Frankie Bones in Bluffton is located in front of the Buckwalter Kroger if you are coming from Buckwalter Pkwy. The decor is classic black and white. The service was good. Waitress were all friendly and helpful. Food had low to average flavor (which is way too common in this area) and portions were quite small, even for a salad, my wife was asking where was the actual salad. The dessert sampler had the best portion and was more flavorful. Will have to try other menu items to see this improves. They are open for lunch on 2/17. read more

Very consistent quality food! Take my parents there for all special occasions. Some delicious cocktails also!

Amazing service, food and atmosphere! Highly recommend the s'mores tabletop for the kids :)

On our way home from a great vacation and just wanted to say how much our family and the others with us enjoyed Frankie Bones. We have been coming to HH for years and tried Frankie's last year for the first time. Our daughter insisted we go twice last year and this year. Service was great both years and they are doing their absolute best even with all of the Covid restrictions. Food highlights below: The prime rib is a must. Great pastas and sauces including the lobster Mac and cheese. I even loved my house salad with herb vinaigrette. Make sure you save room for desserts: chocolate cake, s'mores and butterfinger crunch cake were our favorites. read more

I just left Frankie Bones and could not be more pleased. The service was tremendous throughout our meal. Donna kept our drinks field and did an unbelievable job of taking care of us. I had never eaten at this establishment as I'm from out of town. What a great menu and reasonable prices. There were 4 adults & 2 kids. We had 2 of the petite filets that were cooked to perfection. I had the broiled trio of scallop, shrimp & cod-delicious. The appetizers were also perfect. Donna suggested the stuffed seafood mushrooms: wow, thanks Donna, they were great. We also had fried green tomatoes (I had always wanted to try-fabulous taste and texture read more

This is a great place to have a nice meal and a few drinks. The food is first class and the drinks strong. This is a great place to hang. Try it.... Ben Davies read more

The ambiance here is wonderful and the service is excellent. The steak and wine selection are as good as any New York or Chicago steak house. But you are minutes from the beach. Love it! read more

Ordered from their early menu which was adequate. Food was out promptly and delicious. Our server Nick was very attendant and quick. Will definitely dine there again read more

Great food, great atmosphere! You'll need a reservation but it's a great place! Parking is no problem. Staff is helpful and courteous.

A fine, casual restaurant with a plethora of dining options! Beware if seated in the patio, if the fans are turned ON, they are quite noisy making conversation difficult. read more

Second time visited and left disappointed. Tried the "Frankie Favorites ", Fish & Chips @ $13.95. Fish was cooked perfectly crisp, but could have allowed it to drain grease before placing on plate! Yuck!! Cole Slaw had an odor and after taste reminiscent of used socks and water. French fries crisp, but over salted. Smallish portions at too high prices. read more

We've done their Sunday brunch twice now. Very good food and atmosphere. We will be back.

We did not enjoy our evening at Frankie Bones, Bluffton. We arrived a few minutes early for a 7 PM reservation- Martin table for 6. We asked if we could get cocktails while waiting. We attempted to sit at an open hi-top, the hostess yelled over to us that " hi-tops were for dining customers. Not to sit there." The bar was completely full, and nowhere to sit so we stood around the bar area and then went outside to wait. No- cocktails. Our table was a booth which didn't fit us, so we were seated in a different room. Service was terrible. Waiter appeared overwhelmed. Good natured, getting house wine for a premier Chardonnay confused. Hubby, and 2 male friends wanted Prime rib, which was sold out at 7:00 PM on a Tuesday evening. We then considered just having appetizers and leaving. I wish we had. When restaurants price their entrees, ala carte $39.00 & $49.00 etc, they are setting a high bar for a superior dining experience. This was neither for me. As I sat and waited for the next disappointment, 2nd round of drinks not delivered, after 3 reminders. My dinner companions clearly disappointed, began coaching each other "to just be cool with it". Let's face it, we're stuck here. Miserable. My petit filet arrived, sans blue cheese sprinkles, perfectly cooked, lukewarm on a very big plate with 3 slices of tired mushroom, with 1 single dried out fingerling potato sliced into 4 tiny wedges. As everyone else got their food, their shock and disappointment became dreadful. Seafood entree from tinned shrimps and tiny scallops??? Unbelievable. As we were leaving, We passed 3 or 4 employees at the hostess stand. They didn't acknowledge us. At this time the establishment was very quiet, but not one person said anything to us. No -thanks for coming here, enjoy your evening, not one word. . We will never go back. I know it takes a lot of training, experience and precision to manage a restaurant. I suggest you hire someone from Capital Grille ASAP. read more

