Charlie's On the Lake

I had lunch with my bosses. The parking lot was full, so we expected the restaurant to be packed. It wasn't. The party room was full, but the main restaurant was not. We were seated right away, greeted by our server, and she took our order. She provided good service throughout our time there.While the conversation was great the food was disappointing. I say that because it's been years, like mid 2000's. At the time the food was good. We would get together as a family and have dinner.As I digressed, the steak had no flavor. Not even the sauce. The fries were a mix of fresh and stale. The dessert was good. That was a plus.

I took My family (5 of us) to celebrate my recent move to Elkhorn. We had a 3 Pm reservation on Saturday. We all wanted to order lobster. Unfortunately for us, the server failed to mention they "wereOut of lobster" at 3 pm on a Saturday (?) WTH? When the 1st person started to order our waitress advised us they had no lobster. We all had to review the menu to pick something else. Waitress didn't give a RIP whether we were happy or not. We should have left then. My son had grouper which was very thin, flat as a pancake, over Cooked & dry. Daughter had scallops which were tiny (appeared to be microwaved) and over cooked. I had fried shrimp which were "ok". 2 Friends had ribeyes which were less than average. The bill was hefty while the food was less than good. BTW, the Martini's were great. Will I ever return? Nope. I wish I had read these reviews prior to going. Poor food , mediocre service & no atmosphere at all. Waitress never returned to see if we were happy with our food; she just handed me the bill. I wish I hadn't wasted my time and $$$$ there. PS. A wedding party/reception arrived around 5. We're pretty sure they got the lobster.

Our first time here. Lunch now of specialty menu. Pasta and sandwich. All is really good. We are the only customers today at 3pm.

Went here for an early New Years Eve drink and apps. I had the espresso martini and it was amazing! Food was pretty good with the havarti steak bites and edemame. The problem was with the server. She seemed in a hurry to take our order, but once the drinks and food were delivered she forgot all about us. We had to flag her down after having empty drink glasses for 10 minutes to ask for more water and another martini. She didn't clear off any of our dishes until we asked even though we had them stacked nicely do her to take. I know there were busy and we were in the bar area but a little attention would have gone a long way.

Wow!Pros:Gorgeous patio seating. It's so pretty, and they even have duck food you can purchase for a quarter to feed nearby ducks (there's a gate you can open to walk around the water) and the small pond featured tons of tiny turtles. My kids were in heaven.A huge menu. It's always a fantastic problem when everything sounds so good you can't decide what to order. Even the kids menu had plenty of options - and my pickiest eater found multiple things he liked on it.The service was wonderful. I'm so disappointed in myself that I've forgotten our servers name, because I would absolutely give her a shout out. My drink glass was never empty before she replaced it with a fresh refill, our order was correct, and she was super friendly.The portions were huge. I ordered the shrimp po boy, and my husband ordered the lobster roll. When it came out there was so much we decided to split each order so we could try a little of both. Next time we go we could easily order one meal to share - and then we would have room for dessert (which looked SO delicious in the case, but we were too full to try this time)Cons:We live an hour away, and cannot possibly eat here as much as we would likeOur kids won't let us try any other restaurants in Omaha, because they are now Charlie's fans for life.

Well the millionaire martini and tickle tackelberry drinks are amazing. In fact you can not go wrong with many of their drinks. The best part is they leave the martini shaker at your table so you get extra to drink. The fish is great and cooked to order. Can sit outside on the patio and their happy hour is super good. The staff is always friendly. The prices are a little on the high side but the quality is amazing.

I had always heard of this Omaha classic but never got to adventure out to lunch/dinner with a view until today! First off the location is beautiful and the interior is welcoming just as much as the staff is. They are ON it making sure you're being attended and served. The menu offers so many delicious options it seems you can't really go wrong with your decision. Great flavors and great experience, will be back to enjoy that patio

Bar not even busy & it took over 10 minutes for us to get our drinks!! No sense of urgency!!Wonder why they're so slow???

Great food and great service! We went there for pasta and wine and it's always a treat!

Happy hour on a Monday. We had nice service helpful answering our questions. Plentiful portions. Lots to choose from. Atmosphere was lovely.