Service and ambiance were good. We found the food really disappointing. My father's carrots and broccoli on his vegetable plate weren't even warm. The extra "butter" they brought didn't taste like butter and didn't melt. We asked to have the broccoli cooked so my father could chew it and we were done eating by the time it arrived. My salmon was dry--overcooked and the rest of the food just wasn't tasty imo. I expected much more from a "scratch" kitchen. read more

Don't go here unless you want to wait three hours for food and the same for drinks. It's badly set up , and apparently poorly managed. All the food is drenched in salt and cooked in some kinda pork. If you don't eat pork or you are a vegetarian you are basically screwed walking in this place . Ambiance is nice but completely wasted on this restaurant. read more

The Cajun chicken bowl is not Cajun at all. Says it's served with blackened chicken, red beans and rice with pico. The chicken isn't blackened, it's grilled with a little bit of Cajun seasoning, the red beans and rice are not Cajun at all either. They're white rice with red beans in it. Disappointed. It was good but not at all what I expected being from Louisiana. When I was asked how it was I said it was good but not Cajun. She said well this is port charlotte Florida. I get it, but don't advertise it as something it isn't. read more

I honestly think the menu needs a little bit of an update...no chicken wings ...in 2023...what are we in the 80's.They served us our spinach dip and chips and the chips were not even a bit warm...cold chips !!?!? Seriously???? The plating is so rushed and the pasta was extremely dry.the garlic bread that came with the pasta was hard as a rock.THENNNNNN....I asked for a monster cookie with no nuts and it came with nuts...I also asked for a cheesecake with strawberries on the side and the strawberries came all over it .Any good server would check the food before it is served to the people.AND DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE STEAK...it was very dry.And the chicken tenders were mighty dry.Never coming back here again read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Sirloin steak - American Near Me - Port Charlotte, Florida

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This was my first visit to this new location and if there was a no star option I'd choose it. First issue, the server told us a list of almost half of the menu items were out. Next, I ordered a simple chicken tenders meal (since not many choices on the menu)and my husband a monte cristo, it took exactly 50 mins to get our food on a non busy Monday nt. This was the kitchen crews fault, but the service in general was also not up to par, neither was the food. Then I asked for corn instead of cole slaw, I got my food with coleslaw and was told they're out of corn! WOW! Lastly, the few fries I got were room temp and tasted old. This will be my last visit, as there was not 1 positive about this restaurant. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Chicken Tender Platter (No. 8 Special) That's all the fries I got and was not fresh. - American Near Me - Port Charlotte, Florida

Very crowded. A good sign! We went with the intention of ordering the ribs. They were all out. We'll have to return

Waiting an hour to get our food, ridiculous! The ribs and salad were really good. My loaded bake potato (Luke warm) had 2 small pieces of shredded cheese, and no bacon. I was hoping that this place would be better than the Indiana location, fat chance. I'm not hard to please when it comes to food, but I do expect to get what I order/pay for. Pretty sure that I'm done with Cheddars! read more

First, all the servers treated us well and we were seated quickly. The food delicious and served quickly. At issue is a lot of don't haves Asked for Coors. No Coors Coors lite? Nope Fat tire? No Miller? No Miller light? No I'll have a water Pot pie? All out Sigh! read more

Great service ,huge portions of country fried steak, quick and efficient service! Drinks were always filled! read more

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Service: Excellent, waiter was fairly new but he did a very good job. Was attentive to our requests and polite, and friendly. Food: Appetizer sampler: It was all delicious Chicken Pot Pie: All I can is WOW! Salmon and Shrimp: Very good Food was hot and came out quickly, many people stayed they had issues with food temp and quality. Here's what I noticed, due to heavy volume, we opted to come at 5pm. I would say they were at half capacity by then. At 6pm, there was a line outside, it filled up quickly. They were training a lot of new staff today, so there were a few bumps when it came to seating at specific tables. Even getting dishes delivered. All I suggest to everyone, is be patient, this is a new place and naturally it gets busy QUICK. They are all still learning, including the kitchen staff. Our waiter struggled a little bit, I told him not to worry and take his time. When he realized I was not going to get uptight, he soon relaxed and did a great job. I am certain was they get more comfortable everything else will fall into place. Also, pricing was well worth the service and food, nice to get a meal for 2 under $60. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Chicken pie, salmon & shrimp, appetizer sampler - American Near Me - Port Charlotte, Florida

