Bum's Restaurant

I recently had the pleasure of dining at Bum's Barbecue, and let me tell you, it was an experience worth every moment. This is stop #16 on the NC Historic BBQ trail for us, so only 2 more to go. My plate was a barbecue lover's dream. The vinegary barbecue sauce was one of the best we've ever tried. The combination of cabbage and collard greens added a nice touch, providing a delightful balance to the rich, smoky meat. My wife enjoyed the bbq as well, but had more disappointing sides (the sweet corn and sweet potatoes are average at best). People that worked there were all super nice and working hard. My big takeaway is the bbq is one of the best in the state. The sides are really nothing to write home about. The banana pudding was mostly pudding. Enjoyable, but wish it had more wafers in it.The meal is still an easy 5 stars though.

Stopped in here during the Ayden collard festival to top off a hearty appetite. I saw the fresh ribs being restocked on the line and my mouth started to water. I sat down with my $10 plate of ribs and bit into acold slab of meat. They looked and tasted pretty good but would have been much better if they were at least luke warm. Needless to say I will not be back since attention to detail was not important to the food servers. I was never asked how my meal was which raised another "Red Flag" for not achieving customer satisfaction.

Excellent food and the price is good. We love eating there. Highly recommend! Yeah!

Bum's doesn't get nearly the recognition this fine old place deserves for the quality of its Eastern style Pork Barbecue, or it's outstanding Country Cooking items, and especially the Cabbage Collards. I've been coming to Bum's since the mid 60's, as much for the country cooking as the wood-cooked, chopped barbecue. I've never left disappointed or less than completely full.We were coming back home from a short visit to New Bern, and we were going for a "twofer" - a sandwich and bulk BBQ buy from Skylight Inn, and then on to a full blown, proper sit down stuffing at Bum's, with the emphasis on the country cooking, but throw in some pig, as well.The plan worked perfectly, Skylight had just opened, and we were in and out like cattle thieves, all that we wanted there, we acquired there. Hit Bum's abot 10:45, and lunch was available, the steamtable slots were filling up - I love it when a plan comes together!Alice went with Chicken & Pastry, Cabbage Collards, and some kind of strang orange tubar, Sweet Potatoes I think. I opted for my Bum's Usual - Combo of Fried Chicken, Chopped Pork BBQ with Slaw and Brunswick Stew, and we would, of course, be finishing with the world's second best Banana Pudding - my grandmother's knew no peers!As usual, the food was excellent - well, except for the sweet potatoes, tasted like somebody should have made a pie out of them. The Pork BBQ served here is much less renown than that at its neighbor, the afore mentioned Skylight Inn, but this is world class Eastern NC style PIG! The Chicken & Pastry, the Fried Chicken, the Brunswick Stew, and the Collards were as good as ever. Don't even ask about the 'Nanner' Pudding.We took home 2 pounds of BBQ, a quart of Collards, a quart of Chicken & Pastry, and a pint of Brunswick Stew - winter's coming, gotta fill the larder - well, we don't actually have a larder, but the freezer works well. I don't know if any of this was gluten, but DAMN it was good!

They are huge slices of French toast! And taste amazing! I love Yoders but honestly these guys are comparable and we didn't have a wait on a Saturday morning! Very helpful and polite staff. Overall clean establishment. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEIR BREAKFAST

Extremely poor experience. Food was ice cold. Pastry wasn't cooked through. Collards were stringy and not cooked done. Employees were rude & unhelpful. It was way to loud. Will never go there again!!!

I don't know how they cook their chicken but it's great!! Yummy! The BEST!! Hubby always gets potatoes and cabbage with his breast meat. I got brown meat with Mac n cheese and a veggie!

Sweet restaurant- kind service with yummy feel-good food! The cabbage is like my granny is back in the kitchen- the fried chicken would make you smack your mama!

Great Breakfast good service.Dennis and his crew are great. Will continue to visit often

If I could give 0 stars I would... unfortunately that's not an option! The heavier set woman at the window ( I wish I would have gotten her name and I'm not a small woman myself, so not meant to be rude here) was EXTREMELY RUDE and the way she talked to me for getting my order wrong herself was uncalled for ... I ordered one plate on one order and 2 plates on the other, she read it back to me and I agreed ... a different woman brought me my first plate and took my money but never gave me my change. I sat the first order beside me in the seat as that was my order and the woman that was at the window originally came back and brought me one plate, when I said it was 2 she sat it down beside her and got really ugly with me telling me that I didn't tell her that and I should have listened when she called my order back ... I told her she had it right when she read it back to me and she immediately snapped I will take that, I asked her what because I had one plate and they had my money... I told her I already paid for THAT Plate and was waiting on my change, she holds up my $1 as that was my change and with her attitude even uglier now than previously, says I have it right here and and slams it back down beside her... I tell her that the second order I am paying for it with a card. She then throws her arm quickly out to take my card still fussing at me about how I didn't tell her I asked for what I asked for... she comes back with the bag and 2 plates are in there this time she finally gives me my receipt to sign and then gives me my $1 change and slams the window closed ... My daughter was on the phone with me the entire time and when I drove away, she even said that was uncalled for and she was the one that told me what she wanted while I was at the window!!! (as the 2 plates were hers, my daughter's) ... when I get to my daughters house I give her her two plates and I sit down to eat mine ... well guess what??? The plate she told me that I didn't order, was in the first bag with the one plate!!!!! My plate ended up in my daughters bag!!!!!!! The chicken was really dry to be barbecue chicken and the sauce that should have been on my chicken was in my sides and muffin ... pretty gross... I have had several surgeries in the past year, so I have not been in awhile and I was really looking forward to enjoying the barbecue chicken that I once loved ... but if this is the new normal and I have to deal with rude employees, no thank you!!! I'm sure I will find another business to support because as of this very minute, I'm not planning on going back for a very long time again, if ever