Overall service is good but seems like this stall has limited hours. The pork and BBQ was decent though found the pork to be quite fatty at times. BBQ standard similar to a sweet baby rays. I do love the sides here , they are all good options and portions are large. Parkville market is quite big with a lot of seating. read more

The Portly Pig - Pulled pork , Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Mexican Street Corn - Barbeque Near Me - Hartford, Connecticut

I want to start by saying I don't typically have high hopes for BBQ outside the KC or Texas area. Smoked meats all the way. I don't want (or need) all that sauce. So, that being said, it was a good sign when I asked if the brisket was presauced, and the man working the stand looked at me like I was a crazy person and said of course not. I ordered the brisket and some mashed potatoes. The brisket was delicious and moist, with a nice rub. It was a little salty, but I'll let it slide. The mashed potatoes also had great flavor. It comes with a big container of sauce, I got honey mustard, which was great, but I didn't use much of it, as it wasn't needed. Allergens are clearly marked on the menu, and the staff was knowledgeable about other ingredients as well. Definitely a spot to spot into while you're at Parkville Market! read more

So i've ordered from here a few times and the rare occasions i've been frustrated have actually been with the third party delivery service rather than the restaurant. Folks this is a bbq place, a good one at that. They're going to sell out of items by dinner time. My go to is ordering nice and early in the lunch day, a pound of sliced brisket with sauce on the side, 1/2 pound of pulled pork, pint sides of their roasted garlic mashed potatoes, cornbread (to die for seriously, moist, sweet, generous portions), and sometimes the maple mustard potato salad. I make sure to take the time to pick it up and leave the good folks a nice tip cause smoking a brisket this good takes time and love. The gravy on the roasted garlic mashed potatoes? I'd take a bath in it respectfully. I've had nothing but great food experiences here. read more

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Y'all. Y'ALL. We have gotta talk about the portly pig and how their Mac and cheese is hands down some of the best Mac I have ever had in my life. IN. MY. LIFEEEEEEE. I saw it was a special item and got pulled pork added to it and just expected the pork to come on top. No no no no no no NOOOOO. They put in in batches in between the Mac and then put the bbq blend of seasoning on top that makes your eyes pop open as the explosions of flavor hit the tip of your tongue and you realize you're in for some FLAVOR. No bland Mac and cheese HERE. It is dense and it is rich and it lasted me 4 separate meals and those meals were gone too dang soon. I want to head there weekly just for this Mac. I would jump into a swimming pool for this Mac. I would wait in line for 3 hours without complaint for this Mac. This is what Mac and cheese dreams and happiness are made of, I SWEAR. I also got the elote, which was yummy too, but THAT MAC THO. read more

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Awesome food!!Best brisket ever!!John the owner was so helpful and friendly!!Will def be back!

Delicious, simple, barbecue at Parkville. They have gluten free options as well! We got brisket here and enjoyed it! The knock here is that they weren't fully ready at 11am when they opened. read more

Eat their food at Saint Francis as they come once weekly. Food is always good and never disappoints. A bit pricey but that's what you get for quality food. read more

I ordered the brisket, pulled pork, 12 hour beans and cornbread off of DoorDash. The meats were decent, I'm sure fresh from the restaurant they would be much better but nothing wrong with them overall. The cornbread was simple, kind of plain. The beans however were inedible. They were so thick and tasted off. I hope they were spoiled because if they are supposed to taste that way, I'm very concerned. If you eat here stay away from the beans. Friend got the Mac and cheese and that looked much better. read more

Sliced brisket was my favorite. It had a nice smoke ring and was moist and flavorful. Baby back ribs was also moist and fell off the bone. Mexican street corn was also good. Corn bread was ok. Tried both the original and hickory smoke bbq sauce. I prefer the latter. For the price, the quality of the food was very good overall. There was a bar conveniently located right across their stand in the Parkville Market, so was able to enjoy a hazy IPA with BBQ food. It wasn't very crowded on my visit on a cold Saturday afternoon in January, so we easily found parking and an indoor table. read more

