Hearty, delicious breakfasts for hunters, fishers, and plant workers. The service is attentive and helpful. The environment is ok. The coffee is quite good for breakfast drip. The highlight has to be the large, tasty breakfasts. read more

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My server Miracle made me feel very welcome from the start when ordering. I got the onion rings for an appetizer and I was VERY impressed with the good quantity and quality of them all. I got the jumbo shrimp dinner that came with a house salad and baked macaroni. Both were absolutely delicious and that baked mac HAS to have won some awards, its THAT good. The overall ambiance is very welcoming and the service was great. Miracle was like a MIRACLE. Also all my appreciation and kudos to all the cooks. Excellent food all around. I HIGHLY recommend Charlies to everyone AAAAA+++ read more

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Our fried veal and pork chops were overcooked. The baked macaroni and cheese didn't taste like anything.

Love ANY of the food. Breakfast: beignets, pancakes, quesadillas, shrimp and grits. The service is second to none. It's homey and practical inside. Nice and clean. read more

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This a old school locals restaurant but the food is good and the servings size are big. I got the Bywater Yuppie and added alligator sausage. The omelette was cooked great and had good flavor. The toast had plenty of butter like I enjoy. The wait staff was super attentive, and greeted me just after I sat down. The worked well as a team helping each other with clearing plates and refilling beverages. The menus is very large but it is like many breakfast lunch and dinner restaurants all in one menu. They have all American and Cajun choices. I believe anyone can find something here. The prices are fair and you can tell the people are local and come here regularly. I will bring friends and family here to show them another place for a good meal. Great job Charlie's Crew. read more

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Decided to order takeout from Charlie's one night with my parents. We called to place our order and they went to pick it up. I ordered the loaded baked potato with fried shrimp (I've had it a few times and it's always good) and my parents ordered the stuffed shrimp with macaroni. When they came back with the food and we opened the plates we realized that their stuffed shrimp were pretty dark. They decided to try it and could not eat it. They said it had a funny smell and the shrimp were very hard. Seems like it may have been old stuffed shrimp that were just sitting in the back of the freezer. They called the restaurant and brought the food back. They replaced the stuffed shrimp and made them some new ones. These were better and you could tell they were fresher (even though it was still pretty dark). However they were pretty salty. Seems that some things in the menu there can be hit or miss. read more

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This is a great spot with some good food and a nice bar. The prices are quite reasonable for the huge portion sizes of food you get and the beers are also a great value. If you're travelling from New Orleans you get to enjoy riding through some beautiful oak trees beside the road that form an arch over the road in some spots. The only real negative I've had here is that the service is sometimes less than perfect and might forget some of your order so you have to remind them sometimes. They do have changing daily specials and they offer a really good selection of New Orleans style food along with friendly service. They also do quite a nice brunch on Sunday and offer some items you probably won't even find in the city limits of NOLA. They have an impressively sized menu with MANY excellent choices that should please most tastes. Overall this is a nice spot to visit that also usually provides a pleasant drive from NOLA so it is a worthwhile endeavor to visit and experience this joint. They were cash only for years but now they take credit cards. My video review of Charlie's Restaurant & Catering is here: https://youtu.be/J9MED31ATUM read more

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Sooooo good! The service was excellent, the cocktail (lemon drop martini) was delicious and the food was outstanding with huge portions and great prices!!! read more

Charlie's Restaurant & Catering - Raging Asian Shrimp appetizer - Seafood Near Me - Violet, Louisiana

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This was my second time eating here and this restaurant is one of the best Secrets in the city. It is a top notch restaurant. Their menu has a huge variety in it and they do everything well. I got the stuffed fish, grilled, it had a shrimp and crawfish sauce on top of it and it was just absurdly delicious. All of their side dishes are really good, the green beans are awesome. This restaurant is kind of out of the way but it could be right in the heart of New Orleans and would be considered the best restaurant around read more

Love this place. Great food and friendly staff. Had a shrimp po-boy that was perfect. My wife had the veal parmigiana. Again, really good. Aldo really enjoyed the French fries with debris and cheese read more

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Food was absolutely delicious! I had the fried catfish and my wife had the stuffed shrimp. Serving size was huge, plenty of leftovers. Server was very nice and checked in regularly. read more

Try the restaurant again same experience from before had allergic reaction again last outcome from the last alert reaction. The owner wasn't for coming. He was rude and told me that my wife should've ordered something with tomatoes on. It didn't allow me to say anything otherwise but I thought that was kind of disrespectful cause I can't eat tomatoes that means she can't eat tomatoes so as a result, I will not be recommending Charles to anyone ever in life read more

Incredible food, great service. Reasonable price for good Home cooking. Home like environment.

