The Big Smoke BBQ Co

The Big Smoke BBQ Co Gourmet Mobile BBQ Catering Company specialising in American style barbecue based in Tauranga.

The Big Smoke BBQ Company is built around a unique custom US built, portable commercial grade BBQ and Smoker. We cook gourmet BBQ foods, creating delicious tender meals with great taste & fantastic flavours, every time!

06/09/2026

Happy Fathers Day

05/09/2026

Our Deli fridge is in BBQ's & More for the weekend..For Fathers Day..

🔥 WELL… YOU’VE DONE IT AGAIN. 🔥Today’s Friday Pie Day was officially beyond anything we expected.We thought we were clev...
04/09/2026

🔥 WELL… YOU’VE DONE IT AGAIN. 🔥

Today’s Friday Pie Day was officially beyond anything we expected.

We thought we were clever this week.
“Let’s DOUBLE the pies,” we said.
“That’ll sort them out,” we said.

😂 NOPE.

By the end of the day you had absolutely cleaned us out — including DOUBLE the amount of pies we had made! 🥧🔥

The queue was there for a big chunk of the day, so a massive THANK YOU to everyone who patiently waited. We promise we’re getting better and faster… the problem is you guys keep getting better and faster at eating everything!

And we’re starting to recognise a few Big Smoke Deli regulars who seem to have decided Thursday and Friday lunch is now permanently booked…

Mark, Stew, Simon, Caleb… you know who you are. 😂

There are a few others who’ve specifically asked to remain nameless, apparently for reasons involving their wives finding out how often they’ve actually been here.
Don’t worry lads. What happens at the Deli stays at the Deli. 🤫😂

Seriously though, seeing familiar faces coming back every day and so many new faces giving us a go has been bloody awesome. Thank you for supporting us — it means a lot to Mike, Shane, Chef Rhys and the whole crew.

And next week we’re going to do something really sensible…

🔥 DO IT ALL AGAIN — BUT ADD SATURDAY! 🔥

We’ve heard the complaints from those of you who apparently have these things called “jobs” on Thursdays and Fridays, so Saturday is coming. 😂

It’ll be a later start on Saturday, and we’ll give you all the details next week.

In the meantime, we’ve got a small problem…

WE NEED TO MAKE A LOT MORE PIES.
And brisket.
And ribs.
And pastrami.
And lamb.
And pretty much everything else. 😂

Have a great weekend everyone. You’ve absolutely smashed us again.

Mike, Shane, Chef Rhys & The Big Smoke Crew 🤘🔥

📍 The Big Smoke BBQ & Deli
2 Newton Street, Mt Maunganui
See you Thursday, Friday… AND SATURDAY!

It’s on today!! Lamb straight out of the pit barrel and about get that rest on before we slice.
03/09/2026

It’s on today!!
Lamb straight out of the pit barrel and about get that rest on before we slice.

03/09/2026

Spit roasted pork with gravy and smoked apple sauce!
Also Friday Pie Day….

🔥 WELL… THURSDAY ESCALATED QUICKLY! 🔥The smoker fired up at 2AM this morning… and here we are at 6PM STILL smoking Pastr...
03/09/2026

🔥 WELL… THURSDAY ESCALATED QUICKLY! 🔥

The smoker fired up at 2AM this morning… and here we are at 6PM STILL smoking Pastrami! 😂🔥

We cooked more of everything than last Thursday and somehow you lot still managed to clean us out. Another sell-out and an even bigger Thursday than last week! Bloody amazing — thank you!

But there’s no time for Mike, Shane, Chef Rhys & the crew to put their feet up because…

🥧🔥 TOMORROW IS FRIDAY PIE DAY!

All your favourites are locked and loaded from 10AM, thanks in no small part to JP from Upper Crust Bakery, who’s been assembling the Big Smoke pie arsenal during the week. Absolute legend! 👊
(Photo evidence attached… 😂)

And don’t forget to have a nosey in the BIG SMOKE DELI FRIDGE while you’re here. We’ve got plenty of BBQ goodness to take home:

🔥 Pit Smoked Pork Belly
🥩 Scotch Fillet & Sirloin with our Burnt at the Steak Rub
🐔 Smoked Chicken Breast, brined in L&P, hit with our Piranha Pitmaster Rub & Hot Honey Glaze
🧀 Smoked Cheese
🍖 Side Chick Bologna
🌭 Smoked Bavarian Sausages
🔥 Big Smoke BBQ Rubs, Gift Packs & plenty more!

Basically, come for a pie and accidentally leave with half the fridge. 😂

And for everyone saying “I can’t get there Thursday or Friday!”…

👀 GOOD NEWS — SATURDAYS ARE COMING!

Apparently two days of chaos isn't enough, so we’re adding Saturday to the roster. More details soon!

🔥 FRIDAY PIE DAY FROM 10AM
🔥 Deli open 7AM–2PM or SOLD OUT
🔥 Cooked-to-order BBQ from 10AM

Get in early. Today proved that when Mike & Shane say “we’ve cooked heaps more this week”… you lot just take that as a challenge. 😂

See you tomorrow!

