I've heard amazing things about the spot, and had a great experience with my friends. Unfortunately, I would not order any of these foods again, although a lot of my friends did enjoy them. The fried ravioli is an interesting texture, with breading around the dough. My friends loved this, but it was a bit chewy for me. The flavor of the marinara sauce was great. The calamari wasn't much thicker cut with very thin bread compared to anything I've tried before. This was a bit too much for me, but again, my friends liked this! The artichoke dip had a strange flavor to me, it was a bit less cheesy than others I've had in the past. The bread we got for the table was the star of the show for me, despite not being a huge red person myself! This was so warm, with large pads and butter, and the flavor and texture was absolutely perfect. I would definitely come back for this alone! The salad I got was all right, although it had a bit too much dressing despite me asking for this on the side. The shrimp was good, the items in the salad were good as well. I was surprised with the low price of this solid, including a protein for around $22! The desserts at the end of our visit were also impressive. The favorite for our table was the carrot cake, with a lemon blueberry, being a very close! The carrot cake was delicious with the rich cream cheese frosting. The lemon blueberry cake had the texture of a muffin, with delicious icing on top. We also got the chocolate cake, but none of us loved this, as it was far too rich without being very sweet. All in all, this will not be a spot I recommend going forward. I had a nonalcoholic Moscow mule, which was not good, I couldn't finish it. I believe they make their own ginger beer, possibly? The flavor was far different than any mule I have had in the past I would come back if this place is suggested, and I would plan to fill up on bread, and probably get a salad with the dressing on the side. Our server did a pretty good job, with us having seven people total. The best part of this place is the ambience of being on the lake! read more

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The staff were so kind and I'm sure the view is nice. The wings were so good and tender. Also got the potstickers which were great. Presentation is great considering this place is slightly more pricey than many surrounding restaurants. read more

Charlie's On the Lake - Boneless Wings - Steakhouses Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Met some friends for a holiday lunch and was surprised that just about everything on the menu was $16.95 (salads/sandwiches/entrees). Sides vary and price includes a beverage. I had the blackened grouper (bit spicy) and broccoli - very good! Friends had salmon or shrimp dishes. The cheesy shrimp dish looks delish! Service was fantastic. read more

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What a great place! I attended a lunchtime Rotary club meeting in the back and things couldn't have been better. The space was set nicely, the food was great, and all of the servers were amazing. I knew regular meals were great, and I'm happy to know they do an awesome job for group events. Thanks! read more

I had lunch with my bosses. The parking lot was full, so we expected the restaurant to be packed. It wasn't. The party room was full, but the main restaurant was not. We were seated right away, greeted by our server, and she took our order. She provided good service throughout our time there. While the conversation was great the food was disappointing. I say that because it's been years, like mid 2000's. At the time the food was good. We would get together as a family and have dinner. As I digressed, the steak had no flavor. Not even the sauce. The fries were a mix of fresh and stale. The dessert was good. That was a plus. read more

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Grouper was very mushy. Bang bang shrimp was good. Service was very good. The atmosphere is very warm and cozy. The decor is very nice and comfortable. We might try the salmon next time. read more

Our first time here. Lunch now of specialty menu. Pasta and sandwich. All is really good. We are the only customers today at 3pm. read more

Charlie's On the Lake - Steakhouses Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Cod and Scallops were delicious. Clean place. Friendly staff. Worth the trip from Lincoln for quality seafood.

Great venue. The food was good and the service was excellent. I had a steak sandwich and fries. The steak was tender and very flavorful.

Wow! Pros: Gorgeous patio seating. It's so pretty, and they even have duck food you can purchase for a quarter to feed nearby ducks (there's a gate you can open to walk around the water) and the small pond featured tons of tiny turtles. My kids were in heaven. A huge menu. It's always a fantastic problem when everything sounds so good you can't decide what to order. Even the kids menu had plenty of options - and my pickiest eater found multiple things he liked on it. The service was wonderful. I'm so disappointed in myself that I've forgotten our servers name, because I would absolutely give her a shout out. My drink glass was never empty before she replaced it with a fresh refill, our order was correct, and she was super friendly. The portions were huge. I ordered the shrimp po boy, and my husband ordered the lobster roll. When it came out there was so much we decided to split each order so we could try a little of both. Next time we go we could easily order one meal to share - and then we would have room for dessert (which looked SO delicious in the case, but we were too full to try this time) Cons: We live an hour away, and cannot possibly eat here as much as we would like Our kids won't let us try any other restaurants in Omaha, because they are now Charlie's fans for life. read more

