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Charcoal House Info
Amenities
Service options
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Takeout
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Dine-in
Popular for
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Dinner
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Solo dining
Accessibility
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Wheelchair accessible parking lot
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Wheelchair accessible restroom
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Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
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Alcohol
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Beer
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Cocktails
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Coffee
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Comfort food
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Hard liquor
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Wine
Dining options
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Dessert
Amenities
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Bar onsite
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Restroom
Atmosphere
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Cozy
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Upscale
Crowd
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Groups
Planning
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Dinner reservations recommended
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Accepts reservations
Payments
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Credit cards
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Debit cards
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NFC mobile payments
Best WLM Reviews
My companion and I had an absolutely wonderful dining experience! We started with the escargot in mushroom caps which were absolute perfection. I had the beef tips with mushrooms and they were also cooked to perfection! My companion had a prime sirloin steak that was absolutely huge and he ate the whole thing because he said it was so good! We both had the twice baked potatoes which Charcoal House has always been famous for and they were delicious! The service was excellent, friendly and attentive. We both agreed that we had not had such a lovely dining experience in a long time.
Old school steakhouse that’s been around forever. We were a party of four and the service was great. Our waitress was attentive to our needs. The bartender was great and had knowledge of the place. Plus the pours were awesome. All of our steaks were cooked as we ordered! Highly recommended!!
Took family along with my 89 year old recently wheelchair bound father there this weekend. As far as I could tell, they seem to have zero interest in making this place welcome to those with disabilities. Stairs entering the place, with no alternative offered. Very narrow and cumbersome doors to enter the main room, which we somehow negotiated without hurting anyone. The dining room was PACKED. So much that to make through the tables, customers and staff literally had to turn sideways to make it. The host (owner) seemed not very interested in helping, so we found a path through bar to our table. It was left to us to figure out how to get his wheelchair there. If it weren't for other nice patrons, there's no way he would've fit. The last I'll say about the lack of ADA compliance was the fact that I had to carry my father into the tiny restroom and stall. The chair was never going to fit.
As far as the food and service, I spent most of the evening being bumped every time the frantic staff (basically by the one male server) went past our table. Every. Single. Time. He was always in a mad rush to get to his tables. The place was surely filled way beyond capacity as there was no room for people to get around. The steak was fine (at $50), the $10 salad ridiculously priced and plain, and the desserts stale. What a massive disappointment. Look elsewhere for better service, food and above all, ADA compliance.
We were a party of 4... 2 of them got the halibut special... they said it was absolutely delicious... 1 of us got the strip steak and got the large filet mignon... the steaks were cooked perfectly, had a sauce over them which was good... I personally wish the steaks were seasoned with Something... I had to salt and pepper mine way more than usual.
The salads were delicious... had a honey mustard vinaigrette dressing.... surprisingly excellent!!!
Our Server Armando was beyond fabulous!!! So attentive... so very polite and very personable.. we all really loved him!! We enjoyed talking to him and learning all about his journey to the USA with his family!!
We hope to get you next time we dine with you all again.
Extremely overrated and over priced. Went here for New Year’s Eve for our 10 year anniversary and we were rushed the whole time so they could seat another table. The menu was mediocre at best and we weren’t asked if we wanted dessert or an after dinner drink and couldn’t understand why we were charged as much as we were even after the horrible explanation from our server. I’ve worked in the restaurant industry for over 25 years and know when I’m getting screwed and I did here. Please listen and go to one of the few other steak restaurants in St Louis so you’re not writing a bad review on your anniversary like me.
My friend from Europe is visiting America for the first time, and was eager to have a steak. I told her that the Charcoal House would be the perfect place for an old-fashioned American steak experience. We went last night at 8PM and had the Chateaubriand, with the always-wonderful Demetra as our waitress. Business was slow, and at about 8:30, the owner, Mr. Angelos, sat down two tables away from us and began eating his dinner. Another employee then joined him and they talked and laughed very loudly, reverberating through the almost empty restaurant. I tried to ignore them. At about 9, Demetra cleared our plates and brought us after-dinner drinks, and then almost immediately dropped our check. This was harder to ignore, since we had just begun our drinks. But, worse yet, about five minutes later the restaurant lights were turned up. I wrote a note on the back of the check that it was unacceptable for the staff to be eating dinner loudly next to us, for the check to be dropped prematurely, and for the lights to be turned up. I gave the note and a nice cash tip to Demetra and told her I was sure she was just doing what she was told and it was not her fault. We finished quickly, and on the way out I went to a table where Mr. Angelos was sitting with two younger men. In a friendly voice I said that I was surprised that nobody had come to our table to apologize. Mr. Angelos never looked up or said anything, but a dark-haired man became very hostile. "Apologize for what? You were the last people in the restaurant!" Me: "I'm not sure how that is relevant." Him: "Well, the restaurant closes at 9!" Me: "I've been here many times, I know you close at 10, and every website says the same thing!" Him: "Many times? I don't know who you are." Me: "I don't know who you are either, and I don't know how that is relevant. But I do know that this will be the last time." Him. "I hope so." As we left, my friend said, "Well, I was telling you how America seems much friendlier to customers than Europe, but now I have to take that back." Not a good experience.
Service was very good! Food was not. Very old school food recipes. This building is not accessible for handicapped! If you have a family member with a wheelchair or walker, this is not the place to go. I was told the building is grandfathered in, so it does not have to be handicap accessible.
A bunch of my municipal bonds matured a few years ago and I plowed the proceeds into AMD and Nvidia. I recently sold those for, like twenty times what I put into them. To celebrate I took my best friend and wife out for dinner. We had a wonderful, romantic evening and our waiter was a fantastic guy. Anyway, I'm about where I started after dinner and a tip.
Quick Facts About Charcoal House
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Opening Hours
| Monday | Closed |
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| Tuesday | 02:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 02:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Thursday | 02:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Friday | 02:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Saturday | 02:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
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