Hickory's in Wakefield - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

If I could give 0 I would an apallingly bad experience. The smoke here was from bottles, cans or jars. The brisket was greasy with no smoking done, the gravy was thin and runny, the beans were disgustingly runny and grey coloured with strings of pork. The shrimp in the Po'boy were served stone cold. The brisket in the sub was tough and grisly, the french fries all served cold and obviously from frozen. The Mac n Cheese was very salty and portions were ridiculously small. What the heck is that so-called coleslaw with its unknown flavour and rather rank. In my 30 years as a food product developer in North America I have never come across such blatantly false advertising for meals. As for the ambience - please stop playing that god awful cowboy music so loudly and supposedly representative of Southern music have you never heard of Delta Blues, New Orleans jazz and even Jimmy Buffet, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Johnnie Cash? This restaurant would crash and burn in a week if it was in the Southern USA.

Wonderful music, great staff, food was lovely. Xxx

All the food we ordered was perfect but service was terrible. Took ages to get served after sitting down. The starters arrived before the drinks, then the server tried to clear our starters while we still eating. The mains came while the starters were still on the table. We waited 30 minutes for our mains to be cleared, then got the bill when that didn't happen. Other tables had eaten 3 courses and left while we still waiting. No extras for the birthday celebration which was very disappointing. Much better experience at the Huddersfield branch.

Reminding us so much of dining in the America. The location is a little hidden but that did not stop it being really busy with a great atmosphere. The decor truly adds to the experience. We got good service and had high expectations for the food having read other reviews and we were not disappointed at all. The beef brisket was cooked perfectly and the burger we had was unbelievable possibly the best I have ever had. We will definitely be back very soon.

Got taken here for pre stag doo food and drinks, realy friendly and polite staff, did a lot for us on the day bless em. Even had me behind the bar making myself a cocktail, blew my head off to be fair ha Keep it up peeps 👍

Good food, friendly relaxed atmosphere and great service.

This was my 3rd visit to Hickorys, on the 2 previous occasions I had ordered the waffle, but this time I wanted something different. My son and daughter-in-law had taken me for a meal for my birthday. I am a straight talking person who will quite readily voice my opinion if something isn't right. On looking at the menu I found there wasn't anything I could order from the starters as there are lots of things I just don't like, so my son ordered their starters as a side dish to accompany their main meal. Again, I had the same problem with the mains, there were just too many things on the mains which I can't eat ie: onions, pickles , peppers etc. So after studying the menu I decided on the pulled pork, it came with pickles but I thought I would just ask for them to be left off, I am allergic to cucumber, ( it makes me violently sick). On trying to order this meal, I was asked what pickles I was allergic to and basically told that this wasn't the meal for me as it was cooked in apple cider vinegar, (I don't have any issues with apple cider vinegar) anyway the waitress then said she would get a tablet and go through the allergies with me. However well intentioned this may have been, I had by now had enough, so I ordered the 3am mac n cheese. That was a mistake. I ordered it with fries which were cold and the chicken on the mac n cheese tasted like it had been cooked in salt. I left at least half of the meal, and as I said I'm a straight talker but I could see the disappointment on my sons face so I kept quiet. The waitress asked me if I wanted a box for my leftover food ( only if I wanted to give it a decent burial). I politely refused. By now, I just wanted to leave , but I was presented with a donut on a birthday board with a firework in and had happy birthday sang to me. If the floor would have opened up I would have gladly crawled in. I hate being the centre of attention. I was now ready to leave as I had a banging headache from the ridiculously loud music. I think its safe to say that that will be my last visit to Hickorys. Disgraceful response from the owner.

