Our tour stopped in town for lunch, and I could've selected several fast food options, but then we saw this little barbecue located a block back from the main road. I've heard so much about the barbecue in the south that it was hard to think about not going there, we had to go. It did not disappoint. The staff was very friendly. They helped us make good decisions, as I would've over ordered. There was so much on the menu that looked appetizing. As usual, my wife and I shared our entrées and we could not find a problem with anything. We ultimately a sample plate of different barbecue meats. As you suspected, I ate more than she did. We did have apple fritters for dessert and they came out a little bit different than I suspected they would. An apple fritter that I'm familiar with is served like a large donut, these were donut holes. Tasty little bites that they custom-made for our order. The ambience is comfortable, but don't go expecting linens and glasses and a sit down experience, you order and they bring the tray of food to you when it's ready and life is good at that point. It is what it is and it's not bad. Next time I'm in this small town. I would not hesitate to go to this barbecue and have some authentic southern cooking. read more

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It depends on who is working and the level of busyness. The food is usually very good. I do love their pulled pork and their ham. The atmosphere is very down home. read more

Always a good meal. Ambiance is antique and quiet. Cost is reasonable. Workers are courteous and friendly.

There's no place like it! The food is outstanding, always fresh, and the staff is so kind and accommodating. Even better, you can now order ahead online! Which is a huge plus considering it's a small town. My favorites are the brisket and the okra but everything is so good! read more

Great service, food is a bit bland. Ribs use to be very flavorful, not just tastes life unseasoned meat. None of the meat has that good smoky flavor. Sauce is ok nothing stands out. Potato salad and Cole Slaw are good. For some reason their DR. Pepper is old style outstanding. They are the only game in town, so I will be back just not as often. read more

Corn on the cob, good drinks, reminded me of the weild west, service was nice, buffet restaurant, really good catfish, I love this place would recommend read more

Very happy with the variety and quality of the food, very tender. Missing more smoke. Sides were worth the trip, especially the hush puppies. read more

Bowie Barbeque - Comfort food place - Barbeque Near Me - Brookhaven, Mississippi

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Not impressed at all. Food very bland nothing to get excited about. Staff unfriendly after serving us in the cafeteria style we didn't exist. Staff never checked on us, barely recognized us. Guess I expected more sense I'm related to the Bowie's. read more

Delicious food!! First visit ever and SO impressed!! Best pulled pork sandwich, garlic mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese!! I definitely recommend!!! read more

Not representative of what good southern barbeque should be. Not to be mean, but this was clearly the worst BBQ that I've ever had. The brisket was somewhat dry and without good flavor and the turkey resembled thin-cut meat from a local deli--again with no BBQ flavor. I'm not a BBQ snob, but I know what good BBQ is and what Bowie Barbeque served me on 8/23/25 most definitely isn't. Don't waste your time. read more

School or cafeteria food quality. Ribs and brisket were cold and dry. Called in an order to pick up so one would think it would be fresh. The fries were not worth eating. read more

Bowie Barbeque - So dry you would choke ! - Barbeque Near Me - Brookhaven, Mississippi

This s a gem of Brookhaven ! We were traveling through and used yelp to find this place. After reading reviews we decided to try Bowie. One review sparked our interest! The fact that Bowie is a mask free restaurant made us want to support this smart managed establishment.. So thanks to the idiot that thought bashing this mom & pop restaurant, you helped us to support these fine hardworking folks. The food was amazing! My husband had the ribs and they were delicious! I ordered the two meat dinner with brisket & smoked chicken and it was mighty good! The complementary hush puppies are off the hook. So, if you find yourself in Brookhaven you need to give Bowie's a try! You will not be disappointed. read more

Bowie Barbeque - a pan full of chicken - Barbeque Near Me - Brookhaven, Mississippi

We had a wonderful experience at this barbecue place. The food was so good and the service was amazing. Highly recommend. The restaurant was very clean read more

seems to be closed as in out of business. after calling and driving by several times with no answer and no one there.

