Red Eye Smokehouse

Service : friendly waiter that ask for feedback. Of course I did mention the portion was too small Food : 3 stars Beef brisket Has the Smokey aroma but unfortunately the portion as if it’s for bird and a little on the drier side and overcooked. It tends to be chewy rather than melts in your mouth. Pork belly Pork is filled with smoked goodness however, the amount of fat to protein ratio was a turn off. As if I’m eating fats. Although the fat melts in my mouth but I prefer a good 7:3 lean meat to fat ratio. Not 1:1 Pulled pork Was normal nothing fancy tho it can be a little fibrous Chicken Chicken was good. The only meat that has a proper portion. However like others have mentioned. The price you pay for the portion is a little expensive. If they were to fix the portion. I think it’s worth the money

It was a nice experience waiting for our meats to arrive in this joint with spot-on decor and hickory wood 🪵 fire 🔥 smokey aroma. This built up the anticipation. The photos look fab and juicy with the right amount of fat, smoke ring, gloss and tenderness. But that was not the reality unfortunately. Being a fan of low and slow grill, I’ve tried most bbq shops in town and overseas, and I thought today’s showing was far from what I’ve had. Maybe it was just today. The brisket was dry and the burnt ends was rock hard. It shattered my molar and caused a bit of a shock when I started pounding the fibrous meat. Was it too lean or I ordered something wrongly. But don’t get me wrong, the flavour was spot on. The pulled pork sauce was a life saver. Similar to the brisket, it was dry and chewy. I hope to return to try it again.

The portion is way too small for the price of 34. For 34 dollars there were only 4 ribs. The sides are also not included, you have to top up and pay extra. The portion of the sides are terribly small for “FULL” size. The service is also slow even when it is not full house. It took them almost 20 minutes to get water. We ordered the Beef brisket and pork ribs for $35+$34. We’re leaving not feeling full and satisfied. It’s not worth it at all. We also have to go to the counter to order so I don’t get why we’re paying for the “service”. The only thing that was positive is that the Poutine tasted decent. In conclusion, I wouldn’t come back to this place.

Got the 3 meat platter today for for lunch ($38 before GST) and was sorely disappointed with their beef brisket. They must have been running low on it as we didn't get a single full slice. Rather, it was a bunch of cut burnt ends that was dry and hard beyond belief. The pulled pork had some version of buffalo sauce on it which I would have liked to have on the side so that the pork would have shone through. Unfortunately that was also on the tough side as well. The only decent meat on the platter was the pork belly but then again all that fat probably saved it. As mentioned in other reviews, the portions are quite on the light side for the price. You get 2 pickles sliced in half and a single bread bun for the entire platter. The pink lemonade was tart and not too sweet which was refreshing but that's not the main reason why we go to a BBQ joint. Red Eye needs to up their game - either tell customers that they are running out of items instead of serving up mediocre fare.