Top 10 Best BBQ Sauces in the UK 2021 (Levi Roots, Sweet Baby Ray's and More)

This sauce from Bull's-Eye has had a shout out on many famous American foodie websites, from Serious Eats to America's Test Kitchen, and for good reason. It is a very flavoursome sauce with hints of smoky, salty, acidic and sweet tang throughout. 

If you're looking for something slightly on the sweeter side whilst still being relatively balanced, this will be right up your street. The downside is that the inclusion of high fructose corn syrup boosts the sugar content right up. One to be enjoyed in moderation.

If your aim is to recreate the taste of original Chinese BBQ, then look no further. This sauce is generally used as a marinade for all meats, but where it stands out on its own is when it's used on pork. With its thick honey-like texture, one jar of this sauce will competently cover around 500g of food.

Although the flavours are legitimately Chinese and exceedingly good, this sauce is extremely sweet — with 55g of sugars per 100g, to be exact. So if you're looking for something with smoky hints, or just generally conscious of what you are eating, it might be better to pick an alternative.  

This is an award-winning BBQ sauce that tastes fantastic. It's great for marinating, grilling, dipping, and to be honest, you could drink straight out of the bottle and still not get enough of it! It gets its sweetness not only from honey and sugar, but raisin paste too, which gives it a really enjoyable depth of flavour. 

However, this product isn't for everyone, as it contains anchovy paste (sorry vegetarian and vegan friends) and is also on the pricier side for a sauce. But, if you're willing to spend big for big flavour, this will certainly bring the taste of BBQ home. 

This bright, wholesome Asian BBQ sauce will be an exciting addition to your creations, with a rich umami flavour and a consistency that's ideal as a marinade or a dipping sauce. Along with its great flavour, it's also good for those with allergies or special dietary requirements as it is soy and gluten-free as well as being suitable for vegans. 

An organic and kelp-based sauce, it gets its piquant flavour from red jalapeños and sesame tahini, which is delicious. However, unless you have a passion for cooking lots of Korean food, you might not get much use out of this as it only really lends itself to Korean flavours. 

This sauce for the British company Stokes stands apart from the other sauces simply because it has such a unique taste. With black treacle, honey and molasses, it has a sharp, fruity flavour and an almost jam-like texture which makes it perfect for basting and marinating slow-cooked meats. 

Unfortunately, however, its texture doesn't lend itself nearly as well to being a dipping sauce and the addition of anchovies means it isn't suitable for veggies either. So unless you want to pick up a sauce that is specifically for marinating we'd recommend something that can do the dipping with as well. 

From popular hot sauce brand Encona comes a sauce that will give you subtle hints of Caribbean flavours without too much spice, and without leaning too far away from a BBQ sauce. It has a delicious balance of fruitiness, sweetness, tang and spice that would certainly lend itself nicely to baked or barbecued chicken wings or thighs.

Although it is considered medium on the spice scale, always be careful to ease yourself in if you're not used to hot food. If done right, you'll no doubt be coming back for more with this true taste of the tropics!

We've all heard of Jack Daniel's as a bourbon whiskey brand, but now let us introduce you to the Jack Daniel's BBQ sauce brand. This is our favourite pick of their many BBQ sauces available because it chooses to focus on a side that is often left behind by other sauces: the smoky. 

With its oaky, rich, warm hickory flavours that are reminiscent of a Texan BBQ, this sauce can baste, marinate, drizzle or be used for dipping with pretty much anything. Yee-haw, cowboy!

This sauce from Dr Will's is a game-changer. We thought it was impossible to create an authentic BBQ sauce without a big dash of sugar. Boy, were we wrong. They create a natural sweetness through a mixture of succulent tomatoes, dates and beetroot. It's wonderfully balanced by the smoky flavours too, which are produced by naturally-smoked waters. 

On top of all these mouth-watering flavours, you have absolutely no reason to feel guilty, which we love. This sauce has no additives, preservatives or refined sugars and contains 50% less sugar than most other brands. Their slogan is dollop, dip, dive in. Don't mind if we do.  

This famous sauce is a staple in almost all UK supermarkets. A recipe that was born in Jamaica to be enjoyed by the whole world, it's a tangy Caribbean BBQ sauce that incorporates scotch bonnet chillies, garlic, ginger, nutmeg, spring onion and many other wonders to create a truly well-balanced spicy condiment.

Other than the lip-smackingly great taste of this product, it's also great value for money, being the cheapest on our ranking yet by no means the smallest bottle. It can be used in pretty much any way you like, on anything you like, and will add a little sunshine to every dish. 

In at number one, this award-winning sauce from Sweet Baby Ray's has it all. A perfect texture for both marinating and dipping, and a sweetness that's beautifully countered by an aromatic smokiness with just a touch of spice. This sauce will transform even the blandest of dishes into something special!

For those that are mindful of their health, you may wish to savour this only now and then as part of a balanced diet. But if you're strictly looking for the best BBQ sauce in town, this is your bottle. Best of all, it's super affordable, so it's no wonder it takes our top spot!