Life Long resident of Hartford I try to try new spots at PARKVILLE MARKET every time I go. This time was The PORTLY PIG. Didn't have any bbq all summer. Checked out reviews of them like 2 weeks and they were all good with pictures. Came for the 3 meat platter but couldn't trade the sausage for another option so I got the 2 meat ribs and brisket combo with the 2 included sides potato salad (the hood style..... must include) and mash potatoes. Cashier recommended spicy bourbon sauce $27.80 worth it. USEd my Cashapp card perks and it was $25 bucks!!! Everythinggg was bang!!! Meat was tender nothing rough deff would order again. The full review will be uploaded to my YouTube: Travel and Eats . Thank you read more

The Portly Pig - Ribs and brisket Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes Maple Mustard Potato Salad - Barbeque Near Me - Hartford, Connecticut

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**DO NOT HIRE. LIES, EMPTY PROMISES AND OVER COOKED FOOD** I hired the Portly Pig to cater a 40th birthday party in May 2025, specifically a pig roast for 50+ people. I spoke with the owner Jonathan when initially inquiring and he was more than willing to accommodate requests and was very helpful...which led me to believe this was going to go smoothly. It was anything but that. I had to call 3 times to even get them to email me an invoice. When I would call the restaurant they would tell me they have no record of the catering. I should have known then that this wasn't going to be good. When I confirmed the order (3 times) I made it very clear that I wanted someone there during the event to serve directly from the pig on the smoker. I also ordered Mexican street corn which I was told during initial ordering that it would be on the cob (it wasn't) and ordered a spicy bbq sauce which come to find out, isn't even on their menu any longer. The day of the event I get a call from Jonathan that they are running a little late...ok no problem. He gets to our house and the pig is not on the smoker. Apparently there were car issues and they couldn't tow the smoker. This was so disappointing as this was a huge event and I had confirmed so many times that pig would be on the smoker and a staff member there to serve to our guests. I understand things happen out of our control was this was an BIG disappointment. Also, due to the lies I've been told by them, I honestly don't even believe that. Instead, the pig was cut in half and in two foil pans. In addition, the owner who dropped the food off didn't stay to serve the pig and said it would be "so easy" to just pull apart. On top of the issues with the pig, I was told he would be bringing a table and table cloth for the food. Neither we're provided. So now, my husband (who's birthday it was) had to break down the pig (because it was not "easy" to pull apart with tongs) find an extra table and then put the table together on his 40th in the middle of the event. We also had to set up EVERYTHING and this was supposed to all be done by them (chafers, burners, water, food). Due to the issues, the owner offered 10% off. I thought that was nice considering how much I spent on this. Well when I got the refund, it was only 10% off the balance I paid and not the full amount plus deposit. I then told him that although the food was good, the head and back of the pig were so extremely dry we could not serve it to our guests. The brisket we got was also so tough! When I shared my disappointment with Jonathan, he offered to give me an additional refund to match 10% off the total bill and a $250 voucher to be used towards future order. Over a month later and he has "promised" this to me at least 5 times when I tell him I have not received either yet. He told me he would leave the voucher at the restaurant and credit my credit card. I then asked him to mail the voucher to me and he said he would. I follow up and he says he "thought it was taken care of" by his staff. He then offered to drop off the credit in cash and the voucher....neither received. It's so unfortunate that the amount of money I spent on this was wasted and the lies and empty promises. I would steer FAR AWAY from this business!!! read more

I am still searching for good BBQ in CT. So today I tried The Portly Pig in Hartford. It is in the Parkville Market which looks to be a cool place to hang out. They have a stage outside for live music with a bunch of picnic tables. And plenty of other space for hanging out. Inside they serve cocktails and have a huge variety of food offerings. It's filled with different food stalls with different ethnicities, types of food. Well The Portly Pig menu looked great with ribs, brisket, pulled pork, sausage and other items. My son and I had pork ribs, brisket, pork belly burnt ends, and pork rib mac and cheese. The burnt ends were good, the pork ribs were OK, the brisket was good but not great. The pork rib Mac and cheese is a definite skip. There were chunks of cartilage or some other unchewable pieces in it. read more

I shared the loaded kettle chips with some friends. What a great app. The kettle chips were super crispy and really held up - even though it was completely covered by things like beans, pulled pork, BBQ Sauce, thick cheese sauce, seasoned tomatoes, cilantro, and green onions. Great contrasting flavors, colors and textures, This dish is now in rotation. read more

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This place is inside Parkville Market food hall. Mexican street corn side was my favorite here. Loaded barbecue waffle was an interesting concept. A waffle topped with beans, topped with meat (brisket in my case) and coleslaw. Beans was nicely smoked. Brisket was too salty for me though. Their meatloaf is made of beef. That was also good, a bit more spices would have been better. For dessert, I went with the smoked chocolate & bourbon bread pudding. It was not a super sweet dessert. It was not super rich either. read more