Bring an appetite because the portions are big and the food is amazing. Dinners, sandwiches everything is packed full of flavor. The marinara sauce is some of the best. Never had a bad meal from the chop steak and debris to soup and gumbo. Service could be better, but it's ok. Dinner type feel nothing special but you come for the food. read more

Charlie's Restaurant & Catering - Chopped steak with debris grays and rice - Seafood Near Me - Violet, Louisiana

Great breakfast & wonderful service!! Staff made sure we had drinks & checked back while we were eating!! Will go back if we are in the area read more

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Good food got some Redfish with Crawfish sauce excellent. The menu is huge fish, shrimp hamburger it's got everything The service was good food & fast The Ambiance, well it's in Vital so let's it's local. It's kind of Dinner & Dive place but the 5rip sticking good. read more

Charlie's Restaurant & Catering - Seafood Near Me - Violet, Louisiana

Walked in and there was a sign that read to seat yourself. Sat down at the bar at about 6 on a Saturday night, wasn't very busy. Service was good, I didn't need much attention. Ordered the debris fries and that's kind of a let down. It's just rally's fries with roast beef and gravy, the roast beef isn't even shredded up it came with huge chunks. The shrimp poboy I ordered a half a poboy and I was also charged for that but surely didn't seem like half-if that is half I'd love to see the full size poboy. The shrimp poboy was good, only complaint is the bread, they can use better bread but by no means was it bad. There's a decent amount of seating, low lighting. I guess it isn't the worst choice, but I wouldn't go back. I paid $20 for the half poboy, debris fries, and one beer. read more

Charlie's Restaurant & Catering - Debris Fries, Fried Shrimp Poboy - Seafood Near Me - Violet, Louisiana

Food was not eatable, pot roast was not fresh, poorly seasoned, gravy seemed canned, mash potato's were not fresh could have been serval days old or possibly reheated too long of a time. Green beans were not great either. Server was very nice. The ambiance needs refreshment, soap and water and Paint. read more

Always has delicious salads and seafood. Love the fried oysters and fried shrimp. Love many selections.

Amazing food and great portions!!! Also super great service!! Had the veal with gravy and Mac n cheese!! Huge overstuffed poboys!

Charlies was cool. It was a late brunch choice but we were pleasantly surprised. I had the crawfish craver omelette and bread pudding. The wife had corn bisque and the debris fries. My kid had french toast with eggs. All was pretty good. The corn bisque was probably our least favorite but the debris fries (roast beef over Cajun fries) were a hit! read more

I just had a Cajun po'boy. Shrimp and sausage. I ordered the full size and it was HUGE. Tasted great. Sausage was outstanding. Prices are reasonable. Picture is what I have left of the sandwich and a small order of fries. Enough for tomorrow. The don't have draft beer but the bottled was reasonable. Atmosphere was cafe style, nothing fancy. When we were there, there was a large table of fireman, so locals must like it. The gumbo looked outstanding. Service was attentive and quick. This northerner was extremely satisfied Would definitely recommend read more

Charlie's Restaurant & Catering - This is what I'm taking home. Could only eat half. - Seafood Near Me - Violet, Louisiana

I had the special of the day Mamas Rump roast with mashed potatoes and gravy and green beans. It was EXCELLENT! Service was good and food came out fast. If you're in St. Bernard Parish you should definitely give it a try! read more

Charlie's Restaurant & Catering - Mamas Rump Roast with mashed potatoes and green beans. Delicious! - Seafood Near Me - Violet, Louisiana

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A shiny star in St Bernard! Simply the best.... From breakfast to supper.... Hands down a class operation!

I'm partially from Louisiana. My husband and I come to New Orleans once a year and stay in various places. This year we camped at St. Bernard's State Park. I'm very particular about my Creole and Cajun food... YES THERE'S A DIFFERENCE!! Instead of going into town for "cajun" food... try going out of town for the Bayou Stuffed Catfish Platter... fried... at Charlie's Restaurant and Catering!! Holy Moly... it like my mawmaw rose from the dead and made us dinner!!!! LOVED!! read more

