My wife and I decided to try Buddy’s for the first time ever at the Bristol location. We ordered our food online so we could be thorough and take time to look at the whole menu and decide what we wanted. My wife got the rib trio with beans and potato salad I believe. I went with a classic hot dog and fries and also got some hush puppies. Went thru the drive thru to pick up the order and that’s when it all started as a horrible mistake. I pulled up to the window to get our food and not even 1 person said we are almost done with your order, or we are working on it, or even said hello or anything to me at all; didn’t even give us our drinks at least when we pulled up. The manager looked like he was one of the biggest bums ever just because of the way he was dressed, very unprofessional. When we finally got our food the ONLY thing said to me was, HERE YOU GO. There was no hi how are you or have a good day or anything. Very rude customer service for starters. I grabbed the food and went to park in a parking lot to eat. We opened up our food and my wife’s dinner looked like it was just swished around like it was man handled. The beans were all in the potato salad and the ribs just even looked like they were dry as could be. She said the taste was horrible and she couldn’t even tell what one of the meats were. She said it tasted like chicken but if it was, then it wasn’t even done. She could have dipped it in bbq sauce, but oh yeah they forgot that. So she was eating dry awful meat with no sauce to even make it moist whatsoever. When I dug into my food, it just went downhill from there. The bun was just falling apart and would not stay together for starters. The chili tasted like it was seriously from a can, and if it was, I’ve had better can chili than that before. The fries wasn’t even close to being cooked all the way, and the hush puppies wasn’t even crispy, tasted more like rubber. So when you have someone like me who doesn’t take the time to write reviews about food, to actually take the time to write this review, well it was just so horrible that I actually had to say something. So if you’re looking to have some good bbq, don’t go to the Bristol location. It’s safe to say that I will probably never eat at buddy’s ever again.
Rich Nixon
I ordered the pulled chicken dinner and received it the chicken only filled half the to go box the sides were fries and baked beans and half an empty box. Yes I have a photo of it.
ricky richards
When will this location open again can you let the public know if you're going to reopen
Terry Ellis
The person who was doing the drive thru was
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Ribs by the Pound, Potato Salad, Ribs, Hot Fudge Cake, Slaw, Hushpuppies, Pulled Chicken, Baked Beans
Cheryl Davidson
Food is wonderful. The staff is friendly and very helpful.
Michael Shane Brown (Shane)
I placed an online order. I was given a time the order would be ready, about 15-20 mins later. The order was not ready when I arrived at the time promised. The girl at the front counter was very nice, she said “We’re just waiting on your milkshake.” It was 20-25 minutes later before the order was ready, and the milkshake was not even prepared yet. Please advise the front counter to be honest even if it’s not the most favorable situation, this will ensure that customers have accurate wait times established and avoid any additional areas to fall short in. Now I have experienced 2 failed attempts of my order being ready at a certain time instead of just the first one, simply because I was told it would be ready in the amout of time it takes to prepare a milkshake. The food was not excellent.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Turkey, Slaw, Hushpuppies
Francine Williamson
Food good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pork Ribs, Slaw, Hushpuppies
Mary Blake
Good For "Chain BBQ"
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Ashley Watson
Love me some Buddy's!!! I just don't like that they changed their sauce. They have the best pulled pork and fries.
There are few barbecue places, not to mention fast food places, that have a quality and value comparable to Buddy's. For the price of a Burger King or McDonald's value meal, you can get a MUCH better combo at Buddy's. Easily, the best thing they have is all you can eat ribs (with two sides and hushpuppies) on Saturday, but the pulled pork and pulled chicken sandwiches are fantastic too. For sides I recommend the cole slaw, potato salad and fries. The baked potatoes and smoked half chickens are also amazing. Not only do they have the dine in quick service options, but they have catering too and a banquet hall. The weirdest thing is that they have the BEST HUSHPUPPIES EVER!!! Why isn't it a random fish and chips spot?!?! IDK, but the Buddy's hushpuppies are delicious and sometimes they even come around the dining room and offer extras. In a world of cost cutting and shrinkflation, they are really delivering a value almost anyone can afford while managing to maintain a level of customer service you simply can't find at this price point.
Vegetarian options: The vegetarian options include the corn on the cob, green beans, cole slaw, French fries and baked potatoes.
Dietary restrictions: They are very accommodating to dietary restrictions.
Parking: Every location has plenty of directly connected parking.
Kid-friendliness: There are plenty of kid friendly options available.
Wheelchair accessibility: Handicapped parking is available directly in front of the doors and handicapped restrooms are ad well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pork Ribs, Baked Potato, Bottle Sauce Hot Sauce, Chili Cheese, BBQ Chicken, BBQ Pork, All You Can Eat Ribs Saturday, BBQ Ribs Baked Beans Cole Slaw, Buns, Hot Fudge Sundae, Pork Sandwich, Potato Salad, Hot Fudge Cake, Chili, Slaw, BBQ Sauce, Hushpuppies
Rudy Micallef
Always friendly staff and great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Potato Salad, Hot Fudge Cake
Steven Pearce
Bar-b-q fast food., on the order of Hardee's or burger King.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Joseph Allen
Stopped here on accident and really enjoyed the food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chili
Jeff Perkins
Had their wings for the first time, decent but almost a little too done. Fair amount of BBQ sauce.
