We went to our only Smokey Bones today with 2 of our good neighborhood friends. Barbara and her husband Leo. It will be our last visit for several reasons. 1) Ordered Bloomin Onion and waitress returns to table saying none are in stock 2) Waitress delivered my and my wifes lunches a good 10 minutes before Barbara and Leo received their lunches. 3) Barbara ordered boneless wings and all 3 of us agreed they looked like McDonalds Chicken Fingers. All of this on one visit. Plus....The Manager NEVER stopped by our table as we were told he would by our clueless waitress. Brian Just Consistent PWCM read more

Sat at the bar as well as t was slow. Guinness tap on but no Guinness(?) Young bartender left me hanging with empty beer (2 ball hop not bad. Finally showed up for order and ordered the pork belly lolipos over sliced curkes and red onion. Good flavor well done. Ordered their firebone assortment for 2. Comes out as pictured with a couple of kingsford charcoal briquettes. Chicken was moist and good. Steak more done than I like. Ribs ok. Wings were fantastic. Their hot bbq was pretty good. Would have rated higher, caveat was new shift bartender did. Great job. read more

Smokey Bones Melbourne - Pork belly lollipops - Barbeque Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

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Great food and environment!! Lauren was an awesome waitress :) will be recommending to friends!

Food was great, HOWEVER, I ordered delivery to my hotel room...no eating utensils!!! I specifically requested silverware in my order!! Soooo.....no one pays attention!! Again..food was great....woulda been better if I had a sooon and fork!! Morons!! read more

The food and service here are excellent. Some of the best ribs I've had in a long time. Bruce was very knowledgeable of the menu and overall an awesome server. Will definitely return. read more

I don't know why this place isn't packed with people at dinner time. They know how to do BBQ right. The brisket, smoked chicken and pulled pork were perfectly prepared and tasted exceptional. Sides were great too, baked beans were honey-ish and probably the best I've ever had. If you like BBQ you have to stop in. read more

Smokey Bones Melbourne - Smoked brisket, pulled pork, Fire-Roasted Corn, smoked baked beans - Barbeque Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

Fantastic food and service! Our server Kevin was OUTSTANDING. He made our experience such a delight. I highly recommend him as your sever!!

First time eating here, chips stale. Everything just tasted gross, honestly. nothing seasoned very well and the mac and cheese was just bad. Definitely will not be eating here again. read more

Was in town visiting and stopped here for dinner. The atmosphere is well lit and seems pretty clean. Our waitress came over to us right away, she seemed a little too busy, but whatever :) she was nice. I had the BBQ Chicken Sandwich, it wasn't bad...I just wouldn't recommend it. Kinda bland in taste, nothing to go crazy over. And very little sauce on the sandwich. Also came w a small portion of fries. My BF had the create your own dinner...with chicken wings and garlic bread, potato and salad. Said it was great. I tasted one of the wings, a lot better than my sandwich. I would recommend this location. read more

Smokey Bones Melbourne - Barbeque Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

Soooo, we decided to give them another chance. Our last experience was quite awful. But I have to admit, Smokey Bones definitely redeemed themselves and we are true fans now. The food was Excellent!!! I had the double trouble and he had the grill for 2. It came on this little table grill that had some coals in it to keep it warm. FANTASTIC!! Everything was very delicious and we barely made a dent in our servings. We had an AWESOME server-Paige, and she went above and beyond to take care of us!!!!. She checked on us frequently and kept our glasses full. She got us signed up with a Bones Card on the spot! We will definitely be coming back. read more

Smokey Bones Melbourne - double trouble, loaded mash potatoes and side of mac & cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

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My wife and I do take out often and Smokey Bones, with its two for one brisket dinners on Thursday's, is great. The brisket is juicy and tender and a good smoked flavor. We would recommend you try this special. read more

I made the mistake, I should of known before I ordered it, it's says sharable on the menu

using their shit Wi-Fi to wright this crappy review about a crappy restauraunt. came here at 4pm for an interview it is now 5:30 still waiting. haven't even been spoken to yet. if I was the one getting interviewed would have lost it and left. but for some reason. my friend is still sitting in their waiting around. read more

We got the combo any two favorites which comes with two sides. We ordered spicy sausages, bbq bourbon chicken, texas brisket, and hand-pulled pork. Sides: mashed potato with gravy, fries, coleslaw. Drinks: house margaritas, mango boba lemonade. The texas brisket was a little bit salty on the outside. The 2 sausage links did not impress me. The pulled-pork came between two garlic toasted bread buns which was good. Chicken was very good even though small amount. The mashed potatoes were a little bit dry, so make sure to mix them with the gravy sauce before eating; the gravy is not as good as the one at cheddars though. House margaritas were $5.50 each. The boba $4. Water was served in jars with lemon which is pretty cool. They also gave us additional napkins and hans wipes which is appreciated. However the silverware felt cheap. Chicken goes exceptionally well with the tangerine sauce. Texas brisk and pulled-pork match well with the savory mustard sauce. Final bill was $50, but we had a $10 discount coupon. I was plenty full at the end even though at first sight the portions dis not seems very big. I think if the food was arranged on the plate in a fancier way it would massively help (especially for the fries). For example the gravy sauce was served inside a small pool in the mashed potato, which it looked very good, but the fries were just laid off in the big oval plate. All in all pretty satisfied. read more

