye and it was amazing. The spinach was not--- it was just ok. Drinks were very good and worth the money. The server , Chris, was outstanding. He was open about the menu and attentive . A great meal at a reasonable price with great service !

Redfish with lump crab meat! Look at all of that crab meat!
Jen L.

OMG! The crab cakes are to die for! Everything about this place was great. We went on a Friday during Lent so we didn't order steak (we will be back to try) but I ordered the redfish and my husband ordered the mahi and both fish dishes were excellent! We didn't have high expectations since we have great food in New Orleans, but it exceeded our expectations by far. Char is now in my top 3 restaurants! The best crab cakes I've ever had and I'm very picky about crab cakes! We will definitely be back!

blackened  drum with grits
Tanya C.

Jaz was our lunch waiter and did a great job taking our order and ensuring all request were filled! the restaurant was full of working individuals and other out for a relaxing lunch. we both ordered from the blue plate menu and all entrees and sides were delicious. price point for lunch is great with a nice variety and hearty serving sizes.

The Asian peanut Ginger-Peanut Chicken Salad
Henry L.

We always like this salad, but with spinach, not the mixed greens; today: the spinach had too much 'old' in it... you know, wilted & dark. And being a 'foodie' from NOLA, the fried chicken tenders were not tender, but chewey, even though they were cut across the grain... I wonder if some restaurants skimp on the quality of ingredients versus going up $.30 or whatever on the meal?

Salmon over couscous
ForRealFran S.

So we went to Char for my son n law's birthday dinner. Let get right into it. Wait time for table of large party (4) Wait time for order placement/drinks (4) Server (Faye 5) A. *Food taste (5) B. *Food appearance (5) C. *Auto gratuity (3) Price for food (4) Silverware and saucer (1) not clean Overall I give this place a 4 1/2 So the A- the food taste good B - the New York Strip was very bloody but luckily someone was willing to swap their Ribeye well done for the bloody Strip. The Char salad with chicken was Amazing. The Salmon was Delish The burgers were devoured by the young. C- the auto gratuity should be banned. Will I go back, heck yes! ForRealFran

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Mallory W.

Came here with a reservation on a Saturday night. My sister just moved into town so I came down from California to visit her and wanted to take her on a nice dinner date. I found this spot on Yelp and it was def giving the vibes I was looking for. Got seated right away. Our server Amber was awesome. She had great energy and was very attentive and nice to us. She gave us her recommendations and was very knowledgeable of the menu. She provided the best customer service. Hands down! The host that night was also very nice & sweet. She complimented us on our way to be seated and I thought that was sweet of her. We started with apps. Crab fingers, sautéed and fried. I def liked the sautéed better than the fried. Fried green tomatoes were also good we loved the dipping sauce it came with. Complimented it really well! I had the scallops that were cooked to perfection. Absolutely loved them. My sister had the black fish which stole the show! It was so tender and flavorful. We also had the creamed spinach that were weren't a fan of but that was the only thing. My experience here was 10/10. I would highly recommend and will def be back! Also Amber you rock!!

Famous House-Made Pecan Pie
Amira I.

We tried this restaurant for dinner for the first time on Sunday evening. We didn't have any reservations but good thing, we only had to wait 10 minutes or so before we were seated. I do recommend making reservations though. We started with their soup of the day, which was chicken, asparagus and mushrooms and it was delicious. Perfect for a chilly night. I like how nice and big this place is from the inside and they have multiple locations - in Tennessee, here and Alabama. For entrees, we ordered their Range chicken and Atlantic salmon. Both were delicious. See photos of the food below. I loved their famous pecan pie with vanilla ice cream for dessert. You should try it! See photo of this dessert below. Overall I really like this restaurant and would come back.

Carb No Filler Crabcakes

Food was good as always. It was slammed Saturday night and food came out at a decent time. Service was a bit lacking, but they were busy, so it wasn't a problem.

Soup of the Day-Shrimp bisque
Carmen H.

I visited Char with my friends on Friday night! We sat in the bar area accompanied by the live pianist. The lighting is low and moody. We started off with cocktails and appetizers, which consisted of the Pamaritas, Espresso Martini, a cup the soup of the day (Shrimp bisque) and the Award-Winning Crab, Shrimp & Andouille Gumbo. Our cocktails were perfectly crafted. The cups of soups were hot and delicious. Our server also brought us bread service. For entrees, we ordered the chicken piccata with mashed sweet potatoes and sautéed spinach, redfish with a wedge salad, and the spinach crisp with chicken. Everything was really good. Absolutely no complaints. Overall, we enjoyed our dining experience and I look forward to going back in the future.

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Always consistent, we go there quite a bit. Great food, great service. Great owners and managers. Thanks Char

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The food is top shelf but I have one question, is Char and Amerigo owned by the same company?

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We all enjoyed everything we had. My friends that had steaks were quite pleased and I loved the salmon.

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Wonderful buffet experience. You don't hear that from me, and likely anyone else very often, but in…read morethis case, it is the truth! I am not sure how I have never found this place before now, but I can tell you that everyone else has. This place was packed! Parking was a nightmare. I cut off a cop and stole his parking spot. Yea! Stick it to the man, Adam! Giant community tables full of buffet goers. I wasn't sure if I could find a seat. I was impressed by the size at that point and then realized on the way out there was a whole second floor as well. It is freaking huge! When you pay, there is a little old lady that douses your hands with sprays of sanitizer. I did not care to partake, she did not care, and insisted. We aren't buddies. You can see the stank face she gave me. I don't care though, hater gonna hate. The buffet is rich with country foods. I was in love from the jump. Fast moving buffet food is my jam. They had all the things I like and tons of other things you folks like. I made two trips, I barely got most of the second down so I didn't get to enjoy dessert. That's ok, I like protein way better than sweet things. Thank you Allah for statin drugs! I had all the fried things! Fried chicken livers are some of my faves, especially if there is mashed potatoes and gravy involved. The fried chicken itself was great. Hell it was all good. I see why it's so damn busy. I think it was like $16 maybe. That's with a drink and endless food and dessert. My server was such a sweet lady and the bus staff were great too. They made sure you didn't want for anything and never had a dirty plate in front of you. I will be back as soon as possible. Planning a visit now! '26 - 102

The young man at the car rental station said I needed to try this place. He said they were closed…read moreon Monday so I didn't even try to go (I don't think they were closed). I wanted to go Tuesday but coworkers didn't want to go out. Tried to go Wednesday but they were closed for dinner. My flight was leaving later in the day on Thursday and I had to try to go. Online it said they were open at 10 am. I checked out of the hotel and headed to the restaurant. There were already a lot of people waiting for them to open. To my surprise they opened at 10:30. When the doors opened people were "fighting" to get inside. This is a buffet setting. You pay before eating. To go plates are available for purchase. There is an upstairs eating area. I think there were 3 hot stations, a cold station, and a desert station and an ice cream machine. All the food looked so good. I had to get a little taste of everything. The fried chicken and fried chicken livers were Hands down my favorite things. I like greens that are tangy with a little spicy - these were not that. The cornbread was hard couldn't eat it. Everything else was ok. Nothing that I had that "gotta go back for more" feeling (except the chicken). There were so many offerings, and they have Pepsi products. They have a drink station but The servers bring you drinks. I definitely would go back again if I'm in the area.

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