While in the area I stopped in for lunch on a weekday. This place is quite popular, as they were not only busy inside, but there was a steady stream of people coming and going. I was quickly greeted and seated... and I noticed they offered a buffet for $12.99, which I find rare to have buffets at BBQ joints, so I decided to take a look at what they were offering and ultimately I chose it. After looking at it, I will say the food looked very "southern style" which isn't very appetizing to look at, but if made right, will taste great. So, I started with a chicken thigh, their chopped pork, and a couple of hush puppies. Those hush puppies were some of the best I've had in a very long time - AMAZING! The chopped pork was smokey and so tasty - I ended up going back for more of this! The chicken was moist, tender, and tasty. I really liked this first portion so much, I went back to try their slaw and a lot more pork, as well as some more of those hush puppies. I have to say - this place is offering a nice deal for this buffet... so, go try it! I'm not able to comment of their other BBQ or smoked meat offerings, as I didn't try anything else. And generally, I'm not fond of NC style BBQ, which this type of chopped pork resembled, but I will say, I was very impressed. The service was very friendly and "down home style" too... They even had some nice police-friendly things on display, which is something I truly appreciate about true, sincere, decent folk! I'd definitely return! read more

Brock's Bar-B-Que - Barbeque Near Me - Chester, Virginia

I drove over 30 mins. and decided to get the buffet. Maybe wrong day and wrong time. I was very disappointed. The bbq was crumbly and dry, no taste. The green beans had an off taste, The hush puppies were rock hard. The chocolate pudding was from a can. I immediately regretted choosing this restaurant. read more

If the food wasn't SHITE enough, the management here is an absolute joke! I don't think a single person "in charge" knows what they're doing in the slightest. Worst joint in Chester! I won't be back to the roach infested shitehole. read more

I've tried this place twice because I thought my first experience was a fluke. Unfortunately it wasn't. The BBQ just tastes off. It's minced up small, and doesn't taste like pit-cooked pork. It's like if you told a Yankee about BBQ, and he bought some of the ingredients and cooked them in a crock pot. I know, that's mean. But, it's no more rude than my server both times I went. And the second time I was with my daughter who even complemented the server on her accessories. I won't be going back a third time. read more

The food is always on point, and the amazingly friendly staff takes it to a whole new level!

**3.75 First time in. Folks were friendly inside, and sat me right away. There's plenty of seating with a few tvs throughout for anyone interested in the daily sports updates. I ordered the Pit-masters sandwich, which was pulled pork topped with sliced brisket and bbq sauce on a sesame seed bun. It's was a large sandwich at a great price point. Brunswick stew was my side and was perfect on this cold day. A really good stew. I didn't get much smoke, if any, from the bbq sandwich. I've got to have that smoke flavor imparted into the meat to really rave about it. It was tender and plentiful, though. Solid spot. read more

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To get the rating out of the way, I give it a 2.5 but I bumped it to 3 due to the experiences and comments of my fellow diners. Let's start with the good: The restaurant had a classic BBQ style ambiance befitting of a well loved establishment, and, like almost every restaurant I have been to in Virginia, the staff were very nice and accommodating! So why this ranking? To begin, Brock's had a buffet that contained a few things that I was looking to order, but I am typically against judging a restaurant based on a buffet as you never know how fresh the food really is. Thus, I ordered a pulled pork platter with coleslaw and Mac-n-cheese. Upon first bite of the pulled pork, I felt betrayed. I opted to not order from the buffet to see them at their best, but the meat was lukewarm bordering towards cold. While the taste was decent, it felt as if it might have been pulled from the buffet. The mac-n-cheese was also disappointing, also being lukewarm but slightly warmer than the meat, it had what I can only describe as clumps of cheese sauce surrounding near barren noodles. The saving grace for me was the coleslaw. Pretty solid. Some of my fellow diners enjoyed their food more than others. The grilled chicken Caesar salad was "mediocre," the salad loaded with croutons. The Brisket platter (not pictured) was (in a slightly positive tone) "ok." Mind you, it appeared that the brisket slices had been thrown on a grill... hmmmm. And finally, the pulled pork sliders (also not pictured) were "good." This establishment is a middle ground, it's not bad, but it's not good. If the food was warm, it'd have a better grade. But overall, the best part was the price, my pulled pork platter clocked in at $12 a very solid and respectable price for a BBQ establishment! Maybe they had an off day. While I personally can't endorse Brock's, I am not opposed to trying them again and possibly revisiting this review in the future. read more

