Start bright
The opening plates lean crisp, fresh and awake: snacks, vegetable-led flavours and sharp notes that bring everyone to the table. They are a way to begin sharing without locking the meal into a fixed course or a fixed pace.
The bistro menu
Food for the table.
A night worth staying for.
Flop And Char Coal is a contemporary bistro built around charcoal cooking, bright produce, warming plates and choices made to pass across the table. Come for an unhurried meal, gather friends for a lively evening, or let dinner set the pace before an optional next chapter inside the restaurant.
Offline only The Card Room is an optional, physical in-person experience inside the restaurant.
How the menu moves
A table has its own tempo.
Start with a little colour and crunch, find the warmth of the grill, then give the conversation enough room to carry on.
Find the fire
Then come the coals. Smoke, char and warmth give the centre of the meal its depth, with generous plates designed to travel from hand to hand. Build the middle around what feels right for your group.
Stay for the last round
Final plates are for slowing down rather than hurrying away. A sweet finish, a warm bite and the changing rhythm of conversation can keep a table together as the evening opens up around the restaurant.
From the grill and across the pass
A menu made to meet in the middle.
These descriptions are a guide to the bistro’s food direction rather than a fixed live inventory. Expect contrast, texture and plates that make sense together on the table.
Small plates and starters
- Bright opening platesSeasonal vegetables, fresh herbs and sharp dressings bring lift, colour and appetite to the first part of the table.
- Toasted, crisp elementsCrunch and warm texture give passing plates a little structure while the group settles into its own rhythm.
Charcoal centrepieces
- From the coalsDeep char and savoury warmth make the grill the meal’s anchor, built for guests who want a centrepiece to share.
- Generous middle platesThese are the dishes that hold a spread together: expressive, comforting and ready to be passed without ceremony.
Sides with their own say
- Greens and crunchCrisp leaves and roasted vegetable directions keep smoky plates feeling fresh and balanced across the table.
- Warm comfortsRoasted and warming side plates bring a quieter depth, letting each guest build a spread that suits their appetite.
Sweet finish
- Composed dessertsCreamy, crisp, warm and cool textures arrive as a final contrast after the fire-led middle of dinner.
- One more plateThere is room for a shared finish when a table wants to stay put, talk longer and let the evening unfold.
A thoughtful finish is part of the invitation to stay.
For the whole table
Built for mixed tables.
The menu makes room for lighter plates, charcoal depth, sides and dessert in whatever combination suits the group. Couples, friends and colleagues can begin small, build a spread, or settle into a longer shared meal without making the table feel like it has to choose one way of dining.
Vegetable-forward
More than an afterthought
Vegetable-led plates have a real place in the menu’s rhythm, bringing colour and contrast alongside the fire. If you have dietary questions, ask the team directly before your visit.
Your pace
Share or settle in
Approach the menu as a quick set of plates or allow it to become a longer meal. The choice is about the appetite and pace of your own table.
Before you arrive
Ask a practical question
For current dietary, access or group questions, the team can help you plan with more confidence. Email [email protected].
Food editorial
Top 10 Poker Night Dishes
Planning dinner before a physical poker night? Think easy-to-share, low-fuss plates that keep a social table comfortable. This is a guide to dish styles, not a promised live menu listing, and it is about food alongside in-person poker inside the restaurant—not gambling.
01 Crisp, bright opening plates
Start with a plate that wakes up the table. Freshness and crunch are easy to pass, easy to return to, and give conversation a lively first rhythm.
02 Warm charcoal-kissed small plates
A little smoke and warmth brings the grill in early without taking over. These are the sort of plates that invite a shared reach across the timber.
03 A vegetable-led contrast
Bring a fresh vegetable direction into the spread for colour and balance. It gives richer, warming choices a brighter companion at the centre of the table.
04 A generous grill centrepiece
When the table is ready to settle in, a charcoal-led centrepiece carries the meal forward. It feels generous, savoury and naturally made for passing.
05 A smoky side with texture
Choose a side with crisp edges or roast warmth to sit alongside the centrepiece. Texture keeps a shared spread interesting from one conversation to the next.
06 A bright, sharp counterpoint
Every fire-led table benefits from a plate that cuts through and resets the palate. It keeps the middle of dinner feeling open rather than heavy.
07 A comforting plate for passing
As the evening develops, choose something warm that guests can return to without fuss. Comfort works best here when it stays social and easygoing.
08 A lighter reset plate
A lighter plate can shift the pace without ending it. It gives the table breathing room while everyone remains settled in the shared meal.
09 A composed dessert to split
Finish dinner with a dessert built around contrast and sharing. It closes the meal well without asking the table to rush away from the conversation.
10 A final warm bite
One last warm plate can extend a good table naturally. Moving to the Card Room afterwards is optional, entirely in person, and always part of the restaurant setting.
Dinner before the Card Room
The hand-off from table to table.
Dinner can be the first chapter of a night at Flop And Char Coal. After a bistro meal, guests may choose to visit the dedicated physical Card Room: a stylish card lounge and poker salon inside the restaurant, with real tables and face-to-face company. Attendance is always in person.
Offline only
A real room, not a screen
Offline poker happens around physical poker tables in the Card Room and card lounge. There are no online games, online gambling or sportsbooks here—just a social room inside the restaurant.
Venue programme
Texas Hold’em tournaments and poker events
The venue programme can include Texas Hold’em tournaments, a poker event and poker night formats as social physical entertainment. See what’s on for current programming.
From new faces to high roller table mood
Whether you are new to the room or simply enjoy its high roller table mood, ask the team about the format. Play is chips only, social and non-monetary, with no cash winnings or values.
Offline only
Physical entertainment only.
All poker at Flop And Char Coal is strictly offline poker: in-person poker inside the restaurant, around physical tables, using chips only. It is a social extension of a night out, not a remote or financial activity.
What is not offered
No online gambling, online accounts or remote play are involved. There is no betting, no sportsbooks, no deposits and no withdrawals. There are no cash winnings and no monetary values attached to the poker experience. The focus stays on face-to-face hospitality, physical chips and the shared atmosphere of the Card Room.
Plan your night
Build your own night.
Make food the whole plan, add an optional visit to the physical Card Room, or check the current programme with the team before you arrive.
Dinner, your way
Make the bistro meal the destination, whether the plan is a short catch-up or a longer shared table. Start with what the group feels like eating and let the room take care of the rest.
Book a tableOffline only
Dinner then Card Room
See what is happening in the physical card lounge after your meal. Poker tables and in-person poker are optional, inside the restaurant, and always chips only.
See what’s onQuestions before you plan
Ask about current Texas Hold’em tournaments, a poker event, poker night formats or practical participation guidance. The team can explain the buy-in context without monetary values.
Ask the teamThe menu changes with the room.
The bistro menu is shaped around the energy of the room and is best experienced as a current, living selection rather than a fixed promise on a webpage. If you are planning around a dietary need, a group, or simply want to know more about tonight’s direction, contact the team before your visit.
Ask about tonight’s menu