I had the ribs and burnt ends and honestly…it was bland flavor-wise. 🥴 I expected a flavor profile indicative of BBQ but there just wasn’t any. There was no marinades, now infusion of herbs or anything. The BBQ sauce didn’t even have flavor…like, none. No tomato, molasses, vinegar, no spices….my goodness. The atmosphere was nice, really laid back. Loved the surroundings, right off of Main st which gave it such a cute vibe. But for the love of everything, wheres the flavor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
AK SR
I drove here from Boston, to eat the brisket
Jeff Brinkman
Stumbled upon Big Fattys BBQ and couldn’t have been happier. Had live music Friday night so we got there just as that was starting. Enjoyed some amazing ribs, brisket and chicken. Wasn’t much leftover when we were done!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Liz Faulk
REALLY GOOD BBQ. Brisket and burnt ends were pretty darn good. Prices are reasonable. Mac n cheese is decent. Food portions are HUGE. The waitress was attentive and friendly. The singer/guitarist (Brooks?) made the whole experience. Wow, what a voice! We would definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ed Merced
Get the mc and cheese with brisket and the cornbread! Mind blowing. I think the shredded chicken could be better seasoned. Service was excellent!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
jonathan alves
Happening area, great food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings, Pulled Chicken, Brisket Mac and Cheese
Bob OKeefe
Absolutely unbelievable BBQ. Phenomenal staff and great atmosphere.
Jenny Blanco Tours
Who doesn't love Big Fatty's BBQ?! I’m trying to give it 4.5 stars but the app won’t let me. You can only eat like this - grand Texas BBQ style - in the Upper Valley in very few places. I know of 2 places - in total - but the other is only open 3 times per week. Big Fatty's is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, but open from 12-8 daily, otherwise.
Our Fatty's Baked Beans were so good and even more delicious than I remembered them to be! These were more sweet and perhaps fancied-up for autumn because they had a lovely, surprising and delicious flavor of fall apples. If you took a vat of mulling spices and seasoned the mix of beans in this, and then boiled them in it, I’m guessing they might taste similar to these. What a fabulous surprise, and an innovative recipe. These Vermont chefs aren’t messing around, folks! :)
We enjoyed the Smoked and Sliced Kielbasa with Ryan's barbecue maple mustard sauce as one of two appetizers. Loved the kielbasa, especially the ones which were darker and crispier. The maple mustard sauce was sweet and delicious, though the maple flavor was more subtle. We also ordered the hush puppies with honey. These are the most sturdy, cornmeal-like hush puppies I've had. Dipping them in honey is good. Butter on them would be even better.
The Bottle of Homemade BBQ Sauce at every table totally rocks here! I never have found a barbecue sauce that I was really enamoured with until now. How do you get all of the right notes of whiskey sweet, smoky thick and umami presence all in one sauce? Come to Momma!
I ordered the smoked bbq 1/4 Chicken & 8oz. Texas Beef Brisket platter. The brisket literally falls apart when you take a bite. The chicken was juicy and fine, seared well. The cole slaw is traditional, yet substantial in texture and flavor. I look forward to the bbq here.
For sides, we enjoyed a large order of seasoned Fatty Fries. They are perfect. The Homemade Cabot Mac & Cheese is rich, sharp and buttery. Very good. Were the tiny red ingredients smoked cherries or cranberries in our cornbread? The server didn't know and the manager was not available at that time, but I will update this review if I find out. Gorgeous presentation. Big, substantial lovely slabs of cornbread with whole, mildly chewy kernels of corn sprinkled throughout.
The pecan pie was lovely on my last visit and this time, again, even more so. I learned a lesson with this pecan pie which is how to judge other pecan pies. Because this one became my new standard for the best I’ve had. Why? It’s the way Big Fatty’s roasts or smokes the pecans: the texture and flavor are perfect! And the filling is not one big layering of overly-sweet glop. Instead, it’s a medium-sized layering of sweet and boiled, chopped pecans and other ingredients (typically dark brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, granulated sugar, eggs and vanilla extract). Maybe they use maple syrup and whiskey extract, here, instead. And then the crust: it’s not cakey like the kind that gets kind of stuck in your mouth to chew. It’s so good: light and flakey in texture, browned and high on the shortening end. All of the ingredients in the Big Fatty’s pecan pie come together for fabulousness. And, I’m here to tell you, it’s good for breakfast. Seriously, not too sweet with morning coffee plus added protein from the pecans.
The strawberry cheesecake was creamy and good. The strawberries are actually inside of the cheesecake. That was a first!
Don't miss Big Fatty's Facebook and Instagram posts for specials and updates, ie smoked prime rib on Thursday nights.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Mariah Boyd-Boffa
Great fresh hot sauces!
Derick
First time being in Vermont I was told to try Big Fatty's BBQ. Very pleased that I did tried the Fatty D's Burger. Comes with pulled pork, Mac and cheese on the burger. Will return in the future when I visit Vermont again.
Good food, large portions. Very people friendly. Relaxing style
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
caz kuklowsky
Ordered 4 12 piece wings all different flavors... all looked unsauced and all the Same couldn't tell difference between any of them I feel horrible putting 1 star but it was underwhelming
Randy Giroux
Went for the first time on our motorcycles from Manchester NH. Got there as soon as it opened. We were kindly greeted and served right away. Food was awesome and some of the best prices I have seen in a long time for great BBQ. Place is awesome all around!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: BBQ
Dennis G
Went there for a quick bite and had the sliders and famous mac and cheese. The pork and chicken sliders were pretty good. But, the brisket slider was very dry. The mac and cheese was okay when it came out hot, but as it cooled it became coagulated and unappetizing.
