Droop Street, Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria 3011, Australia
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My Wife and I are new residents to the area and are poking around for casual restaurants/Cafes we can confidently revisit. Charlie's won't be revisited. Let's put the weird, worn out , grubby fixtures and fittings to one side- hygiene doesn't seem to be a priority from the messy prep area through to none too clean tables. We took in a bottle of red and were told by the owner they didn't allow BYO I said we were happy to pay corkage - a normal routine for low key suburban eateries of all ethnicities . Charlie was adamant - no BYO . I asked for a wine list - a tired card was presented listing common wines regularly priced under $10.This list doesnt have prices on it -which is just ludicrous . We asked about prices and they represented markups of 300-400%. We passed on the wine and were reluctantly served the requested water We ordered a medium pizza each . Terrible - the base was extraordinarily thick and you could taste the flour - not properly cooked , apart from the curled up burnt crust on each of our pizzas. The poor quality watery toppings had seeped into the floury base creating a soggy mess. It was so wet and squishy , it was impossible to eat in the traditional manner and had to be attacked with knife and fork. I can't remember the last time I left food on the plate , especially when I'm paying for it - we both left more than half our pizzas. Due to the arrogance of the owner , it would be pointless to tackle him on the quality of his pizzas -- we won't be back. !!