Charlie’s in City of London, Westminster

We have eaten in Browns hotel many times over the last 20 years or so where they have had a procession of chefs , some well known , but none stayed for the long haul . Meals have never been less than quite good , one thing that has changed is the decor a lot better than the original rather staid looking room , now its beautiful . Jesus Adorno came and went here as he did latterly at the Arlington . Pleasant service only flaw was my wifes sirloin of beef that was rather tepid and strangely served with chips, my main was fish pie which was nice but not as good as sheekeys one . Overall because of the beauty of the room the pleasant service the ok food we enjoyed the experience but possibly they might need to try another "star " chef-but if they do it would be nice if it was a stayer -because of the quality of the cooking-the room deserves it .

Llegamos a tiempo y nos dieron los menús. Entonces esperamos. El camarero nos pregunta qué queremos pedir pero nadie nos preguntó si queremos un cóctel. Lo hicimos. Se va y envía a un joven que parece muerto de miedo. Pedimos nuestros cócteles, se va y esperamos. Nos preguntan de nuevo sobre nuestro pedido. Esperamos. Finalmente el servidor vuelve con el martini en una copa redonda de jerez? Yo digo que esa no es mi bebida, viene otra persona que no sea el camarero. Yo digo que tomé martinis al lado en Donovans y quería lo mismo. El camarero me dice que su bar es diferente. Pero finalmente tengo mi cóctel. Demasiado drama y ni siquiera hemos pedido la cena todavía. Pequeño menú de cena. El menú en línea es diferente. El único arranque que quería, estaban fuera de sí. Así que pedí un simple cóctel de camarones. Llega todavía con las cabezas puestas. Algunos no estaban totalmente cocinados y tres ni siquiera estaban desvenados. Esto no se esperaba cuando estás en un restaurante de alta gama. Pedimos una jarra de vino blanco y una jarra de tinto. El servidor era agradable, pero el vino nunca se enfrió, así que pedí frío, trajo un cubo de hielo y regresó varias veces, pero dije que se vaya hasta que el vino se enfría. Después de eso, ambos tuvimos que servir nuestros propios vinos. Nunca regresó. Supongo que la entrada estaba bien, pero por mi vida, no podemos recordar lo que eran. El grupo de jazz del domingo por la noche era agradable pero nada especial. Deberíamos haber regresado al Donovans Bar, al otro lado del pasillo.

Después de haber estado aquí varias veces anteriormente, traje a 16 familiares y amigos aquí para almorzar el sábado 14 de septiembre como parte de mis celebraciones de cumpleaños número 70. Tomamos varias copas en el bar Charlies y fuimos a nuestras mesas a las 13: 45 , según mis discusiones previas con el equipo en Charlies teníamos tres mesas adyacentes, una para cinco invitados, otra para seis invitados, y otra para cinco invitados, este arreglo funcionó muy para nosotros ya que las mesas más pequeñas son mucho más íntimas y mejores para la conversación. Según lo acordado teníamos un menú de elección limitada (del menú principal de almuerzo) que había preseleccionado, ligeramente decepcionante de que estos menús más pequeños aparecieron con los precios puestos. La comida, el servicio, el equipo / personal, el ambiente era todo brillante. Los vinos que había preseleccionado eran magníficos, blancos Largo De Costa Albarino, y tintos Charlies Own Burdeos que recibieron muchos aplausos de mis invitados. Después de postres y ajedrez nos trasladamos a Browns Hotel Bar Donavan's, que también puedo recomendar encarecidamente.

Heerlijk verfijnd gegeten in een toffe culinaire setting. Tof interieur en heel vriendelijk personeel. Een aanrader als je in Londen bent. Ruime kaart met lekkere gerechten, prijs/kwaliteit zeker in orde.

Puedes adivinar cómo se llama el restaurante ya que se encuentra en Browns Hotel. Lo mejor es la atención del personal. La mesa estaba en una zona tranquila que permite una conversación de negocios. No me convence del todo el menú ni la comida. Los precios son los que esperas en un restaurante ubicado en un hotel.