Time is currently 19.19 sat here for over half an hour as a table of 12 after we have finished our meal and not one member of staff has been over to ask if everything is alright or if we need our plates clearing away. We have been here 2 hours .... After we ordered our food, 3 of our plates had stains on and we told the staff... Instead of bringing new plates out he just wiped it down and brought it back out, the plates still had tomato sauce stains on. Me and my partner ordered the platter, beef brisket, beef rib , chicken wings and sausage is very good. The pork ribs and pulled pork was very underwhelming. Food was Luke warm when brought out. I would go back to Hickory's for the beef brisket and beef ribs but not this branch (Video taken at 19.10 & 19.25)

Food was ok, service was disgusting staff would rather talk to team members than pay attention to customers. Waited ages for the bill and even longer for a box to takeaway my food. Wouldn’t come back again

The food is to die for it melts in your mouth, all served by friendly staff. The Beef rib was my favourite, lots beautiful meals to choose from on a great menu. Our party of seven were all very satisfied and will come again. Thank you Hickory’s

Food very good. Service fine, but nothing special: server didn’t repeat our order back to us which caused an issue as an item was missed although we noticed when cutlery was delivered so the food did all arrive at the same time, but that’s a basic, controllable error. I was expecting ‘over the top American service’ but we didn’t really get that and there was little warmth at all probably because of the amount of different staff that served our table not enabling a rapport to be developed. Restaurant was at 10% capacity so slightly irritating that all diners were seated in the same section and as a party of 4 adults, squeezing us inbetween two tables with multiple small children on seemed totally unnecessary and the results were as you would expect in terms of ambience for our meal.

Perfect choice, 1st time at Hickory’s, Texas Style Briscot was delicious, excellent pale ale from Sierra Nevada

Really unimpressive food. The staff were lovely, very welcoming and pleasant throughout. We were sat in the corner of the restaurant which was a little dark - but not uncomfortable. What let's the place down is the food, me and my partner had the £60 platter to share, all the meats (of which there is plenty), tastes the same, the taste been completely uninspiring and very boring - nothing exciting at all. The corn bread arguably the only thing that was pleasant..the coleslaw potential gone off, or intentionally sour? As a whole - it's not the worse place to eat, but you'd not recommend it to anyone, and if in conversation someone brought Hickories up, I'd suggest they don't bother. I was shocked, when asking to remove the tip from our bill, that the waiters had to have approval from managers. I appreciate they want to be an American BBQ house, but tips are truly optional!

Great atmosphere. Great service. Free delish sweet+salty popcorn for the table. The atmosphere was perfect for families. Appetizers were small but understandable for the HUGE main portions. The beef rib is massive and tender and delicious. The cornbread was the only disappointment. Drinks were fantastic. Overall great experience .

Be prepared to be constantly harassed by staff! Nicely themed, clean pub. OK selection of drinks, nice food, great for kids, ample parking. But staff won't allow you to relax, from the moment you walk through the door they are questioning you.

Brilliant service, staff are fab and the food is phenomenal

Amazing food, service and staff. Made a big fuss of our little boy and all the other childreb

Gorgeous food starters and mains nothing to fault lovely place defo be back

Good re-creation of a US dining experience with smoked meat, American soft drinks and beers. I had chicken & bacon on waffles with maple syrup and a root beer float. Server was friendly and attentive, food arrived quickly.

Party of 10 of us went for our daughters 21st. Absolutely fantastic food. Great service. Made our daughters birthday meal fantastic. Thank you to all the staff. All food brought out together. Perfect evening.

