Charles Cafe

I bought a voucher on Living Social for kayaking and lunch.  I could have sworn that when I first checked the rating, this place was much higher, but a few days before my trip I looked at the reviews and was surprised to see that it had so few stars....uh oh.  That was until I looked and all of the good reviews have been filtered out (?)....so I had no idea what to expect!

Can I just say how pleasantly surprised I was? We arrived at the time we had reserved (if you want to kayak, I highly recommend reservations due to the small number of kayaks) and spoke to the man who was running the kayak rentals. He was extremely nice. We did have to wait about 20 minutes for other kayakers to return before ours were available, but I didn't mind because the guy helping us was very nice to chat with and it was a beautiful day out.  The kayaking was really enjoyable.  The river is very calm and I saw so many beautiful birds!  Do make sure to bring your sunscreen and bug repellent though because this section of the river has very little shade.  I would definitely go back to kayak again.

The restaurant was my main concern because of the Yelp reviews that I saw but we were so pleasantly surprised! The interior is cute and the deck is nice. The menu is mainly breakfast, sandwiches, and salads.  The waitresses were nice.  I ordered the Turkey Grande Panini, which is a panini with turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. I can't tell you how delicious this sandwich was! I don't live near Millis, but if I find myself there again I am GETTING THIS SANDWICH AGAIN.  My boyfriend got the Cajun Chicken wrap and liked it but he was more than a little jealous of my sandwich because it was awesome. Both of our sandwiches came with potato salad that was also very tasty.

So I had a wonderful experience here and would definitely recommend it!

Kayaking was excellent. It's a section of the Charles that feels very remote. We only saw 2 houses in 2 hours of paddling. Lots of wildlife. They only have 10 boats, so the river isn't crammed. I would definitely make a reservation and bring patience -- you may be waiting for people to return a boat.

For the food part, the interior of the Charles Cafe is very nicely appointed, two dining rooms and a back deck. They basically serve breakfast, sandwiches, and salads. Our food was perfectly good. Pleasant, quick service. Had a nice chat with the cook/owner. Give this place a chance -- it was packed.

I stopped in today and I have a new favorite pub!
The bar is nice, it's clean and the appetizers are really good.
Probably the best Buffalo wings I've ever had. Cold local beers from
Framingham and Canton on tap.  
I'll be back : )