Bull Smith's Tavern

This was my second time at bull smiths tavern since they opened up last year. I came a few days ago on Tuesday for the $1 tacos and happy hour and everything came out phenomenally. Staff greeted me instantly at the door and the bartenders made my experience much more pleasing. Highly recommend to anyone who’s local.

This place has incredible food and is certainly worth the money. The atmosphere makes eating even more enjoyable, and we also loved the service. We will definitely be coming back; it's now one of our go-to spots.

My wife and I had the opportunity to surprise my best friend Chris at his new job and we're so glad we made it happen! Bull Smith's was a lively bar that had such an engaging atmosphere. The drinks Chris made for us were delicious and unique. The live music was bumping with throwbacks that made us hit the dance floor. The outside area was also great, filled with plenty of seats, some games and a guy making fresh sliders on the grill! Overall we loved our experience and will definitely be back to specifically get some more of Chris' drinks and enjoy the vibes!

Tina Tina

Attended a baby shower in the upstairs room. The place was beautiful especially like the chandelier and the wallpaper. They did a great job decorating for Halloween as well. The food was very good. Only complaint is they did not have any changing table in the upstairs or downstairs. I understand if they usually have only adults who go to have a drink but it would be a great addition to their bathroom that also has no counter space. Had to change my newborn on my legs on the floor in the bathroom. Other people at the event were telling me to change the baby on the dining table or the chair... I would never do that where people are eating. So again, if you can add a changing table in at least 1 bathroom I am sure it will help at least few of your customers especially when there is an event. Great job otherwise!

Xavier Cruz

My wife and I had the opportunity to surprise my best friend Chris at his new job and we're so glad we made it happen! Bull Smith's was a lively bar that had such an engaging atmosphere. The drinks Chris made for us were delicious and unique. The live music was bumping with throwbacks that made us hit the dance floor. The outside area was also great, filled with plenty of seats, some games and a guy making fresh sliders on the grill! Overall we loved our experience and will definitely be back to specifically get some more of Chris' drinks and enjoy the vibes!

Nick Lico

This was my second time at bull smiths tavern since they opened up last year. I came a few days ago on Tuesday for the $1 tacos and happy hour and everything came out phenomenally. Staff greeted me instantly at the door and the bartenders made my experience much more pleasing. Highly recommend to anyone who’s local.

Stefen Rosner

This place has incredible food and is certainly worth the money. The atmosphere makes eating even more enjoyable, and we also loved the service. We will definitely be coming back; it's now one of our go-to spots.

Brianna Fernandez

Last night my family and I went to Bull Smith’s Tavern to celebrate my brother and sister’s birthday, and we had such a great time! My parents and brother really enjoyed the sirloin steak with mashed potatoes, and my sister and I loved the pasta with bolognese. We sat outside, enjoyed some appetizers before our entrees, and even played bingo while we ate, which made it extra fun. The drinks were delicious, the food was great, and the overall vibe was really enjoyable. Definitely a spot we’ll be coming back to!

Ron Digital

Decided to give this place a try after hearing some good reviews from friends. I arrived earlier than my dinner companions, so I sat at bar and had a spicy Paloma to drink which was fresh and tasty, while I waited for my friends I looked over the menu and asked the bartender about some of the appetizers, she recommended some of her favorites and I went for the mussels which had the option of a couple of different sauces, which all sounded good but I went with the marinara. Delicious. They seem to have a lively happy hour with people cheering for the Mets and Yankees. But this time my friends arrived we sat at a table as they had live music which we enjoy, service was friendly quick and efficient. We split a giant “Bull” shaped pretzel and had some wings. Which everyone enjoyed. I had a herb crusted salmon which was very good, two my friends had burgers and my other friend had a steak with mashed potatoes. Everything looked great, and they all said how good the food was. We decided to do another round of after dinner drinks on their outdoor patio which had couches and fire pits and it was perfect weather for enjoying outdoors. Finished the night with a frozen espresso martini which I might go back for that alone. They had daily specials so I’ll be back soon to check those out.

Kadie Farrell

Came here last Thursday with my husband. May I say I never leave reviews on restaurants but this place was so good I just had too. Firstly me and my husband were greeted right away by a nice worker. We decided to sit by the bar where we then found out about the deal… It was $5 martinis and $5 salads. I was struggling a little to pick out a martini so I asked the bartender to just make me whatever he then proceeded to ask me what I like most about drinks and said he knew the perfect martini to make me… and he was spot on. The $5 salads was a great addition too, I decided to get a baby arugula salad with shrimp. The salad was a great size portion and the shrimp was seasoned well. Parking was iffy but with the deal, taste of the meal, and chat with the workers it’s definitely worth it.

