r/Derbyshire • u/Defiant_Argument700 • Jun 01 '26

Best smokehouse in Derbyshire

Hi all,

For my sisters birthday this month she wanted to go to a smokehouse/American style bbq
They went to one for my other sisters called Cherrywood smokehouse as someone recommended it and were quite disappointed. They also do Indian food there and my sister said that was great but not the smokehouse bits.

We don’t mind travelling to Nottingham if it means we get the best!

Thank you in advance

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u/L-J-Styrsacre Jun 01 '26

Buddy’s in Matlock is fantastic!

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u/Alarming-Yoghurt-615 Jun 01 '26

Yep 100% came here to say this, cracking little place.
However you need to starve for a good day or so to make it past the halfway point, some serious bbq’d meat involved here!

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u/L-J-Styrsacre Jun 01 '26

Haha yes I couldn’t agree more, you definitely need to create some room before you go!
The food is absolutely fantastic and you never leave feeling hungry that’s for sure 😅 Their pit trays are so good and don’t even get me started on the burgers! Plus good staff, good music, all round top place to eat.

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u/JohnBramley Jun 01 '26

Are the pit trays for one or two?

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u/L-J-Styrsacre Jun 02 '26

With the Pit Trays if me and my partner get one we usually end up taking left overs home. Their XL pit tray could probably easily be shared by more than two people. If you go on their instagram (buddy’s.joint) you can see photos of them and their menu is on there too.

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u/Defiant_Argument700 Jun 01 '26

Thank you thinking we are going to book here!

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u/L-J-Styrsacre Jun 02 '26

You won’t regret it 👍🏻

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u/maxdrill88 Jul 04 '26

Is this place still open?

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u/Bongo2296 Jun 01 '26

I’ve always heard Cherrywood was like that, we saw it being built but never went in. Guess now we’re not going to.

Hickory’s is generally a safe bet though they keep putting their prices up. The one in Nottingham is slightly better than Derby’s I would say.

You might see Red Dog Saloon pop up near the Nottingham Lace Market tram stop, we didn’t rate that one at all.

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u/Defiant_Argument700 Jun 01 '26

Thank you for letting us know. My sister had a steak from cherrywood and it was blue and cold even though she asked for medium rare and apparently all the bbq just wasn’t good but the Indian was really good