I'll start with im spoiled with eastern NC bbq but this was definitely the best bbq I've had in western NC. Great selection bbq sandwich was massive with a ton of different sauce selections. The Madacious hot was great and the green beans were very good. I will definitely be back. read more

Stopped in for lunch on Saturday and had the pulled pork sandwich with sides and pulled pork plate with sides. Food was excellent, service was great. Good prices too. Will definitely go back. read more

The Mac and cheese is really good and the cheese curds and especially the chicken strips and the sauces! The service was really good. Staff was kind and friendly and said your order back to make sure they got everything right, the place looks amazing even after the hurricane Overall an amazing restaurant to eat at, the foods amazing and delicious I would recommend this to anyone who comes around in newland. read more

Great little BBQ joint. Glad the locals recommend this place. Sauces were very good and the hush puppies were very tasty. Service was excellent and very fast. I was on a time crunch but was able to get in and out with a full belly. Go with an appetite- a small plate is I very good portion. Don't think I could eat much more with the sides and all. read more

Stop by the family meal to go. The staff was nice and food was good. The portion size was plenty for family of family with enough meat for sandwiches the next day. read more

Nice location right off of the road. Food came out quickly. Several bbq sauce to choose from. read more

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Standard bbq, up to par. Its a great place for family and friends, and was open on the 4th!!! However, they deserve a trophy for their banana pudding read more

Dreadful. Absolutely dreadful. Too say that this BBQ was dry is an understatement. Not only was the chicken like sand & painful to swallow the pork was , well inedible. My order was completely wrong. Got the wrong sides, wrong pieces of chicken(legs & thighs) were what I wanted, I got breast & what had to be a pigeon wing. Sides were gross. Hands down the worst mac&cheese I've ever had.....EVER! Green beans,bland Mac&cheese, bland Coleslaw,bland French frys (which I didn't order), bland(was supposed too be potato salad) Never again will my stomach be subjected to this crap. Wish I woulda taken pictures. read more

Carolina Barbeque - Barbeque Near Me - Newland, North Carolina

This place closes at 8PM We let them know that their information says closes at 9PM and their reply was "yep we know." Frustrating when you make plans with a group to meet at 8PM and then learn they closed at 8 instead of 9. read more

BBQ WAS over heated and bone chocking dry. Sauces were excellent. Over sauced the meat. Took it back home. Heated it with a bit of water in the microwave covered with a top to steam and rehydrate the meat. It was delicious. But it should not have been dried out. We noticed everyone else was ordering chicken. We were on vacation. Wish we had gone to a different place. We do not recommend the BBQ. WE WILL NOT BE BACK when we visit the mountains later this year or in the future read more

Pretty good barbecue with plenty of options for sides. The restaurant was clean and there was plenty of seating.

We were in Newland for medical reasons and the nurse I was talking to suggested Carolina Barbeque. She said they had the best chicken strips. Well she was right. They were crisp on the outside and moist on the inside. We both ordered the 3 strip meal and bought 1/2 of them home. They were huge chicken strips. Fried okra was crisp but soft on the inside. Homemade thousand island dressing was so good we brought a container home with us. Unsweetened tea was perfect. As were the French fries! I bought some of their Barbeque home and my wife froze it into single serve helpings. Just heated some up for lunch. Smokey flavor and moist. Sweet bbq sauce was perfect. I'm trying to talk Dave and his wife into opening up a second location in Hickory where we live . So far negotiations are not looking good. We may be pulling up stakes and moving. read more

We always try to patronize local businesses while in vacation. Just happened to find this place online. Nothing fancy, had plenty of workers. Food out quickly. Decent food for good price. read more

Carolina Barbeque - BBQ pork, chicken, baked beans, man and cheese with hush puppies - Barbeque Near Me - Newland, North Carolina

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Good barbeque, nice selection of sauces, crisp fries. Great pit stop while traveling from Tennessee into North Carolina. Clean, nice wait staff, good pricing. Will be back to try more on the menu. read more

Not our 1st choice for bbq this afternoon, but they were our 2nd choice and now we regret it. Bbq had a lot of gristle and the fried okra had some actual stems fried up. Staff was nice though. The entertainment was just okay. Would not recommend, but that's just my opinion. read more

I placed my order at the front counter and seated myself. I chose their smoked chicken (2 piece snack) and a large mac n cheese. The entire meal turned out to be over $9. Don't make the same mistake I made and just get their 2 piece meal for $6.99 instead, which is two pieces of chicken with two sides. While I did enjoy their chicken, their mac n cheese looked and tasted awful. read more

