Before I begin my review, I would be remiss to mention those skeptical souls who think of Lil'…read moreCharlie's, not as a beacon of culinary excellence or a palace of palatial pleasures, but a den where dwell the foulest demons of ignorance of cooking. Charles Baudelaire, before whom I bow as a servant to a master, once said "On peut juger de la vertu d'un homme à ses goûts en matière de nourriture". Well, he technically said no such thing, but I wish he would have. Baudelaire would have smited upon the tongue those fanatic cretins who maintain and uphold the absurd opinion that Lil' Charlie's (Heaven banish the thought!) is a bad restaurant. I have heard many of my fellows complain of stomachaches and nausea accompanying a trip to this paradise of cookery. Alas! they exaggerate their sufferings, seeking to blame Lil' Charlie's for their own puerile digestive system. For those who criticize the food itself, I have no words. Indeed, I must restrain my tongue; for no fire burns too hot for them, no poison good enough to scorch their iniquitous throats, no--but I must hinder my rash flow of words: justice makes me speak thus. Now I shall presume to speak of the menu. Presume, because who can hope to accomplish the feat of expounding, in mere human words, the transcendence that is the cooking of Lil' Charlie's? I feel as Dante felt when, looking into the eyes of his lady-love Beatrice (oh! those luminous eyes 'lucent-weeping from the dayspring'!), he laments his inability to capture the beauty of it in words. To use Browning's phrase: "Poor the speech; be how I speak for all things". If Browning stumbles in his speech, what can I hope to say? Nevertheless, I set sail in uncertain waters, trusting that my words may carry me through. The food itself is the platonic ideal of perfection. The pork sandwich, Homeric in its proportions, leaves no hungry waif unsatisfied. The chicken wings come in divers seasonings. Jamaican Jerk? Parmesan and garlic? Classic Buffalo? Lil' Charlie's has you covered. The salads are a pleasant meal in themselves; one cannot eat them without conjuring up images of sunny pastorals or the Ecologues written by Theocritus, where joy-drunk shepherds recite their bucolic verses to one another. I shall go so far as to compare the summer salad to a painting by Watteau. Such is the magical power wielded by the chefs of Lil' Charlie's. The one stain upon the pure tapestry woven by the Muses themselves may be said to be the Father Franz Chili. It was rather too oily and contained NO beans! Absurd! Maddening! All in all, it was still a somewhat palatable meal. I must end my paean to Lil' Charlie's without praising the many other attractive features that lend it lustre. The atmosphere is homey and attractive; the tables are as clean and polished as a verse by Virgil. I blush with shame that I cannot hymn the staff, angels of culinary perfection, as is fit. All I can add is that Heaven shall reward them the highest sphere among its many mansions. And, to you one young man who laments the time it takes to receive your food (you know your name, oh unfortunate one!), all I can wish is for your tongue to cleave to your jaws and your liver to pour forth upon the earth. Let your voice be silenced ever and anon. FINIS

Food - well I'm pretty sure my burger was frozen patty that they warmed up. Bun was stale. Chili…read morewas so so for not having a single bean in it. My wife had corn beef she said it was pretty good; however, she did not like the no bean chili. We also tried a variety for apps. Chicken fingers, pretzel and potato skins. Chicken and pretzel was pretty good as well but again I think came from a frozen bag. Potato skin was burnt Service- the girl was new but very nice and pleasant Ambiance - lights flickering the entire time annoying! Place was old and seemed a bit dirty. It was a bit from the interstate but we like trying new places. This one definitely not worth the extra travel. Maybe if I lived next door I would try again but doubt it. They market as having craft beers but turns out that is a no. Guess the brew master left.

This is a local dive bar/restaurant in an old strip mall. It doesn't look like much from the front,…read morebut our burgers were solid. Good little hole in the wall.

Food was delicious and the service, while understaffed, was still very good. I'd definitely…read morerecommend this place.

Had an excellent service, had Smashed Burgers with fries. So delicious. Good place with chill with…read morefriends. This is near Batesville Liberty Park, in Batesville, Indiana. Great environment and friendly employees.

Quick and friendly service..Good Food...Clean and Nostalgic Eating Area…read more My husband and I do not usually frequent small town bars like this. However, we were traveling through Batesville and decided to grab a bite to eat. We googled restaurants in Batesville and this was one of our few options. We were pleasantly surprised with our whole experience there. Sometime when you walk in an unfamiliar small bar you don't know what to expect. However we experienced a clean, nostalgic, looking bar and food area, with friendly service and good food.