My wife and I decided to try Buddy’s for the first time ever at the Bristol location. We ordered our food online so we could be thorough and take time to look at the whole menu and decide what we wanted. My wife got the rib trio with beans and potato salad I believe. I went with a classic hot dog and fries and also got some hush puppies. Went thru the drive thru to pick up the order and that’s when it all started as a horrible mistake. I pulled up to the window to get our food and not even 1 person said we are almost done with your order, or we are working on it, or even said hello or anything to me at all; didn’t even give us our drinks at least when we pulled up. The manager looked like he was one of the biggest bums ever just because of the way he was dressed, very unprofessional. When we finally got our food the ONLY thing said to me was, HERE YOU GO. There was no hi how are you or have a good day or anything. Very rude customer service for starters. I grabbed the food and went to park in a parking lot to eat. We opened up our food and my wife’s dinner looked like it was just swished around like it was man handled. The beans were all in the potato salad and the ribs just even looked like they were dry as could be. She said the taste was horrible and she couldn’t even tell what one of the meats were. She said it tasted like chicken but if it was, then it wasn’t even done. She could have dipped it in bbq sauce, but oh yeah they forgot that. So she was eating dry awful meat with no sauce to even make it moist whatsoever. When I dug into my food, it just went downhill from there. The bun was just falling apart and would not stay together for starters. The chili tasted like it was seriously from a can, and if it was, I’ve had better can chili than that before. The fries wasn’t even close to being cooked all the way, and the hush puppies wasn’t even crispy, tasted more like rubber. So when you have someone like me who doesn’t take the time to write reviews about food, to actually take the time to write this review, well it was just so horrible that I actually had to say something. So if you’re looking to have some good bbq, don’t go to the Bristol location. It’s safe to say that I will probably never eat at buddy’s ever again.
I ordered the pulled chicken dinner and received it the chicken only filled half the to go box the sides were fries and baked beans and half an empty box. Yes I have a photo of it.
When will this location open again can you let the public know if you're going to reopen
The person who was doing the drive thru was
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Ribs by the Pound, Potato Salad, Ribs, Hot Fudge Cake, Slaw, Hushpuppies, Pulled Chicken, Baked Beans
Food is wonderful. The staff is friendly and very helpful.
I placed an online order. I was given a time the order would be ready, about 15-20 mins later. The order was not ready when I arrived at the time promised. The girl at the front counter was very nice, she said “We’re just waiting on your milkshake.” It was 20-25 minutes later before the order was ready, and the milkshake was not even prepared yet. Please advise the front counter to be honest even if it’s not the most favorable situation, this will ensure that customers have accurate wait times established and avoid any additional areas to fall short in. Now I have experienced 2 failed attempts of my order being ready at a certain time instead of just the first one, simply because I was told it would be ready in the amout of time it takes to prepare a milkshake. The food was not excellent.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Turkey, Slaw, Hushpuppies
Food good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pork Ribs, Slaw, Hushpuppies
Good For "Chain BBQ"
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Love me some Buddy's!!! I just don't like that they changed their sauce. They have the best pulled pork and fries.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Potato, Pork Sandwich, Hot Fudge Cake, Chili, Hushpuppies
It was good service was good atmosphere pretty busy
Wheelchair accessibility: Both side doors have wheelchair access
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pork Sandwich, Potato Salad
Restaurantji Recommends
There are few barbecue places, not to mention fast food places, that have a quality and value comparable to Buddy's. For the price of a Burger King or McDonald's value meal, you can get a MUCH better combo at Buddy's. Easily, the best thing they have is all you can eat ribs (with two sides and hushpuppies) on Saturday, but the pulled pork and pulled chicken sandwiches are fantastic too. For sides I recommend the cole slaw, potato salad and fries. The baked potatoes and smoked half chickens are also amazing. Not only do they have the dine in quick service options, but they have catering too and a banquet hall. The weirdest thing is that they have the BEST HUSHPUPPIES EVER!!! Why isn't it a random fish and chips spot?!?! IDK, but the Buddy's hushpuppies are delicious and sometimes they even come around the dining room and offer extras. In a world of cost cutting and shrinkflation, they are really delivering a value almost anyone can afford while managing to maintain a level of customer service you simply can't find at this price point.
Vegetarian options: The vegetarian options include the corn on the cob, green beans, cole slaw, French fries and baked potatoes.
Dietary restrictions: They are very accommodating to dietary restrictions.
Parking: Every location has plenty of directly connected parking.
Kid-friendliness: There are plenty of kid friendly options available.
Wheelchair accessibility: Handicapped parking is available directly in front of the doors and handicapped restrooms are ad well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pork Ribs, Baked Potato, Bottle Sauce Hot Sauce, Chili Cheese, BBQ Chicken, BBQ Pork, All You Can Eat Ribs Saturday, BBQ Ribs Baked Beans Cole Slaw, Buns, Hot Fudge Sundae, Pork Sandwich, Potato Salad, Hot Fudge Cake, Chili, Slaw, BBQ Sauce, Hushpuppies
Always friendly staff and great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Potato Salad, Hot Fudge Cake
Bar-b-q fast food., on the order of Hardee's or burger King.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Stopped here on accident and really enjoyed the food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chili
Had their wings for the first time, decent but almost a little too done. Fair amount of BBQ sauce.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
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