Tiktok made us do it! 🤦🏽‍♀️ We hadn't booked but were seated straight away, I wanted to stay inside, so we were given seats right in front of the kitchen. Our drinks order was taken first - I had Grape Soda, and my husband had Coca cola. Service was very quick. We were given a bottle of water & and a little bag of popcorn to graze. We were also offered a sample of the beef brisket, which was so nice. The 3 chefs on the front had amazing banter, and when they saw us browsing the menu, we asked for their recommendations, and they gave us their favourites. They spoke to us multiple times throughout our time there. I had the smoked brisket sub, my husband had the Go big or go home burger, and we also ordered southern fried chicken in a basket, dusted tator tots, and mac & cheese. Everything was so flavoursome and cooked to perfection. I couldn't fault any of it. The communication between all the staff is excellent, they genuinely seem to love working there, the kitchen and bar flow perfectly. My husband had split his burger in half to be able to eat it easily, he had asked for some extra burger sauce, the Head chef came out personally to admire that he'd split his burger and gave him another top for his burger garnished with salad and sauce. The grape soda was so nice, I loved it that much the waiter noticed and gave me a free can of soda to take home 😍 It's one of the best places we've been in a while. We came as a couple on this occasion, but it has an outdoor play area and a little cinema playing Disney movies! 😍 Great for kids. We are already planning on our return 😁

Bar staff were friendly food was not that great it looks better than it tastes. Our orders were mixed up and some items missed off and then they added 30% tip on the bill.

Go here quite a lot, but I got chicken wings tonight, and one came with claws, disgusting! Won't be coming again!

First visit here, won’t be our last. On the recommendation of Dylan (our fabulous waiter) we shared the platter for one and had a couple of extra sides, it definitely gave us a better idea of several of the menu items. What can I say, the brisket was sensational, the bourbon gravy I have absolutely no words for, the baby back ribs, chicken wings, cornbread, onion rings and fries, all amazing. Pit beans, no words to describe how good these are! I could go on - shared a churros for pudding and that was fab too. Shoutout to Dylan, so polite and attentive without being overwhelming and he was so helpful as well. Great anniversary meal!

Very average food for very premium prices. Got charged tips without asking as well as some sort of extra spice feef for your burger fries.. On a flip side place is huge, and they made an effort to look like American restaurant. But will not come back there for extortionate prices and very average food.

They definitely need to get some ceiling fans installed in this place for the summer. So hot. However the food, service and atmosphere were second to none. Very nice outdoor area too.

Staff were outstanding. A visit today (30th July), my nephew fell and hurt himself outside. The staff brought appropriate first aid to wipe the grazes clear and offered for the little one to go behind the bar to make his own milkshake afterwards. The chap behind the bar was absolutely brilliant with him, put a right smile on all of our faces. Would happily return!!!

I'm not a fan of the tip being added to the bill for me. (the "we will remove it without any awkwardness if you ask" isn't okay. Only the customer can decide what makes them feel awkward) I had planned to tip anyway but adding it for me leaves a sour taste on what was otherwise a great meal. The food was excellent and service was noticibly good.

Nice place. Chef Fraser was excellent and very professional and friendly

We were very well looked after by the super friendly staff. They went out of their way to make it a special dinner. The food was just what we needed and the place has a casual and cool vibe. Definitely worth a visit!

Baby back ribs very dry and almost no meat on them. Service was adequate at best, still waiting for the water I had ordered. And a little but upset about no popcorn

Very welcoming from friendly staff, good atmosphere and great food from main menu

Enjoyed a fantastic evening out with family and friends. We booked a table in the outdoor seating area as it meant we were able to take our puppy with us - the staff were so accommodating towards her! They brought her out a dog bed to lay on (which she loved and slept on the entire meal). Food was served quickly and enjoyed by everyone in our party! The play area is fantastic for the children to burn off energy (great for our very active 4 year old!) we will be back again for sure 😊

Food was decent, thought the tables were very close together and claustrophobic though which was a bit uncomfortable.

Great food and ace boozy shake - our server Owen was top notch too ! Defo a great place to go when you’re hungry !

Great food, great service, great atmosphere. We came to eat as a group after a team meeting and everyone enjoyed the experience so much we’ve already decided to go again.

