Worth another review! We went to Buck's three times in two days, due to the friendly staff and great food. Witt was great and it was obvious the employees love the job and each other. They all pitch in to keep the customers happy, including the general manager (Jarron? ). No wonder they have so many regulars! Looking forward to going back next year! read more

We've been coming here off and on since the day they opened up shop across from the Big Indian in Freeport. We have always had great service and the food has always been amazing. Now on this night, we came about 40 minutes before closing time and our waitress was excellent. Food came out great and tasted amazing. Again, we haven't had a bad dish yet. They have a full bar and plenty of seating, inside and outside. They also have a downstairs, never been there, but heard it's another bar area for parties, etc. Now I have seen some reviews that don't like this BBQ, because they like more Southern BBQ and I get it. I'm sure it's completely different. But this is what I call Northern BBQ ;) so to us, it's awesome! Worth checking out!! read more

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Freeport was our first stop heading up the coast on our way to Bar Harbor. We were looking to get lobster rolls but when we passed Buck's we had to check it out. It was a Saturday evening and we had a short (5 monute) wait before we were seated. They have a good bèr selection. And then the BBQ ... I had tge brisket, my wife had the pulled pork. Huge portions! And so, so good! The server was super friendly plus our wait time for our meal was very short. read more

Went here for lunch with a group of six guys and had an awesome time. We started with the blueberry BBQ wings--absolutely incredible. That sauce is something special! I had the fried catfish, which was perfectly crispy and flavorful. Then we all split the family/share platter, and wow--there was so much food that even six hungry guys couldn't finish it. We took some home to top burgers with later on! The potato salad and coleslaw were refreshing sides that helped balance out the rich flavors of the meats. The mac and cheese was creamy and comforting, a definite hit. Every item on the platter was great, but the standouts were the brisket and sausage, especially when paired with their four distinct BBQ sauces. The rub on those meats really made them pop--tons of flavor without being overpowering. Overall, an incredible spot for a BBQ feast. Highly recommend if you're with a group and ready to eat like kings. read more

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Nice BBQ place tables and booths make for a casual ambiance setting. Service was excellent.had a nice cold beer and had the blueberry chicken wings that were excellent the explosion of juices for the main course had the St. Louis ribs which was cooked perfect the Pork brisket was nice and tender juicy with juices the sides were very good as well potato salad and beans cornbread macaroni was excellent cheese was perfect nice tender meals read more

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Being from the South I was intrigued by the idea of BBQ this far North. Curb appeal and 1st impression of the interior was really nice. I ordered the two meat plate ( Brisket and Pulled Pork). When it arrived it looked amazing. A huge portion of pork and brisket, fries, coleslaw and cornbread. It went downhill from there. The meat was only barely warm, great smoke ring but no smoke flavor because the rub was still there and over powered the smoke and meat flavor. The final nail was both meats were very dry and I think was because of the salt in the rub. Overall not a very good meal. BUT, if you're not used to southern bbq, this would probably be okay. Not a fan. read more

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Excellent service, good size portions, menu variety, and atmosphere. Only tried the pulled pork: Mediocre--too dry and their four different sauces do not help much. read more

Fantastic bbq, the smoked wings are some of the best wings we've had. The bbq sauces are also delicious and the portions are more than enough. My wife and I shared the platter and still had a to-go plate. The staff is friendly and efficient and the prices are excellent for what you're getting. The wonderful smell of all the cooking and the no frills setup let know you're in a bbq joint as soon as you open the door, Highly recommend for lunch or dinner if you're in the area. read more

BBQ option just off exit 19 in Freeport. Lots of parking. Nice bar area with a large beer list and yummy cocktails. Portions are large. Fries are super crispy. Of course the cornbread is super yummy as well. Even if you aren't a bbq fan there are other options on the menu. read more

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I haven't been to Bucks in several years, but it used to be a favorite spot about 10 years ago. Tonight there were 4 of us for dinner, 3 adults and 1 child. We got there around 6:15 on Sunday 10/20/24. It wasn't too busy and we were sat right away. Our server was attentive and came to our table quickly to get our drink and appetizer order. We placed the order for a kids chicken nuggets and fries. At the same time we placed our appetizer order of fried pickle chips. Both orders came out quickly and the food was very hot . While I did not try the chicken nuggets myself, I heard they were good. I thought the pickle chips were delightful! They were a thicker slice of pickle, which I enjoyed more than a hamburger dill chip like most places have. The dipping sauce was good too. I was going to order the burnt ends as my meal with a side, but the others at the table wanted some too so we decided to order them as another appetizer. For our entrees 2 people ordered the Big Buck Combo, one with baked beans and cole slaw, the other with a baked potato and cole slaw. The Cole slaw was not vinegar based as the server described. It had a lot of mayo and neither were very impressed with that. However, both were happy with the meat and said it was good. It was A LOT of food and a decent amount went home for lunch tomorrow. I had the brisket sandwich and it was good. The brisket was tender and flavorful, I thought the bun was soft, but dry. I added the Carolina bbq sauce and it was the perfect sauce for the sandwich. It tasted as if it had a lot of yellow mustard, which I don't mind at all, but was very different from the places I used to get bbq from when I was in N Carolina. For my side I had the baked beans. They were not hot, but I thought the flavor was good. Then came our burnt ends - and I do mean BURNT. I could smell the burnt meat before it got to the table. You know those creosote crusted pieces from the grill if you don't scrub the grates? That was the entire outside of the burnt ends. They were terrible. We each had a little bite and left the rest. Not edible. Overall, the service was good, but the food was meh. I wouldn't go back anytime soon, read more

