Roland's Barbecue - Beaufort

From the outside I never would have expected the quality of the meal, service, and atmosphere I found when I stopped by and visited Roland's Beaufort, North Carolina location. First, even with it being an older building, it was clean with a capitol C. The staff at the counter were friendly and knew their products.... It's been several years since I visited Rolands, and to be honest, I was afraid they had fallen victim as many of our local area restaurants had to the downturn in the market post Covid... Thankfully, and to my pleasant surprise, they are still going strong. I am a bit picky when it comes to my chicken. Most fast food restaurants, the chicken is greasy, and over breaded. Roland's was a very.... very.... happy surprise. The chicken had just the right amount of humidity, just the right amount of breading, and an amazingly low amount of grease... if any. I don't know how they did it... but that chicken was perfect. I ordered the sides of Italian Green Beans and their homemade mac and cheese..... Yep... you read right.... REAL Italian Green Beans with just the right amount of pork for flavor. the mac and cheese was good enough to serve in a five star restaurant and reminded me greatly of the way my grandmother used to make it. My brother and I visited the restaurant as a team. He ordered the BBQ plate with butter beans, corn and hushpuppies. You would have thought you were at a church pig picking. That pork was loaded with flavor, texture, and had enough chunks to tell you that somebody slow cooked it properly. He ate everything on the plate, as as picky as my brother is.... that tells you that the meal was mighty good. I uploaded photos of the interior and of the meal I ordered. I wanted you to see for yourself the quality of what I was served and the size of the portions. That's a ten inch plate!!!! It's been a long time since I've seen a plated loaded that full for the price I paid. Great tasting, and they didn't skimp on the portions. The interior reminds one of the diners of old. It's homelike, friendly, clean, and the seats are comfortable with plenty of room, and the tables don't wobble. How were the prices? Well, to be honest for the same price I usually pay at the corporate burger joint... I got a real meal, and a very enjoyable place to feast on it. I was served by a courteous, friendly and respectful young staff. I will definitely be going back... and I would recommend it to anyone visiting the Beaufort, North Carolina area. I think it's one of Beaufort's best kept secrets... and trust me.... it's one worth sharing. JM

Collards need to be trimmed better. They have alot of strings. The were tasty though. Fried food (okra and shrimp) had an after taste like cooking oil needs to be changed. Overall it was OK but not as good as it used to be.

New Review: We visited in Januay 2024, and the hot bar has been fixed. Our food was very good and hot. I've updated my stars to refkect this. Old Review: The food quality has gone down. The hot bar hasn't been working properly for a while. My sides were cold, and that included the Brunswick Stew. They keep the hushpuppies in a steamer or something because they are usually rubbery. Get the seafood (unless on the hot bar) because it is made to order.

Butter beans- I have dreams about their butter beans.

Butter beans- I have dreams about their butter beans.