Visited on 10/24/2024 for lunch with a friend. We were greeted at the door immediately and seated promptly. Shortly our waitress arrived, Jill P. and took our drink order and explained all the specials for the day. When she returned we placed our orders and Kathia A. delivered them. Jill returned asking if we needed any grated cheese, I did. The food was delicious and hot. I had fettuccine alfredo and my friend had one of the specials, meat lasagna and it came with a side order of a small salad. No complaints at all. Price was reasonable and the restaurant is neat and clean. No one rushed us out, as I hadn't seen my friend who was visiting from NJ/Delaware area in a few years. So we sat and talked and Jill had come by to see if we needed anything else and chimed in on our conversation. All in all it was a very pleasant and enjoyable and delicious experience. Thank you Frankie Bones. read more

The food and service was good. The problem is if you have a food allergy, watch out. A lot of confusion here. My wife's allergic to soy. The chef said she could have the fish. , but not the rice. The fish can out with rice and coleslaw which if made with mayo, would have soy in it unless it was canola. Then there seemed to be a lot of oil on the plate, so we wanted to re-affirm the fish was ok, then another person other than the chef said she could eat everything. My wife didn't take the chance on the rice and coleslaw, but she ate the fish with no problems. Seems strange that the chef wouldn't know what's in the good, but some manager would. Again if you have a food allergy, beware. Probably won't take a chance on going there again read more

We did pickup. great service. food ready on time. perfect sized portions. the trio of ravioli spaghetti and cannelloni was excellent. will definitely go back. read more

Good customer service Good view , nice , new and clean Good foods Good cocktails We really like it ! Sometimes, I'm not hungry but I still wanna go there to have some margarita , so good !!! read more

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Really wanted to like this place based on previous reviews. The calamari was huge batter falling off, flavor was good about the only thing with flavor all night. The chicken parm was bland. Not crispy no flavor on the chicken or the breading, pasta was flavorless not enough sauce. The prime rib ordered rare was over cooked, missing some flavor in horseradish needed some type of au jus sauce, the baked potato side was bland as well. read more

Most dish's are well done. Menu is varied and offers a wide choice of entrees. Great service. Their red sauce is well balanced. Ample portions. read more

Unfortunately the food is very generic and unexciting. Our waitress was completely out of it and not very available. I nicknamed it the Olive Garden of steakhouses. $550 later ‍ read more

Fast service. Got the broiled seafood and lobster tail. Lobster tasted fresh and the shrimp was amazing. Our server Olivia was very attentive and friendly. Definitely get the tiramisu!! read more

One of the best meals we've ever had on the island. My wife started with wedge salad and then salmon for her main dish. Very, very good. I started with mussels, which were over the top delicious. Then I had the Jackpot, consisting of 4oz filet, pork tenderloin and shrimp stuffed with blue crab meat...WOW!! Madina was the best server we have had in some time. We will definitely return on our yearly visits. read more

Went to Frankie Bones for early dining--Food was excellent!! Service was just as great !! Both Anna & Bonnie were the best !!!! Lookin forward to going back !! read more

I have been here multiple times and I have loved it every single time. Great service and amazing food!!

What is all the noise about this place. High price, avg food and service. I have eaten here enough that I only go if I must go. It offers to many dishes to be good. It never tastes fresh. read more

My favorite local restaurant! The service is always good. Never disappointed in whatever I order.

The food was good! Our server was super friendly and checked up on us regularly. Would recommend!

My experience was not good . The seafood and seafood pasta was terrible all dishes should have been sent back. The worst dinner that has been served to me since moving here , over 4 years , complete waste of money. read more

Service was awful, Kaylee only took our drinks and food order, she barely checked up on us. We had to ask the other servers to get us refills. Food was cold. The general manager came to our table because my daughter steak was overcooked and told us it was the lightening was off. Kids food came last after everyone else's. My daughters pancakes were completely raw! We sent them back and it was still raw. The general manager did give us 50% off but it was more the inconvenience of service and food then anything. Awful customer service. read more

Frankie Bones has been very inconsistent at their Bluffton location. Some food was very good. The service has been inconsistent. It is rather expensive for what you get. read more

I was a favorite of this restaurant. But the last two times the quality of food has gone down. It's a shame.

