Feel free to eat here if you would like to revisit your middle school cafeteria. Food was bland and cold, and they forgot our banana pudding. Was way too expensive for the portions. Wings and their sauce was an absolute joke. Everything was extremely bland and unappetizing, waste of time and money. Plenty of other great bbq places in Tuscaloosa.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Janyssa Camp
They are so good and a blessing I came in struggling to find my self and kids and they took what I had and make sure the kids had enough to eat we are new to town and this showed what southern hospitality was so greatful to them????
Crystal Nata
Great food and service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shavawn G.
We have been the times, each time giving them the benefit of a doubt... dry meat, nasty potato salad, bland macaroni and cheese, and horrible customer service. I will never go back or recommend.
Ally Thomas
I did not get a picture of the ribs I ordered but they were not ribs they were just fat on a rib bone. My sides were coleslaw and baked beans and they were pretty good but the ribs are sad especially to be a bqq place/ joint. I ordered banana pudding thinking it’ll be like typical banana pudding with bananas and etc but it was literally just pudding in a cup. I wouldn’t order the ribs but the FISH was really good.
Food was bland and overpriced but I would say that’s on me, I ordered non-BBQ food at a BBQ place but that’s not the main issue I’m having here. My whole reason for writing this review is the “lady” working at the register. She was rude and aggravating to interact with and is the sole reason I won’t be coming back. The BBQ might be good but I certainly won’t ever find out. Best part of the experience was leaving.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Tonya Lee
Ok, so my review of any restaurant or store will always be fair. If I could give the customer service at this location a -1 I would. Mind you this eatery has really good food. I'm not a huge rib fan but I love fish. The "lady" at the counter was sooooooo rude and hostile with everyone. Whoever made her mad for not coming into work their shift she took it out on customers. I did get a to go order. The gentleman in front got fussed out for ordering wings and fries , guess she didn't hear him and when the order came mind you even I heard him order wings and fries. His ticket didn't say it but her asked when he ordered. Even the guy from the back said hey do you want me to just give you some fries? The gentleman said don't even worry about it. Maybe her coffee she was drinking wasn't allowing her to have a good day. I was sure to not even engage with her but her whole disposition her talk was rudddddde! Now I visited the food truck at Stillman maybe two weeks ago while traveling through and the staff was pleasant but on March 1 , this encounter in this location was the worst. I won't visit a location again maybe find the food truck again if in Tuscaloosa on a game day .My grandpa always said, "It's just Nice to be Nice! Hopefully, this person on the front is not an owner or manager, cause she was rude to customers and borderline ready to fight if you questioned her. Please take my review as a perspective of a person who visited a location verses the food truck. If you eat here know that the food is delicious, customer service is important no matter how long the business has been open.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Fries, Fried Green Tomatoes, Fried Catfish
William Cox
Absolutely the most overrated bbq joint. Wings were recommended but were the size of your pinky finger. No ice. No forks. Weird sauce on wings and ribs. Cashier can’t talk plainly. Slaw was bad. Don’t
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
S L
I was recently visiting a friend in Tuscaloosa and needing some lunch I thought of Archibald's. In years past it has been an oasis of fabulous barbecue. Sadly that is no longer the case. From the moment I walked in the door and spoke to the extremely unpleasant person that was taking orders behind the cash register until the first bite after a 30 minute wait for an extremely dry and unappetizing rib. I suspect that wretched rib might have been cooked last week and merely warmed up. The inside of the meat was cold stringy and dry. I have no idea why it took 30 minutes to warm up the poor thing. I was the only person in the place. I asked the unhappy person in the front if maybe they were trying to cook the ribs from scratch and was told in a very unpleasant fashion that food takes time. The ribs have to be cut and plated. What a sad joke. I would give the place a zero if I could. I deeply regret stepping foot into what was once a Mecca for barbecue and Alabama. I will never make that mistake again.
The Chicken was dry and flavorless. The sauce was thin like red tint water. The cashier was rude. The best part of the experience is the music being played off of the cashier phone.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Theron Williams
This was the worst experience ever. The manager of the restaurant was extremely rude. He tried to force me to close the door behind me upon entering the restaurant and told me I couldn't get service until the door was closed. I truly believe he was upset from a past visit when he harassed me and I declined his offer to be friends. Not the best place to go for BBQ.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Van J.
I've heard good things about this spot and decided to give it a try while visiting. The location was close to my hotel. Ordered a pulled pork sandwich and a rib plate, which comes with two sides. The pulled pork was flavorless meat on two soggy pieces of white bread. The ribs were tough and not tasty at all. I didn't get my two sides on the plate. The sauce was thin and vinegary. I took two bites of the meat and decided to trash it all. Just wasted money.
anita jones
I'm in love, next time I'm there will definitely stop and enjoy. The ribs, catfish, wings, coleslaw, fried green tomatoes, collard greens are all just delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cole Slaw, Hot Wings, Smoked Wings, Potato Salad, Ribs and Wings, Rib Plate, BBQ Pork Sandwich, Fried Green Tomatoes, Fried Catfish, Slaw
Been excellent for years!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Banana Pudding
Feel free to eat here if you would like to revisit your middle school cafeteria. Food was bland and cold, and they forgot our banana pudding. Was way too expensive for the portions. Wings and their sauce was an absolute joke. Everything was extremely bland and unappetizing, waste of time and money. Plenty of other great bbq places in Tuscaloosa.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
They are so good and a blessing I came in struggling to find my self and kids and they took what I had and make sure the kids had enough to eat we are new to town and this showed what southern hospitality was so greatful to them????
