Hickory's Smokehouse Southport in Sefton

Incredible food very tasty. Warm and welcoming staff. Great atmosphere. Lots of people inside which shows its popularity!

From the moment you walk in the staff are very attentive. If you've been to hickory's before then you'll know you get a small bag of popcorn & a table water when you're seated. We had a nibble on the popcorn as we wondered the menu in search for what we wanted to eat... we chose the smoke pit sharer which was sooooo much food, everything was cooked to perfection! The waiter(s) were very helpful throughout the meal. If you're thinking about going hickory's then the Southport branch is the best.

Hi there. Guys if you need a place where you are instantly welcomed as a long missing friend, place where you can crack a joke with a staff,music is loud (-ish) and you have to raise your voice to talk to your companion across the table and the food..... ah its a different story....yummy and delicious however a piece of advice:portions are BIG

We had a lovely time with my family. Food was really nice.

I came here with my partner on a Friday afternoon at approx 3:30pm. We didn't have a reservation but we were seated quickly as it wasn't busy. Our food and drink came out quickly. Everything was great. I'd never been before but I would definitely go again. The decor and music give the place a really nice American country vibe and the food and drink was all great. Would highly recommend to try with your partner if you've never been before.

I couldn’t have gone anywhere for my Birthday meal. From start to finish it has been amazing. Despite A few errors, which were handled quickly and efficiently (busy Friday night) it has been perfect. From the service of our waiter Erin, who did her best to make it an enjoyable night, to the bartender who involved my little god daughter and made it exciting for her. The food was amazing as always and so was the cocktails. Definitely recommend!

Spot on food every time. Love this place.

Great food, Atmosphere and very attentive service by our waitress Ashlea, nothing was too much and even took time out to look after my Son as it was his birthday.. will be back again Thanks

Great place for food and the kids really enjoyed my birthday meal

Always have a fab time at Hickory's excellent food and service

Best food ever,very nice place, amazing staff

Having only been to Hickory’s Chester previously I had high hopes for this family visit. This time round we went for lunch and I had the Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich as I’d had one before, abet not from Hickory’s. If you don’t know what the typical ingredients are for a Philly Cheesesteak sandwich they are: Hoagie roll, Ribeye steak strips, Sautéed Onion & Bell Pepper and Provolone Cheese. What I received was a recently toasted part-baked crunchy roll that could have come from Tesco, dry mince meat, a few onions and peppers drizzled with what looked like nacho cheese. Imagine you throw freezer mince in the microwave with onions and peppers then smash it into pieces in a frying pan and then when it’s dry put it unseasoned into a roll and you get the idea. The funny thing is my dad had the same, on my recommendation and tried mine after I stopped eating it and said that his tasted quite different to mine and didn’t have any onions or peppers in his. It seems Hickory’s has gone the way of all mass market chains and seriously lost its way. I won’t be in a rush to return.

Went for superbowl night instead of staying in this year. The allocated seats weren't great but I understood as the larger parties got the bigger tables with the better screen views. Full menu was available til midnight and the reduced menu after midnight was very good. The place was packed out which was great to see and there was enough staff on to keep us all topped up with food and beverages. Only thing that I'm not a fan of there is the tap beer is pretty poor selection and the very few that are sold on tap aren't great beers. Always enjoy going here even if it is a bit on the pricey side.

Very nice staff are friendly and useful food is good to

Been to the Chester Hickory's as posted.Southport Hickory's are as good,food was delicious,and the staff were quick to serve.Good night had by all.

Great car park Great welcome Very busy Saturday night The very best service from our very hard working server Food was ok I opted for the pulled pork platter I found the menu to be very overpriced and not value for money

First time here believe it or not .Eaten in hundreds of places but definitely been missing out on th juicy brisket. So juicy n tender!! Loved it and will be back😍

Amazing service amazing bar staff service was a 10/10 can’t wait to come back avyn was amazing his service was the best made our night was amazing

My husband and I went to Hickory's for our Valentine meal. In the past, we have been a little disappointed with the service but yesterday's experience put that firmly in the past. The team were dealing with an extremely busy night, with full tables everywhere. They still managed to do checks on us, make sure we had everything we needed and do it with a friendly, helpful manner. I listened to our server greet everyone with a lovely conversation. She was a star. We were served with amazing food as usual, cocktails that were fabulous, great deal, 2 for £12. Thank you all for making our evening special 💕

Wow.... first time visit but not our last. Brought my hubby for a valentines treat and what a treat it was. The service was great, the vibe was relaxed and the food was top notch. I had the shrimp sub and my hubby had the brisket then we shared some pancakes. Portions are good, quality is great, only negative.... they haven't got a hickorys closer to home.

