We looked up authentic Maharashtrian coastal cuisine and decided to try out Charcoal. 👩‍🍳 Neat and clean place with limited seats. Delicious food freshly prepared and served piping hot. 🍲 Seafood is the speciality at this restaurant. Thoroughly enjoyed the food. 🐟 Service is prompt and the people are quite friendly and warm-natured. Highly recommend that you try this place when in Alibaug/Kihim. Totally worth it 👌🌟

Food: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Service: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ambience: ⭐⭐⭐ Value for money: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 1/2 SOT rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ . We recently tried out this amazing multi-cuisine restaurant in Alibag. Right from Authentic Malvani food, to Chinese and even Continental cuisine, Charcoal Restaurant covers all taste palettes. The owners are really friendly and gave us some amazing suggestions! . Here's what we had : . 1. Prawns coconut soup : To start off with our meal, we wanted to try something different than the usual Manchow soup. The owner suggested this dish and we must say, it is worth a try. Having a base of coconut milk, the soup contained a generous amount of prawns and this indeed was a welcome change. . 2. Chicken Barbeque Skewers : Juicy chunks of chicken marinated in a spicy BBQ sauce along with onions and mixed bell peppers. We loved their homemade BBQ sauce which was a little spicy unlike the other places we've had BBQ chicken from. . 3. Tandoori Pomfret : This one's a treat for all the Seafood lovers. The Pomfret was fresh and grilled to perfection. The tandoori masala on the Pomfret was full of flavour. It is served with a side of salad and green chutney. Highly recommend this dish! . 4. Agri Chicken Masala with Bhakri : Recommended by the owners as a must-try, this dish definitely lived up to our expectations. Chicken masala prepared in a traditional Malvani masala made of dry coconut and spices. This dish was perfectly spiced and the chicken was tender. Pair this with a Bhakri and a side of onions and you're good to go! . 5. Caramel Custard: This freshly prepared caramel custard was a perfect end to our meal. The custard was smooth and the caramel sauce was slightly bitter, just how we like it! . Not to forget, the presentation of the dishes were also commendable. All in all, Charcoal Restaurant is a must-try when you're at Alibag. You are sure to have a great time! . PS : Though the ambience may not be upto the mark, the food is exceptional. You have our word on that! . . . #saveourtummies #seafood #alibag #pomfret #prawns #agri #bhakri

One of the finest restaurants in Alibag who offers local authentic culinary dishes rather than mass appeal or hype. Each masala tastes magical as it is family secret and all at reasonable price level. Chicken & Pomfret Thali was superb. Setting is small, seating area, extremely hygienic and food curated and cooked by a qualified experienced Chef who has eye for details. We will be back😀

Excellent Food and Service. Food was made fresh and was super Tasty. Their Burnt Garlic Rice and Solkadi was superb but so was the Promfet Fry which was delicious. Highly recommended.

We ordered mutton sukkha, fish fry, chicken tikka all were perfectly cooked and delicious. Ambience is like a dhaba but don't go on their exterior they provide authentic agri food. On the veg side try their panner pulao/biryani :P the quantity is enough for 2 person

Small suggesting: Please don't judge this place by its simple exterior!... The food is absolutely phenomenal! We ordered kingfish, prawns, BBQ chicken with homemade BBQ sauce, chocolate brownie, fries, lemon/coriander soup and kokum soda. The sea food was super fresh and delicious. The BBQ chicken was perfectly charred and the BBQ sauce was marvelous! This style of chicken is a rarity to find! The brownie was delicious and a perfect end to a great meal. The prices are very budget friendly and the quality and taste of the food surpassed our expectations. The chef is very talented and we will 100% visit again on future Alibag trips! We very highly recommend this restaurant!!

We had a fabulous dinner. Ordered a veg hot and sour soup, followed by a masala chicken lollipop and ended it with a superb Chicken Fried rice with chicken Manchurian Gravy. The hosts are really nice and polite and we look forward to coming here/ordering in from here again.

Pleasantly surprised with this place. Not so good on appearances. It's a roadside eatery which insists on serving freshly cooked food. They had fresh fish and the food was excellent. Must visit

Perfect food… Be it Seafood or Chinese, try anything blindly. Their thali is very nice, especially the special thali with Prawns Biryani, Surmai fry & pomfret curry (switchable), with rice & roti & sol kadi.

We happened to be there at near about 2pm and ordered for a mix of veg and seafood and loved it a lot. The pomfret & surmai fry were very good and also one must try prawn masala & kaju masala. And something not to miss on is their limejuice!!!!! (The one made in water and not in soda)

Dont go for exterior or for that matter simple yet good interior. Go for the food. We went there after reading many reviews and it was all true. This place is simply awesome. Gives what they commit. Everything is delicious whether its sea food or any other dish. Just a tip to the review readers that if you want anything specific ( big size prawns or red snapper fish ) then pls inform the restaurant well in advance and you will get it. Great going team charcoal 👍🏻👍🏻

Found out this place during my last visit to Alibaug. Situated on main road, towards Alibaug City, Charcoal Family Restaurant is a lovely place run by a lady. The host was kind enough to welcome us. We tried the fish thali (pomphret), egg thali, egg masala, soal kadhi and ended the meal with a Brownie. The portions are quite good and the most important part was the fresh chapatis that kept coming. Overall a lovely place for lunch/dinner.

Best example of 'Don't judge book by its cover'. Its really a gem in disguise. Awesome food! If you are visiting Alibaug then must go to this place for food. Fish dishes are fresh and delicious. Rice bhakri and Solkadi stands out with authentic local taste. We tried Prawns, Surmai, Pomfret all fresh and tasty. If you are not non-vegetarian then can try tasty veg dishes as well.

The restaurant or right on the highway. Serves really fresh seafood. We had pomfret thali, carb sukka and prawns masala. The drumstick biryani was just wow. Sure try if you are near alibaug

Good food, good staff. It has a outdoor seating which can get hot during hot weather

Homely food well served!!. One of the go to restraunt in Aligaug if you are a seafood lover ❤️✨️

Very humble ambience but superb taste He had a variety of dishes and all were fantastic Definitely give this place a visit

Excellent quality of food and service, must visit place to try something unique and quality food when you're in Town

The place doesn't do justice to the food. The food was served hot and taste was phenomenal. I would recommend the kolhapuri option in paneer and chicken. One star less because the chicken didn't seem very fresh and wasn't tender.

Excellent food. Had a veg thali, where every dish was delicious, chapatis very soft. It took a while ti serve, but it was clearly because the veggies and chapatis were prepared after our order. The owners could just make the washroom a bit more modern