My husband found this restaurant by chance and booked a table. The service was perfect and our courses were delicious. The tables are well spaced and the dining area is broken up in to 3 spaces so feels quite private. We had lamb which was perfectly cooked, but we saw others have the Dover Sole which I think we’ll have to go back for. Thank you to Luigi and his colleagues who helped make this a really special evening for us.

This is one of our favourite restaurants in London. The food and service is impeccable and understated class. The beautiful design of the restaurant is exquisite. We booked for the Jazz Sunday on our anniversary and the staff made it an extra special experience. The music was amazing and we couldn’t ask for more. Thank you.

We only discovered Charlie’s four years ago, and have been back numerous times, with friends and families. This last visit in late August was exemplary, as always. Delicious food and impeccable service are the norm here. The interior design/ surrounds cosset you from hectic London streets making it difficult to leave. We are also huge fans of Browns Hotel. Hotels and restaurants don’t get better than this. World class!!!

I had a very special birthday meal here with my boyfriend. We were warmly greeted by Neil at the main door and were welcomed into the restaurant by Paul who showed us to the perfect table. This restaurant has a wonderful ambience and is a pleasure to dine in. Matteo ensured that we selected the best drinks with our meal and Luigi gave us fantastic advice about what to order. They have an impressive level of knowledge of the menus and drinks (including high quality non alcoholic options as well). Each course arrived at the table like a work of art and tasted so delicious-the Chefs here are truly amazing. We both loved the Italian datterini pasta the best. Millie, Ajith, Mauro and Rebecca were so friendly and helpful as well. They even had a birthday cake with a candle for me. This was not just a meal but an unforgettable experience-highly recommended for a special occasion!

My wife & I visited Charlie’s for a last minute celebration dinner of her birthday that day & were delighted with the experience. Having not been to Browns Hotel for many years, we were very impressed with the current decor & surroundings which were smart & relaxing. The staff were excellent, especially the lovely Ludmilla who looked after us beautifully & made it such a special night. My smoked eel with rhubarb starter was historic as was my wife’s pumpkin soup. Special mention of my Venison main course which was superb & probably the best I’ve ever eaten. Ludmilla suggested the profiterole dessert which was a work of art & absolutely yummy. She even presented my wife with a tiny birthday cake complete with candle, which was so lovely & completely unexpected. After demolishing the fabulous homemade chocolate slices, she even bought us a beautiful box full of more chocolate to eat at home! Overall, such a special evening & we are certain to return to hopefully experience more of the same!

It was a truly memorable night at Charlie’s - we enjoyed the atmosphere and the food equally! I want to thank the whole staff for their warm welcome and service!

Restaurangen erbjuder en mycket bra miljö, luftigt, fräscht, lagom trångt mellan borden. Personalen är fantastisk och Matteo, Luigi, Luca var mycket närvarande, bjöd på sig själva, engagerade i maten och drycken. Vi åt piggvar (Halibut) och den var god, var inte nöjda med vår sjötunga (Sole) och vi erbjöds snabbt ersättningsmat. Vinerna är på hög nivå. Eftersom prisbilden på en restaurang ska vägas in mot nivån på maten kan jag inte ge ett högre betyg eftersom jag förväntade mig högre nivå. Den fantastiska personalen är det som får mig att ge en fyra.

Both situated in the 5* Browns Hotel in Albemarle Street in Mayfair, started off with great cocktails in 'Donovans' bar and then went into the lovely restaurant for lunch. Customer service in both the bar and restaurant were top notch with our waiter, Marco, really making the day special. The food was delicious and presented beautifully and together with some excellent wine and dessert wine (my thanks to the very professional sommelier) my wife and I had a really memorable lunch. Having stayed at most of the grand dame 5* Hotels in London over the years, for some reason we have never tried Browns? However having now visited the hotel and experienced the very high standards in customer service/care we will definitely be booking a weekend break there in the near future. This lovely hotel appeared to envelope you in comfort and kindness.....a real find!

