I have passed Courtney's many time and have finally decided to try it - it was National BBQ day so perfect time. I called in a pick up order- the women that answered phone was very help - answered all my questions without irritation- let me tell you that's hard to find Food: we got 2 pounds of shredded BBQ with both mustard sauce and red sauce on side, baked beans - they put the shredded meat in it, a side of hush puppies, white slaw- Mayo and red slaw - vinegar- it had a slightly hot spicy flavor, 2 plates of chopped bbq chicken with slaw, fries, fried okra, a whole pack of buns, a plate of calabash shrimp with 2 sides - all that was $85 dollars The bbq was shredded pork from their farm, sauces are ll homemade, shrimp batter so good- get the salt and pepper batter, chopped bbq chicken was good - in a sweetish bbq sauce , Fried okra very good!!! Their sauce all homemade- Staff was friendly and informative- our meal was correct - nothing missing- that's rare too Ambiance is like a mix of old family bbq/seafood spot with a country feel They have southern rock live band's Friday and Saturday nights Oh they also have brewery- make a few beers- I didn't get to taste them yet but I will when I go back If you love bbq, fried seafood, local made beers and or a family owned spot head on down read more

Courtney's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Clover, South Carolina

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Courtesy's BBQ in Clover absolutely won me over this time around. I ordered the lunch value meal burger with an extra patty, and it was an excellent deal. The plate came with a very generous portion of hush puppies and crinkle-cut fries, all served hot and fresh. The burger was juicy, flavorful, and satisfying, especially for the price. The atmosphere was great, and service was timely and friendly. For $7, this is hands down the best value for a burger in Clover. I'll be honest: I ate here once during the pandemic and didn't really enjoy it. But the renovations and updated offerings have completely changed my opinion. This visit was a huge improvement, and I thoroughly enjoyed the meal. I'll definitely be coming back. read more

Courtney's BBQ - Burger lunch special - Barbeque Near Me - Clover, South Carolina

Had the BBQ plate with hush puppies and red slaw. We had a large crowd so a couple waitresses took care of us. Both were great. Nothing real fancy with furniture or decor. read more

Courtney's BBQ - House brewed light beer - Barbeque Near Me - Clover, South Carolina

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First time. Have driven by for a long time and finally stoped. It's was rib night. They were great best I've had in the area. They brew there own beer. Tried a flight. Liked 3 out of 5 of there beers. Will be going back to try more of the menu. Saturday they also have a prime rib special will try that next. Service was great read more

Not my favorite but I know everyone has different taste buds when it comes to BBQ. I was hopeful this was going to be a hidden gem since we were in the tiny town of Clover. We stopped for lunch. We were seated immediately. The waitress was nice but didn't seem thrilled to be there. We told her it was our first time there and asked for appetizer recommendations. She just shrugged her shoulders and said she liked the eggrolls. We went with the cheese curds. I ordered the BBQ pork sandwich which came with fries. I was hoping to get some potato salad with it. When I asked her about it she told me it's not made there. I immediately said no. That's disappointing a BBQ place doesn't make their own potato salad. The pork was ok a bit chewy for me. They put sauce on the pork already which I want a fan of. I did like the hushpuppies. You can tell this place has been around for a long time. It gives off country old fashioned vibes. read more

Courtney's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Clover, South Carolina

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I LOVE this local mom & pops Their food is consistently delicious. Food specials 7 days a week-service can be a little slow at times but worth any extra minutes waiting. Ambiance could use a facelift as I always seem to get the chosen table in front of the working bar for the employees and ask to sit elsewhere. Going back? You betcha!! read more

Man this place has grown so much since it opened! I was a regular back then. I have been back a few times since moving from the area, and this last time, I almost didn't recognize it because of how much it had grown. The menu has changed some through the years, but the food has remained outstanding! Nothing like supporting a small, locally owned business that offers wonderful food and southern hospitality! read more

Good service, nice place. Food was a bit more bland than I expected considering it is known for their bbq.

