The atmosphere and service are excellent. Our friends really enjoy this place, so we've been a few times over the last year. I personally wouldn't pick it as a first or even second choice. The good, beyond the service and atmosphere--the onion rings are really tasty, as are the fried pickles. My daughter ordered the cornbread which was also tasty, especially with the special honey pecan butter. On one visit I ordered the signature ribs, and they were oddly dry, but also "fall of the bone". I can only guess it was because they sat under the warmers for too long? This last visit I had the make your own combo with pulled pork and BBQ chicken. The chicken was the star of the show, it was juicy and well seasoned. My husband ordered the chili this time, which he did enjoy. Last time he got the turkey, which he thought was a bit dry. The regular sides are good, but not show stopping. Will we be back? Yes, because we like our friends and it is their favorite place. read more

I went to Smokey Bones while I was in Dayton for work. I had the BBQ chicken nachos and they were super delicious. Loaded with tons of chicken and yummy topping. I had the mini but shou have ordered the larger sizer because they were so good. read more

Smokey Bones Dayton - BBQ Chicken Nachos - Barbeque Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

The service was good, she was helpful, had our drinks out fast! The appetizers was so good and fresh. The place was pretty clean, it was getting busy when we were leaving out which is a good sign. read more

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Service was amazing but food was subpar. :( The pulled pork nachos were yummy but both entrees were bland and could've been made better at home. read more

Smokey Bones Dayton - Bourbon chicken Premium Mac & Cheese, tasted like it was boxed Frozen garlic toast 5 potato wedges - Barbeque Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

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Meh...Nice tentative , cool inside for a chain. That's about it. Draft beer was slightly chilled at best, smoked wings were dry. Not my first choice if I return back to this area. read more

Came here for a work dinner. Ordered the pretzel appetizer and then a 1/2 rack of ribs for entree. It was ok, really dry and not fall of the bone like advertised. The steamed broccoli and corn were ok as well. read more

Had the BONE FIRE GRILL!!!! WOW! YUMMY!!! The smaller one had approximately half rack ribs, 4 chicken wings, 1 smoked sausage, about 5oz grilled chicken breast, about 5oz sirloin, some potato wedges and side of grilled peppers onions!!! It was ~$43 and from the online pics it looks like the bigger one is probably double everything for about $67. Next time I would prob get the bigger one and take any leftover home. This thing will hopefully be a permanent menu item! The best meal I've had out for good American food in a long time! Shout out to the waitress Alix too! She did a great job! Kept drinks refilled and just generally kind. Awesome place to dine out all around! read more

My husband and I haven't been to Smokey Bones in a while. While we were out we decided to go. Instead of dining in we ordered to go. Why should I have believed the order would be right? The only items prepared and tasted half way decent and I do mean half way decent was the jumbo wings and bacon cheeseburger for my husband and son. I ordered a Caesar salad. Very simple right? I ask who can't make a salad? The lettuce wasn't fresh, tasted like it was a couple days old. Nothing I ordered was on the salad. I asked for no croutons - what did get? Old lettuce, croutons, and a bunch of Parmesan cheese one would use to sprinkle on a bake potato and cup of horrible dressing. The food was thrown in the bag, didn't look appealing at all. Normally the food is ok at best - just ok. Are you short staffed? Are there new folks working in the kitchen? Did the cooks quit? Food costs entirely too much to receive less than par food. Taste and presentation means a lot to me. What we received especially the head of lettuce was awful. I threw it a way. The kicker -had the nerve to ask for a tip. Believe me if there was an option not to leave a tip - there probably is, I would have declined. When a restaurant is busy and even when it's not - that's the time to make sure presentation, taste, and temperature of the food is above standard. At the very least managers should inspect the food and co-sign BEFORE the food leaves the kitchen. If that was done on a regular basis that's a start. I don't plan on going to the place again anytime soon. Possibly never again. Extremely disappointing experience. Might want to have corporate cooks pay a visit and retrain the staff or call Gordon Ramsey AND Jon Taffer. Ridiculous! read more

My advice is don't do it. Go to City BBQ instead. Brisket was super dry and tasted like someone spilled the salt on it. Pulled Pork BBQ was dry and tasteless. The "premium" Mac n Cheese tasted like Kraft Mac n Cheese with a little shredded cheese half way melted on top of it. read more

