I read some other yelp reviews and was very wary about coming here, but I decided to give it a try myself. I will say that all of the reviews were correct. The meat was pretty tasty, but the portions are laughably small. There's absolutely no value in this and I will never return nor will I ever tell somebody else to go to it because the prices are outrageous for the portion sizes and I'm someone who doesn't eat a lot portions. Now the sides were not very good either the collard greens were super vinegary. The mac & cheese had so much oil on top of it that I decided to pass. The cornbread was dry, falling apart and tasteless and the barbecue bread was great value bread, whipped in the pan with barbecue sauce putting me in the mind of a crispy French toast that tasted like barbecue. The brisket chili was pretty good, but I'm not coming back for it. I'm still looking for a good barbecue place in Mount Dora, but this isn't it. read more

Munchies Live BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Dora , Florida

Let me start by saying the spareribs were delicious and truly didn't need the very small container of the vinegar based (?) sauce. The excellent rub stood on its own. Been to the Sparks, NV end of year championship rib comp and believe the ribs could compete. The sides (mac & cheese and potato salad) were delicious as well. Nice and cheesy mac and potato salad with just the right amount of vinegar to compliment the ribs. The 3 star rating is because the portions are very small. Got two bones and a small section of rib end. The sides were not much better size wise. If you look at their wall poster, the rib plater has what appears to be 5 ribs. I got two. Still $18 but with half the food advertised. Didn't realize the discrepancy until I was done and on my way out and noticed the poster. Went to their web site prior to posting my review and sure enough, 5 ribs! Good food but no value for the money. Maybe should have tried the bakery for a sandwich. Won't be going back. read more

The service is so friendly and the food is delicious! Highlights are the mac n cheese, brewed iced tea, and the pulled chicken and baked beans. I love the Mt Dora marketplace location because I can also enjoy shopping and walking around the charming downtown! Definitely recommend ! There is street parking and some public parking lots around the area. There is a small seating area to enjoy your meal read more

Had the brisket street tacos and they were very good. Decent portions and good ingredients.

Needed a break from bar food, and hit or miss service. Great barbecue, friendly and helpful staff. A block from the lake to boot. To go, inside or outside patio seating options. This review is for the location in Tavares read more

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A great no hoopla place to grab a taco or two. You can order a la carte or an entire meal. Everything is made to order. So don't be in too much of a hurry. Seating can be an issue as the place is rather small. I had a barbacoa taco. It was packed with lots of meat. And surprisingly filling. read more

The Sides are great, but expensive considering portions. The actual meat / main part of the dishes are very inconsistent. For example, most recently, I got rib platter (meat and 2 sides) and there was literally no meat on the ribs and they tasted old, and barely any side portions. for $31. And the pulled pork sandwhich is extremely expensive, considering how small the sandwhich really is. I've noticed a pattern with the meat. The sides are so good though, especially the greens. read more

We stopped in because it smelled so good. It did not disappoint. Had the chopped pork sandwich! Will definitely come back! Staff was super friendly! read more

I found it just ok- we stopped for lunch and it is located in a marketplace building with other eateries and a brewery- very little dining space inside, we opted to take one of the few tables outside. We weren't advised that they had lunch specials, and ended up ordering a dinner plate to split. The bread (I know, not really the meal) was hard to bite into, the mac-n-cheese over-cooked and over-seasoned & was not at all my taste. Black beans and rice was nothing special. The brisket was good, fatty and not a huge portion for the cost. We have definitely had better. Thursday lunch could have been better. read more

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I have been craving BBQ for about a month, so I was wondering about this restaurant that I passed every walk through Downtown Mount Dora named Munchies Live BBQ. I was so excited to have a BBQ joint so close to my home. We walked in and ordered. When the food came it didn't look great but I was hungry. It tasted how it looked. The BBQ sauce, if you want to call it that, was flavorless and thin. The meat was subpar, nothing to rave about. The collard greens had so many stems in them and the leaves were mush. The mac-n-cheese was a sin to southern baked macs everywhere. Just NASTY! The steamed broccoli was gross, it tasted like warmed steamed broccoli from frozen. The slaw wasn't good, KFC's slaw is better. The best thing about the meal was the garlic bread. The worst part of the experience was when we asked for napkins. They tore off pieces of paper towels and handed it to my daughter. The meal was not worth $70.00-ish. I'm NEVER going back... read more

I ordered the jerk chicken, based on the photo on the wall. The photo depicts a well seasoned, grilled (slightly charred? Just the way I like it) piece of chicken. Maybe not "dry" per se, but certainly not wet. What I got was chunks of what appeared to be boiled chicken sitting in a sauce. No grill lines, no seasoning visible to the eye, just a soppy pile of chicken that had turned dark brown from soaking up the liquid it sat in. I was already bummed out, knowing it wasn't at all what I wanted, but I still gave it a try. The texture was just what I imagined it would be, very soft and no bite, nothing to chew on. And the overpowering taste of the sauce; it didn't even taste like chicken. The potato salad and coleslaw weren't good either. I'm sorry, I will never be back. :( read more

