Reviews - Charcoal
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8.5of 10
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Chris Y. • 2 reviews
September 27, 2025
2/10The service was terrible. For the first time I have experienced, we were told we could not split the bill. The waitress was rude and ignorant.
Charcoal • Owner
Dear guest, Thank you for your feedback. We regret that you left disappointed, though we must be clear: we are not and do not aim to be a Michelin restaurant. Our concept and pricing are built on honesty and accessibility. Regarding splitting the bill: this is possible, but – as my colleague explained – a small fee applies. Just like anywhere else, additional services are never free; our “chimney must also keep burning.” As owner and chef, I can fully guarantee the quality of our cooking and recipes. Only four months ago, a mystery guest from the largest Dutch newspaper rated us a 7.5 for food and service. Against that background, your ratings of “2 for food, 2 for service, 2 for atmosphere” simply do not stand on solid ground. We respect everyone’s opinion, but believe in fair and balanced judgment. Kind regards, our lovely team Charcoal
Yulia V. • 3 reviews
September 7, 2025
7.5/10The restaurant follows the concept of shared dining. The food is delicious. But the prices I find too high for the portion you get (and you’re supposed to share). Also I didn’t get the promised discount by booking through the Fork. So all in all nice restaurant but there are many other places in Delft that are just as tasty but more generous.
Fernanda X. • 1 review
August 15, 2025
10/10The food and the staff
Jennifer K. • 27 reviews
July 31, 2025
8.5/10The chicken dish was really good! Very kind and enthusiastic waitress. Nice location in Delft with a good ambiance inside the restaurant. Would definitely recommend!
Pritam J. • 60 reviews
June 1, 2025
6.5/10I had a mixed review. We were told chicken was unavailable (but noticed someone being served at the end of our dinner). The fish items were good, and the meat (beef and lamb) was chewy and overdone. Asking for €3 for extra sauces for main dishes is laughable—that too if the sauces were good enough! The location and tables are ok, though a bit cramped for space. Will I come back? Maybe not.
Roger J. • 35 reviews
May 18, 2025
10/10Good food. Good service. Fair prices. What more to add?
Maria R. • 5 reviews
April 4, 2025
10/10Amazing chicken!!!
Aysun U. • 10 reviews
December 28, 2024
8/10
+3Great service and a lovely atmosphere with a very unique menu! I always passed by this place but this week finally visited with a group of friends. We had the flatbread and borani as a starter (on the house!). It was really tasty! I had the Asian vegetables and I also tried their gado gado but both of them were too spicy for me, unfortunately. But my friends had the Enterecote and Fesenjan and they really enjoyed it , But I wish they had more options for drinks, especially beer and wine because these go hand in hand with bbq and seafood. Overall, we all enjoyed our time in Charcoal and the owner Melvin was very kind to explain to us each dish in detail and he personally took interest in serving every table in the restaurant! I can't wait to try their seafood next time I visit. EDIT 28/12/2024: I had to come back to edit my initial review from 2 years ago noe that I've visited Charcoal again. They have significantly upgraded their food and wine menus; now there's plenty of wine options
S.H. T. • 118 reviews
September 7, 2024
8.5/10We love their roast chicken. It's really good!!!
Yann b. • 16 reviews
August 9, 2024
3/10By far, this is the worst experience I ever had at a restaurant. We ordered food for three. Starters were first delivered in a random orders, and we didn’t have any cutlery nor napkins. Once the main dishes were delivered, one of us didn’t have any plates. The waiter explained to us it was our error. And we were flabbergasted, as all of us understood the same thing. Next we discovered a label in the cooked vegetables and felt both the fish and meat were smelly. If you’re used to purchasing meat and fish, , this is definitely not a good sign, and an even worst when it’s cooked. When the third main dish was delivered, the meat was so smelly that customers in front of us were searching for the origin of the smell! We returned the meat and at this point we just wanted to pay and leave! I hope none of us will be ill! All in all, i it's not possible to have this kind of experience when a dish costs over 30 euros. This is definitely a place to avoid.
Jhoanna B. • 3 reviews
May 30, 2024
5.5/10Food was really average, nothing special. And price/quality the price was extremely high.
Jelle V. • 4 reviews
May 12, 2024
7.5/10Nice place with nice some nice tasty dishes. Bakkeljauw was very (very) salty though and we had to ask twice for one of our drinks to be served.
André T. • 456 reviews
April 20, 2024
10/10
Perfect.
Calvin M. • 27 reviews
January 18, 2024
10/10
It is a cozy restaurant with very friendly staff. The sauces are very delicious! And you really can taste the charcoal.
Alexandru L. • 1 review
December 15, 2023
9.5/10Tasty food, must have is the Nero pasta, and very nice cooks.
Gianna S. • 1 review
October 11, 2023
7/10We really wanted to love this restaurant and were excited to try it when visiting Delft from the US. The restaurant itself is beautiful and the staff was great. We had a wonderful wine but the food was very dissapointing. We all ordered fish dishes and they were all very over cooked and dry.
