Dennistoun Bar-B-Que — Restaurant in Scotland

Whilst looking up BBQ shacks in Glasgow, I stumbled on this place.

Now first up, you can only make reservations if you have a party of 10 or more, if not you need to turn up and take a chance. Table turn around time is fast so you should not wait more than 15 minutes (fingers crossed).

Free parking outside from 6:30pm.

Looking at the menu there is a fair choice of food however it is a little burger top heavy, but as I said there is a lot of BBQ choices.

The food is ordered via an online app (squared up) and is delivered canteen style on metal trays.

We ordered way too much for two people, but in my defence we (a) wanted to try a bit of everything and (b) we believed that portion sizes might be small. I was so wrong!

I ordered the brisket, ribs, burger with fries for myself. We also ordered more ribs, BBQ wings and Mac & Cheese.

The ribs meat fell off the bone and were smoked/seasoned perfectly, same with the brisket, not only was the meat juicy and moist, but the portion size was perfect. The burger was clearly handmade and was cooked perfectly. I was told the wings were also amazing and the Mac & Cheese was great. The only comment I would say is the BBQ Wings did have a little too much sauce on them for my personal taste, that was just me personally.

A couple of things, seating is a little cramped, not a big thing, but could be an issue if you were disabled or in a chair.

The restaurant is styled to be a USA BBQ shack and most of the respects it pulls it off, however playing UK dance music rather than the expected music choice (blue grass country etc.). The surrounding/food did not marry with the music.

Lastly it is a shame, not a criticism, that the choice of sauces available was very limited to BBQ. If some more choices from USA regions were available this would definitely add to the experience.

Other than that, food was very reasonably priced and served promptly even though they were busy.

Thank you for a lovely evening...

Went here for lunch to try out some American BBQ while shopping for the day. I had the brisket sandwich and some Cajun fries, along with a ginger ale.

Ginger ale was great - Vernor’s which is top notch and filled with all that corn syrup to make me feel American.

The fries were a 10. Huge portion and the Cajun seasoning was nice.

The sandwich was a disappointment. Individually it might have been okay, the pickles were good and sweet, the sauce was also sweet, and the slaw was interesting. Loads of meat - but here’s the rub.

The meat was flavorless. It didn’t taste of smoke or herbs. It had no crust on it at all that I could find. There was absolutely zero pink (from the smoke) anywhere on it. Just brisket that tasted like it had been roasted in an oven. It was also sliced far, far, far too thin - and had no fat on it. Brisket should be thick, unctuous, fatty, and amazing, with a charred crust and loaded with flavour and broken down fat inside the meat.

Overall, for Glasgow, it’s the best I’ve found, but…it’s not BBQ, and not Texas bbq at all.

Dill pickles on the side. White onion. No sauce. White bread instead of sweet brioche. Serve the meat in big chunks on the plate.

Full disclosure, I’m American (hah) but from St. Louis so my bbq style is was different. This was more Kansas City than anything, and Kansas...

Recent trip to Glasgow I was hankering for some proper BBQ food, apparently that's a bit of an ask. Luckily, Dennistoun came to the rescue. I read some of the reviews and one said the place looked run down and you didn't get much for the price. My counter argument is the place has character, yeah it looks old but there's such a great atmosphere as a result. Portion wise, I paid £12 for a Brisket Bun which was a substantial tower of meat, more chips than you'd get at most places that do an extra large. Taste wise, it was absolutely superb. I don't normally get over the top with stuff like this but this was a top 3 BBQ spot for me including one I visited in Texas. You can tell there is a real passion in the food. I had both the Mustard Dip and the BBQ sauce with the pulled pork, both were amazing. The mustard dip was similar to a Louisiana BBQ mustard that Reds used to sell but stopped doing for some reason and the BBQ one was up there with Sweet Baby Rays. Essentially if you're in Glasgow and you're partial to BBQ food, do yourself a favour and visit. Parking is on street but there are generally a good few spaces.

Ordered : Beef Brisket Bun Solo Side Pulled Pork Garlic Fries Big Red Mexican...