A great place! Food was absolutely delicious and the recommendations made by Mary Jo hit the spot! Their Ribfeast special was huge and saved so much money. We were very pleased and finished off the meal with a large slice of chocolate cake and ice cream! Everything was over and above. Loved it! read more

I get out of work late frequently and out of all the restaurants in Melbourne that are open late that are staffed entirely by ex convicts, this one is by far and away my favorite. Edit: It has been brought to my attention that not ALL the restaurants in Melbourne that open late are staffed entirely by ex convicts. Just most of them. Anyways.... The bartenders know what I like, the service at the bar is very attentive and they keep the kitchen open late. Near the end of the night they're out of a few items but the menu is diverse enough for you to find something you like. Wifi is available for free so you can probably see me banging away at the bar on my laptop as a 21st century version of Hemmingway drinking sprite and writing short sentences filled with profanity that may/may not be published someday. Get the ribs or the brisket. read more

I have no complaints. Staff were friendly and food was good. For a random pick on a trip, was worth it. read more

Smokey Bones Melbourne - Pick 2 favorites, hand-pulled chicken and sausage with baked beans n' creamy coleslaw. And an intercoastal IPA - Barbeque Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

Smokey Bones aims to please! I am pretty picky about my BBQ. I'm a southern girl who's family KNOWS how to BBQ. I truly enjoyed the flavor of the meat and well as the variety of sauces. Nothing was dry or overcooked and the big sampler hit the spot! One of my favorite places to go when I can't get it at home! read more

Took my husband to dinner tonight at Smokey Bones. Had the new rib special that our waitress Marissa D recommended. It was delicious. We were luck to get her as a waitress. She is AMAZING! However she usually works 11-4 in Fridays. Y'all should go up there for lunch and check out the ribs and say Hi! To Marissa D! read more

Not a fan of smokey bones. This location is no different than others I have been too. Last location I tried was Boca Raton in 2019. 1st off wife was hungry as we came into town. Not I. I asked what she wanted or was feeling for her response "where ever you go". Remember I'm not hungry. So I went here to prove a point about answering a question when asked about what you want to eat. Happens too frequently. When we got here around 7:00 on a Monday there's a total of 11 patrons including us and 4 employees including bar tender. Hostess Atila served us because he could not locate our server. We ordered pretzel sticks for app which were good. Wife ordered a burger which surprisingly she said was okay. I ordered the smoked turkey platter which was dry and lacked smoke flavor. There bbq sauces were an attempt but also lacked flavor and seemed watery. Our server was nice and talkative. He actually talked for about 5 minutes before putting our order in. The pos game system on table was covered with previous greasy fingers. The floor was mopped with dirty greasey mop. The residue was so visible it was just gross. Server brought out straws in a napkin and apologized for bringing them out that way. He stated they restaurant ordered wrong straws. Ok I understand but a GM should have sent back and ordered correct products. While we were there a group of 6 came in and 8 of original patrons had left. For the 1.5 hrs we were there place was dead. read more

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Marissa D was our server for dinner and she made sure all our needs were met, Michael the manager came over to our table to see if we were well taken care of too. We had great service and amazing food as always. I LOVE THIS PLACE! THANKS AGAIN MARISSA YOUR AMAZING. read more

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I don't even know where to start. The service was horrible. We waited for drinks 40 minutes. The food we waited for an hour and a half later we still do and not everyone has foodOne person to help a party of 13. Tables, coming and going as we sit and wait. Super disappointed is an understatement. We had to ask for help for our server and got attitude for that. Food was good but not worth the time. read more

Went here first time was not a fan will not go back. We ordered food for the kids first then drinks then so on.. didn't get kids food till late our drinks didn't come out until the near end of our meal. Though some was handled and taken care of the managers attitude was way rude and also put it all on the server etc. read more

This restaurant is horrific the food is not to be believed you are better off opening up your garbage can and eating from it it will be better Not only that the hostess is rude read more

Had not been to this restaurant in a long time. We had the rib special with two sides and a soda/beer for about $20 ea. The food was excellent and we brought home doggie bags. The server did an adequate job. The really negative factor was it seemed rather worn. We arrived about 1:30pm on a Tuesday and stood by the receptionist desk until someone greeted us. read more

Food was good, definitely recommend the brisket. Star was my waitress and she was a delight, funny and nice. If you're looking for a nice environment to take your family for some BBQ I suggest coming here. read more

