Overall Rating: 3.9 Atmosphere: 3.5 | Service: 4.0 | Food: 4.2 | Cocktails: 4.0 | Price Per Bite: 4.1 Good Ribs and BBQ for sure. Staff is fast and friendly. Meal was great. . read more

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Rarely do I go to a chain restaurant for barbecue but as I was in the Melbourne area around dinner time on a Tuesday I decided to give it a try. I had actually been in this Smokey Bones about 15 years ago and when I walked in I realized nothing had changed style wise and some of the booths were very worn. Our server came over immediately and asked about drinks. After a quick glance at the draft beer list we decided on two 22 ounce beers. As I always like an appetizer we chose the onion rings which were well made and served with a nice sauce. For main courses we ordered a classic cheese burger with bacon with a premium side upgrade to the loaded baked potato. We also had a 1/2 rack of signature ribs with premium side upgrades Mac and cheese and loaded baked potato. All the food was fresh, hot and tasty especially when paired with the four barbecue sauce choices. For a chain restaurant the food was worth the price. read more

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Experience: New Year's Eve afternoon around 12:15 and we placed a Togo order. Facility: This place smells amazing as soon as you walk in. Not surprisingly it smells smoky and delicious. I'm also hungry The place has a sports bar vibe. Lots of TVs if you want to watch the game. They have high and low tables and chairs, bar seating and some booths. Service: We tried to do curbside order online but they don't allow you to use more than one gift card and I had 2 to use. So I went inside and placed the order. Paula took my order and she was awesome and helpful. Also, while waiting for the order to be done, a manager and even the bartender came by and checked on me to ensure I had been helped and to see if I needed a drink. Everyone is wonderful here!! Food: Bacon cheese burger and cheese fries - 3/5 the burger was great although somehow they forgot the bacon, but I told them we only wanted cheese and bacon on the fries, but they put some weird sweet bbq flavor on them. My kid wouldn't eat them. A waste of our money. Korean lollipops - 5/5 these were good... I especially loved the sauce as it had the perfect amount of spicy heat. Brisket sandwich - 5/5 yum... loved this!! Crispy Texas toast style bread with cheese and BBQ brisket. Sweet potato fries - 5/5 they were good according to my kid Banana pudding - they did not have this, but the manager replaced it with 2 other desserts, which was very kind. Hot donuts 5/5 - these are sooo good! We didn't eat the sauces, but this flavor reminds you of fried dough at the fair. Really rich and yummy!! Overall: I will definitely be back. I dropped it to 4/5 because of them messing up my kid's order and having to throw away the fries (his fav part). Otherwise service and food was great!! read more

Smokey Bones Melbourne - Bar - Barbeque Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

My husband and I met up with a friend from Virginia and one from Jacksonville for lunch here. The location was just perfect for the day we had planned. I hadn't been to Smokey Bones in forever, since the one in Boca Raton, FL closed down. We had a delightful chat with our server, Amy, who helped us make wonderful choices for our lunch. The pulled pork was a favorite, the mac and cheese was just scrumptious and I really, really wanted more garlic toast but I held myself back. We even had gift cards with us that Amy worked expertly to our bill. I do like this location and I would definitely recommend the food to anyone in the Melbourne area! read more

Smokey Bones Melbourne - Visit January 2026 - Barbeque Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

It was what you would expect from an establishment like this. Food was decent, but nothing to write home about. The wait staff was super friendly and honestly made the experience so much better. They have buy one get one free wings, so there really is nothing to complain about if that is what you are after! I recommend going here if you want decent cheap food. read more

Smokey Bones Melbourne - Barbeque Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

Everything was on point! The steak was delicious, perfectly cooked to my order, the mashed potatoes creamy, the broccoli steamed perfectly, the mac&cheese was sooo good, and that corn bread is to die for with that delicious butter. My hubby loved his wings, been coming here after a hiatus, and I have to say, this is delicious!! Not a one bad thing and this is our 3rd time in two months. Our server was so nice and friendly, the ambiance was nice too, even in the busiest that we have been here, we get our food hot and within a reasonable time. Definitely a keeper. read more