Fish was terrible. 4 small pieces and not cleaned well. Tasted fishy and wasn't fresh. Will not order again. Not worth $15. Stick to BBQ if you wish to eat there. read more

Bowie Barbeque - Size of fish in reference to the palm of my hand. - Barbeque Near Me - Brookhaven, Mississippi

run-of-the-mill, barbecue. OK but nothing special. Downside is high prices low food quantities, for what they charge you should leave there with a full belly. In other words if you're hungry and want to get stuffed, don't recommend this place for the price. read more

A bit saltier than other BBQ places I've been to in the area. The food is good, but I agree with the previous review that the portions are kinda skimpy especially for what you're paying. I've had better ribs. Chicken was good. If you get turkey, it looks like deli meat. Seriously? Lol The bbq sauce they give on the side is not enough for the serving size. For a family owned business, unfortunately they're not very generous with their serving size! read more

Bland food. No actual smoke flavor on extraordinarily expensive ribs. Our presence seemed to annoy staff and were not welcome from the time we walked in. $119.90 for 4 people to get plates with 1 meat sides and drinks. Brisket tasted baked not smoked and dry. Chopped only. Avoid!! read more

The food was surprisingly great. Very unique setup. You walk up in a cafeteria like style and make your selections. This was my first time to try chopped brisket. Very flavorful. Complementary hush puppies were amazing! read more

Pretty good service, the brisket was bland, the bbq sauce was nasty, the sides were really good. The decorations were very cute and super vintage but I wouldn't come here for food because it's expensive and not worth it read more

Everything was delicious and servers are wearing masks, careful about distancing etc. Brisket was super juicy and ribs fantastic. We did takeout, but dine-in is open too. Masks required to enter the building. read more

Food was great and they were open on Memorial Day. Sorry for the staff, but it was a welcome sight on our mortorcycle ride!!! Thank you. We will be back!! read more

Had brisket sandwich excellent, all sides good . Service wonderful. Staff was very friendly Definitely will come back

On our way to St. Louis and was looking for a quick stop for lunch close to the interstate. Glad we tried this place! Very clean (including the restrooms), the food was very tasty and the servers were super sweet I would recommend the pulled pork, fried okra and garlic mashed potatoes. My hubby enjoyed the pork with baked beans and potato salad. All in all, a great experience that we would definitely recommend. read more

Always a friendly hello when you walk through the door, the food was amazing as to be expected and it has a very calm and nice ambiance

Best bbq sauce in the world. I get a jar to go every time I'm visiting from Nashville!

All of the staff were particularly helpful and obviously well-trained! The food was scrumptious everything we ordered was five star the hush puppies the fried okra barbecued ribs brisket coleslaw! And the women's bathroom was immaculate. I'll be back here again the next time I'm in Mississippi. read more

Bowie Barbeque - Fabulous 599 lunch plate with barbecued ribs hush puppies fried okra and coleslaw all were the best!!!! - Barbeque Near Me - Brookhaven, Mississippi

Ordered the pulled pork sandwich with baked beans and okra. The sides were typical yet satisfying but the pulled pork was greasy and had a burnt taste to it. Apparently it was smoked a little longer this day. read more

Zero employee mask compliance. The customers are all maskless too. I went through the drive through and still felt unsafe. As I sat next to my unopened food in my car I googled yet again how likely it is if you can catch COVID from eating restaurant food. It's pretty unlikely IF the employees have masks on while preparing it. They all did not. I waited a little while and then finally decided to try it. The catfish and ribs were just ok but not worth the existential dread and parking lot CDC research. The corn on the cob was mealy and the salad was old and wilty. I took one bite of both of these and threw the rest away. Cole slaw was too sweet. The beans were the best out of anything I ate here and even then they were just ok. I have always loved patronizing small mom and pop businesses around the country but I have recently come to notice- it's the bigger chains like McDonald's, Starbucks, and Costco that provide consistent safe service and the Mom and Pop stores have no accountability for safety or even (in this case) quality. You should avoid this place. read more

