One of the biggest discrepancies between the Google review score and my personal experience I have ever come across. The service was truly awful. I'm aware it was a busy time of day, but you should turn customers away if you are unable to handle even the basics within a reasonable time frame. We waited nearly 25 minutes just for a menu. We asked a waiter for menus at 14.00 and he never came back, we then asked another member of staff for menus again, who took another 10 minutes. We then tried to order food and drinks, but the waiter said he wasn't trained to take food orders and never came back with the drinks either. We waved another member of staff down 10 minutes later, and they finally put through our food and drink order. The food and drinks came out within 5 minutes once we'd actually ordered. However, we then asked for salt, and the waitress wandered off, but again, she never came back with the salt. The food was fine, but nothing special and barely Whetherspoons quality. The roast beef had the texture of leather and was very dry. The sides of steamed frozen vegetables were pretty tasteless, and the cheese sauce didn't add much either. The Yorkshire pudding was super soggy and cold, and the gravy didn't add much to the dish either. The roast potatoes were quite good, but they didn't make up for how disappointing the rest of the dish was. The bbq burger was equally disappointing. The salad tasted like it was prepped the previous day. The chips had been cooked in very dirty oil and were nearly inedible. Finally, the burger itself was ok, but needed much more seasoning and was a bit dry. It's a lovely location, and it seems a shame they managed to get so many basic things so incredibly wrong. Perhaps it was just a really bad day for both the kitchen and FoH. I had to chase down staff at every point during the meal, and even when paying, I waited 10 minutes with the bill before giving up and walking up to the till to pay.

Just love this place. Every time I'm in Gibraltar I have dinner @ Charlie's. This time I came with friends. They loved it too.

We booked here after seeing the favourable reviews and are very glad we did. Had 800g porterhouse steak, calamari, potato skins, fish and chips, couple of beers and ice cream. The bill was unbelievably good value at 68 quid or something. Would pay that for the steak alone in London. Don't let the long menu put you off, many places that have too many options I give a wide berth but this one pulls it off well!

We have dinner at Charlie's every time we visit Gibraltar and I've rated it 5 stars as we've always had an excellent meal here, however our last visit on June 2021 was very disappointing. Although the food was good, the service was absolutely appalling and it was very expensive for what we had. We'll think twice about eating in Charlie's the next time we visit Gibraltar. Edit: My partner loves this place so much, we came back. End of October 2022, they've redecorated and it looks fantastic. It was quiet so the service was much better. One thing that never disappoints here is the food which is always 5 star.

Actually, I should give 5 stars to the food here, but because of the very poor service and rude behavior of the staff, I subtracted one star, but the food was absolutely delicious, next to the port with a great view of the ship’s . I will definitely recommend you and of course I will come back myself and I hope the staff can fix their defects.

Great experience. The food was very good including the serving. The drinks also perfect. Also halal chicken and beef. Totally worth it. The fried king prawns are amazing.

The location is so beautiful and not too crowded. You can have a nice cold fresh juice or a cup of coffee in that area. The restaurant it self is pretty good, so clean and has a lot of options. The meat , chicken or the seafood all are available. The meals are more than enough for one person. And the taste is so good. For sure I recommend it for everyone.

Wow wow!!! I need this place next door to me....OMG😩 The food was great and my steak is the biggest I have seen in my life time. Thinking about the steak right now is making me hungry. It was so good I went back the following day. The service, staff and manager were fantastic. Also the food variety was staggering. Great place to eat while in Gibraltar.

Shout out to Dave our head waiter for his great service and warm welcome manner. they serve halal meat (chicken and beef) and the food was extraordinary. I highly recommend the rack of lamb and Dave was brilliant in making sure it was halal and not cooked with alcohol. steak was good too. only downside is that they do not serve breakfast otherwise would have been our one and only favourite eating spot in Gibraltar. Thanks again

Fantastic drinks and lovely seating. Food was about average. The chicken tikka was decent but the peppery Jamaican pot was more indo-chinese than Caribbean.

it was nice. food wasn’t amazing, indian was mmm normal. the mongolian chicken was nice, fries were very good. service was okay as well. cheesecake was perfect!! recommend

Stopped off here for dinner. Service would have been better. I felt like I was putting them out, but they were not rude. The food was very good, though I have to say, worth the wait, and if I go back to Gibraltar, I'd almost certainly go back here. It tasted fresh, not to oily, and was a very healthy potion I certainly did not finish all of it.