Brock's Bar-B-Que - Lots of Croutons in the Salad - Barbeque Near Me - Chester, Virginia

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The pulled pork platter, my go to meal here, is always such generous helpings. The food is good and I have to avoid the buffet cause I will over indulge myself. The staff is always so friendly and it feels like everyone knows everyone in there. Plenty of seating always and always a good bit of conversation going on. read more

Brock's Bar-B-Que - Pulled pork platter with fried okra and baked potato. - Barbeque Near Me - Chester, Virginia

I went here for lunch last Wendsday. I got the buffet and got fried chicken livers and sides. There was a foot long hair fried into one of the chicken livers. Needless to say I wasn't hungry anymore. So showed the waitress, she just gave me my check. And they made me pay full price even though I hadn't eaten but one bite of their BBQ, when I saw the hair, due to their poor hygiene in the kitchen! DO NOT EAT HERE. And what they call BBQ is super finely chopped pork parts that taste like they were cooked in a Crock Pot. No smoke or anything. This place is disgusting!!! Poor Hygiene in the kitchen, and garbage food, and then expect you to pay for the garbage!!! I have pictures I'm sending to the health department. Clean up your act! read more

Brock's Bar-B-Que - This is the hair after I pulled it out of the chicken. - Barbeque Near Me - Chester, Virginia

Met friend for dinner here and had a good time. We all chose to enjoy the buffet. Pulled pork, fried chicken, some sort of beef in sauce, mashed potatoes, gravy and salad fixings and more. It was good, not great. A little bland and I think next time, I would choose to order off the menu. Service was excellent. Our waitress cleared dirty plates, refreshed drinks and got the check taken care of. [Review 18098 overall - 1376 in Virginia - 1620 of 2022.] read more

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First time at Brock's. I didn't opt for the Buffet so we ordered from the menu. We were seated promptly and received our food in a timely manner. My wife had the sliced pork and I had Fried Clam strips. Her pork was very moist and seasoned well. My clam strips were perfect. I cannot find clams on any menu around this area so I was excited to have them at Brock's. I was told they have the clams on the Wednesday dinner Buffet. I shall return. read more

Brock's Bar-B-Que - Fried Clam Strips. - Barbeque Near Me - Chester, Virginia

Go to Brock's for great food and excellent service. We had the lunch combo of pork barbecue sandwich, Cole slaw, and French fries. Everything was delicious. Fries were crispy and flavorful. Slaw had a touch of sweetness that went well with the barbecue, which was excellent. And there was pumpkin pie! Yummy. read more

Service was excellent. The bbq was cold. The green beans were over cooked and mushy. Hush puppies and corn fritters are always great. read more

Brock's has many people that like it but I should have known better when I didn't smell any smoke. This is cafeteria food and it was good but it just doesn't pass for BBQ. Sorry read more

2.59 upcharge for a salad. It was limp salad out of a bag. My cucumbers had mold on the skins. Had to ask for the hushpuppies. They were store bought frozen type. My barbque was mushy store bought style. I looked out back and didn't see any smokers. My husband's potato salad was not homemade either. The waitress was good. Really poor quality food. read more

Omg buffet was awesome and if the buffet taste that good I can only imagine what a meal made just for you would taste like. Met Pat our server and Kelly host both very awesome people excellent job! Chicken was very good,chicken livers best I have had in years, mashed and Garvey delicious and they say the buffet changes daily. The place is one of the cleanest restaurants I have seen in years. Pudding for dessert was very good too. Very pleased we stopped and can't wait to go back. read more

Brock's Bar-B-Que - Chicken mashed potatoes and delicious chicken livers. Looked dry but they were not very good!! - Barbeque Near Me - Chester, Virginia

This is a great place ... I frequent it every time I'm in the area! Great food, great service. They've been here a long time, and people leave rubbing their bellies with big, giant smiles on their faces! Great buffet T-F! read more

I was absolutely disappointed with this restaurant after hearing about it for years on the radio my wife and I decided to try the seafood buffet please save your money we won't be going back nothing was good except the beets and greens on the buffet nothing else read more

Great staff everyone is friendly the buffet is amazing u never know what they have on buffet til u arrive u can also order off the menu

