I've tried a couple of barbecue places around Pensacola, but this one has my favorite types of ribs.. I opted for the 4 meats with baby back and St. Louis ribs , dry rub wings and jalapeño smoked sausage and all of it was delicious! I didn't even come close to finishing everything on my plate. I opted for the cornbread, which is delicious and a double of the coleslaw cause I don't eat beans my husband got two of the Carolina sandwiches and the corn dip appetizer and it was way more than he could eat! We both really liked the corn dip with the homemade chips. Our service was absolutely excellent and I love the choices of all the different barbecue sauces on the table. I would say if you're coming to Pensacola this place is a must you really do need to stop into Sonny's barbecue drinks are good. Food is good. Staff is friendly. It's a win-win situation. read more

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Had a great time at Sonny's for lunch. I was seated quickly and the service was very fast. I ordered and my meal was to my table in less than 10 minutes. The food was good and my waitress was so kind. Had the sweet Carolina Sandwich and sweet tea. (Sweet tea was top notch!) Was a great, casual, kick back bbq place! read more

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Ordered beef brisket for lunch in the drive thru. Nothing but fat on a bun. Disgusting. Threw it away. read more

I usually enjoy Sonny's St. Louis ribs but on yesterday, my ribs had a layer of fat that was not very appetizing. My okra was great and the sausage was good too. The ribs had far too much fat on them to be considered quality. I would not recommend their St. Louis ribs. read more

Had a great experience ordering take out at Sonny's. Navaeh checked us out and she was fast, informative, and efficient. Great service. read more

Sonny's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

Our waitress Annie was very nice and the brisket was delicious I tried the new peach sauce the new peach BBQ sauce it wasn't too bad just the normal Sonny's BBQ run read more

Not bad. I can't say that it's a "Oh my gosh you must try", but I would come again. Friendly stuff, nice interior, overall good place.

We are stuffed! The food was very satisfying and tasty. The cherry cobbler egg roll dessert was surprisingly good. Our server was hospitable in a sweet southern way. Loved it!! read more

The food here is really good. We loved the pulled pork, Cole slaw, potato salad, and their Mac and cheese is also really good. Corn bread is bomb. I had to dock a star because we requested corn bread for our family meal, but when we got home, we were only given garlic bread. Their garlic bread is not good. I had to drive all the way back to get the cornbread, and only got 4 pieces with all that time wasted. Make sure you check your order before you leave! **EDIT TO ADD** we tried our banana pudding, and it doesn't have bananas in it just vanilla pudding with whip and wafers. I have docked my review down another Star. Quality control needed for these online orders for sure! read more

Food was amazing I ordered Cuban sandwich and my husband ordered loaded tator tots This is one of my favorite restaurants

My burger was soggy and raw. My ribs were cold like they had just taken them out of the refrigerator and I fries were cold. The green beans was missing. I ordered through Uber and they did not refund my money read more

Sonny's BBQ - I ordered my steak burger to be well cooked. Instead, I got raw meat. This is the second time this has happened to me - Barbeque Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

Always great bbq with awesome service. The sweet potato fries are amazing. The servers are very friendly and efficient.

Let me start by saying the service received from Elise was spectacular! Best service I've received in Pensacola at any restaurant I've visited, fine dining to diner or dive.... The food you ask? It was good! I ordered the brisket grilled cheese with loaded tots and sweet tea. The sandwich has several varieties of cheese, or cheese substances, along with brisket, served between two slices of garlic bread; yum! The tots were good, and the sweet tea wasn't too sweet, it really accompanied the meal nicely. The prices are fair and the portions are good sized. I'll be back! read more

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Ordered a bbq salad got it with no bbq, asked for a refund and was refused. Classy establishment

Why can't other restaurants just served hot great tasting food like Sonny's BBQ does? I had the Cobb Salad with pulled pork. Everything was great and my waitress, Anna was friendly and very attentive and quick. My wife had Taco Tuesday at work today - She missed out! Tuesdays at Sonny's beats Taco Tuesday hands down. Men's bathroom floor was a little sticky and the green beans could use a little bacon and salt, they were good but bland. But they have a Military discount! Gol!! read more

Sonny's BBQ - BBQ Cobb Salad - Barbeque Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

The food and service was simply great. The parking when busy is a little trying sometime. The food taste is totally delicious.

