Not impressed and wont be back. 6 of us went out to dinner. First time there. 4 of us had b-days that weekend so we were looking for a "special night" as we do this every year at this time. The order was 3 prime ribs, 1 chicken basket, 1 fish and chips basket, 1 Billy Boar burger, and 3 prime rib dinners. My Billy Boar was warm not hot, the bacon was like jerky and the size of the meat itself was small for the price of the burger which was over $17. Service was good as was the ambiance. My wife had the chicken strip basket and had to send it back as it was left in the fryer too long and was way over done. As far as the prime rib goes. I will let those people do their own reviews. I had checked on line and had seen a menu that listed 1/2 side of baby back ribs and bar-b-q chicken and I was going to order that but when we got there they had a different menu (new as they increased their prices) and it did not have the rib-chicken combo and the waitress said that I could order each separately but that would have been like ordering 2 dinners so I opted for the Billy Burger. I have owned and operated a restaurant myself and I am very aware that the reputation of an establishment can be destroyed by the staff, cook, waiters, bartenders etc. This being said it could be completely different if we went down there again in the future. But I will not drive that far (30 minutes) and be disappointed again for those prices. I understand that there are new owners from the ones that started the restaurant. It was a busy place so I suppose that they are doing something right To those reading this review- go find out for yourself, roll the restaurant dice, it could come up 7's or snake eyes. read more

Food was good. However, no masks were worn by any servers or food handlers. This misguided rebellion shows customers you don't care about their well-being read more

Passing through town on our way to L.A. This place was recommended by a couple of gentlemen at the Chevron station. French Dip and Southwest Chicken Sandwiches were AMAZING!!! Service was great! Racist comments by other customers really should be kept to themselves - in regards to the White Privilege is Alive remark. i mean really???? read more

Just. Don't. Do. It. Service was alright, waitress looked like she hated her life. Pretty slow service too, we asked for refills on our sodas when our food was brought to us and by the time we were finished eating and ready to pay we still didn't get our drinks. My husband got fettuccine Alfredo, it was literally like soup, shirmp that was on it was over cooked and had a frozen taste (even though this place is on the coast), price was 19$ and be barley touched it. Kids got prime rib and fries 11.50, prime rib was over cooked and Luke warm. Kids ate it though they were hungry. Mom got country fried steak.. tasted like t.v dinner, at 15.50 totally not worth it AT ALL! Mashed potatoes it came with were probably hiding somewhere behind the taste of garlic but who really knows. CFS was under seasoned, and tasteless. I won't return.. Ever read more

Came to Bandon for the weekend and was pleased to find this charming local restaurant just down the street from our lodging. The food was great, the service every bit as good and we came away well pleased with our experience. If I had to find fault, it would be the same as many eating establishments in that the food could have come to the table hotter. By the time I got part way through the meal it was getting lukewarm. That being said, we had Prime Rib and it was a good cut of meat, well-cooked, and quite tasty. The bread tray was comprised of sourdough and c red cranberry bread, both of which were excellent. I would recommend this establishment to anyone liking steak and seafood. read more

Excellent Thanksgiving meal. The only place open in town and it did not disappoint. Prime rib was amazing! Lots of food for a good price. read more

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Came here for a burger. Service and food was excellent. Price was fair. You should ignore all the bad reviews this is a good spot. PS good WIFI was able to update my phone. I will be back. Update: Came back for another meal. My gf ordered a turkey sandwich, it was a hamburger with a thin slice of turkey?? Food was ok but service was terrible. Couldn't get refills on water or tea. When we asked about the turkey sandwich her response was that's how we make it. We will eat someplace else in Bandon. read more

My husband and I had dinner there last night. Service was outstanding, and the food was delicious! I had the homemade chicken pot pie. Incredible crust, and comfort food flavor. We will definitely eat there again on our next visit to Bandon. read more

Delicious dinner, pleasantly fulfilled. Hubby had mushroom burger & I had the chicken green chili avocado sandwich. We both loved our meals. After reading some of the mixed reviews, we weren't sure what to expect. All I know is I'd go back! read more

We were so disappointed with this place. Definitely not worth the price. We ordered wings for an appetizer which were very dry and had no flavor. For entrees we ordered the fettuccine marinara and the bacon blue cheese burger. Neither were very good and the burger had so much blue cheese you couldn't even taste the rest of it. The only good things I have to say about this place was the staff was friendly and our drinks were cold. read more

