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Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill
Categories: Restaurants Barbeque Nightlife Bars Restaurants Steakhouses Barbeque, Bars, Steakhouses [Edit]
12541 Jefferson AveNewport News, VA 23602
(757) 947-1333
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 11 am - 1 am
- Delivery:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Price Range:
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$$
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Music:
- Background
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
7 reviews for Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill
7 reviews in English
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Review from Dan W.
Astoria, NY
9/6/2010 3 photos
If you like barbeque, Smokey Bones in Newport News is not a bad place to check out. The service is friendly and nice, and the atmosphere is woodsy and cool. There are plenty of TV screens all around the bar, making it a good option for watching sports without going to a sports bar. In fact, quite a few people come to the bar only late at night, but it never seems crowded in this place, and I mean that in a good way.
Again, the staff is really pretty cool. The bartenders are helpful, and the service is quite good--the right amount of being attentive without being annoying. There are a lot of places to sit--an area close to the door, a large U-shaped bar, and two areas to the right of, and behind the bar (facing from the entrance). This makes the place expansive, but it's laid out in a way to separate the various areas and still make it feel comfy. There is definitely an at-home, cabin-like feel to the place.
The food is okay. The barbecue is good, but not exactly great. At each table there are several different kinds of BBQ sauce, and I think the barbeque is intentionally left a bit dry so that patrons can choose which BBQ sauce they prefer. I ordered the Cuban Sandwich, but was disappointed. I LOVE Cuban Sandwiches and am a bit of a purist, but I was still willing to look past the deviation from the original recipe--Smokey Bone's Cubano is made with barbeque. However, it was still bland, and I really did not enjoy the inclusion of BBQ sauce, which I felt disrupted the sacred trifecta of pork, pickles, swiss, and mustard. Fine, maybe it's a quadfecta then, but you get my meaning... -
Review from Richard H.
South River, NJ
A step up from Applebee's; the appetizers and entrees are a little bit more tastier but are exactly the same. They advertise a 1.5lb burger which they are so happy about, but I sat and thought to myself is this a restaurant for people or are they trying to feed a bunch of pigs?! As I looked around and noticed that most of the clientele are clinically morbidly obese, I realized that some people don't care about taste, just how high they stack their burger patties.
The server was really nice and recommended their favorites on the menu. However, i'm unsure about how much they enjoy their job because as soon as she walked away, she was complaining to another server about how she can't wait to go home, and how she can't stand being here. I never had this happen to me but as we were eating one server just had to get her side work done so she busted out the vacuum and started to vacuum the carpet around our feet and around our table. Its just really inconsiderate for the people paying to eat at this establishment.
I have such high standards when it comes to BBQ, and this place certainly does not meet my standards. I'd rather eat a tv dinner than come back to this place. -
Review from CLARENCE J.
Arlington, VA
11/1/2011
This is a decent barbecue chain, but not special overall. I find the quality of the food to be uneven -- the pulled pork and the BBQ beans are excellent, the burgers (especially the entertaining and ridiculously big "Smoke Stack") are very good, and the ribs are decent; however, the brisket is fatty and unimpressive, and many of the sides fall flat.
The restaurant is pretty dark -- with dim lighting and dark wood and dark red as the predominant colors -- but it's comfortable. And the staff is very friendly and efficient; they were patient and a lot of fun to talk to during the afternoon while we first looked over the take-out menu, and again (with different employees) in the evening when we returned to pick up the order we called in. -
Review from Chelsea S.
Phoenixville, PA
2/11/2009
This place holds a special spot in my book. My parents live in Hampton and own a store in Jefferson Commons and they go to Smokey Bones all the time for their ribs and chicken dinners to go.
My dad has celiac disease and can't ingest gluten in any amount, and the people here are very good with his orders. The managers all know him and all keep an eye on the food to make sure it doesn't come in contact with any of their bread.
The one time we did eat-in together was quite enjoyable. It's the people that make the restaurant, and the server was very friendly. Oh yea, and the food is tasty! I love the coleslaw!Listed in: Best of Hampton Roads
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Review from Chris S.
12/27/2010
The side dishes were mediocre but those aren't why you come here. The pretzel apoetizer is ok but not a something i would get again. We got the st Louis in both brown sugar and original. The full rack was overcooked but the half wasn't. The saving grace was the waitress who, was great. I don't remember her name just look for the dark hair blue eyed girl from jersey.
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Review from Michael P.
Chesapeake, VA
5/2/2010
They've won me back over the last few months with good coupons and deals. I tried Smokey Bones a few years ago and, despite their pretty wide amount of selections, I just never found the food to be as good as some local barbeque joints.
The food is pretty good, their waiting staff can either be very nice and enjoyable or irritable and uninterested, I guess it depends on the person you get. I love their new bar food options, like the pretzel sticks with three very different, very bold sauces. The sliders are pretty good if you don't want a full meal too.
Unfortunately I've never been able to get a steak cooked how I want it. I usually get the red wine steak if I get one, but despite asking for anything from medium to well done, the steak is either undercooked (to the point of being very bloody) or over cooked. Granted, I don't have expensive taste, nor am I particularly picky, but I've never been completely satisfied with the steak's wellness. The taste is great, it's just the preparation that is my only problem.
Overall the place is good. I've had some great meals and I've had some okay meals here, I think it's generally hit-or-miss. -
Review from Jacqui R.
Norfolk, VA
Updated - 8/16/2010 5 photos
Went here over the weekend for lunch (although it was about 3pm). There were only a few families inside having food, but the service was still pretty slow overall. I got the BBQ sandwich which was good, but a little bit dry, also tried out the sweet potato sticks which were alright. My friend got the cuban sandwich which I thought was really tasty - lots of flavor (I think I'll get it next time). They had a good beer special going on for Saturdays, I think it changes monthly, but it was $3 bud light.
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6/20/2010
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