We hadn't been there in over a year due to bad experience last time with cold food. We went Saturday because everybody but them was crowded, Now I know why. We were seated within 20 minutes. Ordered food right away. Ate our salad and waited for food. Waitress said food would be ready soon. Well after waiting she finally brought our food. We got the bone pit which is supposed to come with the pit smoking and hot. Our food was Lukewarm. Before we finished eating it was cold. I would say it sat for a while before they brought it to us. There were no red-hot charcoals in the pit even. We finished eating and had to wait on waitress for the bill. Finally, I approached another waitress asked for our bill. She went and got our waitress.All said and done. Probably won't go back. read more

Amazing buffalo wings! I wasn't expecting that from a place like this. Truly perfect! Also- was with a large party of 20+ and they handled it all very nicely. read more

Ashley was great and took good care of us. The food was delicious and those smoked wings - wow!

Smokey bones has fell off I order the JUMBO WINGS what I got was the smallest wings I ever seen literally I asked the waiter is this right. He replied yes the wings aren't actually jumbo it's just the name they use 2 dollars a wing is robbery just go to roosters for better bigger cheaper chicken Smokey bones is a joke I'll never ever go back read more

Alyssa was our amazing server. She was so polite, fast and provided great recommendations for food options. The food was hot and delicious. Will definitely go back. read more

We had a wonderful meal with great service. The ribs are flavorful and generous. The mac & cheese was excellent, the Brunswick Stew was so good I asked for the recipe. My wife's salad was filling and good. Ashley took excellent care of us. I'll recommend it to our friends in Dayton. read more

Food was good! No wait time, and the food came out quickly with friendly service and a fresh taste.

The host Cassie had great customer service and did an amazing job seating me and my family for a party this evening.

I absolutely love this place!!! The staff is very welcoming and makes any visit just the best time ever. I stop in here anytime I want a good meal that fits into my budget and isn't fast food. Always a great time here read more

Brisket is delicious, and cornbread with pecan butter very good, ordered on DoorDash, had no clue it was this good. When I get back to Dayton, will definitely do the same order again. read more

We had such great food and great service here tonight! Alyssa and Kate at the bar were fantastic and made our night even more fun! Great service! read more

Smokey Bones Dayton - The Bone fire!! - Barbeque Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

Brisket & Smoked Wings are Awesome! Natasha is very helpful & gave us great recommendations. She is wonderful! read more

Smokey Bones Dayton - Great Location! Near Hotels. - Barbeque Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

My partner and I are in Dayton for a short trip and we've already eaten at Smokey Bones twice. The food is fantastic. We're from the west coast, so we unfortunately don't have a location near us- but if we did it would be one of our frequent places. If you're trying to eat on the healthy side, you HAVE to get the Bare Bones Burger with Grilled Chicken and Pepperjack (lettuce wrapped of course)! read more

Well well first time at Smoky Bones not too bad, just not my favorite. The briscut was a little dry to my tasting but the pulled pork was right on. Mac and cheese was OK but could have used more cheese, it was a little dry for my taste. Great service. Clean restrooms. If I go back I will get the pulled pork and give the chicken a try. Check it out and let us know your thoughts. read more

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Great service by Natasha. Great service and food and quick service. Pleasant time eating at Smokey Bones

The short white girl at the take out counter with dirty blonde / brunette hair on August 13th approx 9:15pm had the WORST attitude. I travel here for work all of the time. I will never return not even for my take out because it took everything in me to be nice to her. She ruined my dinner. I hope her manager servers her a customer service course. read more

Had such high hopes. Order the brisket platter and they brought out the jerky platter. When I say the brisket was dry....the bbq sauce had a hard time rehydrating this meat. Mac and cheese seemed to be missing something....oh it was cheese. Tasted like plain noodles. The star of the meal, sadly, was the baked beans. All the sauces were good and had nice flavor. Very disappointed. read more

A few days before Thanksgiving I made at reservation for 7pm on thanksgiving. I was never notified that they would be closing at 7 on thanksgiving and the reservation was never cancelled. I walked in and the host said "we are closed, we close at 7" I was confused why a reservation was able to be booked at the time they close and there was no apology or anything, another person working there tried to explain their holiday hours and essentially acted like I lied about the reservation. It's one thing if the app that is used for reservations wasn't updated for the holiday hours but someone working that day should have seen the reservation and called me to inform that they won't be open at the time of my reservation, and an apology would of been nice for the inconvenience of me showing up when they are closed. I got a text to confirm the reservation and continued to get texts asking if I was still coming after I left. Very disappointed in how this was handled. read more

