I've only been here twice, BUT both times the food was outstanding. Service was good, even though we were seated in the room with a large party and shared one server - she did a great job of keeping tabs on everyone and we did not feel neglected. It's a little pricier than what we generally like to spend for an average supper out, but I don't say that it isn't worth every penny... we're just cheap sometimes lol. Def worth it for a nice meal out! read more

I understand that, according to other reviews, the food and service may usually be good. However, I wanted to share our experience on October 15, 2026, which was the day before my wife's birthday. Unfortunately, our experience was extremely disappointing. We started with two Tequila Sunrises and a Bloomin' Onion. The onion still had its tough outer layer attached, making it unpleasant to eat. My wife ordered the fried jumbo butterflied shrimp, which arrived soggy. I ordered the five-piece fried catfish plate, but each piece of catfish was only about two inches long, and the fish was soggy as well. Our total bill came to $101, and we left most of the food uneaten. What made the situation even more frustrating was that no one offered to remake our meals or make things right. The service itself was also disappointing. Normally, I believe in giving a restaurant a second chance, but we live two hours away, making that difficult. We left feeling that our $101 was wasted on a meal that fell far short of our expectations. Despite the disappointing food and service, we still left a 10% tip. I'm sharing this feedback because, for a meal that was supposed to be part of a special occasion celebrating my wife's birthday, the experience was a letdown. I hope management takes these concerns seriously and makes improvements so other customers do not have the same experience. read more

Great customer service and delicious food are what I received here with my visit yesterday. It was so good, that I forgot to take pictures but did remember to check in. Anyway, since it's Friday and in Mississippi and decided to get Catfish meal. My waitress recommended baked beans and green beans to go with entree. I'm glad I listened to her because it was great and she took care of me. I didn't know this restaurant was here and have passed it many times going home over the years. But, I'm glad I found it. Because I will be back. read more

I love the $10 fish basket special. The owner walks around to make sure his customers are happy with their meals. If there is a problem, he'll do what he needs to do to fix it. read more

I'm glad my husband and I stopped while in town. The place looks very nice and clean. Our waitress was very sweet, attentive and really had a great personality. Their magazine type menu was pretty neat idea. Our food exceeded what we expected. I mean, even my salad had a lot of flavor. Everything tasted fresh. The price is a bit much, BUT you get what you pay for because not only does it all taste great, they give you a good amount. I couldn't even finish my brisket badass. That sausage and cheese platter surprised me with those fried jalapeños. I've never had them and now I need to make them at home. From the minute you walk in, everything just feels comfortable. We'll definitely dine again when we're in town. read more

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We had the 3 meat/2 sides option to share among 2 of us. Chicken, ribs, and brisket were all tender with a good flavor. We didn't have room for deserts, but they were above average. When we come back though we might enjoy one of these desert options. Restrooms were also clean for travelers. read more

My wife and I were heading home from New Orleans to St. Louis. We stopped by this Magnolia smokehouse and barbecue ribs. My wife had oysters. It was very good. Highly recommend this place and the waitresses were very nice. read more

We ordered ahead online, but made better time than we expected, so we got to meet the warm, welcoming staff and spend a little time in the gorgeous dining space. We were pleasantly surprised at the spicy kick in the bbq sauce. The grill & pit masters know what their bbq is about. The ribs were fall-off-the-bone tender and the brisket was melt-in-your-mouth perfect even cold the following day. The real show-stealer, though, was the brisket pizza. We've not had anything quite like it, and all the flavors from smoky brisket, to spicy bbq, to salty cheese, to herbed crust came together in a dish nothing short of perfection. The only draw-back for us is the thousand miles drive to go back for more. read more

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First off, let me start by saying the items that were ordered by our family was absolutely DELICIOUS! I almost don't want to draw any attention to the restaurant, because I would like to keep this little gem hidden; but I can't be selfish. We ordered fried green tomatoes, loaded pulled pork baked potato, ribs, and I could go on all day. Let's just say that this is the best food that I have eaten out in a restaurant in a very long time. I frequent high end restaurants, and they don't serve food this good at these prices. The service and ambience can compete with any Michelin 5 Star Restaurant. Kudos guys!!!! read more

Amanda was an awesome server. The food was very good and the atmosphere was pleasant!

