Charlie's Family Restaurants

Always love the food here. Service is nice. They have their busy spots, but you can call in your order about 20 minutes ahead and pick it up in order to avoid a long wait.

We stumbled on this diner after an appointment in the strip mall! Its super cozy, the food is down home comfort food! The service was good very nice and polite! The waitress got down and was talking to my daughter . Alot of the customers are called by name! They have live music. I am old fashioned old soul . I loved the experience! Definitely worth it! We felt very welcome and comfortable!! Love this place

I had an eye procedure done across the street which prevented me from being able to get back on the road immediately. So I stumbled into this little restaurant on the side of the road that was advertising fish fry. And I happened to be here on a Friday which was an all-you-can-eat fish fry for under $10!

Charlie's family restaurant is the epitome everything you love about a family restaurant. My fish was light and crispy. The sides were delicious. The wait staff is super friendly and accommodating. The atmosphere was relaxing. And while I was a newcomer, i watched them interact with some regular visitors and both knew their "regular" order as well as ask about their families. It was almost as if this was directed to be a backdrop for a movie in which the Stars would wander into the local eatery at any moment!

Now that I know where it is I hope to be back here again on one of my other visits to Lakeland. Truly a hidden gem.