Tried for the first time despite living in the area over 15 years. The service was great. As soon as we sat down, the server took our drink order quickly and then took our meal order. The atmosphere was fine. Our food was good. The bbq sauce was tasty. I had the bbq chopped chicken plate with potato salad and fries. There was some pieces of hard cartridge in the chopped chicken which was breast meat. The fries and potato salad was delicious. My husband enjoyed his bbq sandwich. He said the hushpuppies were delicious and how he liked them. Lots of food for the price. read more

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Had dinner there last night. The specials were perch and the other was smothered fried chicken breast both with 2 sides. They were both hits with us. More than enough good. Excellent choice for a Thursday night meal read more

Courtney's BBQ - Smothered chicken - Barbeque Near Me - Clover, South Carolina

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Great beer. Great atmosphere. The stories and conversations are awesome. We'll definitely be back!!!

Moved to the Clover area recently and, in our search for meats to BBQ, we saw Courtney's on our way home and decided to check them out. Ordered a couple of their BBQ plates - outstanding. We also ordered the strawberry cake - absolutely delicious. Subsequently we purchased ribeyes, pork ribs, bacon, ground beef, and eggs to cook ourselves. The staff were friendly and offered preparation suggestions for the various meats. No chain store comes close to beating farm fresh products, and Courtney's is as fresh as can be. read more

There are many questions in the universe that we'll never know the answer too, and one of those is how is Courtney's "BBQ" still in business? I've went there maybe 5 times in my entire life because everytime it was terrible. You would think having BBQ in your name you would actually have BBQ items, I think they only have pulled pork. Most BBQ places have pretty good mac & cheese, I'm fairly confident they get theirs from the same place as the hospital. 0/10 read more

Fantastic place to eat. Best restaurant in Clover, in my opinion. Now open on Sunday afternoons for bar food. They brew their own beer, so each visit is a surprise. read more

This restaurant has been on my list of places to visit since in showed up in a newspaper column over a year ago. The atmosphere is good, service is very good and the meat is excellent. Problem is the rest of the menu is not well thought out and deminishes from the total experience. The pulled porks is great with a good sweet taste and texture. Problem is the sause they serve with it. I am a fan of the Pepper Vinegar style somethings called Eastern NC. Their answer for that is something close to a Sweet and Sour Sauce off of a Chinese buffet. The other sauces don't add much either. The hushpuppies are the worst I have ever had with poor texture and taste and the French Fries were very starchy. People rave about this BBQ and i can see why. Can't rave about the rest of the sides and they need to rethink this portion of the menu. read more

Ever since they got rid of the Buffay I do not go here any longer. The Buffay was very worth the price

I just received the "BARBECUE" issue of CHARLOTTE MAGAZINE in the mail yesterday, and Courtney's BBQ was one of the 13 BBQ restaurants written about. I figured that if CHARLOTTE magazine is featuring a full page write up about a restaurant with color photos, the restaurant must be good. Boy, was I wrong! We arrived on Friday evening a little after 6 PM to a half empty parking lot. There was a couple ahead of us at the hostess stand waiting, but no hostess. There were 2 cashiers across the aisle observing this - but no action on their part. One of the customers went into the main dining room to find her. She was in a corner chit-chatting with 2 other employees. She came out to the waiting area, gathered the 4 of us and seated us at our tables. Our waitress came right over. All went as it should. The hush puppies came out, and they were perfect. Hot and crunchy on the outside while warm and flavorful on the inside - slightly sweet with a mild taste of onion. Then our dinners came out - what a letdown. I ordered the large BBQ plate. The pork BBQ was from 2 different batches. One part was finely chopped and tasted of refrigerator, and one part tasted of fresh pulled pork. The dichotomy between the two was striking. The fully loaded potato had been prepared hours previously including the cheese and bacon. The potato flesh was translucent. The collard greens were BLAND. They were just boiled greens lacking any seasoning. To top it all off, everything was between Luke warm and room temp. GROSS. I looked for the waitress and found her in the same corner where the hostess was found chit chatting with 3 other employees. I told her the issue. I returned to my seat. She called an employee from the kitchen to get the plate and warm it up. He returned with the plate only barely warmer than when it went into the kitchen. My dining partner ordered the 1/2 rack of ribs. They were hot and flavorful, but the fire under them had been uneven and he could not eat part of the flesh as it had dried on to the bone. He had the same poor excuse of a potato and the fried okra. Overall it was a poor dining experience and one which we will not repeat. It was too much money for good hush puppies. Gene Courtney prides himself on placing 8th in the Kansas City. American Royal Invitational for his BBQ. It is time to stop living in the past and examine your restaurant carefully As for CHARLOTTE magazine, I think you need to do your homework a little better before writing about restaurants in the area. Your readers rely on you for accurate reporting read more

