It'll be hard to find better barbecue yes there's craft barbecue out there for 35 or $40 a pound but Vickie's barbecue is awesome and she's a sweet sweet lady that's been doing barbecue for decades read more

The food is bland and tasteless and you need a lot of water to eat one piece of meat from there my husband was trying to get me to taste their food for about a year and a half so I gave him the benefits of the doubt and was highly disappointed. The restaurant looks kind of old timey so if you like those types of restaurants go for broke read more

Brought a friend from Colorado who wanted Texas BBQ. Vicky's employees were helpful in offering a plate special for 2 people. Ribs, brisket, sausage and 1/2 chicken and we chose cowboy beans, mac and cheese and creamed spinach. Also had some deviled eggs and buttermilk pie. Everything was YUMMY! We loved it. Portions were generous and we took some home. Counter service with a rustic and cute dining area. Very clean. Great BBQ at very reasonable prices, served by smiling, happy employees. I highly recommend! read more

They were very eager and pleasant to serve me but the meat was very bland. No Smokey flavor or even salt! We won't be back

Great food and BBQ at it finest. Great service also. Good parking and great atmosphere. read more

I love Miss Vicky's. Service is fast and friendly, their smoked brisket is great. My favorite is their cowboy beans. Their dining area is really well decorated, almost seems like you are in a little ranch house. Glad if found it. read more

Veggies and sides are good but Dry BBQ meat, best thing on menu is hand cut, fresh french fries ever!

Food is good and the staff is friendly. They provided food for a family event and it was good.

I've only been here once. The sides were SO good. Deviled eggs and cooked banana pudding like my grandmother made were standouts. I did not care for the brisket, and I should've been clued in to the fact that it is not the sort of South/Central Texas barbecue brisket I prefer when I told the slicer I wanted moist slices and plenty of bark and he looked at me funny like he didn't know what I was talking about. The brisket is the kind that my mom made in the oven on Sundays--braised and baked, not smoked. Or if they did smoke it, it wasn't long enough and they finished it in an oven. Either way, it was pretty bland and chewy. Not my favorite. The hot links were really tough on the outside and pink on the inside, which made me think they weren't cooked so we didn't eat them. Everyone working there was super friendly, and I would absolutely go back for sides, dessert and pie but it's not a Texas-style barbecue if that's what you're looking for. read more

You won't be disappointed or hungry when you leave Vicky's Bar-B-Q. The sliced brisket with potato salad and coleslaw is very good. The 5 Rib plate is a favorite. With the best loaded baked potato!! Yummy read more

My boyfriend has been going to Vickys for many years and I have been there every Saturday for the past year! Their food is delicious, reasonably prices, fresh and the entire work place is clean! The owners Vicky and Juan and very hospitable! read more

Vicky's Bar-B-Q - amazing brisket, baked potato - Barbeque Near Me - Payne Springs, Texas

This is the best Bar B Q in the Cedar Creek area. Wonderful food and a friendly staff. My favorite place.

Ok. I love my Big Green Egg, I can not smoke a brisket as well as Vicky's. We used to live near the restaurant on 19 North. Always got my wife chopped brisket. Now we have moved to GBC and thankfully Vicky has a location right across the bridge on198. The people working there are so nice. Truly a Jewel in East Texas. read more

Great little restaurant with home style food, friendly staff, and a cute dining room where you feel like you're at grandma's house. The smoked ham was delicious, and so were all of the sides that we tried. Buttermilk pie was the perfect dessert, too. read more

Basic local BBQ joint. Ribs, sausage and brisket. Sampled the Mac n cheese and jalapeño corn. Wish list try for next visit frito pie! Very reasonable pricing. read more

Absolutely amazing home style atmosphere and PHENOMENAL selection of meats, sides and appetizers. Better than Pappa's, better than Goode Co. The kind of small town BBQ you pray to find in East Texas. Gluten free BBQ Sauce! People drive In from Dallas for this place! Vicky, the owner, is as personable and friendly as her restaurant! read more

Vicky's Bar-B-Q - ows a man and a woman standing in a restaurant - Barbeque Near Me - Payne Springs, Texas

