Walk in the door to this 1922 building and smell the smoke of the fresh bbq. Sit down in this old fashioned establishment and feel right at home. Order a bbq plate a sweet tea and a banana pudding and you'll feel like you went back to the days when they felt slower. Sit back and take a breath before you go back to your busy life. The bbq is fantastic and the slaw is a nice addition. Everything was made to order. Will be back! read more

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Cute local gem off the beaten path that's been in business under various owners for over 100 years! We had burgers which were softer than anticipated (boiled/ kept warm in water?) but with decent flavor. The ladies working were all very friendly and service was prompt. I love the nostalgia of the place. I plan to return but would try other menu items. read more

Great food great atmosphere wonderful home cooked food! Family friendly place. Old store feel

Love the old gas station style country diner. Baby back Ribs were killer. Great staff!! We were on a road trip to Lexington, NC and looking for an old country barbecue type joint, so We stopped for lunch and was not disappointed. Wish there was a place like this in Camden, SC. read more

This is the kind of place that I routinely search out for a food adventure - a reto-style Mom & Pop restaurant, especially if it serves up barbecue, hamburgers, and hot dogs. As the oldest operating cafe (established in 1922) in the Montgomery/Stanly counties area, this place seemed like a natural, especially considering that their web site touts their pit-cooked, hickory smoked Pork Barbecue, Hamburger, and Hot Dog thusly: "We are probably most known for the pit-cooked bar-b-que that we cook. We use hickory wood and people in the community often comment on the delicious smell coming from the pit on firing days! We make our secret recipe sauce to top off our bar-b-que. Our burgers are absolutely "to die for"! We buy local fresh hamburger and pat out our burgers daily. We top off our burgers and hot dogs with our own secret recipe chili and slaw. The recipes that we use can be traced back to the early 1940's. At this point none of us are sure exactly where the original recipes came from." Sounded like a great food experience, but it was hardly that as once again Anticipation was greater the Participation! The Pork Barbecue has some smokiness to it, but there is little to recommend it after that. It is basically under sauced out of the kitchen, and neither the 2 house sauces or the commercial hot sauce helped much. The texture is very different - the meat is neither chopped nor pulled, but rather cut in to small cubes. I would assume to accomplish this by slicing the meat into "steaks" and then dicing it. I don't care for that approach. The slaw was not a favorite, rather bland with some chopped tomato - not the first time I've run into slaw with tomato being served with pork barbecue ( some in the Salisbury area), but it didn't help this version. The Cheeseburger was also sub-par, with a very mushy texture, little flavor, and very little cheese. he meat may have been secured locally and hand patted, but not recently! The Hot Dog was decent - nice wiener, and what there was of the chili was good. The service was reasonably good, but then again, we were the only ones there. All in all, a very disappointing experience, not one that will be repeated. read more

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The chicken on Thursday night off the smoker is delectable but the sides fall way short only a couple to choose from and they straight from the can no love put in them cheese burger and hotdogs best in our county service is always good and it's an old country store that still has cheerwine in the bottle and great banana pudding read more

One of our favorite places for excellent BBQ chicken and pork BBQ at the lake. Love to pull up and see the pig cooker smoking at full speed as you walk in the front door. Really friendly owners .... Hot spot for locals. read more

We have a lake house close to Lefler's and never knew it was around. We wanted to explore our breakfast options one morning and found this spot. Breakfast only on Friday and Saturday mornings. Basic breakfast menu. I love a sausage, egg, and cheese sandwich. Seems like everywhere I go they can't get it right (really?) Anyway, they nailed it spot on. Sounds funny but I was very happy. My husband got the usual 2 egg breakfast. He said it was good as well. The lunch menu looked like your basic diner stop....bbq, burgers, fried chicken and so on. We agreed that we would return one day for lunch and give that a whirl. Their coffee was really good too! So all that said, nice country stop. Wait staff very friendly and accommodating which is refreshing these days! I say give them a try you may find you like it too! read more

Known for their great hotdogs, burgers and sweet tea, Lefler's also has ribs. In an old gas station, it is small and long overdue for an update. read more