We chose this restaurant to eat our first dinner in Gibraltar and it definitely met our expectations! It's an awesome place with good food and amazing atmosphere. We ordered steak with potato and boiled vegetables - everything was perfectly prepared and tasty! Vine was really good too. We also liked the interior design as well as service - very friendly and professional. If you are looking for a restaurant with unique style and quality, this might be a good choice!

The place was alive but the food was pretty bad almost no flavour when they say British food is bland they mean it that stereotype lives up to its reputation here

Edit. Sorry but reducing rating. After dining again the curry was not as good as previously and the naan was flat and had margarine on it (unmelted so easy to tell) Hadn't been to Charlie's for a few years. They've done a refurb and it looks really good. Now has outside seating which is nice with the plants and boats, really quiet and tranquil which is good for ocean village (at 6:30 to 7pm ish) Ordered chicken curry, it might have been butter chicken but was really good, medium was perfect spice level. Naan breads used to be a bit flat and chunky years ago but today was perfect. Chicken fajitas were good, big portion with salad, cheese and sour cream. San Miguel was good (it's flat at a few other places). Waiter was polite and friendly, placed the cutlery down like we were at a really posh restaurant. It does have a huge menu but I've known in the past the steaks were good and it's known for its Curry's.

Following terrible experience of no service nearby, the opposite can be said here! It was very busy but we were found a seat straight away! Waitress came & took a drinks straight away, food order was taken promptly and was absolutely delicious when arrived. The restaurant remained understandably busy but our service still remained excellent through out the afternoon.

Great place to chill and have a nice lunch in front of the marina. Food was great, service great.

Went for drinks and darts. Great time, good drinks, excellent music.

Great place for a meal. We each had something different and everything was so nice. We’re going back for lunch!

During my holiday in Malaga, Spain, we decided to spend our last day in Gibraltar. We spent the day exploring and came to eat around 8pm. The service was immaculate. The waiters and waitresses are so kind and polite, extremely helpful and have great knowledge of their products. The food was absolutely beautiful and I always try to find faults because that's just what I do lol but I couldn't this time! The buffalo wings were the best buffalo wings I ever had. I hate prawns but my wife loved it. The beef, oh my goodness! Delicious!!! We spent £100+ and don't regret it :)

Sitio que no está mal. Yo pedí las costillas y cumplen, nada del otro mundo pero cumplen. Bien de precio. Tienen televisores para ver el fútbol también.

What an amazing evening. Superb food and simply fantastic service from the waitress Hannah. She really made our evening. What a wonderfully kind and considerate lady especially as one of our party was disabled. Highly recommended.

Had Dinner here.Mixed grill with fries,lovely food and atmosphere.The only problem we had was when we turned up 4 waitresses walk passed us without any contact with us (rude).The man who served us in the end was brilliant so made up for the rudeness.Thanks for a lovely evening....Would recommend.

As a table of 4 , we all looked at the ribeye as plate. Ravi advised us 2 x tomahawk steaks would be cheaper and a better choice for the table. We were presented with these huge steaks, and hot plates to cook to our liking. The food was stunning, the service was great and we have nothing to moan about, which as a brit, is disappointing Top steakhouse.

Myself and my wife had two meals here whilst on a short stay in Gibraltar, and I have to say we thought the food was excellent, the service was very quick and the food was hot and plentiful with tonnes of flavour.

great location beside the marina, there were 4 of us and all of us enjoyed our meals. thought the prices for food were slightly on the high side but they were comparable to the other restaurants in the area so guess its what you have to pay for the location.

Had a great time at Charlie's last night. Food was amazing and would love to go back.

Steak war perfekt! Sehr freundliches Personal. Zum empfehlen!

Ate in there and the food and service were so good that we decided to eat there again and yet again it was fantastic. The selection of food was really varied and the food portions were huge and were really high quality and our server Paloma so so attentive and lovely. Thank you for a great meal

Brilliant food and service.

Food s clearly the nicest on that strip and service is great airing staff are attentive and the onion soup is amazing! Delicate flavours great selection of food choices on the menu. C harlie’s used to have a great bar area very similar set up to the place at the other end but I think it’s changed not sure. They need more out door sitting.and a little attention on the ambience would probably make this an even more successful place. It has been the most popular restaurant on the marina for years! Definitely recommend x

Wonderful service from David Silva and his team. Nothing too much trouble. Highly recommended.