This place is definatley a hidden gem! My husband and I came here for the 1st time and I cant express enough how AWESOME this place is! We ordered a rack of ribs which were so juicy and fell right of the bone, hot links, amazing homeade mash potatoes & gravy, cheesy potatoes, mac N cheese (yummm), loaded potatoe salad was awesome, texas beans (husband loved them), the best jalepeno stuffed with brisket and cream cheese wrapped with bacon, texas toast, and deviled eggs! All this delicious food for $44.02 and lots of left overs. The dining area was super cozy and full of neat decorations! The staff were ALL super nice and welcoming! This place has the best bbq i ever had and all the sides were delicious! You won't be dissapointed!!! read more

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Excellent service. Top rated food. Friendly and clean Not over priced. Done in or take out. Smoked brisket stuffed jalapenos were full of cream cheese and the bacon was cooked to perfection. read more

Great food, good service. She always has good selections of meats and vegetables. Nice to eat lunch or dinner.

Good quality: 4.2/5 good Service: 4/5 Ambiance: 4/5 they have some native and Texan art on the walls. read more

Much better BBQ is available elsewhere. Atmosphere, sides were all mediocre. Location is convenient. Has a drive through.

Myself and everyone I've brought have absolutely loved the food and the service! Highly recommend anyone thinking of coming. Vicky's provides great service, great food, and at a great value! read more

My daughter is getting married this weekend and Vicki's is doing the catering. We went here for dinner as one last quality check before 150 family and friends show up to celebrate the occasion. Man-o-man I am impressed, which is pretty tough for me as I have high standards for Texas BBQ. I went with the sliced brisket plate. It was so tender, it was difficult to keep it on the fork. The taste was very good, not dried out and plenty of it. I had the red bbq sauce, they also have a mustard based sauce however I wasn't feeling particularly adventuresome. The fries were cooked to order, skin on, perfection! A small basket was enough for me and the wife. I had the cowboy beans as my second side. They were pretty good however don't confuse them for bbq beans, there is no bbq sauce in them that I could tell, there were some nice chunks of meat. My wife is a rib fan and she was very impressed. She went with the 4 pork rib plate. Tender, flavorful, tasty - everything you could ever ask for. She's not a big fan of really spicy sauces and she liked the red sauce that came with it. For her sides, fried okra - fresh, crisp, hot, not overcooked or mushy. Served with some ranch sauce for dipping. The green beans were also fresh, not overcooked, very happy. Our son-in-law to be sent for the ribs, mashed potatoes and gravy. You gotta like the attention to detail, they put gravy on the plate, add the potatoes and then more gravy. The gravy might have been a bit salty. Yes, he had two sides of them and ate them both happily. He agreed with the wife, some of the best ribs yet and that is over a very large number of ribs from several places. Our daughter went with the brisket, Mac and cheese and potatoes. She enjoyed it all, themac and cheese was good although not as special as the brisket. We finished off with some pie. These are mostly buttermilk pies. So forget the syrupy sweet and thick pies you may think of and replace it with a lighter, very flavorful alternative without the heaviness. The buttermilk pie, coconut buttermilk pie and apple pies are all very tasty. We had eaten a lot by now however we didn't want to leave anything to chance and these did not disappoint. I'm hosting a gathering for my family that's coming in from out of town on the day after the wedding and I'm happy to say that Vicki's will be catering that as well. The Que just can't be beat. The place is comfortable, clean and well decorated. It's unusual to get to meet the owner at these places however we did get to meet with Vicky and she is friendly, had some excellent suggestions for the next day catering and some of the best prices I could have hoped for. This is a great place to eat in or stop at to grab some food for everyone back out at the lake, I don't think you will be disappointed. read more

Came in to get what friendly face in town recommended as the best bbq... Definitely not... the customer service is off here. As i felt I was rushed and made fun of the plate I ordered to share... then on top of the experience the works started a argument amongst each other one of the other employees had to break it up! Idk if it was a off day but yeah that was crazy read more

Amazing food and service. Very cool decor. Vicky and her staff are awesome! Reasonably priced. What's not to like. Definite favorite.

