Reviews in Kirkham

Service was slow but servers where very polite. Food was excellent will be returning x

Super food, huge portions & excellent ambience. Just lovely.

Ate at Henry’s on Saturday 1st March with a friend. Booked for 7pm, arrived at 6:50pm and stood waiting for a while at the bar to be served. Decided to go over to the restaurant area where we were greeted by a man who said they were just clearing out table…10 minutes later we were seated. 30 minutes went by and no drinks order was taken, the girl finally came and took our drinks and food order and then the waiting begun. We ordered pork belly bites to start followed by the beef brisket. The brisket came at the same time as the starters, but we accepted this. The pork belly bites were so fatty with hardly any pork in there, drenched in a very strong BBQ sauce. The beef brisket was also drenched in another very strong BBQ sauce but was like warm at best, despite being served on warm plates. The waitress apologised and exchanged both dishes quickly, the new mains were piping hot and tasted nice. The corn on the cob that came with the mains was a tiny portion. Normally you would expect half a cob with a meal like that, however we received a half that had then been quartered! Half way through the meal we ordered more drinks which never arrived. We felt extremely sorry for the waitresses as they were clearly trying their hardest with what seemed to be very little training. Listening to other tables conversations I would confidently say no one else in our vicinity had a positive experience with either the food quality nor the service.

Visited a week ago and didn’t want to review immediately. On reflection I still feel the same. Food wasn’t great, certainly wasn’t American style BBQ (I’m a keen bbq enthusiast and have visited bbq competitions in the US). The brisket was dry and resembled well done roast beef with little to no bark, and surprisingly is cooked in a bbq sauce so you can’t have that on the side. The ribs were flavoursome if a little fatty but were served almost lukewarm. The mac n cheese might as well have been mac n milk, the saving grace was the side of pork ‘burnt ends’. I won’t put much stress on the poor service as the young girls appear not to have had any training and is easily overcome if the food is fantastic. Which it was not. I suspect the courses took so long to arrive as they were making sure the brisket was dry and my ribs had cooled enough to be handled by a child. Total time 2.5hrs for 2 course. 3 people. Hopefully things improve as we’d love to have a PROPER bbq restaurant locally, other than Hickory’s. Seems like the marketing and idea of the place far outweigh the delivery. It wasn’t terribly expensive though.

