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Smokin Bones

3.7 (67 reviews)
ModerateBarbeque
Closed 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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BBQ Platter to share
Kelli M.

Fantastic barbecue food!! I ordered the platter to share, the brisket and Mac and cheese are especially delicious!! As a southerner I must recommend this place! The brownie with I cream was delicious!

1/2 chicken which was more like a 1/4 chicken with over done corn on the cob and AOK coleslaw
Brendan W.

I found the food here to be absolutely horrendous. I got the half chicken. It was clearly a dwarf chicken who had no wings. Some sort of abomination. It was smothered in a BBQ that was sickeningly sweet. Tiny portion [see photo], no wing for some reason and BBQ sauce that was really terrible. Just sugar, no flavour. My 2 sides were the corn on the cob which was over done. I am presuming it was probably sitting there for a while. I ate a couple bites of it and left the rest. Disgusting. I also got coleslaw which was AOK. The girl serving us was very friendly. Can't fault that. But I am here for the food, not the service. Was this an off day? I just don't understand how they can f*ck this up so much. I felt like I was eating at an overpriced airport restaurant.

Deliveroo brisket, beans, slaw and sweet potato mash. So good!
Emily C.

Thank God for Deliveroo, and then for Smokin Bones! Sitting in for the weekend, pissing down rain outside, not wanting to go out for tasty foods, but not wanting a Chinese or Indian or pizza, one is usually hit with quite the conundrum. No more! I got myself a box of slow cooked brisket with three sides; sweet potato mash, burned beans & slaw. It all arrived packed perfectly so that it was all fully intact, hot, and presented well (sometimes an issue with Deliveroo) Then the taste test. Wow. I can't explain how happy I am that it's possible to get food like this delivered to your door. Tasty, not too unhealthy, and different. Everything was good. I couldn't get through the brisket there was so much of it. The BBQ sauce for pouring on top was sublime. Tangy with a full flavour. The sweet potatoes were creamy, the slaw was crispy and not too creamy and the beans were smoked gooooood. I would 100% get this again, and will definitely put this place on the Must Visit bookmarks list

Tim L.

New BBQ joint in town with two entrances on Dame St and Dame Lane! Gonna be a long review as it's the first so I apologise for rambling on... Summary is that it's pretty good except for a few niggles or it's just me being fussy as the unofficial BBQ meat guru! Everyone knows I lurrrve Bison Bar and this place ranks one star below it. We ordered the bin lid platter which is massive with a capital M... pic attached as proof of our gluttony! There were chips topped with burnt end beans and cheese in the middle, surrounded by brisket, wings, pulled pork mini buns, onion rings and half a rack of ribs. Oh and just to make the meal less sinful, they had about 5 celery stalks. Thanks, that helped ;) Wings - GOOD! Brisket - Lots of flavour but need to be sliced thinner to get the perfect texture/bite Pulled pork - Tender but needs a bit more seasoning Rack of ribs - Delicious but Mikey thought it was a bit oversmoked Onion rings - Same concept as Bison; huge with batter but it needs more seasoning for flavour and to crisp it up more Beans, cheese on chips - You keep going back for more! Service was friendly and easy on the eye, a little abrupt at times but otherwise sufficient for the joint, which sits about 25 people. Venue feels slightly fast food-ish, and they need to sort out the toilet which is functional at best (dim lighting, a fresh lick of paint, bit of artwork won't hurt!) Bill came to €35 for that meat onslaught platter + 2 Tom Crean beers so very reasonable!

Pork
Jane D.

NOT for me. I was so disappointed with the place, which is so annoying cause I was totes excited to try it. I thought it was gona be like bison but with cooler sides. The meat was slightly, now in fairness to them only slightly over done. I was expecting moist, oozy meat but it wasn't the case :( and in my opinion it lacked a slight bit of seasoning. The bbq sauce was very strong in some spice, I think it may have been cinnamon. Usually I am team BBQ sauce but I was not a fan and it defo affected my experience. The sides were great tho. Bbq beans, slaw, fries, mash all very yum. MAC & CHEESE, OMG the Mac&cheese was so Gudd. Like if I was to go back I would just get that. We shared nachos to start. They were very good but defo needed more salsa and a big dollop of guac. NO Guac, who does that?!?! All and all I was disappointed and I kinda doubt I'll be back :(

Aoife M.

If you hit the same spot 3 times in 2 weeks, you know there is something special going on, and here, it's the mac 'n' cheese. Delicious gooey carby cheesy goodness, I have actually ordered this as a side, and as my desert. It really is that good! There is a great selection of light bites and sides, I personally loved the 'slaw and the onion rings, but was not taken with the sweet potato mash, and the nachos are tasty and HUGE, def one to share. There is a list as long as your arm of meats which are made there. I can only vouch for the chicken burger, which was awesome, but my friends have had almost everything on the menu between them and loved the lot, with brisket and the juicy Lucy burgers being their stand out dishes. Lovely staff complete the vibe and I'll be back, possibly less often, these jeans are gettin' tight!

Beef brisket w/ skin on fries, Bourbon Sweet Potato Mash, Mac n Cheese and Pitt Beans - home delivery via just eat
Sharon S.