Really enjoyed the experience as always. No faults in food, atmosphere and especially in staff. Avyn at the bar and Niamh on food, both extremely friendly and a good laugh. Always glad to come here for dinner and events. Every member of staff makes the experience worth while.

Staff were very friendly, food was good, nice atmosphere, we went mid week so wasn’t too busy.

Table booked for 8.30.....9.42, still waiting.......... (Amendment)..Good news, the issue was resolved on the night, the bill was wavered, which included drinks, the manageress was very apologetic, we ended up having a good time 😊

Seen this place on tiktok, gave it a try absolutely loved it, place looked amazing, food was so nice excellent choice, I tried the Brisket and Ribs and they just melted in your mouth, Price was reasonable, loved they had a gluten free menu for my mum. Staff were so nice and friendly. Had a cool movie room for kids. Will definitely be going back soon.

Great steak house! But also do some tasty Chicken too.

We have been loyal customer of hickory’s for many years - always loved it. We went last night and took some friends who were really excited to try it for the first time. We were really disappointed with the service sadly. When hickory’s was owned by the original founders, they took a real pride in their service, it was brilliant. Since being purchased by the pub chain Greene King, it’s now a lot to be desired. Waiting ages for our drinks to arrive, forgetting certain meats from our platters (£30+), had to constantly get the servers attention to order drinks, had to ask for our table to be cleared afterwards as all our plates were sat there for ages. Asking for Sauces but not bringing them. After all of this, they still put their service charge on the bill of £15 automatically. Won’t be returning in a hurry.

Went for a birthday treat for 2, on arrival to the table we had balloons 0laced for us, no discount thoe (hint) service was great and quick, food was yummy, we had the road house burger and the chicken burger with 2 deserts, nice sides with the meals and the drinks are cold and fresh. Love the police storming in at the end, good way to finish the night.

Amazing food, sevice is always high quality. Staff are lovely and any issues are resolved without issue and professionally. Dog friendly.

Top place to go for American style food , really good quality.

My partner and I love hickories. The food is delicious, service is always friendly and good timing wise. We love the vibe and this one has a lovely outdoor area for when the weather is nice

Atmosphere very friendly, food delicious and very filling, service fast and happy staff. Walked out full to the brim.

Always great 'everything' whenever you visit. Always a pleasure to dine here. ❤️

Updated Been 3 times since last review so thought should update.....Much better: all staff great and food as good as ever.glad it's got back to its previous standards. Food is amazing and its only reason we keep going back. Customer service is nowhere near on par from when it first opened. Staff just aren't interested anymore (other than the bar staff) . The past three occasions our serve has disappeared for long periods of time leaving not just ourselves but other diners waiting for; bills, cutlery and drinks, essentially anything you ask them for. On our last visit we struggled to find somebody to actually ask for the bill. On our way out we found the only servers still in the restaurant at the front of house podium/computer screen dancing around one another. Go for the food but expect a long wait.

We absolutely love this place!! Always a great atmosphere and the food is out of this world amazing!!!

Delicious. Just as expected from other reviews. Almost like being back in the States. Lovely service, always with a smile and nothing too much to help with.

A favourite in our house, always come back when we want great food and great service. Went tonight and had an especially great time, Ashlea and all the team made us feel so welcome and provided an excellent experience. Would wholeheartedly recommend 😁

Had a lovely birthday meal with grandson. Tom and the team made it extra special. We will see you soon. Thanks Hickories.

Always good food, with a little slice of American indulgence. Service for me as always been good. Likewise with the Ale. Bonus points for being dog friendly and having outside seating and huts to eat in 👍

Bit expensive but you get what you pay for as they say

Nice place nice food. Bit expensive. staff were excellent. Hickory's is better standard than most but their burgers no better than any other place. Would recommend you buy what they specialise in to get your money worth

I absolutely love Hickories so when finding one I have never been to, I always attempt to go. The staff were lovely and food was amazing. I have found the food is just as good in every hickories I go to which is a good sign of how it works beyond the kitchen. Couldn’t recommend this place enough no matter where you are.

Another great meal at Hickories in Southport. Today we had the special Thanks Giving menu. Wow it was delish! Piping hot, loads of it and the kids had a ball in the cinema room. The staff are always so quick and attentive. We will be back!

The food is absolutely amazing the sharing platter of meats is my favourite.

