Mister Charles
Restaurant · Knox/Henderson ·
Reimagined classics in an opulent French-Italian setting
Reimagined classics in an opulent French-Italian setting
"Honored with Michelin’s Exceptional Cocktails Award at the Texas guide ceremony, the team was recognized for its cocktails." - H. Drew Blackburn
"This Dallas restaurant received Michelin’s Exceptional Cocktails Award." - H. Drew Blackburn
"Awarded the 2025 MICHELIN Guide Texas Exceptional Cocktails Award, the Bar Team at Mister Charles delivers an opulent, indulgent experience where guests dress to impress. With French and Italian inspiration, the menu reflects co-owner Chas Martin’s vision of a well-traveled, sophisticated guy who likes to have fun, resulting in an irreverent play on classics and a European hotel bar–style menu of familiar dishes done in an edgy way. Housed in an early-1900s former pharmacy with the original facade intact, the space evokes a communal gathering place where people once got prescriptions and sat at the bar for grilled cheese or a malt. The cocktail program leans about 70% on classic cocktails or playful riffs, while also showcasing the team’s creativity through four specialty cocktails developed collaboratively; must-tries include the penicillin and the Crime of Passion (equal parts tequila and mezcal, Aperol, passion fruit and a little habanero). The operation prioritizes well-made, high-quality cocktails that fit the concept, leans into agave for local tastes, and emphasizes staff who genuinely want to take care of guests." - The MICHELIN Guide
"The opulent French-Italian Mister Charles is part restaurant, part grand palace, with soaring ceilings and maximalist decor (we hope you like chandeliers). Buy out the whole restaurant if you just sold your tech company, but otherwise book the more manageable mezzanine. It seats 26 and has a dedicated bar to keep the stiff martinis and Italian white wines flowing. Guests can start with one-bite canapes like caviar-topped chicken nuggets served on passing trays, and then settle in for a seated dinner. Wagyu short rib Wellington is carved tableside with a fun flourish, and the arrabiata pasta is good enough to start a fork fight. Get access to exclusive reservations at this spot with Chase Sapphire Reserve. New cardmembers get $300 in annual dining statement credits." - kevin gray
"Mister Charles in East Dallas swings big, and that includes the dining room with two-story-high ceilings and a bar that spans nearly the entire restaurant. The food takes French and Italian classics and puts a luxurious spin on them—a whole dover sole comes swimming in a lobster beurre blanc, buttery and light as a cloud, or fusilli that shows up covered in fontina and glittering with caviar. The desserts tend to arrive on fire, like a dome of meringue hiding baked alaska with banana, which is an appropriate spectacle to end a meal at a fine dining spot that knows how to have fun." - nick rallo