Mike, Shane, Chef Rhys & The Big Smoke Crew 🤘🔥

02/09/2026

Pit master hours…..

Something new this week L&P brined chicken breast with a selection of our Wingman and Burnt at the steak rub with chef ...
01/09/2026

Something new this week L&P brined chicken breast with a selection of our Wingman and Burnt at the steak rub with chef Rhys hot honey!
Straight fire 🔥 🔥🔥🔥
Great by itself or use in a pasta or pizza topping

🔥 RIGHTO… THURSDAY & FRIDAY, WE’RE DOING IT ALL AGAIN! 🔥Apparently our solution to you lot eating us out of house and ho...
01/09/2026

🔥 RIGHTO… THURSDAY & FRIDAY, WE’RE DOING IT ALL AGAIN! 🔥

Apparently our solution to you lot eating us out of house and home is simple…

MAKE MORE FOOD. 😂

So Mike, Shane, Chef Rhys & the Big Smoke Crew have been busy getting ready for another couple of days at The Big Smoke BBQ & Deli.

This week we’ve got MORE BRISKET. MORE LAMB. MORE BBQ GOODNESS. And we’re loading up the take-home cabinet too.

🥩 Hand-Tenderised Sirloin — ready to hit the BBQ at home.
🥩 Scotch Fillet seasoned with our Burnt at the Steak Rub — also ready for you to throw straight on the BBQ.
🧀 Smoked Cheese
🐷 Pork Belly
🔥 Smoked Chicken
🐟 Hot Smoked Salmon
🍖 And some of our Side Chick Bologna — which, if you haven’t tried it yet, you’re missing out. Fry it up with eggs for breakfast, chuck it in a toastie with cheese, or slice it up for a platter. Ridiculously good.

And of course the Deli menu will be firing with Brisket, Lamb, Ribs, Reubens, Loaded Fries, Breakfast Buns, Salads and all the other stuff you keep making us run out of. 😂

THURSDAY & FRIDAY
⏰ 7am–2pm or SOLD OUT
🔥 Cooked-to-order BBQ from 10am

And remember…

🥧 FRIDAY = FRIDAY PIE DAY.
One day only. From 10am until you lot clean us out again.

We’re learning. We’re cooking more. Chef Rhys and the crew are getting faster… and Mike & Shane are mostly just trying not to get in their way.

Come hungry. Leave happy. Take some BBQ home. 🤘🔥

📍 The Big Smoke BBQ & Deli
2 Newton Street, Mt Maunganui
Corner of Hull Rd & Newton St

See you Thursday & Friday! 🔥

🔥 WELL… WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?! 🔥Day TWO of the Big Smoke BBQ & Deli and apparently you lot were hungry. REALLY hu...
28/08/2026

🔥 WELL… WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?! 🔥

Day TWO of the Big Smoke BBQ & Deli and apparently you lot were hungry. REALLY hungry. 😂

Yesterday was huge. Today you basically said “Hold my beer.”

Friday Pie Day was our BIGGEST ONE YET! 🥧🔥 We sold more pies than we ever have before… and then you kept going.

More Brisket — GONE.
More Pit Barrel Ribs — GONE.
More Smoked Lamb — GONE.
Both versions of our house-made Pastrami Reubens — GONE.
Loaded Fries — cleaned us out.

At one point Mike looked at Shane, Shane looked at Mike, and neither of us had any bloody idea what was going on. 😂

To everyone who stood in that long line and patiently waited — THANK YOU. We know your time is valuable and we genuinely appreciate it.
And thanks to those who made it 2 days in a row! Legends!

So, lesson learned…

🔥 Next Thursday & Friday we’re DOUBLING UP on Brisket, Ribs and Lamb.
🥧 And after today, we’d better get those pies into serious production!

A massive shout-out also needs to go to Chef Rhys, Jocelin and Sam, smashing it out in the kitchen and front of house. And LEGENDARY STATUS to everyone who helped turn our container into an actual working kitchen and Deli. What you guys pulled off was bloody awesome.

We honestly cannot thank everyone enough for getting behind this little idea of ours.

We say it at our BBQ Classes all the time — one of the things we love most about BBQ is that it brings people together.

And watching people coming down, lining up, having a yarn, eating BBQ and enjoying what we’ve created over these first two days… that’s exactly what it’s all about. ❤️🔥

A couple of housekeeping things for next week:

👉 Thursday & Friday – we're back!
👉 Cooked to Order menu starts 10am
👉 FRIDAY ONLY for Big Smoke Pies 🥧
👉 For now, NO PRE-ORDERS while Mike, Shane and the crew figure out how the hell to keep up with you lot. 😂 We’ll let you know as soon as we have the systems sorted.

From Mike, Shane, Rhys, Jocelin, Sam & the Big Smoke Crew — thank you. Seriously.

YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST.

See you next Thursday & Friday.

Now we're going to enjoy the weekend… and possibly lie down for two days. 😂🍻🔥

The Big Smoke BBQ & Deli
📍 2 Newton Street, Mt Maunganui

PS. Here is a print friendly menu you can share at work or with your mates x

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Tauranga

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