Yesterday I had locked myself out of my truck and Brock's was closing in 20 minutes.. the staff was so nice and understanding they let me sit and wait for a locksmith to come and help me. While I waited I ordered food. I also noted I had a peanut allergy and they scrubbed the grill clean for me and used fresh utensils and the food was absolutely amazing.. even though they closed they still let me sit and wait for the locksmith.. thankyou Brocks I truly appreciate what you did for me read more

Brock's Bar-B-Que - Barbeque Near Me - Chester, Virginia

I bought brisket and pulled pork. The brisket was tough, fatty, and very greasy. It had an odd aftertaste. The pulled pork was better, but not enough to redeem the place. We also got some fried okra and it was very greasy and tasteless. There are far better places around there to buy barbecue, I would skip this place. it was also very expensive. read more

The service here is top notch. I'm from the deep south originally and they have some full on southern hospitality, which I am a big fan of. There were ample clean dishes, no empty serving trays on the buffet - which I ordered. The food was mostly okay. Nothing great, but nothing I had to spit out. Hubs ordered a plate that had - among other things - a completely inedible thing of ribs on it. Visually, it was entirely gristle and cartilage and you could tell by looking at it that it was not going to have any type of edible meat on it. Luckily, once Hubs mentioned it to the server, she did bring out a replacement that was actually edible, so again, the service is awesome but the food... I guess I am just a little spoiled when it comes to BBQ places because generally, you smell that they have meat and fire out back, rendering out the fat and smelling delicious and letting you know that the food has been barbecued. This was lacking all of that, so I'm just not sure we will ever actually go back. read more

The food is expensive and they barely put any meat on my brisket sandwich. I kid you Not i got the large size or something and it was the smallest amount of meat I've ever seen on a bun that looked like it was straight out of someone's cupboard and it came with macaroni and that was dry as a mug and the tiniest scoop ever. We also got the buffet which is a poor poor excuse for a buffet and everything was cold and dry and let me tell you I have never seen spaghetti that looked like that. I HONESTLY felt like these people should be embarrassed to serve such poor food. Don't waste your time or money here. I could have fixed better at home. read more

Stopped by on a whim. Hadn't been there in several years because I no longer work in the area. It was delicious! The lunch special was a great deal for a bbq sandwich, baked beans and Cole slaw ($8.99). There was a buffet that had pork chops, spaghetti, bbq and I am not sure what else. They were making sure everything was replenished. Service was friendly and quick. Will definitely go back. read more

Great food and great service always no matter what time of day we come here. We never have issues food is always hot and fresh. read more

Brock's Bar-B-Que - Fried chicken - Barbeque Near Me - Chester, Virginia

The food is good I been to this place several times and there staff is always nice too I had a issue and they got there manager to help the manager gave off this vibe like it was to much to help out a customer they were very rude and seemed annoyed that they had to come out and address a issue the issue was someone placed cold food on there buffet and I wasn't the only one who noticed the cold food the other 3 people with me experienced it as well read more

Called for take-out. The person who answered the phone was super nice and thorough. The prices are low. Ordered hush puppies (good!), onion rings (good!), curly fries (good!), brisket sandwich with 'slaw on the side (sandwich good, slaw just okay), minced pork sandwich, no slaw (dry pork, but good), chicken salad sandwich on wheat, no tomato (small, just okay- they were out of croissants), and a side of Mac and cheese (super small portion, bland). Overall, I'd try it again once they're open in order to eat the food right out of the oven/off the grill/out of the fryer because all of our food items were room temperature and soggy once I got home. But! That aside, we could all tell the food was decent. The customer service was nice. read more

Very bland and not many options chicken or pulled pork that was also very bland. Potato's are in what looks like butter, however they're over cooked and the only thing keeping them together was the skin. So the pulled pork baked potato is out because the center is mushy like mashed potatoes, less the milk. ‍ Navy bean soup had been cooked so long it was mush and was no longer the consistency of soup. There was no bread, rolls or buns for anyone who may want to make a pulled pork sandwich, but there was slaw if there had been bread. The sauce for the pork was decent I can say that. Don't think I'll be back I suppose. Server was amazing though! read more

Great drive thru service and tasty bbq with delicious green beans and sides. Convenient location off Route 10.

