Razor Charlie — Restaurant in Gauteng

Razor Charlie! Gran vibra! or in English great vibe!

Razor Charlie is a Latin Eatery that opened right under Katy's Palace Bar in Kramerville just a few months ago.

Straight to the point, the food here is amazing! Like always, if a place has nachos on their menu, you order it. Their Nacho Bowl was pure cheesy goodness with enough toppings to make it a great sharing starter. It was so hard just to pick two mains but we bit the bullet after numerous reads of the menu and ordered the Tacos De Pescado and the Chimichurri Stripped Rump. The beer battered fish tacos were okay, nothing to write home about but the 300g rump steak covered in chimichurri won hands down, feet down, beer down, you name it. We had to stop ourselves from licking the plate clean. After a delicious Strawberry Mojito or 3, it was time for dessert. Banana Bread with Rum Custard. This was really the cherry on top and would make us go back there any day. To be honest, we went back 2 days later and ate it again.

Razor Charlie has a really great vibe and is just the perfect place to hang out with friends and family. The music makes you want to salsa on the tables as it gives this proper Mexican street festival atmosphere. The restaurant has an open ceiling with lights hanging all around and various plants as well. Just so different compared to everything else in the area.

Our waiter was super duper friendly and he has such a passion for the place and their food, which was great the only downside was that he was a hard one to find at times when we wanted to order more drinks or food.

Great value for money. Their most expensive dish on the menu that we could find was R115 for the Chimichurri Stripped Rump and it was definitely worth every cent. The rest of the mains vary between R70 and R90 and all their cocktails are R65 each. You cannot go wrong here.

TTT recommends you go there with friends on a lovely sunny day.

TTT’s rating out of 5: Food - 5 | Service - 3.5 | Atmosphere – 4.5 | Value – 5

Razor Charlie gets a 'Fist bump' from Two...

Tucked away in Kramerville is this little hidden gem. The restaurant is small but cosy, and the decor is fun and quirky. An excellent spot to socialise and have drinks with friends.

The food is Latin American inspired. My boyfriend had the Chicken Burger, which was divine. The flavour was excellent, the chicken cooked perfectly and the buns were soft and fluffy.

I had the Chimichurri Steak. The chimichurri sauce was amazing… super herby and fresh. But the steak was just average, slightly chewy and bland. A special mention must go to their excellent chips though, a definite winner.

For dessert we tried their cheesecake which was delicious. We also had the chocolate cake which was disappointing… too...

Well where should I start.... Firstly, I ordered a cheese burger which had taken 45 minutes (take away) and had cost me R90.00 which in my honest opinion was definitely not worth the price nor the wait.

Secondly, I sat down at the bar and watched my burger being made by staff which had no gloves/hair nets while preparing my food. The bar table was sticky and there were flies everywhere from on the glasses at the bar to on the food while it was being prepared. My food was consistently touched by everyone in the kitchen even though they had just scratched their face or had just swept the floor (without ever washing their hands).

I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone nor will I ever be...