07/09/09

Great bread, beautiful patio on Newbury St.

by Tiffany M

I love bread and butter (I know, I'm working on changing that) and it is amazing at Charley's. The patio is beautiful on a nice Boston day. There are trees providing shade, as well as a home for little brown birds looking for a bite of your food.

For brunch, the food isn't extraordinary or anything, but it's good and affordable. A girl at the other table was drinking a blueberry lemonade cocktail that I will definitely order next time.

• Pros: Location on Newbury
• Cons: Tiny birds whizzing by your head

10/06/08

Good overall experience

by LauraNespo

When I first moved to Boston and found myself roaming up and down Newbury Street feeling slightly overwhelmed by all the choices, I called a friend and asked if he had any recommendations. He referred me to Charley's and I was not disappointed. It was a gorgeous Saturday night in September, which made for perfect outdoor dining weather. Charley's outside dinning area is accompanied by beautifully lit trees which make for a wonderful ambiance. We did have a 15 minute, but that is generally to be expected on a Saturday night on Newbury Street. You can roam the street for a few minutes or have a seat at the bar while you wait. The service was fine and the food was great. I had the chicken broccoli ziti and was very pleased (which says a lot, because I'm a native of the NYC metro-area and I'm fairly picky when it comes to pasta). I think the food took a bit longer than usual to come out, but, once again, it was a Saturday night and the restaurant was quite busy. I will definitely dine there again. My mother is coming to visit this weekend and I'm planning on taking here there. Overall, I would definitely recommend Charley's.

• Pros: Great outdoor dining ambiance.
• Cons: Usually a bit of a wait to be seated, but it's worth it.

08/26/08

Horrible Service

by Allie208

While we were on vacation in Boston we decided that we would focus on dining at a variety of local dining in the area. We decided that we would have brunch at this restaurant. When we arrived at this restaurant we were one of the first seated however we were one of the last to receive our food. This only after we complained about how many people came after us and was served before us. My party contained 2 adults and 2 children, so the size of our party was not an issue. The coffee we received was not hot, it was lukewarm. The mini-muffins we received were good though I thought the corn muffins were a little dry. When our meal finally came, I could not eat the french toast that I was given it was cold. I asked others at my table and the kids said they were really hungry so they did not care, and my companion did not think his food was very good. I refused to eat my food and asked for a check so I could go elsewhere. The manager was very condescending in his attitude towards me and offered to give me eggs or some muffins because he felt bad. I have visited a lot of restaurants in Boston and this was one of the worst, especially for the price we paid. This restaurant left a bad taste in my mouth.

• Pros: outdoor dining
• Cons: poor food quality, poor service