I have just moved to this area. I was so excited to see a Sonny's BBQ. I ate there some 40 years ago when I was in college. It was at the time the best bbq you could find. I wheeled in tonight for a to go order. I order a pulled pork sandwich with fries and and a side of cole slaw. The slaw was great the fries were typical fries. The pulled pork was awful. It had no smoke flavor and was so dry. I threw it away I could not eat it. So disappointed. read more

Awful customer service from "Marianne". My family and I placed a drive through order for pick up. Following a long day at work all we wanted to do is have a nice take home meal. We arrived at home to find items missing from our purchase and when I called I received a rude response and a promise for a call back from Maryanne. Needless to say we did not hear back from Maryanne and/or her manager Jay. As far as the other items we purchased ribs, chicken and beef brisket. I would live to be fair here but it was plain awful. Ribs were hard as a rock and seemed to taste like they sat all day. The chicken was OK. I would also like to comment on the sides but unfortunately my order was incomplete and I am unable to give a comprehensive review based on same. Will not be returning here that is for certain. read more

BBQ not the greatest. Service is slow also. Was not even busy. Maybe 6 tables of people. Took 10 minutes to be seated due to no greater. Waitstaff just walks by and looks at you. Third try here and you get a lot of fat with the pork. Three strikes and out. Would not recommend. read more

Recently remodeled so it was closed for a few months. Looks great but the service was awful and the salad bar at 5:30 at night was completely empty and they weren't even busy at all. Took 2 hours to eat for only the 4 of us and all of us got simple meals. Ribs were charred so hard you couldn't bite into them. Probably wont go back. We were giving them another chance since the remodeling and it was just as bad as before.. read more

I don't know what happened to this place. I am at a loss. Food, service, management. I don't have anything nice to say. Next time I'll go to oak wood. read more

I went to dinner with my family the bill was only $50 but when I got home and check my balance on my debit card 1454 dollars plus the 50 was missing from my account the only time my card was out of my possession in the last month prior to that was when I handed it to the waitress and she brought it back when I paid I believe that somehow someone at Sonny's stole my number be very careful pay with cash if possible read more

A great place for some good 'ole bar b que. You can get it chopped, sliced, or pulled. It comes in beef and pork and chicken. They have a wide variety of house sauces, as well. Also, the salad bar is not too shabby. When ordering sweet tea/soda they will put it in a HUGE glass.......be sure to ask for a to go cup! We also love their fried okra appetizer. The only down side to this restaurant is the atmosphere is bland. There is not a whole lot to see. read more

Sonny's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Clermont, Florida

I have dined in a few Sonny's barbecue locations throughout the Orlando and Tampa Florida areas. I'm trying to understand the previous yelpers reviews as I experienced no such issues at this location. In the past at a different Sonny's barbecue I have experienced a few issues pertaining to service and or food, but not this one. The food was on point with the chopped chicken barbecue sandwich and french fries as a side. The chicken was great, of course it was smothered in Sonny's sweet barbecue sauce but the barbecue sauce is outstandingly delicious. The french fries were crispy as ordered and the have sweet half unsweet tea was refreshing and a nice large glass. The waitress was both courteous and efficient. She had very sweet and helpful personality and I was treated great with no issue. The combo for lunch special is $10 and well worth it. read more

Sonny's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Clermont, Florida

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I really didn't like this place, my husband liked it better then I did, the meat was overcooked, sauces bland and boring. There are much better choices than this place. Bleck. read more

We have eating at Sunny's in different cities, now we live in Winter Garden and the closest place is in Clermont, the last 3 times we went there we had the WORST experience , something is very wrong in the kitchens, we always order the big deal, the meat used to be delicious but now all we get is fat, hard skin and the bread soaked in fat. Half of our daughter's meal went in the trash. Our last time was the worse ever and it would be THE LAST TIME we eat at Sunny's in Clermont. What a shame, you do not even deserve one star. read more

Meh. It's a Sonny's. Expect very sweet BBQ sauce and well smoked meat. The salad bar is a joke, all canned stuff and a pile of iceberg lettuce. Sometimes the soups are great, sometimes they are mop bucket water. One word of caution: It's about 20 degrees colder in Sonny's than any other restaurant, any time of the year. Bring a sweater. In the summer I have to put on wool socks to be able to stand it long enough to eat my meal. I guess they don't want you to dawdle over your meal. read more

The food and service was very good, but they are not following the CDC guidelines and are allowing everyone to come in without a mask on and wait in the entrance area all crammed together without any social distancing and the guest are not asked to wear a mask and there are no signs on the door requiring masks. The staff are wearing mask, but the other Sonny locations are requiring everyone to wear a mask unless you are eating. People were constantly walking by our table with our food there and not wearing a mask. For this reason we will not be back to this location and have told our family about the health risk. read more

Worst experience ever!!! Waited in the drive thru for 40mins for 2 adult meals and a kids meal. I finally get my food and my sons sliced pork is all fat no meat at all and iced cold. Kids food should never be uncooked or ice cold. Never coming back here and it's sad because it's my sons favorite place. read more