Emma Campbell 1 review·1 photo 6 days ago NEW 1st we where looked at funny for parking in the disabled bay, we have a severely disabled daughter but we looked past this and continued in. We ordered food which tasted of nothing , mac n cheese was watery with a little cheese added. BBQ …More Barry Kirkham 8 reviews 6 days ago NEW Dine in | Dinner | £20–30 I would recommend Henry's smokehouse to anyone. The food was amazing. And a good choice too. My only criticism is waiting nearly 15min before drinks came after initial ordering. The establishment is new as are the staff. I'm sure in time it will iron outs its kinks and become a very fine eatery. …More David Smith 9 reviews 6 days ago NEW Dine in | Dinner | £10–20 Was looking forward to visiting here and was really disappointed was left waiting for good 10mins till we was seen. Waited nearly half hour for our drinks 2 adults 2 kids. The food definitely doesn't match up to the price you pay and then …More Lucas obrien Local Guide·61 reviews·56 photos a week ago NEW Dine in | Other This place is a total joke I took my 19 year old for a birthday treat I booked for 8 for 5 people got there to be told along with another party who also booked at 8 that they were running late did we mind waiting at the Bar …More Craig 2 reviews a week ago NEW Dine in | Dinner | £20–30 Not sure really what to say here. I know it hasn’t been open long but still. So we booked for 8pm. Table of 4. Eventually got sat down at 8.25pm. We’re given menus and left to decide on food. Waited for someone to take food order, and …More 1 Matthew Santley 1 review a week ago NEW Booked in for 6:30. Walked out at 8:15 before we had our meals. Shocking, soulless place who are trying to cram people in that they clearly can’t cater for. It will be shut in 3 weeks at this rate. Wendy Bruce 10 reviews a week ago NEW Dine in | Dinner | £40–50 Thought we'd give this new restaurant a try. Had a lovely meal. Service was good, staff polite & friendly. Took a while for food to arrive, but it was busy. I had the brisket which was lovely & my hubby had the cheese burger. Both meals …More Kay Van-Son 3 reviews a week ago NEW Dine in | Lunch | £20–30 Absolutely loved our mains, we had the Sirloin and it was cooked to perfection. I had the mushrooms on toast as a starter but I wasn't impressed, it was tasty but the toast was a soggy mess. …More Sacha Dawson 3 reviews a week ago NEW Dine in | Dinner | £30–40 Our experience at Henrys was extremely disappointing . We had booked ahead for a table for 2 it was a late valentine . We arrived , there was no table reserved and was told to go sit at a table for 4 …More Louise Walker 5 reviews·3 photos a week ago NEW Dine in | Dinner | £20–30 This was our first visit to Henry's. We have ventured further afield for smokehouse restaurants , so its great to have this style of restaurant in our area again. …More Photo 1 in review by Louise Walker Photo 2 in review by Louise Walker sue witts 2 reviews 2 weeks ago NEW Dine in | Lunch | £10–20 Wow! Fantastic food 4 of us went today service excellent food delicious and a good atmosphere we will definately be going back. …More G “Waoolis” Wallis Local Guide·96 reviews·157 photos 2 weeks ago NEW Dine in | Dinner | £30–40 For those that know us, we are big foodies and always look for great food everywhere we go. After Bullhorns closed it was great to have a new kid in town so we tried Henrys Smokehouse for the first time tonight. …More Photo 1 in review by G “Waoolis” Wallis Photo 2 in review by G “Waoolis” Wallis Photo 3 in review by G “Waoolis” Wallis Photo 4 in review by G “Waoolis” Wallis +4 Millie Hughes 1 review 2 weeks ago NEW Burgers are amazing best burger I’ve ever had will be returning! Staff are lovely and the atmosphere of the place is so welcoming and warm thanks for such a great meal guys will definitely see you again soon! …More Phil Palmer 10 reviews·3 photos 2 weeks ago NEW Dine in | Dinner | £10–20 Enjoyed a very good barbecue meal tonight at the newly opened Henry’s. Brisket was lovely as were the chicken wings! …More Sugarvine https://www.sugarvine.com › henry... Henry's Smokehouse - Kirkham Nice, welcoming pub. Rustic decor. Had a lovely meal. Staff friendly & helpful. Service a bit slow but it was quite busy. I had 16 hour smoked brisket which was ... Lancashire Evening Post https://www.lep.co.uk › consumer New restaurant set to bring taste