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    Smokey Bones Melbourne

    3.5 (282 reviews)

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    SMOKEY BONES MELBOURNE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Visit January 2026
    G L.

    My husband and I met up with a friend from Virginia and one from Jacksonville for lunch here. The location was just perfect for the day we had planned. I hadn't been to Smokey Bones in forever, since the one in Boca Raton, FL closed down. We had a delightful chat with our server, Amy, who helped us make wonderful choices for our lunch. The pulled pork was a favorite, the mac and cheese was just scrumptious and I really, really wanted more garlic toast but I held myself back. We even had gift cards with us that Amy worked expertly to our bill. I do like this location and I would definitely recommend the food to anyone in the Melbourne area!

    K A.

    It was what you would expect from an establishment like this. Food was decent, but nothing to write home about. The wait staff was super friendly and honestly made the experience so much better. They have buy one get one free wings, so there really is nothing to complain about if that is what you are after! I recommend going here if you want decent cheap food.

    Curve ball 6 Traditional Wings

    Everything was on point! The steak was delicious, perfectly cooked to my order, the mashed potatoes creamy, the broccoli steamed perfectly, the mac&cheese was sooo good, and that corn bread is to die for with that delicious butter. My hubby loved his wings, been coming here after a hiatus, and I have to say, this is delicious!! Not a one bad thing and this is our 3rd time in two months. Our server was so nice and friendly, the ambiance was nice too, even in the busiest that we have been here, we get our food hot and within a reasonable time. Definitely a keeper.

    Laurel H.

    As always we had a fantastic meal here. The service was excellent, food excellent and ambience, excellent!! I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in BBQ . Five stars!

    Pretzel Bones

    I have to tell you that for the most part I love this place and I really hope they stay! But..... when they become so cheap that they water down their cheese dipping sauce for the pretzel bones it makes me wanna go, Now why do I love this place? Cheese dip should not be watery and taste watered down especially when you pay 14.40 for 6 peices of bread sticks and nasty watery cheese. SAD. It's making me consider not coming back. AND I HATE HATE THIS FEELING. Sorry Smokey Bones, but I cannot spend my hard earned money on this crap again! Give me a shout out when you go back to cheese dip instead of flavorless cheese looking dip.

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    Robyn F.

    Pros: full menu til 12:30am, late night happy hour, decent food, tasty drinks, good prices, plenty of seating, pretty clean. Cons: a bit understaffed, bartender seemed overwhelmed, food took a while.

    $27 Texas-Style Beef Brisket Platter
    Cheryl S.

    If I could give this negative stars, I would. Dirty table. The advertisement for dessert was in need of a wipe down, as were all the bottles at the table (although obviously someone used to do that because most of the wording was missing from the bottles of BBQ sauce. Waitress was argumentative? Insisting there were 3 in our party when there were only two of us. 5:23 pm and they are out of corn...$27 for two slices of brisket. Way too salty and tastes a little "off". Normally I give a place a second chance, but the torn (and not taped seats) and a bathroom that was (at this point not surprisingly) dirty and only gives one square of single ply toilet paper at a time...will not be back!

    HH Loaded nachos (meat not included)
    Ashley H.

    Wow!! My experience was so good! I came here for happy hour and Smoky Bones definitely didn't disappoint. I got so much bang for my buck! I started with pretzel bones and a 6oz glass of Merlot and then moved onto the loaded nachos (which don't include meat) but I ordered the pork sandwich that only cost $5 which had enough meat to spread over my nachos and enjoy the sandwich for the next day (: then finished with a cornbread skillet. All of this great food came to $25. I forgot to take pictures of the whole spread but I left happy, well fed and content with my leftovers. Staff was great and friendly. Open bar space and restaurant with a nice relaxed ambiance. Bobby was our bartender and he was great! I will definitely be back, especially now that I know they serve brunch!

    Baby ribs with baked potato and brisket
    Edita P.

    We had a big family dinner here on a day with b1g1 rib special. The server was very nice. The food and drinks were great and the portions were huge. We haven't even gotten through half of our dishes and had plenty of leftovers to take home. It's a great casual place for family dinner.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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