Dr. J's BBQ & Brews

282 Aylmer St N, Peterborough
(705) 874-5717

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Maxim Tandon

No hours on their website, no easily accessible menu for eat-in. Disappointing

RODNEY MAROIS

we were there with a huge group of my support worker it was great food thanks and server was good as well. Rod M PTBO

Victoria Trudeau

Amazing!!!

Mary

My husband and I were regular customers and hadn't been there for about 4 months . We went tonight. Our waitress was delightful and that was the only good thing about our experience there tonight. Our meal which consisted of our usual 2 lbs wings, (1 lb with dry rub and 1 lb honey garlic) were awful. The dry rub was so salty, and the honey garlic undercooked. We also ordered fries. Again the fries undercooked and so salty. Even their coleslaw has changed. We have never been so disappointed. What was a place we enjoyed going to has now become a place we will never return to. Other than our waitress, if we could have given a zero star rating especially with the price of going out for dinner nowadays , that is what they would have gotten! Do not recommend at all and we will make sure everyone we know hears of our awful experience.
Mary and Bob

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 5

Skylar Kirkland

I've tried the platters a few times hoping that the next time will be better but nope. The brisket is especially saddening considering what you pay for it. I leave disappointed every time I eat here. I'll just stick to Mammoth BBQ for now on.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 4

Sandra Regier

We ordered the Pulled Pork Poutine & Brisket Tacos. Both were delicious and decent sized portions. The beer was cold, the service was great. We felt it was great value for our money and we will be back! Thanks for a great lunch.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kendall Dorricott

The food is always great and the staff is always friendly. Great spot!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork Sandwhich, Hand Cut Fries

Natasha R

I've been here a few times and the food is always soooo good! Their smoked meat is mouth watering and their Mac and cheese explodes with flavour in your mouth. The staff is very nice and welcoming and the atmosphere is very relaxed but also offers a great pub experience. If you haven't yet, you gotta try out this smokehouse!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Ribs & Wings Platter, Pulled Pork Sandwhich, Smoked Brisket Quesadilla, Grammy J's Famous Mac & Cheese, Chipotle Chicken Wrap

Olivia Saunders

If it werent for the server this rating would be much lower. When dark meat is dry.. that is an issue. I didnt have to even eat it to know it would be dry... you could see it right away. The ribs were also very dry and fatty.... definitely NOT fall off the bone... more like chew off the bone. The waitress could tell we werent happy and immediately offered something else in place of the chicken. The brisket was better. The mac and cheese side was good but not $11 good for the portion size. We were hoping to find a place to get good chicken since Swiss chalet has gone down hill but the chicken here made swiss chalet look like a good option. The server went above and beyond to try to make the experience better and we really appreciate her but we will definitely not be back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

Tom St.Denis

Great food, fantastic service and nice atmosphere!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kimberly Russell

Had the brisket sandwich, mac and cheese, poutine and ceaser salad - everything was delicious!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grammy J's Famous Mac & Cheese, Caesar Salad

Matthew Barnes

Y'all need to learn how to bbqI was fixin to open a can of southern....We were served left overs... please read on!So we told the waitress, brunette running the bar on 04.22.24, that perhaps they should mention to the cook that we needed a steak knife to cut the beef brisket. Flavour was fine, but you should never need a knife to cut brisket, let alone a steak knife.We also mentioned that although we could see the flavour of the Mac n cheese might be good, that it was dry.Now ... furthermore, we showed her the baked beans that looked like they forgot it in the oven cooking for 3 times the time required, the beans were hard and there was no sauce.After telling her all of this, as I suggested they may want to leave the brisket cooking for several more hours.... wait for it....And what you need to understand is, I lived in the south and traveled there for several years. I enjoyed Memphis style bbq, Carolina style bbq, Alabama Georgia Texas... you get the idea. I have been in the pits with the pit masters.Her response, yeah that's the last of Sundays brisket. And the sides were from Sunday as well. Today's brisket is still cooking in the smoker.Do what?! So you served me sub par day olds "left overs" and charged me full price after I indicated a problem.Now she did say she was going to bring some of the new brisket to taste, but it still had time to go before it would be done. However, I am not certain whether all she was trying to do was prove that they knew how to cook brisket.What we would have done with yesterday's brisket in the south was turn it into a side commonly called Brunswick stew.Clearly she did not know how to rectify a poor situation and satisfy a family of unhappy customers that was trying to help the establishment with some critique.Based on the quality of their left overs, it should not have been served, as it appeared as though it was a dry cheap roast beef, the kind you never go back for.I left a 10 percent tip where I am normally leave 25 percent, however I was a little angry to say the least.Honestly .... well I would not recommend this BBQ.I hear there is one in Keene that I need to try. Certainly Camp31 in Paris ON, they know bbq.We also were left parched and no additional drinks offered... wowSo disappointed.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 1

Philip Ceccarelli

We ordered two rib and wing platters. $32+ per platter and they forgot our beans. Just look at the platter sizes, and yes, that’s two orders of coleslaw condensed into one. Check out the crisp on those ribs!!!

Food: 1

Lance Alfredo

Okay food, portions are way too small for the price

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Gillian Watts

Amazing in-house smoked meat. I get the pulled pork sandwhich everytime. My partner gets the burger and says its his favourite burger hes ever had. Atomosphere and staff are very friendly and welcoming. Always nice having a drink on the patio with great food and friends.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork Sandwhich

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