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!

🥧🔥 OUR BIGGEST FRIDAY PIE DAY EVER! 🔥🥧We smashed out more pies than we’ve ever made before… Mike said, “That’ll be plent...
18/09/2026

🥧🔥 OUR BIGGEST FRIDAY PIE DAY EVER! 🔥🥧

We smashed out more pies than we’ve ever made before… Mike said, “That’ll be plenty.” Shane wasn’t convinced. Chef Rhys just shook his head and kept cooking.

Turns out Shane was right — but please don’t tell him. We’ll never hear the end of it. 😂

You also smashed the Reuben Classic and New York Style, loaded with our own cured and smoked pastrami, house-made Russian dressing and rye bread, sauerkraut for the Classic or Russian Slaw for the NY . Proper deli goodness — messy hands, full stomachs and absolutely no regrets!

The Memphis-style pork ribs were a huge hit too. Plenty of people ordered “just one to try”… then quietly came back for reinforcements. 🐷

We’re back tomorrow — Saturday from 10am — with Chef Rhys’s BLT Special, packed with our own house-cured bacon. There’ll also be Reubens, ribs and plenty more smoky goodness.

Come for brunch, stay for lunch, then grab something to take home for dinner. That’s called good planning… or refusing to leave. Either works.

📍 2 Newton Street, Mt Maunganui
⏰ Saturday from 10am until sold out

Tag the mate you’re bringing — preferably one who doesn’t say, “I’m not that hungry,” then eats half your lunch! 👇🔥

The home of the OG smoked brisket and Mac n cheese pie…..The Big Smoke BBQ Co and DeliSee you all tomorrow for Pie Day F...
17/09/2026

The home of the OG smoked brisket and Mac n cheese pie…..
The Big Smoke BBQ Co and Deli
See you all tomorrow for Pie Day Friday!

🔥 THIS WEEK AT THE BIG SMOKE BBQ & DELI 🔥The smokers are firing, the knives are sharp, and Mike & Shane are once again q...
16/09/2026

🔥 THIS WEEK AT THE BIG SMOKE BBQ & DELI 🔥

The smokers are firing, the knives are sharp, and Mike & Shane are once again questioning why we thought making everything ourselves was a good idea. 😂🔥

But that’s how we roll at Big Smoke. We make our own Pastrami, Bacon, Smoked Salmon, Sauces and Dressings right here in-house. Proper food, made from scratch, with plenty of smoke and probably not enough sleep.

🥩 Reubens loaded with our house-made pastrami
🔥 Brisket Burgers
🐷 Memphis Style Pork Ribs
🥗 Fresh salads with your choice of smoked meats
🥪 Plenty more BBQ & Deli goodness

Our Special this week is Chefs BLT using our own house made bacon, and Big Smoke Mayo and the L and T parts too on Brioche..

🥧 AND DON’T FORGET — FRIDAY PIE DAY!
Our BBQ pies hit the cabinet Friday and once they’re gone… they’re gone. Get in early because apparently you lot have absolutely no self-control around pies. 😂

📍 2 Newton Street, Mount Maunganui

🚗 PARKING REMINDER: If our carpark is looking like a game of Tetris, please park across the road on the grass. It makes life much easier for everyone.

🔥 The Big Smoke BBQ & Deli
Made here. Smoked here. Eaten pretty bloody quickly.

🔥 **WELL… FIRST SATURDAY DONE & DUSTED!** 🔥And you guys absolutely turned up! 🙌A great line-up from **10am**, heaps of n...
13/09/2026

🔥 **WELL… FIRST SATURDAY DONE & DUSTED!** 🔥

And you guys absolutely turned up! 🙌

A great line-up from **10am**, heaps of new faces, plenty of familiar ones, and a whole lot of BBQ disappearing out the door.

Apparently opening Saturdays wasn’t a completely stupid idea after all. 😂

Seriously though — **THANK YOU!** The positive comments and support have been bloody awesome.

We’re still learning, tweaking and figuring out how to make this crazy little BBQ Deli run better each week, so **keep the feedback coming** — good, bad or “Shane, you need to cook more brisket.” We can take it. 😂

🔥 **We’ll be back NEXT THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY!**

BUT… if you start getting **Big Smoke withdrawals** before then, there’s good news.

You can still grab our Deli goodies during the week from **BBQs & More, 2 Newton Street**.

Just walk in and say the secret words:

👉 **“SHOW ME THE BIG SMOKE DELI FRIDGE.”** 😂

Inside you might find…

🥓 Our own Bacon
🧀 Smoked Cheese
🍋 Lemon Yoghurt Pie
🥩 Sirloin & Scotch Fillet Steaks
🐷 Maple Bacon Cured Pork Loin Steaks
🐔 **Side Chick Bologna**
🔥 Plus whatever other smoked goods Mike & Shane have decided was a good idea that week.

Massive thanks again to everyone who made our **first Saturday such a cracker.**

You guys are awesome. We genuinely appreciate the support — and we’ll keep working to make it better every week.

