Bear's Smokehouse BBQ

We travel within an hour from any of our Bear's location

About This Vendor

Classic Comfort Food Served With a Smile

Bear's Smokehouse BBQ is a wedding catering company operating out of South Windsor, CN. Offering a tantalizing selection of classic Kansas-City style menu items, this team of catering professionals is ready to make your special day taste amazing. From mouthwatering pulled pork to delicious peach cobbler, they will give your guests an unforgettable dining experience full of flavor and fun. Bear's Smokehouse BBQ began all the way back in 2013 when owner Jamie McDonald won The Wing Bowl, a prestigious national chicken-wing eating contest. Devouring 287 wings in 28 minutes, Jamie used the $20,000 dollar cash prize to open the first Bear’s Smokehouse in Windsor. From there, his business began to grow and grow, with several locations opening throughout Connecticut over the following nine years. Jamie and his staff have earned a reputation for their dedication to providing exceptional service and delicious comfort food. They love what they do and their passion shines through in every event that they cater for. Bear's Smokehouse BBQ is available for celebrations throughout the state of Connecticut. Offering both onsite catering and a fun food truck, their team is fully equipped to feed gatherings of all shapes and sizes. Their extensive menu features a selection of meats, sides, and more, and they will customize your package to fit your specific catering needs and budget.

Details

Cuisine

American, BBQ

Dietary Options

Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Food & Catering

Buffet, Catering Clean Up, Chef Stations, Family Style, Food Trucks, Menu Tastings, Passed Appetizers, Seated Meal, Servers

Awards and Affiliations

Bear's Smokehouse BBQ Reviews

Reviewed On 12/22/2020 by Rita S

After our initial big wedding was canceled we decided to do a small outdoor bbq Covid wedding. After one conversation with Sydney, I knew right away that I wanted to work with this vendor. Very responsive, knowledgeable & was able to create a m...

enu that worked for our needs & budget. Day of staff were amazing. Friendly, engaged, & even went above & beyond to help. All anyone who was in attendance that day speak of is how delicious the food was & how it was genius to hire Bears for catering. Highly recommend them to anyone!

Reviewed On 7/06/2022 by Teresa P

Yum - just yum. We used the Bear's catering out of Asheville for our wedding, and everything was incredible. The catering team was so great to work with, from helping figure out how much food we needed, to helping make decisions on what to serv...

e. People are still raving about how amazing the food was.

Reviewed On 6/19/2022 by Leah V

We used the new heaven ct services for our wedding. It was on of the best catering services that I have experienced. The staff was very friendly and helpful. They did tasks they did not have to do, however they wanted to make our lives just a l...

ittle easy. The food was excellent, very fresh and cooked perfected. Highly recommend!

Reviewed On 4/06/2022 by Brittany F

We used the Bear's Smokehouse BBQ located in Asheville, NC to cater our welcome dinner. Their original location is in CT, but they also have a location in Asheville. They were extremely prompt answering all our questions and made adjustments as...

needed to our order. They helped us build a custom package for our event that included meat eaters and vegans alike. Everything was delicious, and the vegans LOVED the impossible meatloaf. We opted for delivery and full service because of COVID concerns and the staff was wonderful - prompt, courteous and very communicative. At the end of the night they packed up all our delicious leftovers and we enjoyed our BBQ after the wedding weekend - it was perfect because we didn't have to cook!

Reviewed On 10/13/2021 by Amy K

We had Bear's Smokehouse BBQ at our wedding this past weekend and everything was amazing from food to service. All of our guests raved about the food and how much better it was than traditional wedding food. Sydney was so easy to work with and ...

was super responsive during the planning process. We highly recommend them!

Reviewed On 10/11/2021 by Angie B

Bear's did an incredible job catering our wedding. The food was absolutely delicious, and they were really accommodating in providing a vegan entree option and doing a cheese and veggie platter as apps for cocktail hour. Sydney was really helpf...

ul over email, and the catering staff that came on the wedding day were so friendly and an absolute delight - they even made a point of coming over to us at the reception to make sure we were happy with everything and to congratulate us on our marriage, which was really thoughtful. Would 100% recommend them for any event.

Reviewed On 9/20/2021 by Linda K

Everyone at our wedding loved Bears!! it was a hit, they were professional and on time to the wedding. They were handing out food left and right in a timely manner. No one had to wait more than 5 minutes for their food to be served. Bears had l...

eft overs which we were able to take at the end of the night. My favorite was their Mac and cheese, it was AMAZING. The staff in order to book the food truck were friendly and responded right away to questions and emails.

Reviewed On 9/11/2021 by Lori T

We knew we wanted BBQ for our rustic wedding and our venue had suggested we try Bears. We went for a tasting and we were instantly sold on Bears. The hardest decision was deciding which items to choose. Sydney was amazing with communication, fl...

exibility and support throughout! Our guests raved about the food said it was the best food they had ever had at a wedding and several went up for second , third and even fourth helpings!! We will continue to visit Bears even after our wedding!

Reviewed On 7/26/2021 by Torrie C

From the start Bears exceeded our expectations by constantly staying in contact with us to make sure everything was the way we wanted it. They were extremely friendly and helpful with putting our food order together. The day of the wedding, the...

y worked with our wedding venue to set everything up. When it was time for dinner, all of our guess were raving about how good the food was. It didn’t stop there, even after the wedding people were still talking about the food and how it was “the best BBQ they have ever had.” We can’t thank Bears enough for the wonderful job they did. We highly recommend them for all and any events. They truly made our wedding day special.

Reviewed On 6/21/2021 by Emily J

We had bears cater our wedding and they did a spectacular job. The food was amazing and the staff was outstanding! They were so friendly, clean and fun! We had a great experience and the amount of food we received for our amount of people was i...

ncredible. 10/10 recommend

Reviewed On 1/15/2021 by Samantha M

Both the food and service were fantastic! Everything was delicious and they were easy to work with during the planning process. They helped tailor their services to what we needed based on our specific selections and the venue. They were effici...

ent and friendly on both our wedding day as well as throughout the planning process. We would definitely recommend for catering and are also looking forward to many more trips to the restaurant for their awesome BBQ!

Reviewed On 12/31/2020 by Mel M

We are so happy that we chose Bear's catering for our wedding in New Haven, CT in 2019. The whole process was extremely easy and stress-free. Bear's catering menu was flexible, allowing us to customize the food exactly as we wanted. The food wa...

s amazing and we got so many complements on it from our wedding guests. When planning our wedding, we really wanted fresh oysters during cocktail hour but this was not on Bear's catering menu at the time - they went above and beyond to source and provide oysters for us at a very reasonable price. In addition, we loved that we were able to order food by the pound rather than by person. We highly recommend the burnt ends, brisket, and mac & cheese!

Reviewed On 12/29/2020 by Megan S

Bear BBQ provided my family and friends with the Best BBQ meal they have ever had. The BBQ servers that were at my wedding were incredibly kind to my guests and went out of their to make us all feel important. Would highly recommend to any bri...

de to be looking for a delicious meal for their family