Dine in nice clean friendly place.. the brisket platter .. it was very dry..wings was dry and not good .. waisted money on this dinner

Food was excellent. Wings were excellent. Our server, Angie, was awesome! Was very attentive. Drinks always filled, very friendly, and one of the best servers we have ever had. When things are taken care of wIthout asking, that is 5 star service read more

The food was amazing! Steak was cooked beautifully, brisket that melts in your mouth, and sides were great too. Our server Ashley was attentive, and even said that the GM cooked our food. It's always good to hear when management is actually hands on. Can't wait to dig into our desserts we took home! read more

The food was good. The roasted banana pudding on the other hand was awful. The chunks of banana were hard and not edible. I was told by staff that roasting the bananas would make them hard. Roasting food does not make them harder. Roasting bananas should bring out the sweetness and make them soft. Time to re-think this dessert read more

Our visit was disgustingly and disappointing. Service was very slow, We ordered the bonfire a separate entree. The entree arrived hot but the items on the bonfire were not. The manager said they may have used leftover chicken from another meal!!! Which is why it was cold but that did not explain why the rest was cold and the sausage was burnt. We had the unpleasant experience of dining next to the dirty dishes cart which was overflowing and unappetizing. Also someone had thrown up in the sink in the women's bathroom. read more

Horrible food Salad was FROZEN then thawed. It was literally slimey Potato was DEF left over from last night n rebuked. Rib sauce was like generic ketchup THEN the manager put the bill of the guy next to me on my tab! That caused my acct to go double digit neg! HORRIBLE read more

I dined on the grilled cheese kidsmeal with French fries w/ kectup. The grilled cheese was very good. The cheese was well contained by the perfectly toasted bread. The French fries were salty and the ketchup was thick and wonderful. Overall I enjoyed my meal & Isaac kept my apple juice filled! Highly recommended & I'll be back! read more

Smokey Bones Dayton - Grilled cheese crust & leftover fries... I'm stuffed! - Barbeque Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

I tried this place out for lunch today. I had the buffalo chicken sandwich with fries. It was good. The place is huge. They even have a bar inside as well. I feel the prices are a little pricey. For a buffalo chicken sandwich it was $14.99. I asked for a buffalo chicken sandwich with ranch and they forgot my ranch. I had to ask again for it. There was two of us meeting for lunch and the waiter assumed it was all on one check in which we then had to ask for 2 individual tabs. I give this a 3 out of 5 stars since I feel like the service could have been better today. read more

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Pros: The food was actually quite good. Nothing on the plates were a bad taste or temperature. Cons: We never received any silverware, not even after we got out food. I had to get up and grab some from the hostess stand myself because our server, who was also tending bar, didn't show back up to our table until probably 15 minutes (at best) after we got our food. Even after we got our check she never came back to retrieve payment. It's not all her fault. She was legitimately busy back there. But then why were we stuck with a server that can't help us? The bathroom REEKED of weed. As in someone probably lit one up within 10 minutes ago reeked of it. I'm not a prude or even anti smoking it but I'd also prefer places I go to not have a huge stench of ganja while I'm eating there. Overall the negatives outweighed the positives here. Between feeling deserted by the staff and wondering "If the bathroom is like this what's the kitchen like?" I don't see a reason why we'd come back. read more

Bartender was good. The nachos were subpar, not much cheese. The bathroom had no paper towels or toilet paper in my stall. Then the tp wouldn't come out of the holder in another stall. read more

Our server, Natasha, was terrific! She was exceptionally helpful and friendly, as well as being prompt and attentive. The baby back ribs, sauces, and bbq baked beans were all wonderful. The wedges, though, were the best I've ever had! The garlic toast. . . Meh. read more

Service was slow at first but she was busy so I understand, ordered a 12$ shot .... but the mixed drink I ordered (can't remember the name) was delicious as well as a mixed fireball shot. Food was amazing drinks were good, service was decent! Good job y'all I will return. read more

Smokey Bones Dayton - Smokehouse Mac & Cheese Pulled Pork Sammy Smoked Turkey Club Fire Roasted Corn BBQ Baked Beans Sweet Potato Fries - Barbeque Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

Gaby was a wonderful server. Attentive, kind and had a great spirit. Will definitely come back here. Food was delicious. Thanks Smoky house and shout-out to Gaby. read more