Went for a friends birthday and wasn’t sure what it was going to be like but since being I’m definitely going to be back because the food was absolutely incredible and the service was amazing. From the minute you enter the staff make you feel welcomed and looked after. The food was amazing too, ended up getting ‘The Go Big or Go Home’ which I barely finished it was that big but was too nice to not finish, definitely worth eating there and would highly recommend going when your hungry too

This is my 8th visit and they’ve always been unbelievably amazing. The food is perfect. The staff are amazing. The music is great. I cannot find fault at all with this place. N

Really nice food fair priced and friendly staff 10 out of 10

Cannot beat it. Food and service is to a whole new level not 1 unhelpful staff member. Atmosphere is amazing, great for family's but also manages to keep it intimate for those on dates.

First time and loved it! Me & my husband shared the platter for 2 and couldn't finish it! Can't wait to go back

Went in for a birthday meal. Really busy Sunday afternoon and took a while to get seated and for food to arrive, however staff was more then compensating with gifting us the bill on the house, without us complaining about anything. Very much appreciated, and top quality food 👌🏽

I asked for a quiet table but was seated right next to the live music which spoiled our evening as we couldn't hear ourselves talk.

Wonderful meal with my husband for his birthday. I had the brisket mouthwatering and my husband the usda slab again mouthwatering. Lovely place and they celebrated his birthday with a yummy doughnut and singing 😋

Great food friendly staff excellent service 👌

Great cocktails and food, always a good atmosphere.

Food was amazing, Shame I got back to my car with damage on it, Told by the manager no cctv covering the car park. Car park spaces seemed narrow and considering most people have SUV's or pickups these days. Who ever it was that did it had checked the back of my car and chose to walk off, Scum bag.

Excellent food great service will definitely recommend

Beautiful food, nice authentic surroundings & always busy 😋 yum yum

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Absolutely brilliant, food was out of this world, you can’t get food like this anywhere else. The staff were fantastic! Made it just that much better. This is my new food spot!

Wow thank you the staff at Hickory's, it was my wife and i's 20th wedding anniversary and our first time here. When we arrived our table was decorated with hearts and stars and a happy anniversary plaque, the food was amazing and just about every member of staff wished us happy anniversary. The attention to detail was spot on and when we asked for the bill we were presented with a tray with a none alcoholic cocktail each and the tray had Happy Anniversary stencilled on it. The staff made it an evening to remember, unfortunately next time will just be an ordinary date. See you next time thank you. Darren and Joanne x.

We came for our Anniversary tonight and on entering we was wished happy anniversary. We were shown to our table which they had decorated with love hearts and a lovely celebratory sign. We both ordered the Hog Heaven and we definitely wasn't disappointed it had a bit of everything on. We asked for the bill and then they came out with a platter with Happy Anniversary on with 2 teapots and 2 cups with candyfloss mocktail as 20 years is China. The attention to detail was outstanding and it made our night. Thank you so much we will definitely be returning.

Great food, great service, will happily visit again

Fantastic food and atmosphere. May not be ideal for vegetarians but even them will find something to eat. Meat always perfectly done, great flavours and I love the American style. Not the cheapest place to take the family for Sunday dinner but worth coming for a special occasion or during week when daily specials are a bit less pricy. , Really love the place

Wow, what a place the service was fantastic they even came out singing happy birthday with my sweet. I had a burger with chicken ash brown and a beef burger on, and it was amazing. I have no complaints the staff were great no wait for food they really couldn't do enough for us. Definitely going back real soon

Nice food, and the staff were great, and the decor is spot on 👌

Just visited the new Hickorys in Adel, Leeds. It was fabulous!! The staff were so friendly and really made our night. I was lucky enough to get a kitchen tour…no shortcuts there the food is smoked for hours, and everything is freshly made. We even got to make our own cocktails too! The food was delicious, staff genuinely friendly and it was a great atmosphere. We can’t wait to go again!