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We got in late Saturday evening but was able to find a couple seats at the bar. Service was friendly and prompt. We started with a couple drinks and ordered the plate for 2. Ribs, sausage and brisket. It all had a light smoke flavor and we liked the sausage best. The sauce on the ribs was very good. The brisket was probably the least fav of the three. We would definitely go back for dinner again read more

Everyone was nice, the place is esthetically appropriate for bbque-- good service- food was solid- maybe not southern but very good- fair value and oversized portions - you can't go wrong in Freeport if you want barbecue by coming here read more

Bucks Naked BBQ - Combo plate - Barbeque Near Me - Freeport, Maine

Tried Buck's Naked BBQ. It was good. Dry but the BBQ sauce helped it! The service was wonderful. Everyone was laughing, smiling, helping eachother out. Great team work and the place definitely has a bbq feel to it. Not bad for trying for the first time. read more

Bucks Naked BBQ - Ribs, half chicken, Cole slaw, corn bread, pickles and Mac and cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Freeport, Maine

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Great atmosphere, excellent service and friendly staff, outstanding food as well. Great first stop on our vacation.

My husband, son, his girlfriend and I went to celebrate some birthdays. We got the family platter. It was a lot of food. Everything was very tasty. The only thing better than the BBQ was the service. Our waitress was amazing. She brought us to go containers without us asking and had enough so we could split the food between the two couples. The amount of to go food was great and it is still delicious! The price of the family meal looks expensive, but it was a great value based on the amount of food we got! read more

The inside is appropriate for the food, barnlike with wood plank floors and strings of lights. The seats are soft, and should be replaced. Our server was attentive and friendly, even offering to remake his sweet tea when he commented that it wasn't as sweet as he likes. We started with the wings with the blueberry bbq sauce and they were delicious, thick and meaty. The sauce is subtly sweet, very good. We also had the Q for two. It's a massive plate. The bark is great but I thought the meats were a little too stringy or dry, not succulent. read more

I got two meat platter. Cornbread seems soft, but I don't eat it. Brisket was rougher than a pot roast that was cooked quickly. None of the sauces were a variety of barbecue. All just Carolina barbecue's not everyone likes that mustard vinegar taste. I think the only thing I can say about this place as I would definitely go back for french fries they are the most amazing I've ever had. read more

My family and I were in town just for the weekend. We stayed fairly close to the restaurant, so we decided to try it. My son and I sat at the bar, had a drink and ordered dinner to go. From the time we ordered, it took over 30 minutes to receive a partial order, we tge proceeded to wait another 15 for an order of mac& cheese. We then drove to a remote location to eat. When I dealt out our order, we discovered quickly that we weren't given any eating utensils, we were missing 2 sides, and my son's burger was missing the bacon which he had ordered. We did not go bsck to get the missing items. Im sure they would have replaced them, but i wasnt in the mood to deal with them anymore. That was the bad. The good.... The staff was very friendly, the portions were decent and the quality of food was very good. Would I go back? I try no to make pass judgements in establishments with just one visit. Although they weren't overwhelmingly busy, 45 minutes is way too long to wait for an order of food. read more

It was delicious loved the pulled pork board. Tender meat. Nice side options. Nice sauce selection. Great service too and friendly read more

Bucks Naked BBQ - Pulled pork board, comes cornbread and two sides. Did Mac and cheese and dinky salad side to off set - Barbeque Near Me - Freeport, Maine

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Best bbq is Freeport! The service is always great and friendly and the food is consistently good. My favorite is the blueberry sauce with the wings and they always have creative themed cocktails. Highly recommend! read more

Bucks Naked BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Freeport, Maine