While I am a frequent reader of Yelp reviews, I never thought I'd ever be writing one myself. Billy Smoothbrain's...er...Smoothboars was the absolute low light of a group vacation to Bandon, OR.  Imagine, if you will: 3 couples meet from places like Nice, France and Denver, CO to enjoy this beautiful little seaside town for 4 days. The scenery is stunning. There's a salmon fishing derby happening. There are dunes to be pounded with dune buggies. It's not a high brow affair, it's just good, clean fun.  The local markets have fresh local seafood and produce. We prepared some of it ourselves on the first night there. On the 2nd night, someone got this great idea -- instead of cooking, let's eat at the place at the entrance to the resort community. It has to be good, right? (cue horror movie music) We drive out to Billy's. We're greeted by a big "Trump" sign. Now, I have nothing against either Trump or Clinton, except that they're both friggin' wingnuts who clearly need to be sized up for straitjacket. But I digress. We walk inside and see the usual plastic sea critters stuck in a net that's stapled to the wall. Okay, whatever, I'm not a decorator. And it doesn't smell horrible, so we help the waitress push a couple of tables together and sit down. She tosses five laminated menus on the six-top table. Well, we're all literate and can share. She wants to take our food order. We haven't ordered drinks yet, so we gently ask if the bar is open and if we can get some drinks going first. She gets the hint...we think there may be some hope. We get some drinks, and now we've had some time to review the menu. Every place up and down the coast brags on their clam chowder. The rivalries and trash talk are apparently fierce enough that the Jets and the Sharks bust out the switchblades and the zipguns on Friday nights at the farmer's market, so we all want to order that as an appetizer. Then we find that all of the seafood is breaded and fried. Dang. Well, once in awhile, that's okay. So we order. Drinks go empty. We're dry for so long that when Snoopy's cousin, Spike, finally rolls in from Needles, CA, we try to roll his beagle ass for a flask. The waitress must have heard the barking, growling and yelping, and she finally brought another round. We settle down. One of the French guys who are with us is wondering if this is normal American restaurant behavior. We assure him that all is well. And keep drinking. Finally the food arrives. All at once. We now have clam chowder and various lumps of fried, breaded stuff with French fries in front of us,  "Ah, pomme frites?" Sebastian asks. But they're lukewarm. Y'know, where the grease isn't really coagulated yet, but it's getting there fast.  We don't have enough silverware for the table, so we ask our waitress if she might be able to scare some up. Mind you, the place isn't crowded: there are maybe two other tables besides ours. She disappears for a few minutes, then comes back and drops a handful of flatware on the table in a pile. Then leaves to go talk to the other table for awhile.  I think her parents let her eat too many paint chips as a child. We get food distributed to everyone at the table - except for the lady who suggested Smoothbrain's in the first place. So we take a few minutes to reel in Ms. Lead Poisoning 2016 to see if we can get our friend's order brought out. She goes to the back and comes back with the news that she forgot to place the order for it, so it'll be a little while. Our friend insists that we eat before the food gets cold(er). It didn't help. The chowder clearly came from Campbell's of Camden (that means "from a can" for those of you still at Billy's). Everything else was greasy, deep fried grossness. None of it was identifiable. We ate slowly until our friend's food came, and even though her food was hot, it only took a couple of bites before she'd had enough. We settled up and left, hoping our guts wouldn't rebel before we got back to the house. Short story: don't eat here, unless you simply have a soft spot in your heart for kids who chewed on too many windowsills. read more

First,I want to commend Katie for her outstanding service! We were a group of about 20 people coming from a memorial service and we received the best service. The food was outstanding and the staff was great. I'm not sure how the kitchen handled all of our orders perfectly and with great timing for that many people (along with the other guests at the restaurant) , they deserve to definitely be acknowledged! Our server, Katie , was attentive, friendly and helpful. We couldn't have expected anything better! THANK YOU!!! read more

Horseradish was real good, beer was cold, potatoes were cold and this is the fat from a 24 oz prime rib. Was told some cuts just have more fat, oh and please come back. Never again will I eat there. No more flavor in the food then McDonald's. read more

Billy Smoothboars - Horseradish was real good, beer was cold, potatoes were cold and this is the fat from a 24 oz prime rib. - Steakhouses Near Me - Bandon, Oregon