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Horrible experience. Paid for two half-rack rib "dinners" and waited outside. And waited. At least 30 minutes. Checking inside, the story was that someone had dropped two ribs on the floor so they had to cook two new ribs from the start and left the two incomplete plates on a lukewarm warming rack. Forever. They were all teenagers and clueless as to what to do next. So one picks the two ribs up off the floor (which everyone had been dancing around) and showed me them, I guess to prove it was true. Then a stupid discussion about bringing one plate out so one guest could watch the other eat and then the other eat later? Ridiculous. Next, the food finally comes and it is almost room temperature. Side of mac & cheese was wet noodles with a gallon of apparently commercial cheese sauce dumped on top. Didn't even bother to mix, let alone bake it together. Completely forgettable. Dining partner pissed and my choice was a failure. 42 bucks for that disappointment. Don't waste your time and money, find a better bbq place! read more

Good food but unfriendly service. Ladies at the cash register seemed like they were upset and rushed to take your order so you get away fast. No a single smile or any sign of Southern hospitality. Finally the whole place needs some TLC read more

Carolina Barbeque - a restaurant with tables and chairs - Barbeque Near Me - Newland, North Carolina

Has stayed consistent since I moved here in 2008-I look forward to coming here everytime I pass this way. In our house, we call the fried chicken "crack chicken"...it's that addictive. This is one of the few places left that is resonantly priced, great food, and caters to the local clientele. I've been a fan for life and I've taken out of towners here who say they've never tasted better fried chicken (and they never will). read more

Food mediocre. Not sure they really make anything here, but their bbq. Saw huge bottles of dressings, bbq sauces etc - very disappointed because we thought they had homemade sauces. read more

A great place to eat. The very best chicken strips in the USA. I've never had a bad meal at this restaurant and the wait staff is always great. read more

When it comes to quality and value for the price, Carolina Barbeque can't be beat! However, if you're looking for a frilly dining experience, this place just isn't it. You order and pay at the front counter, and seat yourself. A server will bring your food to you when it's ready. Portions are excellent for the price (my small barbecue platter was $7.99 and I couldn't finish it!), and service is speedy and friendly. They offer a good variety of sauces, all of which are excellent! The facility is immaculately clean, and the atmosphere is precisely what you'd expect from a small-town barbecue joint. The only detractor I can find is that when the restaurant is full, you'll likely have to wait in line for the restroom. But hey, you go to a restaurant for the food, right? read more

Carolina Barbeque - Small barbecue platter with fried okra and baked beans - Barbeque Near Me - Newland, North Carolina

Food was okay. Ribs were a little dry, mac n cheese tasted off, coleslaw was bitter, rolls were a little dry. It's wasn't horrible, but I wasn't impressed to the point of wanting to return. Service was also very slow but that could be for a number of reasons. Just wasn't really impressed. read more

We ate here on a Friday evening, outside on one of their picnic tables. Because "the truck didn't come today," we were told they didn't have ribs. We got the pork barbeque plate, and it was very dry. My husband enjoyed the fried okra and my baked beans were good but the mac and cheese was cooked macaroni with a thick cheese sauce poured over it...yucky. Not really impressed with the food here but the sauces were good. read more

I'll make it short and sweet. Good chicken leg( but nothing to get crazy over, lacked the right amount of smoke, although moist), good fried okra( loved the fact they use simple bredding with no heavy seasoning that often times masks the flavor of okra), outstanding mad mustard sauce( I could drink the whole bottle of it by itself that is how good I thought it was) and lexington sauce( apple cider vinegar based), outragiously atrocious Mac and cheese( so bad, ain't nobody got time for that). Sweet tea is loaded with diabetes, not even 4 large slices of lemon can cut the sugar in it. Service is OK. They never asked you how was the food. Therefore, 2 stars. They need to hang the cook who came up with the mac and cheese recipe. read more

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Great service, Great food, highly reccomend the people are really nice. Managers really understanding

Terrible service, we ordered in the drive thru and everything was going well. They told us to pull forward and that's where it all went wrong. We have sat out in the front for at least thirty minutes. It's not like it's anything hard, it's just chicken tenders. We even went inside and they just told us to go wait outside. Would not recommend to anyone looking for a quick bite to eat. read more

My favorite bbq place in the area. We are from Florida and stop here at least once every time we are in town

Really disappointed with our last few visits. They seem to be cutting back on portion size and quality. Not the value it used to be. Just meh. read more

