Station BBQ Smokehouse — Restaurant in Vernon

One of the best experiences in dining from the service all the way to the bill!

I cannot rave this place enough! Wow!

I took my dad here for his birthday. From the moment we walked through the door the lady who greeted us was super friendly smiling and welcoming. There were 3 of us so we decided we would sample the menu - and I mean almost the entire menu! Before coming I had seen they had an appy platter on their menu but when we ordered it she said it hadn't been on the menu for a couple years - however she would make sure we got it anyways as she remembered exactly what it was and she would even make sure we got 3 pieces of candied bacon (cause it only used to come with 2 but there were three of us) I was tickled pink as it was one thing I had been excited to try! Oh was it ever delicious! The frickles and the bacon were mouth watering and the smoked wings were tasty!

For dinner we ordered the barnyard which was a fabulous sampler of their sausage, brisket and pulled chicken and then we also ordered a half rack of the ribs and the pulled pork yorkies that were on special, for us all to share.

The sausage was amazing! (Haha I had to start with that one) usually i find sausage- even smoked sausage- is pretty bland and just tastes like a sausage, but not this one great seasoning and a sticky smoke that flavoured it in a gracefully semi-sweet fashion. The ribs were next, perfectly smoked and still moist and fall off the bone full of juicy flavour (I'm a very picky pork rib eater and these are some of the best I've ever had). Then was the brisket, just one more mouth watering succulent experience! I'm personally not a fan, in general, of smoked chicken but it was tastey and my cousin said it was excellent as well! The pulled pork yorkie was great the pulled pork was juicy and full of flavour and the gravy and yorkshire pudding were tasty! We also ordered a corn muffin to share, (because what is smoked BBQ without corn bread?!?!) which - like everything else up to this point - was excellent! It was fluffy, moist just sweet enough and not too crumbly! (My dad particularly commented on it as really good corn bread)

In good smokehouse fashion all the smoked meats were served without sauce (other than the pulled pork with gravy) and a basket of in-house recipe sauces were awaiting you at the table with a written description of each sauce (to ensure you know what you're getting into 😉) I of course had to try them all! - but wait there were more!

As we sat down the owner stopped by our table to say hello and tell us that he had a couple of secret sauces we could try should we be of a spicier appetite so of course I had to try those too haha. The owner was very friendly and very obviously proud of his food (as he well deserves to be).

After we had dinner they offered my dad a choice of birthday desert on the house which was very nice, my dad got the Mississippi mud pie and I ordered a slice of their pecan pie. Both were amazing and we all had a little taste! My cousin loves chocolate but not sweets and she was extremely satisfied with the mud pie. My dad and I were both very partial to the pecan pie (which in my opinion is actually the best pecan pie I have ever had and I do not say this lightly lol) but the mud pie was very splendid as well!

At the end of it all we were all full and satisfied 😌 and agree that this is a place we will be returning many more times. The price was more than fair for the quality of the food, the fantastic service and the entire experience!

P.S. don't forget to try the lemonade (it's not too sweet or too sour,...

As a rule, I am seldom able to communicate all positives regarding my reviews, but, every rule has its exception.

We wanted to order take out and enjoy it at home, just the two of us, to help us quietly but eloquently celebrate our 41rst wedding anniversary. After 41 years we are beyond all the hoopla typically associated with a wedding anniversary, but still enjoy a good meal, good wine, and especially one-another’s company. We decided after much trepidation to order food from the Station BBQ Smokehouse, in Vernon. Our trepidation was in large part driven by not so great experiences at BBQ type restaurants in another province. Big prices, small portions, all hype, no meat and no flavour. WELL! Let me tell you! The Station BBQ Smokehouse has rekindled my faith in BBQ! I dined like a King and my beautiful wife dined like the Queen I aspire too treat her as. We ordered: The Brisket, St Louis Ribs, Smoked wings, Beans, Onion Rings and shared a slice of Cheese cake for desert. We received enough food to completely satiate 4 adults. And everything was beyond delicious. I am so so impressed. What a feast! Everything,..and I mean with everything, without reservation or exception was fantastic. If we were to divide the bill up between 4 adults, the amount of food received for the total expenditure was very reasonable. Remember, you’re not buying fast food. This is sloooow smoked high quality cuts at its finest. No more trepidation....

Our first visit to Station BBQ since the new ownership occurred. Sorry folks this was a complete disappointment experiencing the diminished quality. Meal 1: Smoked brisket was over smoked, dry and cold when served.The returned meal was also served barely warm. Meal 2; Smoked chicken, dry and barley warm. Also returned and replaced with equally warm chicken that was dry. Meal 3; Gumbo served with no Okra and no andoillie sausage. Meal 4: same disapointing Gumbo and candied bacon that was not crisp and still dripped with grease.

Meals no longer include sides as before yet prices do not reflect the change.

Service; we were seated without menus which after 10 minutes was dealt with by our guest getting menus for our table. After 15 minutes our drink order was taken and they did not appear for an additional 15 minutes. Dirty tabled remained unserviced until new patrons arrived, at which time they were seated and tables cleared in front of them. The restaurant was not busy, that should have been a warning sign.

Station BBQ was the best of 3 smokehouse restaurants to have opened in a short span of each other and for now is the last remaining smokehouse. I'm confident we will not return and will warn fellow foodies of our experience.

Sorry guys, you should have found a pancake restaurant to buy, you're out...