Christopher’s Grill & Bar

Have been several times for dinner and never disappointed. This is a local place for sure. Great happy hour outside dining and food is always good. I love the Fish Tacos.

Great place to grab a burger or steak. Have eaten several times and eaten several items of the menu. Its all great with a reasonable price.

Well I will start off with the FOOD IS GREAT!!! But what’s not great is the customer service and attitudes of employees. As a server I was disgusted with the way I watched customers sit for 15 plus minutes without getting drinks. Watched a table walk out because of the servers. I didn’t see a smile on one of their faces. Yeah you’re busy but have a good attitude! And I heard two different servers say «not my table» I don’t care who’s table it is, don’t let people just sit there without drinks. Without menus. Ridiculous. Good food will only take this place so far. And I didn’t see a manager at all! Oh yeah and I watched a salad sit under the hot light for 20 minutes to actually get served to a table. Gross. Get it together.

I absolutely love this place. Do not be deceived! This quaint place has excellent service and phenomenal food! My husband and I took advantage of all the great coupons welcoming us to the neighborhood and this one definitely did not disappoint. Although this place is small, they have a few TVs to catch a game, bar area with booths, family dining area, and ample parking.
We ordered the Black & Bleu sirloin blackened with Cole sale and sautéed squash & zucchini. The steak was cooked perfectly and we ensured that Zack, the head cook, knew it! We shared this and decided to take the Pork chops blackened, fried okra, and, yes, again, cole slaw. In fact we took home a pint size of it. Yes, it WAS that good. Not soggy or too tangy. Had the chops the next day and talk about oozing with flavor and I am always a sucker for fried okra. Cassidy and Sarah were awesome and paid attention to all customers.
This place rocks so much we went there two days later for dinner. Again, the food was tasty! A must go!!!

This was a real surprise to me. When I moved to Charlotte I received a welcome to the neighborhood coupon in the mail from Christopher’s. After a long day of hiking I was in the mood for a steak, so my wife and I jumped in the car and headed on over. At first, the look of the place screamed neighborhood dive bar. But, after you get by the 70s look and feel and work your way past the bar area, it kind of reminds me of a hometown greasy spoon.
The beer selection is your standards variety with a few standouts, but the prices are ridiculously good. Their menu is where this place just shines. I really had a hard time choosing. And when we finally settled on a steak with a double portion of the most amazing cole slaw ever, we ended up ordering a pair of pork chops and a pint of slaw to go. Had that the next morning for breakfast… divine.
Let me say this about Christopher’s. It isn’t a high end swanky place to take a first date to. However, I loved the service and two meals (steak, chops), and four beers came out to less than $ 30. You can’t beat that anywhere. This is my new go to place for a great meal and you should consider making it your take-​out place as well.
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Just ordered wings to go, breaded salt and pepper and breaded garlic Parmesan, naked Damn hot and naked teriyaki. The breaded wings were very greasy. The salt and pepper lacked flavor. When I order damn hot, I expect some heat, the were mild. The nude wings did not have much sauce on them. Also, they were not crisp at all. Might as well of ordered wings from pizza chain because they were so squishy. These used to be one of our favorite wings. I will not be recommending them again. On a good note, the order was completed on time.

The burgers on Texas toast were not a good choice. The bread was grilled and was saturated in butter to the point it was soggy. The sandwich overall was very heavy, greasy even. The onion straws were crisp, but it was evident that the fryer oil needed changing. Overall, poor quality at a moderate price.

Really good food. i was slightly thrown off by the presentation of the food, for example i got a burger with only one bun so it was more like eating a hamburger steak with toppings but it was delicious. only real problem was the long wait but i think they cooked it right then when i ordered so it wasn’t huge deal

Ignored by wait staff. When someone did take our orders and we asked questions about drinks, she couldn’t give us an answer, however, answered her cell phone while waiting on us. Food came out and was a disappointment. We had previously been to Christopher’s 2 other times and was very impressed, thus we felt the need to relay our experience.
When we spoke to the manager to discuss our bad experience, she was glad we informed her, and apologized. She then asked us if we would like a free dessert or a gift certificate, which we found embarrassing. We are not there to get freebies. A trained manager would say something like we do not want you to leave us with a bad impression. In a small way, we would like to change your mind about us and give you a free dessert, or gift certificate, etc. It will be a long long time before we try Christopher’s again — if we do. There is plenty of competition coming to Lake Wylie and the surrounding area.

Some of the best food in the area and great prices for the quality. The onion strings are AMAZING! Outdoor seating and great service!

Pleasant small bar, nominal food. Bartender is pretty dull. Really needs to lighten up

I had a reuben sandwich with fries and it was outstanding. It was very good food, which is not always the case in a bar setting. We also had the wings which were also very good. The staff was great and the beer was cold. If you are in Matthews, I highly recommend this place.