First let me say I do love good barbecue, live in Texas. The Carolinas and Virginia and some of my favorite meals have been served with beans and brisket and all of the other delicious accompaniments that you can get, there's nothing like it ! Now that said you really need to go over and see the folks at Bucks Naked BBQ. Jaron and DJ are usually there looking after their excellent crew and their wonderful customers. The Bucks Naked BBQ atmosphere was great! Lots of friendly people! Can't wait to go back! I especially loved the kicky little sauce with the burnt ends yum!!! read more

Bucks Naked BBQ - Corn bread ribs beans and sausage oh my!! - Barbeque Near Me - Freeport, Maine

Cute place with a Bbq vibe and good service but that was it. Got the Q for 2. The good: the sausage, slaw and potato salad were decent. The bad: rids were dry and crusty. Brisket was as dry as the Maine desert and the pulled pork was way too salty. Enve drenched in sauce did not help. read more

Go to Bucks every month or so. Foods pretty darn good and the service A+. Nice people working there.

One of my favorite BBQ places north of Portland. The staff is so friendly and professional. We have dined in several times over the past decade or so. We have also enjoyed takeout. And we've been to a wedding were they provided the catering. In each of those situations, the food is very very very good. Consistent in it's quality and flavors. We love the pulled pork and the ribs and the WINGS!!! The sides are ok too. We like their fries. If you are craving wings on the weekend, call ahead - they do tend to sell out because they are good. Both types of ribs are great. Baby Back and St. Louis - I recommend both. The portions are consistent when you eat in or take out and they are very plentiful. It can get crowed in the parking lot and inside during peak hours on the weekend, especially during the summer. I do recommend this place especially if you have a party of 5. read more

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My husband and I had dinner here last Sunday about 5:30-6:00pm. The first thing we noticed was that there weren't many people eating there for a summer weekend. Admittedly, we haven't eaten here in many years but decided it was time to try this BBQ place again. I ordered the Pit Chicken Plate ($20) with coleslaw and beans and it comes with cornbread. It is described as "lemon herb brined 1/2 chicken, smoked to perfection." My husband ordered the pulled pork sandwich. When our food came out in about 5 minutes, I thought that was way too fast and ask the waitress about that. She said the meats are smoked overnight the night before (leading us to believe that the majority of the cooking had been done already). Well the result was my chicken was very, very dry. The skin wasn't crispy and everything was lukewarm at most. The beans weren't hot and the cornbread was dense and very sweet. Coleslaw, pretty good. The pulled pork on the sandwich was also dry and not hot. The bun wasn't toasted so the bottom of it came apart after the first couple of bites. When asked how everything was, I told the waitress about the dry chicken, including the dark meat. She offered me something else from the menu but I didn't take her up on it. When the bill came, much to her credit, she said the manager took my dinner off the bill. My husband didn't speak up about his disappointment with the sandwich to the waitress. One might have thought the manager would have come out to talk to us about what we didn't like about the meal. Oh well... In reading some other reviews, it would seem that the roasted chicken should have been put back on a grill to heat up and crisp the skin as others described theirs. Warm sides like beans and pulled pork should be warm or hot and rolls toasted. Unfortunately, there's nothing remarkable about Buck's. read more

Came in excited to try their BBQ and left stuffed but a little underwhelmed. The BBQ for 2 platter was a showstopper of a plate that came with: pulled pork: my favorite protein on the plate; tender and not dry but felt it needed the side sauces for more flavor brisket: well seasoned but dry, given a lean piece so the portion wasn't fatty sausage: spicier than expected and salty with a good snap chicken: quartered leg piece was smokey and had a nice crusty skin but seasoned mildly baked beans: had a nice caramelized onion flavor coleslaw: crunchy but only mildly acidic cornbread: was clearly pre-cut enough to dry out along the sides; the most disappointing Overall it's a place to get BBQ without driving down to Portland. I would stick to their happy hour menu next time. read more

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Me and my husband and adult daughter had lunch here and really liked it! The service was excellent and fast. HUGE portions so splitting is recommended. We had the pulled pork and it was really good. I tried all of the sauces and liked them. No spicey option though, which I would like. read more

It was decent BBQ. My wife and I were hungry and ordered a combo platter (forgot it's name.) there was plenty of food and we brought back leftovers to our hotel for lunch. Nothing was bad but nothing stood out either with the exception of the corn bread. Mildly sweet and moist with a bit of a coarse texture just as we like it. We asked for some extra to take away. read more

We ordered the Q for two. Food arrived semi warm, but more to the point everything was so dry. The potatoes and beans were great, but the spareribs and chicken were very dry. They took some off the bill which was nice but we were disappointed in the food. If you're expecting a semi southern barbeque I don't think you will get it here. read more

