Hayden Block

Amazing food. Seriously. Ribs that are perfectly cooked, meat just falling off the rib, flavourful and smoky. Brisket, bursting with flavour, marinated perfectly and cooked to perfection. Pulled pork was alright, felt slightly lacking in flavour unfortunately, but still good! Only thing i didn’t really like was the Turkey. Slightly dry and meh. Everything else, 10/10. Service 10/10. Sours, 10/10. Would I recommend? Heck yes. Bring everyone you know to this amazing location.

Some of the best smoked meat I've ever had, and I adore the family style serving! My husband and I came and ordered 1/2 pound brisket, 1/2 pound pulled pork, a hot link, baked beans and the smoked corn, and we had lots to take home for smoked meat breakfast. Everything was incredible! The corn was SO good, no idea what was in it but it was addictive. The beans were perfectly smokey and sweet. The meats were the stars of course though, the crust on the brisket was so flavorful, and the pulled pork was so good it didn't even need sauce. Obviously the sauce was an incredible addition, but its not often I eat pulled pork bare. The hot link was one of the most delicious sausages I've ever eaten, and cannot recommend it highly enough to anyone. We didn't drink, but the cocktails all sounded so good, and I really liked how they had so many sifferent price options for their whiskeys. The service was amazing, food incredible, and gorgeous decor. We look forward to being back again and again.

Stopped by for a quick bite and a drink. We ordered brisket, beet salad, beans and broccoli salad on the food side. We found the brisket a little dry and the beet salad over cooked. The beans and broccoli salad were great. Loved the ambiance and the service. We also really enjoyed our beverages - great selections of beer and of course whiskey. We'd go back as I've heard from others their food experience was great. Given the positives it's definitely worth another try.

Dry, lean, and tough burnt ends: recommendation to avoid ordering them. I was looking forward to trying their barbecue during my visit to Calgary. I called in advance before placing my order about whether their burnt ends are fatty/marbled and still available. I was advised to order online, so I placed an online order through their site for pickup. The burnt ends were eaten about 20 minutes after picking up the order. There were about 7-8 pieces in my order. Only one piece was well marbled and juicy while the others were dry, lean, and tough. My understanding is that burnt ends are always made from the fatty side of the brisket. This was definitely not the case and seemed like they just used random scrap pieces of the brisket and lathered it in sauce. I contacted them over email to see if this was normal and got no response. I'm not mad, I'm just mildly disappointed.

Went to Hayden Block last week. I had the brisket, corn bread and brisket chili. A smoked old fashioned paired nicely with it. The service was fantastic, the ambiance is perfect for a BBQ place. The corn bread and honey butter were to die for, as was the brisket chili. Having eaten a LOT of brisket over the years, I have to say the brisket itself was definitely overcooked. It came out quite dry and would shred up like pulled pork as I cut it. Make no mistake it was still yummy, but did not have that classic, pull apart at the connective tissue, my.in your mouth thing going on. Overall they still deserve a solid 4/5 review. Brisket is finicky, it may have been a bad day. I will definitely repeat.