Ribs and brisket were awesome. Best BBQ I've had since leaving Kansas City!! Our server, Laura was outstanding and made the meal very enjoyable. Highly recommend! read more

Best dang steak in town, Consistently! The service is excellent, and super friendly staff!! read more

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We ordered the 3 piece catfish.. it was good but a little on the "fishy" side as far as catfish goes. The hush puppies were OVER COOKED!! The fries were awesome! The service was good. Our waitress was helpful and got what we needed. The place is on the small side. The tables are just a few inches apart. We are here at 6:30 on a Saturday night so the place wasn't packed but I would have been uncomfortable if they were more busy. We probably won't be back.. read more

Magnolia Smokehouse Grill - the menu for the restaurant - Barbeque Near Me - Grenada, Mississippi

A bit pricey for just mediocre food. The waitress was great. I had the brisket which probably should've been slow cooked a few more hours, the baked potato was a little hard and the coleslaw very bland. My husband did enjoy his redfish, but agreed that the coleslaw and potato salad tasted like they were not made on site. read more

If you like dog food eat here. Disgusting. Lazy servers. Greedy owners. $3.50 for water?!?? Mess up an order and don't remove? Pathetic. Should have never rebuilt after the fire. Vomit. read more

Great stop! Had the ribs, chili and the carrot cake. All were amazing! The service was wonderful too! read more

Leaving Oxford after a football game, we were on our way home and decided to stop in Grenada to avoid traffic. We were so pleasantly surprised with this place--everything we tried was delicious, fresh, and flavorful. Service was great, and we were able to watch more sports on the TVs in the dining room. It's a huge menu, so there were lots of things on the menu I'd like to return and try, especially desserts! We were too full read more

I really appreciated the service here. The waitress was very kind, and attentive. My family tried the fried crawfish, baked potato, side salad & buffalo chicken tenders. The crawfish breading was nice & flaky, fried to perfection. The potato salad had a heavy pickle presence, but was still pretty decent to me. My daughter seemed to enjoy her tenders, and potato. My mother seemed to enjoy her salad. It's very clean, and neat in the establishment. They offer outdoor seating too. I wanted to try other things on the menu, but unfortunately I just wasn't that hungry. I highly recommend this place, would definitely visit again. Also, they open at 11A. read more

We were fishing Grenada Lake and came here on a recommendation. Tried to order 2 different kinds of beer, both out. Then came food time. Out of the side I wanted. Waitress made a recommendation which I took but she failed to mention it was a $3 up charge which I found out when I got my ticket. The biggest surprise (or aggravation) was getting our tickets and learning we had been charged for water!! I've eaten all over the country and never had to pay for water. Craziest thing I've ever seen. Oh, by the way brisket was dry and tough. Sad ending to a good day. I'd find another place... read more

Food was fantastic, service was a little slow but we did have a larger party and arrived just before the rush. Service was friendly but the food was definitely the star. Highly recommend read more

First time there and we really enjoyed it! Catfish and hand-cut fries were great. Chocolate cake was amazing. Friendly service--Brittany was very helpful. We told the manager that we'd be back on our next trip passing through! read more

Atmosphere and food were both great here. Spuds are big enough for two people. We had the pleasure of listening to two young gentleman sing Saturday evening which really livened up the place. Don't forget to check in and get 10% off! read more

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What a wonderful dining experience! Wait staff we're polite friendly and provided great service, food was excellent and dessert homemade! Most certainly will dine in again. Highly recommend it. read more

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Everything was amazing! All of the food was really fresh. Best home cut French fries !

Although the inside and outside are very nice, The volume of the amount of food you get is not worth the time to eat here (I guess they have to skimp on the food amount to pay for the nice building). I ordered a brisket plate thinking it would be a decent sized portion but two thin slices of brisket was you get for $22 + tip and taxes. If there would've been 4 or 5 slices of brisket it would've been a great dinner. read more

Magnolia Smokehouse Grill - Brisket plate with baked beans and tater salad. - Barbeque Near Me - Grenada, Mississippi