The atmosphere could be a little better but it is kind of a hole in the wall place. There food is great though, and we would eat here more if I’d think about it. I wish the sign was more noticeable from the road.

Excellent burgers! My only complaint about this place is its hot. They need a stronger air conditioner. Service is always good

Went here with my 10 year old. He got the chicken fingers slathered in BBQ and home made chips. He really enjoyed it. The chips are very good.
I got the Carolina Burger (forget what they call it) — chili, cole slaw, mustard and onions with no bun and sweet potato fries. Wish they had gluten free buns but that’s okay. The burger was cooked properly and tasted fantastic. Whenever we go here, it always seems like the wait staff is in a BIG rush. Probably a sign of understaffing but, they are hustlers.
The restaurant décor is very plain. If I was the woner (easy to spend other people’s money), I would upgrade the flooring, tables, chairs and booths. Lake Wylie area is booming and restauraters need to be ready!

This is a nice place to grab lunch — the service was a little slow but the menu is robust and everything we ordered came out as expected. They make their own potato chips and they were perfect!
Sweet tea was on the mark — not too bland and not too sweet.
We picked the place because of the name — and will be back!

Nothing great about it. Your reason for stopping in might be to avoid driving further to some place else? Prices are right in line with other places that look much better and have more to offer. Old and outdated and I think they have some cheap cable service, definetely not hd tv’s unless something changed since I went last. It might be a locals place and they like it like that who knows. Food is much like other places, it is good and all but why choose this place over another is where I am going with it. Most places today can run a deep fryer and flip a burger. Yes you do wait long.

Nice locals bar restaurant. Very extensive menu of sandwiches, burgers, salads, and apps. The food is good, about what you’d expect from a good sandwich/​bar. TVs located all around. Good, friendly service. Late night dining. Prices are very reasonable.

This was my first trip to this Lake Wylie bar and grill and I was pretty impressed. The décor is dated and the floors could’ve been cleaner, but the waitstaff was super friendly and our food was quite tasty!
As some of the other reviews mentioned, my husband said he too had experienced long wait times for food in the past and ordered us a basket of homemade potato chips in the event we had a long wait. Luckily we did not, but the chips were pretty tasty and nicely cooked and served with little cups of ranch.
Our meal came quickly and was nice and hot. We both got burgers and they must only make them with no pink because they didn’t ask us how we wanted them cooked. They were juicy and flavorful and very big. Mine was the Christopher burger which came with grilled onions and bacon and I asked for cheese to be added. I ordered sweet potato fries for an additional $.99 and they were freshly cooked, but sadly nothing great about them. My husband ordered a burger as well and added tater tots to. his and they were nice and crispy though lacking salt. I woukd go back again based on this visit. I enjoyed it… for $ 25 for an app and two full meals at a local spot… sold!

We also, think that Christopher’s changed.
Their sandwiches and reubens used to be among the best around; now portions have grown considerably smaller.
Stopped going in there. Just don’t feel like we’re getting our monies worth anymore.
Last time we were in there, we saw some new faces. Service wasn’t what we were accustomed to.
A shame…

Excellent! Our family of 5 (2 parents, 3 teenagers) just had a delicious lunch at Christopher’s. 3 of us shared chicken wings with a wide variety of sauces, while one son had a bacon wrapped burger and daughter had the tilapia special with 2 sides and dessert. While the teriyaki sauce was way to salty, and the burger a little greasy, the overall experience was great.

We used to frequent Christopher’s often, something has changed and for the worse. Food quality and portions have become small and poor quality. Service was less than average, food was brought out all at the same time appetizers, salad, and entrée. Over priced for portion and quality. We are done going to Christopher’s. Lake Wylie has other places to bring your family to eat.

I really like this place. First off kids under 3 eat FREE!!! That gets me everytime. I ordered the prime rib with spicy onion strings. It was cooked a perfect medium. The only problem was there a bunch of fat on my prime rib. It came with au jus and horseradish sauce. The drink prices are really cheap if you go with spirits. The only draw back are the tv’s. they have 3 in the dining area and they are not high definition. It’s hard to watch a game when only half of the screen is cut because its not in hd. It’s only a minor draw back to this place. Service was good and didn’t bombard me every 2 minutes. I will keep coming back for the food. Good job

We frequent Christophers fairly regularly, and we’re never disappointed.
My one gripe – there’s just one, so I’ll get it out of the way – is that it takes a long time to get your food. But, once you get it, it’s yummy.
I’ve never had their burgers, but have heard good things about them. For some reason, I usually order something chicken-​y. I especially like the chicken alfredo. Their chicken is always very nicely cooked and very juicy. Large portions too.
Great local hang-​out!