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    O'Charley's Restaurant & Bar

    2.4 (69 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
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    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Brit W.

    The last few years the loaded potato soup has been complete trash! I'm not sure what happened here, but one day it was perfect, and then then a few weeks later it had turned into some kind of weird, orange tinted, watered down, overly salty but yet extremely bland, hardened french fry potato chunked... stuff? I assume since they're most loved for their potato soup and rolls (which doesn't rack up a high bill on its own) they decided to trash the soup intentionally in order to drive their customer base away from the low priced and/or complimentary items, and over toward the higher priced entrees and what not in order to make a steeper profit? That's the only explanation that makes sense, especially when they refuse to address this issue on their own to the public. The hardest pill to swallow here though, is that (even if you DO order their higher priced entrees, as we have always done in combination with the soup and rolls) the service does NOT meet the expectations of the price you spend with them, which causes the food you receive to come out cold, under or over cooked, or to not even arrive to your table at all! They're mostly concerned with hanging out in the kitchen and expressing their personal issues while leaving customers to wait, or out back smoking because they seem to come back to you (eventually) wreaking of cigarettes or weed, it's a gamble of which one will be stinking up the atmosphere when they come back to your table, if they ever do, that is. The restaurant itself could use some attention all around, but when speaking presentation wise on appearance it isn't in as bad of a condition as the potato soup (or food in general) or service is, so we'll leave that one alone. And another thing, if you order more rolls on a To-Go order than you're already expecting to receive compliment wise with your entree, make sure that you simply do not expect to receive them. You'll only get what you pay for at that point! Do better guys Most importantly, PLEASE do better on the soup and condition of food overall!!!! You've lost some incredibly high spenders here (with a family of 5 that ALL order soup AND entrees AND dessert with every visit!) based off of your dismissal of the soups value in and of itself! Bring back the old recipe, and we'll consider giving you another chance!

    Jourdan I.

    I really should have rated this 3 stars but I'm giving 4 because the bread was the BOMB! You all know I really don't like when customer service is poor, and tonight at O'Charley's I felt like an after thought. My food was just alright. I got the chicken tenders and fries, and they were just ok. My chicken was hot and was fresh, but my fries were cold. I'm never the one to send anything back to the kitchen (as I watched "Waiting" as a kid) I am afraid of what anyone may do to my plate. However I am truly addicted soda and I had to ask several times for a refill and I may be a little uppity but I expect my waiter to see that I am in need of a refill. I also had a bowl of the potato soup and I was even disappointed by that, the potatoes were still very firm and tasted like they could have been cooked a little longer. Overall the best part of the evening was the BREAAAADDD!!! I love the rolls and I know these are probably pre-made but I loved them and they were extremely warm! O'Charley's I hate to say it but I doubt I will be back soon. Maybe on Wednesday for the free pie, but I was so turned off by it all this night I didn't even get a slice of APPLE PIE! Until next time OH CHARLIE! -K!NG

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    If I could give zero I would I got a Caesar salad to go half was brown and most of it wilted just gross this place needs to close down

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    Thanks, Katrina! We love hearing comments like this!

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    2 years ago

    Our server was prompt and friendly. The food for the 4 of us was very good. A enjoyable experience.

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    2 years ago

    I ordered two bowls of Chicken Harvest soup for delivery. Combined, I may have received 1 1/2 cups and no dinner rolls. Total rip off.

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    Hi, Caitlyn. Great to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

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    We have been waiting here for over 1hr and haven't gotten to sit down because the cooks are backed up. It horrible

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    The service here was absolutely amazing. My waitress was very friendly and never let my drink run dry. The food came out perfect as well.

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    Our service was amazing. Our waitress, Ms Helen was provided excellent service. She was prompt with our appetizer, drinks and entrees.

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    Hi, M. Thank you for sharing your experience with us!

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    99 menu there is really good meals and if you come on Wednesday you get a free slice of pie.

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    This is our second visit. We went when it first opened. Our neighbors recommended it…read more So we had reservations and were seated on the patio enclosed and heated. Wobbly table, several groups were there. (I guess service guest service is a dying profession) ? I don't understand why a restaurant resorts to plastic cups from Pepsi or paper napkins? Prices don't reflect that. Sorry I digress Service was slow and she forgot our order, eh? No suggestions for menu options or anything. We chose fried green tomatoes and deviled eggs. Oil for fgtom tastes old. Not delicious eggs with ok. Service is sloppy slow. ( do I keep the fork I used for tomatoes for my entree? I'm at a wobbly table, service is slow and you had to ask for drinks silver ware. I had the 2 piece dark chicken. Good but really spicy and I like spice but this is extremely intense. The Charlie Brown entre was a lot of melted cheese and burnt bacon.our guests had the shrimp and the salmon. It was so loud, screaming across the table loud and there were all of 8 people besides us. My chicken would have been good if it weren't so overbred and over spicy. I had to ask for more beverages. I just don't understand how a restaurant that charges these prices and is mediocre. Paper napkins tv everywhere and not on LOUD, outdoor tables and no cloth. Service that connects with the patrons. This is not greyhound or tousey house. . WHAT KIND OF PLACE IS THIS. Overpriced and cut the attitude with a machete. Many restaurants do exactly the same menu and well. Purple Poulet is one

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    We went for the catfish because it was my dad's birthday and that's his favorite. He liked it OK as…read morefar as fried fish goes, but said it didn't taste like catfish. Everyone else was happy with their meal: pulled pork sandwich with mashed potatoes, kids chicken tenders, low country shrimp deviled egg salad, meatloaf sandwich with peanut cole slaw and grilled cheese & tomato soup. We also had desserts. We tried the apple cobbler and bourbon bread pudding. The bread pudding was AWESOME! The cobbler was really just baked apples with ice cream and some crumbles. Not really a cobbler, but it was tasty. We ordered coffee during dessert and [fair warning] it was instant coffee. The place is very casual. We overdressed because I thought it would be nicer. Casual isn't bad, just not what I expected. Meals are served on cardboard, brown paper and metal trays. I called twice to make a reservation. No one answered. I left messages both times and did not receive a call back. I called another time and got a person and was able to make a reservation, although I now know it was not needed. There was plenty of seating available. The server was VERY NICE and personable and attentive. The kitchen was slow, however. It is possible she was the only person working since we did not see anyone else. 3 of us ordered the low country shrimp and deviled egg salad but all the hot food came out first. Our server apologized for the missing salads and said she'd be right back. It was a good amount of time before she came back and we had the impression she was making them herself. While the food was delicious and our server was very nice, we probably won't go back. It was worth the drive (we live in NKy) to go once, but not to go again.

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