Smokey Bones Melbourne - Curve ball 6 Traditional Wings - Barbeque Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

As always we had a fantastic meal here. The service was excellent, food excellent and ambience, excellent!! I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in BBQ . Five stars! read more

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I have to tell you that for the most part I love this place and I really hope they stay! But..... when they become so cheap that they water down their cheese dipping sauce for the pretzel bones it makes me wanna go, Now why do I love this place? Cheese dip should not be watery and taste watered down especially when you pay 14.40 for 6 peices of bread sticks and nasty watery cheese. SAD. It's making me consider not coming back. AND I HATE HATE THIS FEELING. Sorry Smokey Bones, but I cannot spend my hard earned money on this crap again! Give me a shout out when you go back to cheese dip instead of flavorless cheese looking dip. read more

Smokey Bones Melbourne - Pretzel Bones - Barbeque Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

Dirty and slow, won't revisit. Also was expensive. I've eaten at a few of these in different areas and this one was not worth recommending, although generally I do like the restaurant. read more

Tony was awesome. I had a large group. She was friendly, fun, professional, and efficient. Made our experience perfect. I take my work crew there monthly and everyone loved it. read more

Pros: full menu til 12:30am, late night happy hour, decent food, tasty drinks, good prices, plenty of seating, pretty clean. Cons: a bit understaffed, bartender seemed overwhelmed, food took a while. read more

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We went to our usual late night spot on Friday night for the best happy hour drinks served all the way through the weekend and I have to say Kenny really elevated our experience tenfold! He was extremely professional and informative not to mention he just made our entire evening fun and convenient. If you go in, ask for Kenny and you'll have an efficient server who won't just take your order...you'll want to go back. Great hire, honestly. read more

Wow!! My experience was so good! I came here for happy hour and Smoky Bones definitely didn't disappoint. I got so much bang for my buck! I started with pretzel bones and a 6oz glass of Merlot and then moved onto the loaded nachos (which don't include meat) but I ordered the pork sandwich that only cost $5 which had enough meat to spread over my nachos and enjoy the sandwich for the next day (: then finished with a cornbread skillet. All of this great food came to $25. I forgot to take pictures of the whole spread but I left happy, well fed and content with my leftovers. Staff was great and friendly. Open bar space and restaurant with a nice relaxed ambiance. Bobby was our bartender and he was great! I will definitely be back, especially now that I know they serve brunch! read more

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If I could give this negative stars, I would. Dirty table. The advertisement for dessert was in need of a wipe down, as were all the bottles at the table (although obviously someone used to do that because most of the wording was missing from the bottles of BBQ sauce. Waitress was argumentative? Insisting there were 3 in our party when there were only two of us. 5:23 pm and they are out of corn...$27 for two slices of brisket. Way too salty and tastes a little "off". Normally I give a place a second chance, but the torn (and not taped seats) and a bathroom that was (at this point not surprisingly) dirty and only gives one square of single ply toilet paper at a time...will not be back! read more

Smokey Bones Melbourne - $27 Texas-Style Beef Brisket Platter - Barbeque Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

Horrible service took 15 mins to get a coke and 50 mins for over cooked burnt chicken tenders rude server

Created an order to go on the phone. They said 5:45 knowing they were slow in the past I got there at 5:50 it took 5 minutes for someone to help me. They said it'd be right upi got my food at 6;17. 30 minutes later than promised. I'm confused they didn't smoke them when I ordered them. Why did it take so long? Come on! Give realistic time frames. There is nobody in the restaurant this is crazy. I'm very frustrated and will go to wing stop next time. Modified: I am modifying my review though the service completely lacked. The smoked wings are the best out there. So if you're picking up you may want to call to see if your order is ready before coming down. read more

we spent $200 here including the tip. we saw our server a total of 4 times. when she took our order, brought our drinks, brought our food and we paid our bill. no in between nothing else. wasn't asked if any of us needed a refill one time. our little ones food was wrong and so was mine. I got the bbq burger it had no Mac n cheese and the fried pickles on it were hard as hell it was awful. our first time being there and we will never be back. read more

the food was terrible atmosphere was awful it felt dirty. Need new cooks in the kitchen. Amy our server was nice