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Well the millionaire martini and tickle tackelberry drinks are amazing. In fact you can not go wrong with many of their drinks. The best part is they leave the martini shaker at your table so you get extra to drink. The fish is great and cooked to order. Can sit outside on the patio and their happy hour is super good. The staff is always friendly. The prices are a little on the high side but the quality is amazing. read more

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Won't be back. Mediocre service. Bland food. Salad brought to table and in five minutes main course was delivered. Had four different meals, all were bland. Way.... Overpriced. read more

Went here for an early New Years Eve drink and apps. I had the espresso martini and it was amazing! Food was pretty good with the havarti steak bites and edemame. The problem was with the server. She seemed in a hurry to take our order, but once the drinks and food were delivered she forgot all about us. We had to flag her down after having empty drink glasses for 10 minutes to ask for more water and another martini. She didn't clear off any of our dishes until we asked even though we had them stacked nicely do her to take. I know there were busy and we were in the bar area but a little attention would have gone a long way. read more

Charlie's On the Lake - Steakhouses Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

I had always heard of this Omaha classic but never got to adventure out to lunch/dinner with a view until today! First off the location is beautiful and the interior is welcoming just as much as the staff is. They are ON it making sure you're being attended and served. The menu offers so many delicious options it seems you can't really go wrong with your decision. Great flavors and great experience, will be back to enjoy that patio read more

Charlie's On the Lake - Jimmy's Sonoran Salad - Steakhouses Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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I took My family (5 of us) to celebrate my recent move to Elkhorn. We had a 3 Pm reservation on Saturday. We all wanted to order lobster. Unfortunately for us, the server failed to mention they "were Out of lobster" at 3 pm on a Saturday (?) WTH? When the 1st person started to order our waitress advised us they had no lobster. We all had to review the menu to pick something else. Waitress didn't give a RIP whether we were happy or not. We should have left then. My son had grouper which was very thin, flat as a pancake, over Cooked & dry. Daughter had scallops which were tiny (appeared to be microwaved) and over cooked. I had fried shrimp which were "ok". 2 Friends had ribeyes which were less than average. The bill was hefty while the food was less than good. BTW, the Martini's were great. Will I ever return? Nope. I wish I had read these reviews prior to going. Poor food , mediocre service & no atmosphere at all. Waitress never returned to see if we were happy with our food; she just handed me the bill. I wish I hadn't wasted my time and $$$$ there. PS. A wedding party/reception arrived around 5. We're pretty sure they got the lobster. read more

Owner is rude and unprofessional. Told me a well done steak was a "perfect" mid rare, because he found a tiny bit of something resembling pink in the very center. Further stated he had no idea how to satisfy me if that was not satisfactory!!! Total narcissistic and NO customer skills!!! read more

Bar not even busy & it took over 10 minutes for us to get our drinks!! No sense of urgency!! Wonder why they're so slow??? read more

Great food and great service! We went there for pasta and wine and it's always a treat!

Happy hour on a Monday. We had nice service helpful answering our questions. Plentiful portions. Lots to choose from. Atmosphere was lovely.

Restaurant have nice patio with lake view, Charlie on the lake is #1 on the list. Meat, seafood and vegetarian all have in menu. Highly recommended must try!! read more

Charlie's On the Lake - a plate of food on a table - Steakhouses Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Went there for my birthday I ordered fish and it was undercooked My husband had their T-bone special and it was overcooked. So the waitress had them remake the steak and it was so tough. Very disappointed in our meals. I had a wonderful chocolate martini. But left hungry. read more

Don't order the seafood enchiladas. All I could fi d inside was 1 tiny shrimp in each. Very disappointing.

