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“Yummy Meats!”
Review of Decker Barbecue

Decker Barbecue
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Ranked #747 of 13,584 Restaurants in Singapore
Price range: S$27 - S$47
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Neighbourhood: Singapore River/Riverside
Description: We are Singapore's only authentic Texas barbecue, smoking our meats fresh daily, low and slow overnight for you to enjoy the next day. We start with the highest quality meats available, like whole wagyu briskets we get delivered daily. Add some of our super secret rub (hint: it's salt and pepper) and toss them in our custom-built smoker from Dallas, Texas for up to 16 hours. After that, what you've got is the most authentic Texas barbecue around. There’s nothing fancy about it, and we'll do away with the pretensions that plague restaurants throughout Singapore. Just good food, generous drinks and great tunes, available for dine in, takeaway, home delivery and catering.
Reviewed 16 May 2021 via mobile

We had the Decker Feast for Two for our party of two, opting for the wagyu brisket, wagyu burnt ends and pork belly burnt ends as mains and mac and cheese, fries and guacamole as sides. As per our previous two visits, the food was top-notch and we totally enjoyed our time there.

The seating area at Decker is outdoor and limited and the restaurant almost always requires a reservation. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Date of visit: May 2021
1  Thank samuelsings
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Nomad35132378546, Marketing at Decker Barbecue, responded to this reviewResponded 26 May 2021

Thrilled that you loved the BBQ. Thanks for coming in.

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Reviewed 22 February 2021

Very delicious smoked bbq meats and sides... i am sure I gained a couple pounds after our visit haha. Wish they had a light beer (eg Miller Light), that will complete my craving!

Date of visit: February 2021
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1  Thank Joyce L
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Nomad35132378546, Marketing at Decker Barbecue, responded to this reviewResponded 24 February 2021

Thanks for all the love Joyce! We are working now on adding a light beer, but there are very limited options unfortunately. We will post on social when we have a light beer in stock!

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Reviewed 29 January 2021 via mobile

Made a reservation for 3 pax 8.30pm. Reached the restaurant at 8.25pm . Told to wait 5 mins saying that the table was being cleared. 20 mins later we were led to a high bar table which was meant for two. It was next to impossible to fit the food meant for three on the table . We highlighted this to the waitress who then said they will be clearing the table soon and we would be given the table. She gave us some nachos and chips on the house as a means of an apology. 15 mins after that we were told that a party of five were waiting earlier and that the table coming up next would be given to us. However when that table came up it was given away to. We had enough and decided to leave the restaurant. Instead of any attempt at service recovery we were told by the manager that we the customers had to be flexible and try to eat at the bar table. Such high handedness.

Date of visit: January 2021
Thank gakara39
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Nomad35132378546, Marketing at Decker Barbecue, responded to this reviewResponded 24 February 2021

Good Evening LS Ken, Florian & Saman.

Thank you for the time taken to write your joint reviews. Also thanks for deleting them every few hours and posting them again throughout the day.

We are so fortunate for our guests and the fact that we have been able to take care of them for over 6 years now. With hundreds of 5 star reviews and a rating of 4.4 out of 5 on Google we are very grateful for all the feedback we have received over the years both the good and the things we need to improve on.

As you can see we regularly receive good reviews and when we don't we are very eager to get things right and improve as a small business. One of the big reasons we have been able to survive in a very competitive and ever evolving industry in Singapore is the fact that we listen to our guests and always strive to get better and better.

The way we can do this is by the hard work of blood sweat and tears of our team. Having a happy and safe place for our staff to work is of the upmost importance so they can also feel happy to pass on the good experience to our guests, The fact that you come in and swear at our staff and refuse the service we are trying to offer and then come online and completely change what actually happened is very sad especially in todays times with all the struggles businesses are going through.

We only want guests in to dine with us that are also going to treat our staff with respect and understand that we are all human and should not be treated less than.

Our guests that have dined at Decker know the service standard we aim for and will see straight through these reviews no matter what names you use or how you orchestrate the fake reviews.

I would be glad to have a chat anytime if you feel that you would like to apologise to the staff for swearing at them. Once this is done we would be more than happy to have you in for dinner as it would be our pleasure to cook for you anytime.

Feel free to call at Decker Barbecue as I'm happy to talk about what really happened as i was the gentleman you were chatting with on the night.

Once again thank you LS Ken, Florian & Saman. And any other names or accounts you decide to use.

Many Thanks

"The Big Guy"

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Reviewed 26 November 2020

Arrive and big Covid19 concern, tables super close to each other. Clearly not caring about health only profit.