Upon entering the hostess wanted us to sit directly under a hideously obnoxious huge red light spelling out "Frankie Bones". I immediately said I didn't care to sit under the glare of that light. Interestingly 2 or 3 other groups came in and objected to sitting in the same place! I requested a couple other booths nearby and the hostess said they were "reserved". These booths were never occupied during our meal. She in turn asked us to sit at a table behind the server station next to the kitchen door which was the worst location for anyone wanting a peaceful meal....instead we were forced to listen to the servers jokjng and complaining and the kitchen door continually opening and closing during the entire meal. One diner ordered mussels. He said they were gritty and fishy tasting. I tried a couple and they tasted "old", not fresh. I ordered a seafood pasta with penne pasta and when brought out it was not penne...I brought it to the attention of the server who said they would take it back and get the correct pasta. The other orders came and another diner ordered the Cod Savannah which was not hot, but COLD. She didn't ask it to be returned as my order was still in the kitchen and the meal was up to that point was an embarrassment. My order did finally return steaming hot in 15 minutes after the other diners were practically done eating. Extremely disappointing to say the least! We ordered carrot cake for dessert which was not real carrot cake but some sort of spice cake which was stone dry and hard. It was inedible. To make a truly awful meal worse was that both the other diner and myself that ate the mussels were sick during the night from the tainted mussels. We had one alcohol drink...the tab came out to be over $190 for 3 people! Upon inspection FB had charged me twice for the seafood pasta entree they had gotten wrong! I had to get up to find a waiter to have the bill corrected. Our waitress was good for the most part, but was spread out waiting other tables and was often hard to flag down. Other than that the entire experience was terrible. The management at FB's need refresher training or something! Absolutely unaware and no quality control whatsoever! I'm sorry to have to write all this, but if these restaurants are going to charge so much for food I expect at least a mediocre return on my money! What I got was abysmal. read more

Great food large portions quick and polite service, nice atmosphere too, try their prime beef, end tips!

I love Frankie Bones! Especially the one on Hilton Head. I recently ate at the one in Bluffton. Everybody was great - but my petite filet mignon was about two bites! It should have been an embarassment for them to serve. It was ridiculously small! I've had it several times before and it was great. What is happening, Frankie Bones? Don't cheap out!! Not good... read more

Our "cheers"... the neighborhood bar where you don't even fully sit & the bar tender, Jessica, greets you with a smile & your favorite drink!! We're madly in love with any flatbread on the cauliflower crust!! Tonight's choice was the Black & Blue with steak & blue cheese!! Manager Doug stopped by to check in too! Great as always!! read more

We usually have wonderful dinners here. I love the patio which is very COVID friendly. We ordered a a tomato caprese salad. It arrived with very little dressing and no onions. A quick trip to the kitchen fixed the salad . I ordered a fish stew which is usually very good. The Cioppino arrived on the cool side. There is nothing worse then cold fish stew. By the time they reheated the fish stew it was seriously over cooked. The garlic bread was hard as a rock. I think they stuck it in the micro wave . On the other hand my husbands pork chop was perfect. I really think my dinner sat while they finished up the pork chop. It will be awhile before we give them another try. read more

We had lunch today ordered two lunches both came out together but one was incorrect the waitress said she ordered it incorrectly but would have it reordered. Had to wait additional 15 minutes. By the time it arrived the 1st lunch was eaten for fear it would have been cold. The second lunch while beening eaten the waitress came and cleaned the table like only one of us was even there. read more

Had an Amazing meal! Luis was my server. I said i wanted a Pinot Noir. He recommended Meiomi Pinot Noir to us. We got it. It was delicious. My new favorite! We ordered a couple apps. We had Calamari and Mash potato spring rolls. Wow! So good! The chilled beet salad was good too. For dinner we had Salmon Oscar and Chicken Paisano. Needless to say we were stuffed! Can't wait to go back! read more

My wife says we're Foodies and have date night every Friday night. So we've seen our share of excellent waitresses and waiters so when you attend this restaurant ask for Dorette. Yes the atmosphere and food is outstanding, obviously Serge Group does a great at hiring staff to represent the cook.... read more

I like the spaciousness and the outdoor option, especially now but the service and good were slightly below expectations. I got the sausage broccoli pasta shuck was a little bland but it was good with additional sauce the waiter brought over. read more