I decided to try the newly open Cheddars in Port Charlotte. I've never been to a Cheddars and have only heard great things , especially about their hot croissants they bring to the table! It was a bit of a wait even on a Sunday afternoon, roughly 45 mins nothing to terrible. Our sever was sweet with a bubbly personality and greeted us as soon as we were seated. The restaurant was clean with a comfy decor. The food was hot and definitely taste fresh and made from scratch. I went with the 6 ounce sirloin, broccoli and sweet baby carrots and my mom opted for the caesar salad and homemade chicken pot pie that look to die for! The prices are also a plus , fabulous prices on the entire menu. Ill definitely be back to try some of their other good comfort food items that are on the menu ! read more

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Great service, our server Was attentive. The food was good, not special, but good. I had the chicken pot pie and strawberry lemonade with strawberries in it. Hubby had a burger and up charged loaded fries. We will definitely go back! read more

Third visit in two or three months. Light slippage already noted. This may be due to the heavy customer influx in a short period of time. The Robot Cashier (apparently a Darden favorite) failed miserably and ran out of paper. The Wait Staff took care of it, though the split check became a "mess." Being a scatch ktchen makes it hard to explain what seemed to be pre made (and seemingly sat for awhile) fries. Country Fried Chicken was VERY tasty and the Burgers (two types were 1/2 lb. Each and "good". read more

2nd time here and it will be the last, too many better choices around. Drink special was a five dollar Tito's and cranberry juice, they were out of cranberry juice. Appetizer took forever and it was only spinach dip, restaurant half empty, not 1 person at bar. French fries old and cold, server brought "supposedly" new ones, look and tasted same, old and barely warm. read more

The food was awesome. I had the salmon with rice and it was delicious. Service was good. Just getting open I know it can be tough but I was patient it turn out good read more

My wife and I were seated at 1:35 pm. At 1:45 pm the waitress finally came over to greet us and take out drink order. After we served, the waitress came over and asked if we need anything else. I had baby back ribs so I said that would like extra napkins. She did not returned until we had completed our meal without napkins. We had put our empty drink glasses on the outside of the table, but no one offered to refill them. The food was OK. Not going back. read more

Went to Cheddars recently and I figured we would have to wait for a table. We walked right in and sat in a booth. It was no wonder we didn't wait. The food was terrible. The buffalo chicken wrap didn't come out with French fries and after the waiter retrieved them they were soggy and old. My wrap was half empty with more tortilla than chicken. The other wrap ordered was supposed to have lettuce and there seemed to be a few leaves of restocked like basil. Needless to say we won't be back there again. It's no wonder the place is folding.... read more

The restaurant was relatively empty when my husband and I entered. we chose to sit in the bar area. We were greeted by Persephone, the bartender/waitress and she took our drink order and brought us a delicious warm croissant with cinnamon butter. I opted for grilled salmon and broccoli my husband had ribs and shrimp. the broccoli was fresh and delightfully seasoned. I had asked for my salmon medium, and it was. Hubbys ribs were meaty and tender and the shrimp were fabulous. Service was excellent. All in all a pleasant surprise and a definite "go back" read more

Maybe because they are new and the servers are still learning but service was poor. It took forever to get drinks. The server forgot our appetizer order. The main course came out and presentation was less than desirable. I ordered the Dijon chicken breasts with mushrooms on a bed of rice. Well I thought the mushrooms were in the sauce. They weren't the breasts weren't on the bed of rice either but next to it with a pile of canned mushrooms on top. The corn was also canned and very obvious. My husband had the sirloin and ribs. The ribs were definitely pressure cooked and dried out. The steak was cooked to order. We won't be going back anytime soon. read more

