Smokey Bones Colonie

The food was a solid 5 stars tonight. We enjoyed our meal. Service was a bit slow and disorganized tonight but for Valentine's Day night I can understand why. It was very busy there tonight. They seemed a bit understaffed but handled it well.

Did the catering option for Christmas, spent $300 and they forgot a tray of cornbread, which you have to pay extra for pecan butter cornbread. Reached out to them a few times but no response. The brisket was very mid, the corn was hard, the Mac and cheese very basic, the best thing was the apple blossoms (apple pies). I don’t think I would get food catered from here again.

This was absolutely the worst delivery we have ever received in the history of food delivery (remember COVID deliveries? It was worse than that.) We ordered through GrubHub and I had a real rough day at work so I was in need of some comfort food. Was it a chance ordering $17.12 loaded cheese fries? yes. I expected some incredible fries to cure my woes. This was not it. Don't order from here. Not for take out. Just avoid it at all costs.

Me and my siblings had such a great lunch experience thanks to our server, Claudia. We came to Smokey Bones on the 10th Anniversary of our dad’s passing because it’s a restaurant he used to love. Claudia didn’t know, but she helped us have a lovely time celebrating our dad’s life on a day that can be tough for us. We are so appreciative of her kindness, good humor, and amazing service. The vibes were great and we will be coming back!

Went there for my brother's early birthday for lunch-dinner. Had an exceptional and cheerful waitress taking our orders. Both the food and service was excellent in between myself, my aforementioned brother and my parents. We got there around 3:30ish PM, so it wasn't very busy and rather pleasant so we were all able to converse without issue. And the service was relatively quick, 10 minutes or so. A good time between lunch and dinner if you will get the mouth melting rack of ribs, which my brother and father ordered. Super tender and came off the bone effortlessly. I'd personally like to bring my best buddy down here (if possible) whenever he visits from Florida. Highly recommended and no complaints from my visit on January 24th, 2026.