We were craving for Indian food and this is the only one open based on Yelp. The food is amazing! The service lady at the back of the counter needs to improve her customer service skills. The person who came from the back and served our food was the exact opposite. He was very nice and accommodating. The ambiance was clean. We ordered around 10:30am and we were informed that they start serving at 11. Since we already ordered, we decided to wait. The prices were reasonable. Food was just cooked and it tastes great. Still giving it 5 starts. Just ask the lady to improve her attitude. This place is highly recommended. read more

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I am writing this the same day as I visited this restaurant because I wanted to get my opinions on it written as fresh as possible. I also just woke up from an incredible food coma from eating so much. Was craving something different for breakfast with the family and decided to give this place a try. Came in noticed nobody inside. Usually, that make be a bit nervous, especially then the breakfast spot next door was pretty busy. Still, my family and I decided to give it a try and boy are glad we did. We ordered chicken tikka masala, hyderabadi haleem (a savory goat porridge), hummus topped with shawarma and some naan. For drinks, they were doing a pop up that served matcha, we ordered a banana matcha and a fig matcha, oat milk is an option. Everything smelled delicious and my wife and I fell in love with the food even before we tasted it. The Chicken Tikka Masala was creamy, hat the right spice to it and the chicken was very tender. I never tried the goat porridge before being a fan of Chinese porridge, I decided to be adventurous and very happy that I did. It isnt as complex as the chicken tikka masala in terms of different flavors but through its simplicity, you can really taste the goat and pairs really well with what my wife and I describe as some of the best most buttery naan we have ever had. I never tried hummus topped with shawarma The drinks were on point too, not too sweet. My wife and I are definitely coming back to try out the other items on the menu. I am very happy to have tried out this place and have such a delicious meal. read more

The Char House - Matcha Lattes, Hyderabada Haleem, Chicken Tikka Masala, Hummus topped with Shawarma. - Indian Near Me - San Ramon, California

Honestly, I don't know how this place has so many stars? We got the chicken kabobs with naan and rice and the only thing that was decent was the naan. I have never had such dry hard chicken! I didn't even know it was possible to have chicken hard like a rock. It was dry and fibrous and I couldn't even cut properly. I was putting all my force and it was still difficult to cut. I'm wondering if it was just bad luck. I might try it again if I continue to see reviews being positive because this place was so promising, but as of right now, I'm not planning on returning. read more

Tried the newly opened Char House opened in San Ramon. Went in the middle of the afternoon only two other patrons. I wanted to try a mixture of their eclectic menu so I ordered the following items American fried chicken and fries 4 stars freshly fried all came out piping hot. Nice crispy batter generous portions of fries. Indian goat stew with naan bread. 4 stars very few pieces of goat / bones/ meat. Very good taste the naan was excellent. Babagnounsh 2 stars tasted just ok lemony but the eggplant was blended into a paste the texture made it like eating baby food. Halal ground beef kabobs 3 stars the meat was a bit dry. Comes with saffron rice which was a bit old. But the naan bread was killer. Order at the kiosk, self service.Pluses clean and decent flatware and plates. Plenty of parking in the shopping center. Three TV's tuned to the World Cup. read more

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The Char House opened 3 months ago in the vacant space next to Katy's Korner. Definitely refurbished from scratch with refrigerators & freezers in back selling fresh meats & frozen seafood from their market. Eatery doesn't open till 11. The meat market opens at 10. 8ish tables for dining inside with 2 tables outside. Waited for them to open. Placed order on tablet in front of service counter. Input table #. Got food delivered to table 15 minutes later. Self service water, napkins.. Offerings (India. Mediterranean): ala carte entrees to go, appetizers, entrees, wrap's & sandwiches.. Bites: Goat Kadai plate (18.99) *beef brisket sample comped. Tender pieces meat with bbq. Flavor. Tastes similar to American beef brisket. Hearsay this is their bestseller. -Goat kadai is a popular North India dish slow simmered in a wok with pieces of mutton, garlic, tomatoes, ginger, freshly ground spices, green chilis & coriander. -goat meat very tender, nearly fall the bone. Aroma was intense, gravy was thick, slight smokiness. -charred puffy, crispy naan with butter profile useful in soaking up the gravy. -saved the Chloe (garbanzo beans) & aramotic saffron rice for another meal. 5 stars worthy: great service. Quality: fresh ingredients. Food made to order Quantiy: ample. ++definite repeat. Undecided what to try. May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. read more

