I was hungry for BBQ until I got my food. The brisket was more fat than meat. The steak tenderloin was fresh from the microwave. I now see why no one else was eating there. read more

My wife and I have driven by Skeeter's many times on our way to Rochester, N. Y. This past Sunday, we decided to stop and have lunch. We did not know what to expect. WE were so, so surprised. The Food and service was absolutely the best. We both had the Pulled Pork sandwich with a side of Slaw and beans. The sandwich was large with excellent tasting pork and sauce. Yum, Yum. The sides were excellent. As experts somewhat on Coleslaw, Skeeter's was very good. Even the beans were good. All of this couple with the River View makes us want to visit again..soon! read more

This restaurant has all the makings of a great bbq joint. Great location. Great menu. Great staff. Great atmosphere. The only thing missing was the great food. The food is not bad, but it certainly is not great bbq. I had the brisket and half chicken platter. The brisket was dry and lacked flavor. The chicken was not bad. My favorite part of the meal was actually the corn roll. Hopefully I caught the kitchen on a bad day, because I wanted this place to live up to my initial impressions. read more

Come for the food and stay for the view. I love to take out of town clients to this place. The bbq is delicious and when you eat you have a view of the river that is unmatched anywhere in the valley. This place is unpretentious and tastefully decorated. Always clean, and they have beer, too! I enjoy the pulled pork the best read more

My wife and I have driven by Skeeter's a few times on trips down Route 15 and she's always wanted to stop in there. On our drive back from my brother's in VA after our OBX trip, we finally stopped in on our way back home. The view is great from atop that hill. We thought the food was good and the staff was friendly and attentive. Yes, I've had better barbeque at Dinosaur BBQ and Sticky Lips in Rochester, NY, but our experience at Skeeter's was good and the prices quite reasonable. read more

Iv'e driven by this place many times. I finally stopped there and what a cool place to eat. You can sit inside or out and the view is awesome. You order in the manner of Fudruckers and Hardee's where you pay right away then take a number to your table. They bring the food to you as well. The menu is pretty simple but very good. They do serve beer as well. I will definitely be heading there again when I'm in the area! This place is definitely worth a stop! read more

The BBQ was excellent! The atmosphere is very unique and thorough... the decorations are neat and the view of the river is absolutely stunning! The outdoor eating option is great too. We had very fast service and prices were good for the size portion you receive with the platters. One of my usual BBQ complaints is not enough sauce but they did a solid job making sure there was plenty of sauce and serve it on the tables just in case. The cole-slaw had peppers, which I didn't love, but it was still very tasty. I like the inclusion of a cornbread muffin but as a baker I was a little disappointed with the finished product. Flavorful but the consistency could have been better. Finally- the baked beans... don't let the pepper catch you off guard! I was surprised by the little kick in the beans but after one bite it won me over. Great atmosphere, great service, great food... can't wait to stop by again! read more

Skeeter's BBQ - The pulled-pork platter: served open-faced with cole slaw on the side, baked beans, and a corn muffin. - Barbeque Near Me - Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania

Cute place to eat in the summer - typical barbecue fare like pulled pork, chicken and brisket served a variety of ways. Ribs and wings are both favorites as well and fries can't be beat. Great views of the Susquehanna River and live music once a week. Always good quality and quick service! read more

Love the view, the live music, and the pulled pork. I try to go there whenever I am visiting the area, and the people who join me have loved it, too. read more

View is great, service is good, food is appalling. The only way to master a proper bbq is to slow cook, which they know nothing about...not rocket science. To read the article inside their restaurant that the critic declares the ribs outstanding is a lie. The ribs have the texture of jerky, bland, and simply overcooked to death. Pulled pork is slightly better; however the 1 barbecue sauce is uninspiring and makes the entire meal extremely boring. Others that rated this establishment highly have obviously never understood the meaning of what barbecue really is, and how the test kitchens do it properly. Skeeter's just hurts the pig's feelings. Not even worth going into how canned the sides are. read more

