Since we don't love in the area we only get here every few years. We were so excited to finally get back and have some great BBQ. Well - what a disappointment. We stopped by on Friday around noon. There were four cars in the parking lot. This should have been our first clue that things have changed. When we went to open the door we got hit by the smell of something rotten (like dead fish). Once inside we were hit with the aroma of BBQ. They had the section by the smoker closed off and it was too dark in the restaurant. We place our order only to be told 5 minutes latter that they had run out of chopped pork. It was 12:30 and there were only 10 people in the place. We changed to the rib tips which were good but not what we really wanted. Pros: * The Chips and Tips plate was good. Unfortunately some of the chips were soggy. The rib tips were good and with the free loaf bread you get you can make a sandwich. Cons: * The smell outside the building * out of pork at noon on a Friday * Men's bathroom was outdated * we were not asked if we wanted drink refills or a drink to go - only for one fill I hate to see a great landmark BBQ place like this go downhill. Unfortunately we will probably not be back unless there are a lot of changes - there are too many other choices in the area. read more

Dreamland BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Huntsville, Alabama

On 15 December 2024, I visited Dreamland BBQ restaurant and enjoyed BBQ'ed ribs and sausage. My sides were fried greened tomatoes and fried okra--yum! read more

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Dropped in for the first time today with my family of four - wasnt super slammed despite being Sunday so that was good, able to pick our own seat. They had ribs on the brick grill built into the wall cooking away, so the air smelled of meat and was a tad smokey but not in a bad way. We had our drink and food orders promptly taken and then they brought out hite bread and BBQ sauce while we waited. Not a fan of white bread but understand it's traditional for a lot of BBQ places. We ordered a bit of everything between our family: large BBQ chicken sandwhich, combo plate with pulled pork and ribs, potatoe salad, baked beans, kids Mac-n-cheese with fries and a kids pulled pork sandwich with home made chips and 4 drinks. Food came out pretty quick and portions were sized OK for the price: there was a kids eat free special so our family of 4 are BBQ for $42 -- that's a great value. BBQ Pulled Chicken sandwich was good, not super dry like a lot of places. Buns were buttery and toasted on the sandwiches. Kids liked their Mac-n-cheese and kids pulled pork sandwich. I liked the pulled pork but thought the ribs were a tad small but that may have been the combo plate. The Baked Beans were excellent, the potatoes salad was pretty good, coleslaw was OK (wife said it was freshly made but not the way she preferred), fries were good too. The home made chips weren't popular with anyone but I think most home made chips are not great -- hard to beat Lays but maybe I'm just a savage. One thing to note is they only serve one type of BBQ sauce, so that may be a negative if you like places with several different options. Wait staff was good (pretty sure the manager was serving us as she mentioned there were several call outs for today which is always good to know when doing a review). Also was told they were out of Chicken Tenders because a robotics team had cleaned them out the night prior which is the most Huntsville thing ever. Food probably a 4.2/5 but everything else was 5 of 5. I'd come back and you should check it out if you want some BBQ and are in the area. read more

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Walked in for dinner with a small work group, and were ignored for several minutes before someone told us to "find any table you want". Problem is all the tables were dirty. We used napkins and sanitizer to clean our own table. Food was average - I had the riblets. Don't think I'll be back. read more

Dreamland BBQ - Riblets and Mac and cheese - very bland - Barbeque Near Me - Huntsville, Alabama

it was awesome. travis was a great waiter. service was quick my food was delicious and very flavorful.