My boyfriend and I went here on August 2 around 6:30pm. We were seated at a table right near the bathrooms in the corner. We waited maybe 20 minutes for the waitress to come over and get our drinks and appetizer order. She comes back 5 minutes later with the drinks and my boyfriend feels something coming up the straw, turns out it was a shard of glass from the rim of the glass. We called a waitress over (our waitress kept hiding from us). She apologized and brought a new drink out. Then we put our entrees in after another waitress had to go get our waitress. My order was correct while my boyfriend's order was extremely wrong but we didn't complain about it. We paid our bill and tipped, as we are leaving I see our waitress walking behind me and up to the hostess counter. All of a sudden I hear, "They were so rude." Now mind you, we didn't complain about the food except for having glass in the drink. We tried to be nice but she never introduced herself and barely interacted with us until we had to ask a different waitress to get her. I personally will not be returning to this restaurant but if you want to be ignored by staff then go right ahead. read more

Reasonable food. Great service and good restaurant. In a very hard location. I really like it.

I've been going to this location, since opening. I won't say its the worst place I have eaten in by any means, but there are some things I don't care for or would like to see changed. One thing is with the fries, they always taste weird. I don't know if it's the oil they use, something they put on them or they need another fry type. I've heard a few others complain too. I would say, they are my top two least liked fries in PC. To be honest, when I want a meal with fries, the fries keep me from visiting and I love chicken fingers and fries. They taste that bad to me. I do love the chicken tenders. Used to be bland with no taste, but lately they have been better. As always, the croissants are tasty. Sometimes they forget about bringing those. I would absolutely love it, if they would add a club on bread type sandwich. I would get that a lot. They don't have enough sandwich options for those who don't want salad, but also don't want a heavy meal. One of the biggest issues I have a lot there, is they are so slow preparing and bringing out your food. There have been times, where I have waited 45 minutes to almost an hour until my food came. After a while, I would lose my appetite from waiting so long. That's another big reason I don't care to go there as much as I did in the beginning. If other places can have your food out at a more reasonable speed, then Cheddar's should be able as well. Maybe it's short staffed, slow inexperienced workers or they need a better kitchen system. All I know is that I have found myself saying at times, "They take too long," when my husband wants to go to Cheddars. I will give credit for having a beautiful clean dining place. That's the very first thing I look for when trying a new place. If I go in and it's looking unclean, I turn around and leave, so I appreciate how clean it looks and feels. The environment is great. I'll still pay a visit to Cheddar's every so often. I just wish they could work on the few things I mentioned in my review. That way I would be more inclined to visit more read more

Had lunch with 35 ladies here this afternoon! Tammy was the best waitress I've ever had! I got full on the delicious cinnamon rolls and wasn't able to eat my chicken pot pie! Bravo Cheddars read more

Wait and wait then wait some more. Went to website to get added to wait list, website "no wait". Got to the Port Charlotte location and told 30 wait. When asked about wait list, we were told the website doesn't know how the kitchen is doing. Sat at bar for 30 min then was seated. Sat at table for 25 min when wife went to hostess and asked WTH? We were told we were at a booth that had no server. We were put here!!!! The drinks were good." read more

Service was terribly slow. Ordered drinks that took a while. Ordered appetizer,spinach cheese dip, took a while and half was warm the other half lukewarm. Went to order and they were out of more dishes than they offer. Settled for a cheeseburger and my wife had lemon pepper chicken both were delish. Seems whoever is in charge of inventory Didn't do a good job of ordering properly. The waiter said it was because of News years weekend. Made sense but the keeper of the inventory dropped the ball. Price very reasonable. We will return. read more

Mediocre... Cheese burger was tasteless and greasy, chicken fingers were ok the fires were greasy and tasted like old grease, probably the original grease in the frier since they opened a few months ago. Service was good. We'll be hard pressed to go back. read more

I love this place! I was so happy when I heard Cheddars was coming to Port Charlotte, as I frequented this restaurant in NW Ohio. I have been to the Port Charlotte location 4 times and each time has been perfect! The portions are huge and everything tastes good. This last time my server was Sharon who is AMAZING! Highly recommend! read more

