Nina Williams-Stromer
Google
Had an indoor table last night. Venue is cosy, warm and inviting and very well thought out, from the tables to the wall decor. You can smell the smoked meats, but it isn't cloying or overpowering. The limited indoor tables make for a more attentive and intimate dinner service.
The staff are great at their jobs, service was impeccable, they're extremely friendly.
We got the "let us feed you" selection of 5 meats and 4 sides for $62 per person. The portion sizes are decent, we had a table of 3 and the amount of food left us adequately stuffed lol.
While the food was pleasant, it didnt quite hit the spot. We chose the apple slaw, mac and cheese, potato gems and corn bread from the list of sides. The apple slaw was average, and you couldn't taste the apple. The corn bread was dry and crumbly.
On the other hand, the potato gems were satsifyingly crunchy, and the breading? Had decent seasoning. The mac and cheese was a real winner, thick cheese sauce and flavourful, the pasta is the straight cut short noodles, rather than corkscrew or typical macaroni noodles, but it works.
Our favourite of the meat selection was the pork ribs, they were flavourful, juicy and melt in the mouth. The brisket was also decent, I enjoyed the crust, but was a little dryer compared to when we last had it. Still a solid option though. The pulled pork had decent flavour, but was on the dryer side. I do believe that its a fine line with pulled pork being dry or not though. The sausage links had great flavour, but the links weren't as snappy as i was expecting? The casing almost seemed stale in a way? And tough. I cannot personally attest to the buffalo chicken wings as im not a spicy girlie, but they were thoroughly enjoyed and rated in the top 3 things of the night.
By far my favourite thing of the night was the American pie cocktail I had, I even ordered it again before we left lol. Very well balanced and the cinnamon rim really tied it all together.
Overall, we'd come again due to the amazing service and venue vibes. And that delicious cocktail lol.