Ray Brothers Barbeque

Ray brothers is a standard.
Service is great.
Food so great i've used them in catering (contact shannon costello for catering and have her help you plan your event too)
Sauce is so delicious. If i could drink a half pint of bomb sauce every day, I would.

I love on days when i come in there and their special is burnt ends.
My absolute favorite.

Chicken is awesome, the meat loaf is pretty good and the dirty potato salad is very tasty. Fries are seasoned well.

So yummy !!! This place does not disappoint. This was our second visit and the food and service were wonderful. Having lived in the South for many years which is the Mecca for BBQ this place rivals many of my favorite southern BBQ charms. Sauces were tasty and they offer several choices. Fries are amazing and are hand cut. We got ours with salt rather than rub. Rub was a little to sweet but the salt is awesome

Those nachos are the best we've ever had. All bbq was great but nachos are the winner. Service was slow for us but it seemed to be a busy weekend.

I love Ray Brothers! As a vegetarian, it is often hard to go to barbecue places and be satisfied by the options, but the smoked veggie burger here is SOOO GOOD!!! and with a side of mac n cheese... yum. They also have great cocktails and a super friendly staff. Could not recommend Ray's more.

Best ribs ever. In the entire world. Period. Cool space and delicious food. Wish we lived closer so we could go back!

Rockin' sides, tasty BBQ, reasonable service, comfortable interior, long wait for a table.

I am not, sadly, much of a BBQ dude. I'm happy to eat it, but I'm not the kinda guy who wakes up at 3am dreaming of the perfect ribs. With that said, this place seems pretty awesome. I've been there twice, and have been delighted twice.

The sides seemed particularly wonderful -- the mac and cheese was a little bit sweet, with plenty of cheese taste. It had just the right amount of sauce, so ever bite was coated, but it wasn't like you were drinking a bowl of cheesy soup. Top notch!

The dirty potato salad was similarly fabulous. I loved the vinegary taste, with a fabulous firm texture to the potatoes.

A companion's slaw was good, but not life-changing.

I had a pulled pork sandwich (with Carolina Gold sauce) on my first visit and a pulled chicken sandwich (with regular Carolina sauce) on my second. Probably a quarter of the menu is taken up with descriptions of the sauces, so you probably want to choose carefully. I was happy with the sauces both times, although the chicken felt just a tiny bit dry. That's better, to my mind, than a sandwich swimming in sauce. In both cases, the texture of the meat was spot-on, as was the flavor.

They have a decent selection of craft and domestic beers, with daily specials. The first time, sitting at the bar, I was overcharged for my beer by a dollar, but when I pointed it out, they corrected it, and said they'd mention it to the manager, since it was misprogrammed on the register.

All of the staff was on top of their game, but the bartenders seemed especially friendly and helpful (even when I politely asked about the overcharge).

If there's one problem with the place, it's that it's too popular -- on the second visit, we had to wait 25 minutes or so for a table. This is obviously pretty common, as they have circular pagers that they give out to folks so they can wait outside if they want.

I especially appreciated the way that the hostess brought out a chair for my elderly companion when we had to wait.

All in all, this seems like a super-popular place for a reason, and I'll be delighted to visit again. To my not-particularly-refined BBQ palate, it seemed worth a fairly long trip, but luckily, they're close to me.

Worth a stop if you're headed upstate. I'd venture to say this is some of the best bbq you're gonna find in the Northeast. Ribs, pulled pork, wings.. you can't lose. And the ambiance.. it's a hidden secret for city people. You gotta come and see what the hype is about!

Pricy but worth every single penny every time. I love the Judges Chicken with Carolina Sauce!

Based on the Bringdettti Score of 1-25 where we measure Location, Food Quality, Price, Service, and Misc this restaurant gets a score: Location 3 as it's out of the way with very little signage. Most of their business must be word of mouth, Food Quality 4.5 with some of the best pulled pork I've had, the Carolina based sauce could have stood more personally (coleslaw would have helped), Price 3 as the price was a bit more than one would expect from a roadside stop but considering inflation it's not a show stopper, Service 4 as our server was serviceable but lack the personality that one expects from a friendly country stop, Misc 5 a solid five as this stop has the added value of outdoor seating and summer concerts! As a bonus 1 point their Maple Bacon Cheesecake was incredible! Final score was 20.5 which is a solid Four Stars!

Enjoy Ray Brother's the next time you are in the Madison, NY area.