of Texas and Louisiana to Lancashire 25 Jan 2024 — A new pub and grill which promises to bring a taste of Texas and Louisiana to Lancashire is set to open its doors in Kirkham. Facebook https://m.facebook.com › henryssm... Henry's Smokehouse | Kirkham Family run smokehouse, pub & grill on the Fylde Coast (nr Blackpool & Kirkham). Expect dry aged meats, smoked & barbecue flavours, 4.4 (19) henrys-smokehouse.co.uk https://henrys-smokehouse.co.uk › ... Home – Henry Smokehouse The staff were very lovely and stopped at nothing to make you feel welcomed. the food was incredible! I had Brisket with a side of Mac n Cheese and was bloody ... Blackpool Gazette https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk › ... Henry's Smokehouse: New pub and grill opens today in Kirkham 2 Feb 2024 — Henry's Smokehouse has opened for business and will bring a taste of Texas and Louisiana to Lancashire. Lancashire Telegraph https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk › ... Henry's Smokehouse to launch in Lancashire this February 28 Jan 2024 — The new restaurant will bring a taste of Texas and Louisiana to Lancashire, with a US inspired menu curated by the team behind The Ship in ... CLH News https://catererlicensee.com › henry... Henry's Smokehouse Opens Its Doors: Lancashire's Newest Pub ... 2 Feb 2024 — Henry's Smokehouse, a new family-run pub and grill in Kirkham, has officially opened its doors for business in Lancashire today (February 2) ... Hickory's Smokehouse https://hickorys.co.uk Hickory's Smokehouse Here at Hickory's Smokehouse, we're a family-friendly restaurant & bar born from a road trip across America's Southern States. Ian Thomas 11 reviews 6 hours ago NEW Dine in | Dinner | £40–50 Bit of a mixed review. Overall the food was very good and we would return after this, our first visit. As previous reviews the staff are still finding their feet so I hope this review is viewed as constructive criticism. We had previously booked our table for 4 so were shown to our table when we arrived. After taking our seats a waitress came and asked us if we would like to order drinks, unfortunately we had no drinks menu so had to ask for one so that we could order our drinks, 1 was brought over for 4 people. Another waitress then came over and asked if we were ready to order food, we hadn't had time to decide on drinks yet and then had to ask for the wine list as there was none on the drinks menu. The waiter that delivered the drinks picked all 4 glasses up by the rim which is not good practice and with better training can be eliminated. Again I emphasise all the staff were very pleasant. 2 prawn and 1 rib starter were ordered and arrived in reasonable time. The ribs were nice but a very small portion for the price £9.50; this poor value was repeated by the prawns, only 6 for £10. Very ordinary king prawns that were overcooked and rubbery and certainly didn't appear to be fire kissed although the sauce was tasty. Mains were 1 Bacon double cheese burger, 2 beef brisket and 1 rump steak. All 4 mains were very tasty although didn't have any hint of smoke through the cooking. The accompanying coleslaw although tasty was an absolute joke as it was served in a tiny mayo cup, the tots were a pleasant change from fries and were well seasoned. Only half a corn cob was also very mean. The brisket portions were generous in comparison, the steak better than M & C although the blue cheese sauce was more peppery than cheesey. The nachos side was a mixed bag, the nachos were lovely (proper not a well known branded snack) but had barely sniffed cheese and the dip portions far too small. The wines were delivered whilst enjoying the starters, we had ordered 2 different glasses of red when delivered we asked which was which, the waiter in seeking to confirm which was the Merlot put his nose right over the glass and sniffed to confirm which was which, again this is down to training. 2 key lime pie and 1 peach and apple cobbler for desert. All yummy no faults although it would of been nice to be able to have cream instead of ice cream on the cobbler (I did ask). £180 for the 4 of us. We will leave it a while before returning and hope by the time we do the staff training issues will have been addressed and the the accompaniment portion sizes (other reviewers have made similar comments) will be more acceptable. Food: 4/5 | Service: 3/5 | Atmosphere: 4/5