Courtney's BBQ - Courtney BBQ DISH. The meal prep left a lot to be desired. - Barbeque Near Me - Clover, South Carolina

The homemade brews are delicious. I've seen the owner driving by at 9 o'clock in the morning getting the fire ready for the smoked food as well as his homemade beer. Very friendly down to earth people, no trouble like the rest of clover, and I feel comfortable and welcome when I go here. read more

Excellent food and great prices and great atmosphere!!nice local spot and quantity is plenty.

The staff was super nice and answered all my questions....which was a lot, but the ribs didn't even taste like BBQ. They had zero smoke flavor, zero flavor period and tasted like they where just baked. Same for the BBQ chicken...dry and no smoke taste. I guess the fact I didn't smell anything smoking outside should have told me not to order BBQ! The shrimp was good and their Friday night shrimp boil buffet looked really good too. We will be giving it another try...maybe for breakfast one Saturday. It's very clean and cute inside....im just disappointed in the BBQ... read more

Is this the perfect restaurant? No, but it's a wonderful place to eat and get a good quality meal. It's a restaurant that is trying to provide a good product in an inflationary environment. They will survive any negative comments but it's not fair to the owner and those working there. They have recently started brewing their own beer, have a nice bar area but a separate area for families to dine. BBQ was excellent as well as sides offered. Give them a try and you'll appreciate a wonderful, family owned establishment. read more

Well...I had eaten take out from Courtney's before and it was pretty good. The barbecue is tasty and not too seasoned which I like (although several locals have told me that it used to be better before they expanded their restaurant and got 'so popular'). We ate off the Sunday buffet which offered - Barbecue, Beef Stew, Chicken Pot Pie, Fried Chicken, Collard Greens, Rice, Mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli casserole, Macaroni and cheese, Green Beans, Sweet Potatoes and bread...I may have missed a couple of things, but that's the highlights...they were out of brisket on our our visit. I enjoyed the bbq, the chicken (minus the skin) was tasty, and the green beans were very good. The macaroni and cheese was just nasty...I am not sure what they add to it or how they cook it...my husband said it's just a can of cheese sauce...I don't know but I was NOT impressed! The mashed potatoes were good, I didn't try the gravy. The chicken pot pie was made with shredded chicken and no crust (my favorite part) - it was okay, but nothing special. You get a cup of peach cobbler with the buffet and although it was cold, it was pretty tasty. For $20 it was a decent offering and everything was home style Sunday cooking (which meant I didn't have to cook!!). Minus the mac n cheese...I would get everything else again. Our waitress was attentive and our glasses were never empty and everyone working there was friendly and helpful. This is apparently a local standby and I would probably opt for a menu item next time instead of the buffet. We'll return because it's close to our house, but I wouldn't be calling my friends to take them to my new favorite restaurant... Sorry for the pitiful pictures...I had *gasp* forgotten my camera... read more

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took my 4 year old niece and nephew out last night. They got a Grilled Cheese with fries and hush puppie. I got a BBQ sandwich with Fried Okra and Hushpuppies. Both food and service were fantastic! (tip, mix the red and yellow sauces together for the sandwich and the yellow sauce is a great dip for the hushpuppies that is if your nephew doesn't eat all yours first!) read more

We have eaten here twice and had them cater a party. Great place to go when you are feeling anorexic! You will gain weight. The buffet was average. On another night we ordered off the menu. The barbecue is pretty good. The food that was catered was fantastic and oh so plentiful. The guy that came to set up was very courteous and helpful. Highly recommend their catering. We will use again and again for the rest of our Graduation Parties! read more

BBQ Sandwich is fantastic. Very tasty. 2 different types of sauce, mustard & vingar read more