Cameron513

Bull Smiths Tavern may be a hidden gem on Long Island. What drew me to come here tonight was seeing their celebrity appearances they offer, insanely energetic knicks watch parties, and their great food promos. I just had their $1 tacos and let’s say it’s a deal that can’t be beat. My friends and I split a margarita tower and it was nothing short of tasty. There was also a cornhole league going on that we didn’t know about. It gave us a nice little outlet to let out the rest of the energy we had for the day. All the staff was super attentive and I barley had to wait for a new tower once it was empty, plates were quickly removed off the table once empty, and we felt nothing but pure appreciation for the work they have put into building such a great team. We are certainly looking forward to coming back. Especially for the knicks games!

Fabian Prieto

This place is FUN. Was out at Waheeka castle and Google guided me to this place. I had a blast. Partied with locals, danced all night and made friends. Definitely worth a stop if you are in Long Island. Or if you want to get away from the city, this is your spot to save a few bucks yet still have a good ole time.

Nad JD

I came here on a hunch since my destination would be Port Jefferson, and honestly, I don't regret it. The food was super delicious, the service was very friendly, and the atmosphere was very pleasant. I arrived just as a group of five very talented young people were performing, all their music and performances carried out solely by their voices. A group that improvises and interacts with their audience is very refreshing to my ears, and I honestly think they should be recruited by a talent scout. Thanks for the experience, the place is more than recommended.

Taylor Bannon

From the moment we walked in, we were warmly greeted by the staff and instantly felt at home. The ambiance was cozy and stylish, perfect for both a casual dinner or a special occasion. The menu offered a great variety of dishes, and every item we tried was bursting with flavor and beautifully presented. We started with the bang bang shrimp, which was perfectly cooked and seasoned. For the main course, the steak tidbits were a standout—tender, fresh, and complemented by a delicious side of fries. The staff genuinely seemed to care that we had a great experience, and it made all the difference. Whether you're a local or just passing through, this place is absolutely worth a visit. I’ll definitely be coming back soon!

Renovated and it looks nice indoors and the outside also has some nice seating area for when the temperatures are right. Service was good. Food options were decent, sliders, Mac and cheese were ok. Price is on the higher side for some of the food options. Would have been easier if they had a drink menu or beer menu. Not bad overall to stop in for a drink.

Willie Ruiz

Renovated and it looks nice indoors and the outside also has some nice seating area for when the temperatures are right. Service was good. Food options were decent, sliders, Mac and cheese were ok. Price is on the higher side for some of the food options. Would have been easier if they had a drink menu or beer menu. Not bad overall to stop in for a drink.

Went here last week with a group of buddies. Wings were great, beer was cold and tasty (clean lines) and interior esthetics were on point. Service was just OK. Could have been a tad more attentive. But all in all, I'd go back. They did a great job with the establishment.

Decided to try since it is very close to where I live. Very nice renovation and bar area was very busy at 5 pm on a Friday. We were one of the few people in Dining area. A simple order of two plates of steak tidbits took approximately 40 minutes to deliver. Waitress was very pleasant and said she was new and it was her error. A bit later manager blamed a large party on patio area for the delay ??.Eventually got our order and it was fine. They apologized and made a deduction on the check. Place is lively, in a good spot and has potential. I would advise owner to hire some seasoned experienced staff since most of the staff seemed very young. Will give it another during a weekday evening.

Jay M.

Went here last week with a group of buddies. Wings were great, beer was cold and tasty (clean lines) and interior esthetics were on point. Service was just OK. Could have been a tad more attentive. But all in all, I'd go back. They did a great job with the establishment.

Came here for dinner on a Friday around 8pm. Had a few drinks, while the dinner menu was a bit pricey the food came out good. Service was a little spotty, no cutlery or napkins if served at the bar and difficult to get a refill. The real chaos seems to start as the security arrives at the entrance and the carousel of Ubers start to surge around 9:30p. The bartenders change to what seems are people even younger than those they’re serving. The dinner/restaurant menus disappear and the drink prices raise up. $8 beers are now $10, cans reach up to $12, the rack drinks come out as they cash in on the new arrivals. By 10pm, Bull Smith’s drops the restaurant act and turns into a full-blown nightlife circus. If you came for dinner, finish your drink and escape before the $12 cans and Vodka Cran crowd take over.

The steak tidbits were good and the happy hour isn't bad. The outdoor set up is really nice. What I didn't like is that the menu only has the cash price listed and I was charged extra for the credit card price even though I paid with cash!

Shezad Shah

Came here for dinner on a Friday around 8pm. Had a few drinks, while the dinner menu was a bit pricey the food came out good. Service was a little spotty, no cutlery or napkins if served at the bar and difficult to get a refill. The real chaos seems to start as the security arrives at the entrance and the carousel of Ubers start to surge around 9:30p. The bartenders change to what seems are people even younger than those they’re serving. The dinner/restaurant menus disappear and the drink prices raise up. $8 beers are now $10, cans reach up to $12, the rack drinks come out as they cash in on the new arrivals. By 10pm, Bull Smith’s drops the restaurant act and turns into a full-blown nightlife circus. If you came for dinner, finish your drink and escape before the $12 cans and Vodka Cran crowd take over.