Great food and great atmosphere. I've been here for lunch and for dinner and the food has been great. Had the grouper sandwich for lunch with clam Chowder and it was amazing. Dinner I had the tuna and havarti steak app was wonderful. Highly recommend. read more

Charlie's On the Lake - Havarti steak bites - Steakhouses Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Charlie's has changed over the years. It's not quite as polished, and it could use a renovation, but a lot of stuff is still solid. Outdoor seating is fantastic, and the staff is friendly and accommodating. Chicken Marsala and the Catfish are my go to. I guess the biggest issue is that it's gotten more casual, but a lot of the price points haven't. But lunch is fairly priced, and overall you won't be disappointed if you don't expect it to be the same place as it was 20 years ago. read more

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Stella beer was stale. Grilled Grouper was super thin not much meat and really oily. Twice bake were dry like they sat out over nite. However the bread was excellent. Service was ok. read more

Service was okay. To be honest, I was largely disappointed with the food, especially for the price. The buffalo wings were very good. Actually they were the best part of our meal. My husband ordered the almond encrusted chicken. It was a bit salty. The side salad was good - specifically because of the homemade thousand island dressing. I ordered the crab Louie salad. It was a large bowl of lettuce half an avocado and some diced tomato. There was some crab on top but that was very watery and tasteless. read more

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I wish I could give 3.5 stars. The food was good, but not great. and the service was good. The issue is more ambience/environment. It was deserted and cluttered at the same time. And the floor was sticky. read more

Great for eating at the bar. Seating for dinner is good. Must try outdoors when the weather allows. It's meals at the bar with my delightful wife that make this place ideal. She digs such, and the food is very tasty. Been there a few times now, and can see why she likes it so much. It's also close to the AMC theaters, which makes for a great spot before or after. Parking has, thus far, been easy. Entry and exit is before the location, and if you miss it, you'll need to turn around and go back. Not an easy place for stealth entry or exit. :) read more

First and last time coming here. I ordered the Cajun Creole Catfish with a twice baked potato. The dish was bland, had no detectable spice, the fish tasted a little off and was possibly overcooked, and to top it all off it the entire dish was buried under a 1/4th inch thick layer of cheese. The twice baked potato tasted old and had absolutely no flavor, even after dumping salt and pepper on it. The bread was almost chewy enough to be classified as bubble gum. The service was somewhat lackluster too; took a while to get plates removed, drink refills and the food out. The inside atmosphere was dark and dreary and the restaurant itself seemed cluttered in certain areas. The tables also had these weird glass tops over black cloth that kept shifting and moving around. I don't see how this place is an Omaha staple, it was nearly empty when we arrived, the food is lackluster, and the prices are too high for the quality you get. Even if I had eaten outside by the lake I don't think it would have made up for everything else. read more

I've been to Charlie's a few times over the past 10 years. I've dined on the patio and inside. I do appreciate the classy yet comfortable ambiance. I really enjoy a well made cocktail and our 'perfect margaritas' were just that, perfect! I don't always compliment the bartender separately but I did complement her on the way out. Our waiter, Nathan was very attentive and gave us great service! We had catfish, mine was blackened and my husband had the Cajun catfish. Very tasty and cooked just right! Bravo to the chef! We will return and I highly recommend this restaurant! Marcie read more

My wife, my son and I visited Charlie's for lunch today. My wife and son both ordered the white trash hash and I ordered the shrimp po boy. The waitress was very good. She was attentive and brought us our drinks and food right away. She also made certain our drinks and drinks were always filled. Charlie's improved the white trash hash by using breakfast potatoes. My son and wife loved it. Very large portions. I have mixed review on the shrimp po boy. It came out on two long rolls. The shrimp were perfectly cooked. It needed more sauce on the bun. The sandwiches didn't have any lettuce. The sandwich was covered in crumbled blu cheese. I like blu cheese. It was too much. I would rather have lettuce and tomato on top with a sprinkling of blue cheese. That would be an excellent combination. The sandwich was very filling. If there was less blue cheese and added lettuce on the po boy it would be a 5 star rating. read more