We had a big family dinner here on a day with b1g1 rib special. The server was very nice. The food and drinks were great and the portions were huge. We haven't even gotten through half of our dishes and had plenty of leftovers to take home. It's a great casual place for family dinner. read more

Smokey Bones Melbourne - Baby ribs with baked potato and brisket - Barbeque Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

Amazing food fresh and hot!. Great customer service Bruce was a great help and great bar service. Will be back!. The restaurant is big with plenty of room and super clean!. Great job guys!! read more

Ordered the Texas Style Beef Brisket Platter which is described on the menu as "Hand-carved, hand-rubbed, house-smoked for 10 hours served with our signature BBQ sauce. Served with 2 sides and garlic bread." The brisket wasn't "smoked", it wasn't "Texas Style" and it wasn't served with a "signature BBQ sauce". The meat was tender and moist, but there was not the slightest hint that it had been smoked. It tasted like a fatty home oven cooked roast that was seasoned with only salt and pepper. The best part of the meal was the baked potato and friendliness of our server. If you have a craving Texas Style Beef Brisket, this isn't it. read more

Being from the Midwest it's difficult to find good BBQ. Great BBQ and we like to pick up our order to eat at home.

I wish I could give half stars. I'd say this place is a solid 3.5. For positivity reasons and the fact that the service was good I rounded up. Now to the food: Brisket- I found this to be a bit fatty and dry. Once I added BBQ sauce it was good. For sides I had the baked potato. I love a good loaded baked potato, but the only potato toppings that were offered were sour cream and butter. The garlic bread was toasty and the broccoli was good. Ribs- pretty tasty!! Fries were good too! Salad with pulled chicken- the veggies were as to be expected, but the chicken was too dry. read more

Cool ambiance however way over priced for the food portions. This meal was $40. 2 orders of pulled pork, baked beans, mac and cheese and sweet potato fries... read more

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Decided to give this a try because Costco was selling the gift cards at a discount. Boy were we disappointed. Table and floors were sticky. They don't clean this place very well. Bread on sandwiches and the Texas toast were both stale. Sandwich bottom wasn't even in one piece. I guess they dug out the last roll in the package. For an almost $16 sandwich I expected more. Pulled pork was very dry. Daughters Buffalo chicken was essentially a chicken patty with barely any sauce. How does this stuff pass as food?! The best part of the meal was the nachos but even those chips were stale too, just less noticeable. Son didn't really care for his grilled cheese and the Mac and cheese was pasta with some cheese sprinkled on top. Now I know why no one was in there on a summer Saturday evening. read more

Smokey Bones Melbourne - Mac n cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

Got to the restaurant and the table was gross. Literally sticky, and there were crumbs everywhere with some nasty looking stains on the seat. We were hungry and drove for half of a day so we did not leave. Once the server seated us she left and didn't come back for over 20 minutes. The ambiance was chill but this restaurant is so dirty. The food was f pretty good. read more

Tracy was an amazing friendlily server!!! if she's here ask for her she was friendly talkative and made sure we had full drinks on the table the whole entire time read more

My husband and I used to live in Orlando, Florida and he would always take me to Smokey Bones for this certain burger that had onion rings and bbq sauce on it. He loved it! We then moved to Texas and there's no Smokey Bones Here. Well, my husband is in Melbourne, Florida and they have a Smokey Bones so the first day he's there he goes to the restaurant and orders the same burger and loves it just the same if not more. I highly recommend!! read more

Smokey Bones Melbourne - Smokey Bones BBQ Burger and Fries - Barbeque Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

First let me say Love Smokey Bones! Ambiance is always great no matter the day. Servers (only 2) plus a bartender and runner today. Servers need to be trained on order things need to be done for customers. Customers first and their needs ( should not have to wait more than 20 mins for a drink). The girls were awesome but definitely do not know how to prioritize what they are supposed to do. read more

Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill, 1510 West New Haven Ave, Melbourne, FL- 2-Stars (Chain Restaurant Rating) Smokey Bones was founded in Orlando, Florida by Darden Restaurants, Inc. in 1999, and sold to Sun Capital Partners in 2007 where the name became the DBA of Barbeque Integrated, Inc. As of 2019, under new CEO James O'Reilly, there were about 61 remaining locations of this struggling restaurant chain along the Eastern Seaboard, although there used to be more than twice as many. I think I know why. Perhaps 3:00pm on a Thursday was not the best time to come in. Katie started off upset that we were interrupting her cleaning, to which I replied, "If you could just keep customers out you would have no trouble cleaning." What can I say? I am always a charmer. At first, this employee nodded in agreement at my statement, but then I watched as the logic fallacy slowly dawned on her face. Of course, I didn't come into a BBQ joint for philosophy. I came to eat, so let's begin. Even if you have never seen me, you can tell by my name that I am not an ectomorph with a lean and delicate build. When I come into an eating establishment, my intention is to eat Big Boy Style. I ordered the The Bone Fire for two people, promising baby back ribs, choice sirloin, smoked wings, smoked sausage, chicken breast, potatoes, grilled peppers and onions and house-made Bone Fire sauce. The large assortment of meats were all low quality. Everything was overcooked and at $70.00 for two people without alcohol, everything was overpriced too. If mediocre-at-best fare, unreasonable prices, and lackluster waitstaff didn't make it clear enough, the glacial pace of the kitchen itself would indicate the inferiority of this entire operation, although supposedly Smokey Bones outperformed the casual dining industry during the pandemic and was certified as a Great Place to Work two years in a row. Maybe that is because its CEO has been professing in industry journals for the past two years to be focusing its restaurants on the drive through and take out business, which would certainly help with Katie's cleaning conundrum. I'm not sure to whom this restaurant is trying to appeal, but Big Boy Dining Out will be releasing its Top 5 National Chains list in January and Spoiler Alert: Smokey Bones will not be on it. The Big Boy says, "For $70.00, I'm going down the street to Cryderman's Barbecue. Avoid this trap." read more

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We arrived midweek at 3 pm. Only 2 other tables were occupied. Walking through the restaurant to our booth, I noticed the floors were sticky. Not a good start. I ordered half chicken, white meat only, and my husband ordered 1/2 rack of ribs and added a chicken breast. After considerable wait for our food (despite the fact that the restaurant was empty), my husband's food arrived without the chicken breast. Server was extremely apologetic and returned to the kitchen. Meanwhile we began to eat. My chicken was lukewarm at best. I the corn & potato were hot. Server returned with a boneless chicken breast (rather than the bone-in quarter chicken we ordered). Server sincerely apologized and took responsibility for the error. After a while, the bone-in breast arrived. It was also lukewarm. When settling the bill, the server continued to apologize. We told her that the kitchen "let her down." She offered to send the manager over to make an adjustment on the bill. We weren't looking for an adjustment, just a heads up for the kitchen because improper holding/cooking temperature for food can make people sick. Nonetheless she went to the manager and returned with my husband's chicken removed from the check. Another kudo to her. I wasn't going to post areview, chalking the experience up to a bad day for the kitchen. However, the manager brought food out to a neighboring and immediately made a beeline back into his office without the courtesy of stopping by our table to offer his apologies. Considering there were only 3 occupied tables in the restaurant, all clustered together, he was hardly overwhelmed. read more

We came here as a random choice between the family. We had a party of 5 and we were quickly sat. We were greeted and ordered by our lovely waitress, Fish. :) She was absolutely amazing and engaged with us the entire time. She showed us many valuable options but we settled on her recommendations. We had the pretzel bones (not pictured) and they're were amazing. Ask for the Parmesan ranch sauce it's amazing. My wife ordered a stacked baked potato which has cheese sour cream pulled pork and bacon sprinkled. She loved it!!!! The boys had a meat bucket aka bone fire grill. It comes with chicken steak sausage ribs and wings. It was amazing 11/10 would order again. If you're in the area try one out. Definitely will be back and recommend this place and Fish. She's the definition of true customer service. read more