Courtney's BBQ - BBQ Sandwich - Barbeque Near Me - Clover, South Carolina

Why oh why did we spend money at this dump? The food is bland, over cooked and just bad. We chose the drive through service during the Coronavirus quarantine and spent $30 on a meatloaf plate, chicken plate and a pound of bbq. The meatloaf was not even distinguishable as meat. It was so overcooked and covered in some really gross sauce. The green beans and mashed potatoes where just canned junk. The roll was like fresh dough and barely brown or baked. The hush puppies were somewhat edible. Threw most of it out. The chicken dinner wasn't even chicken. They gave us BBQ by mistake. So much for that. The mac and cheese was - again - GROSS And overcooked. Just don't go there. read more

Decent breakfast, they do a buffet at 8am, open at 6am with full menu. Country ham is a bit dry and chewy, the eggs cooked properly, but in a lot of grease. Pancakes cooked on griddle with my ham, made them unfortunately salty. No real butter, lack luster biscuits. Okay spot for an early start. read more

Best pulled pork bbq ever and I have had a lot of bbq from many places! Seriously, it was sooo good. Everyone else loved it as well. The vinegar sauce was phenominal! The pulled pork wasn't fatty, which is,important to me, had a great smoked flavor, moist, and loved the little burnt ends throughout!! Yummm!!! The sides that everyone had in our group were delicious as well....crispy hushpuppies, mac n cheese, baked beans and white coleslaw that will knock your socks off! Collards weren't bad either. read more

Great food and super service! Gene the owner is a great man with super friendly and funny personality

I'm a cyclist, so Courtney's is my starting and end point for a 28 mile route. Nice reward for a ride. I've not had any bad meals there, not one. I see others here may not have had the same experiences, but mine have been great. We sit at the bar for beer and BBQ. Staff has always been super friendly. Just wish they were open on Sunday afternoon. read more

Great place for good food at good prices. I wish they were open more days of the week but that's ok cause I'm usually only in the area on weekends. read more

We visit Courtney's weekly because of the staff, owner and great food. Gene Courtney and his team provide warm and personable service while preparing an exceptionally tasty southern meal. read more

Waitress was great and friendly. Food was hot and delicious and got a lot of food for the money. Needs some updating but would recommend.

About 5 years ago this place was really good but sadly the last 3 times we have went it has been terrible...Dry BBQ, all the sides are frozen or at least they taste like it. Such a shame. read more

Great place for a BBQ sandwich! The mustard sauce is great, and unexpectedly one of the best buns I have ever eaten. The slaw is good, different because of the sauce which is great if you're not a fan of mayo. read more

Ordered 2 meat combo. Brisket and ribs. The brisket came out looking like pulled pork and was really dry with no flavor at all. You could tell it was cooked a day prior and reheated. But left what you see in photo. Ribs were ok at best no smoke flavor lots of sauce to cover the fact the ribs had no taste. The Mack and cheese was worse than kraft out of a box. The only thing tha. As good was the hush puppies. Very disappointing lunch. read more

Courtney's BBQ - Ordered brisket for lunch..... - Barbeque Near Me - Clover, South Carolina

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Good breakfast. A little above average. Big breakfast cooked well with good service. Coffee was very good. Atmosphere normal for BBQ place. Clean and well maintained. Had Big Man breakfast, 3 eggs cook to order, grits done very well, hash browns average, sausage average, bacon crisp, toast done right and well buttered. Biscuit and gravy good, but gravy a little bland. They have a breakfast buffet on Saturday mornings. Need to try it on for size. Will go back. read more

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You get a lot of food for your money. Food is very tasty. Will come back to try different items on the menu. No windows to look out of and lighting is dim. But the staff is very nice. read more

Courtney's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Clover, South Carolina

My company employs this establishment twice a year for special occasions. Their food is the WORST that I have *ever* consumed from a restaurant. HOW can you mess up mac and green beans?! Their chicken is so dry that you gag when attempting to force it down! People. Charlotte has a *massive* amount of amazing restaurants within 15 miles! DON'T SETTLE FOR CRAPPY FOOD. read more

I think most of the good and bad reviews are right. Been here a bunch of times and it can be really good or it can be really bad. Sometimes the place is understaffed or only being run by teenagers who ain't paying attention. I'm usually happy with my food there though read more