This place is one to avoid. The service is pathetic only to be matched by the poor quality of the food. We ordered steamers for an appetizer. I specifically told our server we wanted the clams first and to delay the main meal. Then she shows uo with our salads. Then the steamers, cold and not so fresh tasting. After eating 1 or 2 clams here she comes with the main course. Ugh! My med rare steak was well done. So was I at this point. Last time for this place. read more

This place serves good home cooked meals. I had the charbroiled white fish, garlic mashed potatoes, steamed veggies and salad. Everything was real good. My husband had New York steak, baked potato and veggies. He said everything was good. We shared a creme brulee. It was delicious. Prices are reasonable. read more

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If I could give negative stars I would!! Maybe a -7 Tacky décor. Radio had RAP music... YUCK Felt like being in a truck stop Asked for dressing on side, salad was swimming in it Rare Prime rib was BROWN !! It was reheated in very salty Au jus And more than 50% Fat potato was overdone and burned on the bottom, sitting in a holding pan for hours? Frozen vegetables ? not good Wanted to charge extra for more bread Hey at least the water was not too bad! This was a first anniversary meal for us, only thing that was good was the company!! I called the next Monday and the "manager stated" "that's the way we do it" Offered a free desert if we made the 90 mile trip for a return visit.. I should have put a stop on my credit card. Avoid this place, nothing to recommend at all !!!!!!!!!!! read more

Great food! The homemade blueberry cobbler was to die for! A little vanilla ice cream on top would have turned it up a notch. Drinks from the bar were delicious. We will definitely eat here again read more

Terrible!!! My wife, father in law and I dined at Billy Sommthboar's Restaurant on 5/24/14 @ 5:14 pm. We looked over the menu and my father in law asked Elizabeth, the waitress "how are your prime rib dinners, is the prime rib good?" Elizabeth stated "they are excellent, really good." My wife and her dad ordered the 12 oz prime rib dinner based on Elizabeth's recommendation. I ordered the Deep Fry Platter. So far, so good. Our orders arrive in a timely manner and both my wife and her dad cut into their prime rib dinners. Both of them had trouble cutting the steaks and after chewing their steaks for a minute stated "this is tough, this is really tough." Elizabeth dropped by a few minutes later and said "how are things going?" My father in law said these steaks seem to be tough. My wife agreed with her dad. Elizabeth said, maybe we need to sharpen our knives a bit, they aren't very sharp. Both my wife and her dad said it's a tough steak, it's not the knives. Eventually Elizabeth brought our bill. I told her we would appreciate it if she could see if the manager would take a little off the bill since the steaks were like shoe leather. This is the part that really pissed us all off. Elizabeth then said "we had a complaint about the steaks being tough a little earlier." I'll go check and see if the manager will do something. Hello? Didn't we ask how good the prime rib was before they ordered it? It was obvious that Elizabeth just got caught in a lie. Needless to say we will never go back there again and you shouldn't either. read more

This is probably the worst place to eat in Bandon. My husband and I came for our Anniversary food tasted frozen and tasteless. We waited forever for our food and the waitress was lifeless and unpleasant. She didn't check on us once. 10 years ago this was my favorite place today not so much. Thought it might be a fluke so we came in for lunch big mistake. We got more frozen food and another bad experience read more

I was excited to go to a nice restaurant. My friend ordered calamari and a house salad. Calamari was chewy! Salad wasn't brought until she had finished the calamari! My taco salad was very good and my husband's fish and chips were good. We waited 15 minutes for water. Everyone in the dining area waited 30-45 minu tes for their food, including us. Deplorable service. Server was very apologetic. Comped our salad. We won't be back and I won't recommend. After we mentioned we had been to this restaurant, everyone said how horrible the service always is. read more

The waitress deserved five stars. However, owning a cafe/restaurant my self, the food was frozen at best. I don't use a delivery service of pre frozen food stuff. The owner can't justify charging market prices for opening five packages of battered frozen fish stuff and deep frying it for $26. That said, get the $9 burger. Pretty decent. I payed $2. more to replace the frozen fries for salad (really?). read more