The service here was great! We immediately had a seat, and were greeted. Our server checked on us several times throughout the meal. The food was extremely flavorful, and the pork was cooked perfectly. The only problem with the sandwich was there was a big chunk of just fat that made me gag, and the bathrooms smelled horrible. read more

Dreamland BBQ - Pork sandwich and fried okra - Barbeque Near Me - Huntsville, Alabama

Stopped by for family lunch before headed to drop an aunt off at the airport and it didn't disappoint (much). The service here was INCREDIBLE, especially since I saw only a bartender (who was prepping the bar) and the server, hostess, buser who was managing the entire restaurant! I didn't catch her name but damn she was good!! Tried the rib tip plate, good flavor profile (but there were more chewy gristle and bone that I would have liked), the sauces they provided were good, the sweet heat was banging!!! Their baked beans tasted straight out of bush's baked beans can (fine by me as I like sweet beans). The home made chips weee also delish (especially when dipped in the sauce). read more

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I ordered food here online maybe 6 months - 1 year ago during lunch hour. The atmosphere inside seemed good so I'm giving it more than 1 star. Once the food is supposed to be ready I go inside and get in line. I can see my food sitting on the counter but there are 6 people ahead of me in line. I have to wait 10 minutes for three other people to order before i get to the front of the line when the cashier hands me my food --terrible management of to-go orders. She also forgets to hand me my drink. When I get home to eat, they forgot the sauce that's supposed to go with it and my sandwich was DRY. Never eating here again. read more

Good food. Need more servers. Better management needed. Dreamland use to be the place to go but apparently fallen on bad times. Help read more

Good Ribs, you can get a lot of them for a good price! service was great too! Our waitress was super welcoming and always made sure we had everything we needed! you can watch them cook the ribs from your table! read more

The service and food was great but the only issue was I asked for rib tabs but got pulled pork. I would not have minded for the pulled pork but it didn't have any bbq sauce. If my meal had any sauce I would not had any issues. But your people fixed my order the next day. read more

The dreamland barbecue was excellent all the food we had was excellent as well. It just appeared. They did not have many service people when we were there for lunch. There was only three people total in the restaurant. But their ribs and food were excellent. I would recommend this restaurant but just note be patient of the service staff until they can get some more people According to the waiter when we ask she said they had just had a manager who left. So I would say definitely go for the food. Just be patient if you have to wait. read more

Ribs tuff, overcooked, and tasteless!! Wasted my doggone $42 for 2 meals! The baked beans and coleslaw were also not good! NEVER AGAIN! read more

Dreamland BBQ - Overcooked, Tuff, and Tasteless! - Barbeque Near Me - Huntsville, Alabama

Presentation of this meal was very good. But when you order the barbecued ribs, the the sauce is very spicy. Make sure that you ask for the honey sauce. read more

I love this place! Amazing service, food come out quick and hot! Connie is my favorite server as well ask for her!!

Amazing customer service and hospitality. Banana Pudding is stellar and a must have. My rib tips were a bit disappointing but the mac and cheese is solid. Very fair prices and large quantities of food. Definitely recommend. read more

Food was great. We had the rib plate with baked beans and potato salad. Service was awsome and food was delivered Ina timely manner. WWE will be coming back. read more

Everything was delicious, smoked sausage, ribs, rib tips, pulled pork sandwich, chicken. Was there with family and everyone enjoyed their meals. Service was good and the smokiness when you walked in added to the ambiance. Would definitely return next time in Huntsville. read more

We were a bit apprehensive, but decided to try Dreamland BBQ. We had looked at the reviews and they seemed mixed. All I can say is the food was fantastic and the service could not have been better. I love good ribs and smoked sausage so I got the two meat combo plate. I opted for the homemade chips and their special slaw for sides. My wife went with the boneless rib tip platter with the special slaw and seasoned fries. The fries tasted like they had been smoked. They were tremendous. I kept stealing more. The chips were also well seasoned. A nice garlic and spice mix. The slaw was not swimming in something like most places, but was nice and wet with green onions and a very pleasant flavor different from most. Take the other reviews into consideration, but I say give them a try. read more

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Ribs were good and the green tomoatoes that were great . The service was good but I was disturbed by pitmaster tay eyeballing my gf the whole time and the fact when we were leaving I seen him drinking bear behind the dumpster . I won't be back until they fix that issue but our servicer was ver attentive and sweet . read more

Dreamland BBQ - The pits view from our table - Barbeque Near Me - Huntsville, Alabama

