Red Dog Saloon

Slightly dodgy place. I was asked by the waitress to hand over my debit card after I placed my order. This, I was assured, was normal practice. What I was not told, however, was that my card would be be given to anyone that asked for it. The card was given to another customer, who attempted to pay for their meal it, but ended up blocking the card after three attempts at the pin. Thankfully. When I wanted to pay for my meal, their staff couldn't locate the card, obviously. They did, however, very kindly offer up someone else's card, which looked very much like mine. When they did find my card 20 minutes later, I discovered it was blocked. I called my bank, who confirmed that a 'fraudulent transaction' was attempted thrice. This was confirmed by the manager on duty, who also said he he was unsure if any money was debited from my account. Is this normal practice? What a delightful way to spend Sunday evening.

Below review should read #wouldn't lol.

If it wasn't for the Spare Ribs, I would bother with this place, but it has to be said that they are good. Unfortunately that where it ends for this restaurant. Terrible service (no pleasentries, no interest, no acknowlegement to be fair). Bodeans have been knocking out decent BBQ food in London for years and are probably under acknowledged in the current 'trend'. The main difference between The Red Dog Saloon and Bodeans, is that Bodeans also exports the American service ethic, which is no bad thing in this instance. It's a shame that Bodeans sometimes over smoke their Spare Ribs, which can make them a little tough, but when they get it right, it's perfection, everything else on the Menu is probably better at Bodeans as standard, including the portion sizes. A note to Red Dog Saloon, when your restaurant first opened I tried to book on a saturday night and was told there would be a 4 week waiting list, I went last night and was seated in 10 minutes. Bodeans has been open for 10 years and there is a 1.5 hour wait for a table every weekend (thank god for the Barrio Central a couple of doors down to keep you entertained during the wait). London has voted with it's feet, in no small part because of the terrible service at Red Dog Saloon.

Appalling service. About as much atmosphere as a pizza chain restaurant in a shopping mall. Lacklustre food - my burger tasted of microwaved Burger King takeaway. Did I mention the service? Do yourself a favour and grab a kebab on the corner rather than wasting your money here. If you really want a burger or barbecue then there are at least 10 other options that do it 100 times better than this place.

Appalling service. About as much atmosphere as a pizza chain restaurant in a shopping mall. Lacklustre food - my burger tasted like microwaved Burger King takeaway. Did I mention the service? Do yourself a favour and pick up a kebab on the corner rather than wasting your money here.

A genuinely terrible attempt at a barbecue restaurant. Unauthentic, no atmosphere, and poor service to add to the overpriced, small portions provided. Bodeans is genuinely a million times better. Don't waste your time or money on this place.

Last night I had the worst burger that I've had in a very long time. I don't normally write reviews but this place really takes the piss. The staff were indifferent and rude, the food was worse than average and a pint of beer costs £5. I guess the management rely on the constant foot traffic to fill the place with first timers because I can't imagine anyone going back for a second time. Truly awful.

After booking a table and then being told we could only have it for 1 hour before the next group arrived, we were quickly made to order. The burgers arrived within 5 minutes of placing the order. I ordered the Devestator, mash and firery beans. Everything was cold. The bun appeared to have been microwaved or something... I sent it back and it arrived again Luke warm. Average taste, wouldnt bother going here again. Also, make sure you dont need to use the toilets whilst here.. they are disgusting!

Having tried the best that London has to offer in BBQ and being in the food business myself, initially I found the website appealing and the menu tempting, however, the meal was very disappointing. It took ages for anyone to serve us, finally we were approached by an 18 year old female waitress who was stumped when we asked her about the variation of wings and she said she has to ask somone else, I noticed she then delivered two orders to the wrong tables, basically the management have not got a clue. Luckily Red Saloon receive a steady flow of business, but I am not sure how much repeat business they get, the food was tasteless and the worst burger I have had in a long time. Overall I couldn't wait to get out of there, it cannot be that hard to get it right, can it?

If your after good food, good service and good prices DONT go to red saloon. Read the reviews here, its a very poor experience. Much better at Meat Liquor or Dukes.