Retro Café & Grill - Menu

Authentic Lebanese cuisine, very nice, with friendly staff and a nice setting in Charminster. opportunity to eat outside if weather allows.

Visited Retro again last night and as ever it was good Lebanese food, with plenty of choice for vegetarians and meat-eaters. Friendly staff. Great place to eat.

I have not eaten in the restaurant but on several occasions I have made the trip to Charminster high-street just to pop in and pick up a takeaway portion of Hummus, flatbread and olives as a tasty snack. View menu

The food in Retro is always brilliant with fantastic service. Really good for vegetarians as there are lots of hot and cold mezze type dishes which are great to share. The grilled meat is also very tasty!

We first tried this restaurant years ago and it is now a go to when I visit my family in the area. The food is delicious and and the staff are very friendly. The decor has improved recently too, which is a bonus!

We came across this restaurant after our original plan had back fired. It was a good find! The waitress was lovely, she had a smile on her face and was very welcoming. Although the food is very basic compared to other Lebanese restaurants we have tried, the experience and homely feel was superb. View menu

Have been coming to Retro for several years now and although there can be a slight variation sometimes with the food and the service its always worth coming back. Basic decor and facilities but the ingredients are fresh and everything is tasty. Perfect for a casual tasty meal. Loads of options for vegetarians and for the meat eaters. Tip is to ask for chilli oil which is not on the menu, not always available but when it is its homemade and lovely.

We went to retro to try some specific Lebanese dish that can hardly be found but unfortunately it was not available! Nevertheless, Elias, the owner promised to make me some for the next day. He surely did. The place is on a busy street with many restaurants serving different ethic food. It has outdoor seating but the weather was too cold for that. Nice restaurant, family run business and freshly home made food. If you want to try proper Hummus then look no further. the taste, the texture, and the presentation are second to none. I also loved the Falafel and the Kibbeh Yoghurtliyh (yoghurt based dish), not to forget my special Kibbeh Neyyeh that I had for lunch the day after as promised! Very...

We went to Retro on Saturday for what will probably be the last time. The service was poor. If you want anything here you have to ask for it several times, but that's no guarantee you'll get it. I felt sorry for the young woman who was helping out I don't think she'd been trained. Removing the plates from the previous course before bringing the next one seems obvious, but my friends and I found ourselves doing that job. The food was average at best the special was rice with what appeared to be lumps of roast chicken plonked on top of it and little else. The portions are not generous so we asked for and got extra bread to make up for it. I asked for Lebanese beer they didn't have it only Bud.... View menu