The Charcoal Group's history dates back to 1955 when Del and Ortha Wideman purchased a 42 seat eatery called the Charcoal Pit. Having no previous restaurant experience, they quick...more...See more text
we went for a friend's birthday dinner. her and her bf love the place. they talk about it all the time. i have heard mixed reviews about the place.
going online and checking out menu didn't look too appealing to me. regular food with a high price and over stuffed with "expensive" words for simple ingredients
i had a glass of the Chardonnay from usa. excellent should have order 1.2 liter. i shared the sicilian mussel except made not spicy (don't like spicy food). the broth has aromatic and delightful. nice tomatoes, olives and onion broth. mussels were plump and tasty. the table bread was amazing. i usually steer away from bread because it is dry and garbage. but this was warm, soft and fluffy in the middle with a slight chew and crispy on outside.
i ordered the shrimp and scallop carciofi (fettucine) made without cream and with tomato instead. the pasta was cooked perfectly, scallops a bit fishy, shrimps were poached perfectly. a bit too much tomato but im a bigger fan of cooked pasta perfect el dente.
people sitting around me ordered veggie gnocchi (she loved it), short rib gnocchi (he wolfed it down and wanted more), prosciutto fuselli (she said pasta was amazing too slow portion and prosciutto tasted like bacon, pork chop dinner (thought it was amazing), smoked chicken el la vodka (he said was ok).
food was good better than i expected. a bit over priced but it was a friend's birthday.Read more
View MenuRestaurant InfoAt Crystal Palace; located directly between Kitchener and Waterloo; it's always your choice, whether that means your placing an order for take out, pick up,...more...See more text
I love the dim sum. The lunch buffet is ok. Haven't been there in a while but they are friendly and they would speak Cantonese to me and ask how my day is going. A nice place for lunch if you want some quiet time during the week!Read more
Charcoal Group of Restaurants make up our 'community' of stakeholders in what we consider the best industry in the world - the hospitality industry. So if you want to be a part of ...more...See more text
Birthday dinner for my wife and had our two grown children. Great service and food. The desserts are also very good. Try the dessert for two it won't disappoint.Read more
Freddy Hayes and Jeremy Monforte are the owners/operators of The Crazy Canuck. Both are graduates from the Hospitality Management program at Conestoga College. Combined, they have ...more...See more text
I have been here a few times over the past year or so, and I have to say things seem to have gotten better. Our server was super friendly, and was always right there with drinks when needed.
The menu is what you'd expect, nothing mind blowing. But unlike in the past, the wings were juicy (sure they are smaller, but at least they are not that breaded crap!) and you get great fries and the best dipping sauce around. My wife had the pizza, which is suprisingly good. Our waitress said that they've got a bunch of new cooks in the back, and it shows.
Its not where you'd go for fine dining, but for some good drinks and decent bar food, it's tough to beat.Read more