AUTHENTIC AMERICAN BBQ, DONE PROPERLY.
Real Texas BBQ. Smoked low and slow, loaded with flavour and served fresh at festivals and events across the UK.
About Us
WHO WE ARE
Texas Smoker is one of the UK's most distinctive American BBQ businesses, bringing the authentic taste and atmosphere of Texas barbecue to festivals and events nationwide. Founded and run by Garry and Jo, the family business has spent the last 14 years building a loyal following through its commitment to proper low-and-slow smoked meats, bold flavours and exceptional event catering.
With Jo running the kitchen and Garry overseeing the smokers, every event benefits from a truly hands-on approach and a passion for authentic barbecue.
Texas Smoker is renowned for its eye-catching fleet, featuring a huge custom American fire-truck smoker, American-style food units and a classic 1955 Grumman Olson Step Van. Alongside its signature barbecue, the business now serves smash burgers and wings, creating a unique festival experience that blends great food with unmistakable American style.
From award-worthy smoked meats to show-stopping vehicles, Texas Smoker delivers an authentic slice of America wherever it goes.
1946 Chevy Firetruck
The 1946 Chevy Firetruck is arguably the signature piece of Texas Smoker. It isn’t just a food truck with a smoker attached — the former American fire engine has been converted into a huge, fully functioning mobile BBQ smoker..
What’s particularly impressive is that the truck remains a genuine working attraction: the smoker itself is the cooking operation, rather than simply being decorative. The slow smoke gives the brisket and pork the flavour and tenderness Texas Smoker has become known for.
It’s also become a recognisable feature of the UK festival scene,
OUR UNITS
TEXAS SMOKER
Both our custom built smokers are currently the largest most authentic American smokers on the UK festival food scene. We are the REAL DEAL, smoking all our meat once onsite, unlike our competitors!
TEXAS SMOKER SMASH BURGERS
Our eye catching gold Airstream made its festival debut Summer 2026. Successfully trading alongside Texas Smoker firetruck offering an alternative Smash Burger menu.
A fabulous looking unit which works equally as well outside your local pub or at your Summer fete.
TEXAS SMOKER WINGS
The 1955 Stepside Wings van is a distinctive American- style unit designed specifically around the chicken wing side of the business. The concept works well because wings are already an established part of the Texas Smoker menu. The current menu includes wings with a choice of sauces.
OUR FOOD
Texas Smoker’s food is all about big, authentic American BBQ flavours, with the main attraction being meat cooked low and slow over real oak smoke rather than gas or a conventional grill. The smokers can cook up to a tonne of meat and cooks take roughly 18–48 hours, with homemade rubs and mops used throughout.
🔥 The BBQ
The signature food includes:
- 48-hour smoked beef brisket
- Pulled pork
- Oak-smoked ribs
- Dirty Fries loaded with smoked beef, pulled pork, BBQ sauce, cheese, spring onions and chipotle dressing
- Footlong sausages, including the popular chilli-brisket-and-cheese version
- Smoked turkey legs
- Pit plates and BBQ platters
🍔 Burgers
Texas Smoker also does proper American-style burgers, with options to add smoked brisket, pulled pork, homestyle chilli, nacho cheese and BBQ sauce.
The newer smash burger operation takes that American street-food side even further.
🍗 Chicken & wings
The chicken offering includes Chipotle Chicken and Buffalo Chicken, alongside the dedicated wings operation.
🇺🇸 What makes the food different
The real selling point is the cooking process. The meat is British-sourced and fully traceable, then cooked for many hours over sustainable oak in enormous American-style smokers. That combination of real fire + time + smoke + homemade rubs and sauces is what gives Texas Smoker its distinctive flavour.
In short: Texas Smoker isn’t just selling burgers and BBQ — it’s selling the whole American BBQ experience.
WHY US
Our reputation for quality and top class service goes before us. Our customers return again and again and actively seek us out at each festival.We are credited for the freshness of our product and super friendly staff.In fact we"ve the friendliest crew in town!
On to the serious bits: rated 5 Scores on the Doors by Northumberland Council , each unit manager is trained to Level 3 Health & Hygiene,HACCP and First Aid.All staff hold Level 2 certification and are trained in using the SFBB documentation. We are NCASS registered and our public liability covers us up to £10 million
Previous Events: Isle of Wight, Download, Parklife ,T in the Park, Global Gathering, Ramblin Man Fair, Bearded Theory, Kendal Calling ,Wireless, Community Fest, Lovebox, Citadel, Amplified, V Festival, Leeds/Reading, Proms in the Park, Dorset Steam Fair, Rewind North and various agricultural events and street food markets.
Merchandise
our food
Dirty Fries
Pit Plate / Ribs/Dirty Dog
Beef Brisket/Wing & Rings
Footlong Dirty Dogs
Beef Brisket / Pulled Pork Sandwich
Mac Stack Burgers
FOR SALE – VERY RARE CHEVY 3100 LONG wheelbase
Texas Smoker
Texas Smoker
FOR SALE – VERY RARE CHEVY 3100 LONG WHEELBASE
A seriously unique truck and a real head-turner.
This Chevrolet 3100 Long Wheelbase is a rare and highly desirable truck, made even more unusual by the professionally fitted reverse-flow smoker mounted in the rear.
The smoker makes this an ideal truck for BBQ, events, festivals, catering, promotional work or simply as an incredible one-off classic. The smoker can be removed if required, giving the new owner the option to return the rear of the truck to a more traditional setup or create their own conversion.
The truck runs and drives as it should and is ready to be enjoyed.
You won’t see many of these around, especially in this configuration. It has huge presence and would make an amazing addition to any collection, business or private project.
Chevy 3100 Long Wheelbase
Very rare truck
Reverse-flow smoker fitted to rear
Smoker removable if required
Runs and drives as it should
Extremely unique and eye-catching
Serious enquiries welcome.
A very rare truck looking for a new home.
SCORES ON THE DOORS