Had a lovely meal. My husband, son and I shared mac and cheese and tacos for starters. Husband and I had brisket which was lovely and tender. Son had a burger and really enjoyed it. The coleslaw pots could have been a bit bigger. My husband was very impressed with the cask ales. All in all we were very impressed and will definitely eat here again.

Henry's smokehouse, Kirkham review for daughters 10th birthday. Initially rang Henry's smokehouse 13 times on Sunday 25th February to book a table for Friday 1st March. Answered on 13th call (in 40 minute time frame) with "hello", I had to ask if it was Henry's smokehouse to which a male manager said it was, I asked to book a table and gave details of numbers and time and was informed all was ok and male explained as to why using a mobile number etc and that I'd have to preorder due to their being so many people, which was fine. I informed the male I'd gather everyone's meals and the man said I could whatsapp them, I said I'd send the list on the Monday 26th and then asked if someone would reply to this to confirm my pre orders to confirm they'd received them and the male said someone would. In the middle of trying to get through to them during the 13 calls over the phone, I emailed them to book the table. I got a reply Monday 26th to my email to say they were fully booked, I replied to say I'd got through in the end over the phone and have my name etc and got a reply confirming my booking. (Good to have a reply on a closed day but no reply to my WhatsApp message) I went online to check if tables could still be booked as thought fully booked quickly overnight. I could still book a maximum of 8 people for all times available (roughly 16 times available) so we're they fully booked at that point? I'll never know. Messaged the 12 peoples pre orders on Monday 26th (Henry's closed Mondays and Tuesdays), it got to Wednesday 28th at 4pm and I'd heard nothing so messaged again and got an instant reply. It shouldn't have needed me to send another message for them to respond to me. They replied and said that what I'd sent was ok and looked forward to seeing us all. On Friday 1st March, arrived at Henry's Smokehouse early around 5.35pm with table booked for 6pm. We then purchased drinks at the bar whilst waiting for other family members coming from different places. Informed a male member of staff that I'd booked a table for 12, the man didn't ask under what name or time and walked off after acknowledging me. The male came back around 5 minutes later to say "I've made your table up and put menus on the table". I informed the male I'd already preordered so menus were taken off the table. I then gave my daughter birthday cake to a female member of staff who took it into the kitchen with the candles handed in too. Why was the table only put together when we arrived as restaurant was over half empty and was booked in. We waited for the rest of the family members before going through to our table at 6.05pm. We all sat down and chatted and not one member of staff came over to say anything so we didn't know if our preorders were cooking or did the kitchen even know we'd arrived? I had to ask a member of staff by finding one if we had to do anything or would our pre orders be coming to us. The member of staff went to ask and said the kitchen was cooking them and they'd be around 10 minutes. During waiting for our food, not one member of staff asked if we'd like any drinks (we all ordered at the bar before sitting at the table, but normally restaurant staff ask tables if would like any more drinks) Our meals arrived at the table at 6.45pm, better late than never, but on the plus side they all arrived together which was a bonus. Food was tasty and hot, no complaints really about the food apart from the coleslaw (house slaw), wow, the pot was the size of a 2p top and around 3/4 of an inch deep (around a teaspoons worth) Once all the meals had been brought out, a member of staff asked if we'd like any sauces, so named sauces to them which were brought to us ok. Again though, none of us were asked if we wanted any more drinks. We all ate out meals and stacked the plates at the end. Male staff then eventually saw the stacked Tetris/Jenga style plates and took them away. No one asked if the meals were ok. I asked a male if we could order the kids desserts as kids have a meal deal including a drink and dessert. The male then got a pen out his pocket and wrote down the desserts on the palm of his hand. I said "you can get some paper if you want." The male then went after writing the desserts on his hand. Again no one was asked if we wanted any more drinks and we weren't asked if we wanted any desserts. The 3 desserts didn't take too long to come and the kids enjoyed them, well presented too as were the mains. I then asked for the cake I'd brought in and asked if they could please put the candles and little sign in the cake, I also asked was it ok to light the candles to which the female staff member said "I'll ask". 10 minutes later and no cake brought out so asked another member of staff. Cake was finally brought out with lit candles, hoorah! Cake put on table and we all sang happy birthday. Male staff then brought forks and side plates, thank you for that. Asked for a big knife to cut the cake and one brought out after around 5 minutes. At 8pm, I asked for the bill, no bill by 8.10pm so asked again, bill finally brought out at 8.20pm and female did apologie it took so long, I started asking her a question and she rudely ignored me and started saying bye to a table leaving behind us. Upon checking the bill, at the top were drinks that we never ordered as never even got the opportunity to. £40's worth! If we hadn't checked the bill, we'd have paid for our invisible drinks. Went to the bar and the lady did take them off but also informed of the diabolical service by all staff detailing the issues and that we wouldn't be returning. Poor Caitlyn received the brunt of it all. Whilst sorting all the issues out a lady with her bill was next to me and said she wasn't very happy either. I know it's only been open a month, but seriously if your going to open a business, make sure you know what your doing and your staff are fully trained. 5-6 floor staff and not an overly big place but most tables taken so yes you were busy but it didn't account for all the issues. If you like waiting at a restaurant then this is an ideal place for you but if you like a service then don't go. Overall the food was good. Hickory's all the way even though it costs more!

