Holy Smokes BBQ Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Brisket served here it's superb 👌 the meat was incredibly tasty and the sauce.. such an incredible recipe!"
• "Best halal brisket in London, if not anywhere I've ate at."
• "Unbelievably tender with incredible smoke, not too fatty given the cut; pickles and sauce were also mad good and the perfect complement to the beef."
• "The beef was tender juicy and sooooo flavourful."
• "The brisket was so tender and juicy and the chicken was crispy as it should be."

Cons:

• "The rib could use a bit more flavour, and they should have at least ONE hot BBQ sauce."
• "The food isn't as good as it used to be. The main chef left and went to Cristina's Steak."
• "The pulled loaded fries were not my thing, the meat had this cooked off apple juice sweetness to it which wasn’t enjoyable."
• "I got bland meat without flavour even not smell of smoke."
• "Brisket and ribs were dry, very overly priced for what it is, quality of food has depreciated."

Service

Pros:

• "Food arrived fast and service was excellent."
• "Service is 10/10, very polite and friendly brothers."
• "Service bang on."
• "Staff was very friendly helping with a gluten free request and the food was just excellent."
• "All the staff were very welcoming."

Cons:

• "Arrived around 4pm to be informed most of the food was sold out."
• "Service was a bit questionable, the chap at the counter had a miserable face."
• "Despite being the sole customers, we waited nearly 30 minutes in freezing conditions, and staff failed to inform us when the food was ready."
• "We waited over 2 hours in the queue for them to tell us at the till there was no brisket or no short rib."
• "I also saw the guy wrapping our food using his hands and no gloves or anything, which was gross."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Bit pricey but amazing quality and worth the cost."
• "It's expensive. I know, and I couldn't care less. This is worth it."
• "In terms of value for money I'd say you won't be disappointed."
• "From the quality of food and portion size aspect, it's definitely good value in my opinion."
• "Because of low overheads, the food pricing was amazing and I could have easily shared the meal between 2 or even 3 people."

Cons:

• "The food at Holy Smokes is extremely overrated and overpriced for what it is."
• "That being said it is very high priced especially for a place running out of an industrial estate unit that has no seating."
• "Prices are high in my opinion for what is not a restaurant with seats and service."
• "The overall portion size for the chips was very small, which needed to be double the size for the price."
• "Very expensive. They must think people are stupid, never go there again happy to say."

Location & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Holy Smokes BBQ is a hidden gem located in an industrial complex."
• "Cool and fun adventure finding it, too."
• "Don’t be put off walking through an industrial park - you’ll be rewarded with delicious BBQ."
• "Also the area where you eat is outside but in times like this, where it’s a lil chilli and stars are out, it’s really cute."
• "It's a bit in an industrial background but worth the visit."

Cons:

• "However the area it's located isn't the best, I felt like I was ordering at the back of an actual food shop."
• "They are sort of in the middle of nowhere in a rather unkept area."
• "Location isn't great and seats outside not viable when it's raining."
• "The location and atmosphere is not the best."
• "Literally in the middle of nowhere, no seating and no ambience."