The sheer number of these BBQ meat foundries means that it's very difficult for newcomers like Bierrex to stand out. Branding themselves as a 'smoke and tap' house, they've tried to segregate themselves from others of their kind by emphasising the beastly number of beers they have on tap. This unlabelled tap feature along with their open kitchen and clean-cut diner type should be a recipe for a fun eating experience. The menu is also pretty well constructed, offering particularly interesting customisable boards with your choice of smoky meats and authentic American sides. Another nice touch is a notice board that displays when their slow cooked wonders saw the oven and when they came out. And all in all, the food is tasty and very well priced, the service is friendly and the ale is (as always) delicious. Their homemade condiments are also rather special.
However, that isn't enough to mark a perfect BBQ dining venture, as the inexperience of the kitchen and serving staff rains through this American dream like a shower of BBQ sauce to the face. Long waiting times between being seated and served is inexcusable on such a small floor; as is spending 15 minutes to plate up the food....leaving half of the dishes barely above room temperature on arrival. And although some of the features, such as the giant sausage, hot wings and macaroni cheese are exceptionally delicious. Other crucial elements like the brisket and pulled pork were definitely missing that special southern flavour...leaving them tasting about as magical as a cold and wet McRib 'burger'. This place has plenty of potential, it just needs to be the place it says it is...rather the half-baked attempt it currently is. Also, calling a pile of pecans chucked on some dry pastry does not count as pecan pie...there's no fooling this Fat Spoon. 70%
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