5 of us went yesterday for the first time, it's an hour from home but well worth the visit. From arrival everything was perfect. All decorated for Christmas,just stunning. All the staff were friendly and welcoming. The food is something else. Absolutely gorgeous, from presentation to taste. Couldn't fault one thing, the desserts are also magnificent.no rush to leave , it's on top of our list now for eating places .can't wait to go back xx

Amazing food, lovely staff who are very attentive. Will 100% be returning

Always good service and food, can be very busy sometimes with children but overall great place to eat

Cinema screen for the kids whilst you wait for the food, free bag of 🍿 Popcorn. Lovey food and drinks, pleasant staff

Love coming here to eat, I try and go as often as I can as it is one of my favourite places to eat at. Always welcoming, lovely atmosphere and most importantly fantastic food! I came here with my partner for my birthday again recently, I don’t like a fuss so my partner had not mentioned it was my birthday when booking. After conversations with staff and it being my birthday came up, the two lads came back with a smelly set and sweets to wish me a Happy Birthday which was a lovely a gesture. You honestly will not be disappointed coming here, I would eat here every night if I could afford it!!

It was brilliant, beautiful place inside and out, food amazing, cocktails amazing and huge portions,

Absolutely stunning food and brilliant service from lovely, attentive staff. My son's new favourite place to go!

Not been for a while as we don't have one locally. As we were in Southport, thought, why not. Wasn't disappointed. Brisket sub, beef short rib both with fries and slaw. Beautiful. Had the Fro-co custard Ice cream....beautiful 👌 lovely way to finish a meal. We will be back. Service was great to, loads of staff buzzing about and looking to help. Great visit,

Absolutely fabulous food .service is amazing and it's was our anniversary last time we went and the staff went all all and gave us an amazing gift amazing place would go back any day

It's good! For a chain, you can't go wrong and it's above most

Incredibly friendly staff, excellent service, amazing food, and a very authentic atmosphere.

Great food and service brilliant atmosphere definitely worth a visit

First time I've been, was on an American football Sunday night in the bar area. Food was awesome, tried some of their special beers, atmosphere was great.

Lovely american decor. Food really good and plentiful. Can get busy. Booking is advisable

Great food, nice ambience and excellent customer service, highly recommend

Food amazing The music and the whole American vibe that the restaurant has just makes it a great time.

Great food, Staff fantastic remember people from previous visits and just really approachable and friendly. Drinks also great old fashioned a personal favourite. And dog friendly

If you like BBQ smoked food this is the place to come for food its worth the money. We went on a Thursday night there were 10 of us all to gether, we had the meal deal BBQ blow out it was delicious. The kids got popcorn on the table and activity books to keep them from getting bored. The children's menu is really good . The staff are really friendly,the food came out all at once so we all was eating at the same time. The atmosphere was really good, We didn't feel rushed.

Simply outstanding food and service.

Great place , fantastic food and Staff excellent ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Good place not as good as other hickory’s in the north west. NFL Sundays, not the best when there is 3 tvs in the bar area and not really good seating for it Food as expected and beer pale ale good

We had two brisket subs and shared a coke plus one cornbread. Came to £65. Very good and efficient staff. It was nice but won't not be going back.

Excellent I'm.75 and was with my 3 grandsons 16 11 9 they love Hickorys cheers and thank you

Lovely experience throughout and Connor’s cocktails were amazing! He is a real asset to the Hickory’s team! Thank you:)

Staff were great dealing with my allergy requests and allowed me to swap things to make it work. Good food..good atmosphere. Good experience.

Love Hickory's, visiting Southport one often, and tbh never had any negative experience. Great food, and good drinks, cool Texas inside, alway full of people which is the best advert already. My partner got few intolerances too, and they're always happy to advise! Highly recommend especially to people who likes big portions, and meat :d

Absolutely fantastic visit to this lovely venue. First time there was top notch service and the food was delicious! Definitely will be going again! I had the salmon dish which was by far the best I’ve ever eaten! Well done!! 👍🏼

Shocking food. Below average!!! Overpriced rubbish. Rack of ribs arrived with no meat and dried out. Waited 30 mins for our drinks on arrival. Manager apologised for the state of the food on my plate that was not edible. A party of 4 of us and although offered a new meal I wasn't prepared to wait and eat a new meal when the others had finished their average overpriced food. All I got offered was I didn't have to pay for mine!!!! It didn't matter to them that I sat with no meal because mine was not edible and they only take that off the bill. Would never return for food. don't know why it was busy. I'm shocked.

This place was a go to now not so much they have changed most of the menu and it is sad the nachos years back were lovely now you get pickled onion and sweetcorn and pulled pork really bad the corn dogs smothered on BBQ saurce and now there getting rid of chicken in a basket that’s the last straw we won’t be visiting again so we’ll done oh I did I not mention the price of everything is just going up and up everytime we go another £1 or £2 is added to the each item place has gone down hill really fast

Great atmosphere, food and helpful service 👌

Love this place we celebrated our anniversary here not long ago the guy who waited our table that evening was fantastic deffinatly wanting to return here soon food is amazing

Absolutely amazing place to eat. Staff are great, food is immense. Always a great time !!

