Barbeque Exchange

Gordonsville, VA · Barbecue restaurant

Rating
4.6/5
★★★★★ 4.6
Reviews
20
Rank in Gordonsville
#4
of 21 restaurants
City Percentile
65%
rating percentile
Address
Barbeque Exchange, 102 Martinsburg Ave, Gordonsville, VA 22942
Phone
(540) 832-0227
Website
www.bbqex.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM Sat

Barbeque Exchange is a restaurant located in Gordonsville, VA. It is one of 21 restaurants listed in Gordonsville. Its 4.6-star rating is above the Gordonsville city average of 4.2 stars. It ranks #4 among Gordonsville restaurants by combined rating and review volume. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Barbeque Exchange

BBQ Exchange is an old-school barbecue joint in Gordonsville, Virginia, serving up a delightful array of hickory-smoked meats, house made sides and breads, and desserts.

Hours

Friday11 AM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Neil Spoonhower · Oct 2025

This place is definitely worth giving a shot. Cool bbq joint with a great feel and lots of outdoor seating. Being my first time I wanted to try as much as I could so I got the $25 3 meats and two sides Got a cookie and soda which was another $7. They definitely have something going here. I tried the sliced brisket, pork belly, and ribs. Cole slaw and potato salad. Definitely will not be retrying the sides. They had a spicy cole slaw that I should have tried. Next time. All the meats were unsauced with dry rub. Plenty of good sauces to select from. ALL were cooked great with a perfect amount of smoke. If you prefer the pull of the bone ribs these aren't those. Pullbout clean as a whistle and are SUPER tender. The pork belly was good. The star of the show was the brisket. The absolute best

★★★★★ 5.0 Joanna Kim · Sep 2025

Pork belly is amazing, but i don't really recommend hush puppies - they aren't worth a hype. The service is amazing though! Great bbq

★★★★☆ 4.0 C Violaris · Oct 2025

Stopped by at this BBQ joint. Food was good in general with good service overall at the counter. Good selection of meats with ribs being really good along with the fried peppers.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Bill, Kim, Ewan, Alec & Ben Becker · Jan 2026

Sunday Jan. 18th First timers - put in a carry out order for brisket and a variety of sides to sample. Overall very disappointed. No smoke ring and the fat back hadn't fully melted away. No smoke flavor... not juicy, not much flavor at all and it was chewy. We had to cut it with a knife. It seemed like it had just been cooked in an oven. Plus the sides were bland. The only thing that was good were the sauces we tried. Spent over $70 for food and tip. This was supposed to be one of the best BBQ in the state. Maybe it was at one time, but not anymore. :( We have leftovers and we don't really want to eat it. We won't be going back again.

★★★★★ 5.0 Terry · Dec 2025

UPDATE: Now 5 stars! Been back several times and it has been consistently excellent! Thank you Chef Craig! ----- Has been hit or miss for the past few months. Our first time eating here was a few years ago and it was fantastic. Now we're hitting it a little bit more frequently. The first couple of times recently the food was cold with small portions. It improved somewhat the next time. This last time was incredible. Food was hot, portions were large, and ... the owner was present. I'm guessing the owner read some of the recent reviews and decided they need to take a more active role - at least that's what I'm hoping. Yes it is expensive. But if the food is consistently great, it's worth it. I will be eating here fairly frequently over the next several months. We will see where it goes.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

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