Terrible service just don't go... went this morning for breakfast, waitress told us, after 15 minutes of waiting, my husband going up to register and asking to place our order, that she has other tables and would get to us in a few minutes, that was the 2nd time we were told this. There were plenty of staff there and it should not take over 15 minutes to simply place an order. Staff was rude and we will not be back. Unless you have excessive time to hang out at Charlie's waiting to place an order, I would say do not go. read more

Horrible service, horrible food. Used to be good but kids took over and now it sucks.

I've lived in Enumclaw for about 18 months. In that time I've tried various places and many friends that live nearby didn't have positive things to say here. I decided to try it and get my own take. I honestly was very happy with my meal and experience. Maribel and the other girls here were very attentive, the food was very fast, and all the ingredients tasted very fresh. I also decided to order a single pancake to see how that turned out. It was alittle expensive but turns out was about 12" and tasted very good. I gotta be honest, I don't know if my friends just had a one off, or if there have been changes. I know I'll be coming back. Good Job Charlie's Update 7/22/18 went in and they were suuuuuuper busy. They do some things a bit differently here I noticed. There's a core 1 or 2 gals that take orders and the rest of them are making sure there's plenty of care. I did some breakfast this time and even though they were very busy ( only 2 open tables and an hour before closing) the food came and it tasted great! Is this a poster child for gormet breakfasts? No. Did it taste as good as home made in grandmas kitchen, YES. So, I see why they are busy much of the time, and what they do works. I plan to continue to go back and sampling around the menu. Looking forward to continuing to get to know Charlie's better. read more

Charlie's Cafe - Bacon Cheeseburger and homecut fries - American Near Me - Enumclaw, Washington

What a great stop, visiting from Dallas, TX and saw all the cars so we decided to stop. We enjoyed our food so much! Great salad and fish and chips. Our friends ordered breakfast and it looked fantastic. Service was on point. read more

This is a cute little breakfast place. You need to get up with the chickens to eat here. They close at 2:00. Very similar to "The Kettle", also in Enumclaw. Great food, great service. I keep going back.... read more

5 stars because we always have very fast and good service here! Solid diner food, we love coming here. Although foodie purists could state it's not the most original food or in your face amazing, the food is really good in grandma's style of cooking way. Favorites include country fried steak, hiker scramble, cowpie. read more

A server that used to work here told me they save food that's left from previous customers and serve it again to someone else. Threw me off guard because I used to really like this place. read more

My family and I stopped at this small cafe after our family vacation driving on the cold day. We have never been to a place like this before. After walking in we were greeted by the kind waitress at Charlie's Cafe. I noticed that after sitting down i got extremely confused. I wasn't sure where I was! Let me explain. The temperature of the restaurant was 40 degrees, the same as the arctic! We also ate next to a bunch of handmade junk all over the walls that really interrupted my meal. I enjoyed my meal but unfortunately I burned all of the calories I consumed due to the shivering the entire duration of the meal. I entered the bathroom and then after I finished, it said on the back of the door "please prop our door open to circulate our heat". I was really then grossed out because the heat of the restaurant seems to be coming from the bathroom. I give this establishment a 3 out of 5 stars. read more

Read the reviews on the bacon and had to try it. Might be the best bacon around! Glad we tried this place. Great menu. Will be back for sure! read more

Charlie's Cafe - Oatmeal and a side of bacon - American Near Me - Enumclaw, Washington

Almost the last place before entering 410 towards Rainier. Great american breakfast, the Eggs Benedict were good (fried instead poached) and the staff was really friendly. They've taken a lot of precautions to open after the Covid closures, I was well impressed by the way the seat everyone and the creativity on the digital menus and on the windows too. read more

Charlie's Cafe - Tables well separated - American Near Me - Enumclaw, Washington

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This place is the best. Friendly staff, great food and quick service. Been looking for a clean restaurant locally that not only is delicious but takes safety of its costumers into consideration. read more

Love this cozy spot! Locals and coziness at its best! Just at the base of the mountains with some of the friendliest staff around! The food is hot fresh and delish! I recommend the cow pie breakfast! read more

Charlie's is a real embodiment of the mom and pop small town cafe. The true test of such a place being their breakfast which they do superbly. Charlie's staff is always pleasant and I am never disappointed with the food. Bacon is nice an thick cut and cooked with right balance of crisp and pull, gravy has good flavor and consistency. They pull it all off. I know the kettle gets a lot of local loyalty and it is beyond me as their food all tastes like is from an old people's home it is so bland and unseasoned. If you haven't given Charlie's a try I recommend it you won't be able to go back to that other place. read more

