Smokehouse 138

Amazing! Quirky place with welcoming staff. The food is amazing. Usually on a platter there are a few good things bulked out with mediocre stodge. The smokehouse 138 platter is all superb. The Smoked sausage is amazing. Partner had the porker burger and loved it. The type of place you'd expect in the northern quarter of Manchester. Yet it's in clayton!! Will be regular visitors.

A lovely little restaurant with very welcoming staff, just what the area needs. The food was great, will definitely be visiting again.

Highly recommended. Best burger place around here

It is very rare I leave a review, especially a positive one but I was so impressed with this place I felt I had to. If you want to save yourself a read of my essay below... If you love meat, get yourself to this place ASAP! Don't question it, just go! A party of 16 of us came here for a birthday meal. The Venue This small but stylish restaurant is split over two levels, the lower being a bar area and the upper being a seating area. It is nicely decorated with a rock bar atmosphere. It was very clean and tidy and all tables are nicely laid out with a decent spacing between each. With 16 of us being together on one large table it did feel a little bit snug for those of us with broader shoulders and bigger guts but not to the point it was an issue. The staircase is quite steep so be mindful if you take any elderly people. The Staff Upon entry we were greeted by the owner who was friendly and inviting, he immediately made us feel welcome and quickly got us some drinks. We were boring and just had a fruit cider, I was driving so only had the one but would have loved to try some of their cocktails, the barman/mixologist was hard at work whipping up some very nice looking cocktails. All of the staff where very friendly, polite and professional. They all made us feel really welcome and couldn't do enough to help us. If felt like a personal service which is a rarity these days, especially around here. You can tell the team have a passion for great food and drink The Food Its hard to put into words how good this food is. I had the brisket and its was cooked to perfection! It melted in the mouth, was so tender I could have done with a spoon vs a fork, it came with a beautiful bourbon sauce, the brisket didn't really need this because it was so flavoursome but when combined... wow. I also sampled other dishes around the table and was impressed with everything. The sticky chicken was great, the bacon burger was brilliant. The potion sizes were good, especially my brisket and even the homemade coleslaw went down a treat. Consensus around the table was everything was beautiful. To Sum up I will be highly recommending this place to anyone and everyone that will listen. This little gem of a restaurant and if like me you are a bit of a carnivore get yourself down to this place ASAP! They do take away as well and we will be all over this on pay day. If the team read this. You should be very proud of yourselves and I just want to say thank you again for making my girlfriends birthday meal so great! We loved it and will most certainly back (if you couldn't have guessed from the above) Thanks again Jon

The atmosphere and attention to detail with the food and service was outstanding. Visited with the family for a meal out and was recommended the smoke house even though we are located in Salford we still decided to go pay a visit best thing we ever did it had a warm family friendly feeling and the food was fantastic we definitely recommend paying a visit.

Great tasting food, fantastic portions at a reasonable price. The service was welcoming and efficient. The venue is ambiant and homely which encouraged us to stay for a few drinks after our meal in the bar area. All in all, one of the best dining experiences I have had in quite a few years.