The fish and chips are tasteless, some items were not available, tonic is 150ml only, beer was not Alhambra as I ordered, the other fish dish was tasteless as well with thick layer coating and dry. We will never come back. Service is okay, food quality is bad.

Daniel silver was amazing this evening and the food was excellent. Will definitely be back

L.E.: After a week nobody emailed me back, to let me know what they found and what they did so this never happens. So don’t get fooled by their reply bellow. INITIAL POST To be avoided. Also the management if you see this, you should fire one of the two bearded waiters, the shorter one for how he treats your customers. We arrived today just before 2pm, we sat outside right at the entrance of your game room(right side of the picture after the glass wall), where we saw a already eating on one of the table, most of the clients were inside, but we choose to stay in sunlight. After 20 minutes nobody didn’t even notice us, so I went inside and ask for some menu books, the waiter said he is sorry, but they are busy(almost half of your tables were full and I saw that are at least 4 waiters). I wonder what would happen at full capacity. In about 4 minutes we decided what to order, but even after 30 minutes, nobody came to take or order. After about 35 minute the short bearded waiter finally remembered about us, and asked his woman colleague to came pick our order and he spoke not polite about us in Spanish, except my wife speaks Spanish. He claimed that you only serve peoples from inside. In over 10 years of international traveling in more than 15 countries we’ve never had such horrific experience. Why do you have outside tables if you don’t server outside? Also do you think is normal to wait with a 3 years old hungry kid for about 1 hour before someone should take your order? I’ve seen busier restaurants and never had to wait that long. We left without ordering because the waiter was speaking rude in Spanish about us. Let him know he is in the wrong business, since hospitality is not for him.

A great place.The staff were very welcoming, the menu is very varied offering many different types of fayre. I had the spare ribs which were delicious, the meat fell off the bone. Others in our party had pasta,bolognese and a chicken dish, all were well presented and were lovely. Prices were reasonable averaging £21 for a main course and 3 rounds of drinks. Recommended, we will be going back when next in Gibraltar

We went on opening at 5.30 by far the best food we had in Gibraltar. Good menu, knew what I was ordering before we got there. Was well worth the wait. Service was a little slow as was still setting up.

We didn't have a reservation and they still managed to squeeze us in at 10pm (people would NEVER do this in England where we are from). The food and sangria tasted amazing and the service was quick and staff were attentive. Would definitely recommend this to people that are visiting Gibraltar

Second night here, absolutely 💯. Manager David was exceptional 👏 Food amazing! Can't wait until I come back to Gib and revisit Charlie's, would definitely recommend 👌

The food here is great and the service as well. Lovely views of the marina and away from all the noise.

I enjoyed the pasta. Their garlic bread is good and the chicken wigs were great too. I enjoyed everything we had. Oh and the ambiance was great as well!

The food was sou tasty. 10/10 The mixed steak was a great item for the meat lovers who wants all kind of meat in one plate. It is enough for two people to share actually ( for moderate appetite). And the heat from buffalo wings totally hits the spot. Absolutely recommended after a nice dolphin adventure.

The manager David was absolutely lovely. Very attentive and friendly. He's brought back Charlie's to its original sparkle

i loved the spareribs menu with the fries and corn! A good recommendation

Fantastic service by Ravi, great food and a lovely place. Strongly recommend

I’m not from Gibraltar but had this place recommended to me. Sad to say I wouldn’t go back. The food was very good as I was told, but the service was abysmal. The Male waiter was rude and wasn’t very attentive. He forgot multiple things on our table. Steak knives, drinks, sides. It’s a shame because the other male waiter you could see was much better at the other tables. When we finished our meal and received our bill to pay, as individuals we split our parts and it wasn’t adding up. Eventually a waitress who was as confused as us was able to explain that a service charge had been added. This was not disclosed to us on arrival, or on the receipt, nor should you have to pay a service charge when the service is shocking. They shouldn’t expect to receive any service charge if they fail to deliver a service. As law states if it is a mandatory service charge it can only be enforced when “made clear to the customer” The restaurants excuse was new technology but none the less extremely poor service, we asked to speak to a manager to provide constructive feedback, but the male waiter was reluctant to let us speak to any. Finally a female waitress agreed with us and was happy to remove the charge. Muttering to herself sarcastically as she walked away, was another poor outlook on the staff. For anyone visiting Gibraltar I’d look elsewhere.

paloma was really nice the food was lovely big portions will definitely come back

The service was great and the food came out so fast,it was one of the most delicious meals I have ever had.totally recommend