I went to a lunchtime talk that catered lunch from Deamlamd BBQ. One of the best meals I had on this trip. There was a choice of cut up meat or chicken and buns to make a sandwich. Both were very flavorful and the bbq sauce added even more. There were also pork ribs, bake beans, coke slaw, and two desserts (banana pudding and chocolate). Loved the beans which were not meaty. The Cole slaw was a little boring but texture perfectly crunchy. I liked the banana pudding best but my friend liked the chocolate one best. read more

Dreamland BBQ - a plate of food on a table - Barbeque Near Me - Huntsville, Alabama

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First let me say the staff is super friendly here & was so kind to my daughter. The give you bread & sauce before your meal but the bread was a little stale. One of the cooks said to a server while there were guests in the dining room that the shouldn't be open & they should close the restaurant that does not give a lot of confidence to your restaurant. They were a lot of a lot of things & didn't inform their tables of this before they placed their order. The baked beans tasted like they came from a can & the sandwich my husband has was not very big for the price. The sweet tea had a funny taste to it. I don't know if they were having an off day or it just isn't that good but willing to maybe try again. read more

Don't bother with this place. Limited menu for bbq. The bbq beans I had tasted like they were straight from a Bush's can. The Mac & cheese was meh. The rib tips were all chopped up and really only treated like the bbq sauce they came doused in. I will say the smoked chicken was good, and moist. What a total let down. Really unimpressive. Service was good and very nice. I added one star for the chicken. read more

Dreamland BBQ - Smoking Pit - Barbeque Near Me - Huntsville, Alabama

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Arrived at 6p on a Saturday eve. Restaurant was almost empty. 3 tables were being used and there were about 8 they had not been bussed. Restaurant was dirty - seats had holes and windows were filthy. When ordered drinks, we did not get straws. When asked, our server pulled from a dirty table next to us! Yes, they were wrapped - but really? When we went to order - they were out of pork and ribs! Wait...BBQ at 6p on a Saturday. I got over it and had sausage, which was actually pretty good. Side - beans (swear they were Bush's in a can) and Mac and cheese that was dried up and tasted like cardboard. To top it off, I saw more of the server than I cared. His pants were low and underwear was showing in the front and back. I was so excited to come here! I no longer live in HSV - been probably 10 years since I've been and was amazing back then. Needless to say, I need to let go of what used to be the best BBQ. read more

Ain't nothing like it nowhere! I came here to soothe my withdrawals from football season, and because it has been a while, I was hungry, & there was nobody with me to object. They had the cure for all of that! Dreamland has a great atmosphere and it SMELLS SO GOOD! I was promptly seated and heard the magic words "sweet tea" before I could look at the menu. Nothing new with the menu as I remember it-it is as it has been for sometime. They have ribs. :). I had the rib tip sandwich, banana pudding to negate my gym workout, and tea. It was great. My only grievance--Who on puts pickles on a barbecue sandwich? I was able to pull that off and find happiness. The icing--they offer a military/veteran discount. read more

This place is so good! All of the employees were so sweet, helpful and accommodating. Richard the manager was truly the best and had such a positive energy about him. 10/10 recommend read more

Our service was unbelievably terrible. I have never experienced such poor service from a waitress in my life. Someone needs to manage and step up on observing/training the staff because it was awful. I hate it because we love the food. We work hard for our money and enjoy going out to spend time with family for dinner but it ruins it when the experience is so poor. This is the third time we've been where they were out of multiple things and also service was lacking. This time the service was absolutely pitiful. Wondering if others have experienced the same lately? read more

This is by far the best barbecue joint this side of Texas! Love the devotion to Big Daddy's original recipe & special touch. High quality for sure! read more

Don't bother with anything other than the ribs. The nostalgia of watching the brick ovens is the only appeal. Unless you like the entertainment when the filthy stoves catch on fire because they aren't properly cleaned. Would love to know what the next rack tasted like with a hint of fire extinguisher seasoning. read more

Dreamland BBQ - a brick oven in a restaurant - Barbeque Near Me - Huntsville, Alabama