SUMMARY: If you love smokey meats and interesting, flavorful sides, you might be disappointed. Otherwise the food is OK. I will not be able to recommend Magnolia Smokehouse. I really want to recommend every smokehouse that I eat at, but this one just did not do a very good job of their presumed goal of offering smoked meats. However, all the food they did serve was thoroughly edible, it just didn't seem that the meats I ordered had been smoked much at all except for the ribs. I can only give this restaurant a middling rating. For your reference, these types of smoked meats should display a prominent smoke ring (a region of pink colored meat visible in the outermost portion of the smoked meat). Also, to make sure you don't think I'm new to smoked meats, I eat at smoker style BBQ restaurants often, and I've done so for the past 22 years. At Magnolia Smokehouse I ordered ribs, pulled pork, chicken, and brisket. The pulled pork, the chicken, and the brisket showed no sign of having been smoked - either visually or by flavor. The chicken was - as far as I could tell - just oven-baked chicken. It tasted fine but it showed no visual sign of having been smoked and it had no smoky taste. The menu specifically called this item "smoked chicken." The menu does not describe the pulled pork or the brisket as smoked, and that leads me to believe that they probably were not. For both of these items there was definitely no visible smoke ring and no taste of smoke at all. In addition, the pulled pork was served colder than room temperature and the brisket was served after apparently having been reheated. The brisket was a uniform gray color, covered in grease, and was unusually hot for freshly sliced brisket. That leaves the ribs, which were VERY good, VERY tasty, and were definitely smoked - they had a prominent smoke smoke ring visible on each piece. However, these were by far the 2 smallest pork ribs I have been served. Based on this one experience with the smoked meats alone, I cannot recommend Magnolia Smokehouse, but it will do if you are not a big fan of the smokey flavor that can be had with wood-smoked meats. As I said earlier, the food was all quite edible, it was just not what I had hoped for and not what I have enjoyed at every other smokehouse BBQ joint I've visited. I will also take this opportunity to mention the 2 sides that I had. I had the corn nuggets and the fried okra. I feel that these items were not prepared in-house but we're received by the restaurant frozen and just fried to order. There was nothing wrong with these 2 sides, but they were just bland and underwhelming. Magnolia Smokehouse has plenty of room to improve especially with their smoked meats. I think - as if the owners want my opinion - that the pulled pork and the chicken need to be smoked to the point where the smoke ring is clearly visible and the smoky taste is easily detectable. Also, the brisket needs to be smoked to where the smoke ring is clearly visible (perhaps for 10-12 hoursat the apprpropriate temperature). The brisket also needs to be sliced and put in a container where it is not sitting in hot fat before being served. As noted above, my brisket was greasy, a uniform gray color, and unusually hot for brisket in my experiance I am giving Magnolia Smokehouse a middling rating because everything was perfectly edible, but nothing was exceptional except for the ribs and even the ribs were unusually small. Not recommended for fans of smoked meats. read more

I'm always looking for a local business to support in my travels. I ordered a ribeye then a filet, they were out of both. All they had left was a 12oz ribeye. Ok, no problem. It came out WAY overcooked and the baked potato was hard as a rock that had scorched cheese on it from the microwave. For a $37 steak, it was terrible. I ate what I could then when my son asked for the bathroom, it didn't work so they sent him to a liquor store across the parking lot that needed lots of attention, ugh. Take my money this time but I wouldn't go back if the meal was free! I really hope this is out of the ordinary but I'll never know. Wait staff was really nice. read more

A very nice place . Very friendly down to earth . The interior was very nicely done. Amber was our server . She was very accommodating. Such a sweetheart. My husband said the bbq ribs were better than The Shed. If you are in the area you should try this restaurant. I had the baked spud with pull pork very good read more

Very nice building - clean and welcoming. Service was good and efficient, the food, however, was over priced for the quality. $5 for a small portion of Mac & Cheese - it was not homemade and looked and tasted like it came out of a pan from the food vendor. The ribs seemed to be cooked last week as we pull plastic off them where they were reheated along with the chicken wings. I believe this place was good at one point but not so much anymore. Hoping they will up their game. read more

Great atmosphere and good food! We had a great dinner here with our family. Ordered fried mushrooms and pork rinds for apps. Shrooms had a nice kick and went well with the comeback sauce. Ribs had the perfect amount of pull. Just enough to keep them on the bone and not much effort required for them to pull away. House BBQ has a great balance of flavor and heat. My daughter said the grilled cheese was really good and ate all of it. Catfish was fried fresh and just right. Steaks are some of the best in the area! Internal temp is always done just how you like it. Don't leave without getting banana pudding. Even if you don't have room for dessert, take it home for later. Good attention to detail and great service. Sit out in the back porch area for live music Fri-Sat. Kick your feet up and enjoy another round or two. read more

Excellent meal. Steak was perfectly cooked and very tender . Also had smoked buffalo wings with bleu cheese and they were amazing! Give them a try. Bring friends! You won't regret it ! read more

Was passing through and stopped to grab lunch. Service was great and the food didn't disappoint!