Food was warm but not "favorable". Wings were boiled and had a smear of sauce, definitely not crispy as advertised. Peach Cobbler was a miss. read more

Ok Anna, was a wonderful waitress. We had out drinks asap! She should definitely train other people. Best service in years at Sonny's. Our food was hot and hot the spot! Strawberry spike drink was great 9/10 needs a little more kick. Sauce !!! The real reason I do the BBQ reviews. Sizzlin- 9.7 Sweet - 10 Pick 3 combo!! So much meat. SALAD! So big and yummy ranch. Ranch - smoked ranch ** spicy seasoning very good. TELL ANNA THANK YOI FOR MAKING OUT SHORT STAY FEEL BERY SPECIAL. Wow some of the best sauce even for a larger joint. I really always dig Sonny's but the sauce has definitely improved. $36 bucks me and my wife had a solid meal. Great local Sonny's with awesome service. read more

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For years I've ordered pounds of pulled pork and sides by the quart. I've always got the senior discount when I became of age. Yesterday I ordered three pounds of pulled pork and three quarts of sides. I also ordered a hamburger patty for my granddaughter because she has a special diet because of brain surgery. The hamburger patty cost $9.00!! I got my senior discount on it only!! The other items I didn't get any discount on. I talked to the manager about the discount I've always gotten and was informed that it was only on meals. This was my meal. We got home and there was no BBQ sauce. The manager explained that I should have never gotten a senior discount of bulk items. If I was informed of that when I placed my order I would have gone elsewhere. I will NOT go back to this Sonnys because I feel that this business is very deceptive. Buyer be ware and informed... ask when you order if the discount is honored. read more

Great service. Food was delicious. Reserved the private party room for a small gathering and it was perfect.

complete waste of fucking money " pork burnt ends" they came out SOGGY , beans were cold. service was okay i guess. cornbread was DRY as HELL, bbq chicken tenders were FALLING APART ? and the mac and cheese ? don't even get me STARTED.. IT TASTED LIKE KFC MAC AND CHEESE. food came out cold to warm . the only thing even CONSIDERING getting is the bbq brisket. how are you a southern BBQ place in the SOUTH and u can't even make a decent BBQ dish ??? waste of money food was horrible i could make a better bbq sauce blind folded in seattle. read more

Food was absolutely amazing, i've never liked bbq and i loved it. Our waitress, Anna, was wonderful as well, very sweet woman. She gave us all a free bottle of bbq sauce for our first visit! We're just visiting but if i lived here we'd be here all the time. Also prices are beyondddd reasonable for the amount of food you get. Food came out in less than 10 minutes after we ordered, although it was not busy. read more

The last few times we've been here, they havent given us all our cornuggets, we always order two and only get one everytime. Everything else is okay. read more

Quantity of the food sampler was great for sharing. Service was so-so. Ambiance was normal. Portions are for sharing. read more

I ordered the buffalo chicken bowl. When it was brought to me I couldn't even tell there was Mac and cheese in it. The server did volunteer to get me a side bowl of it. There was Mostly tater tots in the bowl and it had so much buffalo sauce on it you count taste anything else. There was a scoop of Mac and cheese on the bottom but not enough to see without scooping everything out of the bowl. So disappointed, I will never order this again. Not worth the money for a bowl of tater tots that were drowned in buffalo sauce. Yuck!!! read more

For a franchise and has a drive-thru... this place is not bad at all. Food could be a little better but overall it exceeded my expectations for what it is. I'd definitely go for Sonny's over Dickey's. It's better than some of the sit down BBQ franchises. read more

Navy Blvd, Pensacola location. I can't speak for this place on a consistent basis, because this was the only time I've visited here. Unfortunately, I can't say too many positive things about the food on this particular visit. Hopefully, we just caught them off their game, and things are better on a normal basis. I ordered the 2 meat plate, and picked the Sweet & Smoky ribs and the pulled BBQ. Bring from North Carolina, I can say that I'm pretty familiar with quality BBQ! Sadly, Sonny's missed the mark on both meats. The ribs were very dry, as was the pulled pork. The Mac and cheese tasted a bit like Stauffer's frozen stuff, and the baked beans had an "off" flavor. Anyway, gave the place 3 stars based on the response from our server and the manager who came to see us. Both were amazing and apologetic, offering to bring another plate of meat out. I declined, but that was my choice. That was nice of them to offer. That being said, the manager brought us out some banana pudding as an apology...and it was insanely good! Hope to visit again, sometime, and see if things are good to go. read more

Sonny's BBQ - 2 meat plate with ribs and pulled pork - Barbeque Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

First they got my order wrong in the drive-through. So I go back inside to get it correct and they gave me my food which was the right order. The chicken was dry and flavorless, ribs were rubbery, corn nuggets were delicious, the sweet tea was good, garlic bread toast was soggy, chopped brisket was dry and flavorless, sliced brisket was inedible. I will not be coming back to this place, I paid nearly $30 for some corn fritters and sweet tea. Do not recommend. It's a shame. Looks like a nice establishment - just gotta get people who know how to cook. read more