I had the ribs and burnt ends and honestly…it was bland flavor-wise. 🥴 I expected a flavor profile indicative of BBQ but there just wasn’t any. There was no marinades, now infusion of herbs or anything. The BBQ sauce didn’t even have flavor…like, none. No tomato, molasses, vinegar, no spices….my goodness. The atmosphere was nice, really laid back. Loved the surroundings, right off of Main st which gave it such a cute vibe. But for the love of everything, wheres the flavor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
I drove here from Boston, to eat the brisket
Stumbled upon Big Fattys BBQ and couldn’t have been happier. Had live music Friday night so we got there just as that was starting. Enjoyed some amazing ribs, brisket and chicken. Wasn’t much leftover when we were done!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
REALLY GOOD BBQ. Brisket and burnt ends were pretty darn good. Prices are reasonable. Mac n cheese is decent. Food portions are HUGE. The waitress was attentive and friendly. The singer/guitarist (Brooks?) made the whole experience. Wow, what a voice! We would definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Get the mc and cheese with brisket and the cornbread! Mind blowing. I think the shredded chicken could be better seasoned. Service was excellent!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Happening area, great food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings, Pulled Chicken, Brisket Mac and Cheese
Absolutely unbelievable BBQ. Phenomenal staff and great atmosphere.
Who doesn't love Big Fatty's BBQ?! I’m trying to give it 4.5 stars but the app won’t let me. You can only eat like this - grand Texas BBQ style - in the Upper Valley in very few places. I know of 2 places - in total - but the other is only open 3 times per week. Big Fatty's is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, but open from 12-8 daily, otherwise.
Our Fatty's Baked Beans were so good and even more delicious than I remembered them to be! These were more sweet and perhaps fancied-up for autumn because they had a lovely, surprising and delicious flavor of fall apples. If you took a vat of mulling spices and seasoned the mix of beans in this, and then boiled them in it, I’m guessing they might taste similar to these. What a fabulous surprise, and an innovative recipe. These Vermont chefs aren’t messing around, folks! :)
We enjoyed the Smoked and Sliced Kielbasa with Ryan's barbecue maple mustard sauce as one of two appetizers. Loved the kielbasa, especially the ones which were darker and crispier. The maple mustard sauce was sweet and delicious, though the maple flavor was more subtle. We also ordered the hush puppies with honey. These are the most sturdy, cornmeal-like hush puppies I've had. Dipping them in honey is good. Butter on them would be even better.
The Bottle of Homemade BBQ Sauce at every table totally rocks here! I never have found a barbecue sauce that I was really enamoured with until now. How do you get all of the right notes of whiskey sweet, smoky thick and umami presence all in one sauce? Come to Momma!
I ordered the smoked bbq 1/4 Chicken & 8oz. Texas Beef Brisket platter. The brisket literally falls apart when you take a bite. The chicken was juicy and fine, seared well. The cole slaw is traditional, yet substantial in texture and flavor. I look forward to the bbq here.
For sides, we enjoyed a large order of seasoned Fatty Fries. They are perfect. The Homemade Cabot Mac & Cheese is rich, sharp and buttery. Very good. Were the tiny red ingredients smoked cherries or cranberries in our cornbread? The server didn't know and the manager was not available at that time, but I will update this review if I find out. Gorgeous presentation. Big, substantial lovely slabs of cornbread with whole, mildly chewy kernels of corn sprinkled throughout.
The pecan pie was lovely on my last visit and this time, again, even more so. I learned a lesson with this pecan pie which is how to judge other pecan pies. Because this one became my new standard for the best I’ve had. Why? It’s the way Big Fatty’s roasts or smokes the pecans: the texture and flavor are perfect! And the filling is not one big layering of overly-sweet glop. Instead, it’s a medium-sized layering of sweet and boiled, chopped pecans and other ingredients (typically dark brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, granulated sugar, eggs and vanilla extract). Maybe they use maple syrup and whiskey extract, here, instead. And then the crust: it’s not cakey like the kind that gets kind of stuck in your mouth to chew. It’s so good: light and flakey in texture, browned and high on the shortening end. All of the ingredients in the Big Fatty’s pecan pie come together for fabulousness. And, I’m here to tell you, it’s good for breakfast. Seriously, not too sweet with morning coffee plus added protein from the pecans.
The strawberry cheesecake was creamy and good. The strawberries are actually inside of the cheesecake. That was a first!
Don't miss Big Fatty's Facebook and Instagram posts for specials and updates, ie smoked prime rib on Thursday nights.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Great fresh hot sauces!
First time being in Vermont I was told to try Big Fatty's BBQ. Very pleased that I did tried the Fatty D's Burger. Comes with pulled pork, Mac and cheese on the burger. Will return in the future when I visit Vermont again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Fast service and amazing food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good food, large portions. Very people friendly. Relaxing style
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Ordered 4 12 piece wings all different flavors... all looked unsauced and all the Same couldn't tell difference between any of them I feel horrible putting 1 star but it was underwhelming
Went for the first time on our motorcycles from Manchester NH. Got there as soon as it opened. We were kindly greeted and served right away. Food was awesome and some of the best prices I have seen in a long time for great BBQ. Place is awesome all around!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: BBQ
Went there for a quick bite and had the sliders and famous mac and cheese. The pork and chicken sliders were pretty good. But, the brisket slider was very dry. The mac and cheese was okay when it came out hot, but as it cooled it became coagulated and unappetizing.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
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