Ok! So I've not been in their restaurant but having heard great things on this ole miserable wet Irish winters night, I decided tonight was the night. Via Just Eat, we ordered the half chicken w/ Mac n Cheese plus Fries (2 sides come with every meal) then also the Beef Brisket with Pitt Beans and Bourbon Sweet Potato Mash. Delivery was quick enough, especially given the night in it... Food arrived well packaged. Sides where a little small or at least perceived that way cause of the size of tub they use however everything was so flavoursome! The Pitt beans where fab and the brisket, came with an extra portion of sauce on the size which I though was good thinking; for me the bourbon sweet potato was a little runny, so consistency was like baby food but hey, I got the flavour they were going for. Brisket and Chicken were both yummy, perfect dose of sauce and each as tasty as the other. The brisket portion was very generous, fear not, my husband finished it off. Great value and delighted to see places like this offer delivery... Beats the usual Chinese or Chipper :-)

Chicken with Mac and cheese, sweet potato mash, and slaw.
Holly M.

Bummer. Another BBQ place I had high hopes for and it only disappointed. Ordered via Deliveroo, very quick delivery (for a Friday night) but my main basically exploded inside the bag. Most of the sauce had spilled out and the chicken was partially outside the box. Sides were fine but containers covered in sauce. I think the restaurant is to blame, the box was put in the bag on its side which was a terrible choice. As for the food, half the chicken was very dry, but the leg portion was moist and the sauce was sooo delicious (too bad I lost almost all of it to the bag). The seasoning was great and I enjoyed the parts that weren't dry, big portion too. Didn't like any of the sides, again sad because slaw and sweet potato are some of my absolute favs. The slaw had chunks that were too big, but it was edible. The sweet potato mash I barely touched, baby food consistency with a weird after taste. The Mac and cheese was particularly underwhelming, absolutely no flavor! Just mush of overcooked pasta. Added salt and pepper just to eat it. Wouldn't order again, and not sure it's worth stopping by the restaurant because nothing really blew me away. Too many other places to try!

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Great BBQ. As good as I get in the US. Servers were great. Highly recommend. Especially the pork belly appetizer !!!!

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Bbq was amazing! We loved this area, so much fun things to see. Definitely share a platter.

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Food was good, but slightly overpriced. They did a good job at imitating real Texas barbecue. Reminded me of home.

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I really liked the bbq here. Had some brisket and ribs. All good fantastic service. I was happy

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Just piped in. Such good service and the food was great. The staff was so friendly. Highly recommend especially for my fellow Americans

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The bbq was top notch. I am from the US and this brought me back. Great prices and great service. 5 Stars!!!!

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Review Highlights - Smokin Bones

I got a pitt master burger with a side of mac and cheese with beans PLUS the mashed potatoes and there was not a single bite that went to waste.

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Pitt Bros - Pulled pork sandwich and fries

Pitt Bros

(176 reviews)

€€

South Inner City

The service was so good! Everyone was really kind and attentive. The free ice cream was a plus :-)…read more I ordered the brisket, beans, and mash. The brisket was tender, but I found it to have a lot of fat. The beans and mash were good, but not great. Keeping a high rating because it could just be my taste preference. Overall a great vibe

