I would definitely recommend this place. They were clean and very nice. We were seated immediately, our drinks were ordered. The waiter was patient and very kind. The food was amazing. I had a pulled pork sandwich, baked potato with some French fries. 10/10 read more

Just landed in Virginia after the long road trip. After looking for a great spot to eat, not only for myself bet the kiddos also. Not looking for a fast/ fake food chain, we came across Smokey Bones. Great choice I recommend it , something for everyone. Sooo goof we are going again today! read more

Decided to give it another try,on a positive I love the new decor and layout,but.....the place was half empty but was told that there would be a wait of 30 minutes,I commented about all of the empty tables and was told there was an employee shortage !!! So we opted to sit at the bar,the attentative bar person took our drinks order (alcohol,not water) and promptly brought them to us. We placed our order and waited and waited and waited for it to be delivered,in the meantime 2 people seated to my side who had ordered 15 minutes after me received their order and had finished it just as our order arrived without silver Ware,I had to help my self!! Come on Smokey Bones directors,you can refit the restaurants as much as you like bit if you can't staff them with enough experienced employees,forget it!! I hope you all fail dismally,you have had the last $$$ from me. read more

server Shay was very kind and helpful, answered all of our questions and swiftly took our orders .

The wait was only 10 minutes. Our server Erik was spectacular. He recommended the Nachos as an appetizer. The sweet tea was to die for. Our food took a long time to come out but it as nice and hot. Erik made sure he kept us updated on the status of our food. He provided exceptional customer service. read more

Had lunch here today. Enjoyed a steak, broccoli and loaded baked potato. The portions seem to have gotten smaller from my last visit several months ago. The food was OK for the price $20. My friend had ribs, chicken, loaded fries and baked beans and said her food was good but that the portions seemed smaller as well. Smokey's is still a decent place to see but I think they should make sure people are getting their value for their meals. The waitstaff was nice and accommodating. read more

Very rude service. Food was almost inedible. Do not recommend. If you are in the area, do yourself a favor and find somewhere else to eat. There are numerous restuarants where you will be better served. read more

A month after posting this review, Smokey Bones management contacted me for further information. I emailed them right back to explain more and I have heard nothing further. Very disappointed. We have not been back, nor will we go back to eat. read more

Smokey Bones - Barbeque Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

This place was recommended by our hotel , the food was good , the ribs were good also , but sorry the other place we tried today was do much better . The person taking my order was not wearing his mask properly and that really bothered me. Not bad but the service was not as I expected . read more

I ordered delivery through Door dash. When I received my order, one of the items, Fire Grilled Salmon, was missing. Instead, they had put some dry chicken and sausage. I called this restaurant immediately to tell them how frustrated I was after receiving the wrong item on my order. I talked to the Manager, Ashley, who was so rude to me and even had an attitude when talking to me. She told me that she was the Manager there and there was no one else I would talk to about my order. She didn't even apologize for giving me the wrong item on my order and instead told me that I should handle my complaints with Door dash. I will NEVER order from this restaurant again despite having been their customer for so many years!!! read more

Came to a Smokey Bones as soon as they opened. We were greeted by our server Damone. He was knowledgeable of the menu and made recommendations based on our questions. He was very attentive throughout the meal without being intrusive. His small talk was very refreshing. He met all our needs before we needed them. He kept our cups filled. The food was great and his service was exceptional. I will definitely be coming back. read more

My mom and I stopped in for a late lunch. We were greeted promptly by Damone who sat us and was also our server. He quickly brought us our beverages and asked if we had any questions or if we would like an appetizer, we ordered the pretzels and they were amazing! We both had the lunch special which was such a great deal and even ordered another for my dad to go! This is only my second time here and it was great! Thanks! read more

Wish I could give this dump a zero star but sadly I didn't have this option. We waited for 3 hours for cold food, service was worst I've experienced. Food sucked, and the fact the manager that was on duty could not even approached our table to apologize for the long wait was unprofessional. It was one of our kids birthday, we waited 1 hour for a table and 2 hours for food. I'm never coming back here, and hopefully this dump goes out of business soon. V/R One pissed off customer read more

The food is delicious! Sat @ the bar, service was on point. Ask for Gus, he's awesome! read more

Smokey Bones - Bone Fire! Delicious!!! - Barbeque Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

My son took me to lunch here on June 2. I had the smoked turkey, broccoli, and a side salad. The turkey was delicious! The broccoli was cooked perfectly. My only complaint was the salad; some of the lettuce stems were in there, and were brown - not very appetizing. My son was pleased with his Caesar salad and loaded baked potato. Our server, Damone, was wonderful! He was on top of things, considering that he also had a large party to serve, and our drinks were kept filled, and he checked on us several times to make sure we were happy. We were hoping to try the new lunch bowls, but the restaurant didn't yet have the new menus describing them; Damone went into the kitchen and got descriptions of what was offered from the cook - much appreciated the effort! But the PR email regarding the new bowls shouldn't have been sent out if the kitchen wasn't ready to serve them. All in all, though, a nice meal! read more

