Anne Allen
Absolutely loved this restaurant! Service was great. No wait for a table. Food was delicious and didn’t take long to receive after ordering. Loved that they offered daily specials. Overall great experience and definitely recommend. We can’t wait to go back next time we’re in the area.
… moreAdam Stewart
Great food, fast service.
BBQ is quite good. We tried the brisket and were not disappointed. House made sauce had just the right amount of sweet and heat. Beans and cucumber salad complemented the meal nicely. Crabcake sandwich was substantial, but a little dry. Upon my request, server quickly brought me a little ranch dressing and happiness abounded in my mouth. (That sounds a little dirty now that I read it, but don’t take it that way ).
After leaving the OBX and driving all morning, we used to stop at Hardee’s, where the grossly incompetent staff would make us wait hours for stuff we didn’t actually order (“I said extra pickles please, not just give me a cold burger on a dry bun with nothing else”). Torturous.
SO HAPPY to have found Smalls as an alternative. Yay!
Update. Came back a week later and tried the BBQ platter and also the Mac and Vheese with pulled pork. The latter was absolutely amazing. Tons of cheese with a hint of chili pepper seasoning. Really top shelf!
… morePaul M
Here’s what $22 will get you 1slice of white bread, a few pickles and pieces of onion, 5 slices of brisket and 2 of the smallest containers of sides I’ve ever seen in my life. Prescription bottles used to show the size of the containers. All I can say is they have some nerve!!
… moreTabitha Brady
3 of us ate dinner and it was over 75 dollars which is ridiculous. We were a party of 8. The food wasn’t that good, the server barely ever checked our drinks. Our food was all delivered separately so we couldn’t even eat together. I ordered the brussel sprouts for 4 dollars. They were shredded and a small order. I ordered smoked wings and they were dry. At first I ordered a sweet tea it was sour like it sat out room temperature so day so I asked for a pink lemonade and never got a refill… Was here 2.5 hrs. Won’t be back!
… moreRenee Perry
The male waiter is as polite and friendly. Went out of his way to accommodate us and to make sure our experience was the best. My husband and I are very upset about the information we saw it doesn’t give this establishment the true recognition it deserves. Everyone should give it a try at least once you’ll love it..
… moreLauren Hunter
Took over 30 minutes for a pick up order with only 3 people actually sitting down in the restaurant. We ordered two sandwiches and a Mac and cheese and hush puppies – a simple order for two people. I thought this would be a good place to pick up food and bring back since we are staying at KOA resort and sunset grill is currently closed but I didn’t know I’d be arriving back at my campsite almost and hour and a half later. Host asked the bartender to take my order but she couldn’t be bothered because she was busy hanging out with her friend at the bar. He walked me all around the restaurant but eventually took my order. The older man with glasses who took my order was very nice and funny and made good small talk but it just seemed like everyone else hated their job and couldn’t be bothered with another customer. We are on the shore for a memorial for close family and I didn’t expect to waste so much time waiting for food. If I knew it was gonna take so long and the staff attitude was gonna be so off putting, I would have just saved my money and got a bucket of fried chicken from royal farms. Also the Mac and cheese is just awful – SEVEN DOLLARS for a congealed mess not even macaroni noodles and for some reason there’s a slight jalapeño taste to the cheese? The coleslaw was warm and tasted old. The only thing that was decent was the meat and it’s so bland you have to load it up with sauce and salt and pepper. Just go somewhere else, we definitely will next time.
… moreDavid Ross
Kids and I were looking forward to some good bbq and hopes were high but sadly weren’t met. First, the service was not that great or even mediocre. Our server was not very slow and uninterested in working it seemed and upon ordering several of the items they did not have like
Pulled pork or brisket which would have been nice to know when we did get seated and then she stated only no
Brisket so when she came back for the order and some of us wanted pulled pork she then told that was unavailable. How about we let customers know what’s not available at the same time. Throughout the dinner she made us feel unwelcome and when she did finally come back at the end of meal and we asked for a refill of drinks she did not add ice the cups and ice tea was warm. We were looking forward to pulled pork and brisket and while disappointed they were sold out it was thought food must be good if it sells out and that was unfortunately not the case. The nachos ordered came out and had about 10 chips in them and were cold but will say the best part of any food was the chicken in them. Secondly the hush puppies were fried way too long in dirty oil and were burnt so kids broke off the outside of them to eat the middle. One of ordered the burger which was so thin and obviously the cheapest frozen burger you could buy. Cheeseburger across the street at McDonald’s for $2 is far better and more meat. The sliced brisket was tough and chewy and the coleslaw was bland and had no flavor. The building itself and grounds were very nice but food and service awful and kids stated they should call Gordon Ramsey and get some help! Maybe it was a bad night here but for $108 we would
Have got a much better meal at McDonald’s for a quarter of the price. Very disappointing.
… moreKeith
Oh my Gosh! I cannot express how much i loved this place. We were passing through on the way back home and thought let’s try it!
I am so glad we did! the food was perfect and our server was amazing! I highly recommend this place!
… morePatrick Caldwell
Had a party of three for dinner. There were only four tables being used. The place was cold and the atmosphere colder. Our server was indifferent to her job which made it even more unwelcoming. As to the food — unremarkable! I had the sliced brisket platter and I can only say that the meat was dry and tasteless — seemed like it was a couple days old. All in all, Small’s is not a place I will return to — not ready for prime time.
… moreHolly Jo
Wonderful service. Have only been here once but will def. Be back! Loved all of the food. Got the chopped brisket sandwich, 2 of the 8.00 ribs, salmon cake sandwich, broccoli salad, hush puppies, pulled chicken. Everything was so fresh and the meat was tender.
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