BREWSKI’S BIG TRAY BBQ

Popped in here for an impromptu lunch, with some fairly high expectations, having seen it on social media. First of all, the system for ordering your food and drinks is terrible. You queue to order your food and then you move along a line like in a school cafeteria and you collect it at the end. Not quite the experience I was expecting. They take your name and write it down on the ticket and then the final guy in the chain bellows out your name and you go forward to collect your meal. Today, in my opinion, was not a very particularly busy day, but these guys seemed to struggle. Granted, it didn't help that their tills went down for a few minutes, but it was chaotic. Too many people waiting for their food at the end of the line, too many people waiting to order their food and then, to top it all off, you have to go and order your drinks at a separate bar. If you're on your own, the ability to grab a seat is pretty much non-existent due to this system and, even if you are with another person, you may still have to leave something at your table in order to ensure you have secured one. Needless to say, not a good thing. With all its claims of being a BBQ place, I found it strange that on a Sunday they serve carvery style food. I would expect them to serve heaped mounds of BBQ'ed meaty goodness, but I have to say, that is not the case. I ordered the pork belly ribs, which is supposed to be 1/4lbs, but was just one rib. It was tasty, but nothing special. I also ordered two sides comprised of the mac 'n' cheese (stodgy) and the chimichurri slaw. My total for the food alone came to £18.91, which is interesting, since you can see on the menu that it should have been £18 on the nose! My partner ordered the pulled Sunday lamb, which she said was overly salty, which it was, and I'm a guy who likes salt. She also ordered the cornbread, which was put through the till, only for her to then be told that they had run out of it over an hour earlier! Come on guys! Let's have some communication between front and back of house, please. Her final side was "creamed corn". More like tinned corn in a bowl. No creaminess or anything. Add on the £5 for the cherry cream drink, which was actually rather tasty, and the total for my meal alone came to £23.91 which, in my humble opinion, was not worth it. For me, the biggest saving grace were the staff, who were very friendly and helpful, but that's not what one goes there for. The star of the show should be the food and, in this case, it was not. It's a shame, because I had high hopes for this place, but it seems that we Brits just can't get American-style BBQ right. Guess I'll just have to rely on having the real thing when I'm next in the US.

Great food great staff. Ordered the biggest tray between 4 - £115. More than enough. Very deceptive. Brewskis happily boxed up the remainder. Very knowledgeable staff talked us through the tray being prepped which was a great touch. There's so much that goes into their food and there's that much of it that the commentary is an eye opener. Practically every place I go underwhelms but Brewskis definitely nails it. I hope they do well. We'll definitely return.

Very expensive, we are talking £85 for a big tray that offers most of what they have, me and my wife almost finished it, but I had my expectation higher for this price, the brisket and chicken was dry. All the rest was good. So I wouldn't go again but if you came not starving you can definitely have a good night, just bring money, lots of it. Best thing they have are the sausages.