No bar seats available on a Friday night at 5:30, very loud atmosphere. Service prompt, waitress very nice. Wife got the Pit Chicken Plate with 2 sides and cornbread. Cornbread dry and tasteless. Fries tasty, coleslaw watery. Chicken had an odd smoke flavor, not very appealing. My Pick Two had the same chicken flavor. The second Pick of corn beef tender and flavorful. And, $10 sixteen ounce drafts. Broccoli cold, baked potato small. We would not recommend this restaurant or bar. read more

YUM! Got a side of brisket, potato salad and collard greens. Brisket was great not dry but perfectly cooked and seasoned! The collard greens were exactly as I expected with a satisfying and flavorful broth. The potato salad was good as well. I was able to try some of the sausage and it was well smoked and delicious! It did take a minute for someone to greet us but we were well taken care of once seated. We were comfortable dusting our meal with sound level, room temperature and privacy. I would definitely recommend this restaurant! read more

great experience. food was well seasoned served in hearty portions. pleasant wait staff. mid priced,worth every penny read more

We got the big buck combo as takeout to share at home. The meal includes a healthy serving of brisket, pulled pork, chicken, and sausage, as well as cornbread and two sides. We opted for mac and cheese and fried onion strings, both involving an upcharge as "jacked up" sides. The meat was all *amazing* - I thought it was all perfectly seasoned and cooked and a perfect portion size. We do have a good deal of leftovers, so I'm hoping it'll reheat well. But oh man, what a meal. Depending on who's dining and what your appetites are like, this is probably enough for 2-3 people. The sides were not as good in my opinion. The mac and cheese was somewhat tasteless, middle of the road, the fried onion strings were kind of limp (to be fair, this was a to-go order, so they likely steamed in the container on the way home), and the cornbread was very mediocre. But you're there for the meat, right? read more

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I absolutely love this place! However, we sat at the bar and the bartender was annoyed that we were there. I overheard her telling other patrons that it was dead all day and she just wanted to go home. I was on a first date and she was reluctant to serve me drinks. She even asked if I was "okay" which really bothered the both of us. We spent a lot of money just to eat and drink together. Seems very unprofessional and down right disrespectful. We decided to check out the bar downstairs and the owner/bartender was the absolute best. She made us laugh and feel comfortable. Lisa, you are the absolute best! But, I will not sit at the bar upstairs again with that woman behind the bar. I would rather give my money to someone that actually works for it. I've been a bartender and server for 12+ years. Her behavior was absolutely terrible. She talked trash about the place and how dead it was instead of actually focusing on her customers. Will not be back at that bar. read more

I have to say that the name of this restaurant was one thing that immediately grabbed my attention & my husband loves BBQ/smoked food. He was thrilled with his half rack of ribs. I had the wicked chicken sandwich; the piece of chicken was breaded nicely & it was massive! I think they use brioche buns. The atmosphere is fitting & our waitress was excellent. read more

I have to admit I didn't expect much from BBQ in Maine. But I was wrong. I sat at the bar and all the guys gave me their recommendations. The half rack mixed ribs and brisket was great. Super tender, flavorful, and enough with baked potato and cole slaw for one or two more leftover meals. I would especially recommend the brisket. Spicy is not an option here, so just go with it. Two sweet bbq sauce options , plus a mustard-y option, were available on the table. Burgers coming out looked great tho I didn't eat one. Coleslaw was classic NE. Fresh and not overdressed. Decent local beer selection, and my cocktail was exactly as I ordered it. Give it a try, I'd say. read more

The swollen crimson flesh is glistening, begging to enter my mouth. So slick with juices that slide down, coating, begging me to suck them clean off the surface. I'm admiring, worshipping, this beautiful specimen before me. I am enraptured. I am subservient. Tonight, you are mine to swallow, and I am but a slave to the delicacy of sensation. And as you are placed on my tongue, I melt into your warmth, tasting the salt that ripples along my buds. My eyes are closing, god yes, please. I need more of you. Your texture, so plumpy tender and yet stiffly formed, draws me into a web of pleasure. Right now, you own me. There it is. The thick, cream coloured sauce, spilling in my cavern. Mixing with your flesh. Dripping down my throat. Seductive, powerful, acidic and yet without too much of a sharp tang. It contrasts so beautifully with your natural juices. And as my knife drives once again into your body, I'm here in this moment, with you, My seductive medium-rare rump steak with béarnaise sauce read more

Bucks Naked BBQ - Steak dinner! - Barbeque Near Me - Freeport, Maine

Food was very fast to come out, and it was delicious. Waitress was friendly as well. Nice mood lighting and decor. Would recommend

This is one of my favorite restaurants in Maine. I've eaten here many times and I've always been more than satisfied. The service is great and the food is always great. Brisket heaven is how I would describe this place. I love the family theme and kids are welcome here. Five stars read more

The family always has a good time. Great food and generous servings. New owners have made nice improvements.