Very good place for lunch. Food was great, service was friendly and delightful!! We had brisket and ribs. Very good!!

Loved the atmosphere of this place every bit of it says small town. The service was terrific and everyone was so very nice. I had the turkey and sausage and the turkey was good but before I say anything about the sausage I will say they have several kinds of sausage I had the beef jalapeno and cheese, it was just dried out and portion sizes were very small, the sides were very bland no flavor I expected a bit more from what I was told about this place. Now this being said I seen some home made pies that looked delicious but I didn't get any at this time. Now when your a bbq joint in Texas I was flavor and juicy not overcooked meat but I will give it one more shot, I was told that I just had a bad experience that it's better than what I put out, I can only tell you about my experience here. I will put another review when and if I do give it another go. Note: the mustard bbq sauce is fantastic I will give the that. But to be fair I give them 2.5 stars but I'll put 3 cause I can't put half a star. read more

Friendly staff. Deviled eggs were just ok. Sides were good. Wish the brisket had more smoke flavor on it, Hot links are very good. Coconut buttermilk pie was good. All in all, pretty good TX BBQ but not memorable TX BBQ. read more

First time here & the food and service was great! The mustard bbq sauce is the bomb. The baked potatoes are huge and tasty! read more

Best barbecue in the Cedar Creek lake area. Ran Tommy's for years! Clean and new everything. Home like atmosphere, kid and senior friendly. Best side dishes around ! Stop in and say Hello to Vicky Only lady run barbecue restaurant on Cedar Creek Lake read more

Vicky's Bar-B-Q - Barbeque Near Me - Payne Springs, Texas

BBQ was really great, and service was impeccable, the owner ( I think) came over and chatted with us anyways very nice!! I tried the mustard BBQ sauce and thought it was just ok, but my husband got the regular and it was great!! Everything was moist, I only wish the sides had been a little hotter, but to be fair I like food so hot it practically burns your mouth. We will definitely be back!! read more

We were in the mood for some bbq, and I got onto Yelp, and Google Reviews to find a place close by, since we were just visiting the area. Let me tell you, I'm going to make sure and make a special trip to return to Vicky's! Super tender brisket, delicious sides (those Cowboy Beans!) and honest to goodness nice folks working there. Help support local business owners, where ever you are. And, if you're around Cedar Creek Lake, make sure to add Vicky's to your bbq destinations! read more

Arguably the best BBQ in the area, and a nice, homey, atmosphere to enjoy your meal.

It was the worst BBQ I have ever had, the chicken seamed to be spoiled and had a very off smell, Brisket was several days old and the ribs were too hard to eat. $60 for three to eat, or not eat for that matter! It was a disappointment. I would never come back, I'm sorry....... and I always give the credit where it is do, but this was really the worst food I have had. The fresh fries were really good, and the dine in eating area is nice though. Maybe is because of COVID-19 ‍ I would not recommend eating hear at least today anyways. read more

The food was edible but not real flavorful. Not sure why they have so many stars maybe I got it on off day. Everyone was nice in there though. The brisket was very bland, potato salad didn't really look like potato salad and cowboy beans took one bite from. Price was cheap but I wouldn't go back sorry Vicky's. read more

I like the food but won't eat there again. They literally have a shrine to Donald Trump that fills up an entire wall. I dont know why businesses post their political views. Ironically DT wouldn't step foot in their if it was the last place on earth. Yet they apparently adore him. read more

Not only is their BBQ great, they take amazing care of their customers. They make you feel important. I can't tell you how special Vicky and the others are... but they are truly special. read more

Icky is our Classic Best BarB Q on the Lake. She and her family have been serving our community for a long time. She the backbone of Tommy's Bar B Q , now closed. You must try it. Great Honest Hardworking + Best on the Lake BarB Q read more

It is a great place to eat. Really nice dining room and a great smell of barbecue. Recommend it to everyone!!

There was a time when we enjoyed this establishment but the quality of food seemed to deteriorate over the last year or two so we stopped going!! Sad that Vicky left Tommy's as was great there!! read more