B.B. Kings Blues Club Review

Loved every second of this place. The food was delicious!! The atmosphere was perfect. My sister and daughter came to celebrate my graduation and we spent the day in Memphis it was a great choice. This is my new favorite place when ever I go back to Memphis

Hospitality was great..so friendly. Love the choices of drinks. The band put on a great show.

Had the catfish and pulled pork. BBQ sauce is delicious. Live music was excellent.

Great quick friendly service very good live music very nice atmosphere

loud blues not great for kids, BBQ ribs were bland while serving was trying to help our experience... Will.go. else where next I'm here....

Music and show great 1&1/2 hours to get your food then to get it cold sucks

What an amazing place!!! Great atmosphere, great music, and the food dang the food was straight fire. If you gonna do it in Memphis you gotta do it at the B.B. King Club.

On a a trip with my brothers and sisters at the B.B. King's Blues Club, food good Music good, Drinks good, had and awesome time

Music great .food ...meh. But not going for the food I guess! Last in the gift shop was da bomb.

My sister had her reception there as she was married in Graceland we loved to BB King's another one of the best great time great band great food just great staff everything was awesome!.

Wish they were open later than 12 midnight but it was a Tuesday. Great house band. Musicians and singers were phenomenal! Food and service were good too! Beer wasn't cold enough and the martinis were bad but otherwise this place was a good time!

Great place to catch live music, eat some good food - try the nachos, and take in the Memphis vibe on Beale st

Good atmosphere...tasty food....tourist attraction at it's finest

Great music, great food, cold beer. What more can you ask for?

Our waitress was the absolute best very friendly and high spirits we will definitely be back soon

Just an awesome place with such a great history. Our waiter Tony was super friendly and looked after us.
The food was was great. Had the blues burger which had a unique taste to it.
And best if all awesome band

This place is filled with history great food & even better music if you're in Memphis this is a must stop.

One of the best places in Memphis to experience authentic blues. Good food and loads of beers.

Poor service. Confused staff. high rates for medium quality food and drinks. a crazy bartender (the white guy in the first floor). not recommended

Great atmosphere. The live band and food were superb

I will not be returning... in an establishment full of White patrons (most of which are tourists) my friends and I (young Black educated and gainfully employed individuals) were treated like we didn't belong there AFTER we had already bought beverages at the patio window while waiting and excess of 45 minutes, paid the cover charge, AND been seated! I think the worst part was that is the culprit was a young Black woman... yes we were discriminated against by one of our own.

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[Chaotic and Uncomfortable] I was born and raised in Memphis and never once been to BB King's Restaurant. I was home earlier this week and decided to have a few of my friends meet me there Tuesday night (09/18).

[Chaos] I actually called first to reserve a table for 6. The young lady placed me on hold for a manager, then after waiting 4 or 5 minutes I was connected to a VOICEMAIL! Two things:1.) there should be a booking or reservation list with the host or whomever is tasked to field phone calls, if you do not take reservations then I can accept that answer and 2.) If you say hold for a manager I expect to speak with a human being PRESENT AT THE ESTABLISHMENT!

We drove down anyway and were told we had a 30 minute wait and that there would be a $5 cover charge... no problem; I assume that's because a LIVE band was playing (which we had no clue), we proceeded to order drinks from the window and sit outside at the patio tables.

[More Chaos] We ended up waiting about 50 minutes instead. We get to the hostess after our buzzer goes off and we're asked 4 times "are you sure your buzzer went off?" After finally finding us an escort to our table we are walked upstairs and seated.

[Uncomfortable] 2 friends were no shows so it only ended up being 4 of us. We sat for about 5 minutes with no service before my friend noticed some menus at a register nearby... he reached over and grabbed one. It was then whe a young Black woman approaches us with quite a bit of attitude "who let ya'll up here? Ya'll can't just walk in and sit down." After explaining to the woman we had been seated by one of the hosts she stood there for a second with her hands on her hip then walked away. Completed annoyed and disappointed with the whole thing I suggested to them we leave.We didn't cause a ruckus or storm out... we just left.