J M. • 2 reviews
October 7, 2023
5.5/10Too crowded, way too many people cramped into eachother. Loud music on top of that. Food is okay, but not special for the high prices. Friendly staff though.
Daniela V. • 3 reviews
October 6, 2023
9/10Food is so tasty! The combination of flavours, love it!
Elizabeth A. • 1 review
August 26, 2023
4/10The food was good but the space was cramped. We actually had to tell people having a drink to move away as they were standing next to our chairs (high table) and bumping into us. We got the food and while we were enjoying it and asking for more, we were told we had to vacate the table because there was another reservation. Therefore we were asked to leave even though we had not even received the last of our order. The waiter never wrote down what we ordered so we actually got a couple of dishes wrong. Once we had already paid and were getting up to leave, they asked us if we still wanted the last round of drinks they had forgotten to bring. Thr bathroons were absolutely disgusting, no toilet paper and completely splashed. When we mentioned it to the waitress she said it was normal. We will never be back to this place
Margaret H. • 1 review
July 8, 2023
2/10I sat 40 minutes waiting to be served. Not even a drink was offered to me on a very hot day. The servers ran around like headless chickens. Prior to this day I had made a confirmed reservation only to get to the restaurant to find it closed. When the restaurant first opened service was good as was the food...but....since then everything has gone down hill
Hanna L. • 2 reviews
June 11, 2023
10/10Great place to eat in the centre of Delft. Varied menu, delicious food, very friendly and professional service. Highly recommended to visit!!
Anabela F. • 2 reviews
April 21, 2023
8.5/10Love the food. Have been there 3 times and want to come back. Only down side it the music being a bit too loud at times. Service was good and portions good as well.
Emilia B. • 5 reviews
March 4, 2023
10/10Great food, broad choice and friendly, personal staff.
Qingzhen W. • 3 reviews
January 21, 2023
10/10It’s pretty amazing. For drinks we had Hippocampe wit( fruity,refreshingly) and Mariluna Red wine ( fruity, smooth and with balanced body). Both are really great. Food-wise We had the mix skewers, pieterman fillets and smoked entrocete. Adding some extra Kai Yang. As every time their seasoning and spices really surprises me with all the Asian inspiration
Grace Q. • 2 reviews
January 21, 2023
10/10Great place!!! Nice service! Everything is perfect!
Qingzhen W. • 3 reviews
November 11, 2022
9/10They have pretty descent meals. That’s the second time we visited this restaurants. The fish is very fresh and the mussel&prawn have pretty good seasoning as well.
Laura G. • 7 reviews
February 19, 2022
9/10The food was truly great! We had the brad with the aubergine sauce and it was absolutely delicious. A good option to snack on while waiting for the main dishes. I had the chicken with the piri piri sauce... despite not being a fan of BBQ chicken it was so good I may actually order it again when visiting next time! My boyfriend had the ribs which were super tender and tasty. We also had the mixed vegetables and the Asian vegetables. Both very good, maybe the portion a bit too small considering the price for them. The only negative note is the lack of possibility to have tap water instead of bottled one but considering the quality and taste of everything we did not care too much. The service was also excellent! Maybe it would be nice to have the menus translated also in English...
Bart v. • 1 review
November 6, 2021
7/10The waiter brought the starts and main at the same time while not asked, wine was not tasted and wrongly served. Food quality was great and the location and atmosphere is lovely.
Kirsteen H. • 8 reviews
May 28, 2021
7/10We had a reasonable meal here. One of the servers was nice and pretty competent, the other one was very undertrained and inexperienced. We had to ask a couple of times for a cooler for our wine also had to ask for cutlery for our main course, there was none put down or even napkins with our starter. My partner had fish which was lovely with nice and crispy skin. I ordered a steak which as the best place advertised a charcoal grill I expected nice seared outside. It was tasty but underwhelming. No charcoal searing on the outside... would not have not have minded too much but paying €50 per person and being refused a glass of tap water is not on. I get it that you want us to buy water... you are a business but don’t rip it when people have spent reasonable amounts with you. Won’t return because of that.
Kirit S. • 2 reviews
September 11, 2020
10/10This is a warm and friendly restaurant that serves amazing food. Well worth visiting and we will be visiting again.
Fiona P. • 75 reviews
September 5, 2020
8.5/10Excellent food! The service was not so good; we had ordered an appetizer which never arrived, but came at the same time as the rest of the meal. But otherwise perfect; great wines, and perfect grilled fish.
Neila c. • 6 reviews
July 23, 2020
10/10The food fresh and excellent!!! Everything was perfect and yummy!!! Will definitely come again!!!
Adrina V. • 2 reviews
July 19, 2020
8/10We had a delicious dinner! Such a bummer that the dessert menu’s were sold out
Sai T. • 24 reviews
June 9, 2020
8.5/10I went there for lunch. The food is very good. I recommend to try this place.
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