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Excellent food !! We have them cater a large lunch for our team every year and the food is absolutely delicious ! Jonathan is so easy to deal with and always delivers on time and makes the experience that much better ! Highly recommend !! read more

The Portly Pig - Pulled pork Mac and cheese, chicken , green beans , corn bread - Barbeque Near Me - Hartford, Connecticut

The mac and cheese tastes like glue. He puts meat on it to hide the bland flavor. Kraft mac and cheese is better. The pork rive were really dry when I tried them. The owner gave me bad vibes, and I would not eat there again. read more

The absolute best. I would normally list my favorite things on a menu but you just can't miss at The Portly Pig. Plus, and maybe the best part, is the whole crew and staff are just good people. Highly recommend for someone looking for a real BBQ fix in CT. read more

I've been wanting to go here for some time. Finally had the opportunity to go here yesterday 5/26/22. I ordered the pork burnt ends and the potato salad with the smoked baked beans. It was all delicious. Great pricing. Next time I will just go earlier so they have more of what I want to try. Unfortunately I went later in the evening and they were out of some of the things I wanted like the brisket. Definitely a must try read more

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I ordered a plate with pulled pork, baked beans and mashed potatoes. There was a generous amount of pork. The beans and potatoes were dry. The potato's came with gravy. Even with the gravy the potatoes were not satisfactory. My husband had the meatloaf sandwich and did like it. I would have given them another 1/2 star if it were an option. I still would recommend this place. read more

First time ordering from here, actually thought this was another BBQ joint we wanted to try and upon arriving realized we mistakenly ordered from here.. not a bad choice tho. It's in a bad area of Hartford (Park St) next to Ikasa furniture place. You pull in and it's a bit confusing as to where the entrance is as there are other restaurants in the same location. So, you have to park and walk in to a long hallway to find this joint in the corner inside. But there are other restaurants in there that r we will definitely come back to try. We ordered the portly platter which comes with pork, ribs, sausage & (2) sides along with sauce. We also ordered the Mexican corn, potato salad and cornbread. All under $60 and it fed a fam of (5). The portions were moderate, the sides were small. Food was delicious, wish we had selected better sauces as I did not like either of the (3) I chose. Staff was friendly, place was clean. Will come back again DISCLAIMER: pictures were in between us picking at it already, sorry.. but it was all delicious!! read more

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Burt ends were horrible. incredibly fatty. Had to throw out 1/2 of the meat, you'd put it in your mouth expecting meat but really half the plate was big blubbery fat pieces coated in BBQ sauce. I don't know how, but the meat itself was dry and the sauce was over cooked leading to a heavy, dry brisket. This Meal with 2 sides cost over $20 with tax. Never again. read more

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Best food and catering service ever! I hired The Portly Pig for my wedding and it was awesome. The owner 'big john' was fantastic and attentive. Everything ran smooth. Would hire again 1000%. Much love, Autumn and Angel! read more

I attended a wedding a couple of weeks ago that was catered by The Portly Pig. The food was delicious. They did a stellar drive.

The Parkville Market is great, and the service at PP was fine, but my pulled pork and street corn is so salty I can't eat it--it's going in the compost. read more

I stopped in to Parkville Market after an appoinrment nearby. I knew I was hungry. I had no idea what to order! I read all the various restaurant's ipad menus. Portly Pig looked most appealing! I got a super famous BOWL, featuring smoked chicken, garlic mashed spuds, roasted sweet corn, grilled sweet peppers and onions. A big side of hickory BBQ sauce was the topper, to dip everything in liberally. I could have eaten two! Very fresh, simple but BULLS EYE. Try this restaurant at Parkville Mkt - prices are NOT too bad. I will go back. Thanks for a great supper PP! read more

Pork shoulder melts in the mouth. Spectacular. Chicken is soft and juicy. Highly recommend both.

Great Q!! Fall of the bone pork ribs and just the right amount of smoke!! Can't wait to have it again!!

