Eating Some Food in Wellington, a review: Uncle Mike's Kansas City BBQ

In which I go on a 'hot date' to a barbeque rib house and am kind of disappointed.

Beef ribs!

One of the most exciting sounding eating establishments on the main road of Petone is Uncle Mike's Kansas City BBQ. Although, it doesn't look super amazing from the outside, the novelty of a ribs restaurant in Wellington is not to be sneezed at! Shan-dawg and I decided to grab life by the hairy bits and have a hot date at Uncle Mike's. Tragically, we discovered that all that glitters is not gold and that this rib restaurant was just not as awesome as might be hoped.

Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with Uncle Mikes's. All in all, the issue was not that the meal or decor or service was actively bad - just that nothing was really that great.

Shannon had beef ribs and I had pork and in both cases they were perfectly adequate - they weren't dry and the rib sauce and seasoning were good. The ribs were served with smokey beans and hand cut chips, which were also quite good individually. As a whole, however, the combo of the ribs, beans and chips was somewhat lacking - too many smokey flavours, not enough fresh flavours for the smokiness to play against. We ordered coleslaw on the side which readdressed the balance of the meal and I would recommend additional coleslaw as a course of action to any potential Uncle Mike's diners.

Pork Ribs!

Uncle Mike's is licensed but not BYO. I had a $10 margarita which I was quite pleased with, Shannon had a $9.50 Little Creatures beer. I have no recollection of the wine list whatsoever, I'm afraid, but why would you want a glass of wine when you can have a margarita?

"Decor"

Decor and waiting staff: decor is nothing to write home about and the lights are freakily bright, but the waiting staff were really nice - I didn't feel forgotten or fussed over. All in all, super nice kids!

AND IN CONCLUSION: Uncle Mike's. Don't get excited before you go and you should be all good. Doesn't require active avoidance, but I wouldn't urge you to attend.






Shannon took the photos of the food, and required a credit. So here you go doll!