Camden BBQ Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The ribs were cooked to perfection and the mac and cheese was the best I've had since being in the UK."
• "The Buffalo Chicken Burger Spicy buffalo sauce, jalapeños, and blue cheese. Free-range chicken thighs marinaded in butter milk and fried with spiced breadcrumbs, served in a bun with iceberg lettuce, tomato relish, wow delicious."
• "The food was delightful. I decided on one of Porky’s signature dishes, the Memphis Meaty Ribs, with a side of fries, which were delicious and tasted exactly like Memphis BBQ ribs should."
• "The food was delicious: it was one of the best pulled pork I ever had."
• "Both mine and my wife's dishes were fantastic.st Louis ribs with burnt ends and sweet potato fries. Slaw and pickles also really tasty. Ribs full of flavour and big!"
• "Had the chili cheese fries starter which was the nicest chili I had ever had. Full of flavour."
• "Best burger I've eaten in quite a while!"

Cons:

• "Next up Creamed Spinach. More cream then spinach. Was almost a soup, i would argue it was a Spinached Cream."
• "The pulled pork didn't taste smoked."
• "The ribs are meaty but bland."
• "The baby back ribs were slightly better as they'd clearly been through a smoker but not long enough as there were chunks of fat that hadn't rendered, therefore they were too tough."
• "I had high hopes for Porkies that were promptly dashed with a lacklustre starter that was dry, flavourless and overcooked."
• "The food itself came out fairly quickly, which is always a bonus, unfortunately it was just way too dry to eat the whole thing."
• "Terrible. I ordered the Memphis ribs with sweet potato fries and it was honestly the driest, most flavourless bit of pork I've ever had."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are amazing and make you feel really welcome and at home."
• "Kudos to Kevin and Maja for their excellent customer service which made it a lot more enjoyable experience."
• "Very welcoming place with the most care staff I have met in a long time, Alex and James went above and beyond for us and we had a great time there, definitely will come back again."
• "They service was quick and prompt and there was no issues."
• "However the service was great and we had a great BOGOF cocktail."
• "Atmosphere was authentic and service spot on."
• "The staff are great and very attentive and friendly so you fell well looked after."

Cons:

• "Not only was the service terrible, the staff gave no choice to us when paying a service charge on top of the bill, which cost nearly £5."
• "Beers had to be chased about 10 mins after ordering and were incorrectly plonked in front of us without identifying which was which."
• "Service was poor and we felt like an inconvenience being there."
• "After ordering we waited 30 minutes to be served a single starter."
• "While paying by card, the waiter kneeled down beside me and continued to exclaim 'What where you expecting your burger to be like', I replied 'cooked'.... While trying to argue with me he refused to give me my card back, I had to physically take it out his hand."
• "The waitress stumbled through taking our order as she seemed more focussed on practising some questionable dance moves."
• "Terrible experience, we waited 40mins after ordering to then be told that our order would be at least another 30mins."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Delicious! Reasonable price too."
• "We had a festive special which included a pint and some fries for £12, unbelievable offer."
• "Happy hour was decent value for money by today's standards and the chips were good."
• "Great American style food that equals Bodeans and the like.. Visited several times and have always experienced great friendly service from the staff, the food is fresh and tasty, price is a bit cheeky for Chalk Farm but the alcohol was not too bad."
• "Especially considering they are not too expensive."
• "All for an incredibly decent price!"
• "Very happy with the generous selection of drinks, very reasonably priced menu, and overall a great little spot in Camden."

Cons:

• "Also a bit over-priced. ( £10 for standard pull pork sandwich + sweet potato fires)."
• "I would never go again. The food was just horrible, the ribs were cold, the chips were dry and hard. I ordered a lemonade that didn’t even taste like it, it was just water with a drop of lemon juice. Very dirty restaurant especially the bathroom. I ordered baby back ribs and 2 drinks and paid £30. So overpriced for disgusting food!!"
• "One starter, two drinks and two burger with chips came to £48.50 (12.5% service already added), which is incredibly overpriced for the quality of the food and speed of service."
• "Such an expensive place! And food isn't that great too."
• "The place is cramped and way too expensive."
• "We got a service charge for something which wasn’t worth paying AT ALL."
• "Thought I'd never say this about a UK restaurant but the portions are TOO LARGE."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "There are outdoor seats with the transparent roof behind the restaurant, would be best for summer to sit outside and enjoy the sunshine."
• "The place's atmosphere is nice, but the burgers are not five stars. I felt that the meat blend don't go along well."
• "However the service and atmosphere was great, a good place to maybe pop in for a bite if your heading to the Roundhouse."
• "The atmosphere in this branch is so very camden, beautifully laid out and spacious with plenty of space between tables."
• "Lovely atmosphere, trendy and stylish. Very calm too."
• "The atmosphere was great, with good music and decor."
• "Really creates an amazing atmosphere, a great place to socialise or bring a date."

Cons:

• "This place flatters to deceive. It's modern and hip bench time out raves about it, but it lacks substance."
• "Music too loud, some staff too cool and more interested in talking shite to each other than serving customers."
• "The toilets are down a narrow stairs."
• "Careful! Self-tipping in this place!! Food unspectacular."
• "The place is close to Camden market and when you want to sit back and relax it can be a great place."
• "London really lacks good American BBQ since some restaurants have closed and the likes of Bodeans quality has dropped."
• "Such an expensive place! And food isn't that great too."