We placed a to-go order. Got a call 10 minutes later saying they couldn't fill the order. We walked in at this point to see what our options were. We provided a revised order to a very limited menu at 4:30pm on. Sat. (Their online advertisements and what is on the menu are not the same.)Then it took 20 more minutes to put it together and another 5 after we asked for some barbecue sauce. Based off what we witnessed and experienced, the service was poor and the food was ok. The best thing we had, were the onion rings. read more

Order the steak! It can't be beat in this town; get the filet! Whatever they use for seasoning is spot on!!

this is the best place I've been to in Grenada. We ordered the nachos, quesadilla, catfish, and phillycheese steak. All the food was fresh. And the waitress was so nice and helpful with the menu. This was my first time here and we're already going back tonight. They give you tons of food and the prices are good. This is a hidden gem and you must try if you haven't been !! read more

some of the best food in Grenada ms!!! perfect dining for when stopping by in town and an amazing drive through when you're on the go!!

Normally we like this place; friendly staff, good food, but this was an off night. Don't come in the evening on the weekends. Besides the screaming drunk girls at the bar, the wait staff seemed rushed and inattentive. We all ordered burgers and a platter of the loaded fries. Now the loaded fries taste great but the plate was very small, especially for $11. Worse it was cold and the cheese was congealed so it had been sitting out awhile. The waitress also forgot about our tea until after the meal came~`which was okay, stuff happens, but between that, the screaming drunk girls at the bar who kept kicking buckets of water everywhere, the cold $11 fries on the tiny tin plate, and my everything burger which came with nothing on it (no cheese, no lettuce, no condiments) I was beginning to get annoyed. Still, I understood. I asked for them to heat up the fries and bring me my dressed burger. I got an annoyed huff and a glare when I also requested sweetener for our tea and napkins. By the time my burger came back out, the others in my party had already eaten and still no sweetener or napkins. Even then I had to ask for a slip of cheese because my cheeseburger was still naked and the $11 fries were still cool to the touch but better than nothing. Our waitress was also noticeably unhappy with me in particular for asking for my order to be corrected because everyone else had their drink refilled twice but mine didn't until my husband asked her to refill my glass, which she did~but only halfway. I'd laugh if that meal didn't cost me $57. Yup, I pad $57 for a plate of cold fries, 3 burgers, and a half glass of unsweetened iced tea. I'm not a Karen. I don't complain without cause and my only request was to get the dressed burger I ordered and the fries hot. I was polite in the face of rudeness and I will probably go there again...after forgetting tonight and probably for lunch instead of dinner on a weekend. I didn't give it one star because the food was good, just not hot, but the waitstaff needs serious training. In addition to the rude waitress the busboy kept wanting to snatch our plates while we were still eating. The third time he came by he asked if I wanted a to go box and I told him I hadn't even gotten my entire burger yet. Not a good night for Magnolia Smokehouse. If it tells you anything I started writing this at the table before the check came. Not a happy camper read more

My wife and I stopped by here on the recommendations of some friends. I ordered the 16oz ribeye and it was horrible. No flavor and might have even seemed freezer burnt or something, not sure but wasn't good. read more

My experience was less than ideal. They were out of everything that was on the menu, I do want to mention it was a Monday so they may have had a busy weekend prior. However, it took 40 minutes for me to receive cold food and they weren't even busy! To add, the food was pricey!! The waitress was not warm or friendly at all with us, she made a noticeable difference when she received a table of guests who were in uniform (e.g. scrubs). read more

PLENTY of time for a nap while you wait on your food?? Ordered grilled salmon and it came out blackened with a super dooper raw center. Nice environment and could be a show place with the right management. read more