Yay, I finally ate at Pitt Cue. It is impossible for you to not have heard about this enormously successful BBQ sensation. It has certainly been the most talked about restaurant this year. With its tiny 16 or so covers in the basement, it has entertained spectacularly patient diners willing to queue for hours just to taste their smoked meat. The food has got to be great I’m sure.
I went last Friday at 1pm, and sat at the bar upstairs. There was no queue. I had the beef ribs with extra pulled pork , bone marrow mash and a glass of the house draught – the whatever.
Certainly very good ribs, but not sure they are as godly as its hype. The meat was fall-off-the-bone juicy, and I would have gladly eaten another rack. I really like the thick wedge of toasted sourdough and thought the pulled pork was equally delicious. The marrow-gravy mash was a bit meh, but who cares right – it’s BBQ!
I paid £23.06.
It will be interesting to see how Pitt Cue is sustained after all the madness dies down. I think the food has definitely come on in leaps and bounds since its original truck days under Hungerford Bridge. I had attempted queuing before, even showing up before doors open, but we simply became too hungry and ended up settling for Bodeans nearby. Personally, I don’t think the food is worth the wait, but I can certainly understand why some of you do.
Details
Pitt Cue Co Soho
Ribs. £25pp
1 Newburgh St Soho W1F 7RB
No Reservations.
Tube: Oxford Circus
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For it I don’t think its as good as the hype (although what could be?) but do enjoy making trips to the trailer.
Have been here a few times now and was devastated when they took the burnt ends mash (THE BEST PART OF THE MEAL) off the menu and replaced it with bone marrow mash! Also having to wait for an hour at the bar means I am always hammered by the time I sit down so can barely remember the food!
Kang, i think the beef ribs look amazing but taste wise, not a patch on the pork.
i think if you had gone for those, you might be more glowing. even so, nothing justifies the wait and the unpleasant eating experience. if the upstairs is empty, fair enough, otherwise it’s like eating in a bus queue. the downstairs is like eating in a cupboard, with a dim light bulb on. last time i sat with a till right by my head so i had the pleasure of the waiters elbow in my face every 5 minutes. food is hard to beat though.
I’m no fan of queuing hours for food no matter how good it is, whether it’s BBQ, burgers or udon. That a said, i’ve only ever eaten at the truck under the bridge (no queue at all) and the bbq was very good. The mac & cheese burgers topped with pulled pork were very good. Orders of magnitude better than the pulled pork i had from Barbecoa’s stall in ONC.
That said, I wonder how much of the enjoyment comes down to the environment. BBQ always feels ike it should be eaten outside, or in a big ramshackle shack somewhere warm. Eating in a wee cellar or bar might take away a fair bit of the enjoyment.
This blog images makes me feel hungry. Smells delicious. Will be there shortly
Tried it twice when they are still under the Hungerford Bridge. Loved it! But a tad wary now that they have a joint. Only 16 covers at that. Don’t really want to turn up and have to queue. If they expand, I might consider. I have replicated the pulled pork and bake beans quite well at home so am not lacking.
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Great location! Well sheltered from the elements and the nasty deluge of rain that arrived from the south. Very friendly staff quickly took my order and had the goods boxed-up and ready to grab within mere minutes.
Enjoyed the shitake mushrooms, a box with pulled pork, slaw, and beans, and a pulled pork sandwich. Enjoyed it all, but the mushrooms were so good that we had to go back for a second helping!
Completely and utterly disappointed with my friend and I’s experience at Pitt Cue today. We came on our lunch break, I have been previously so I understand the wait to be seated. However, there was hardly any customers – we were ignored as we walked in by the manager who was too busy practicing her frowning and complaining about customers than actually acknowledging and greeting her customers. Eventually a very friendly waiter did attend to us and managed to get us seated. After waiting 30 mins we were told our food with be another 15mins, which is understandable. The 15 minutes came and went, waiting a further 10 mins we asked the waiter to check on our food. He came back and told us it would be another 5 mins. We waited, and nothing came. We then started to realise that everyone else around us was waiting, and people nearly 4 orders behind us were only just being served. We eventually, after waiting an HOUR AND A HALF for food had to leave. I am shocked and appalled that a place with such a reputation is rife with bad management and poor communication. Also why is a place trading and providing a lunch service if they do not have the facilites to deal with the customers? No explanation was given, no real apology nor any form of compensation. I’ve never walked out of a restaurant in my life, a place I will not be returning to and would never recommend to any of my friends.