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  1. I went to Pitt Bros in September and I’m not a fan of the place. The food was lovely, but my bag was stolen when I was there (those damn communal tables). This was before they had their Cc cameras. Although they were perfectly nice about it (and I understand that they’re not responsible), I would think that a simple cup of tea or the offer to use their phone would have gone a long way. Instead they offered me their sympathy and slowly ushered me towards the door. It left quite the sour taste in my mouth and I’d be hard pushed going back.

  2. Luckily for me i had been to both places with 7 days of each other and i much preferred Bison Bar, although i had to wait 10 minutes before ordering as the barman insisted on collecting glasses even though the place was very quiet. Meat was very nice. I would love to see them offer BBQ chicken wings as the BBQ sauce is out of this world.

  3. I found the exact same. I went to Pitt Bros about a month and a half after opening and it just wasn’t where it should have been. The portion of pork I got was pretty small and a bit cold. My Girlfriend got the Chicken which was a bit bland. All of these are things you shouldn’t have to worry about with BBQ like.

    I also did a review of Bison here (http://comedinewith-mark.blogspot.ie/2013/11/bison-bar-review.html) Have a read and let me know what you think.

    Great Review 😀

  4. Have been to both and agree that Bison is definitely the winner! We had pulled pork and brisket at Pitt Bros – the pulled pork was the winner, and was very tasty, but almost so drowned in sweet sauce that you couldn’t really taste the ‘meaty porkiness’ anymore. We also had chips, corn on the cob, bone marrow mash and burnt end beans. The corn on the cob was literally just that, no seasoning and very dull. The mash was really disappointing, again under-seasoned and very gluey. Chips were nice, but very very stingy portion. The burnt end beans were definitely the best, but come second compared to the ones at Bison.

    At Bison bar we had pork, brisket and ribs and every single one was delicious – so so good! The chips were a more generous portion and came with a very tasty chipotle mayo. Can’t wait to eat there again, while I wouldn’t bother going back to Pitt Bros

  5. This is the sort of 10-13 euro really-good-meal competition that Dublin needs a lot more of. It would be nice to be able to choose between 50 or more restaurants of this type of price/quality slot.

  6. Went to Pitt Bros a few weeks ago and wasn’t that impressed. We were obviously unlucky because our brisket was as dry as an old boot, like eating sawdust. Ugh! The ribs, on the other hand, were absolutely delicious, I liked the sides too, but bad brisket in a BBQ joint is a sin so probably won’t return. I wasn’t crazy about the way the food was served either, the tin trays meant the food got cold much quicker. Definitely want to try Bison asap, thanks for the comparison Peter! 😀

  7. I have been to both. Review is very skewed and one sided I think. For example I am pretty sure the bottles you mentioned are the same yet you criticise them for it.

    Food in both can be inconsistent. If you know anything about cooking brisket or anything low and slow you’d understand the problems.

    More balance please!

    PS I have notice a trend developing where people complain and “slate” places on blog sites such as this. I bet none of the commenters here notified the staff about there “dry” meats etc.

  8. If you’re in Belfast check out Bubbauce. Uneal BBQ. Best bbq sauce I’ve tasted outside the USA.

  9. I disagree! I wasent that into Bison at all but LOVED Pitt bros… I thought their selection of sides was a lot better so the overall meal didnt just feel like a load of meat. I also didnt like the bison just felt like eating in a smoking area & even though they have table service in Bison, I didnt think the waitress was very friendly. Bison isnt the worst place you will eat in Dublin but Pitt bros wins IMO.

  10. I have had nicer brisket off a Weber grill than what Pitt Bros offer. I appreciate that Barbeque is no easy task but I have been to this place twice now and got just about warm meat that was dry. The pulled pork in there is hiding behind a sauce and needs to be offered without the sauce a good rub and some nice smoke is all that it should take sauce should be on the side.

  11. il start off with pitt bros upon arrival we walked in and instantly received a friendly warm greet by a member of staff and was brought to our seats everything was explained as we were never there before .There was a great atmosphere and the premises itself was very clean and unique. The food arrived promptly on a wooding board bulging with meat (as i got the meat combo3 meats & 2 sides ) i was quick to dig in and the flavors was just out of this world i couldn’t fault it and we were asked multiple times if we were ok for everything and to top it off we got free ice-cream which we got to pull ourselves needless to say i went back to this place 4 or 5 times since then .So after hearing a lot about the bison bar i was intrigued to try it out. Upon arrival i wasn’t sure if we had to wait to be seated like pitt bros as there was no indication of this so i went over to the bar and i asked for a menu and wasn’t really greeted . So we sat down and browsed through the menu it had the same meats as pitt bros but pitt bros had more sides to offer . we ordered eventually and while we were waiting we were looking around and wasn’t impressed about the plastic cutlery and lacked atmosphere and was quite old looking inside the toilets were filthy with flies everywhere .so i went back to my seat and the food arrived quite quick first impressions wasn’t great as we were served our sides in a disposable bowl like we were in a play school and our meats came out on a steel tray but i didn’t let that put me off ( i got the combo plate a little bit of everything ) which was cool it was good to get a taste off everything i tucked in and mid way through realized i made the wrong choice trying this place out the chips were frozen which i was disappointed with ( freshly cut in pitt bros) but what i did like was the dips you got with your sides they were very tasty . the quality off the meats wasn’t up to scratch with pitt bros what so ever needless to say i wont be back in the future