Went to this restaurant with my husband when he was really craving BBQ. The food was pretty good (bbq pulled pork and ribs) and you got a lot of it... like we had two meals worth of left overs. The drinks were also pretty good and they have a great selection of cocktails for those of us who don't like beer! It definitely had a sports bar/restaurant vibe with lots of TVs everywhere. We were there when some big game was happening (I'm not super into watching sports), but it must have been exciting because the restaurant was quite loud and we had to talk loudly to hear each other over the noise. The waitresses were nice and served us well. The food took a while to come out, probably because they were so busy. All in all, not a bad place to go, especially if you want BBQ. read more

Stopped to get a quick bite before tiring myself out shopping... environment is cool for watching the games at the bar... love the way they have the TV's set-up. Chicken fingers were a little over cooked, but the breaded wings were pretty good. All in all cool place to hang with decent food to watch the game. You can also sit at tables throughout the restaurant for family dinners, etc. read more

our server Bruce was good. He made sure to keep the drinks coming. atmosphere is very nice and clean.

I ordered take out inside the restaurant and...Pulled Pork was dry and cold no side of BBQ sauce and I didn't even get the side of coleslaw. I also ordered loaded chicken nachos and I could have gotten better nachos at Taco Bell. The food was NOT fresh and it was so noticeable that it had been sitting for a long time...while I waited. It was so bad I walked back inside the restaurant and told them the food was cold and nachos stale. I asked for a refund and left the food on the counter, that's how bad the food was. #35min wait. read more

Had the BBQ 1/2 chicken dinner last night that was excellent. Buy one dinner of chicken get one free. Very nice waitress and bartender. He even came to the table to see if our drinks tasted good. Clean place to eat on 192. We will go back read more

Decided to finally give this place a chance, so a friend and I went to check it out. We were greeted by the hostess who rudely said, "You may have to sit at the bar." No, "Hello." No, "How are you?" Nothing. So, we decided to find seating at the bar. The bartender wasn't any better. She ignored us for approximately 10 minutes, then finally acknowledged us to say she'd be right back. Another 10 minutes goes by (mind you, she's waiting on everybody else at the bar and has passed in front of us a total of 16 times without even looking at us), and FINALLY returns for our drink order. We kindly ask for menus, and she sarcastically said, "Give me a minute, I'm getting them." Our drinks come back, wrong, so we just roll with it thinking she's busy. She's not. She's chatting it up with her friends on the other side of the bar with some of her co-workers while we wait another 15 minutes before she even attempts to return to take our order (Again, she has passed us repeatedly without even looking at us). At this point, we decide to get up and leave. Note - The entire restaurant was a mess. Almost every empty table had dirty plates, cutlery, cups, and napkins. The bar had dirty cups piled at the end. The place was FILTHY and the staff miserable. I should have listened to my other friend and never stepped foot in this place. read more

Food was great snd our server Brittany provided excellent service. Had ribs and the baked beans.

This used to be one of my favorite restaurants. Not sure what happened but the last two visits our food was very disappointing. The one star is for the bartender. She was only good thing there. read more

Smokey Bones Melbourne - 13.00 for this! That's pathetic. They need a new chef ASAP. - Barbeque Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

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The customer service was great. My complaint, the food was cold and in my opinion stale. The presentation of the food was good. The chicken breast was good. We ordered the family Bbq platter. I hate to be that person but not worth it. The server was attentive. The Resturant was pretty empty for a Sunday afternoon. Should of been a red flag. Bathroom clean, Resturant clean. Experience was nice. I mean food is so important when you go out to eat. Really could mess up the mood. Would try another Smokey bones but probably not this one. read more

The food was great! The service was quick and effective. Jaylyn took great care of us!

Amazing place with amazing service and food! We went for the happy hour from 3-6 and it was perfect, price and food was great and so was our server Bruce. Highly recommend this place. Great food, atmosphere and service. read more

BBQ can be hit or miss, most anywhere one chooses to go, other than the BBQ chains, which tend to be crappy. This was an exception at Smokey Bones, May 2021, where we needed a quick meal before and event. The restaurant was still spaced out properly for COVID, servers and cooks wore masks, etc., and it wasn't terribly crowded at 6PM of a Thursday. The food was more than adequate, very delicious, properly prepared and served, and the server was very very charming. They have an awesome mustard sauce here! Sonnys could take a lesson from Smokey Bones on the proper recipe for BBQ mustard sauce. Overall a good experience, and I would absolutely return. read more

Marissa D. and Mike the kitchen manager ran into a few issues on Friday, September 10, 2021. They both handled themselves with grace, compassion and extreme professionalism. Both issues were resolved quickly and the customers were very happy. Marissa & Mike do their jobs exceptionally well and take their jobs very seriously. read more

Good stuff. The ribs and pulled pork are great and do try the corn bread. Portions are large so don't expect to finish it all. They also have a bar and a lot of tv's. read more