Ok food, but they are in serious need of some fly-strips. Disgusting. The service was not spectacular, took a long time to get our checks.

Best bbq ribs and chicken ever! Need brisket tastes kinda soupy like chicken soup though.

Found this place on the side of the road after a trip from the Rockies, and absolutely blew my mind. From the ribs, to the brisket, to the sides, everything was amazing. Definitely bookmarking this place for my next trip to Colorado. read more

Food and service amazing! Hard to find a good bbq restaurant these days. Family of 3 got the Teenie Wahine family platter and was enough for 4! Probably the cheapest way to go if there is 3-4 people. Bread pudding was also delicious and homemade. read more

I loved eating the food. Good Lunch ! The shredded pork melted in my mouth. (My bun was not overly toasted.) I enjoyed the varied selection of barbecue sauces sitting on the table and the cole slaw was memorably good. I brought home leftovers as the protions were very generous. My husband loved tasting the leftovers. He makes his own bottled barbecue sauce and he is a picky about his barbecue. I have recomended several people to drive to Lyons ( frm. Boulder !) and try the barbecue at Smokin Dave's. I enjoyed the wall decor, level of cleaniness, available parking, and size of the restaurnat (not too small). The out door seating area looked like a great place for a party. (We sat indoors to eat) The food servers were friendly, attentive, clean and aiming to please. Prices seemed to be right. I would definately eat at Smokin Dave's again. read more

My wife and I moved Florida to Colorado 3 years ago and this is our favorite place to eat. We go quite often. The food and service are always fantastic at smokin daves. If you are looking for REAL GOOD BBQ and an exquisite selection of drinks - then look no further. read more

I found it to be a totally fun experience. Not only was there a great variety of BBQ and sauces, the menu had some gourmet surprises and the staff was very nice. I would recommend it to anyone, despite their preference and BBQ style. read more

Food is fine. Not always friendly staff though. I like the outdoor area. Prices are ok. Love their sweet potatoes fries.

Great place to stop on our vacation! We had wonderful bbq, great service and the place was fun to look around in. A must stop for anyone driving through Lyons or close by! read more

So yummy. Stopped in from out of town and I'm sure to come back. Nice friendly staff, cute decor. Best bbq I've had in a while

Good BBQ for Colorado. Nice selection of entrees and sandwiches. I've always had good service at the Lyons location (not so in Estes Park). The prices are reasonable and the beer selection is outstanding. Happy hour beer prices from 3-6 are $3/pint for most selections. No happy hour in Estes; only in Lyons. This has become the preferred eating place in Lyons for many local residents due to overcrowding, overpricing, poor service issues at Oskar's. The food and beer choices are much better at Smokin' Dave's. Highly recommended. read more

My son and his wife recently purchased a home in Lyons. My husband and I stopped by for a tour of the new house and afterward we all went out to dinner at Smokin Dave's to celebrate. It's not what you would call an "upscale", nicely decorated restaurant, but what really counts for me is the food. Smokin Dave's was outstanding in that category. We had Carolina pulled pork and St. Louis ribs and both were delicious. It was fun to try the different sauces that were on the table. The prices were reasonable too. read more

Sorry to have to give such a bad rating but here is my experience. Went in for takeout. No menus visible . Asked for a menu and waited for 2 orders to be checked out first. The menus were newspapers kept under the cashier table. Finally got the menu. The lighting is poor. The paper is old fashion newspaper and difficult to read. I had intended on just getting a side or 2 for take out. Then I saw a blacken portabella burger. (Yes I am vegetarian and was I crazy going there to begin with? It's a small town without a great many choices . ). They have beans and rice and THAT with a salad was my original plan. Anyway, I saw this vegetarian option and it sounded fantastic. Black beans, portabella mushrooms, red peppers with Parmesion cheese, onions on a whole wheat bun with greens and cilantro pesto. Comes with fries and cold slaw. $10. 95. I had left overs from THE FORK from the night before that were fantastic but not enough for my appetite. This burger sounded really nice. What I have is a untoasted bun with greens no pesto, no onions, no red peppers and my fries are partially cooked and my burger is soggy too. I called because I am staying only a few blocks away to get my red peppers, cheese, pesto and to get fries cooked completely. I was told they purée all the ingredients together for my burger! What are they THINKING? So wonder it is soggy! Would they do that with beef? $10.95 implies they know what they are doing and realize fresh ingredients are quality! It was a Wednesday evening after the dinner rush. The place was nearly empty. read more

Had Daves when we first moved here a couple weeks ago and it was amazing. Tried to order a family meal tonight at 8:30 and Daves was closed. Online it says restaurant closes at 11pm... 2.5 hours early, really?! read more