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The Char House is a unique concept of combining a halal meat market and a restaurant combining cuisine from India, Burma, Greece, and Turkey among others. You will find proteins such as chicken, brisket, ribeye, tilapia, shrimp, and goat. Of course, no pork. We came here for a casual dinner. Restaurant is order and prepay at the kiosk with self-service water and utensils. A few minutes later your food arrives. Our favorite dish was the butter chicken combo surprisingly. Incredibly soft and juicy chicken and that buttery-tomatoey sauce was divine. The Punjabi Chickpeas side was also excellent - smaller, super crispy chickpeas in an equally rich tomatoey broth. Both the Chicken Malai and Chicken Kebab skewers were good, though the meat was slightly on the dry side and the saffron rice could use a bit more seasoning. Definitely plan to come back to try their other unique offerings, like Turkish meat pies and the brisket, which was praised by many other Yelpers. read more

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Newly opened - came in on Saturday lunch hour. One terminal to do your ordering from - maybe a problem if # of parties come in same time ! - plenty of meat, chicken and vegetarian options. Had the small butter chicken and 2 naans - plenty for two ! - also had House special Chai and Mint / lime juice - everything had beautiful fresh ingredients - drinks were especially refreshing. Looks like they have a lunch special in the week at $11.99 - only thing this place lacked was some ambient music or videos playing from home digs to bring up the atmosphere - seating is very comfortable - overall excellent and we'll be coming back ! read more

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Recently ordered food based on DoorDash offer and the decent reviews, but honestly felt the food was strictly ok for the price! The chicken chapli kabob was atleast good just was breaking a little but the goat haleem was quite disappointing- very oily and hardly could get any taste of the meat - had much better in other places; also naan looked not that fresh. read more

The Char House - Chicken Chapli kabob - Indian Near Me - San Ramon, California

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Ah come on man, in what universe is this watery stew called chicken kadhai? And 24 bucks for small haleem with literally no meat and all it tasting like dal. Please dont misled your customers read more

The Char House - Indian Near Me - San Ramon, California

This place is super new so we went to go check it out. It seems like they're still a little disorganized, but the food was decent and the service was good. There are also a lot of marinated meats you can buy. We tried the Rangooni Burmese Paratha because I was intrigued there was a callout from a chef. I honestly would not get it again, the paratha was too thick and doughy, though the flavor was good. It came in a to-go container which was weird. I think this is where they are still a bit new and disorganized. We also tried the brisket plate, and it was surprisingly delicious. The flavors are Middle Eastern, so when they ask what sauce you want, I would recommend the garlic sauce, not the BBQ sauce since it is not American style. Speaking of sauces, they give way too little sauce in this tiny cup, I would have liked bigger containers of sauce. But I do recommend the garlic sauce, it was delicious. I really liked that there was ice in the water jugs. You also have to bus your own food after you're done. Another random thing I noticed was the paint job on the wall, it had huge streaks in them in a true DIY fashion. Props to them for cutting costs in the paint job though. Overall I would come back and try some other stuff and I recommend trying the food here. read more

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We have been there a few times and have yet to get impressed. Once the drink fountain was broken. To top it off, there were two of us but they only gave us one glass. I had to request it. The food took forever to be served even though we were the only customers. Another time they did not have tea with desserts because the chef for the cafe had not shown up. The food does not taste great. And the menu is meat intensive to a fault. Old fashioned. The ambiance is somewhat average. The prices are reasonable. read more

I wanted to try a new restaurant and we chose the Char House for lunch. Walking in, it's so new and clean and spacious for the area. We were greeted by a friendly face, and helped us with accommodations. Altogether, the food was tasty. Our first two dishes arrived immediately. The second two dishes arrived an hour later. The second two dishes were wrong. We ordered the ground chicken skewer but the grilled chicken skewer arrived and because the food was so late, he ate it anyway. I requested for no fries, but there were fries on my plate, so I ate around the fries. The sharwmas were a little too salty. I would try my dish again, but I'll wait for the kitchen to get into their groove. read more

The Char House - Chicken wrap - Indian Near Me - San Ramon, California

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As the name of the restaurant implies, Char House specializes in meat dishes, prepared in many different styles including both Mediterranean and Indian flavors. To start, the Hummus with Shawarma was a chickpea and tahini puree topped with slices of grilled spiced chicken, served with soft pita bread on the side. The grainy hummus was on the salty/oily side--not the best version I've had. I was a much bigger fan of the Butter Chicken Combo, which came with butter chicken, chana masala, rice, and naan. The chana masala was a mildly spiced chickpea curry, and the butter chicken was an intensely-spiced, creamy tomato curry with tender chunks of boneless chicken. Both of these went nicely with the rice and naan, but the highlight for me was the slightly spicy butter chicken, which had a balance of sweet, savory, acidic flavors. Overall, the food here was decent though not outstanding--the kiosk ordering system was fast and efficient, and the service was slow but friendly. read more