Great food and service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We have been the times, each time giving them the benefit of a doubt... dry meat, nasty potato salad, bland macaroni and cheese, and horrible customer service. I will never go back or recommend.
I did not get a picture of the ribs I ordered but they were not ribs they were just fat on a rib bone. My sides were coleslaw and baked beans and they were pretty good but the ribs are sad especially to be a bqq place/ joint. I ordered banana pudding thinking it’ll be like typical banana pudding with bananas and etc but it was literally just pudding in a cup. I wouldn’t order the ribs but the FISH was really good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Cole Slaw, Fries, Fried Catfish, Baked Beans
Food was bland and overpriced but I would say that’s on me, I ordered non-BBQ food at a BBQ place but that’s not the main issue I’m having here. My whole reason for writing this review is the “lady” working at the register. She was rude and aggravating to interact with and is the sole reason I won’t be coming back. The BBQ might be good but I certainly won’t ever find out. Best part of the experience was leaving.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Ok, so my review of any restaurant or store will always be fair. If I could give the customer service at this location a -1 I would. Mind you this eatery has really good food. I'm not a huge rib fan but I love fish. The "lady" at the counter was sooooooo rude and hostile with everyone. Whoever made her mad for not coming into work their shift she took it out on customers. I did get a to go order. The gentleman in front got fussed out for ordering wings and fries , guess she didn't hear him and when the order came mind you even I heard him order wings and fries. His ticket didn't say it but her asked when he ordered. Even the guy from the back said hey do you want me to just give you some fries? The gentleman said don't even worry about it. Maybe her coffee she was drinking wasn't allowing her to have a good day. I was sure to not even engage with her but her whole disposition her talk was rudddddde! Now I visited the food truck at Stillman maybe two weeks ago while traveling through and the staff was pleasant but on March 1 , this encounter in this location was the worst. I won't visit a location again maybe find the food truck again if in Tuscaloosa on a game day .My grandpa always said, "It's just Nice to be Nice! Hopefully, this person on the front is not an owner or manager, cause she was rude to customers and borderline ready to fight if you questioned her. Please take my review as a perspective of a person who visited a location verses the food truck. If you eat here know that the food is delicious, customer service is important no matter how long the business has been open.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Fries, Fried Green Tomatoes, Fried Catfish
Absolutely the most overrated bbq joint. Wings were recommended but were the size of your pinky finger. No ice. No forks. Weird sauce on wings and ribs. Cashier can’t talk plainly. Slaw was bad. Don’t
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I was recently visiting a friend in Tuscaloosa and needing some lunch I thought of Archibald's. In years past it has been an oasis of fabulous barbecue. Sadly that is no longer the case. From the moment I walked in the door and spoke to the extremely unpleasant person that was taking orders behind the cash register until the first bite after a 30 minute wait for an extremely dry and unappetizing rib. I suspect that wretched rib might have been cooked last week and merely warmed up. The inside of the meat was cold stringy and dry. I have no idea why it took 30 minutes to warm up the poor thing. I was the only person in the place. I asked the unhappy person in the front if maybe they were trying to cook the ribs from scratch and was told in a very unpleasant fashion that food takes time. The ribs have to be cut and plated. What a sad joke. I would give the place a zero if I could. I deeply regret stepping foot into what was once a Mecca for barbecue and Alabama. I will never make that mistake again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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Fish was good...
The Chicken was dry and flavorless. The sauce was thin like red tint water. The cashier was rude. The best part of the experience is the music being played off of the cashier phone.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
This was the worst experience ever. The manager of the restaurant was extremely rude. He tried to force me to close the door behind me upon entering the restaurant and told me I couldn't get service until the door was closed. I truly believe he was upset from a past visit when he harassed me and I declined his offer to be friends. Not the best place to go for BBQ.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
I've heard good things about this spot and decided to give it a try while visiting. The location was close to my hotel. Ordered a pulled pork sandwich and a rib plate, which comes with two sides. The pulled pork was flavorless meat on two soggy pieces of white bread. The ribs were tough and not tasty at all. I didn't get my two sides on the plate. The sauce was thin and vinegary. I took two bites of the meat and decided to trash it all. Just wasted money.
I'm in love, next time I'm there will definitely stop and enjoy. The ribs, catfish, wings, coleslaw, fried green tomatoes, collard greens are all just delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cole Slaw, Hot Wings, Smoked Wings, Potato Salad, Ribs and Wings, Rib Plate, BBQ Pork Sandwich, Fried Green Tomatoes, Fried Catfish, Slaw