Now go home… **we’ve got to clean the bloody kitchen.** 😂🔥

**Mike, Shane & The Big Smoke Crew**
📍 2 Newton Street, Mount Maunganui

A couple of pics from last nights catering gig, Philly Cheesesteaks and barbecue chicken cheesesteaks
12/09/2026

A couple of pics from last nights catering gig, Philly Cheesesteaks and barbecue chicken cheesesteaks

11/09/2026

10 am and the line up has started for the first lot of people in….

11/09/2026

Saturday ribs!

🔥 **WELL… FRIDAY WAS BLOODY HUGE!** 🔥Our **BIGGEST Friday Pie Day yet!** 🥧 Thanks to everyone who came through the doors...
11/09/2026

🔥 **WELL… FRIDAY WAS BLOODY HUGE!** 🔥

Our **BIGGEST Friday Pie Day yet!** 🥧 Thanks to everyone who came through the doors — including the familiar faces who are starting to worry us slightly. 😂

And it wasn’t just the pies getting smashed…

🍔 **The Brisket Burger** — around **200g give or take of brisket**, smoked for 8 hours in the big Armageddon Pit, MeatSweats BBQ Sauce, slaw, Russian dressing and toasted brioche.

Sounds fancy. **It’s really just a massive pile of smoked beef in a nice hat.** 😂

🔥 And our **Memphis Style Pork Ribs** were a HIT too!

Best part? **You can buy them individually**, so if you just want to try ONE rib, you can.

Although we suspect *“I’ll just have one”* is BBQ’s biggest lie. 😂

🚨 **TOMORROW — OUR FIRST EVER SATURDAY!**

The smoker will be rolling from **5AM** and we open from **10AM until SOLD OUT.**

⚠️ **NO PIES SATURDAY!**
Pies are **FRIDAY ONLY** — yes, someone will still ask.
And Shane will point at this Facebook post while Mike quietly questions whether anyone actually reads these things. 😂

Saturday is all about our **Hot & Cold Cabinet + Cook-to-Order BBQ Menu**. Cook-to-order usually takes around **5–10 minutes**… because apparently good BBQ isn't microwaveable. 🔥

📍 **2 Newton Street, Mount Maunganui**
⏰ **Saturday from 10AM**

Mike & Shane, Chef Rhys will be there, smelling of smoke and questioning why the alarm went off at 4-something in the morning.

👇 **WHO'S COMING FOR OUR FIRST SATURDAY?**

🍔 **BRISKET BURGER or MEMPHIS RIBS?**
Tell us below so we know what to throw on the pit at stupid o’clock! 😂🔥

**Mike, Shane & The Big Smoke Crew**

10/09/2026

Getting ready for Pie day Friday!
Who doesn’t love early starts 😂

🔥 **RIGHTO BIG SMOKE CREW… WE NEED A HEAD COUNT!** 🔥Thursday was another cracker! And we’re starting to recognise a few ...
10/09/2026

🔥 **RIGHTO BIG SMOKE CREW… WE NEED A HEAD COUNT!** 🔥

Thursday was another cracker! And we’re starting to recognise a few of you coming back every week… some of you possibly need to admit you have a **Big Smoke problem.** 😂

We’re not judging. We’re encouraging it.

🥧 **TOMORROW = FRIDAY PIE DAY!**
☕ Hot & cold cabinet from **7AM**
🥧 **PIES FROM 10AM!**

And just to be VERY clear for the early birds…

**7AM = HOT and Cold CABINET**
**10AM = PIES** 😂

Standing outside at 7:03am whispering *“brisket pie”* through the window will not speed things up.

📍 **2 Newton Street, Mount Maunganui**

🚗 **PARKING TIP:** With AIMS Games in full swing, parking around the Mount is currently somewhere between **challenging and The Hunger Games.** 😂

If the parks right outside are full, **have a quick look around the surrounding streets** — there are usually options a short walk away. Don’t give up… **the BBQ Deli is worth the extra 100 metres.** 🔥

SO WE NEED YOUR HELP 👇

🔥 **COMMENT “FRIDAY” if you’re coming tomorrow**
🔥 **COMMENT “SATURDAY” if you’re coming to our FIRST SATURDAY**
🔥 **COMMENT “BOTH” if you’ve completely given up pretending you have self-control.** 😂

🚨 **SATURDAY — OPEN FROM 10AM UNTIL SOLD OUT!** 🚨

We’re still ironing out a few systems in our brand-new kitchen container. Mike and Shane, Chef Rhys and Jocelin, Sam are slowly working out how to move around it without colliding, swearing, or putting something down and immediately forgetting where it went. 😂

But every day we’re getting better!

A massive **THANK YOU** for the support, the familiar faces and everyone giving this new Big Smoke Deli adventure a crack with us. ❤️🔥

Righto, help us work out how much to throw on the smokers…

👇 **FRIDAY, SATURDAY or BOTH?** 👇

Because there’s a fairly significant difference between cooking **heaps… and a bloody ridiculous amount.** 😂🔥🥧

**Mike, Shane & The Big Smoke Crew**
📍 **2 Newton Street, Mount Maunganui**
Park opposite us in the grassy reserve..

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2 Newton Street
Tauranga
3116

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