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4.25 stars * a local business with mom&pop vibes * casual grill restaurant with open kitchen * great alternative to chain restaurants * simple, hearty food with international flavors * quality ingredients especially the meats (had a great ribeye that would not be out of place in a steakhouse) * had multiple TVs, perfect for watching the World Cup Shouldn't have been but was very pleasantly surprised how good my steak turned out. It is a meat market/restaurant combo so expected excellent quality meats for sale but the cook was also good. Ordered a nicely marbled ribeye to grill. Was a little hesitant that the language barrier would cause a problem but it was a non-issue. Asked for medium rare temp on the meat and substituted the mashed potatoes with more grilled veg. The steak was spot on, juicy and tender. Also smelled heavenly with hints of garlic. Inhaled it like I was starving. They did give me more veg to replace the potatoes but they have to revisit the recipe. The yellow summer squash was sliced thin and became too soft, almost mushy, for me. The green zucchini disintegrated completely. Prefer my veg to be tender crisp. Also, menu said salad was included but got home and realized none was in the bag. Omission could have been because of the current health warning about lettuce. Big chains like Taco Bell have temporarily pulled lettuce from their menus. Another minor suggestion, program an area into the ordering kiosk for special requests like preferred cooking temps on meat or the potato to veg substitution. Otherwise a yummy takeout meal. Will definitely be back, probably to watch the World Cup! read more

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Delicious Swahili (Specialty) Chai and Pistachio Cream Matcha and great customer service. read more

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Great restaurant in a really convenient spot! I've been there twice now and got a chance to try a lot of the menu. The brisket sandwich and the malai chicken khati roll are my favorite. The malai chicken with rice is good too but the khati roll combines the onions and chutneys better in my opinion. Butter chicken and channa were okay but those NAAN! They were delicious!!! It's a great spot for large groups and has a casual vibe with self order option on the iPad. It'll be a staple, so glad they keep halal! read more

The Char House - Malai chicken - Indian Near Me - San Ramon, California

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The food here is absolutely delicious! There is a great variety of dishes to choose from, and I will definitely be coming back again soon!

Don't be fooled by the reviews on here. The food here was not good. We ordered a DoorDash order of Kadai chicken, chapli kabab, and paratha. The kadai chicken was def not what they advertised in their photos, was a curry of some sort that was not tasty at all. The chapli kabab tasted sour and spoiled. The paratha lacked any flavor and the chutney it came with also tasted old and sour. read more

Came here for lunch to try out this new spot. We were instantly greeted and seated. You order from a QR code at the table. If you need a physical menu they have those too. I didn't realize this, but they have a whole back section of the restaurant that's essentially a butcher shop selling halal meats. We ordered the chicken shawarma roll, chicken tikka Kathi roll, and the Turkish borek pie. The food did take a little while to come out. The dishes came with fries and side cucumber/tomato. The rolls were really good -- the chicken was very tender. The pie was ok; it was a bit cold in the middle, but the flavors were good. We will definitely be back to try some of their entrees! read more

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Tried the brisket at The Char House - Meat Market & Grill Restaurant and it was excellent. The meat was tender, juicy, and had a great smoky flavor. Each slice had a nice bark on the outside with slightly charred ends that locked in the juices. Definitely worth checking out if you're in the San Ramon area and craving good brisket. read more

The Char House - Halal Brisket - Indian Near Me - San Ramon, California

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Delicious food but took a while to come as it's made to order. Service was friendly (but slow) with self serve water and cook is also waiter. Super casual. Order "Today's Special" which was lamb but it was just "lamb gravy" without actual lamb! Waiter/cook was kind enough to make me an actual lamb meat dish. Definitely a casual joint. My son loved his wrap and my daughter liked her kabobs. Best fries I've had in long while. Great taste but too spicy for me (should have noted spice level). But order is via screen and difficult to know how to customize especially when it's first time there. Via taste alone I would recommend; will try other dishes and now I know to ask for less spicy. read more

Great food and very family friendly atmosphere. Enjoyed the Biriyani. Not overly spicy, but very flavorful

The food, the customer service, the quality of the meat all 5 stars!! I'm one of those, "I need sauce with my steak" guys, irrespective of where I go, but I didn't need any with my ribeye here. Exquisite! read more

Went in excited. Half the menu was out of stock and it was only 4pm and an empty dining room. We drove 45 mins for nothing

Excellent food made to order- either American style burgers or south Asian cuisine. Great service , and clean family atmosphere.