Charlie's On the Lake - White trash hash - Steakhouses Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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One of the worst experiences dining I've ever had in my entire life. 1. Sat at a table with bird poop all over it. 2. Didn't like my food, asked for something else. 3. I took one bite of my food, they told me no I couldn't have something else. 4. Manager was so rude to my elderly father who said, "Are you serious? He can't get a different plate?" She responded, "That's our best dish, everyone likes it. You're not getting free food." We never asked for free food. 5. Owner brushed us off and told us "Leave a bad Yelp review, I don't care". We tipped the waiter correctly, not her fault. Management is disgusting and rude. Go to any other restaurant by a lake. This place is not worth it. read more

We visited this restaurant on 5/31/24. Our server was amazing and kind. The food was terrible. I ordered a filet and it tasted so old and mushy I couldn't even eat it my son ordered a burger and the meat smelled so bad and tasted worse (we had to spit it out). We told our server and the manager didn't even bother to come to table to talk to us! The table next to us was also complaining of their food. No refund was given or offered. read more

Disappointing. I made reservations for Charlie's On the Lake for Mother's Day. I check the website and we were looking forward to trying thier brunch items. No where did they say that they had a Buffett. We we got there the staff was still trying to figure things out. We were seat at a booth that had crud on the wall. The waitress was nice and clean it right away. Afterwards she said that they did not have their menu that day and that they were only serving the buffett for $26 per person. During the time of Covid we question how safe a Buffett would be. Especially when their was crud on the wall. We left. I am very disappointed with them, as if we would have known it was buffet only we would have not waisted our time. This put a huge damper on Mother's Day and we won't be going there for a long time. read more

Their seafood enchiladas are some of the best I've ever had in town, hands down excellent! Will definitely be back for more great food from here!! read more

Front door stuck and wouldn't open; thought it was closed. Fix your door and make it look inviting. Someone finally unstuck the door to let us in. Dark and dreary inside, but a lotof big TVs with bad quality images. A wanna-be sports bar now? The lunch menu did not match the online menu. It's actually very limited with the only side dish being hash browns for lunch. Out of lobster, so no lobster roll. Settled for a BLT with salmon which was sloppy with mayo and shredded iceburg lettuce on a roll that fell apart. Tasteless. Hubby's bloody mary didn't come with the fixins'. They never brought his hash browns at all. The margarita had cheap liquor. A complete waste of time and money!!! Server said there were food shortages--that doesn't makeany damn sense. This place went down the tubes. Oh, it's not a lake; it's a pond that faces an apartment complex. They need to resurface the parking lot and pick up the beer bottles off the grass. Definitely looking trashy. read more

I'm a fan of the blackened tuna sampler & shrimp cocktail for starters. It's always been fresh & prepared perfectly! Add an Award Winning Martini & you're off to a great start! My husband ordered the lobster roll that looked yummy. It comes on 2 hoagie style-looks house made bread. He combined everything into 1 sandwich. You can see chunks of lobster that impressed me. I had the Boston Cod over rice with parmesan crust. That was light & fluffy-not too fishy tasting! WE would definitely order all the above again! It's especially nice dining outside on the patio by the water! WE love it here! read more

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Nice atmosphere, dark, classy, and kinda divey. Martinis are great!!!! I think that is what they won Best of Omaha 2012 for. The food was ok, standard steakhouse/seafood fare but pretty pricey. Everything we ordered was dunked in cream or cheese, so it was not very healthy..and very rich. My taste buds were begging me for a break. I'd give the martinis a 5 and the food a solid 3. Service was good, but something was lacking about my experience here. Maybe I'd give it another try sometime in the future. read more

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Delicious food! My husband got the fish n chips and I got the chicken fettuccini Alfredo. Both meals came with a side of salad or soup. I got the house salad and my husband got the clam chowder. We also shared the fried ravioli as a a appetizer. So so delicious! The service was a little slow and the prices were a bit high but overall a good experience and we will be back. read more

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Back in the day (1997-2000), this was a really good restaurant. We've been here to eat twice since we moved back and the food has just been okay. First time I had the seafood pasta, the second, the lobster roll. Both weren't to my liking. However, I thought their clam chowder was decent and my husband liked the oysters on the half shell. The service was good. Another positive is the mixed drinks. I had the Charlie's Cosmo and it's still as good and boozy as I remembered. I would go back for just drinks (and maybe an appetizer) on the patio... read more