Carolina Barbeque - This was the drumstick In my 2-piece smoked chicken dinner. Came with an equally puny thigh. 4 forkfuls of beans and 5 forkfuls of slaw. $7 - Barbeque Near Me - Newland, North Carolina

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DONT EAT HERE! McDonald's is across the street and Hardee's is next door. Either are better options!!! The employees are wearing flip flops and river shoes which is definitely against health safety codes. They seem to have issues with who's the manager and who is doing or not doing their job. A guy filling the sauces pulled his mask down to whistle while he worked and fill the sauces. He was not wearing gloves and this is after he was hugging the girl in flip flops behind the counter and didnt wash his hands. All of this is irregardless of how AWFUL the food was! EAT ANYWHERE ELSE BUT HERE! read more

Very good chopped BBQ. They have 3 different sauces on the table. Sweet, Mad Dog and Lexington. The sweet was our families favorite. On my last visit, I tried the ribs. Very good. Baked beans were pretty tasty, but I wasn't a fan of their slaw. My daughter said her green beans were really good. We drive from our condo at Sugar Mtn. to dine at Carolina BBQ. It's worth the 13 mile drive. read more

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Great service, reasonably priced, convenient location, and good barbeque. Don't miss it when in Newland!

Quaint little barbecue restaurant in Newland, NC. The barbecue was some of the beat I e had around here. They had a band that played 60s 70s and country. Overall a good experience. Highly recommend. read more

Carolina Barbeque - The band "The Rockabilly's. - Barbeque Near Me - Newland, North Carolina

We were very disappointed tonight. First, workers were not wearing any masks, even though there was a sign reminding folks " even germs are wearing masks" . We ordered 1 tilapia fish dinner & 1 pulled pork sandwich. Let's review the tilapia. It was passable. It was not deeply fried which was good. But it was just 2 thin filets. The edges were a bit dry. The cole slaw was terrible ! My 2 sides were hush puppies & cole slaw. Let's go back to the cole slaw. It looked like it was made yesterday and left on the counter overnight without refrigeration. It was yellow not white in color. However, I thought looks can be deceiving. NO bad food. I would not eat. So the 4 stars already mentioned in previous reviews are a 2 in my opinion. NO MASKS on cooks or other workers. Some patrons were masked when ordering. Others were not and did not even try to social distance with red lines on the floor. read more

Was not as pleased last time I ate there.Normally the food is good but this night they were not up to par.

Chicken is out of this world. Pork BBQ is a little on the greasy side. Very nice people

My review is in the photo as I posted the same one on another site and I fid not have a copy/paste option. read more

Carolina Barbeque - Photo review - Barbeque Near Me - Newland, North Carolina

In one of the smallest towns in N.C. This little B.B.Q joint did the trick. Once you walk inside the smell hits you strongly. The smell of hickory wood and "que" is all up in your nose. You can't go wrong with anything you pick. Whether you go for the ribs or the brisket it'll be an experience to remember. The sides are great as well, the hush puppies were really tasty. The only reason I give it a 4 was because of the Mac and cheese it left me wanting something more. (Maybe salt) but over all the place was really nice and homey the service was really friendly and helpful if you ever find yourself in this small little town I would recommend you try it out. read more

Great local bbq and more joint! best ribs in town and hush puppies are great! Pretty good deals too. You can definitely walk away full with $10 read more

This is what the owner of Carolina Barbeque in Newland, NC said in one of his replies to someone else's complaint: My name is Dave Calvert, I am the owner of Carolina Barbeque. I have not never written or had someone write a review for us. Our food is fresh, our Mac is homemade and it's obvious we make our own cheese sauce. Some reviews are just funny and often written by jealous competition. We've said for 11 year, "If it's not right, we'll make it right!" We are not 100 %, but we strive to be. And.... most of our staff has been there over 7 years now. These guys and gals like what they do and it shows : ). Have a Ribalicious, Porktastic Day ya'll. Love ya, Dave and Jen! Well, what he said is a bunch of baloney. We went there today, ordered a full slab of ribs and two sides for $28. The ribs were dry, rubbery and had very little to no smoke flavor. We complained to a waitress, she said she's only been working there a short while. We asked to talk to a manager or the owner to show him what we mean, but no one bothered coming over. Plus, none of the staff were wearing masks as required by the State of NC and the posts on the front door. We found the ribs to be overpriced and pretty tasteless. The owner did not bother to adhere to his promise: "If it's not right, we'll make it right". There are so many other good BBQ places in NC - I will not go back to Carolina Barbecue. They don't know how to do good BBQ. read more