My friends, it's been a while since I've criticised a humble food seller.. I have been away and…read moreback again, distracted by a fair wench that I have now made my wife..Anyways, I'm back to excersise my creative wordology in 2025 and hopefully continue on with the book I'm writing about my misadventures. SO, Without further adue, let's lay into armPitts Brother's BBQ... It was a Saturday morning when uncle Phil arrived at my door, 6am as agreed, the gentlemen are back in Ireland so we thought we'd celebrate with a full day drug fueled pig out. No, I'm not talking about the kind you might arrange with the chubster mauling her lipstick stained fish bowl glass in Whelans at the end of an evening of debauchery.. I'm a married man now, Sir.. No, we were on a mission to consume as much smoked dead animal, coffee, pints, and antibiotics as we could before his dad came to collect him. FOR HE IS A MAN OF LIMERICK, and a kind soul - rare to find in those westerly parts. My spouse and sprog were also dressed for social warfare determined to keep up with the appetite of the warlords recently returned to the Fatherland.. Seated in the middle of the hall, a pedestal raised for the show ahead. My woman spotted her kin working the rounds and bent up to query her nationality. A match! A southerly piriguete ready to do our bidding and translate everything off the menu - CORN ON THE COBS for everyone in the audience. Do I have your attention?! Do I still have your attention? .. my meat is getting cold resting on the table while the kitchen gremlins in the back fetch water for the table next to us.. Eventually, it arrives, and I'm not surprised.. It's exactly what I ordered.. The same brisket that keeps popping up on my youtube feed every time I look for bbq recipes.. yeah, OK, it's grand, it melts in my face.. job done. I'll take the bloating diarrhoea to go, please, and a can of Fantana for the babee.. Hold up, there's 1 plate not touched.. Uncle Phil's better half. Sitting there with half a dead cow in front of her that's so dry, I wouldn't fuck with it myself without a ramicken of boner marrow to lube up that bitch. Send it back! Feed it to the animals! I'm not paying! My wife's new friend drags it's off by the ankle to have a whine and a moan about it with the chefs and pop! Another one comes sliding across the table. I look back, and cheeky Little Miss Fortaleza has already left, not even a goodbye.. We're all done at this stage too so Uncle Phil's wife has a choice, walk around town with a dead animal in her pocket all evening til munch time, or eat it in front of us while we counting down the minutes before Phil's dads gotta come and pick him up.. tick tick tick.. decision time.. "Table service of 10% is included with groups of 4+.." Oh, that's reallll clever.. Raaeeell bad man.. what if we're not satisfied? Well my friends.. this is where yelp comes in.. the customer is king in the world.. You! small businesses.. You will never be able to silence the disgruntled pedestrians.. I hearby call upon all mammals of Dublin City and visiting beasts of Limerick, do not accept the surcharge! Also, ask for water when you walk in, all the free sauces and all the kings men - I'm gonna shit up the walls in your restroom again.. and fill my bags with complimentary toilet paper! Maybe even a lucozade bottle of soap while I'm there.. Today, a valuable lesson was learned.. Small businesses are ready for you when you walk in the door, like lambs walking into a slaughterhouse.. how didn't we see it coming.. we all know the landlords have em all by the balls, so they gotta pass it on to us and squeeze you, we're at the bottom of a pile of sweaty men, and when it's lunch time, it's crunch time.. but now.. I'm pissing upstream.. Next stop is Bah33 for my wife's birthday.. all you can eat.. mother fcukers.. I'm coming for you.. I'm gonna eat the day before to stretch my stomach, then eat nothing on the day, just hit the park beforehand for a run and a doobskin. Is there a limit on how much tap water they'll allow you? Cos I'm filling up a 5L.. custom briefs to keep tight you take aways around your saucey ghoulies.. the revolution is here and will be televised! The revolution starts neigh! Speak out and cream out! I won't stop until all small businesses are shut and we're all cooking Nigella and ordering bulk meat on the Internet! Why eat out for 30 bills when you can spend that on poteen and kill your own venison in Phoenix Park! I'm telling ye, there's some quare things in Dublin- Between Howth and Crumlin, down in ringsend there's a 3 legged cat.

Firepit

Firepit

(5 reviews)

South Inner City

From the outside this place looks a bit like your bog standard take away, but actually it's more…read morerestauranty and they do pretty good food (lots of grilled meat ) My charcoal chicken with mushroom and onion was succulent and came with heaps of fries. The mains are all around 10 euro and come with two sides. We got a very unwarm welcome though, and also when we left no thank you, no smile. Maybe it was because we came in with groupon vouchers, I just felt they didn't want us there (even though we were the only customers!) Also we were seated underneath the speakers and some radio channel was on, with a dj constantly blaring, which was just disturbing. I enjoyed my meal. Not the atmosphere.

Got take-out from this place so didn't eat in. Seemed nice enough though, and BYOB!…read more The only guy working there when we popped in was really friendly and helpful - had to laugh though, the deal online was 2 pizzas for which you can choose 3 toppings each, and when we got the pizzas home and opened them up, all 6 toppings were on one and the other was plain cheese! Really did chuckle a bit, fortunately didn't make too much of a difference to us. Their chips are phenom, the wings are SUPER nice - really have some meat on them, plus tender! - and the deals they run are also great. The pizza was just so-so. However, for the amount we got for the money, it was kind of a miracle so no complaints! Would def give the place another go.

Fusion Brazilian Grill

Fusion Brazilian Grill

(4 reviews)

North Inner City

The epicurean food hall, I always feel I like the idea of it more than the actual execution…read more On one if the few hot days of the year in our fair city, feeling hungry and in my way for something of the Mexican sort, I instead swerved in here and on seeing the Brazilian stand, made a beeline for it. I confess to not knowing much about Brazilian cuisine but as it was a concise menu in English, this wasn't an issue. I went for the picanha, which is a traditional Brazilian steak cut which was accompanied by chips and rice, picked onions and peppers and some sort of seasoning (salt, ground black pepper, something else probably) It was.......grand. The meat saved it mostly. Not the best cut but cooked as I had requested, medium rare. The sides........bland and ate out of hunger more than want. I wouldn't completely rule out a return visit but with a bit more research on my part next time!!

Ok, let's be honest here. This is your every day type of place (sure, I get, it's not everyday that…read moreyou're paying 8 Euro for a lunch. But don't take your girlfriend there with the intention to propose). Given that, it's a pretty good offer. They have their menu, but I usually go with the special of the day, which is different for each day of the week (also usually means you'll wait less for your order as well). Also offered is a Brazilian PF (ready-made dish, which just means you get your plate with several pre-picked choices - but isn't it like other place? Yes, a bit too much to explain in a review ;) ), which is more aimed at students. So, don't expect you'll get the feeling of being on a beach in Rio, rather the feel of an office lunch somewhere in a busy city in Brazil, and that's totally fine!

Smokin Bones - bbq - Updated May 2026

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