Address: 25 Catherine St, London, WC2B 5JS, United Kingdom
Phone: +442072572790
Rating: 4.3
based on 205 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The pork ribs and burnt ends were delicious - smokey without tasting charred or burnt and everything was packed full of flavour."
"Food was also excellent and amazing value for money. I'd recommend the full rack of ribs!!!!"
"Had the Burnt Ends and Pulled Pork and it was fabulous."
"The meat was so juicy and tender it was literally melting in the mouth!"
"One of the best ribs in town, ordered the sharing platter, the baby back ribs and spare ribs were delicious."
"Food was AMAZING!!! Cooked to perfection 👌"
"The food was great, and much more than we could eat."
Cons:
"Disappointing- pork ribs, both baby ribs and pork ribs were dry, quite disappointing to be honest."
"The burnt ends were far too sweet."
"The flavours on the meat was fairly bland."
"Food good, but forgettable. Portions size generally small."
"Very average baby back ribs were dry and hard to digest no added sauce only available from a bottle."
"Dry, Dry, Dry. Me and my partner had the sharing platter of meats. The taste was bland and everything tasted the same."
"Ribs were dry and tastless and the brisket was swimming in sauce."
Service
Pros:
"Really great staff and food."
"Lovely quick and attentive service by our server."
"Anna the girl who attended us was quite friendly and attentive, the service she gave us was magnificent."
"The staff were friendly, professional and efficient."
"Service was friendly and attentive, and help was always quick and prompt."
"The young guy that served us here today was amazing. Excellent service."
"The staff were fantastic and helpful when I went. Fast service and with a smile and check ups."
Cons:
"Came last night, food was good as always but service just wasn’t up to standard."
"Service was very slow and staff did not seem very happy."
"The service was very poor, the ribs were okay-ish, the waitress was not amiable at all."
"Staff was rude a member of staff come over and said to us have you finished picking your food yet."
"Service was incredibly slow as well."
"The service was really friendly but so slow."
"The service was extremely poor, the waiting staff didn’t smile once."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"The restaurant had a sports bar vibe, staff was friendly."
"Location opposite the theatre is ideal when seeing a show."
"Also return to this BBQ place. Have been too all the locations in London and I would say either Covent Garden or Tower Hill are my favourite and most consistent for food quality and service."
"Atmosphere is nice has an American feel."
"The atmosphere is also like a very classic American BBQ restaurant with a mixture of sports playing in the background and great blues music."
"Great BBQ food, friendly staff and a great location."
"The place definitely has a BBQ smokehouse feel to it."
Cons:
"Not into the big TVs as it just feels like a pub."
"It felt a little cramped and possibly the decor a bit shabby inside."
"Seated at the back when all tables occupied very intrusive can hear the peoples conversion right next to you."
"The place looks tatty for a start: chair cushions ripped, toilet rundown, dirty floor."
"Wasn’t off to a great start when given a table for two that was just about wide enough for a box of condiments and cutlery."
"After my friend was told off for showing a video on his phone with the volume at a reasonable level they proceeded to playing grunge music including Nirvana with lyrics not only unsuitable for that time of the evening let alone with a presence of a 11 year old."
"Also THE most disgusting toilet ive ever been in in a restaurant the floor was awash with liquids and it stunk."
Value
Pros:
"The price was suprisingly low for London."
"Food is always fantastic here. The lagers available are also great."
"Prices were spot on."
"Tasty food, good portion sizes and great value for money."
"Everything including drinks were well priced considering the location."
"You get a big plate of grub, chicken wings, pulled pork, ribs plus a beer for £15."
"Kids menu is absolutely brilliant; 3 courses for £5 in central London."
Cons:
"The restaurant itself is very small, I expected it to be bigger and you do not get to see them cooking on the smoke pit, shame 😔"
"Very pricey for what it is - the platter below was £50, and the sides were extra."
"For £56 plus 12.5% service charge you would think they would be ok with swapping one measly side dish."
"The food was good the portionsize is so much smaller then the other bodeans that i will never go there again."
"Pit Boss was £28.50 per person but you get more food with a single meal."
"Ordered the pit boss special for two people. Cost £28 each. The sides consisted of one small pot of fries, a salad in a small dish and two corn cakes between us."
"When we asked the server if they receive the service charge they said only 30% of the charge goes to them."
Accessibility
Pros:
"We went there a few times afterwards, reservations recommended but they managed to squeeze us in even without it."
"Located near the Lyceum Theatre where you can enjoy The Lion King."
"If you have small people in tow they do a great menu for children."
"From the outside the restaurant looks small but on the inside you have plenty of space and there are lots of tables of you are in a big group, or small group."
"This location is a little on the small side so booking in advance would do you well, it's worth it!"
"Great little diner with booths as well as tables."
"One of the best BBQ restaurants in London - would definitely recommend and will return!"
Cons:
"I'd love to post a review of the food but sadly Bodeans BBQ in Convent Garden don't cater to or welcome the disabled to their venue."
"They didn't honor their lunch menu pricing which is advertised on the website because of the 'festive period'."
"Phoned up at 1545 today to book a table at 1700, was told just turn up they are not taking bookings, got there at 1640, was told you need to book and there is a 1hr 45 min wait even though there was 4 empty tables!"
"Walked in to find a woman following us in waving a piece of tatty soiled paper at my wife."
"Didn't have the nicest welcome made to feel rather uncomfortable."
"To spoil the whole, up to now, pleasant experience, was being told, quite rudely, 'we closed half an hour ago'."
"Shame on bodeans. This practice should be illegal. They are openly and legally stealing from their employees."