
Address and Contact Information
Address: 18 W Prospect St, Waldwick, NJ 07463
Phone: (201) 652-9819
Website: http://charliesplacenj.com/
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Reviews
What I Liked (Pros):
Atmosphere: The outdoor seating area had a wonderfully peaceful atmosphere that made the dinner feel special.
Service: From the moment we arrived, the service was excellent. The staff was attentive, friendly, and efficient.
Menu: I was impressed with the variety on the menu; there were plenty of interesting options to choose from.
Food Quality: Most importantly, the food was very good. Every dish we had was well-prepared and delicious.
I enjoyed my time at the bar where I tried a few of the cocktails. The bartender was fantastic and the cocktail selection was diverse and fun. The drinks came out wonderfully and was aboslutely the highlight of the night.
The food on the other hand was a complete miss. We ordered wings and a pretzel sticks as an appetizer. While the wings were decent, the pretzel sticks were smothered in salt making them almost impossible to eat. At $15 for 3 overly salted pretzel sticks, this was an outrage.
For dinner, I was really in the mood for a nice burger. Unfortunately, they only had a double smashburger on the menu. Reluctantly, I ordered it. For $22 I had enormous expectations. There is no world where a burger should cost more than $20 and if it does, it should have all the bells and whistles and be made with the finest ingredients. This one was not it. Covered in American Cheese (the cheapest of all cheeses!), the burger was meh. It’s what you would expect at any fast food joint. The fries that came with it were your garden variety frozen fries and the tiny tub of coleslaw reminded me of eating at a diner. The taste of the coleslaw was lackluster. It was a disappointing meal for sure.
If you’re looking to have a nice drink or two and don’t mind spending more than $10 per drink, this is your place. However, I highly do not recommend eating here as the food is not even close to being worth the price. Too bad.
We then waited ~20 minutes before the waitress came to our table. At this point we did not even have menus. She got us menus and took our drink order. Another 20 minutes (~40 from sitting down) and we finally had our first round of drinks. One of the beers delivered to the table was not full and was sent back to the bar, so my friend had to wait even longer for his first drink.
We ordered appetizers (Wings and Boneless Crispy Chicken). Wings were so-so; Crispy Chicken was tasty.
For my meal I ordered the Charlie Smash Burger. This burger was terrible. While it was cooked to order (medium), the cheese was not even melted and the taste was just not there. Very disappointing.
Lastly, the waitress did not ask us if we wanted anything else (another round of drinks or dessert); she just put the bill on the table.
I want to try to be fair here… While the service was very slow, it may be a staffing issue (which is an owner/management issue) and/or it could be due to the holiday season, so the wait staff may just have too many tables, etc. But that (signature “Charlie’s) burger was so disappointing.
I will not be going back.