I absolutely love Barque when the first opened and today when trying to dine there they were FULL and it would be an hour and half wait. We were told we can dine at the Butcher Bar which is my first time here. The ambiance is a little different--quieter as the design reminded you have a Men's Private club where leather, wood and tuft-ing adorned most of the chairs. Oddly enough there was a Jackie Chan movie playing on the TV and projector ?. The place was designed roomy and specious--very beautiful.
The menu, a tad different than Barque but still had all the BBQ deliciousness. We did not have to wait very long after walking 6 doors down and were seated quickly. My friend and I shared the "Meet Meat Platter for 2" and wow it came with lots of meat!
The ultimate BBQ meat experience includes:
- 12-Hour beef brisket
- Pulled Pork
- Smoked pulled lamb shoulder
- Smoked banger sausage
- BBQ chicken
- 'Bama baby back ribs
- Lemon Pepper baby back ribs
- Sweet Heat Baby Back Ribs
We also ordered the large Chopped Kale Salad which was so fitting in between meat bites . My friend had the house ice team which she loves and myself Boylans Diet Coke--All in all, the meal was not 'cheap' but it was worth it--I had quite a large doggie bag for tomorrow's breakfast, lunch and dinner
I have to say our server was very attentive and nice. I definitely prefer the more casual vibe of the Smokehouse but the Butcher Bar was nice too--seems great for 'dates'!
Oh right! They don't have the popcorn and spice that they do at the Smokehouse but they did have a pretzel mix with Ringolos and such...