It took more than 50 minutes from when we ordered until our food came. The food was good but not worth the long wait. They ran out of glasses for water and I had to refill our table pitcher myself several times while dining. Also I ordered nan without butter and after we were FINALLY served it was made incorrectly. I had to ask for the correct nan to be remade. read more

I recently visited The Char House with a group of friends, and we absolutely loved it. From the moment the food arrived, we knew we were in for something special. The lamb chops were outstanding, perfectly cooked, tender, and packed with flavor. We also tried several kabobs and different breads, and everything was fresh and delicious. The bakery items were a wonderful surprise as well, so flavorful and clearly made with care. But what truly stood out were the hummus and baba ganoush. They were silky smooth, creamy, and incredibly fresh. As a two-decade resident of the Bay Area, I do not say this lightly - no other bay area establishment has such fluffy hummus. Must Try! Great food, great flavors, and a wonderful experience overall. I will definitely be back. read more

Definitely will recommend this place. The brisket was amazing. Fresh and Service was excellent. I hope this place always is here. We needed a place like this around this area would highly recommend. read more

The Char House - Indian Near Me - San Ramon, California

The food here is amazing, the customer service is quick and respectful, and the atmosphere of the restaurant is very cozy. Our family came here for my mothers birthday. We came to The Char House because of the overwhelmingly positive feedback from the San Ramon Muslim community, and it definitely did not disappoint. I pray that this spot gets the recognition and praise that it deserves, and I highly recommend The Char House to anyone, especially the beef briskets, steak platters, and sandwiches/burgers! read more

Every was amazing! The seating was great. The food was freaking delicious. The service was very good. Definitely recommend! Had the brisket and the beef kebabs. read more

Beef brisket is the best, most tender and succulent as anything I've ever had! Comes with French fries, a roll and some cooked veggies. Atmosphere is super casual, come as you are, kind of restaurant. Woman who served us was very friendly and even offered us a free cup of chai tea. Oh wow! That Chai was so delicious and creamy. No need to add sugar or milk or cream. We will return to The Char House soon for more delicious food and drinks! I'm wishing them great success in their journey! read more

Highly recommend The Char House! My friend and I brought our kids here and everyone enjoyed the food- very flavorful. Faves- naan and butter chicken. Service was great! Ambiance- plenty of seating but place got packed around 8:30-9pm. I plan to return and try different menu options, as well as, the meat from their meat market. read more

I came to this restaurant for the first time with 5 of my buddies and we all ordered a different dish from their menu. I can easily tell you that the brisket burger I had was the best I had ever had. The meat was very flavorful and juicy. I highly recommend The Char House to anyone that wants to eat Halal. The whole menu is Halal and they also do sell fresh meat. read more

Delicious food. They also give a large portion, even in to-go orders. I did pickup order yesterday and its was packed with care. No spills in the car. The guys are also very friendly and helpful. read more

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The chicken Tiki Masala was delicious! I've also had the goat curry previously and that was equally scrumptious! Still working my way through the menu. read more

Went there for dinner with another couple. We were there at 6:30 and were the only people there. It began to fill up afterwards. We ordered the appetizer of the 4different dips- very tasty, but I think the pita bread was sitting out too long- kinda dry? The rest of the food was great. I had the goat stew combo- it came with sides of chickpeas, rice and pita bread. My husband got the chicken shawarma wrap- came with fries and salad. He really liked it. Our companions had the lamb chops- she said they were tasty and tender, her husband had the falafel wrap- so big he could only eat half. This place is located in a strip mall so there is parking but can get crowded. Service was a little disjointed- they recently opened, so they still need to work out the kinks. But food was tasty, generous portions, and a clean restaurant. We would come here again. read more

Loved the food and the hospitality! They have some amazing chefs here! I love the combination of a meat market along with coffee and savories, or a more dine in meal - if you're so inclined. It's brand new, so the place feels really nice and cozy - unlike a traditional restaurant. Some alcove seating would be very welcome, especially in the spring and summer months! read more

We ordered the beef Rangooni, chapli kebab, chicken shawarma, malai chicken Kathi roll, chicken tikka Kathi roll, and the chicken kadai combo and everyone was extremely impressed with how good everything tasted. The meat was cooked very well and everything had a great flavor. Would definitely go back! read more

The beef brisket sandwich was phenomenal. Good balance of flavor in the sandwich. Chicken kabob on rice was nicely cooked and chicken breast was moist and flavorful. Beef brisket plate was delicious but the sandwich is another level. read more

The 4 of us had the brisket dinner, brisket sandwiches, and chicken kabob meals with spirolina lemonade and the food was fabulous! The service was gracious and charming. We were very impressed and will return! read more