I felt so bad for the manager, I didn't complain about how bad the food and service was. Why did I feel bad for the manager, she had 5 tables within our vicinity demanding to tell her how bad everything was with one table walking out. What a nightmare for the staff and that poor manager that was way in over her head.Chicken Tenders read more

Amazing food amazing service Slater, our waiter was amazing, Robin the bartender did a great job with the drinks and Tyler, the manager did a great job running the restaurant, I would give this place a very positive review and definitely looking forward to going back again and having a great time because they are doing so well for Port Charlotte, Florida, so if you're looking for a place to eat that has good prices, good drinks, good food, go to Cheddars scratch restaurant in Port Charlotte right by Best Buy on Murdock circle.definitely a 5 star rating review, so thank you guys at Cheddars scratch restaurant read more

We asked our waiter for our croissants and she said brb and came back 30 minutes later still with our then claiming she forgot went back again to get them took another 15 minutes and still didn't have them will not be coming back. read more

It seems like port Charlotte is in need Of restaurants, really busy, but too bad they can't handle it, how do you run out of Ribs early in the day, like 3:00, I'm not a fan of my waiter having piercings in nose and lips , not the kind of person that should be representing the company, the salad should be served before the main course, should not have to ask for it . The country fried steak is bad !! All breading. I will go back when the novelty wears off. Hopefully I won't get the same results .not a fan of canned green beans, I guess that's what they think is from scratch !!! read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - American Near Me - Port Charlotte, Florida

can not say anything bad about this place. took about 15 minutes to be seated, our waitress was very pleasant and attentive. started with Chips and queso which was good. my wife went with the chicken pot pie which was loaded with stock and gravy. I had the ribs and chicken tenders. the ribs were fall off the bone vs bite off the bone, but that was expected. both had good taste. read more

The restaurant wasn't very crowded but it took about 15 minutes for a server to come to our table. The service was so slow! The drinks were great!! The food, chicken fingers, meat loaf and shrimp were sub par. read more

Nice comfort meal at a reasonable price. Large portions that could be split. Clean and friendly staff

Food was good and the service was even better, our server was attentive & made sure we always had drinks filled

Slow service...been sitting here for almost an hour and still waiting for our meals. They keep promising it's coming out

Ok so hear me out. The expectation was REALLY high for this place. It's been packed every single day (from open to close) with an extremely long wait at ALL times. While this is to be expected with a recently opened restaurant in a small(ish) town what brings this brand new place down is what its actually in business for: the food! I will start off with the positives. The service was magnificent! Emily our server was extraordinary and an amazing server. The drinks are rich in flavor and size, props to the bartender who ever you are! Now, the main event of course. This establishment's, at least for tonight, crowning glory has got to be the croissants. I could come back just to eat those and have the drinks. Just might come back just for that purpose. The food was mediocre. Portions were ridiculously small (is that really a 8 oz. Salmon?) for the price. The steak was dry even while cooked medium and the sides we either lukewarm or just plain bland. The queso was most definitely room temperature. Overall, ok food, ridiculoudly small servings, high prices, long wait time (30 mins turned into an hour) but great service and drinks. Oh and did I mention the croissants?? read more

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Great restaurant! Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious. Everything is made from scratch. Servers are great and quick with refills, etc. Size of restaurant is deceiving - parking lot was crowded, so we thought we 'd have to wait, but once we entered we were sat immediately. There are lots of tables and booths. Looking forward to next visit. read more

Excellent dining experience ! Our server was engaging, courteous & attentive. Our dinners were delicious ! My husband had a steak & I had the chicken pot pie. The croissants were a sweet surprise ! We'll be back ! See you soon ! Thank you !!!!! read more

Just had dinner at Cheddar's for the first time ever. We've lived in Port Charlotte for a couple years now, from Chicago. The service was great! Had a wonderful experience with Edward. We have a six year old boy, and he brought his food first and was very kind and courteous. Will return very soon! Great hire! read more