My husband and went to Charlie's yesterday. I thought the old time decor was charming. I had the chicken fried steak and I was very pleased. I've been trying to find the best chicken fried steak since moving to Maple Valley. This place has the best around! The sausage gravy is hands down the best I've had! The portions are gigantic and the service was fast and friendly. My husband wasn't keen on his omelette however, so I'm not giving 5 stars. But when I have a craving for chicken fried steak, I'm going back to Charlie's! read more

Little hole in the wall in Enumclaw. Great customer service, you can tell a lot of the people are regulars. They serve breakfast all day, which is my kind of place! The food wasn't to die for, but it was good comfort food since we were coming down from the mountain. My son loved the kids burger. The gravy I got on my biscuits was delicious and you could tell it was homemade. The only reason I didn't give them 4 stars is because it was freezing cold in there while we were eating. We sat as far away from the door as possible too and it was still really breezy. read more

Charlie's Cafe - Half biscuits and gravy - American Near Me - Enumclaw, Washington

Ordered lunch online To go. Supposed to be a bacon cheeseburger on a sesame seed bun. When I got back to the office to eat I found instead no bun but soggy toast surrounding my burger. I get they may have had supply issues but then they should update their online store. Or called my phone number supplied when I ordered. At the very least they could have said something to me when they handed me the big paper sack with a smile on their face. A big sack that had plenty of room for other things..like a napkin, mustard and ketchup, etc. But alas nothing was included. read more

I loved how clean they were. The Fry2 was a solid breakfast. Strawberry lemonade is a tasty one. read more

Charlie's Cafe - Fry2 and Strawberry lemonade. - American Near Me - Enumclaw, Washington

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The table tents say "We're KNOWN for our bacon", and boy are they right. Charlie's served the best bacon I've had in years. We stopped for lunch on our way back from an incredible ski trip to Crystal Mountain. The food was all good, but oh, the bacon! read more

There omelette game is on they can make 3 eggs feel like 4 or 5 and you have to love they offer gravy on there hash browns for 2.50 more I thought I was being cheated when I notice no bacon or sausage with the meal so I orders a side of bacon but was I wrong the omelette had enough filling to make it where I only ate half and I am a big boy Coffee was fresh and strong and my cup never was less then half full The side of bacon was thick thick cut bacon and 4 slices so that was on point also the reason for 4 stars was there was a little wait for the check and we were never given waters right off the bat I had to ask for one but other then that the plac is perfect read more

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HOLY NUTS! This place was amazing. We just happened to run into it on our way to North Cascades. We got the cow pie (we did half and it was still huge) and the redneck Benedict. The French toast was amazing as well as the fries (get the ranch!!) The Reuben sandwich was very good as well. Wish I lived here because I'd be coming here a lot! 10/10 must go. read more

SO GOOD!!! French toast= YUM Cowpie= YUM (get the 1/2 portion...so much food) Ruben = YUM French Fries = YUM (ranch was good too) read more

I ordered from Charlie's Cafe for a company meeting and everyone loved the food! It was absolutely delicious and Autumn was wonderful to work with. Very communicative and had everything ready right on time. She accommodated all my requests and made everything so easy. I highly recommend Charlie's Cafe and can't wait to order from them again! read more

Quite honestly, we've driven by here a thousand times, and have never stopped in. Why? Not sure; we have our usual favorites in this town, and never had a reason to change. With the new Governor edict, take-out is the thing, and for me, burgers are a hard thing to get as take-out well. I like the dripping, juicy burgers, best served up on a ceramic plate. This time, however, we just couldn't find a decent burger place on our route, so we decided to give Charlie's a chance. We called in our order, and they were very courteous on the phone. Stopping in 20 minutes later, our order was hot & ready to go. We headed off up 410 toward our usual haunt, to hang out for the afternoon, but the delicious odor of those burgers was getting to us, so we stopped at the first pullout and dove in. Oh, man - so good! I ordered the Sasquatch burger, and the sauce was done perfectly! The grilled onions were amazing, and all of the toppings were crisp & delicious. Often, lettuce is the first casualty of take-out burgers, but they had wrapped the toppings separately, so it went together perfectly. The fries were really good as well. I'll definitely be back to try out their brunch sometime; now, my trip over Chinook Pass is book-ended by two of my favorite spots - Charlie's Cafe and the Gold Creek Saloon! read more

Giving this place less than 5 stars is surprising Service is TOP of the line they understand a mom wanting to get her kids food ordered first and don't scoff at the idea. My two year old was on one on our last visit throwing crayons servers would grab the ones I miss and put on the table without a second thought For being so busy it is so clean! It doesn't have a layer of grease like most places. There are jams and quilts to buy as well. Their bacon! Montana pork at its finest. Their redneck Benedict is my new favorite meal read more

