The food is awesome. The chicken tenders are the best I've ever had. Their batter dipped fries are excellent also.

I've had several bad experiences there and at this point its my fault. some patrons there tried to scam my autistic best friend and tonight the server got really upset that I only tipped 5$ on my 50$ tab. And the only reason I tipped only 10% was because she made snarky comments to my date. saying "oh your the nicest girl he's ever brought here." Which fyi I never bring dates to this shit hole. she came back to my table and demanded a higher tip or I'll be refused service in the future. she went around the bar telling people my tab was $100 and made men at the bar get combative with me. I ended up getting into an altercation and removed myself from the bar. HORRIBLE AND UNPROFESSIONAL. unless you wanna be shaked down for a tip DONT GO HERE WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU ALL. read more

National Pretzel Day called for some soft pretzels and wings for a meaty delight. Upon arrival, we knew that this would be a takeout-only place for us, as there were people smoking inside. Cigarette smoke just isn't a side dish I'd like with my meal, personally. Customer service was good-very friendly, which is always a major plus! We ordered (to-go): -Honey chipotle wings(12)-spicy and soggy breading. Ample meat which was good quality and well-cooked. Came with small packet of dried out carrots and celery and blue cheese dressing. We would order wings again, but only if dining in. -Pretzels (5) with beer cheese. Cheese tasted like Velveeta with a splash of beer. Congealed quickly and pretzels were overdone, making them pretty chewy and dry. We wouldn't recommend these. Overall, the service was speedy and friendly and the food fine. If you don't mind smoke, dine in to try fresh wings but pass on pretzel app. read more

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Such a fun place! We came in from Buffalo to check out a Bills Backer Bar and they did not disappoint. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming. The wings were good for being an out of Buffalo bar. We should have asked for them crispy and I think they would have been perfection. They told us that Bills games get crazy and they absolutely love it. I wish we were down for a game to experience the vibe. We will definitely stop in again as it felt like a home away from home. read more

Rude servers made a snide remark about where my fiancé and I chose to sit. We tried to sit away from the smell of the smoke but the smell was on us when we left, it was so gross. Food was not good quality. We will definitely not be coming back. read more

Food was awesome and friendly staff, food cooked awesome and tasted great, very clean

Over priced and not so good drink...very loud music couldn't hear server. Not fast service.

KAYLA, is the best bartender/server. She takes good care of us whenever we come here. Always a good time when shes serving us, definitely will be back read more

Smells like a ashtray. We couldn't even stay. Smokers sitting at the bar, but the smell permeates the whole place!

The fact that they have the same staff from the day they opened should say something from the start. The owner is hands on and will make you feel like family. Extremely relaxed and comfortable setting. Fireplace. Couches. Darts. Basketball. Video games. The food is delicious and very well priced. Now for the staff. They will know and remember your name after your first visit. Craft cocktails. Great selection of beers/ales/etc on tap. My favorite are the bourbon craft cocktails from Allie and Meg. (Bartenders). You should see it during Christmas. There's a legit snow machine that randomly goes off and plays music. Love it!! read more

BucketHead Tavern - Woodford Reserve Manhattans And Beer Cheese Sliders. Flawless combo - Bars Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

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I'm always skeptical when a menu says "award winning wings" but my god this place truly has some power behind that! These wings were amazing, large and the sauces and flavors were on point! Great place to grab some drinks or make it a full dinner, plenty of TVs and things to do! They even had a puttin green set up inside read more

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It is a great bar with great staff. It is also a 21 and up bar that allows smokers. I appreciate that and believe the bar should not be overlooked for allowing smoking; it's a bar a social place for adults. Food is made fresh and the place is great! read more

Really enjoy the dart shoots at the bucket head, service is great and you are treated right. My only complaint is I wish the air filtration worked a little better it gets pretty smoky in there. But food is really good, love the fries, and last night they had chicken parm sliders as a special, I would definitely buy those again read more

God is great beer is good and people are crazy seems ok for a local bar. Good atmosphere and food was good.

Amazing placeeee! I absolutely love the atmosphere. I appreciate how much the employees make me feel like family. The food is amazing. Wednesday SINGO is the ABSOLUTE best. Game days are intense. And during the warm months the outside patio hosts bands. They are always outstanding and entertaining. All in all.. one of the best bars in Knox. read more

Had to wait over an hour past when my online order was supposed to be ready. The manager was extremely rude & did not even apologize for the excessive wait. Food was not worth it. read more

The double black diamond wings are absolutely elite every time I get them. They also have literally the BEST cheese fries you can get anywhere. Love the atmosphere and the service is always great. Highly recommend bucket head. read more

Smoke is very strong. The food is some of the best bar food anywhere. The staff is friendly enough. I don't go here often because of the heavy smokers but I do love their food. Ordered food from here via Bite Squad. I'm guessing they changed cooks or management or both as this is some of the worst food I've ever eaten. I've probably had takeout from here 20 times in the last year. This meal was extremely disappointing. Ordered tenders, hoagie and a burger. Sin #1 - grease used to cook fries was not at the right temp and it was obviously old grease. Sin #2 - The Hoagie was so salty my friend couldn't get just half the sandwich. The burger was the best item but maybe a 3. Don't think I'll do this again. read more

Mean servers & horrible food. Saw them drink behind the bar all night and not serve me and my friends until we asked 3x .