Food tastes lovely, can be a bit mixed sometimes, ribs can be a bit dry on occasion. Staff are great, always smiling and happy to help out. Atmosphere is good with background chatting from all the tables, the music is rather loud though, I'm a fan of country music but not when I cant hear the other guests round the table. Didn't detract from the evening too much though. Side note: beef rib = slice of heaven

Travelled a fair old distance to visit. I really don't like leaving bad reviews but hopefully this will help to improve things, but I doubt it. Can't fault the service, it was excellent. Food is horrendously expensive and overpriced. Ours arrived in lukewarm cast iron pans. Pulled pork in beans was watery and tasteless. Portions are very mean. Chips arrived in a tin mug. Two of us went for the £60 sharing platter. 1 tin mug of chips between 2 people, really! Gravy, 40ml max, served in a mini tin bucket which was stone cold and a complete letdown. Miniscule portion of slaw, about a palm full between two people. My daughters meal also came with slaw which was the same size, to me, that does not seem right. She also got the same amount of chips as the £60 sharing platter. Half of the ribs were so overcooked they should never have left the kitchen. Also.... The music was very loud and off-putting. Can't believe how expensive the food and drinks are here. I left feeling ripped off, and I was. Oh well. Lesson learned. Won't ever be back. I have had far superior food at very sensible prices in many other places.

Fantastic service from Rob always a pleasure to have serving us 100% recommend here and Rob! Never had a bad meal here from walking in to leaving always had a fantastic time and will always come back!

We went as a party of 8 for a birthday meal and we weren't disappointed! All 8 of us loved the meal and will definately be back. The cinema was a fantastic added extra to keep the kids entertained.

Can't fault the place , been 3 times so far , love it .

We had the best BBQ food in a restaurant EVER. Everything was cooked beautifully, melt in the mouth brisket and beef rib. Our server was really lovely and bubbly, didn't catch her name...buts he was absolutely non stop on her section, clearing and serving and seemed really knowledgeable for a table near us with allergies. We will definitely be back! We have one opening in Leeds, but we have worked out for where we live it's actually quicker to get to Horbury with traffic etc. Will be bringing friends next time. 10/10

Thank you so much everyone was lovely at hickory’s. Myself and my husband visited to take our minds off our boy having an operation at Pinderfields. I had to explain why I was an emotional wreck after the waitress asked if we were having a good day. The food was amazing and as we left they give us a takeaway chocolate fudge cake for when Ethan woke up. Unfortunately the rest of the day he could only manage toast and two spoonfuls of cake. So next time we are visiting for his check up we will definitely visit for him to have a full meal.

Really good atmosphere and brilliant American food and drinks. 2nd Review - Even better than the 1st time! Great service, nothing too much trouble and the food was out of this world! I highly recommend Hickory's to all.

Absolutely sensational food and service, honestly could not fault in any way at all. Cannot wait to come back!! Thank you Hickory’s team for a wonderful and enjoyable date night 😀

Expensive but nice food friend staff

Bit expensive will not be going again

It was our first visit here but it won't be our last. Everything was perfect. It was my hubby's birthday and to our surprise they sang happy birthday to him and presented him with a cake with a sparkler on a board which said happy birthday. Think it was a lovely touch and a great end to a lovely night.

Been promising myself a visit for ages, didn’t disappoint, had the sharing platter for two, food and service were amazing 🤩 thank you so much 🙏👌😊

Amazing American style food , we had the mixed platter for 2 which was huge. Cornbread was a real bonus only place I've found it outside of the US. Good choice of drinks and plenty of seating. Amazing little kids cinema too for them to sit in while the food comes which is a great little touch. Will definitely come again !

Had a wonderful evening for My Birthday i got to make my own cocktail behind the bar, recieved a bourborn tasting board and a dessert with sparkler all complementory withour expectation. All the staff were wonderful and couldnt have been nicer! Only issue was one of our guests meals was missing but was rectified quickley! Thank you for a great evening!

Food is always nice had some dodgy soft drinks that were too watery...swapped without any fuss. I wish they would stop begging you to fill out a massive survey on their iPad at end of every meal and not coming back to table with card machine for 10 mins.