I had a wonderful dinner at Charlie’s! My boyfriend and I were made to feel so welcome by Gianluca and Marina. It is such an elegant restaurant with beautiful decor and they host a live jazz band on a Sunday-a perfect, romantic dinner setting. Giacomo shared his specialist knowledge of wines to go with the food and the chefs are so talented here-our dinner was delicious. I loved the delica squash soup. Mauro took great care of us and recommended the coconut macaroon, passion fruit cream and mango sorbet to me, which was truly a fantastic dessert recommendation. Also Danilo, Keerthana and Millie were so kind and made sure we had everything we needed. Manuel served us tea after our dinner which was the perfect finishing touch. The staff team here are so friendly and they go out of their way to make sure you have the best time, which we really appreciated. Highly recommended :)

A really lovely venue, great staff and amazing food but …… from 3-5pm the iron was a constant presence in the dining room. Given we had a 2pm reservation it was a real distraction, not only the noise from adjacent tables but watching the iron cord being dragged around the room was slightly surreal. A 5* establishment can surely do better than this, it lets the side down. Why not replace the tablecloths rather than iron existing ones?

We had an absolutely lovely dinner! The food was phenomenal, we especially loved the delica squash soup, tuna ceviche, Strozzapreti pasta (one of the best pastas I’ve ever had) and the Dover sole. Each dish was made to perfection - compliments to Chef James. The service was also top notch - Marco took an excellent care of us. We only had 72 hours in London, and i must say that dinner at Charlie’s is a must,

This was quite the best dining experience that we had while grazing our way through a four-day stay in town. We came across Charlie's quite by chance as we wandered through Mayfair, and at the peak of the lunchtime service were fortunate to be given a lovely table . The chicken Caesar was quite superb (extra dressing brought promptly and cheerily), ditto the endive salad which was the perfect partner to the wonderful tempura mushrooms. The warm ciabatta rolls were out of this world, with additional supplies offered very readily. I wish I had asked the name of our delightful female server (dark hair, tied back) so that I could commend her personally; she was the icing on the cake of a superb experience, thank you!

Impeccable attentive service, lovely traditional dinning room and excellent food but pretty expensive.

Het eten was lekker, de setting klassiek maar mooi en zonder ouderwets te zijn. De portier van het hotel, waar het restaurant in gelegen is, was oprecht vriendelijk. De obers speelden precies toneeltje. Zo fake als iets. Ze proberen veel sides te verkopen, wat de prijs van de gerechten snel doet oplopen. 1 side was ruim voldoende voor 2 maar daar repte hij met geen woord over. De sommelier lachte ons dan bijna vierkant uit omdat we geen wijn van 250£ namen maar een fles van 100£ die dan in realiteit nauwelijks 15£ waard was. En water gieten ze in kuipen uit, als ze voelen dat ze niets meer verkocht krijgen, toch nog een extra fles water proberen doorduwen. Nee, geen leuk gevoel, geen aanrader.

I've been coming to Charlie's for lunch for many years. Today, they were off their game: pedestrian, flavorless chicken Milano and cold creamed Spinach. The wines and the staff are always superb. The squash soup and the bread were superb. I will hope for far better culinary oversight in the future. I notice that the Facebook site for Brown's is also poorly maintained: it is replete with scammer posts that have not been deleted. Is Brown's going down the tubes? I hope not.

Following a glowing review from William Sitwell in the Telegraph, my wife and I have now dined twice at Charlies. Today we both enjoyed a wonderful Sunday lunch. From the moment you enter Browns hotel and Charlies restaurant, the service is welcoming and professional and Gianluca and his team are attentive without being fussy. We both had the roast beef, which was skilfully carved at the table. It had been a few months since our first visit, but the waiter remembered my wife liked her beef 'well done'. We were very impressed. The restaurant as you would expect is decorated well, and holds both charm and style. We enjoyed starters and desserts, all washed down with a recommended Chianti, which we also enjoyed. I hope to bring fellow work colleagues back with me in December as I highly recommend Charlies Restaurant.