Sonny's BBQ - Outside looks good - Barbeque Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

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Lauren is an awesome employee there ! She's a hard worker and really cares about the guest experience here ! I love when she's my server and always polite and nice in drive threw read more

Great service, good Barbq', enjoyed the Brisket, good baked beans and cold-slaw. Large portion so was able to take some home. Over-all, very good review, and would recommend Sonny's BBQ. read more

Came to this location to use my big deal combo coupon, should've chose a different one. Wasted my time and gas because I had to return the entire meal. The sandwich was wrapped in a piece of foil that looked like it had been used several times that day, balled up and freestyled into the trash can like a basketball then retrieved from the trash can by an employee which was then used to wrap my sandwich in. I mean the paper was filthy and so crumpled that there was no way that it was a fresh UNUSED piece. I wish I had taken pics but I was so pissed off and disgusted that I just wanted to return it to Sonny's. On top of that, it literally looked like it was just two pieces of garlic bread because the brisket meat was so scarce. They may as well not have even put any meat on it all. The thought of Sonny's sounds good but it's always trash food and trash service. Better off trying a small, local BBQ joint. read more

I've ordered from here twice through Uber Eats and DoorDash, both times had multiple items missing. Called to ask for a resolution and they said take it up with the delivery service or call in next time after making the order. Would not recommend if ordering ahead or getting a to go order. read more

Horrible horrible service waited an hour and a half 6 people place was not packed at all got there at 7 pm order in like 715 . they walked us around to our table don't know why I even commented like playing ring around the rosy in a joking manner . So we seen there was no one seated in all the tables behind us . So time goes by there's more people there bringing huge steaming platters to the table's behind us now . Finally about 825 mysin in law says hey when we gonna get our food it's been a minute. We were polite oh there putting it together right now. Im thinking like right now it's been over an hour. Just ribs chicken brisket oh and my sil didn't get the sweet potato because it would've taken 40 min to be ready !!! Finally food comes out not hot my sis in law literally put her hands on food to show them it wasn't hot I touched it was luke warm at BEST NO HEAT AT ALL STAY AWAY asked for a manager she came out with this body language attitude like she did give Af rolled her eyes like wth never had a manager do that especially they messed up ! luke warm food over n hour later bringing new patrons there food before ours .we visit from out of state food was good for the price then . Owner never reached out either just a horrible place . Could be manager takes her que's from owner in don't give a heck attitude walked out they were left with over $150 food loss read more

Visited this bbq chain once. Ordered brisket to go. When I opened the box when I got home. What I found was disgusting: a pile of dried out meat that had been sitting under a heat lamp for nobody knows how long. It tasted like feet. Never expect honest bbq at a industrial chain restaurant with no standards for quality. read more

We always love visiting this Sonny's BBQ when in the area. The food is wonderful and so is the service normally. The only disappointment this time was the amount of brisket on the plate and the lack of bark. The pieces of sliced brisket were small, very unlike the previous times we were here. However, the pulled pork was delicious. I probably should have ordered that but at least I got to taste it since the person I was with ordered it. Oh well, I know we'll try it again and next time when served, I'll probably mention the brisket lacking. read more

Baby back ribs were like shoe leather. Couldn't even chew it. Ordered double fries and get like a 1/2 order of fries

There's nothing like watching your food come out of a microwave... It may be good as a fast food place but it's not a legit BBQ restaurant. However, if you botch your home BBQ, eating from here is a morale booster. read more

There is barely any workers in the restaurant! We never got our food! And we had to wait for 1.5 hours before we decided to leave!

Old School styled and flavorful BBQ! I swear nobody's mac n chz is better than homemade but this restaurant has some decent mac. My go to order: Loaded tots, sub fries (bc the fries are better TRUST ME) add chicken, spicy bbq sauce. Side of mac! We won't talk about the sweet tea because I'm still trying to get the sugar out of my system. It was good though, definitely worth it. read more

We are in Pensacola on vacation and were looking for something to pick up and bring back to our rental for dinner. I got on Yelp and found Sonny's BBQ and since it was close I placed an online order. It was a breeze to submit the order and pay for it online. My Husband went to pick it up and said that the staff was very friendly. When he got home with the order I checked it to make sure everything was included and it was...right down to the extra dressing I requested. The food was hot and you get plenty and I mean plenty. We couldn't eat it all so we will have some to eat tomorrow. I got the chicken breast and it was cooked perfectly and almost melted in my mouth. My Husband got the dry rubbed ribs and could not stop taking about how good they were. We will definitely order from them again no doubt. read more