Food was good but I’ve been to the recently opened hickory’s in Lincoln and the food there was great will be trying the Leeds one in lawnswood also

Really excellent things served there. We recommend.

Good food as usual, all be it I have eaten here a fair few times and still yet to be amazed by the size of the rib portions - for what is classed as a full rack is still a half rack for me … maybe it’s how times have changed ! Maybe sell it as a half and quarter rack . Otherwise atmosphere as good as ever …

My favourite eatery. We have been loads and I've never been disappointed. We've been in busy times and quiet times and the service is always great. The staff are great with any dietary requests and always super friendly. The orders are always spot on. Really great place to eat and drink. Great music at a good level. Disabled parking. Play area for the kids. Two large private dining pods and lots of outside seating and dining. Great bar area too with large TVs showing live sport. Highly recommended for all the family young, old and everyone in between.

American style restaurant near Wakefield venue excellent food polite staff

We came here for our Anniversary and everything was perfect, The Staff went above and beyond with us. Food was fabulous and the drinks were to die for The Smokey Old Fashioned was amazing and the Watermelon Sugar with Frozen watermelon slice was a sure favourite couldn't recommend more.

I came with my partner tonight for a meal. We had starters and mains. The food was great would definitely recommend 🤩

Made my sons 8th birthday so special, they put so much effort in. The staff are amazing and food was excellent

Great food, huge menu, delicious cocktails and live music on a Friday!

Amazing, sat out side weather was lovely. Staff here are alway spot on service wise. Highly recommended.

Never had meat like it. Next level food

From the moment we walked through the door, we felt completely relaxed, considering it was my granddaughters 9th birthday 🎂 We were greeted with a friendly member of staff, who wanted to know who the birthday girl was. He presented her with a sticker, wishing her a Happy Birthday. He then escorted us to our table, and from then on, the whole thing ran like clockwork, we brought our own cake, which they brought out at the end of our meal, with a sparkling ✨️ firework adornment, and the joined in to serenade the birthday girl. Really nice occasion. Thanks "Hickory's" job well done. Thank You.

Came here for my birthday meal today after seeing all the good reviews and left quite disappointed. Restaurant and atmosphere is good, menu has plenty of options on. Food and drinks were good too. The main reason for the marks down is poor service.. we were waiting at the front entrance to be seated for nearly 5 minutes when staff could clearly see us waiting the whole time. When we got seated it was around 20 minutes before someone came and took our order. Then at the end I asked for the bill immediately after the staff cleared the table, I got the bill and nobody came back to me for making the payment.. after 10 minutes of waiting I decided to just go up to the bar area to pay and there was a few others that did the same. I’d not have an issue with waiting usually if I’ve gone out at a busy time but this was 4pm on a Monday! There wasn’t many people in there but there was plenty of staff just stood around talking.

Great food but service was a little slow. Came to pay the bill and our server seemed to disappear! Otherwise good food and drinks! Dog friendly too!

Simply wow. Amazing food and wonderful staff.

Great BBQ food and brunch, with a really authentic atmosphere. Staff are very hospitable and welcoming towards dogs outside

Just about the best place to eat ever! Great food, lively staff, fantastic atmosphere.

Great food and really friendly accomodating staff... Busy Friday night but promt service with a smile.. Definitely be returning

£90 for food poisoning. Ruined my young sons birthday trip out the following day. Mortified. 😰

Family favorite. Live hickory's

Great place for burgers and BBQ food

Had dinner for my daughter’s 7th birthday today, absolutely fantastic staff, could not do enough for us, really enjoyed the food and Milkshake making for my daughter. Will be going back as soon as possible

Deserves 6 stars. Genuine customer service is a dying art but these guys smash it out of the park. Particularly good for special occasions. And not even that expensive! Book now.

Nice food ... service wasn't the quickest even though they weren't busy

Nice restaurant, good atmosphere. Cute that they have a movie room. Fun for the family.

Lovely staff and great service. Was expecting a bit more wow on food. But it was OK.