Damone was our server. He suggested several dishes, one being the Rib Feast that was on sale. It was delicious! Our drinks were kept full which was greatly appreciated. He was always busy either serving customers or keeping his area clean. Great job, Damone! read more

I came in rushing to grab food for my moms unprepared birthday party and had no idea what to get. I knew my mom loved Smokey Bones so I knew I couldn't go wrong!! I came to deal with a very pleasant young man named Savion! He was so helpful suggesting good platters for my moms small party. He was very patient with me during my selections. (Literally took like 15 mins) I would like to give a BIG SHOUT OUT TO SAVION AT THE TOWNE CENTER SMOKEY BONES for a job well done!!! read more

Server(Jasmine) She was awesome and great service . She constantly kept checking up on our table and asked if we were okay.The Cajun mani is bombbb!!! You definitely should order it the next time you go. read more

I'm not one to write reviews, but I was impressed with last nights dining experience. Go see Niquo! He was great with service, was personable and overall made our dining experience a good one. For starters...I almost always ask for lemon with my half sweet/half unsweet tea and most waiters/waitresses forget. I don't complain and I have learned to really appreciate it when they remember. Last night happened to be an instance where I did ask for lemon with my tea. Niquo initially forgot but when he walked up to the table, it came to him and I was super impressed with how he handled it. He's human, we all are. I just like that instead of him not caring, he actually stopped what he was doing and grabbed a small dish with two lemon slices. For those who may be deterred by my honesty about this- you need to remember that in the grand scheme of things, the lemon was not going to make or break the situation. Some folks honestly just head to get their heads out of the clouds and come back down to earth. Anyways... For dinner, I had the Morning Glory burger and it was pretty good! I was happy with how the kitchen abided by the request for "medium well" rather than over cooking the burger like many restaurants do. I get that Smokey Bones isn't your 5 star, extra formal, snob-nose eatery...but Niquo's down to earth attitude and the service made it obvious that we were in good company. read more

Ordered pretzel bones a side of mashed potatoes and an order of loaded French fries. Me and another person split these items. Food came out super fast and it was all very good. The only negative issue I had was when we came in the hostess walked away from us. I know I was on the phone but she could have asked my guest if we were ready. Because I actually answered her when she originally asked us if we were ready. Other than that it was all good. Would definitely go back.. read more

Smokey Bones - Justin is an amazing bartender here. 1st time sitting at the bar to ear and it won't be my last!!! - Barbeque Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

I'll never come back to this place!! As I set at the bar "trying" to eat my meal all I can see is knat's flying all over the place and all around my food. I kept waving my hands around to get them away but it didn't help. I said something about how bad it was and the young girl stated "oh that usually means that there's food or something under the bar. I take a few more bites but decided that I wasn't going to eat anymore of this stuff so next I'm guessing a manger walks over and ask how my food was since I ate less then half so I stated it was ok I guess and said I stopped eating due to the knats so she said oh I'm sorry and I can take 10% off which came to $1.22 lol. read more

Smokey Bones - Barbeque Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

We were visiting our son and decided to try something new to us that wasn't seafood! We walked in to the Smokey Bones BBQ at about 9 PM. We had 3 people walk by us and no one said hello or we will be right with you...after about 4 minutes someone came out and said "you looking for a table" we said yes, just the two of us, she then said - we'll have you been helped yet...I told her no. She took us to our table and I was a worried that the service would be as terrible as our first impression of this place which is terrible. Our server was George and he was AMAZING. He certainly made up for the terrible hostess they have. The food was mediocre at best, the Mac n Cheese was not worth the up charge at all. We tipped George well as he did a fantastic job. The drinks were good - I loved the strawberry lemonade drink a lot!! read more

Hands down best smoked wings in the area also the rewards points you can earn is pretty cool cause we order them all the time lol the ribs are very good to for a chain I was surprised by the quality or their bbq. If your ever in the mood for wings their smoked wings are they way to go!!!! read more

Smokey Bones - Smoked wings!! Best around enough said now eat them hahaha - Barbeque Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

VERY disappointed in a restaurant that I normally enjoy. It was lunch and very few patrons were there. The Brunswick stew was cold. The fries were old and cold as well. The pork BBQ was just warm. The BBQ beans were extremely good, but also just barely warm. The only positive was that the server was very pleasant. I hope this was an aberration and not the new norm for a usually good place to eat. read more

Food was good and the service was even better. (Ask to be seated in Jasmine's section if she's working)

Our server Jasmine was the best server I've had at Smokey Bones. She was very friendly and attentive to our table. The food was good also. If you go to Smokey Bones, ask for Jasmine. You'll be glad you did. read more