Nice folks. Buffet was hot but not good. None of the veggies had any seasoning. Everything was out of a can. BBQ chicken and pulled pork was ok, but needed the sauce provided to give it any real flavor. read more

This what they call catered food...And instead of them reaching out they blocked my email. I spent $107 dollars, and once I picked up my order it didn't come with To go plates they wanted me to pay 25 cent for each plate, my food didn't come with utensils,I had to plate my own food now I already knew the food would be cold we already had discussed I just needed to warm the food up, the peach cobbler looked like it was cake batter on top, and let's not get on the Mac and cheese!!! I told them I was serving this for my Christmas dinner, so not only did I have to spend more money the food didn't even taste good, and I've had them before and that's why I decided to put trust in them!!! Never again and for them to be a restaurant why would make me pay for Kroger buns!!!!! I paid for store bought buns. Thanks for making my Christmas a shit show!!! And I didn't even get bbq sauces I got smalls personal cups of sauce as if it was for me only me,I'm disappointed because how every was presented? To me. You would've thought the food would all be plates the way the cobbler was!! I'm sure this review will get blocked but this is what happen to me!!! So yep there goes my $107 read more

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Love this place, always great service and great food. Known for their great pulled pork BBQ , you can't go wrong with the pulled chicken BBQ platter, it's delicious. The grilled hamburger steak platter is also a favorite, always great. Brocks has a pretty good lunchtime buffet, plenty of seating and great wait staff makes for a smooth quick tasty lunch. read more

I ordered the topper salad with blue cheese dressing and bbq pulled pork. I can tell why this is a Brock's Family Favorite. It's simple and filling yet light and refreshing. The bbq pulled pork was juicy and tender, and the blue cheese dressing added creaminess and blue cheese flavor. read more

Brock's Bar-B-Que - The topper salad with minced bbq, blue cheese dressing - Barbeque Near Me - Chester, Virginia

The rib I ordered that day was chewy and didn't have that much flavor. I always see Brocks in the Chester Shopper as a recommended place to go for barbecue on this side, but once again I wasn't impressed as a 10+yrs resident of Chester. I will definitely continue to drive 30 minutes to get good barbecue when I'm not making my own even though Brocks is literally across the street from me. read more

Pretty good. Not great, but good. Ordered the special of the day which was the open faced brisket sandwich. It came with two sides. I chose fried okra and baked beans. The okra was excellent. It's my favorite vegetable, so it's hard to ruin it for me! The beans, however, were straight from the can. No seasoning, just good ol' Bush's baked beans heated up. The menu claimed the brisket was "smoked for hours", but it sure didn't taste like it. No smoky flavor at all. It was tender, but too fatty, and definitely not smoked. Service was great. Price was great. Food was just ok. read more

Brock's Bar-B-Que - Lunch special. Open faced brisket sandwich with two sides: fried okra and baked beans. - Barbeque Near Me - Chester, Virginia

I'm here visiting my family from California- and I ordered bbq sandwich , wings and hamburger and it was fantastic, I wanted another sandwich but, it was snowing out side.. and cold those chicken wings were crispy and crunchy. I don't eat red beef but I heard the burger was good.. read more

The food was spectacular the brisket is so good my mouth was watering the whole entire time.this place is the definition of real bbq I would recommend this place for all ages read more

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Great bbq! But what made the experience was the staff and specifically, Becca! She was truly the best! Smart and on the ball! When you go to Brocks don't forget to ask for Becca! read more

Great food, family friendly, great service, met the owners, ate at the buffet, will go back again soon!

Wow! What a disappointment. Based on the reviews here, we ordered carry-out. The pictures looked great and the reviews were good. This was not our experience. Had we dined in, the food would have been returned. I ordered the seafood platter. For the price, the portion was very small. The fish was small and tough, the crab cake was over cooked. I felt as thought this was not a fresh catch. The entire meal seemed as though it came from the frozen section at the grocery store. The baked beans tasted canned and the Mac n cheese lacked seasons or flavor. My friend had the BBQ combo and complained that the meal was bad. The grill marks looked like an add on and there was no grill or smoker smell to the meal. That's not BBQ we are used to. I added the peach cobbler and that was the worse part. It was thin as a piece of paper and the peaches had no flavor. I think they forgot to bake it. Don't waste your time. read more

Brock's Bar-B-Que - This is the rib we got. It was not very tasty and it looks like the grill lines are "drawn" on. Big disappointment. - Barbeque Near Me - Chester, Virginia

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