I've heard a lot about this place and I was extremely unhappy with my meals. The ribs and 1/4 chicken combo was very very dry. The half slab of ribs was all fat and would not pull apart. Was not worth what I paid for. read more

Stopped in while traveling on a Thursday night, had the beef brisket platter (includes beans, cole slaw, corn bread and Texas toast). Beef brisket was a little cold but tasted great and the beans were amazing! Fast casual type of restaurant, order at the front and the staff being out your meal. Also great view over looking the water. read more

Thought it was delicious. A great little find with a great view of the river. My friend and I were passing through on a road trip. The only thing I would say is that skeeter missed an opportunity naming the place being in shamokin dam. Skeeters shamokin bbq pit would've had a nice ring to it! read more

Very good prices, cold beer, and decent BBQ. What more do you need?

This is the best place to eat in central Pennsylvania. On top to the great food they have an amazing view.

this is probably my favorite barbecue place. i love the pulled pork sandwiches, french fries and the gorgeous view of the Susquehanna River

We plan our departure times to stop at Skeeters, for lunch, every time we travel from western NY to DC. The brisket, pulled pork and ribs are excellent. The beans and slaw are perfect. Staff are always friendly and competent. Good pricing, clean with great view / atmosphere. read more

The service it great, I love the atmosphere, and it was clean. My husband and I each ordered beef brisket. He got the sandwich and I got the platter. The brisket was super fatty & not cooked in any flavor. It was very disappointing. I couldn't add enough BBQ sauce to make it taste good. The baked beans were blah. The Cole slaw was okay. The corn muffin was good, but super sweet. I just wish I had ordered the fish or chicken, maybe they would have been better. I would give them another chance, but it would be nice if everything on the menu was good! read more

My wife and I stopped at Skeeters on the way to Ontario thanks to Yelp. The pulled pork was very good. The restaurant was clean and cheerful and had a great view of the river. We plan to stop on the way back to Maryland. read more

Route 15 is a long stretch of nothing much, punctuated by fast food joints at occasional intervals on one side or the other of the towns along the way. You could eat at one of those, or you could pull off at the intersection of Rts 15 and 11, drive up a small hill, and have a barbeque experience which features a beautiful view of the Susquehanna River. Skeeter's is the real thing, and if it isn't utterly transcendent barbeque, well, it's Pennsylvania. You will look hard and long for better 'que in the Keystone State. The beef brisket, served with a little side of horseradish cream sauce, needs that kick-- mine had a good smokiness, but was a tad unseasoned. The pulled pork was better-- it comes sauced, and the sauce is more tomato-y than vinegar-y, but it had a pleasing bit. The beans were excellent. and the slaw was first rate as well. We pass this way a couple of times a year, and will be timing our future trips to include a stop. read more

Great View. Great service. Staff is really friendly. Food is good. I had the pulled pork sandwich and it wasn't bad. I also tried the ribs and it's pretty good as well. As for the kids meal, I would pass on the chicken fingers. Although the fries were pretty good. read more

Great view at a time of much needed rest (from the long drive) and a bit of repast to tide us over for the bit of journey left in our day. Loved the post and beam, A-Frame interior. Half of the pulled pork was tasty but could have used more sauce (but I like a good wet BBQ). The upside down pineapple pound cake with cherries in a thickened juice was pretty nummy. Would gladly stop there again to try other tasties on the menu! read more

Skeeters is a solid BBQ establishment with great views overlooking the Susquehanna River. Recommend eating outside during the nicer weather. The beef brisket sandwich with horseradish is my go to sandwich when I am at Skeeters. The staff is very friendly and the food arrives quickly. Will be back for lunch when I'm in the area read more

