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Red Dog Saloon

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7 / 10 from 1 review
Address
20 Berwick Street
Soho
London
W1F 0PY
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020 3457 6930
Region
Soho
Nearest Station
Tottenham Court Road
0.26 miles
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This is authentic southern states, slow-cooked food prepared in the traditional style with smoked wood giving the meat its distinctive and delicious taste.

All In London Review

Southern slow and low cooking comes to Soho

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If you’re one of those wacky competitive eaters, you’ll be well aware of Red Dog Saloon’s Devastator Challenge. All you need to do is stuff your face with a three-patty burger filled with heaps of pulled pork and six rashers of bacon and cheese. Plus fries, coleslaw and a large milkshake, in less than 10 minutes.The reward is your picture up on their Wall of Fame, and more than likely a bout of indigestion.

For everyone else, Red Dog Saloon does southern BBQ food (or Bar-B-Q as they like to call it), and this Soho branch is their third after Hoxton and Clapham. Aside from burgers and whole joints of smoked meats (such as the pork shoulder, which serves 6 to 8 people and needs 48 hours notice), the menu has hickory-smoked brisket, pulled pork and ribs.
We start with buffalo chicken wings, coated in a spicy crust, and fried catfish which is great, flaky fish in a good crispy batter.

The beef brisket falls apart as soon as you prod a fork in given that it’s been smoked for 16 hours.Zingy sliced green tomatoes have been dipped in a light tempura-like batter before frying, and the barbecued beans are equally moreish.

The combo of ribs and pulled pork is also very good. The ribs have an exceptional amount of meat on them, and again the slow smoking process has rendered the pork incredibly soft. Burnt end pie, not often seen on these shores, is made with tender leftover bits of brisket, topped with creamy mash potato.

In keeping with the theme they stock American beers as well as tequilaand Mezcal, and milkshakes like the banana and peanut butter which you can add 35 ml of spirits into. How many would you need before you start feeling tipsy we wonder, and most importantly,how queasy would you beafter half a dozen Oreo milkshakes with bourbon?

But we leave those challenges to the pros. The boyfriend, who having travelled around the southern States regards himself as something of an expert on all things barbecued, smoked and meaty, is very satisfied.

Reviewed by Leila
Published on Dec 18, 2015

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Low + slow = delicious

Specialising in barbecued meats from America's deep south, meat is smoked for a minimum of 12 hours, rendering it as soft as marshmallows. Highlights are the beef brisket and pork shoulder, and other delights include fried green tomatoes, burnt ends pie and spicy hot link sausages.

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