Came in for lunch while working nearby. Great atmosphere, fun decor, cheery staff. Fantastic menu; breakfast served "all day" (they're open until 2pm) Placed our orders and then the power went out. No lights, no grill, no registers. The staff handled themselves professionally and well in a crisis. Explained the situation, gave us time to change our order (or get our checks), explained the checkout procedures, kept our glasses filled. Served our dishes and kept us informed all along. As we were leaving the power came back on. Food was delicious and quick, service was fantastic. We'll definitely be back! read more

Ordered the hiker's scramble. First mentioned I can't consume cheese or butter, and the sourdough bread came out smothered in butter. Veggies were basically raw while the eggs were burnt to a crisp. Sat there and picked out the bacon and ate the hash browns. $14 later and I'm still hungry read more

Great news place to stop on the way East on 410. Great food, reasonable prices, and the service is wonderful. They were super busy but they took care of us like we were the only ones in the place!! We will be back for sure. read more

Charlie's is usually a great choice. I don't know what happened on Tuesday morning 8/17. The restaurant was a crisp 45 degrees. 55 outside. The service could not have been worse. Food and hot chocolate took way too long to arrive. Never checked in with us again. Absolute bare minimum human courtesy. The food was great, as always. The girls working that morning need a good talkin to. read more

I've been coming to this place for over 20 years and have always had great service, until today. The food was great as always but we were not once checked on the entire time we were there. Every single table was asked at least twice if they wanted more coffee or to ask how our food was but we were not asked once. We had to go get our check when we were ready to leave since apparently we were forgotten about. read more

This is one of my favorite places in Enumclaw. Everything about this place feels like you belong here. Sitting in the atmosphere of a space similar to mom's kitchen listening to to chatter of cooking, dishes and conversation. The kids love it here. We like to get a window seat and watch the bird feeder. It is nice to know that you have a place like this with people that care! read more

Charlie's Cafe - Irish Breakfast!!! - American Near Me - Enumclaw, Washington

This little diner is a hidden gem. You might have a wait a bit since they're not very big, but the food and small town experience make it worth the stop! I personally recommend their scrambles. My dad had the eggs Benedict and loved it. read more

Absolutely fabulous. I did the yeti challenge and I failed. The country fried steak was good and the country gravy was awesome. The waitress was friendly and efficient. read more

Sunday funday with the family. We stopped in for breakfast and were immediately greeted by great and friendly staff. We were seated after only a few minutes of waiting and offered coffee or our choice of beverage. Our server Misty, was cheerful and helpful about menu items that helped us decide. Serving portions are large. We ordered the chicken fried steak and it was very tasty, the gravy was delicious and not too salty as it can be at some places. The atmosphere is quaint with country diner charm. Plan on arriving early or you will have to be ready to wait. read more

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Excellent food, exactly what I expected from a place like this. The chicken fried steak was one of the best I have had.

This is a cool little place, the food was excellent and plentiful and the staff was friendly and attentive. I am usually distrustful of signs on establishments that advertise themselves as "The Best...", but in this case they may be right, I say "may" because I haven't tried all the other restaurants in town. read more

Charlie's Cafe - American Near Me - Enumclaw, Washington

Super clean, great friendly service, and they make hash browns out of actual potatoes. Place is cute as heck, too. Best breakfast in the Claw, easy. read more

Came in to grab brunch about an hour before they closed, so I was worried that we might not get great service. I was wrong! Piping hot food came out in no time. I ordered the "cowpie" which was tasty and huge! I'll definitely be coming back next time I'm in the area. read more

The sausage gravy is delicious and my son enjoyed his omelet and root beer float. My daughter enjoyed her strawberry waffles. Very friendly service! read more

Back for the second time since last summer! Clean, friendly service, delicious breakfast, hot coffee, cold water what else could you ask for!!! We will back next year! read more

Another stop on our visit to Enumclaw. Staff was friendly, welcoming, and helpful. We were seated right away and service was great! We tried a few different things: Hubs and I split a biscuit and gravy, per our tradition to sample at new restaurants. It was good! What I enjoyed the most about it was that the gravy had the savory sausage flavor really infused. So often restaurants miss the mark on that, but Charlie's did not. Hubs tried the corned beef hash. He thought it was tasty, but he would have preferred the potatoes be a little crispier. The biscuit was soft and fluffy - I also thought it was tasty, but sometimes I like it just a little drier or crunchier on the outside. I ordered the 222 with French toast and bacon. Everything was good and reminded me of breakfasts my parents used to make when I was a kid. All in all, the food here is pretty good. It's not anything super special, but good quality and a lot like good home cooking. read more