Charcoal House

Normally I don’t post negative comments as I am pretty easy to please in terms of eating out, but this was not a good experience. We were seated promptly, but were not handed menus, so we just sat and felt weird. It took a long time to get our water, and when we finally get our menus, the price of the items were very high. We thought maybe it would worth the price so we went ahead and ordered the 2 person meal, which included beef tenderloin, potato, vegetable, and salad. For $117 plus tax. We wanted our meat medium rare. When we received the food. Half of the meat was very overcooked and dry. The carrots and broccoli were just steamed and with no seasoning at all. The twice baked potatoes were good, and salad was average. With the price they charged, I was expecting the food to be cooked with skills and good flavors. This was very very disappointing for a high priced meal. I think reasonable prices for the meal would be half of what they charged.

Just like when dad brought me as a kid, everything was delicious and the service was wonderful. Our server, Armando, could not have been more polite and helpful. We brought our daughter and she could not have been happier- they had a perfecly sized 4oz steak just for her, she says: best steak ever, I loved it so much the potato was cheesy and creamy and amazing highly suggest the twice backed potato best restaurant experience ever!

My first time there and what a great experience! The steak was really the best I have had in recent months (years?) in the St. Louis area. The service was fantastic - Demitra (sp?) did a great job as our server. The decor and atmosphere is tremendous - classy yet contemporary. We will definitely return!

Haven't been here in many years. We arrived after a play (about 8:30pm) so only a few tables were filled. The food was GREAT as it was when we used to be regulars. My Steak by George was done just right as was my wife's salmon. Our waiter was wonderful. He told us he had been there for 15 years having started as a busboy. The place really hadn't changed much. It would have fit right in on the AMC series Mad Men.

George and his crew blew my wife and I away. I had meant to go here but finally took the plunge and I am so thankful we did. Definitely a 5 star experience! Steak and shrimp was great and our waitress was a real gem!

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.

Cool place. A step back in time to the days of old. Great food.

Bread and broccoli was great. Twice bake potato was microwave quality. Salad was all vinegar. Had to ask them to turn on air conditioner 3x. Not the quality of a 100.00 meal.