Dutchess Bbq Bistro & Bar

I have been there twice and had a delicious meal each time. I had the Oxtails for dinner. I had the Shrimp and Grits for lunch the next day. Both were delicious. Staff was attentive and courteous. My only complaint would be staff inability to work the QuickDraw machine because the manager/owner won't let them. Take the QuickDraw sign down if it is not readily available.

We placed a to go order for our family of 4, and was not impressed. Prices were typical for a bbq place (roughly $90 with tip). I am particular about food and bbq in particular, and got nervous when the person we ordered from could not tell me if the sauce was tomato or vinegar based and the visit went downhill from there. The service was fine. The brisket (reminiscent of arbys roast beef in flavor) and pulled pork sandwiches both went unfinished, the rack of ribs as noted elsewhere are served cut apart and did not seem to be recently made. There is literally zero smoke to any of the food and the sauce noted earlier is sweet and unremarkable. The side dishes were fine, the baked beans were the highlight of the meal and were a solid 3 of 5 stars, but the only thing that was actually finished were the 2 small sides of coleslaw (I don’t eat mayo so cannot directly comment on it.) Overall we were very disappointed.

We have ordered from here a few times and have always had a good experience. This time we ordered 8 meals to go and everything was ready as promised. The order was correct and everything tasted great! They have a great brisket and ribs, their BBQ sauce is terrific and the selection of sides is wonderful!

Highly recommend! We had an awesome experience and a delicious dinner with plenty of leftovers to take home. The owner was working alone as the chef, server, bartender and everything in between…and he was the actual highlight— what a nice guy! And it still felt like there was a full staff. I can only imagine it’s even better when he has some help. Don’t let the unassuming location fool you— this place has some real deal bbq, amazing cornbread and a wildly delicious loaded Mac n cheese. We loved it!

Dutchess BBQ have amazing food. Period. The service is awesome. Go get some. It's really good. The environment is Comfortable friendly good. As you step through the door you enter the dining room which is separated, one side have tables on both sides of the aisle, The other side have tables on one side and a bar on the other. 5 stars for Dutchess BBQ.