Meatmother

This place carries it's name so well. My husband and I got The Mother Load to share and we were so loaded. Nothing we ordered was bad! Definitely worth getting the mother load if you're not sure what to get, cause you get lots of everything from the menu! Loved the experience and sensations I got from the Watermelon, I want more. And I wished I could buy bags of the jalapeño popcorn for movies! Truffle mac croquettes were like cuddles from the inside. Fire corn is extra amazing because I love corn anyway. Pineapple salsa, to heaven and back with pulled pork!! Brisket, well there's no real need for a knife over this meal. Fried chicken, not one bit dry. If you haven't been here and are still reading reviews you're wasting your time, just go there now!!

While the food was good... The service was horrible. Grossly understaffed for lunch. The woman working did her best but was taking care of probably 10 tables and the till. We did the set lunch and the variety of food vas great. The jalapeño popcorn was a nice starter, the fried Mac and cheese croquettes were perfect. The fried chicken was great and boneless and the grilled corn with jalapeño butter was awesome. However, the mains... The pulled pork was average (coming from an American from the south) and the brisket was tender but didn't really have the bark I expect of a good brisket. The fries were well seasoned with a lightly spicy salt. Major gripe was the serve time. Pulled pork and brisket are both prepared a day in advance... And fried chicken takes 10 minutes tops. It took them the better part of an hour to bring them out which doesn't make any sense to me. They don't provide enough bbq sauce for the pulled pork or brisket... And in general it is over priced. Hoping I can find a better brisket place in Melbourne because they still have alot of work to do here.

Amazing brisket, fried chicken and pulled pork. They also do really good truffle mac & cheese croquettes and jalapeno pop corn. Would recommend doing the 'Mother Load' if you're there with a group. I visited here with a group of 4. Would recommend booking if planning to eat before 8pm, as tables fill up fast. After 8pm, it gets quiet, so you can stay longer. Service was great, staff were always checking on the table, but not too often to interrupt everyone. Would definitely come again.

Brisket was very good and highly recommended and would give 4+ stars. However on the other hand also had the stick pork ribs and these were TERRIBLE. Expectations were some delicious smoky ribs with sticky sauce done on the BBQ. However we got was lukewarm ribs which tasted like they had been boiled and with bland tomato sauce poured on afterwards (these are probably the worst ribs I've had!). Waitress tells me that they were slow cooked in the oven - isn't this a smoky BBQ joint??? Meatmother should be embarrassed by these ribs. Please cook these on the BBQ or take them off the menu.