This used to be one of our favorite Sonny's, but the quality of the food has plummeted over the last few months as to be inedible now. The staff is very good still but the kitchen and management have ruined the experience. They have even switched to no name ketchup, ugh. read more

Sonny's BBQ - Kid's chicken tenders. Yes the two crispy things in front were served to us as chicken. - Barbeque Near Me - Clermont, Florida

I called ahead and placed an order but still had to wait 30 minutes once arriving for it to be ready. The staff was incredibly rude, specifically Marion who disappeared for awhile and returned with food in her mouth to rub my credit card. They appear to not be managed well as many people were entering without being greeted and complaining as well. read more

I'm usually not a BBQ person - but the extended family chose this spot for dinner, and I was not going to cause a fuss. We were greeted promptly, and our large party was accommodated quickly. While the table was clean, the chairs had quite a few remnants left behind from the patrons before us. Luckily, the wetnaps on the table allowed us to quickly clean up. The waiter was really friendly, made great recommendations, and even offered to change the TV stations to better suit us. I ordered a bbq plate with pulled pork, broccoli, a sweet potato, and the salad bar and was very pleased. Aside from the messy chairs, this ended up being a win all around. read more

Tonight was a total disaster experience for myself and my wife. We are regulars that come quite often but after tonight that might be a change. Our server was very nice and recognized us rite away. As we we're at the salad bar it was not up to Sonny's standards. I asked for new lettuce because the bar was just the whites that are bitter to taste. It took a good couple minutes for the young man to even come out. I asked him for fresh greens and he looked at me as though I was crazy. When we returned to our table they had removed our silverware and gave it to someone else. The lady at the opposite table from us told my wife that a young man took our utensils. I asked the hostess for a manager and she was so overwhelmed that it looked like she was either going to cry or just scream. To put it all in a nutshell this is not Sonny's experience that was up to standards. read more

We have had meals at several Sonny's restaurants in our travels and have always had pretty good service. We decided to stop in on Sunday evening 2/18/2017 around 6:50 pm. We were never greeted by anyone to seat us, finally after about 10 minutes someone sat the people ahead of us (they had been waiting a little longer than us) approximately 5 minutes later we were finally shown a table. While we were waiting to be seated several servers passed by and said they would be with us shortly, never happened. After we were seated it was like we were invisible, no server even came close to our area. After approximately 10 minutes, without even any water served, we decided to leave. I approached the manager to offer a little constructive advice. She wouldn't even look at me, just turned around and walked away. I didn't even open my mouth before she walked away. I can tolerate slow service when a place is busy, or if the staff is harried but friendly. I cannot abide dirty tables, surly rude servers, small portions, and tasteless food. I will never return to this restaurant (that's restaurant in the very loosest sense). I wish I could rate it lower. read more

The last time I ate at this Sonny's in Clermont, Florida I came down with food poisoning. I knew from the first plate of ribs I should've sent them back. Because I was pretty hungry I ate them anyways. The service in this place is the worst! I've complained on several occasions and to no surprise i'm looked at with that " I don't give a shit" look that only a bottom of the barrel Sonny's waiter could give. Not long after I got home and put the kids to bed I found myself laid over the toilet for what felt like hours barfing up EVERYTHING I ate. I will never under ANY circumstances eat at this Sonny's or any other Sonny's again. I literally threw $50 dollars down the toilet... read more

Went here last night, I know they are doing repairs to the facility but the front desk was way to slow. The food on a scale of 1-10 was a 2. The service needs a lot of work. Sorry to say this but the Men's Restroom was Absolutely Disgusting. I would Never go back. read more

I used to eat here all the time a long time ago and it was good. But, I think that's because I hadn't tried any other real BBQ. My family got the ribs, brisket and pulled pork. Everything was dry and tasted like it's been in storage for awhile. For real BBQ, head to 4 Rivers in Winter Garden instead. read more

I have been coming here for years and the food was great, now it is awful. It tastes like they use liquid smoke on all of their meats to get all of their tastes instead of actually smoking it. You are guaranteed to get heart burn after this meal. The meat sometimes has very tough pieces in the brisket or pulled pork that you have really work your jaw to chew. The drive thru always forgets items, every single time I have to check my bag then run back in to get my missing item (usually coleslaw). Also the service in the restaurant is very slow, be prepared to be there forever. Unless they start to do some major changes to the staff and food quality I suggest going down the street to 4Rivers. read more

I eat in many restaurants and have never felt it important to leave a review before now. I have managed many restaurants in the past as well. This restaurant is the worst I have ever visited. My party of 4 waited over 30 minutes for a simple Barbeque order that should have taken less than 10 to prepare. All the tables around us had either left or were cashing out and we still were waiting. I had a view of the kitchen doors and didn't see any food coming out so know there was a problem. I asked our server who was obviously new and very poorly trained to check on our order. Since this took too long we decided to leave. We went to the front and asked to pay for the iced teas that we were served. They sensed there was an issue so we explained our experience. They looked in the back and said there were no orders on the works. We left infuriated. DO NOT EAT HERE! read more

One of the greatest dinning I have been too! The rips are out of this world! Made great memories in this Sonny's! Recommend!!