Now Ive been to Smoking Daves 2 times now and both times were great and don't get me wrong Im no star nazi, but I have to have eaten somewhere more than two time to just throw out a 5 star review, and to be honest I really had to start this review by saying if this had been my 3 or 4th time there I would most definitely be awarding 5 to the smoking daves establishment in Lyons. I just so happen to live not far from lyons so Ive been coming to town for lunch on the regular and trying out different and new establishments. I was at another spot in town and asked the owner/proprietor to recommend other places in town he liked, and he said smoking daves. As I returned to longmont that day I noticed a sign out front highlighting their wednesday all you can eat ribs special, which is an amazing deal btw. $13.99 for all you can eat ribs and side dishes, the special is for their St Louis style spare ribs and they are amazingly good. Ive had other spare ribs and I can't say Im always a fan, but when it comes to st louis style they really know how to smoke em right, where the meat is so succulent and juicy. They really know how to sell em, and they know how to do it right when it comes to sides as well. Every side dish Ive tried was delicious. While I was there for the all you can eat ribs night I saw an advertisement for their friday night special which is a prime rib and 2 sides for $13.99 again and i was impressed by the thought of it so I returned a week or so later for the friday night prime rib special and i must say it was delicious as well, I had the green beans which they pan saute with bacon yumm so good, and i have the garlic mashed potatoes, ive also had the corn on the cob, nicely steamed fresh to order, and the sweet potato fries and the spiced apples and everything about this place is delicious. I just need to go back on a standard visit and give their other meats a try before I can dedicate myself to them with 5 stars, I hope you understand Smokin Dave! But I will be back you can count on that! read more

Cliff notes: Proceed with caution It's called a BBQ *AND* Taphouse so I'll address each separately. Beer: Fairly wide selection of beers. I love IPA's and they had two on tap (Melvin and Rebel Juiced). To be short, both suck really bad for anyone who knows IPA's. Being from San Diego, I kinda know my IPA's but can still happily drink any relatively decent IPA at the end of the day. I couldn't even drink either (and I was thirsty and really tried). I'm not a really stout fan but needed something I could drink so switched to Lefthand Milk Stout: excellent! Thirst quenched, I ordered some BBQ. BBQ: I love brisket so ordered the brisket/rib 2-meat plate. The brisket here was dry, dry, dry....oh so dry. Don't even bother (unless you don't know what good brisket tastes like, then it doesn't matter, go for it). Ribs? (Or, should I say "rib" as only one comes with the meal). Big, which is good, but tough as hell and stuck to the bone like nobody's business. When you need to use a knife on a rib, you know it sucks. The four available sauces are all watery, weak stuff. Somebody who knows BBQ and beer needs to come in and really overhaul the BBQ and beer in this place. Too bad, it really seemed to have potential from the outside and inside. It has the right "feel", it just didn't execute. EDIT: I wrote the above (and this) while sitting at the restaurant. I kindly mentioned to the server the BBQ was pretty bad but, I'd still pay for the meal but wanted them to know. The manager came over and said the uneaten portion of my brisket/rib (which was mostly all of it) looked REALLY dry and was not the quality they usually served. Something about the usual pitmaster moving to the Denver store and the replacement not yet working out? She offered a replacement dinner (I'd planned to go and eat somewhere else as I was still hungry) and I decided to taker her up on her nice offer and try a safe, non BBQ, burger/fries. Perhaps the new pitmaster is still learning/had a bad day when I was there. Will I try them again the next time I'm in town to see if they fixed their BBQ issues? I don't know but, if I do, I'll proceed cautiously and start with something small to check it out before ordering dinner. read more

oh, boy such a great surprise! food is very tasty, brisket is a must, pork ribs right after! prices are actually surprisingly good, way bellow we usually pay for BBQ! most importantly, I was really impressed with the service! I would always ask server for recommendation and opinion. If I get a vague and general response, I would start doubting the food. I mean, if employees don't have passion about their own food, what should I think?! However, I got a perfect response here! She had opinion and recommendation that spoke to me! Good, good place! read more

Delicious food. Great atmosphere. The Saturday night music was great. I highly recommend giving the BBQ a try. You won't regret it.

Waited 20 minutes for a waiter and ended up just walking out. We even moved to the bar and the bartender left to serve food. This was at lunch. read more

Awesome pulled pork sandwich, brisket and hot sausage!! A really neat place with some delicious food!!

Excellent. And they have a restaurant in Longmont. Very reasonably priced and the food is excellent. Great smoked flavor and sauces. I have never been disappointed. We are regular eaters there. read more

This was the first time I've eaten in the Lyons restaurant and had a disappointing meal. The ribs were over cooked and fatty and the coleslaw watery. On the plus side, the service was good for a busy Friday evening supper. I'll give the Lyons' restaurant one more chance. Otherwise I'll wait to eat at Dave's in Estes where I've never been disappointed. read more

We are new to Lyons and have gone to Smokin Dave's just one time so far. We didn't expect it to be quite as good as it was. I wouldn't go too often, because it is a pretty glutinous meal~ :-) ~ can't take in that much meat and deliciousness too often! Looking forward to going back. read more

