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Hard Eight BBQ

Hard Eight BBQ

Stephenville, TX
4.7 out of 5 rating, 9 Reviews
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4.7 out of 5 rating
4.7 out of 5 rating
9 Reviews
93% recommend it
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    Kris Sent on 01/28/2018
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    Josephine and her team where fantastic and the food was great! Loved the mashed potato bar option! Highly recommend!
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    Carleen Sent on 06/17/2018
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    We hired Hard Eight BBQ to provide buffet catering for our wedding. As avid visitors to their location in the Colony, we knew they were our choice when we decided we wanted to have BBQ for our wedding. Working was Bryan beforehand was super easy. We had some special off-menu requests for the event which he met without any hesitation. When it came to price we couldn’t beat what we got for the price. On the day of the event, the food was amazing and the service was top notch. I was worried that for a buffet the meats would be dry but they weren’t at all. The brisket, chicken, and sausage tasted like they had just come out of the smoke pit…flavorful, tender, and juicy. The two gentlemen that provided buffet service were phenomenal. They went above and beyond offering to help with the cutting of our wedding cake and packing up our leftovers in to go boxes for our guests to take home. Our out of town guests were so impressed with the food that they requested to visit the restaurant location the next night for dinner. Hard Eight BBQ is definitely a great choice for your wedding.
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    Debbie Sent on 04/09/2014
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    Wonderful food. Great service. Carie does everything to provide a helpful experience.
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    Nick Sent on 05/02/2012
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    There are soooo many BBQ places all over Texas and we've checked out most. I've eaten at the infamous Hard 8 several times and it's always been a pleasant experience, but for our wedding...it surpassed any BBQ I've ever eaten.

    We held our wedding on my fiance's Mom's ranch and had around 150 people. Tessa lined everything up for us, worked on pricing to stay within our budget, and the two girls she sent out to handle the catering could not have done a better job. People raved about how good the food was all night to us and we had so much left over, the clean up crew couldn't have been happier the following day to get their hands on some. My mouth is watering just thinking of it again....
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    Whitney Sent on 02/03/2011
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    Outstanding service and responsiveness throughout the planning process. Steaks were cooked to perfection, everyone LOVED the meal and out of staters felt like they were get a true Texas experience.
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    Rikki Sent on 08/11/2010
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    The BEST SOUTHERN BBQ you will find!
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    Ryann Sent on 04/17/2008
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    This was wonderful BBQ.
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    Julie C. Sent on 11/02/2022
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    Great food but a few issues

    Hard 8 catered my wedding. The food was absolutely amazing. We received so many compliments. However, there were a few issues. Sadly the manager we planned everything out with left the company and I didn’t found out about that until a few weeks before the wedding when I emailed them to confirm everything. That transition wasn’t handled the best. I feel they should’ve reached out to let me know and ask for the details on my event. It was clear the information they had on their end was incorrect and they weren’t aware of all the discussions we had with the other manager. This was a stressful new discovery. HOWEVER, they were quick to remedy it and the new manager even came out to my house to see where the wedding was taking place and hear all the details! Yay! I felt much better after this. Sadly, everything we discussed was not delivered. They were supposed to stay until 9:00 PM. However, they left at 8:00 PM. They provided a drink station which was now taken away an hour earlier than expected. I was also told the bartender they provided would 1. have ice to cool down drinks and to put inside drinks and 2. would never be left alone. BOTH of those did not happen. Bartender ran out of ice and asked my parents to go get some which of course they said no to so she went to get some during the reception. At TWO separate occasions my friend, sister in law and day of coordinator worked behind the bar while she was gone (once to go to the bathroom and once to go get the ice). I feel bad for the bartender and know this wasn’t her fault, she was not supposed to be left alone!! I ordered 2 sets of salads for 2 vegans. I checked with them during dinner to make sure they got them and they did not. The one even asked Hard 8 if there was a vegan option and was told no. Also, we gave the caterer a list of who had ordered steaks to make sure everyone who asked for one got one. BUT we did order 6 extras incase there was anyone who changed their mind day of. On the paper I gave them, I said to hand out the 6 extras if anyone asked for a steak that wasn’t on the list. There were only 17 no’s so I was pretty confident 6 extras would cover us. We were left with over 10 steaks and I found out later someone wanted one but was told they couldn’t have one since they rsvp’ed no. Hard 8 was helpful in filling water glasses before dinner and clearing tables and boxing up our rented dinnerware. So they excelled in some areas but fell short in others.
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    Melinda Sent on 10/29/2008
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    They were very easy to communicate with and the guests loved the food.