Came here based on the yelp pictures. I've been waiting to come here for the games - mini golf, pool table, etc. It's very spacious inside and full of entertainment but the smell of smoke is strong. It wasn't our cup of tea but we absolutely loved the live music outside. The crowd was on the older side but the band was great! We joined the group dancing in front of the stage and it was so much fun! If you don't feel like dirty dancing at a club, definitely check this tavern out. There are numerous outdoor seats as well! read more

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We come to this bar on occasion and we came here today with a very large group. Nicholas was our server and did a fantastic job with our table. He kept food going, drinks on point, cleaned the table constantly. He was a great waiter and we are very impressed. read more

Great place to meet friends and nice to hear live music on patio, very diverse, seems all feel welcomed, very friendly staff, just eat before you get there, got wings and nachos both very poor, wings were prebreaded frozen ones from Sysco with sauce poured over top and can chili on nachos and no queso just 1/2 melted cheese so very dry but again great place to grab a drink read more

I like this place, and West Knox is in desperate need of another sports bar. Like a fool I went in on a game day 15 minutes before kick-off, so the place was packed. It's a decent size room and has a lodge like feel. I think it was formerly a place to buy ski equipment. Anyway, there are two patios one is pretty large and has a TV facing the main parking lot. The other patio is smaller and that's where I was tthe first half of my night. Apparently, some Florida State fans reserved the patio, it's TV, and corn hole section for a FSU football game, so I had to relocate in the bar. I didn't know Knox had a die hard FSU fan base, but whatever. My beef wiith this place is that it's 21 and up all day to allow smokling inside. I'm just really over smoker's bars, but if that's your thing there are lots of cig and cigar smokers inside. The size keeps this place from being a total smoke pit, so if you are a non-smoker it's bearable. I watched the game, ate some good wings (get the 3rd hottest) and watched the rest of the game from my couch... read more

BucketHead Tavern - Bars Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Buckethead may not be worthy of a trip WAY out of your way, but it was our first choice for watching the USWNT vs France in the world cup quaterfinal today. If you're looking for feel good food with a gourmet edge... Try the tavern burger with one of buckethead's thumbsucker sauces. The customer service is unparalleled, and if you want a "comfort"able atmosphere this place is extraordinary! Troy Hale, buckethead's owner and visionary took the time to come over and visit. The place was hoppin' by halftime. We wish you all the best! read more

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NOT fancy - it's a bar. A bar with Smoking, so you may want to request the Non-Smoking seating side (Blast from the Past, I didn't realize this was still a thing!). Some nights there's live music and it's loud, so you may also be angling for your table to be farther away (or closer???) to the speakers. I come for the burgers - i really like them especially after a hard shopping sess at Target, right across the street. Best is Thursdays -- $7 Tavern Burgers on Thursdays! read more

So I got food delivered from bite squad. I got a variety of things as this was first time eating from them and makes me decide if I want to try a place again. I got their fries, onion rings, mushrooms. Chicken sandwich , traditional burger. Plain wings and cajun wings. Mushrooms good and not soggy. The sauce it comes with was tasty but too spicy. I like spicy food, but this wasn't flavor after a few dips. Onion rings good ..very well done imo. The fries are seasoned style and seem unique and on reheat still tasted the same. Amazing considering fries suck if they aren't fresh. Another plus. Tenders are nice and big, good flavor. The burger was great. A good thickness ..the flavor was what I want from a burger, just backyard bbq flavor and that's the best imo. Chicken sandwich is huge. So happy. It was the grilled chicken sandwich. Comes with bacon too and those are great too. Good tatar again. Hope you're still reading. The wings were disappointing. I got plain ones. Now other places who do naked/plain wings..are seasoned..usually like seasoned fries ..that kinda flavor and are usually a brown kind. These were legitimate plain. Yellow and didnt taste even seasoned. Good size wings though. The cajun wings or what they labeled as special dry rub. They had good flavor. First off this was weird in how they did wings. They bread them and then season. Usually wings are plain flash fried and either sauced or has dry rub added after or on them pre frying them. So not a go to imo. Also they provided sauces and do not come as described. A honey chipotle? Sauce tasted like spicy ketchup and then they also gave a buffalo sauce that seemed creamy and maybe mild..idk after a few dips..I threw the sauces away. I'll order again from them. But now I'll not go to the wings as they don't do them the way I'd want. read more