I have eaten here my life. Recently, 2021, they stopped making their famous BBQ sauce and are trying to market their name-brand sauce in the bottle. It's tomato-based and not good like the excellent vinegar sauce they used to make. Everyone is complaining. In my opinion, the sauce makes the BBQ. I will not be eating their BBQ or BBQ chicken until they being back the good sauce. You don't have the same sauce for over a lifetime and change unless there's a problem. read more

Can't get a better meal for the price. The service can't be beat. The staff is so pleasant and eating there is an enjoyable experience in and of itself. Everything we ate was amazing. I'm a tough critic, but some of the best barbecue I've ever eaten. I'd give them and 11/10 if I could. read more

Lefler's Place - the front of the restaurant - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Gilead, North Carolina

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We love going to this local restaurant, enjoy the food and the service. Great prices! Wish we could get there sooner for breakfast. Enjoy when they have the old tv shows versus the news on. But not there to watch TV really, just date day with my husband read more

Good classic dive spot... Food is always fresh and fast and prices are very reasonable!

Went for the ribs but they were sold out. Order yours early. Picked up ribs the following week... They are so darn good!!

The BBQ pork was simply the worst I have ever had....bad enough that both my wife and I could not eat more than one bite, even after trying to hide the taste with sauce. The french fries were limp and soggy. The rest of the meal (burgers, smoked chicken, slaw) was OK, not bad, not good, just OK. read more

Since my coming of age in the 1970's, I've passed (usually enroute to the beach) Lefler's Place seems like at least a thousand times in all these years gone by. Even since that time, I didn't know what to make of the business. I always thought it was just a beer joint or maybe just a country store without gas pumps. Little did I realize it is the oldest continually operating restaurant for several counties around. Lefler's is also well known locally for their breakfasts and BBQ. Even after I read an recent article about their long-time existence here, I still never seemed to be there at a meal time until recently. Now those who know me personally will certainly attest that I am a huge history buff and love "frozen in time" experiences. Lefler's certainly got off on the right foot with me as soon as I drove into the parking lot. I pulled up beside the building, looked and thought to myself "This is likely the very same view I would have seen had I driven up here in a brand new '32 Ford V8." On entering the building, the decor is not quite 1940, it's somewhere in the 70s or 80s. Still very enjoyable. Since I had read of their BBQ, I ordered a BBQ sandwich and a drink. One unique thing I've never seen in any BBQ establishment is for the waitress to pull the meat out of a storage container and then to place it on a hot grill to reheat. Perhaps this is done more behind-the-scenes and I don't realize it, but it did seem to be a unique experience. Also, the first barbecue is neither pulled pork nor chopped. The best description I can give is cubed. Unique, but certainly not problematic. What I will say is it is not world class North Carolina style barbecue by either eastern or western descriptions. It's sort of their own definition of BBQ, which is different, but not bad. My BBQ sandwich was OK, & I would return at an opportunity to stop by. Thanks Lefler's for keeping good food and this frozen in time experience available for people. read more

The best roadside BBQ restaurant in the area. The staff took time to find the group a big table and serve us immediately. The Thursday chicken special was delicious and has been the best smoked chicken I've had in a long time. To top it off, the banana pudding was easily a 10/10. Definitely coming back next time I'm in the area. read more

This is a great small town BBQ place, it's like stepping back in town. Super friendly, great prices, and a local landmark. Ask for extra sauce. For a small town with not many fast food options, this is a healthier and tastier choice! read more

Born in Albemare,NC and currently live in Pinehurst. Shortly me and 3 buddies are heading to Lefler's Place for lunch. They have never been there but I told them this beats Johnson's in Siler City as well as Hamburgers Joe's at the beach. Plus the prices are fantastic. read more

We started eating there in 2008 as we were building our home on Lake Tillery. Food was great and everyone was pleasant from the cook to the waitresses, to the checkout guy. By the way, the food is great too. Try it, you'll like it! read more

Leflers Place has been around since 1922 as a country store and restaurant. They have a wood fired BBQ pit and great BBQ. Their hot dogs and hamburgers are the best around. The store has things not found in the bigger stores and a great soda bottle collection. read more