Big Easy

I don't gamble, I don't drink and I don't smoke. I am saving all my hard earned money for foods. This is a place that I have been dream on. I started to notice this restaurant on social media and it is perfect place for a seafood lover. Here you go, I came to experience it all. I ordered the seafoods combination meal with lobster, crab claws, mussels. It taste so great and it took a while to down it. My friends had ordered pork ribs and pork meat feast..it was huge portion and saw them eat like a hungry ghost...i cannot believe it that they managed to finish it at last. Good attempt. I will definitely come soon to try it Atlantic crab.

Delicious food and huge selection of drinks! The BBQ chicken was our favorite but it was all very yummy. The side of green beans was tasty as well.

The washrooms are a hike from the main level but the cute little sink in each stall was rather charming. Definitely recommend a visit!

Group of black business women in for retreat. Oh let me add from America. A person from our party was already present. Coming in the hostess made it seem like they were packed, had no seating and wait would be well over an hour. We were flexible on our seating even asked if there was option to order to go. Literally no one around was waiting and neither was to go option. Noticing person in our party a few seats were open near her as two ladies on far right left. Let me point out by ask other young lady if seat was open next to her there were a good two not occupied.

Moving on we made other hostess aware, sat down next to person in our party. Server appeared to have lots of humor and was accommodating. Cleaned table went through ordering process even patiently got lemon drop order which was superb. Food came out longer than expected but at the same time so that was good.

I believe everyone was satisfied enough but food was nothing to rave. It was ok. Again, waiter was humorous. Did so with to go plate and commented on one lady in our party having same name as wife therefore wanted to name her something else. Ok funny guy.

So after payment we are getting up to leave and things went left. Something was mentioned about us being Yankees, he was immediately corrected. Upon our exit, he was overheard by a member of our group saying lazy Americans to a group of white men. Whether they were Native to UK or not, I do not know neither was it our business.

So 5 black diverse background women traveled to London for a business retreat for the weekend. Came to a restaurant and paid their hard earned money to this establishment while being waited on by this white old man. It would be wrong if we went back and called him a peasant correct? A term native to your country on how they labeled lower class and more.

So let's be clear, it's about respect from one human being to another. I don't have time to give history and political lessons but I had reservations coming to the UK simply for what it stands for. Nonetheless I came with an open mind to appreciate what it offered. My conclusion is other people's stuff. Big Easy alone is Native to the U.S.A. in Louisiana.

What you were blessed to see in the flesh and serve was our ancestors wildest dreams while they gave their blood sweat and tears building America and more. So keep your closed minded, uneducated, micro-aggression, and prejudgment comments to yourself. Wake up! The ground that you stand proud on ain't no better.

A rustic tavern with basic food with Southern/Midwest American flare and drinks at best.

I saw some reviews by other Americans mentioning cultural appropriation and it being watered down. I would agree!

I ordered the Nashville Hot Chicken sandwich and have to be honest - it was the blandest spicy chicken sandwich I've ever had. I am beginning to think somebody heard about it and made it in a British way because spicy chicken from Wendy's or a fast food restaurant in American had more flavor. Nashville Hot Chicken is SPICY and I had to request extra hot sauce but even that didn't help. The breading (prior to the additional sauce) was coming off the chicken completely which I've never encountered even when homemade. The sides were nothing to brag about either. Other dishes I tried were nothing to write about.

This is simply not a real representation of American food or restaurants.

The ambiance was that of a dive bar (so much clutter everywhere).

The people I was with loved the food but they are from the UK.

If you're an American, don't come here as you will be disappointed. But I would say make sure you find some Indian restaurants because their food is flavorful.

This place deserves NO stars. Worst customer service I have ever experienced. Baban was incredibly rude and should NOT be in the service industry. Unbelievable

The brisket was great. Being from Texas, I'm rarely impressed with brisket outside of my home state, so I was really surprised to find a great one in London. Good atmosphere with live blues playing downstairs, but not so loud you can't easily have a conversation. Needed a place that could seat a large group last minute with a menu that a diverse crowd would be happy with. This was it!