Service was good. I had sauted scallops, which were disappointing. They were VERY small and chewy. THERE was NO garlic or white wine in the sauce, could have used a sprinkle of fresh parsley. The salad had very fresh greens, dressing was good, the garlic mashed potatoes were EXCELLANT. Their cranberry bread was fabulous. I felt my entree was over priced for what they served. Would I come back, yes likely. read more

This place was lovely! It's the night before Christmas Eve and we're three hungry, tired, road-torn Californians. The restaurant was decked out in Christmas gear, all the way to the small details - green placemats with red napkins. Very nicely done. Two of us split the ribs and chicken combo. Plenty of food for two people. The third had fish and chips. Not a single complaint on the food from any of us. The service was good, even offering a hotel recommendation. Much appreciated. read more

Had a early dinner here tonight. Sat in the lounge and service was excellent and on point. Drinks were plenty strong and tasty. Bread is good. Chowder is average. Clam strips are some of best I have had. Pan fried oysters were better than average. Twice baked potato was excellent with bacon, cheese and some other goodness. Give ol smooth boars a try. read more

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Servers and hostess were great. Relaxed homestyle atmosphere. That being said... the best part of our dinner was the small sample slices of cranberry bread that came with our dinners. It's worth the stop to purchase the bread alone-which they do sell for $9.00 a loaf. Dinner was nothing we haven't had any where else, nothing memorable and a bit on the forgettable side. read more

Billy Smoothboars - Quaint homestyle atmosphere. Love the relaxed vibe. - Steakhouses Near Me - Bandon, Oregon

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We went back yesterday, and things have changed a little now. So I'll just briefly update here: The food is still excellent other than my salad which could've been better. It was pretty much all lettuce, with no extra veggies other than 2 slices of cucumber and 2 baby carrots. My shrimp fettucini was overpriced and bathing in something buttery. Not especially cool. Bread is still awesome though :) The decor has changed to more of the country kitchen look is one thing I really noticed. It's more frilly & less rugged. The animals are off the walls, and the music is David Lanz instead of Randy Travis. There's a book about God up on a shelf. The character has changed, and though I can say even though I love David Lanz and didn't really dig the dead animals all over the place ............ What they had going before really worked, and the character of this place is now lacking to some extent. I still like it; just not as much this time. They're still good enough to give another shot at some point in time ;) read more

Visiting a few days for some crabbing and salmon fishing. Thought I would try the local clam chowder since Bandon is also known for clams. Dont try the clam chowder here. You'll be disappointed. However my boyfriend had the baby back ribs and loved them...fall off the bone and sauce was delicious. Salad and baked potatoe were also very good. Atmosphere is clean and comfortable. read more

We were a party of four and the host acted put out that he had to clear a table for us. After sitting down, we waited and waited. We tried to get someone's attention because we had a question about the menu. We were never brought water. Another couple was sat at the table next to us and immediately got water and asked their drink order. We got up and walked out. Not a goodbye or thanks for coming. Not once were we talked to after we got sat. read more

The food is great the restaurant isn't very crowded and I was very full when leaving. The service sucked had to ask for refills and the server walked Away after asking for our drink orders before we had the chance to say anything. I think for the quality it was slightly overpriced but overall it was a good place to eat. read more

stopped in at the bar to get lunch and regret not going somewhere else. I would easily say worst waitress I have ever had. I only stayed because I needed to eat and was disappointed with the food and service! I got a plain hamburger and didn't get any condiments and barely any lettuce or pickles and no napkin or silverware. there was so many things wrong with my lunch and service. I eat out for lunch alot in Bandon and this is the only place I would recommend NOT to go to. Worst $18 I have spent for Lunch ever! look else where to eat. read more

The location is very convenient off the main road, the first thing I noticed was how clean the restaurant was and how friendly the service was. Me and my husband visited for dinner, I had the Scallops Fettuccini, they were jumbo size and absolutely delicious. The garlic side bread it came with was very tasty too. He had the filet which was cooked perfectly, and was extremely tender. They also have a full bar and gambling arcade inside! Will definitely try the lunch before we leave town! read more

White privilege is alive in Bandon! I attempt to watch the game (NFL) while eating, only to be told by the bartender that the owner won't allow NFL games to be broadcast. Voted with my wallet and headed to a better place (Edgewaters) that immediately put the game on with no back talk to a paying customer. read more

