Food is good, enjoyed the pulled pork BBQ and cold beverage. The bar is well stocked and a great place to eat at if you don't need a table. Friendly staff and good service. read more

Smokey Bones Fort Wayne - Barbeque Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

Took 50 minutes for our food to get to our table. I ordered a turkey avocado burger and only got one tiny slice of avocado on it. Fries were also old. read more

The food is on point. Always good. Most of the time it is excellent. As for the service. It's 50/50. I would recommend this place to anyone who likes meat lol. I plan on going today for lunch read more

Honestly the burgers were great and not badly priced, but don't go here for wings. The wings are literally fried then a speck of sauce is drizzled over it. And it's the same with the dry rub. Fried then a sprinkle of the rub is put on, absolutely NO flavor what so ever. Not very impressed. read more

Went there July 24, 2017, first time there. The bar was very nice, they had a lot of TVs put up, got the meat sampler thing that comes out with a little charcoal grill underneath it. Every piece of meat was awesome. Steak was good, grilled chicken breast was great, ribs were great, smoked chicken wings were just totally awesome They had without a doubt the best onion rings I've ever had. And we love onion rings. The bartender was extremely friendly, she knew how to mix drinks right, they have a huge selection of drinks we tried several and they were all excellent. Love the atmosphere inside, one visit and I think we have now found a favorite place to go out to eat I have many restaurants we tried in town. Was really impressed, waited a whole year to actually try it because a friend said he went and didn't like it. Course that guy likes McDonald's, LOL. Love this place. read more

Ask for Ringo! Phenomenal service, friendly, and attentive. Great experience, and great food!

Went on Tuesday, had grilled salmon dinner, garlic bread & the chocolate cake dessert.. Flat out was awesome. Would highly recommend read more

We were in town and grabbed a quick lunch. I ordered the turkey burger. The waiter suggested we start the lunch out with some cornbread. It was delish. My turkey burger was gross. How do you mess up a turkey burger? It was too thick and had a raw turkey taste. My bbq bean as my side were really good. Iced tea great as well. The waiter was very attentive but not in a pushy way. I would try this place again. The atmosphere looks like a fun place to go at night. I would not however order another turkey burger :) read more

The food was good and waiter was very polite but it took 30 minutes to seat when there was numerous tables available and it took about 1 hr 30 min for our food. We had to rush to eat as we had a concert to go to. Put it like this. We got there at 430. Didn't get out of there til 7 with us rushing to eat our food and was late to the concert. read more

Went for dinner. Super busy. Was able to sit at the bar with my wife. Had the smoked brisket tacos and the wife had the chicken loaded nachos. Absolutely amazing!!! Brisket tasted like it was just pulled off the grill. read more

I always thought the ribs were good but we went yesterday and the were fabulous! Sides were also excellent and the service very good. The iced tea was the only down side, but I can live withbthat. read more

I've never had brisket like that before. It was cut in large chunks, not in slim pieces. And it was over cooked, hence tougher than normal. Not very good. The waitress was pretty nuts. She kept trying to make jokes, be all kinds of happy-go-lucky, but was generally a pain in the neck. No professionalism there. Portions were large, and everything was edible, but lacked in flavor. Ribs were dry. Pulled pork temp when served was mildly warm. Don't think I will be going back here, unless I am dragged. read more

The bartender Smokey Bones at Jefferson Pointe Sam gave us a great experience and great drinks and listen to specific drinks that we wanted highly recommend the bartender named Sam read more

Very good ribs! I couldn't finish the full slab and they were very "meaty" not skimpy at all...

Atmosphere was great. Had a fair amount of traffic for Saturday lunch. Had about a 15 minute wait for 2 people at a little before 2pm. Had the baby back ribs with mashed potatoes and baked beans. The ribs were pretty good, I would try something else next time in the hope that I will find something I like better. However the mashed potatoes were delicious! Has the little bits of potato skin and perfect amount of gravy. The baked beans were pretty good. I would come back to this restaurant! read more

Food was yummy. Service was awful! Plates were not cleared and had to repeatedly ask for drink refills. Took almost 15 minutes to get our drinks when we first ordered. Food came out fairly quickly, but the server's attention to our table during the whole time was disappointing. When we needed something she was nowhere to be found. Funny thing is, the restaurant wasn't even busy! Pretty lackluster experience. read more

Turkey burger was freezer-to-table, with a nice processed bounce to it. Even the pickle slices were low quality. Just tasted of SALT. I ordered a side salad with a vinaigrette dressing. The waiter did not mention it was a bacon-infused vinaigrette...that is the sort of detail you'd like to know. Overall, really low quality food. And, considering this, the prices are not competitive. read more

All I'm going to say is Pretzel Bones and Smoked Wings! Just do it. Don't ask questions just go for it. I promise to come back.

