The Smokehouse

Railway St, Bishop Auckland
01388 351131

Recent Reviews

Chris Monaghan

Fab food and portions, will def be back!

Danielle McCall

Food was unbelievably good. The sticky pork belly and pit beans are the best - in my opinion! Lovely staff, great atmosphere. Will be going back 100%

Kamal Badreshany

Highly recommend. Ate here yesterday and the food was delicious and service great. I’m from the US and a regular smoker of meats. I can vouch for the authenticity. Also, and a very welcome surprise, they roast their own coffee. Made for an amazing espresso that helped me out of the food coma I put myself in. I haven’t found better BBQ in the North East. Well done to you all!

Annabel Mcmanus

Went here on Saturday night for food and it was lovely. The food is nice and very good value for money.

B5945UBjom

Fantastic dinner here, beautiful meats, tasty chips, lovely beer, great service and atmosphere. Thanks ?

ashleigh horabin

Been here a few times now and I've loved Everytime, including tonight, however, there were a few things that just weren't how they normally are but A LOT that was the usual delicious meaty goodness. The ribs were unreal, the burnt ends, belly pork bites and pulled pork were delicious but the brisket seemed dry? like it had been warmed on a grill/hot plate? It normally has a lovely red smoke ring too which was missing tonight, maybe it was just our portion? I'm not sure but like I say it isn't normally like this so could have just been a one off? The taco special was very nice too and although I don't like beef dripping chips my partner said they were delicious.(I ordered onion rings for this reason but please that isn't a negative, I just don't like dripping but my partner said they were the usual lovely crispy chips)The onion rings were amazing as normal but my biggest downfall was the pit beans. They're normally a lovely BBQ meaty feast but tonight they were different and tasted a lot like mustard? Great if you love mustard I guess but I could have cried into mine haha. I was devastated hahaha (I love those beans). The staff are amazing and it's such a lovely chill atmosphere. We will defo be back and I'm hoping the beans are back to their original BBQ meaty goodness.

Andy 500

A quick visit on the way to the Caps Off beer festival today. Awesome loaded fries with some great craft cask. Nice chilled atmosphere with friendly staff. Looking forward to another visit soon. 5 Stars.

Yorkie

Finally got to try this place after a bit of confusion regarding the opening times.. Food was excellent; highlights include the frickles, onion rings, wings, pork belly, corn, slaw, ribs and burnt ends. The lass serving is was lovely. One of the best BBQ joints in the UK of the several I have visited (see my other reviews). Will return soon.

Gabriel Hogben-Stephenson

There is a lovely ginger server who was very helpful!

Lauren Christian

What's the point in advertising your opening times on Google and outside of the door when you aren't open on time. That's the second time I've been down now! Called up later on to check if it was open. Lady said yes, but they were full and didn't do takeout. Typical!I was really looking forward to coming here before I go back to Australia. Very disappointing.

Harry Peacock

Travelled 40 minutes to try this place. Arrived at 1pm on Saturday but it was closed (Google says it opens at 1) the opening times outside on the chalk board say it opens a 12. Checked their website and it says it opens at 2! Waited till 2pm (no problem, I've heard it is worth the wait) but it still does not open. Nothing in their website or in the opening times board outside to say why. It might have closed down, if not they need to sort their opening times and communication out. Wasted 3 hours of my day and was so looking forward to it.

Jeannette Laird

A little gem of a place. Food is delicious, very friendly and great atmosphere.

Andrew Harland

Absolutely beautiful. The burgers were flame grilled to perfection and the fries were to die for. I love it here . It was so nice to see every table had people on and there were also take away orders coming through so we are not the only ones.

Jo-Anne B

Really enjoyed the food. We had a platter to share. Pulled pork was tasty, as was the brisket. Burnt ends slightly tougher than expected and not so crispy. Everything was tasty though and cannot wait to go back.

Andy Ford

Really tasty take out. All the meats were nice lean tender cuts. Only problem is choosing what to have as it's all good! ???

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