Food: All meat was served lukewarm and chicken was half cooked. Tiny portions. Service personnel didn't care. Feel like they were overwhelmed. Said happens a lot. The manager a big guy, came over and got rude, told us we are lying.

Date of visit: November 2020
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2  Thank sumansivalanka
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Nomad35132378546, Marketing at Decker Barbecue, responded to this reviewResponded 24 February 2021

Good Evening LS Ken, Florian & Saman.

Thank you for the time taken to write your joint reviews. Also thanks for deleting them every few hours and posting them again throughout the day.

We are so fortunate for our guests and the fact that we have been able to take care of them for over 6 years now. With hundreds of 5 star reviews and a rating of 4.4 out of 5 on Google, we are very grateful for all the feedback we have received over the years both the good and the things we need to improve on.

As you can see we regularly receive good reviews and when we don't we are very eager to get things right and improve as a small business. One of the big reasons we have been able to survive in a very competitive and ever evolving industry in Singapore is the fact that we listen to our guests and always strive to get better and better.

The way we can do this is by the hard work of blood sweat and tears of our team. Having a happy and safe place for our staff to work is of the upmost importance so they can also feel happy to pass on the good experience to our guests, The fact that you come in and swear at our staff and refuse the service we are trying to offer and then come online and completely change what actually happened is very sad especially in todays times with all the struggles businesses are going through.

We only want guests in to dine with us that are also going to treat our staff with respect and understand that we are all human and should not be treated less than.

Our guests that have dined at Decker know the service standard we aim for and will see straight through these reviews no matter what names you use or how you orchestrate the fake reviews.

I would be glad to have a chat anytime if you feel that you would like to apologise to the staff for swearing at them. Once this is done we would be more than happy to have you in for dinner as it would be our pleasure to cook for you anytime.

Feel free to call Decker Barbecue as I'm happy to talk about what really happened as i was the gentleman you were chatting with on the night.

Once again thank you LS Ken, Florian & Saman. And any other names or accounts you decide to use.

Many Thanks

"The Big Guy"

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Reviewed 25 November 2020

Wow. Worst experience in 14 years Singapore. Used to come here a lot, as usual made a reservation for 7:30, table wasn’t ready, that’s alright. We’re told multiple times to wait. Also alright. Glad they having business. Then after waiting quite a while, a couple at a small 2 person table leaves, they put 4 chairs at it and ask us 4 (big) guys to sit there. Wouldn’t even have fit our beers. So we asked for a bigger table, happy to wait longer. Owner appears, shouts in our face that we can take that table or leave. Starts getting aggressive. We are literally happy to wait for a bigger table, been coming here for a long time. For some reason the owner (huge guy) gets really angry and throws us out. Says we can have that table or fly kite. Never coming back again. Really sad to see this place going down the drain. Highly NOT RECOMMENDED (anymore)

Date of visit: November 2020
2  Thank Ja L
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Nomad35132378546, Marketing at Decker Barbecue, responded to this reviewResponded 24 February 2021

Good Evening LS Ken, Florian & Saman.

Thank you for the time taken to write your joint reviews. Also thanks for deleting them every few hours and posting them again throughout the day.

We are so fortunate for our guests and the fact that we have been able to take care of them for over 6 years now. With hundreds of 5 star reviews and a rating of 4.4 out of 5 on Google, we are very grateful for all the feedback we have received over the years both the good and the things we need to improve on.

As you can see we regularly receive good reviews and when we don't we are very eager to get things right and improve as a small business. One of the big reasons we have been able to survive in a very competitive and ever evolving industry in Singapore is the fact that we listen to our guests and always strive to get better and better.

The way we can do this is by the hard work of blood sweat and tears of our team. Having a happy and safe place for our staff to work is of the upmost importance so they can also feel happy to pass on the good experience to our guests, The fact that you come in and swear at our staff and refuse the service we are trying to offer and then come online and completely change what actually happened is very sad especially in todays times with all the struggles businesses are going through.

We only want guests in to dine with us that are also going to treat our staff with respect and understand that we are all human and should not be treated less than.

Our guests that have dined at Decker know the service standard we aim for and will see straight through these reviews no matter what names you use or how you orchestrate the fake reviews.

I would be glad to have a chat anytime if you feel that you would like to apologise to the staff for swearing at them. Once this is done we would be more than happy to have you in for dinner as it would be our pleasure to cook for you anytime.

Feel free to call Decker Barbecue as I'm happy to talk about what really happened as i was the gentleman you were chatting with on the night.

Once again thank you LS Ken, Florian & Saman. And any other names or accounts you decide to use.

Many Thanks

"The Big Guy"

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