Just run far away. I used to LOVE this place the first few years it was open and man has it gone downhill. The wait even to get seated in a completely empty restaurant took five minutes with servers and other staff just starting at us at the door. We ordered a cheeseburger with only cheese and bacon- there was no bacon- when we asked for it once our server finally came around he came back and gave us two tiny pieces of cold refrigerated bacon! Literally felt like it just came out of the fridge. Our buffalo chicken sandwich had one small dot of buffalo sauce on it and had a nice side of cold fries to go with it. Our strawberry margarita was great if you like a two sip margarita with ALL ice. When we finally could track down our server (who never checked in on us) to tell him we were ordering another round of drinks he said "oh. You have to order them on the monitor on the table." What? The best part- were those awesome bag of donuts that look DELICIOUS on the pictures on the wall right? WRONG. The bag came to the table greasy, the donuts were microwaved and you could peel the powdered sugar off them. The "chocolate syrup" was literally chocolate pudding. Being a server myself, I get it, but I've never received such poor customer service and all around bad food. It was a real disappointment. Such a horrible experience and $65 down the drain. read more

Really not liking the little Ziosk on the table, that tells you what you should tip. Waitress "Kali" became very rude when I told her I would like to leave my tip on the table, she gave me a quick, "I don't get a pay check working here and live only on my tips" she then took my dessert plate, which I had not finished, and my doggy bone bag and whisked away. Now looking at my reciept, I was charged to check my smokey bones points $1.99. Wow, not happy at all. read more

The crab chowder was delicious and the cornbread was to die for. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff.

Typical bad service from Fort Waynes FINEST Citizens. Took forever just to be serviced. Then they couldn't wait to get rid of us. Good hang out if you're a Pierre's loving douche bag ( most Fort Wayne low lives ) to be seen eating at. All in all not a good place. Staff was rude. But the food was good. The drug addicts who made it deserves a star for that. read more

Always a good meal - pulled pork, brisket and pretzel bones are our favorites. Cady is the best waitress in Fort Wayne. She always takes good care of our crowd with all of our questions and coupons. read more

Great food and service! Had the smoked brisket and ribs. Both were great. Beer was cold and atmosphere was great minus no being able to hear the game on tv read more

Dined for the first time on a Sunday during NFL football. Great place to eat and watch your favorite NFL team. They have plenty of seating at the bar and on the restaurant floor. The wings are smoked to perfection. The rib-eye steak is glazed and full of flavor with every bite. read more

Was passing through and dropped by for lunch. We were seated promptly and I had a Guinness beer. Very smooth taste! The smoked sausage and sliced turkey wasn't bad and the macaroni and cheese tasted great. They have a tablet on the table you can order your food from and pay your bill with by debit or credit card. I guess it saves the waitresses time so they can serve more tables, or perhaps it's also there to prevent identity theft. It was easy enough to use. She never did come back to give us a refill, but we were in a hurry anyway. The side effect of using technology like this is that customer service might suffer. read more

Haven't been here in about 10 years, and for no reason. The restaurant is very open, so it doesn't seem over-crowded. There are TVs everywhere to watch sports on. Server let us know the drink specials. Had the "Smoky Bones-brand" beer, which was kind of like a New Castle. It was very good. Ordered wings & ribs combo which comes with 2 sides. Everything was great. My date ordered a create-your-own pasta which she said was very good. Our server Bobby was excellent, as he guided us thru a pretty big menu. We will definitely go back. read more

Had never had smoked turkey before going here... It thought of having BBQ sauce with it... Fantastic! The ribs are to die for... And the brisket... Heaven on a plate. A little pricey, but well worth the cost read more

I never write reviews but I'm doing this to say you time and money... This place has gone downhill fast. Just being here I witnessed 3 tables send there food back (keep in mind, there were 5 tables)... Never again read more

THIS PLACE IS AMAZING. it's officially our favorite place in Fort Wayne. The staff is great and the meat is always cooked perfect. 10/10 would eat again read more

I always enjoy when we stop here for dinner. Victoria is a fun waitress who likes to tease and be teased! I love her sense of humor and the food is great. It's a very relaxed atmosphere. If you want white table cloths and snobby service this is not the place to eat! If you want good food with nice people I absolutely recommend this location! read more

