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Originally Posted by justjim
We went to Charley's Steak House in Orlando about 4 or 5 years ago. The Orlando Sentinel, which does a survey each year, and Charley's was rated the number 1 Steak House in Orlando at that time. The food was excellent then.....Yes, don't get it mixed up with Charley's Subs. Charley's Subs was (maybe still is) in the Ocala Mall. We could use another restaurant in Colony Strip Mall.
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Regarding Charley's Steak House...After spending a week with my wife's parents in TV we drove over to St. Pete Beach to spend a week for our wedding anniversary at the Don CeSar hotel. We have been there before and we are friendly with the hotel's concierge. He arranged reservations for our anniversary night dinner at Charley's Steak House in Tampa. He had never steered us wrong in the past, but he got this one DEAD WRONG! Charley's had a good atmosphere, and BIG prices. We don't mind the price if the food is top notch but it wasn't. My wife had to send her steak back twice. She ordered medium-rare and both times it came back WELL DONE! Ugh! The steak I ordered was also a bit over-cooked, but it was not a badly done as my wife's was. While the manager was polite about the problem and helped to make things better, it was an overall HUGE disappointment. Especially for the level of money you are spending. Maybe the kitchen was having a bad night. But when a restaurant presents itself as one of the best of the best, an "off night" is something it cannot afford. We would never risk the money to try them again.