If you're looking for fine dining this isn't the place , BUT if you want damn good reasonably priced home cooked food this IS your place!!! Never a bad meal here! Charlie's does not look like much from the outside and being 20 minutes from New Orleans it's more of a locals place but the extensive menu has something for everyone. IT IS WORTH THE DRIVE! Po boys of all types, seafood , several down home plates ( mamas rump roast , crawfish bisque, award winning gumbo and the Veal Swiss baby!), HUGE salads , great steaks and BBQ ribs are all available daily/ nightly . Awesome omelette and breakfast are served daily from open til 2 pm. And a must have dessert is the strawberry beignets ; a one of a kind delight with fresh hot strawberry beignets , vanilla ice cream , whip cream caramel and strawberry sauce drizzled over it all . The decor is nothing fancy but does have some local pieces done by local artists on the walls . A fully stocked bar and several big screen TVs are there too. Service is always great with each sever being friendly and having unique personality. Always great service. Plenty parking but it is on a busy highway in a dimly lit area. My favorites are the Veal Swiss Baby - paneer thin cut veal with Swiss cheese melted over it and covered with sautéed onions and brown gravy, usually served up with mashed potatoes with brown gravy and their amazing green beans that are loaded with bacon and spices! Finish up with the strawberry beignets! Best bang for your buck!!!! read more

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Busy place, good service, but food was just okay. Now maybe this is because I opted for fried chicken at what seems to be more of a seafood place, but if it is on the menu, I expect it to be good. The chicken coating was awesome, but it was more moist than the chicken under it. I got a 2 piece meal, which was two very small pieces - a wing and what looked like a small thigh but was white meat. Side of mac and cheese was awesome, prices were good. I would definitely give it another shot - but maybe stick to the seafood. read more

Rough night at Charlie's. On our way down to Shell Beach so we wanted to stop for dinner. Charlie's was the recommended place to stop on a Monday so we did. Service is as overly slow and she forgot a couple of our dishes. Gumbo to start and got my buddies plate wrong. Po'boy was good though. I'm sure we'll be back the next tome we are down. read more

A really good dining experience... I mean really good experience...We had some seafood, fried chicken and an omelet which my wife has talked about for the past week. Additionally, they have a killer cornbread that is worth every penny of 2 dollars.. Really good food. read more

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Great food, good service, reasonable prices. Two complete meals for under $40.00. Food delivered in 11 minutes from when we sat down at the table. Reminds me of the type of restaurant that every neighborhood had in New Orleans where I grew up in the 40s and 50s. We will return. read more

Food is good. Service is ok. The prices are not ok. I know this is a beloved place like another in da parish but too much money for what it is. read more

We returned to Charlie's because we needed to satisfy our craving for a real Cajun PoBoy. Our server was very pleasant and very helpful making good recommendations . We were served bread and butter to start. The bread was really too dry to eat. The shrimp they used in the PoBoy was great. Unfortunately the bread was also very dry and stale. It was toasted but this was not just a toasted dry - it was dry like it had been sitting out a while. They included way too little lettuce and the tomatoes tasted old. We ate the shrimp off the sandwiches and left most of the rest. The portion sizes are HUGE. We ordered half size po boys and a shared order of onion rings and it was way more than we could eat. We also ordered fried pickles which were really good. The spicy sauce was interesting- I believe it had vinegar and hot sauce or spices in a ranch base. I love spicy sauce but preferred the ranch this time. I hate giving Charlie's three stars because we were so impressed the last few times we traveled here. But our Po Boys were very disappointing and we have been waiting two years to get here again for them! read more

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Very slow and poor service. Couldn't get order right and 2 parties were seated after and ate before us.

Delicious, huge portions, reasonably priced. Mamma's beef roast Po Boy, fried catfish, red beans, sweet cornbread and bread pudding for dessert. All scrumptious. Highly recommend. read more

Charlie's Restaurant & Catering - Seafood Near Me - Violet, Louisiana

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This place piles on a lot of food for the price. Service has always been exceedingly quick & personable. You won't be disappointed

Food is really good, servers are polite, however the service is always very slooooow! The place could be empty still takes forever to get your food order. Ambiance is clean but very loud. Not a place to relax and enjoy a family meal. read more

We had a lovely dinner here last night. Staff was courteous and attentive. Beer came with cold mugs. BBQ Shrimp was on point. Gumbo roux was dark, dark and the half crab was divine. The Shrimp Boat is loaded with goodies, including the crab balls, which was heavenly. Eat up and enjoy! read more

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I wasn't expecting much for my first visit to Charlie's in Violet, but I was pleasantly surprised. Charlie's has an extensive menu of cajun specialities and down-home favorites. I had the fried catfish and jambalaya special. The fish and jambalaya were excellent. The most impressive thing was the waitress. I was part of party of about 50 people and the waitress served all of us by herself. She was a super-woman and should be nominated waitress of the year. read more

Charlie's Restaurant & Catering - Seafood Near Me - Violet, Louisiana

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Great place!!! Great food!!! Great staff!!!! Definitely the best restaurant in St. Bernard Parish!

Had the crawfish baked potato it was good, but then put the corn and crawfish soup on top and it was great!!!! Very nice people and good food. read more