So decided to stop here for lunch yesterday and we went in the parking lot and there were no…read moreparking spaces. So we decided to go do something else and come back. So we came back about 12:30 and the parking lot was still full and it looks like that was all people at the golf course because when we went in there were only three tables seated and probably 6 dirty tables with dishes stacked on them. We were behind a couple of people at the host stand and she went to seat them and said she would be back and then when she came back she said hang on I've got to go do something else so we finally did get seated after a good wait at the host stand. She was going to seat us at a high top and my friend just had hip surgery and couldn't sit at a high top so that was my fault for not saying something up front because then she had to clean off one of those dirty tables to get us a seat. I ordered a smoked Cherry old fashioned and my friend had not decided what she wanted yet so I got mine first while she was thinking about getting one. So I took a drink of it and she took a drink of mine and went ahead and ordered one. I was not too impressed with it it was very Cherry forward and not really boozy but when she got hers it was a different animal hers was boozy like it should be so there was some inconsistency there. Our waitress was nice enough but it appeared that there was not enough help in the restaurant and that may have been what led to all the dirty tables she seemed to be doing a little bit of everything so she wasn't overly attentive to our table. I ordered the carne asada fries and my friend ordered the southwest salad. My friend loved her salad and my fries were fine but we're not real hot and by the time you got to the bottom they were all soggy. This is a newly opened place so maybe they will get better with time and then we will try them again. We will follow the reviews and see what happens.

First of all, we had absolutely no idea that the family style menu was the only option. This…read moreshould have been made very clear to us when the reservations were made. Secondly, a portion of our family was not going to be able to make it originally due to a sporting event. However, plans were canceled and they were now available. I called to see if we could add them to our reservation, but they said there wasn't any room. I totally understood since it was the day of and Mother's Day. However, there was only one other group of people in the entire room besides us. A giant table was empty next to us for the entire duration of our meal that could've been used for our family. Instead, they had to stay at home. Lastly, the food was terrible. It was luke warm, ham looked old, the turkey looked like it was deli meat thrown on a plate with gravy, we never got a refill of our drinks, nothing was not seasoned and there was no salt/pepper in sight, two of us were missing silverware and we were told multiple times they'd bring some out (never did, had to take from a different table), and the worst part.... it ended up being $39 PER PERSON after gratuity and tax. What a joke! A very disappointing experience.

There was a wait to get in but it went pretty fast. However, that's where the fast stopped…read more I ordered a BLT and fries and my wife got a cheese burger called Hot Mama. It took about 1hr and 20 min before they landed on the table. Staff was friendly, bathrooms okay. The food was okay, but I don't know if I would want to wait that long again.

I love their buffalo chicken sandwich. The burgers are great. We've also had their fried tenderloin…read moregreat french fries great service one of my favorite places.

Is your business still ope, I tried calling and I don't get anything, I was going to com down on…read moreThursda; so before I drive two hours just wanted to make sure you open

We were on our way to Cincinnati and it was almost lunchtime. That's when I remembered that this…read moreplace was just a few minutes off the highway and was recently awarded a James Beard award for their fried chicken. I'm glad we stopped here. The chicken was worthy of all the accolades. The service was good too.

This is a cute little dive bar that's open for everyone whether your straight or gay. I never…read morethought they were open but now they have drag shows every Saturday night called the Diamond Divas at 10pm and 12:30am. They are awesome. The drag queens are great and the cast is so nice. They actually mingle with the patrons and are so cool to hang out with. They make a big city thing feel so tight knit and make you family. It's definitely worth checking out. Great drinks as well. Don't forget the kick ass music! It's great because there is no place to go see a drag show anywhere close to here so I'm glad they brought it here. It's so close to Columbus and Seymour. It's much cheaper than going to Indy or Louisville and just as fun!

HORRIBLE .As soon as we walk in-dirty tables/NO server,went 2 sit outside,Dirty tables,pile of…read morerubber mats sitting in a pile,Dirty cooler on wheels sitting in isle.It was really awful.Food was typical Fried bar food. Dirty floors, bathrooms walls & just overall disgusting-DONT GO 1-plus/Bartender was nice/Official

Love this place! The food is good especially their wings! Service is always excellent and prompt!…read moreThe ambiance is great especially when they have bands!

Fun place but the bathrooms are disgusting. The toilet seats are so loose you can't even sit on…read morethem and they're just dirty and gross and that's enough of a reason for me to quit coming in there something needs to be done about them

We have eaten inside and also get take out. The food is always well prepared and tastes delicious…read more We've had friendly service every time.

The service was excellent. The waitresses were very friendly and welcome me with open arms Michelle…read moreTosha & Emma , and I ordered some food and it was really good it is a non-smoking, establishment which is awesome and it was very clean.

Waitress was not friendly and told us to order now after we requested a few minutes of chatting. My…read moreparty was four adults and one dinner of fishettes was not completely cooked and was visibly slimy and cool on the inside. Our waitress could have cared less and offered no can I get you something else or a replacement. The individual whose dinner was ruined did not eat and had to pay for their dinner. This is the second time in two years we experienced a problem with food. Sadly, this time the waitress was so unwelcoming that we will NOT grace this restaurant with our dining needs in the future.