Munchies Live BBQ - "Jerk Chicken" - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Dora , Florida

I tried their brisket , it no flavor full of fat, and I tried their burger and it wasn't much better. The service was good and friendly. The bartender was super nice too bad the food wasn't good. I will not return. The ambiance was ok and the bar area wasn't part of the restaurant weird set up. read more

Food absolutely SUCKS! The whole place needs to be shut down! Plus, their "ice cream trucks", the drivers are sickos who bother the neighborhoods they drive through by sitting in one spot for 20 minutes while on their phones and blasting the bloody music over and over and over and over..... No STARS read more

Thank you so much @munchieslivebbq for the incredible food, everything was perfect!! And @eatingwiththerizman for getting everyone together and make the whole experience one to remember! Defitnelty will be back for more! read more

Soggy flavorless brisket. Watered down bbq sauce. The beans and rice were good. The Mac and cheese was overcooked. A few outdoor tables. All for $24? Not sure what they put into the unwatered sauce to get the reviews but this place IS TO GOOD BBQ what Checkers is to fine dining. AVOID. read more

Stopped in this area of mount Dora to do the touristy thing and have some lunch. There are about five or six eateries in this building and my friend and I chose the lunch special of two lunch things for $10 rather than $6 each. I chose pulled pork and my friend grilled chicken. Each came with rice, a bean choice (mine was barbecue beans) and a small bread slice. I found the pork waaay too smoky and did not have much pork flavor the sauce side was just plain watery tomato based sauce. The rice with beans over the top was a bit salty. A little work on quality will help this busines succeed in my opinion. The special also came with a lemonade or iced tea. That was good. read more

Munchies Live BBQ - Pulled Pork Platter - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Dora , Florida

Heard so many good things about this place but man was I disappointed. I talked my wife into trying this place out, now I owe her lol, due to my bad choice. Location is not ideal. It's kind of crammed in there and the atmosphere is kind of depressing. We ordered basically a sampler for two people. When I say the meats were greasy, I cannot accurately describe the amount of grease other than to say they were swimming in grease. It was as if the lady had lifted a pan they'd let the meat simmer in all day and just tipped it over in to our to go box. Or maybe they emptied their fryer. It was an insane amount. Sides were TINY and not good. Service was unfriendly and seemed to just be going through the motions. We definitely will not be back. read more

I ordered from Door Dash no comments for the establishment/ambiance/etc. We paid almost 50$ for the Lion Combo. The meat was all packed together, you can't really tell what it is. The (4) sides are 4 ounce containers. We ordered the combo for 2 people. The sauce is watery. The garlic bread isn't great, the corn muffin is a super dry Jiffy corn mix. The saving grace was the Jerk chicken. read more

Great food and service!! We ate outside and loved everything. We come to Orlando often and will definitely be back read more

Munchies Live BBQ - Classic combo - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Dora , Florida

Delicious! Tasty! Come out to Mount Dora and check out this neat and adorable BBQ spot. Had lunch there yesterday, enjoyed mac n cheese and curry chicken and loads more offered... the staff is absolutely friendly and so helpful. I highly recommend. read more

Munchies Live BBQ - Curry chicken, rice and beans Lunch Express - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Dora , Florida

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Good price for a tasty lunch. Jerk chicken, rice & beans. $6. Quick too, convenient location read more

I ordered the BBQ Chop Chicken Hoagie with a side of Mac and Cheese Food was full of flavor from the spices to the meat being smoked. Although the BBQ sauce was not Along with being in a great location The service was very quick/easy to order. - drawback I would say is the seating was limited and very confusing. read more

Munchies Live BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Dora , Florida

This BBQ spot is located inside the Mount Dora food market. It has yummy vegetarian friendly sides. We got the soul plate which featured Mac and cheese, collards, beans and rice, and corn bread. All of this southern food was exactly what I was looking for when I searched for soul food. The owner and manager were so kind and friendly. We loved the outside seating on the street. It was really central and we could easily people watch! read more

Munchies Live BBQ - Soul Plate - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Dora , Florida

Let me start by saying that we ended up here by complete accident because we missed our exit. That being said we followed the GPS down a dirt road past a small church and onto a beautiful lot full of shady trees and nice lake. We ordered two combo platters and took a seat at the outdoor picnic tables. Then our minds were blown. I've had some good BBQ in my life but that was hands down the best bbq I've ever had in my life. Fall off the bone ribs with spectacular flavors and the sides were just as good . Make the stop here you won't be disappointed. read more

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I cannot believe it's legal to portray a regular meal as a family meal. There is no way this is meant to feed multiple people. Everything is tiny! The $5 corn muffin, are you kidding me, it's a little jiffy muffin.You are ripping people off, that's really not right!!! read more

