"We visited the BBQ House on Friday, May. First impressions were pretty dreadful. Patchy and rough car parking, dead bay trees either side of the front door, a selection of either empty or weed-filled window boxes it looked derelict and unloved. It on the weekend of Malton Food Festival, so the town was very busy. When we arrived there were others there, a couple and three men. We were ignored and then eventually greeted by an eastern european wardrobe of a man. Ignoring the filthy and sticky stone counter, we ordered a glass of dry white wine and a glass of merlot or shiraz. On the first sip of the red, it was quite clear that it was neither merlot nor shiraz and asked the barman what we had been served. He then showed me a quarter full bottle of German red not what was asked for at all! It was quite similar to red wine vinegar, which was then exchanged for a glass of actual merlot. We were then left to our own devices whilst the barman chatted to the male customers. We then noticed that the optics behind the bar were all empty, bar two. Not a great sign. The atmosphere was very dull and gloomy as dead as the trees outside. We looked at the menu, assuming that, like all of the other great food places in town, there would be some sort of specials on for the Food Festival weekend. Sadly they hadn't made that small effort. Only half way through our drinks, the barman had already gone for two cigarette breaks. We wanted to try some barbeque food but there was only meat on the menu not a hint of fish, salad or anything that is healthy and delicious. The food descriptions seemed to have been put through Google translator a couple of the most hilarious examples from their website: Sirloin Steak A mighty steak and our bestseller The typical piece of meat for the Texan after hell ? Rump steak “Jonny Walker” A hearty steak of beef; oz would be the hefty serving for the expert (again, this tells me NOTHING Not a word about what the sauces were, whether it was cooked how we'd like it, what it came with, etc. Everything sounded so grim that we decided not to order anything and to go somewhere welcoming with some atmosphere, charm and a menu we could understand. Overall, despite changing their name to escape the horrendous reviews on tripadvisor, this is the same old dingy and dirty bar, serving packet sauces and soups and overpriced food and drinks. Seriously, fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. A dump is a dump by any other name."