The food was nice. We got the loaded chips which were tasty. The sausage was really good. We also got ribs and chicken. The beans and potato salad were nice. The service was ok. Not bad but ok. My friend had the pulled pork which she really liked. read more

Mediocre food but nice atmosphere. The prices are a bit high for the area. Generally an ok place. read more

Great BBQ all around. Rib meat so tender and the pulled with the sauce; so good. Beans balanced the zippy sauce with it's sweet backend taste. The star of meal (not in the picture unfortunately) was the banana pudding. It transcends you to a desert holy land. 5 stars because of the puddin. Nuff said. read more

Dreamland BBQ - Pulled pork, half slab, beans and potato salad - Barbeque Near Me - Huntsville, Alabama

The BBQ here is pretty decent. I came late at night and ordered smoked sausage and pulled pork with two sides. Everything helped my BBQ fix. It's definitely not the best I've had but not the worst either. read more

Dreamland BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Huntsville, Alabama

Service was good, food was not! Had the combo plate with ribs and sausage and ribs were undercooked and small and there was 3 instead of 4. Coleslaw was bland but beans were good. Food quality was not worth the money! read more

I have been to Dreamland BBQ twice and both times it was a very good experience. The house BBQ is a little spicy but good. I got the Combo Meal with Pulled Pork and Sausage which was very good. We got the Stadium Nachos for an appetizer and probably will try something different next time. read more

We visited with my daughters softball team so had a very large group. One waitress took care of us the entire time and did an outstanding job. Every persons order was correct and came out in a timely manner considering our group size. The food was okay. Not great just okay. The sausage was generic run off the mill. Nothing special. Typical sides and okay as well. I'm from Texas so I believe it's just a different type of barbecue than what I'm accustomed to eating. I did think it was very reasonably priced for barbecue. read more

We had a great lunch here. The service was excellent. The ribs were super tender and the sauce is the best. They made the ribs! We got the house chips with pork and other stuff on it and they were only OK. I was a little disappointed in the house chips. Cool environment with TVs and sports on. Nothing fancy but really good ribs read more

First and foremost, let me begin by stating that our server "Courtney" was amazing. Pretty much the only reason they got the 2 stars Stopped in with my wife while we were attending a convention close by. I am a HUGE BBQ rib lover and was very anxious to try ribs from a non-chain company. I ordered the full rack of ribs (which come a la carte) I also ordered fries and baked beans. I asked our server ahead of time if I could try the Cole slaw and the potato salad. She was gracious enough to give me a little to sample. The Cole slaw was very dry and bland. Needed a lot more seasoning and some kind of dressing. The potato salad, well, it was some of the worst I've had in a restaurant. So, I settled for baked beans and fries. My wife ordered the sausage with okra and baked beans The food came out in about 6 minutes which was good as we were hungry. The ribs were plentiful. It was about 10 or so bones. Very meaty and drenched in BBQ sauce. I was so ready to dive in. When I did, the meat was very, very tough. Now don't get me wrong. I don't mind a bit of a pull on my ribs. I have never been a fan of the "fall off the bone" concept, but these were VERY touch. The sweet sauce that was on them was good. I liked that a lot. The fries were scorching hot, so it took a minute to eat those. The baked beans were good. Nothing to write home about but good. I couldn't get past the toughness of the ribs. I did mention it to the server as she asked how everything was. She did offer to take them back and replace them but I kind of figured why bother? I don't like to waste food so if the next batch was just as tough, them what's the point? I ate 2 or 3 ribs (at least what meat I could get off of the bones) and took the rest back to our hotel. I ate some later at night but being cold did not help the toughness but added to it. Overall, very disappointing. I should have looked at the reviews first, but I was hungry for BBQ. Next time I will be more selective where I get it at read more

Frowny service, terribly dirty surfaces/bathrooms (seen shot-out gas stations looking and smelling better) and dry ribs.

Not A Fan. Ribs werent smoked properly. Very tough to eat Not what it used to be. Lesson learned read more