Smokey Tails is the new Hackney hot spot. Literally emanating heat, smoke and mid-west BBQ style fumes, it's canal side location in The Container Yard could not be more perfect for a day long weekend hang out. Unlike other pop ups, this joint lets you casually take your time over your food, drinks and music. There's no long queue outside, no ticking table time limit - basically none of the stress of pop up eats but all of the goodness and more.
The menu is perfectly set up to accommodate sharers and those who prefer to keep their food on their own plates with a selection of big meats, smaller options and healthy salads to accompany the naughtiness. Salads are prepared in an open kitchen and are beautifully fresh. They also change regularly, making Smokey Tails the kind of place you can go back to again and again without getting bored or necessarily getting (too) fat.
While you wait, you can have one of a selection of delicious cocktails. I'd save this little number - a frozen watermelon margarita - for desert as it's pretty sweet but a must have. Their spritzes are great too if you want a little lightener before food.
When you order, they present you with a flag which stands tall on your table announcing the imminent arrival of food. I was childishly pleased with mine...
We ordered all the salads and (ahem) all the meats - between just two of us, but on another day would have had slightly less perhaps. This included pulled pork in a brioche bun, blackened ribs and some spicy southern chicken wings.
Once we'd finished, I nipped round the back to check out the barbie and say hello. You've got to love a chef in a bandana.
Very full, very happy.
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