Not a great first visit, Table booked arrived on time, got a drink at the bar and was sat down at the table, menus given food ordered and that was it for 90 mins, not asked if we wanted another drink or explaining why the food was so long coming. we were just about to stand up and walk out when we noticed 2 staff members asking other tables if this was their food, finally food on the table only took 90 mins. Food looked very nice but that’s where it ended, Luke warm, so that’s where we let, paid and left. Service non existent. I do understand that this has only been open for a short time, however reading the other reviews it seems others are very happy with the food and service, might give it another go in 6 months.

The service was fine and the atmosphere of the place was fine but the food was highly disappointing, especially for the price point. The "Tater Tots" are in fact just circular fried potatoes, actual Tater Tots in the states are more akin to a hash brown or croquette. I ordered the brisket which was drowning in overly potent BBQ sauce, likely to cover up the fact they were thin slices or mediocre quality meat. The coleslaw container is so small you might as well not bother. The food is of a cheap quality and lack lustre presentation yet priced quite expensive. I would not return.

Went Sunday evening had a great meal the service was top notch from the minute we walked in and was not rushed

Nice, welcoming pub. Rustic decor. Had a lovely meal. Staff friendly & helpful. Service a bit slow but it was quite busy. I had 16 hour smoked brisket which was so tender. The bourbon/bbq sauce was more bbq than bourbon but still very nice. My hubby had a burger which he said was really tasty. All in all had a lovely meal. Would recommend.

Excellent Sunday lunch plenty of meat on the plate to please my partner staff attentive and polite definitely recommend keep it up Henry’s

Overall a good visit to Henry smokehouse. Food was delicious nice and hot but it did take a bit of time to come out of the kitchen. Only other criticism of food was my mother in law salmon was a little on small side. Price of food was great no issues here. Service from all staff members was great. Very attentive throughout the service. Speed of kitchen needs a bit of work though like I said before. Just a couple of things would point out from visit. Cleanliness needs an improvement. High chair was very dirty and could see a lot of cobwebs around. Need to utilise space a bit more. You could have got more covers in without turning people away. Maybe have the hostess at the front door so they can communicate better with guests. This will be as you have just opened and finding your way. We will come and visit again. We are looking forward to the progress of the business going forward

Wanted to try Henry’s as my wife and I are both fans of American style BBQ, booked a table for 1930 and arrived at 1925. Upon checking in we were advised our table would be ready in 5 minutes and to have a drink in the bar. Bar was nice, good selection of beers and no/low alcohol options, unfortunately the fountain soft drinks were out of gas so unavailable. After 10 mins a member of staff came to tel us our table was just being readied and she would be back for us very shortly. 30 mins later I approached a member of staff behind the bar to ask about our table, to be asked if we were a party of 4 or 5. I told him a party of 2, he replied that he had tables for two available and to bear with him a minute. He then disappeared. 10 mins later we gave up and went to Hickory’s in Thornton instead. Frustrating experience.

Excellent food

Table booked for 700pm still waiting at 7 45.Waitress finally sorted a table ask if we would like drinks 15minutes later still no drinks.After asking the drinks arrived.Food ordered burgers very good the rest of the meal very poor. Paid the bill won't be rushing back.

We came here on Friday evening, table booked at 6.45 they were so busy we were seated at 7.15. I ordered the beef brisket and that was SO good! My parter had a burger which he enjoyed! All the staff we so friendly and accommodating, will definitely be returning !

Booked at table online for my daughters birthday which was very easy to do . Arrived at the restaurant to be warmly greeted , everyone was lovely .The food was exceptional we could not fault it at all , service was excellent! We will definitely be coming back and already recommended it to our friends .