char restaurant

simply put, i won’t be back. this was my first visit to char and i wasn’t impressed. compared to most fancy restaurants i’ve been to lately, the “free” bread was unimpressive. the meal was way too expensive for the small portions. the service was mediocre especially considering the price.

on the plus side, appetizers of gumbo and shrimp cocktail were good. the “special” of redfish was a small portion of slightly overcooked fish for $32 (more than any fish dish on the menu). also ordered was duck that was tough and chewy.

i really wanted dessert because #1 i was still hungry and #2 i wanted to see what a $10 piece of chocolate cake looked like. but char already had too much of my money so i left and had dessert elsewhere.

we enjoyed it. we went to char for the first time friday night and really enjoyed it. i had heard the bar could be a little loud but we were fine with our seating. not loud at all and the service and the food was fantastic. after crab claws we both had filets and finished off with a great apple crunch cake with ice cream. our first visit was fun and we will definitely be back. our bottle of wine was great and really lifted our spirits after a long work week.

one of the best filets i've ever had. top notch service and atmosphere.

dinner at chat tonight was great. as usual the bone-in cowboy ribeye is awesome. fried green tomato appetizer on a bed of arugula salad with shrimps was delicious and the gumbo was great. what more can i say? place is clean, relaxing atmosphere and service staff are well groomed, neatly dress with clean uniforms. a good place to go for a relaxing dinner in jackson mississippi


-----05 may, 2010-----

very nice. every time i go to this restaurant i am always satisfied with the service and food. can you tell i frequent this restaurant? i never had a bad service or food in this restaurant

i just love this place. been there tons of times and i am never disappointed. i really love the jazz brunch on sundays. the food has been good every time i've been there and truly spectacular on many occasions. i really love taking clients there for lunch. it is a great place for a business lunch. i will be back again sometime real soon.

char always does a great job. whenever i want to impress a guest i always choose char. their food is consistently excellent and they have the best wait staff in jackson.


-----06 sep, 2011-----

i love this place. it has recently become my favorite place to eat. the steaks and fish are the best you can find, the wine list is impressive and the service is top notch.

you have got to try the chefs tasting menu at the chefs table

date night at char was great... we started with the crab claws fried (everyone loves those) and the crab cakes and by that i mean real crab with no bread crumbs...then i had a the cowboy seasoned and cooked to perfection. my hubby got the porkchop which was juicy and large portion for the price..of course we couldn't leave without the pecan pie even though we had to get it togo... over all five star dinner from the greeting at the door to our wonderful server tim loved our date night ...

really likes it!. best filet in town! service is top notch!

great food, deplorable service. i understand a busy day and service can be off from time to time. i had a great pork roll stuffed with pork for lunch it was great, moist and really something different, the collard were spot on.

i returned on another night and got the filet and it was perfectly cooked, but the service was horrid, jacob was just bad, rude, and had a chip on his shoulder. it was a good and fast way to ruin a good steak.

i really like the chocolate cake!

sunday menu is awesome! i love the new additions to lunch on sunday. it's a little heavy for everyday, but isn't most southern food? we've been back to back sundays and have yet to be disappointed.


-----04 nov, 2011-----

i love this place. it really is relaxing especially when they're not really busy. our faves are spinach crisp, tuna melt, burger, beefeater, sin city bbq shrimp and of course their pecan pie! yum! we've had other things but these ate always great and really affordable, even for those on a modest budget.


-----03 sep, 2011-----

really good. i'm soooo glad they brought the tuna melt back, it was always our favorite. we sat in bar area so our service from jason was great. we really missed coming here, i'm glad they are finally doing better.

i was so disappointed in char. although i had an excellent martini and liked the spinach appetizer, i would never go back. first, we visited in either late may or early june and the waitress told us they were still serving their winter menu. in may/june? in mississippi? from that point on, all the foods sounded so heavy and wintery. i had been leaning towards the gnocci but the waitress informed us that it wasn't real gnocchi - it wasnt made with potato. well, okay. i settled on the scallops. they were beautifully served but inedible. i think they had gone bad. i took one bite of one of the four huge scallops and pushed it away. the most disappointing part was the fact that the waitress never asked if there was something wrong with it. she didn't want to deal with and/or lose a portion of her tip. i will not return!

char's service, for starter's is impeccable. personalable wait-staff with back waiter-your glass is never empty. not in your face, but there when you need them.

char has really stepped up their game lately. allen brosd. steaks cooked to order in their new 1800 degree broiler rather than the hardwood fire of old. melt in your m,outh aged butteriess to steraks dry-aged 40 days. super selection of sides and fresh fish flown in daily. sumptuous desserts.

what could be better?


-----25 jun, 2009-----

local, location & love it!. char is now under the ownership of its long-time manager david joseph, executive chef schramkowsk and nashville-based amerigo manager doug hogrefe.

also back are the local high-quality vendors for beef and meats, fresh fish flown in daily and break baked especially for char by broad street bakery.

a new energy has hit the restaurant as locals have flocked back to one of jackson's most popular eateries.

my fiancee and i recently had a stupendous dinner the night of a recent book signing by mystery greats elmore leonard and michael connelly..

we shared the incomparable flash-fried crab claws, an iceberg wedge with bleu cheese and the western dry-aged sirloin strip. magnificent!

the service was a+. our server was david, who is as near perfect a waiter as the come.

move over palm. char is back!

a+!. the bread loaf ahi tuna steak was excellent. at first intold the waitress i ordered the tuna, thinking theynjust served me a 16oz. filet. they assured me it was the tuna, and when i cut into it, you could see the freshness of fish. the horseradish mashed potatoes were so good, i try to make them regularly at home. nice atmosphere, great service, good wine selection.

i enjoyed it, good experience, prices were reasonable, my only concern is the new chef is a bit too farm to table for the taste of some of the regulars. again, i liked it though, not everything needs to be coated in salt!