We were on vacation and decided to ignore the bad reviews. They were awesome. Our group split the 24oz prime rib medium rare and it was fantastic. Try the cranberry bread. It was awesome. Mashed potatoes were great. They had great music on and the staff was super nice and accommodating. read more

My wife had the Rib-eye steak with mashed potatoes & veggies. Her dinner was cooked perfectly. I had a 1/2 Chef Salad. It was also good. So the food seems good. However, their water tasted like chemicals which seems to be a theme in Bandon restaurants. I had to switch my water out for club soda. And this restaurant's service is really slow. I mean, snails pace. So if you like long drawn out dinners, go here. We won't be back. read more

Four stars for still serving "Bush Beef" instead of locally grown organic beef or using Oregon Country Beef. Remember folks, over 80 nations still embargo American beef and unless you know where it is from, you should too. Did you know this is one of the few places left a person can sit, eat and smoke in? My lady friend really likes that! The bar area doesn't look like a dingy bar, it looks like you are eating in a nice little restaurant. Interior decor in the bar section is sports-oriented but for sports viewing, this place sitll uses obsolete standard TV's instead of up-to-date large screen HDTV's. Hey guys, if you have enough money to run a class joint, spend a few thou and get some real screens in there, okay? For food, they give you Oregon logger sized portions when it comes to their sandwiches. You will not be hungry when you leave! My lady friend had some sort of fancy cranberry turkey sandwich and liked it enough to order it again. I had a club sandwich the first time that was a bit rough on the inside of my mouth, so I went with some prawns the next time. They were okay but not as good as the ones at Captain's Choice in Charleston. Now if only they would serve good beef, I'd try their burgers! Service staff was decently attentive and friendly. They're worth tipping. The bathrooms are clean but small. The fireplace is a phony one but how many places have any, let alone a real one? It adds ambience to that little area in the back we like to sit at. The parking lot is LARGE so you can bring in a really big pcikup, van or car without having to fight for a spot in the lot. The signage along US 101 is OBVIOUS so you can't miss the place and that's always a good thing when you're driving 55. All in all, for a place that doesn't score a 100 in my book, it goes down as reasonably acceptable. Get good beef and update the TV screens to get 5 stars and I'll forgive the fake fireplace....LOL! read more

I went in with low expectations but they still managed to surprise me with how bad it was. Like other reviewers have said, the waitresses were very good, but the kitchen wait times and food quality were poor poor poor. The only good thing we had was the tater tots, those were crispy. I had a burger and it was obviously frozen and preformed, still managed to be a little undercooked even though it took an hour for us to get our food. There were maybe four other people in the restaurant, I don't know why the wait was so outrageous. I do not recommend this place, over priced frozen food that took forever. Just drive into old town and eat there. read more

They say their open until 9 but quit answering the phone around 8:30. Not the best way to insure customer loyalty.

Service: The waitress was friendly and helpful, no problems there. Atmosphere: again, no complaints. Open, friendly, comfortable. Food: Oh god, the food. The salad was $2 extra-which we didn't find out until the bill came-and it was bagged iceberg lettuce, 1 baby carrot, and 1 slice of cucumber. To be honest it would be been better with just lettuce in the same way a $1 tip on a $40 meal is worse than no tip at all. I had a chicken sandwich; it was 10 inches long and literally 2-3 inches on either side there was nothing. It looked as if the cook put a piece of chicken in the middle, cut it in half, and called it good. Moving the chicken to one side resulted in a half empty sandwich, not good enough for a $11 meal. In their defense they were kind enough to cook up another piece of chicken to complete the sandwich. The rest of the food was mediocre at best, obviously low quality. I've had better cafeteria food. In the end the food just wasn't very good and there's no getting around that. No one in our group would go back. read more

First time here, ordered burgers and they had no buns!! Really? Food took a while haven't tasted my French dip yep ,was really looking forward to the burger.. just got food not impressed. Won't be back!! Kids menu dishes you get like 10 fries .. wow!! So disappointed.. sons fish had no flavor.. Will not be back. read more

The food was terrible. Fish and Chips were saturated and dripping grease. Kids prime rib was full of fat. After cutting off the fat there was little meat left. The hamburger my daughter ordered was pure pink/red all the way through. They forgot to bring my son's cup of clam chowder and my dinner salad had quite a few brown pieces of lettuce. This entire meal was just gross. To top it off, they charged full price for all of it. read more