This place is really good but I'm honestly a little surprised by the five-star reviews which drew me here. I went with a friend and we ordered the fried chicken, pulled pork sandwich, and bbq brisket sandwich. We sat at the bar, and we both thought that the service was good and the ambiance was what we expected. Prices are a little high for such casual food, but not unreasonable at all. We had both read many reviews before going to The Stockyards, and were very excited for some good heavy comfort food. Perhaps our expectations were too high, as neither of us were blown away by the food (save for the fried chicken).
Fried Chicken - 10/10 - moist and juicy and flavourful and large portion
Fries (with the fried chicken) - 5/10 - they looked good but were very mediocre
Coleslaw (with the fried chicken) - 4/10 - no real flavour here
BBQ Brisket - 8/10 - very tasty, although the condiments on the sandwich kind of overwhelm the beef taste. also the baguette was an odd choice to hold the brisket - a roll would be superior.
Pulled pork sandwich - 6.5/10 - did not live up to the hype at all... the bbq sauce was very bland and the coleslaw added nothing. I was severly dissapointed by the pulled pork.
I probably would have given this place 3/5 stars but the fried chicken really was fantastic - not sure if I'll go again, but the burgers on the flat-top intrigued me a lot, so maybe another visit is in the cards...