Charlie's Cafe in Watford

Traditional Cafe, but excellent at what they do. I visited with my 87 year old father while visiting my mother in the hospital and only really went in as a last resort. My father is a bit of a food snob and ordered a cheese and onion omelette with chips and salad: declared it was one of the best he had ever had and the chips were good too. I had chilli which came with rice and chips and salad. The salad was crisp - no curly edges! The chips were good and the chilli was fine. The staff were polite and helpful. Would happily visit again.

A good old school café, specialises in breakfast. After consuming plenty of sausage and chips over the last few days i ordered the chicken curry. This was ok but i didn't really enjoy it. In hindsight i should have ordered sausage, egg, beans and chips. That's what everyone else was eating and enjoying. Nice friendly helpful staff.

I was surprised Charlie's has not been reviewed on TripAdvisor previously as it has had many (very favourable) Google reviews, so I was pleased to add it to this platform. Imagine a Wednesday evening, pre-match. It is lashing down with rain, windy and quite cold and you are hungry. Where to go for a bite before kick off? My friend, a Watford FC season ticket holder, has eaten at Charlie's often and suggested we go there. It is situated right next to Vicarage Road Stadium. The Café was busy, but not overwhelmed. We found a table and ordered at the counter, and not long after our meal arrived. I had a huge portion of cheese and mushroom omelette, baked beans and chips and coffee (all for around £10), and was happily surprised by how good and tasty it was. Even more unexpected was the quality of my latte. So good I had to have a second cup. A really decent meal to set us up for a cold evening on the terraces. Charlie's is a basic, unpretentious café, serving the usual pies, all day breakfast, pasta plus other typical café fare. Difference is, they do it really well with tasty meals served by friendly staff and at very reasonable prices. I hope it will not be long until I visit Charlie's again.