I love eating at Sonny's. Fast service and good food. The servers are very courteous. It is our go to place when we are hungry and in a hurry. read more

After living in Florida for 18 years yesterday was my first time ever Visiting or eating Sonny's barbecue. My husband and I decided to call In to pick up go home to enjoy our dinner. We called they said 20 minutes 20 minutes later we arrive however the food was not ready, so we decided to run home to take our groceries that we had just purchased so nothing goes bad. We went back to Sonny's to get our food which should have been ready by now, but to my surprise not yet. We ended up waiting one whole hour for food !!!! Then when we got home we found out they forgot our sides !!!! Ugh So livid. There was no way I could go back again, I was too angry. I was too upset.Their excuse was that the cook was new. read more

This is one of my Aunts favorite places to eat when we visit her from Ohio. The chicken was amazing! Great food!!

Food is good but service is horrible. Stood at the door for 10 minutes before being seated while the lady at the door was writing down shift changes on a paper. Very horrible when your on your lunch break that is only a hour. After being seated sat another 30 minutes for a sandwich and fries which I never got. I finally got up and walked out. Very poor service. I will never return to the one in Clermont Florida ever again. read more

We come to Sonny's often after the gym for the bottomless soup & salad with the pulled chicken and we're a tad bit specific on our order because we come so often & know exactly what we like. Our visit today with Aubrey was the best we've ever had. She got all of our requests right the first time & with the fastest service we've ever had! read more

Tried the new Fried Pickles, wow were they salty! Sliced brisket plate with fries was served with dry brisket. Turkey dinner plate was served with moist turkey. Tea is all you can drink and they will give you a to go cup if you want read more

Sonny's BBQ - This is the Sonny BBQ version of " extra crispy fries". They were served after they entree was finished. - Barbeque Near Me - Clermont, Florida

We waited a hour and 30 min for a Order we have called ahead for. Eric the manager said there is nothing he can do about it. Horrible read more

The food and service were excellent, until we discovered chewing gum on the plate! How disgusting is that? The manager refused to remove the tainted dinner from the bill so we explained that we would walk out on the entire bill unless he adjusted it. Only then did he give in - tacky - in so many ways. We will not be back. read more

This place has decent food, as most Sonny's restaurants often do, but the service is absolutely atrocious. God help you if they are even slightly busy, because you'll be ignored for a good period of time and you will not see your food for at least 45 minutes. The last, and final, time we went here, we walked out. There is much better BBQ in the Clermont area, then to subject yourself to mediocre food and bad service. read more

The worst Sonny's I've ever experienced. We waited at least 30 minutes for them to cook a burger. When it came, it was rare, and not the well-done I ordered. The service is extremely slow and the management is incompetent and inexperienced. Before we even got our food, a family of six came in, ordered, ate their food, and left. How embarrassing! read more

The food is pretty consistent. They lost stars due to service. I wanted a 2 meat combo, which I realize is not stipulated on the a la carte menu but is listed on the catering menu, which the hostess gave me to order my take out from. In any event, they just could have substituted off the menu. They have 2 meat combo, just not the ones I wanted. I would have been happy to pay extra. Other locations have done this for me. Still left a tip. read more

This is a good place if you are looking for a reasonable meal. It's not the best but it's pretty good for the price. The waitresses were all friendly and attentive. Their sweet tea is off the chain. I always get the sliced pork. At dinner I order the lunch size and it's enough without having to take home a doggy bag. All in all a good but not exceptional place. read more

I'm here right now and the service sucks asked other servers for help and they were rude about it no mangers are around and both of my brother's are sonny's mangers in other locations and i told them this place is terrible read more

I love the pulled pork BBQ and a lot of the sides. The salad bar is also very good. The prices are affordable too for the amount of food you get. The only frustration is with the service, it's very hit or miss. Most of the times I've been to this location, the service has been lacking. It takes awhile for someone to even come to the hostess stand and seat us, and then it takes awhile for a server to come and take orders. If the service was better and more reliable, I would have easily given 5 stars. When the place starts getting full, it can really take awhile. read more

Ordered through the drive thru last night and waited a total of 40 minutes from start to finish. I would've left if I was able to, but I was blocked in by other cars waiting. This is the third time I've ordered this way and I will not be returning. I could've went inside and ate a whole meal by the time I made it out of the drive thru. Only positive note was the cashier, he was friendly and apologetic. read more

Stopped by for lunch. The food was hot and fresh, the customer service not so much. Waiting on a drink refill for 10 minutes and counting. The waitresses huddle near the front stand and walk right past empty plates and cups. Not very busy today so I fail to understand why nobody has time for the customers. Check please?! read more