Ordered online to get a to go order. Assumed in a Covid World they would do curbside to go like most restaurants. They have parking for to go orders but you still must go inside to pick up. We placed the order at 5:15 PM to be ready for pick up at 6:30 PM. Got to the restaurant and parked in the Smokey Bones to go spots, no number to call or place to notify you are there so we called and were told we had to go inside to pick it up. Went inside after scheduled 6:30 PM and it was not ready and they have you wait with a packed waiting area, no separate place or area for to go orders. They told me it was almost done, waited for 30 minutes and still not done. Asked numerous times and they stated it would just be a few minutes. Very disappointing. Not taking the safety of their guests into consideration with their processes, we will not go back, we will frequent restaurants that do Curbside to go right. So I went to the car and the order was missing 2 orders of fries. Zach Tucker stated he was the General Manager and he put my order together personally and they were in there. He wanted me to bring the food in, I told him I did not want to bring back in because he was not wearing a mask. When I asked him to put his mask when speaking to me and preparing my food he told me to leave. We will not go back as Mr. Tucker was just so terribly unprofessional. read more

Food was ok but my family's wasn't over disappointed very bad service very long wait until probably wouldn't come back unless I have to the manager was very not getting about it but man rather disappointed read more

I looved the turkey burger... so bouncy and so chewy... the one thing I would suggest is that it be more elastic so that you could blow bubbles while eating it. On another note, the guy who served our table was courteous and generous. All things considered, this place may really be about the BBQ and not for turkey burgers or vegetables. read more

The ribs are to die for! The sides are just as great. Friendly service and atmosphere. Server was very good and fast in the beginning however towards the end we were just sitting waiting for our server to get the check and boxes about 10min. Everyone that works there is super nice and friendly and will help you with anything you need... and did I say, those ribs were outstanding! read more

This place is my go to for BBQ!! The quality of meat you get here is the real deal and they smoke their meat overnight until the next day and once they are out they are out. I love that I can stop in for a quick drink and have a conversation with their friendly staff. Management is awesome and would definitely recommend Smokey Bones for happy hour, dinner or even their late night menu. Enjoy! read more

went to this place twice. both times service was super slow and not even busy times. we went on feb. 15 for our anniversary/valentine's dinner. My husband ordered the 9oz steak. when they brought his plate out, we could tell it was NOT a 9oz steak. we said so. The waiter said it is. Nex waiter who passed by, again told him it wasnt a 9oz. He also insisted it was. Then the waiter who took our order came over and said NO he made a mistake. he put in the 6oz, offered to make my husband a 9 oz. but we declined as we had already waited almost an hour for our food. they didn't even discount his food. seeing as they were the one's who screwed up. read more

We just cannot seem to get through a dinner experience without some major disaster. These are the past 3 incidences, and also the reasons why we will not be back: 1. Ordered take-out. Got the food home and there was no sauce on my wife's pasta dish. We called in and the "manager" seemed to care less. I finally convinced her to refund our money in a gift card which was mailed to us. 2. While using the gift card from the experinence above, both my wife and I ordered the build a burger. Once again, 2 out of the 4 ingredience on my wife's burger were missing and it took the waitress over 20 minutes to correct the issue. By then the burger was cold and we were pissed. 3. Met some friends there (not our resteraunt pick). One of our friends ordered the brisket, when it came, it was so fatty that he had to ask for a steak knife, and could not bring himself to partake more than a bite or two. When escallating that issue to the manager, the only response was that "sometimes the brisket is fattier than others" and then he walked away. We too, have decided to walk away. There are WAY better places to eat at competitive prices. read more

Absolutely terrible wait staff who are very disrespectful. Their food was terrible and overpriced. Went there a few times always hoping for a. After experience but I will never, ever go again. Nothing was clean and we had to wait for over half an hour to get served and even get drink orders. Incredibly unprofessional. The waitress we had would go sit outside for 15 minutes at a time then very obviously begrudgingly come in to check on us. Never, ever go here ever. read more

This used to be one of our favorites although they always had bad management. It just seems that lately they are completely out of control bad. Last night my wife and I went there to sit on the patio and have a beer and wings. When we entered we were told by the hostess that she did not think she was allowed to seat anyone out there. I asked why and pointed out there were people out there, a waitress out there and plenty of empty tables. She then uttered that she needed to ask her manager. She walked through the kitchen galley area to the managers office past at least 8 plates of food getting cold sitting, waiting to be served. She and the manager had a arm waving conversation. When she returned she said we would have to wait 5-10 mins. Again, I asked why. She said they were waiting for a large group to settle up their bill first......WTF? This is the FOURTH time we have TRIED to eat here and failed. I give up. I asked for the manager's name and she said her name is Deb. Well, Deb, I'll call corporate and see if the owner knows how bad his/her investment is being run. I miss the good old days here but they are GONE. read more