Yesterday, me
and my boyfriend agreed that we were worthy of a treat, in the means of food, after
eating so well for the majority of January. We ventured into Eldon Square’s
latest addition of Grey’s Quarter, a vibrant and very popular new food court bursting
at the seams with its variety of restaurants and food. We now had an enormously
tough and significant decision to make. Where to eat. We had previously
tried out Giraffe and Chiquito’s which were both outstanding but we wanted to
try somewhere we hadn’t yet been.
I pass Red’s
True Barbecue almost daily and always pondered what the food would actually be like
after reading and hearing wonderful things from this meat lover’s paradise.
The restaurant
seemed pretty quiet because after all, it was a Sunday evening. The smell was
incredibly appealing resembling a true barbecue smell which set my taste buds
on high alert. We were ushered to a table almost immediately after stepping in and
was welcomed with a large spread of a menu.
Red’s offer
the type of food I absolutely love – meat and barbecue. We first ordered a
large jug of water before devouring in the words on the menu as we would rather
have something that just cleanses our palette and doesn’t fill us up too much, leaving
more room for food! We always share our food with each other so we can try two
different meals. We decided that one of us would order a barbecue tray and the
other would order a burger. Upon this conclusion, we had the tantalising choice
on what to order. We opted for the Beef Long Rib and Sticky Chicken Barbecue
tray with a side of BBQ pit beans and a double patty Classic Bacon Cheeseburger
with skin on fries.
Red’s pride
themselves on how long their meat is smoked for. Because the meat is smoked for
so long, it only took a maximum of 10 minutes for the food to be brought out. Luckily
we were starving! The beef long rib fell off the bone and melted in your mouth
due to it being smoked for 8 hours. The sticky chicken was also so soft and succulent
with it being smoked for 3 hours. The BBQ pit beans were the finest pit beans I
have ever eaten, full of pulled pork and smoked for 12 hours. The bacon
cheeseburger was also so lip-smacking.
We decided against
dessert as we were a satisfied full and didn’t want to overdo it but the
desserts sounded out of this world. Perhaps next time if we opt for the
sandwiches instead, there will be room for dessert! If you are a huge carnivore
like me, this is the perfect place for you to sink your teeth into.
Have you
been to Red’s True Barbecue? If so, what did you order? Let me know in the
comments below.