I had the mixed platter and my partner had steak. The steak was chewy and well over cooked. It had zero colouring and had no juice what so ever. The pepper corn sauce weirdly tasted of cheese. The larger rib on the mix platter was beautiful and fell off the bone unfortunately that cannot be said for any of the other rib parts to the platter as they were dry and tough. The sausage was ok how ever very spicy. Beans and brisket was tender but dry. Over all very disappointing and have had better meals from Wetherspoons.

Unique restaurant unique flavors like no other place in the whole of the uk

Great service food was excellent and server jamie was fantastic great service

Lovely breakfast. American sized portions. Great!

The 3am Mac and Cheese was delicious.

New to this American service style so hard to relate.

Another delicious meal at Hickory’s, service was great as always. Erin was very pleasant, very efficient and even sold us an add on. Thanks so much for the complimentary dessert, very thoughtful of you.

The food was really nice, but the portion size was small (Brisket)

Went there for my birthday, absolutely amazing staff. So lovely, amazing food, will definitely be going back!

Really enjoyed our evening here. Staff were really friendly. Great with the kids. Food was fantastic.

The food at Hickory’s is always great, but the service always eclipses it all. I can say the friendly nature of all the servers and managers is some of the best I’ve ever witnessed in any class or style or restaurant in anywhere around the world. Josh and Ben served us this last visit and again, outstanding. Engaged with the kids, chatting to them and going out of their way to be accommodating. Proper Texan hospitality! Thanks to all the team! You rock!

Very beautiful place to sit and enjoy your meal, food and staff were exceptional 👌 even surprised us with some flowers chocs and a card for our anniversary, which was a beautiful touch, 10 out of 10 will be back again xxx

The service was excellent and we were seated straight away. There was a lovely Friday night atmosphere. My son enjoyed his food. My food was disappointing the ribs were warm and the bones were really flaky. We liked the complimentary popcorn and our cloudy lemonade.

As an American, I loved this place. Tasty pork and beans BBQ, yummy sweet cornbread, peach ice tea, and keeps going on and on. My husband loved his burger and grape soda too.

We ordered the sharing platter and thoroughly enjoyed it. The meat was cooked really well and the staff were very friendly. Our only negative was that the plates weren't clean, we asked for new ones and these still had food stuck to them. We would recommend this place!

Nice food. Lighting is a little dark

We hadn't been to Southport Hickorys before, just Chester. We booked for our 40th Wedding Anniversary meal and we had an AMAZING time! From the moment we got there, the staff, food and service were excellent. Tom, our server, went above an beyond to make our time special. A BIG thank you to all the staff, as they presented us with a very special dessert, flowers, chocolates and a card signed by them all... a beautiful surprise! Thank you all once again, will highly recommend and definitely come again!

Ist time visit and we were very impressed with everything. The grandchildren enjoyed the small cinema room with popcorn too !🍿 the food was very tasty & the service was great. We will definitely be back.

Absolutely amazing evening. We booked for our anniversary the staff were lovely and the food was amazing. The cocktail mini masterclass was a nice touch 👌. Thank you for a lovely meal!

Last time , I had a bad experience .Was hair in my food ..

A friend of ours granddaughter was being married in the US on the day we visited Hickorys in southport. Unfortunately due to age and medical issues he was unable to travel to attend the wedding. Instead my wife and I decided to take him for lunch and particularly wanted an American themed restaurant just to get the feel of the day. We chose Hickorys in Southport, as he lives nearby. A few days before, we called the restaurant to book and told them the reason we were attending and asked if they could make the day special. When we arrived we were greeted by Josh, the manger and his staff and taken to a table they had specially prepared for us. The table had been dressed in various bits of US memorabilia, including a Stars and Stripes flag hung on the wall with Just Married written on it. Grandad was overwhelmed and although he had been here before he loved every minute. We can't thank Josh and his team enough for making this such a special day. His staff were brilliant on the day and a special mention must go to Tom, who was our server and was very attentive and helpful throughout our time there. We had the loveliest of times here on the day and Josh and his team by going more than the extra mile made it very special. Oh, and the food and drink was good too.

We tried Hickory's for the very first time today. The food was spectacular a.d the staff were lovely. The only complaint was how long it took for them to clear the table after we had finished xxk

A great place for all the family and dog friendly in the bar area (where you can reserve a table and eat) and outside on the balcony or garden. The little touches go a long way with treats, water, and beef for the dog while we ate our meals. The food was fantastic and service was just super. Thank you!

We had a lovely family birthday celebration. Food and drinks were great, we were looked after and made to feel special. The brisket is gorgeous with a side of mac and cheese.

We came from Wigan on our 12th Wedding Anniversary and we couldn't ask for anything better, food was absolutely divine but thats not what made our night. A lovely young boy called Ben went above and beyond for us and really made our Anniversary special. If there is any award for best service then this young man should get it!