The spectacular view cannot do anything to help the food. The BBQ tastes like propane or some other chemical, not wood smoke. We ordered 2 servings of ribs with 1/4 chicken. One order the ribs were dry and leathery but the chicken was moist, the other order the chicken was dry to the point of being hard to swallow and the ribs were still moist. How is that even possible. The corn bread was warm and good. The beans were ok, kind of bland, the slaw was bland to the point of uninteresting. The extra BBQ sauce on the tables was bland at best. There was no ice for drinks for an extended time. Frankly I was glad to leave and continue my 5 hour drive from camping. Given that this was my first real food (not camp food) in 4 days it should have seemed like heaven but it was not. It did serve to end my child's curiosity every time we pass it to go camping at Cherry Springs. read more

Great location! Awesome BBQ! Decent prices. Good free live music some evenings. Much better BBQ than most of the chain bbq joints in my opinion. Three or four draught beers available (in plastic cups..... definitely doesn't seem to be a drinking joint..... much more a food place). Outdoor seating in season, with a great view! Very good dining experience! read more

I love this place!!! Great food/fast food delivery, I generally get the pulled pork and half rack of ribs. Sometimes if I have a craving I'll take the 45 minute drive to get some of this awesome smoked food. One thing I can say that I'd like to see changed is the fast food style ordering. This place is better than that. You come to the register, look at a board and order your food. They then give you a table number and deliver your food. I feel like they should have a hostess and menus, it would just make more sense, because you would have more time to look at the menu and take away the awkwardness of holding the people waiting behind you. Other than that the place is clean, looks awesome, has great views, they have live bands sometimes, and the food is bangin' read more

It's just okay. The location is nice and it seemed clean with a friendly inviting staff but the bbq was sub par and I definitely wasn't impressed. I've had much better at other places. It wasn't completely awful but I wouldn't come back. read more

My husband and I have been here several times and it's never consistent. Recently I had phenomenal barbeque in another state, so I was craving some good ole meal. Was very disappointed. Ribs were not tender at all. Almost thought they were underdone. Baked beans, sorry, were terrible. Pulled chicken had that ," roasted a couple of days ago and reheated" taste. Sorry, for the price, Don't waste your money. I don't mind paying more, but it had better be good! read more

I'll tell you up front that I'm not a huge BBQ fan. So, I admit that this is probably a bit of a biased review. With that said, I'll say that Skeeter's is OK. The menu is simple. The vibe / atmosphere is mostly what you would expect for a BBQ joint. I've been there a few times over the years. I had pulled pork and the beef brisket entrees. Both were OK. They tasted fine, but the quality, tenderness, flavor, etc. did not make me leave yearning to come back the next day for the experience. It was just OK. There are many positives though that make me almost give this place 4 stars. First, the highlight of the place is definitely the view of the river. And, if you go on a nice summer evening, the outdoor patio is great! They have live music on Sunday evenings during the summer, which is really nice. The prices are quite reasonable, I'd say even cheap, which is great for families. The establishment is quite family friendly. I've never had a problem with any workers there. Everyone is very friendly. The owners are kind people. I focus my rating of a restaurant mostly on the food experience, assuming nothing else was offensive. There is nothing offensive here. The taste of the food was OK. I've never had anything that I was disappointed with. However, I never had anything that made me rant and rave about what I ate. I did not leave Skeeter's yearning to go back again the next day. It was all just OK. I'd recommend that you try it out, especially if you are a BBQ fan. read more

I'm also among those who have found the food a hit or miss. Our last visit was a big miss. Dry ribs and soggy and a bit singed bread under pulled pork. Food barely luke warm. Seemed like left-overs. Waitress asked if things were OK and we politely said "fine." As she took my half-eaten platter and my husband's, she inquired again about how we liked it. This time we were honest and told her it was really not very good. She asked us if we wished to receive a refund and we said yes. After a minute or two the waitress returned to our table and told us that because we had eaten some of our food that disqualified us from getting a refund. How does one know if the meal is acceptable unless one eats it? Also, remember the waitress offered a refund. We did not request one. So to add unnecessary embarrassment to injury we had the whole staff staring at us as we exited the restaurant. We will never go back again. read more