Hey we can smoke here! Good place to hang out with friends,have a cold beer and a smoke. Bar food was good, we have fried mushrooms and Philly steak & cheese. ( y'all really need to add more meat btw) read more

BucketHead Tavern - Bars Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Underpoor every time!! LITERALLY A FAST 3second pour! A FAST one, meaning, not even a full 3 poor. Very disappointed read more

Super cool local sports bar, the staff was friendly and the food was great! The fries and onion rings were perfectly crispy! They have outdoor seating too which is great! read more

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Loved the atmosphere. The French dip sandwich was delicious. The blonde bartender Taylor is amazing. Bubbly personality and makes some amazing drinks. Will def be back read more

Was pleasantly surprised on my visit here. Decent craft brews on tap at a great price. Had stuffed jalapeños which were great.

This place is an absolute joke of an establishment. My friends and I are taking an RV down from PA to Auburn and decided to stop in Knoxville for a break. After driving 8 long hours, we finally found a place open to serve us food and drinks. Upon arrival, we were greeted nicely by the bouncer and he asked his manager to check our ID's with them being out of state, very understandable. To our surprise, the manager comes back and denies us entry claiming our ID's are fake. Showing them every sort of proof that we could, we were still not allowed to come in and eat and drink. This manager clearly has no idea what he's doing and shouldn't have a job. would highly recommend going elsewhere to experience some really southern hospitality and employees that have common sense. This place is a joke. read more

nice friendly neighborhood place, close to the VA why that isnt enough for a review,but no, yelp demands i keep tap dancing for another few thousandkey strokes so, once uon a time, far far away there was a plucly littlebaseball team called the New York Metropolitan Baseball Association. The Mets have gone on to break my heart every bloody year. Hopefully this isnow long enough to satisfybthe editorial idiots who never heard that brevity is the soul of wit. read more

I love BucketHead and have for years since it was opened. I used to live less than a mile away and my boyfriend and I would frequent quite often for dinner, drinks, football games, and even take out. After we moved a little further away, we haven't been for a visit in about a year. SO.... I was completely and utterly disappointed to find out that you all took your fried chicken sandwich off the menu!!! What??? That was my favorite item on the menu and quite possibly the best fried chicken sandwich around the area! I know I am not the only one to share this thought. Why remove such a good item? Now that we know BiteSquad will deliver food to us from your place, please bring it back! PLEASE!!! read more

The service was great. The employees were great. The food had no taste. I was a little disappointed. I got the chicken quesadillas and the taste was so bland.... read more

Pros: Great menu. Jalapeno poppers are great. Reasonable beer prices during happy hour. Good service, very attentive even when you are on patio. Nice after work hangout. Smoking establishment (pro if you are smoker). Really nice patio. Cons: Parking is strange and lacking. It looks like it's packed, then when you go in, there is hardly anyone there. There is extra parking in the nearby businesses. Smoking establishment (con if you are not a smoker). You may have to send some fried foods back as they tend to be overcooked. All in all, a good place to hang out. read more

Great, friendly local hangout. Perfect place to go after shopping at nearby malls or a movie at the cinema across the street, shoot some pool, play darys, video games, watch your fave sport. etc. Generous portions (I had a club sandwich that would not quit plus a pile of fries for only $10), great whisky selections. Plus the owner Troy shook my hand and thanked me for coming (my first visit). read more

BucketHead Tavern - BucketHead hearth. - Bars Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Nice place with good bar food. They served us coffee as we sat on their very awesome patio. Definitely worth a visit. read more

A good place to hang out. The drinks are good and the service is friendly. They have pool tables and comfy couches as well as regular table seating. They have a big fireplace and TVs. There's a comfy feel got the place they could make it a regular spot for you. read more

This was the sole saving grace to the horrible hotel room I had to stay in - the fabulously friendly Bucket Head Tavern! The Bucket Head is a short walk from a couple of local hotels (and the repair shop my vehicle was in) and I loved the place from the moment I walked in. Yes, it is a smoking bar with both smoking and non-smoking areas, but it was a quiet Monday night with few patrons and with so few people smoking and with so MANY (I counted 7 from where I was seated in non-smoking) air cleaners working, even a smoke-sensitive person like me could stay inside. The bartender, Greg, a strapping, tattooed, polite, well-spoken former marine in school for Supply Chain Management, was friendly, efficient, poured an excellent drink, and was fun to chat with. The chef, Rihanna, came out to chat with us. We requested to thank her personally for such an excellent Nantucket pizza, with olive oil, italian cheeses, and cherry tomatoes that are perfectly carmelized to bring out the natural sweetness. There is both indoor and outdoor seating, the menu is full of good pub food at affordable prices, the drinks and service are excellent, and the inside is spacious and well appointed. Definitely stop here for an unexpectedly good experience from a small, local bar. read more