Faultless, friendly service from all concerned. Beautifully decorated restaurant, arguably the best in London. The food was sublime. Very difficult to choose stand out dishes but for me, the steak tartare was the best I have ever had. My wife Dover Sole was superb and the waiter displayed incredible skill in filleting the fish and recreating the whole fish - pure theatre.

We booked for the Sunday night Jazz evening and we were delighted we did so. The service was exceptional. Welcoming, warm and well informed. The jazz itself was spectacular- the perfect ambiance for an opulent Sunday evening. The food itself was sensational- the best example of the options it served. My husband raved about the triple cooked chips that were served with the delicious ham from the trolley. The salmon from the trolley was so delicious and beautifully presented. The Caesar salad was the best I’ve had. The whole evening was amazing. Wine list extensive and very happy with our choices. We will definitely be back and will very likely book a room at the hotel next time too.

My boss was unwell and I wanted to bring her a treat, maybe it would make her feel a little better, I asked Paul, the senior Maitre D what he recommended 🤔 He swiftly disappeared and a few moments later, having been to the kitchen to see what could be sourced, handed me a fabulous box containing what can only be described as little chocolate balls from heaven with edible flowers and chocolate decorations to kill for, thank you so much to the kitchen and my biggest thank you to Paul, what a service ! You are my favorite man to date.

It was lovely to visit Charlie's Restaurant at Brown's Hotel. We came here to celebrate my birthday. Our waitress Rebecca was polite and made us feel very comfortable. She was attentive and quick to help and advice with our order. Sommelier Allesandro recommended fantastic red...

A fine and elegant restaurant with magnificent service and anaxing food. Everything here was perfect! The decor is magnificent. A special treat!

L'établissement est chaleureux et convivial. Le service est excellent comme le repas. Je recommande cet établissement.

It was a wonderful experience, very accommodating environment and everything was perfect, delicious food we Will be back

Nice welcome in the bar area . Nice ambience . Food was average …halibut was overcooked and dry. Service waned as it got later …waiting staff seemed more interested in cleaning other tables and setting them up for the following day rather than ensuring attentive...

Situated slightly off the main thoroughfares between Piccadilly and Mayfair, in Browns Hotel, nestles the most excellent Charlie’s Restaurant. Perhaps the most obvious feature of this restaurant is the understated ambiance and outstanding service. Every member of the staff exudes charm, professionalism and appropriate restaurant...

Easy to park, no congestion charge, welcoming staff and varied menu from which to choose. Vegetarian breakfast was very tasty. Fredericà a great team member and very helpful. Thank you

Siamo tornati,io e mio marito, ben due volte in questo bel ristorante. Un servizio impeccabile, quasi tutto italiano, con cucina...

Hostess, service, food ALL excellent. I don't have anthing more to say except that it was a wonderful meal with wonderful staff.

Started in the nice, cosy bar beside the restaurant. Though the menus might have been presented in cleaner, crisper form, but the available choices were alright. Until the main courses arrived, all had been good. But serving cold vegetables and then taking far too long...

Sunday lunch to celebrate our sons graduation. Wow... all i can say... so starting with the warm welcome, we were early... but they accommodated us. Coats were taken, shown to a lovely table in great surroundings. Menu was superb, great Sunday roast option as well...

Brilliant evening at Charlie’s Sunday jazz. Great food and impeccable service. Big shout out for Luigi who was absolutely charming. We love Charlie’s and Brown’s Hotel.

Went for a birthday lunch with my best friend. Decor is beautiful, hotel lovely and the restaurant looked wonderful but sadly, for me the food just didn’t match. We had a late lunch table so maybe as it was towards the end of service, the...

Responding to some comments made after a July visit to Charlie’s, the General Manager promised that everything would be perfect on a subsequent visit. He was right - it was. The sommelier was knowledgeable, helpful and friendly. The relocated musicians area provided a better sound...

We read William Sitwell's review on Charlie's and decided it was a place we really wanted to go to as we were big fans of Le Caprice and thought the Maitre D from le Caprice was going to be a real joy for us at...