Big Easy is big on taste! As an American, I am picky about my barbecue. So I was skeptical of how this would be. It was better than expected and I would return to try more of their large menu.

My companion and I put back the big taster which was pulled pork, roasted chicken, bbq ribs plus beef brisket. This came with spicy slaw and baked beans. Everything was super tender except for the ribs. These were a bit tough. Loads of flavour with everything even the beans!

We also had an order of fried pickles because you can't go wrong there nor with the giant voodoo prawns. It was a super size feast!

I was disappointed in the service. Slow and unreliable. We waited a long time to place our order and receive our drinks. Then couldn't find our waiter when it was time to go. Otherwise a fun place with a big bar and lots of Southern food. Even the lobster rolls looked tasty.

Stopped by on a Saturday evening, and wait time was around 1 hour. If you want to put your name on the reading list, you need a London number and luckily we had one (we were tourists).

The service was really slow. It took us a relatively long time for the waitress to come to our table, but she was nice given that the place was packed. It also took about an hour for the food to come to the table.

The pulled pork and ribs were ok, but I didn't like the chicken. The seafood however was wonderful.

We took our 15 year old for lunch on her birthday. We liked the atmosphere but chairs are so cramped in there, you literally have to squeeze through the tables to get anywhere but that is really not an issue.
The food was glorious! So tasty! I could eat here everyday. Mac and cheese was so creamy and the BBQ was delicious.
Giving 4 star because we got frustrated when ordering and being told they didn't have brisket, and they didn't have one of the drinks we wanted. Why be on the menu if not being served? also not impressed by the half filled cups of milkshake
Anyway, I recommend this place. Food is excellent.

I'm a big fan of The Big Easy. The Big Easy first opened its doors on the Kings Road before launching this 'bigger little sibling' in Covent Garden. I've never been to the King's Road location, but the Covent Garden restaurant is an incredible building. It is built into an old electrical power station, the space dates back to 1883 when it was the HQ for the Charing Cross & Strand Electricity Supply Company.

While it's not a perfect replication of true American BBQ, the smokiness is really what sets Big Easy apart from other London wannabe bbq joints - especially when it comes to their burger. It's the most flavourful beef patty that I've had in London, full stop. It's as if the grill tops have been infused with months and months of wood smoke and various other cuts of beef, pork, and chicken - and then when they cook a burger, the grill imparts that melting-pot of flavours into the beef.

The "Smokehouse Burger" comes served atop of some crispy veg and fried onions and topped with melted and smoked cheese, BBQ sauce, and THICK cut bacon. They also offer BBQ pulled chicken, pulled pork or chopped brisket sandwiches. All of these plus the beef Smokehouse burger sit on one of my "best value in London" lunch/pre-theatre deals.

For £10 (between noon-6pm or from 10pm-close) Monday through Friday, you can pair one of these sandwiches with a good-sized starter or desert cupcake for just ten quid! A REALLY good deal for London prices.

If you are a hardcore BBQ fan, I highly recommend the huge meat feasts from the Big Easy Pit. The BBQ Blow Out Platter is the most American of the over-eating you can do, and for just under £20 per person you get a massive deal for that. They serve pit-smoked chicken, St Louis pork ribs, and Carolina pulled pork with cornbread and fries in massive amounts on an upside-down trash bin lid. It's a meat lover's dream... AND you can add brisket to that mix for another £3.I talk more in-depth about my experience on beeffanatic.com, my review site, but I'd say this is definitely worth dropping in for a bite and a drink!

Just round the corner from Covent Garden this is a great place for a meal with friends. The BBQ and Lobster is served large. In bin lids if you get a massive platter.

The main reason to go is the Limitless BBQ (unlimited) Brunch with Unlimited wine, mojito or Prosecco. For £29.50 each in this part of London that's great value. You can stay for 2 hours so that's a lot of Prosecco. And we didn't have to ask for more drinks as we were topped up when we got most the way through a glass.

The other opion is one 1lb Lobster with chips and unlimited drinks. Whole not unlimited lobster is still a great deal.

You even get a plastic bib to stop you dribbling on yourself as clearly BBQ is messy!?!