Gardner's Barbecue Sunset Ave at Westridge Shopping Center — Restaurant in Rocky Mount

If I could give less than 1 star I would! We went to the Gardner's on Sunset Ave. Saturday evening about 6:25pm. There was about 3-4 cars in front of us. After about 35 mins waiting in the drive through that you cant get out of line due to bushes and curbing, we got to the window finally!! We waited about 8 mins before the very rude and uncaring server finally came to the window. We paid because we thought well we have waited this long lets just get our food, the server said "We are out of butterbeans." It was 7pm and your out of butterbeans? So, we waited some more to get our food. My husband had to use the restroom since now we have been waiting 45 mins, paid our money and here we still sit! My husband came out of the restaurant and said it was disgusting inside! He took pictures of how nasty the restroom was. After that we decided to get our money back ($40!) and move on! As the other worker there was standing against the counter with her arms crossed doing absolutely nothing, I asked for a refund. The server said "well your food is coming now!" Ok fine, we got our food after 48 minutes!!! We are needless to say UNHAPPY! When we got home and started pulling out our food, we were disappointed again! I had A BBQ sandwich with fries, it was fine. My husband had a combo plate and since they were out of butterbeans, they gave him double cabbage. The cabbage was cold, and almost all stems! it was gross! He had boiled potato's. There was 1 potato in there, not cut up, and practically RAW! NASTY!!!! He was supposed to get dark meat, well the tiny little piece he got was cold when we got home! We live less than 5 minutes away! My sister's plate had potato's as well and they were burnt and gross, as well as almost all cabbage stems! This is just unacceptable!!! a 48 min wait for uncooked, nasty food! I tried to call there to let them know how disappointed we were and there was never an answer! I dont mind waiting some extra time for food, but I expect it to be edible! We are so frustrated and mostly...

Jumping Jellybean, this is one of Rocky Mount's hidden gems 💎 located right off of Sunset Avenue in the parking lot adjacent to Harris Tigger 😀. If you're looking for some real down home cooking, I mean, the kind that makes your tongue stand at attention, and your elbows bend for another helping of corn, fried chicken, or just husp puppies corn meal, rolled to perfection, then you had better head here. So good, you’ll have to link your fingers instead of grabbing a napkin. Socks, you might even get a side of fried liver just for the taste of it. Anyway, enough of the gushing, just go by and let them know you saw my write-up. I am heading over to a new place to make me a few dollars online. Tired of my 9 to 5, got some new goals for 2024. If you're interested, check it out too, Here's the path, earneliteclub dot com. Check it out, I would love ❤️ for you to start your Freedom Journey and use the internet as I do. Well, got to run, you know the deal, give someone near you a big hug and let them know just how much you care. Life is short, and you don't want to miss the opportunity while you have the chance. So pay it forward, visit my site, and have a blessed but beautiful...

Hosted a family reunion serving over 100 people. Initially I went to the 301 location and was rushed to an expensive menu that was not thought out by the manager at that location. Thinking that the manager was in a rush period, I opted to come back at a later time. The second time I came back he totally ignored me. I was disappointed but had to accomplish a task so I went to the location in 'Westridge Shopping Center. The staff there was outstanding!!! Their "Store Supervisor" -- mind you not even a manager -- assisted in helping me nail down a menu to accomodate my reunion. She and her staff person were courteous and made sure I had well rounded options for our attendees. They were the only reason I gave some of my business to Gardners. I'm sorely disappointed in the location on Route 301 -- and if you're travelling and really want Gardners, you should head to this location for friendly, respectful service. By the way -- the food I did purchase tasted just okay but it was definitely fresh! Opinion of...