We came to Dave's with high hopes. Service was slow to start, but I waiter took our drink and food order at the start so we were catching up. We watched three couples get seated while we drank a beer. They all ate and left while we still waited for our food. We ordered the catfish tenders, BBQ wrap and pulled pork sandwich. The food was good. read more

I've been here now 5 times and have always had an excellent meal! service is always good and very friendly, very nice place to stop for lunch!! Sadly though I cant give 5 stars because I ordered the kobe beef ribs on my last visit and the "kobe" is NO different then there normal beef ribs! still very good but NO DIFFERENCE! save your money and get there normal house ribs, you wont be disappointed!!! oh and possibly the BEST bbq beans ever!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

After many stops at the Estes Park location, we tried the Lyons Dave's last night. Very, Very, good. Nice surroundings with live entertainment. A guitarist/vocalist with a good mix of songs and just the right volume. Many draft beers and the same excellent BBQ as in Estes. My wife had ribs and I went with the Pitmaster sandwich. Both were excellent. I'm also partial to the red beans and rice as a side dish. Daves will give Lyons folks and travelers another choice besides Oskar Blues and may make Oskars step it up a notch!! Give Smokin Dave's a try at either or both locations!! read more

We hit this place on the way back to Boulder from RMNP. Awesome food and plenty of it. Great informal service, too. Beer was cold, pulled pork and brisket hot. Perfect meal to end a great day in the park. Wish I could eat here more than once every 18 months! read more

Great BBQ and service in Northern Colorado!!

Very good food! 24 beers on tap, great view. Found this place spur of the moment. Looks like a dump, but it is very nice and delicious

I take my family to Smokin Dave's and the whole crew enjoys it. My wife, who is not normally a fan of BBQ, thinks this is the best BBQ around. We normally order the family platter and take home plenty for leftovers. I really enjoy their selection of sauces and the meat is very tender and full of flavor. read more

My husband and I had a delicious meal, cold beer and a wonderful time. My husband is from North Carolina and is very picky about his barbeque. You won him over. This place is just what Lyons needed. Cat and Dave, treat you like family. My husband and I will be back. Thank you again for a great night out. read more

The food was awesome and the staff were friendly. After hiking for 6 hours it makes you feel better about your day. Don't loos the Soft and tender ribs!!! Generally it is worth to visit read more

Awesome!! Best BBQ that we have had in long time! We had out of town guests from Chicago too and the loved it too. Prices are reasonable and food is excellent. They also take reservations. read more

Food is fine (nothing stands out as memorable either way) and beer selection can't be beat.

I stopped by Smokin Dave's while visiting in Colorado. Being from Texas, I can say that SD's BBQ is definitely some of the best I have had anywhere. The staff and atmosphere was great. I will visit again and cant wait for some good smokin BBQ. read more

I took my niece to this restaurant because she wanted to give it a try , she's an adult and loves BBQ , I consider myself a qualified expert on the subject and I am only writing this through a sense of obligation to the public . My niece ordered pulled pork and I ordered beef ribs in three bones .This is what we got . My three ribs were 50% fat ,very little meat and what meat there was there was tasteless and chewy .I didn't even finish one ribs worth, zero smoke taste .just fat and bone . My niece's pulled pork was somewhat better but basically what you might expect if there was a such a thing as canned pulled pork , it was mushy and again very little smoke flavor . Everything else was so forgettable that I don't even know what else we got as far as sides. Our waitress was nice enough but it seemed like she quit part way through the process because after our initial order we never saw her again and it 26 minutes to get our food so who knows what happened to her. I took the remaining rib mess home thinking that maybe the problem was me and that I may be judging them harshly and that after a break maybe they would taste better, no such luck, fat and bone doesn't really get better with time . I had a friend over who is a chef and I cut him off a piece and he just spit it out . I tried giving it to my dogs but they also showed little interest . So there you have it , maybe I was asking too much or maybe the food just sucked but I would never go there again or recommend it to anyone . read more

probably the best green chili i have had in a long time, all the food that people ordered next to me loked great as well. i will eat dinner here next time i am in town read more

After driving past this and seeing the number of cars a couple of nights we thought we'd try it. I called a couple hours before we wanted to eat and was told they did not take reservations, but instead was told to call 20 min before arriving and they would put us on the call ahead list. Would have been helpful if they would Have answered their phone. After talking to people next to us, they were frustrated with the same thing. Was told our wait was 1 hour so we decided to go to the bar. At the bar we found 3-6 open tables. At which time more than 3 tables were available the entire hour we were there. So, that hour wait time is attributed to people who don't know how to run a restaurant. The Dave's beer was horrible. Don't waste your money on it. The ribs were the worst we have ever had at a place that claimed to be a BBQ restaurant. They should be tender enough to fall off the bone. However, we found that you had to use a steak knife to cut through it. The membrane was still on it and only the top was edible. The only positive I'll give was that the tangy and spicy sauces were good. My advice, avoid this place. read more