We had food that was not fresh. Chicken was tough. We might have came at a bad time! Their coleslaw is wonderful and bake beans too! The sides all looked good! Staff were ok! read more

The smell alone from driving by will draw you into this place. But it can be a good thing, or a trap! I have tried giving the place a chance twice, but have actually only eaten it once. I tried going and sitting down at the restaurant awhile back which ended badly as I explain at the end of the review, and once as carry out platter style awhile later, and got to taste the food for the first time.. I cant speak for anything but the meat, but I have to say the meat was pretty good! My favorite so far has been the briquet, pulled pork, and the smoked sausage! I recommend those. And their specialty BBQ sauces goes with them nicely. My dine in experience was pretty blah though. Slow service... very slow. I can't even tell you what I tried ordering that time cause I was so over how long it took to even get our food before we left. It was almost two hours into being there, and nothing. No manager, no refills, no offer on something to snack on while waiting.. just left a bad taste in our mouth! Im glad that I was able to get a second chance on trying it when we had it take out in large quantities of multiple items, kind of like a catering style, and able to try a little of everything. That way we got to enjoy the food, and not have to wait on the service. Cause if it wasn't for getting to try the meat outside the restaurant I wouldn't have known it's actually decent cause I'd never go back thanks to that last attempt. read more

Traveling home and want good Bar-b-q. Other reviews were positive so we stopped. Very good! Brisket sandwich and sausage sandwich was delicious. Sides were also very good. If you going through Brookhaven Ms stop at Bowie's read more

Great place Very busy at lunch cafeteria line Good sides Try IT It's not the best but its far from being the worst read more

Decent cafeteria style lunch spot with daily menu items. Try the poppy seed chicken on Wednesdays! Every time I get the pulled pork or brisket it's got to much fat in it IMO. read more

Delicious catfish! The green beans were yummy and the people working here were so friendly and sweet. Perfect spot to stop for lunch on 55 South. read more

Bowie Barbeque - Catfish plate! - Barbeque Near Me - Brookhaven, Mississippi

I was really excited about coming here as I love BBQ. Sadly, I was underwhelmed and disappointed. The meat was decent, but I did not like the signature sauce used. I tried to like the special BBQ sauce, but it just didn't take. We were bummed because it is such a neat place as far as design and decor go, but likely will never be back. 3 stars for design. read more

Nice place to eat for lunch. We got the lunch plates and were stuffed when we left. I had the pulled pork with potato salad and Cole slaw. Everything was really good. The pork was kind of dry but they give you sauce with it and that makes it even better. My wife had the brisket and she said it was really good also. The atmosphere was what I would expect at a BBQ place and the smell going in really set the mood. I felt like I was eating in a old time smokehouse. Overall good experience here. Definitely will go back. read more

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Good food. Love the bbq sauce. The family tried the beef, chicken,sausage, ribs and pulled pork. Everyone like the food and the staff was nice. We will be back read more

Really great little BBQ place, serving cafeteria style southern food. I want even hungry when we came here, just happened to run out of gas in Brookhaven and spotted this place out of the corner of my eye. It's fantastic! The bbq sauce is sweet, the decor is charming, and I love the service. They were all nice as could be, they could tell we were from out of town yet they treated us like family. Everything I tried was great (sausage, pulled pork, Cole slaw, potato salad, baked beans, and hush puppies) read more

Bowie Barbeque - Bowie's BBQ & Catfish sign - Barbeque Near Me - Brookhaven, Mississippi

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Bowie's tangy barbecue sauce has always been one of my favorites! The food here is always pretty consistent. The atmosphere is especially pleasing. The chopped roast beef typically has more fat but if you ask for the sliced roast beef you will often get a leaner cut. Great fried okra, potato salad, baked beans, fritters and catfish! read more