No of us were dressed up but we were casually dressed, well groomed, etc. and to be treated like trash because we happened to be the ONLY Black faces (minus the band and restaurant employees) is frustrating. We had already spent money at the patio, paid our cover, and were planning to continue our patronage ordering food and more drinks. Maybe she's had poor experience waiting "Black'" tables, maybe they weren't good tippers, maybe she thought we were rift raft.

We won't go back. We are all hard workers, pulled ourselves by our bootstraps, one of us is a Army Veteran, all to get out of the circumstances we grew up in.

Great food and drinks. The atmosphere was the best part.

BB KINGS was absolutely wonderful, music was GREAT

We always have a great time here and food is always great! The Seamus rice was tasty. The hush puppies w remuloude were wonderful! My date had pulled pork and he thot it was very good. It was Friday lunch so we were disappointed that there was no band ;(
House and only on weekends. We recommend it!!

I had the skillet shrimp and fries great choice but the shrimp are small and were overcook, with burnt bread, the band is great. I gave the food a two, but the band a five.

Great BBQ and great drinks. Service with a smile and a great location!

BBQ chicken wad crazy good. Fantastic live music. This place is exactly what I expected when I thought of Beale St. Only reason I docked a start was because we had to pay a cover even though we were getting dinner and drinks, seems silly to charge a cover to people who are already spending a fair amount.

Enjoyed the music the night of June 20th until after I1pm.

Great staff. Greeted by a black guy with a "hug" which was pretty different and cool. On the pricey side but great food and atmospher. Will return for that hug experience...makes you feel awkward but welcome at the same time

Excellent place to see some live music! I had a great pulled pork sandwich

This place is worth the praise. Awesome sevice, delicious food, lovely service and staff, and the live music sets the tone. Plus it's on Beale Street!!

Iconic place in iconic city. You cannot leave Beale St. without visiting this restaurant. Make sure you try the Memphis BBQ.

A very touristy blue club, but getting more challenging to hear good blues and they had quality bands every night with $5 cover charge.

Pretty good restraunt but problem with seating arrangements. Tables were empty still i had to wait for 20mins to be seated.
After food was served, served took ages to come back for check, it seemed as if server was also drunk.

Great place for live blues covers. The band is super talented. The food is decent. I had ribs which were good. Go elsewhere for drinks though.

The food was amazing it was moderately priced a little on the expensive side but it was really good I had a great time in the Ambiance was really nice

Good atmosphere. Paying $7 cover per person and $16 for any double drink is very steep though. Would recommend anywhere else initially and possibly end the night here.

Loved every minute of it
Both nights.

Awesome food. Had catfish and bbq platter, soooo good. $10 cover was a little ridiculous, considering we had dinner there. Bands were good. Wait staff door on upper level was VERY annoying....it slammed every time someone used it. Very disruptive.

Well what a fun place! A great place for food and music! We had a nice dinner upstairs and then went to the bar area and had cocktails. Listened to the house band! A must stop on Beale Street!

The band was incredibly good, the food was good but the staff is so rude! They nearly ruined our evening. So so arrogant and unfriendly.

Food was very disappointing this time around. Music was excellent

Loved good place to eat, listening music and great atmosphere

Great music, but was suuuuper loud, which made it hard to order

Ms. Relissha who works in the gift shop was such a sweet heart! I arrived in Memphis on a Sunday night, and they had live music here. The meat on the ribs fell right off the bone --- absolutely delicious. The music was really nice. All the instrumentalist and vocalists were great :D I highly recommend heading to this place for a quick visit and some drinks if you end up in Memphis on any day of the week =]

Though it was a little overpriced for the food, you really pay for the atmosphere and live music. I got the southern hurricane with the souvenir, which is a bit strong.

Great experience. I really enjoyed the entertainment.