Stopped in from Kansas City on vacation to the Connecticut area. The pork burnt ends were awesome! I paired it with some brisket, Mexican street corn, and the potato salad. The potato salad was different from any potato salad I had ever had and would have been worth the stop itself. The brisket was very well cooked and really didn't even need any sauce but I did use some on every other piece just because. The serving size was good. The price may be a little high for some but if you want some of the best BBQ ever then suck it up buttercup. read more

For my husband's retirement party, we wanted a BBQ and discovered the PORTLY PIG online; we went to try their food at the Parkville Market where we were met with courtesy and the manager let us sample almost everything for a very nominal fee and that generosity had us sold not to mention the sumptuous food. Barbara the catering manager was incredibly responsive and helped us create a wonderful menu for our guests. They set up on the day and the food was better and more than we could have imagined much to our guests delight as well! The PORTLY PIG is highly recommended if you are looking for outstanding BBQ and amazing service . Catherine F. read more

We ordered the Portly Platter with Garlic Green Beans and Baked Beans. Everything overall was fantastic. The ribs were fall off the bone flavorful. The pulled pork was tender and not bland nor salty. Just right. The smoke sausage was amazing. We saw the garlic green beans being made and it smelled amazing. The baked beans we the perfect ending. Hickory Smoke sauce was great as well. My fiancé is a huge BBQ guy and he said 2 thumbs up! read more

The good news is that the food came out in a timely manner, the person behind the counter was friendly/explained the menu well and the meat was tasty. But for the value, the portions were very small. And the corn bread was the absolute driest I have ever tasted and it lacked flavor. Like eating week old communion bread. We didn't even touch it after the first bite. again, the meat was tasty. The barbecue sauce was very good. But I would try another restaurant next time. read more

My husband and I have been to The Portly Pig several times and have always found the food to be EXCELLENT. Today was no exception. We had the combo meals and they didn't disappoint. read more

Their menu has some gluten free options. However none of their sauces are labeled. I was the only one in the line and asked a couple of questions. I asked them about their sauces and the cook got mad and said "you know what we're all sold out, there's nothing for you here. You're too picky" his demeanor was extremely violent. I have an auto-immune disease called celiac disease and I need to ask these questions to keep myself healthy and safe. I've never been treated like this at a restaurant before. I would never recommend them. read more

Went to pick up an online order that we thought was placed but when we arrived there was no order and at this point they were closed but still went above and beyond and got us fed what truly was a memorable moment thanks again !!!!! read more

I had The Portly Pig cater my wedding on 10/01/22 and every single person could not get over how good the food was! When making our rounds to each table, everyone was gushing about how delicious every single item was and how great the staff was! I highly recommend them if you're looking for catering for a wedding or party! 10/10! read more

SO. FREAKING. GOOD! We had the smoked meatloaf, smoked brisket (we got the last of it for the day; great timing!!), Mexican street corn, and cornbread. The Mexican street corn was the highlight for me; it was the perfect mix of fresh and savory and like, cheesy? I'm not 100% sure, but next time I'm ordering double! And dude... that cornbread!! I was totally impressed by how friendly the staff was. Joanna took our order and was enthusiastic and pleasant. She ran through our order to make sure she had exactly what we wanted on our bill. We were greeted by everyone in the kitchen, too! Jonah was excited to recommenced some of his favorite dishes (that he made!) Pat had us try each of the sauces with our food so we got a full idea of what The Portly Pig has to offer; just an all around nice experience with a crew that made us feel at home. It's a weird time. It was nice to go to a place that was chill, wholesome, and had some crazy tasty food, too, in light of all that's going down! Thanks, guys!! We'll be back soon... probably next weekend TBH. :) read more

I just watched the owner be incredibly unprofessional when a young women just needed questions answered for her gluten allergy. I have never seen such ugly behavior from anyone and I've been around. I left without ordering. read more

Hired them for a backyard BBQ for 25... food was great - especially the pulled pork and the brisket. They set everything up, cleaned everything up & made it very easy. And, there were leftovers for the next day! read more

Absolutely one of my favorite spots at Parkville Market. John and Jay always got the right recommendation. Personally my favorite is the Mac & Cheese with Rib meat in it. If you haven't tried, you don't know what you missing. read more

First time ate at The Portly Pig and I was not impressed. My husband and me ordered the brisket cheesesteak sandwich and it was overly salty, It came with chips and some were mushy because they added the chips inside the box with the sandwich. I threw away the rest of my meal. My husband ate his but stated next time we are at Parkville Market we will not stop by The Portly Pig. read more