Pork - United Kingdom

Pre-COVID review: We needed a place to eat and the wait for Flat Iron was too long. Thanks to Yelp, we found Bodean's and we also found that Bodean's has pretty darn BBQ, even to rival the good stuff we have back home in Los Angeles! We were seated downstairs, with TVs galore surrounding us. The Bodean's Platter is a solid selection £25.90)! BF says he can't wait to come back when he's in the food for barbecue on our next London trips. Neither can I!

Walked by and the menu made me drool. Made reservation for the same evening. The staff was very lovely! Hawaiian Punch was yummy. The food was just ok. The only main disappointment was the coleslaw. It tasted like thinly sliced watery cabbage. Not the coleslaw you would assume to get at a bbq place. I was really looking forward to a great bbq dinner and was slightly disappointed to the lack of love in my food.

Pretty mediocre Texas style BBQ, especially if you've had a chance to try the real deal. It'll get the job done to satisfy those meat cravings, but don't expect to be blown away.

Was excited to find a BBQ place in London! Lot of reviews said to make reservations, but we went on a Thursday night and didn't need one. We got a 1/2 chicken and the appetizer share selection which included sausage, wings, fried Mac n cheese, among others. All the meat was really tasty, the chicken especially was good and juicy. I had the coleslaw, though, which was noooooot good at all. Lol. I don't know if it's a European/England thing but it was bitter and not at all sweet like I'm used to in US. My wife also had the cornbread which was dry and not very flavorful. Everything seemed fairly priced, we paid around 35 pounds for just 2 plates and a soda. Wished we could have tried more.

I never thought there would be great American Texas style BBQ in London but boy I was proven wrong! I had the Jacob's Ladder which was fall off the bone tender, and it was absolutely delicious with some Chipotle BBQ sauce. The chips that I requested (in lieu of mashed potatoes) were very on point as well! The only thing that was lacking was the speed and attentiveness of the service it took me a while to get utensils to eat after I got my BBQ platter because the server who said he would get some for me forgot about it! Would recommend this place based on the food!