Smoke & Spice Southern Barbeque

Pre-Emptive Review

I'm giving this place a pre-emptive review because we didn't actually get to eat there. I've heard great things. Upon arrival, when rounding the building before entering, it smelled fantastic. After we entered, we realized we should have made reservations. It was a Saturday night and the place was busy. Very busy. The economy must be picking up or something... because I haven't seen a restaurant this busy in Windsor in a long time. BUT... I've worked in the restaurant industry for a long time, and did a quick scan of the place. There were people in line to get in, the bar was backed up with what appeared to be bored people waiting to get tables, and in the main dining area, very few people had food on their plates. The host, or waitress, whoever she was... "greeting" at the door, was quite stressed and rude... yelling " who's on the list..." I will go back, I want to try it. The place definately lacked atmosphere and the staff seemed overwhelmed. But it smelled so good!

Can't see wny this place doesn't have all 5 stars, best southern resturant i've ever tried personally, and some colleagues from the Southern U.S would closely agree. This place is fantastic, I spent a lot of time in Windsor this year, and was unfortunately eating out a lot. We bumped into Smoke and Spice by total accident, and man. what a great mistake. Everything is fantastic, from the pickled spears, to the redneck nacho's, and my personal favourite, the mac and cheese. yes, i said mac and cheese.. ITS PHENOMENAL. The hot sauces on the table, and the dry rubbed meat.. This place is 100% authentic. I'm not even from Windsor, and have been planning a trip back, just to visit here.. Even the Okanagan beer is fantastic, i'm now hooked, and cant seem to find anywhere but this place. This is real deal southern.. Bring an appetite, because i guarantee you will walk out stuffed!

We had fairly high expectations, since this is...

We had fairly high expectations, since this is the only "smokehouse" restaurant in town. Suffice to say, they were dashed. It was late Sunday afternoon and the restaurant was fairly full so we had to wait at the bar. The bar only has about 10 seats and I am usually fairly loud, but I could not get the bartender's attention to get a drink. This went on for 15 minutes in a 10 seat bar, unbelievable. The food was dry and the portions were small. I would not go back.

AWESOME... WE NEEDED A PLACE LIKE THIS IN...

AWESOME... WE NEEDED A PLACE LIKE THIS IN WINDSOR; THE SOUTHERN FLAVORS ARE THERE WITH THE SMOKE AND THE GREAT COMBINATION WITH THE RUB SPICE. LAY DOWN ATMOSPHERE THAT MAKES YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE… I WENT WITH MI WIFE AND WE BOTH HAD THE SMALL RED NECK NACHOS (EXCELLENT) WILE WE WAITED TO BE SEATED ON A SATURDAY NIGHT WHICH IT IS VERY BUSY, AND IT FILLED US UP. DO NO MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE BECAUSE THE FOOD AFTER IS WELL PROPORTIONED AND YOU ARE GOING TO END UP BRINGING LEFT OVER HOME, WHICH IS NOT A BAD THING.

I went to Smoke and Spice for lunch one weeekend...

I went to Smoke and Spice for lunch one weeekend afternoon. My party was pretty much the only one there so the place was quiet which was nice. I ordered the Elray sandwich which was beef brisket. It was okay. It was pretty huge and had some nice toppings but was just not my thing. (I won't hold that against the restaurant as it was just a matter of taste). The side of potato salad was okay - a bit too runny though for me. My husband liked his side of fries but the other person in our party did not like their fries at all. For me, it would have been nice had we had 2 sides. I thought the price was a little high for what I got. I will go back to try ribs and give them a 2nd chance but for now, I am not impressed.