Charlie Don't Surf - White Rock, British Columbia

Bianca B.

Not much spaces. Good variety of menu, but it cost a lot. I had linguines with a lot a variety of sea food for 27$ before taxes. There is always some staff to serve you.

Peu d'espace. Bonne variété de menu, mais ça coûte quand même cher. Par exemple, j'ai eu des pâtes linguines avec une grande variété de fruits de mer pour 27$ avant taxes. Sinon, il y a toujours quelqu'un pour te servir.

Jean-Marc B.

Bonne place pour apprécier de bons plats aux saveurs de la mer. Savoureux et bien présentés.
Ambiance agréable avec le charme d'antan et authentique.

Trouve T. ?. I. L. A.

Leo P.

Stopped by Charlie Don’t Surf for a casual drink and had a nice experience overall. The location is unbeatable — right across from the beach with a fantastic view, especially around sunset.

Staff were friendly and welcoming, and the pricing was reasonable for the area. I had a cocktail that was just okay — a little on the watery side — but the Guinness was nice and cold (though I wish there was a bit less foam).

All in all, a solid spot to relax by the water. Would come back for the atmosphere and maybe try something else from the drink menu next time.

Sean S.

Great food, great location, great price!

No time waiting to get a seat even though they were busy! The atmosphere from the other diners was great, everyone enjoying the amazing food on offer.

We went for the famous fish and chips, jumbalia and dynamite shrimp. Wow!

Thanks to all the staff for making it a pleasurable experience! We will be back one day!!

Kim N.

The place was crowded on Canada Day, pretty loud music event across the street, waterfront view. The food was pretty good though it took a long time to wait. The seafood pasta was creamy but a little dry. The calamari was a little disappointing as the squids were quite small so the crunchy part fell off everywhere. Fish n chips was really good though, the fish was cooked perfectly. The cod quinoa bowl was okay, the flavour wasn't my type. Poutine was very salty.

J T.

Charlie 123…

Always a nice little walk along Beach avenue and the pier in White Rock but in the last 2-3 years, it’s becoming another Surrey. Why not,”?!? perfect combo ; have pizza in Surrey and come to Whiterock for dessert and ice cream! (Might as well change it to BrownRock soon… not being racist so chill!)

Anyways, came here a few times over the decade but can’t remember how it was. Decided to try place again to refresh my memory.

This place is located right on Beach Ave, steps away from the Brownrock pier… I mean Whiterock pier. It has that late 90s kind of atmosphere, old but not old kind of vibe.

Anyways, here were the food I ordered;

1. Homemade clam chowder (New England style). Very nice!! Nice rich and flavourful! Remember how just my dad used to make it back in the days.
2. Calamari. It was okay, pretty average, nothing to complain or cheer about.
3. Chicken wings (salt&pepper). Small and drier than granny’s toe nails. It’s almost a $20 fail!
4. Chicken strips with fries. Once again, more of chicken jerkies than tenders. Dry dry dry…
5. West-coast bouillabaisse. Unfortunately, most of the seafoods were either rubbery or powdery. This is one dish takes skill and precision to master because of all the seafoods are served in a hot broth.
6. Fish and chips (wild pacific cod). Very nice! Perfectly done! A nice thin light crispy batter wrapped around a thick filet of fresh tasty juicy cod. This dish lives up to its name.

This place is actually pretty big inside with an outside patio stretches from one end to the other end of the restaurant. It still has that early 90s layout and decor, very causal and right on Beach Ave and mins walk away from the pier and parking lot.

The service was okay, friendly server and staffs. Nothing to complain about besides could be slightly more attentive.

As for the food, some are pretty good and some were like I had better ones from PC brand in a microwaves. The chowder and fish & chips were pretty food. The rest of them would be more enjoyable for those who enjoys a nice cold beer with meat jerkies while watching Family Guy reruns.

Overall, I have other places to revisit before back here again unless Charlie surfs up its quality, otherwise it will be just a 1 2 3 stars.

Sharon

Friendly service and nice view of the water from the patio. We were lucky to arrive before it got busy as a line started forming closer to the evening. We had the Mediterranean Quesadilla, Charlie Burger, and Ceasar Salad all of which were great!