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I eat generic chili straight out of the can, but this garbage was inedible. Tried to give it to a stray and even he looked disappointed and walked away after just one bite. If you're looking for a soul sucking dry brisket, you're in the right place. Baked potato was still uncooked, the pulled pork may as well have been some mulch from my yard, the baked beans looked like they've been placed under a warming light for the past six weeks. The only somewhat decent item was the banana pudding. Probably because it's not made in the restaurant. Although it was not worth $9. Seriously, it's financial abuse to spend your money on this overpriced and inedible food. I feel like I need to be placed on a saline drip just to remember the feeling of moisture. read more

I've had margaritas there before . These had almost no alcohol. Dissapoinnting. Wings were dry and over cooked. Baked potatoes were served luke warm and hard,old,like sitting all day. We have eaten here many times and had great meals. Maybe it was an off day for the staff. But the management needs to know on slow days it should still be up to better standards. We give it one more try. read more

Ordered 48 wings to go, smoked, seasoned "Bones Way" $43 and not worth eating They were dry and burned, no sauce....Never Again! read more

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I Would Rate It A -5 If I Could! Shout Out To Smokey Bones Down South! Melbourne Location Needs To Take Notes! Everytime I Come To This Location It's ALWAYS A PROBLEM! It's Either Food Comes Out COLD, After You Waited 45 Minutes! For Cold Food ? Or You Get A Lazy, Slow Server With Attitude Because YOUR Food Is Incorrect! Which They SUPPOSE TO CHECK Before IT GETS TO THE TABLE! Food Portion SUCKS! Pay $50 For A Bonefire But You Best Off Getting 2/3 Entrées TONI CUSTOMERS SERVICE STANKS! She Needs More Training! They Only Get Things Done THE RIGHT WAY When I Believe Her Name Is Christina Sounds Like She's From Texas ( Sorry The Only Way I Can Describe Her) But When The Dark Skin Lady Managing Shifts The Service Sucks.... Don't Waste Your Time Going There Unless You At The Bar LITERALLY read more

Smokey Bones has been a staple when visiting family in Brevard County. It had been a few years since I dropped in, but I had always considered it to be on par with some of the other big box chains. This was a less than stellar experience. I am giving 2 stars because the gentleman who greeted and sat us when we arrived enumerated customer service. Went on a Sunday so no specials (clearly denoted on the menu but unfortunate). Also, if you are a hot tea drinker, you may want to get your fix elsewhere because they haven't removed it from the menu and allegedly don't carry it anymore. Waited close to 30 minutes for the food. The meals were lukewarm at best. The potato was absolutely pathetic for an entrée that its running you $20 and up. The steak had no flavor or zest to it. The waitress was MIA for the 90% of the visit, having only asked if we needed anything when we received the food and when the bill was requested. We didn't ding her for it on the tip because everyone has off days but I have zero interest what so ever in going back. Maybe the portion sizes have always been this small, but this was the 1st time that I left a restaurant hungry and needing to stop somewhere else. I probably would have sent the food back if I wasn't so hungry but not like we could have caught the waitresses attention anyway. Everyone deserves a second chance but it won't be from me at Smokey Bones. read more

Smokey Bones Melbourne - Barbeque Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

ound this bbq by chance. Great service and great food. Great location too. The happy hour specials even on weekends are great. Highly recommend. read more

Smokey Bones Melbourne - Trying a new bbq place in Melbourne - Barbeque Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

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Sadly it was One of the worst meals I we ever had My wife got ribs that were so dry she got sick and throwing him up I've got Traditional wings They dried and leathery.. Baked potatoe dried out garlic bread soggy Blue cheese dressing was good lol The cook should be fired January this year food was good what happened? I will never go again too many good wing places...never recommend them We ordered 1pm no excuses! Workers were nice.. COOK YOUR FIRED! read more

The only really nice thing about this place was our server "Citrine". She was lovely - prompt, professional and always smiling! The food was mediocre at best. My husband enjoyed his ribs, but my pulled pork was cold and tough. And why would you bury the garlic bread underneath it? Coleslaw okay, but not much flavor. Decent French fries, but was so disappointed with everything else... We won't be back... read more