Boy, oh boy! Every now and then you find find the real deal!!!! I've driven past their little sign more than a few times, and I decided to give it a try. What a neat concept and very tasty BBQ!!!! You sit outside on beautiful lakeside property. The service was great and very accommodating and friendly. I had a chopped pork sandwich and collard greens! Very well prepared, tender, and tasty! The service was so friendly, and it would be an outstanding place to take your kids as well . I will definitely be back as there is no other place like this around!!!!! Well done!!!!!!! read more

The flavors were not what I was looking for. Seemed like it hung out in wet steamers too long and it caused the quality to suffer. That was just my experience, maybe yours will be better. Nice people running the place, very friendly. read more

This hide-a-way was truly wonderful . In addition to the food there is canoeing, fishing, camping. Customer service was wonderful, waiter helpful and friendly. Plan to go back there. You get more than your money worth. read more

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Sauce was great, food was seasoned, bread was soft, and all under 16$ in down town mount dora !!!!

The food, the service, the atmosphere was Astonishing the flavors in the food had my mouth watering! I can't wait to go back again and of course I got me a to go Plate read more

Munchies Live BBQ - Chopped Chicken Platter with Yellow Rice and Black Beans Mac 'n' Cheese Large Arnold Palmer Sweet Potato Pecan Pie - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Dora , Florida

The service was friendly and the seating area was clean. The BBQ, Mac n cheese & greens were all delish!! will definitely be back!

Let me start by saying the food is outstanding. The type of food that hits your SOUL!!! My biggest recommendation is the Mac n cheese but you can taste the love they put into every food item !! read more

Munchies Live BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Dora , Florida

For being in the back of a Christian summer camp, this BBQ was pretty tasty. I ordered the chopped chicken with mac&cheese and rice, with a drink, all for around $14. Chicken was really good, with their homemade sauce. The mac was also great. Portions are pretty big for the price. Even the drinks, homemade lemonade and sweat tea, were very tasty! My friend got a rack of ribs and 2 sides for $20. Also really good and fresh! Seating is limited and outside, but the food works really well to-go. While the ambience is a little different, don't let it be a reason not to try it out! read more

I am not kidding you this was the best barbecue meal I have ever had! I even purchased the rub they used on the ribs for only $1.50. It's a small restaurant but honestly I've never had better bbq. I will be recommending to everyone I know read more

Munchies Live BBQ - 1/2 Rack Spear Ribs Platter and pulled Chop Pork Platter - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Dora , Florida

Excellent bbq - recommend the 3 meat platter - ribs, chop chicken and pulled pork. Comes with 2 sides - had the bbq beans & coleslaw and they were very solid. This spot us a hidden gem and we will be back asap. Great job Munchies. read more

Munchies Live BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Dora , Florida

Found this rustic place down a path in Gotha and booooyyyyy!!!!! I was so amazed. Truly a unique out door dinning experience. The kids were able to run around and play down by the lake. Ordered the family meal and it was sooooo much food!!!! Ribs, pulled pork, and Jerk chicken. The meat was juicy, great dry rub and awesome sauces you can choose (all homemade) Mac and cheese had so much flavor and the Appleslaw was definitely something to try. Recommend it to anyone who loves bbq and the outdoors. read more

Munchies Live BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Dora , Florida

Best BBQ place in town! We had the chopped chicken platter and a ribs platter which were amazing! There mac and cheese was phenomenal, including their baked beans and potato salad. The staff was very friendly. They also have natural lemonade and tea! On top of their amazing food, Munchies Live BBQ comes with great vibes. They have lakeside dinning, hammocks, etc. HIDDEN GEM for sure! read more

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I lived in SC for 4 years of my life. Ate my way through TN, GA, NC and other States. Inevitably BBQ was part of that culinary journey. In other words, I know a thing or two about BBQ, good BBQ at that! Munchies more than hit the spot. For starters Shaina welcomes you warmly underneath a tent with a colorful menu and various social media platform signs. In other words, spreading the word is good for business. My opinion is I'm writing this a bit conflicted as I would like this place all to myself. We were disappointed they had no brisket, so we ordered a mix of chopped pork, chopped chicken, ribs, and an assortment of sides that included Mac'n Cheese, Cole slaw, baked beans, rice and beans. After one bite I understood why they had run out of Brisket: if it was at least as good as everything we tasted we need to call ahead next time to ensure we know when to come in. Everything was on point with the various versions of BBQ sauce perfectly complementing each bite. Did I mention the ribs fell off the the bone? All in all, they don't have something good here. They have something great. I look forward to the next time. PS: the walk in the back by the lake was stunning. read more

shaina was so beautiful the food was Amazing!!! I got the bbq ribs omg they were amazing cleanest quickest most affordable comfortable place

Perfect place for a family gathering or self getaways. Everything is delicious, for the eyes and for the palate! read more

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