I haven't been to Smokey Bones in years because of multiple issues we've had with the Greenbrier location in Chesapeake. Today my husband and I decided to try the Pembroke location. What a mistake! Our server, Esther, was nice at first and took our order. Long story short, my order was wrong. Like completely wrong and she wrote it down! It took 30 minutes to correct. She refilled my unsweet tea with super sweet tea. We had to wait about 10 minutes after pressing the "call waitress" button to get the check and a box. My husband told me after she walked away that she rolled her eyes at me. What irritates me is I know I'm not a difficult customer. I have been a bartender, server, hostess, and even dishwasher for corporate and family owned restaurants. Maybe she was having a bad day. Who knows? But I do know we won't be going to any Smokey Bones location again. read more

The food was delicious!!!!! Amazing service! Our server Damone was energetic and full of positive energy! Really did brighten up both me and my girlfriend's day! read more

I was eating at Buffalo Wild Wings and 2 guys are like "you gotta try the Garlic Parm wings at Smokey Bones" I said no way man who even eats Garlic Parm shit? I soon found myself taking those men up on their wisdom and I haven't been back to B-Dubs since..I don't even think I have had good Garlic Parm wings anywhere else but this place is a red herring..Get then..The blue cheese and ranch nothing to write home about..Haven't had anything else there don't need to..Patrick the manager also has good knowledge of making explosives if you need an expert ask for him.. read more

Came for a friends birthday dinner, no reservations are allowed so our group of 25 waited an hour and a half to be seated, my food was ok, i got 3 different type of tacos but the avocado was missing on all 3 of them. Also no one ever filled my cup up the whole 2 hours we were there. other them that it was ok. read more

Food is ok .Nothing special the hostess is un professional.She let me sitting the table i didn't like.I want to change another table .She don't let me change .How they training the hostess like that .I will never be back that kind restaurant read more

Smokey bones Pembroke is delish ! Had smoked dry rub wings and 1/3 rack of St. Louis ribs. Baked beans bread and fries. Great wings and service by Damon was excellent read more

Stopped by here in a huge craving form mac and cheese. Luckily got exactly what I needed. The mac and cheese is A+ smoked baked beans are also great. The wings are delicious and Monday are all you can eat wings eat after 8. If your looking for a good BBQ joint with meat that has flavor, this is the place. read more

Smokey Bones - Mac and cheese, smoked BBQ baked beans an wings - Barbeque Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

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The services was good but the food was very bland. I ordered the Hawaiian ribeye medium and it came out rare and had no seasoning on it. The potatoes tasted like it was microwaved, slapped on with some mayo and butter. We also ordered the chicken tacos and it tasted like frozen chicken straight out of the freezer. Overall, the service was good, the staff was friendly and the price of the food was not base on the quality. I would come here for drinks and the scenery. read more

Took our granddaughter from Minnesota for lunch July 16. She and my wife both love BBQ. Place wasn't crowded - there were only 12 diners in the entire place shortly after noon. Thought that was odd. Wife got BBQ sandwich, granddaughter to BBQ plate and chicken (create your own) combination. I got a veggie burger. All three of us gave the food, which came in pretty large portions, a 'thumbs down.' BBQ they said was tolerable, chicken too rubbery to eat, and veggie burger? So, so. Service by David was excellent, as it should have been with no more diners than they had. Food very poor for the $50.78 charge. Wife and I remembered this place from 4-5 years previously when food was excellent and pricing reasonable. Today nothing similar to the quality and pricing of previous days. Cannot recommend Smokey Bones for anything except an excellent glass of water. Steer clear. There are too many other good restaurants in Virginia Beach to waste money on the offerings at Smokey Bones. read more

This review is based on two meals. The first meal was Texas Brisket. The brisket came out nice and warm, but lots of fat. Was not impressed. The corn was great as were the fries. The second meal was ribs, potato and corn. The ribs were dry. The potato felt undercooked inside and overdone on the outside. I have had wings here before and they were great! I recommend the smoked wings to any wing lover out there! The bartender checks on you once every 30 mins or so, felt like I had more time to converse with my brother but inattentive for this visit. I would recommend this place to anyone but expect to hardly see your server.... read more

Our server raven was so amazing. She was nice and friendly. The food came out fast and hot. Even the manager came around. There was no wait!

Had a great time here yesterday. Food was great and so was the service. Thanks again to Jeff for everything yesterday. He was a great waiter and entertainer for the night. read more

Excellent food for the price. Friendly atmosphere. Service was fantastic and Damone (server) was right on top of things with menu suggestions and attentiveness. read more

This place is amazing. The service is great and the food is always served to perfection. ***Sammi is a fantastic bartender. Her customer service is above all I have seen anywhere. She is quick to say hello, always polite, attentive and overall a great asset to the establishment. HIGHLY RECOMMENED..10 STARS in my opinion. read more