Tricia S

The steak tidbits were good and the happy hour isn't bad. The outdoor set up is really nice. What I didn't like is that the menu only has the cash price listed and I was charged extra for the credit card price even though I paid with cash!

Went on Sunday 2/15 for a meet and greet with Casey Cizikas from the NY Islanders. We had four in our group. It was pretty easy meeting Casey so that was cool but as far as the service it was horrible. The wait staff was nice but in no way were they remotely ready for this large crowd. Food was next to impossible to order let alone receive it after you ordered. I waited over an hour for a burger then just left. I told them I was leaving to go eat somewhere else. Who serves beer in plastic cups? I mean really I felt like I was back in HS. This place has potential but if Matty Martin is coming in next weekend they will need at least 5 more cooks and 5 or 6 more wait staff. We are going to meet Matt Martin then eating elsewhere unless they get their S together

Let’s start off with what is good… Still not sure if it was the right move to completely renovate the place… it was a nice looking older building before, old style small tile floors, half walls with glass partitions, drink shelfs… it had an old tap room style feel to it… but the new building is very nicely done, big open floor plan, great looking bar accessible to the outside patio as well, very nice outdoor patio area. The service we had was fantastic… we were seated immediately. Our server was Brittney and she was an absolute professional and knows what she is doing. She got to the table for the drink order in under 4 minutes… checked in on us often but not over bearing. She was clearly annoyed at the speed at which her orders were coming out and apologized for the wait on the appetizers ( we weren’t complaining… but it was taking a long time for apps). We watched closely everything going on in the dining room… there was a clear disconnect from kitchen to dining room. Server helpers shouldn’t be going from table to table asking if you got the nachos ( or whatever else they might have been holding ) they should know where it’s supposed to be. We watched that one plate of nachos circle the entire dining room go back into the kitchen and comeback out with the same routine all over again till they finally figured it out. We lucked out with Brittney… she was on her game 100%. The not so good and most important part… The food… Appetizers… We ordered the Korean Bbq riblets and Macadamia encrusted fried oysters… The Korean BBQ riblets, not sure how the plate could be hot as hell but the ribs themselves be barely warm… whatever… that wasn’t even the part that bothered me… they were just ok… my wife and daughter were equally unimpressed… nothing about them was even remotely Asian flavored and as a matter of fact it was bothering me the whole time that they tasted extremely familiar… and then it hit me… I know this sauce… it’s sweet baby rays, I use it all the time at home… I would almost guarantee it… maybe some extra spice thrown in… but I know that flavor for sure. The Macadamia encrusted fried oysters with mango chutney, Very long description for sure… they were an absolute disappointment. Not even warm, very tiny, mostly breading that had no trace of macadamia at all in its makeup. Yes it’s fish but the smell shouldn’t be off putting either. The mango chutney should’nt be put on with shovel… half a teaspoon full would have sufficed. My daughter had a fried chicken sandwich that she described as “generic fried chicken sandwich” when I asked her how it was … she is easy to please and tiny… anytime I ask her how something is she usually says I like it or it’s good… this time I got… it’s a generic fried chicken sandwich and… the bun to meat ratio is ridiculous… the bun is huge for how small the chicken is and it’s dry… like I said… she’s tiny… and the sandwich seemed small to her. Me and the wife split 2 different orders of slider and an order of fries, Hot fried chicken sliders and the Jack Daniel’s Bbq beef sliders ( that wasn’t the real name more on that in a second ), Hot fried chicken sliders… nothing to write home about other than the fact that once again if it’s going to be the smallest piece of meat you could find USE A SMALLER BUN… the meat gets lost in the bun altogether… there were trace elements of slaw but hardly enough to get a taste of and the sauce was nearly non existent… again… dry. The short rib sliders… my wife tried these before I did… I could see the look on her face… not pleased… I said so what do you think… she said I think they pulled it out of the fridge section at the supermarket… it’s Jack Daniel’s Bbq beef in a tub… she can be more critical than me… she was not wrong… it s exactly how I would have described it… it’s ok for a Tuesday night when you worked late and have to nuke something quick so you can eat… not for a restaurant. Last thought… Valet parking unnecessary… nice place, step up your food game… it shouldn’t feel like a hotel bar restaurant at an airport layover.

Johnny NoNo 57

Let’s start off with what is good… Still not sure if it was the right move to completely renovate the place… it was a nice looking older building before, old style small tile floors, half walls with glass partitions, drink shelfs… it had an old tap room style feel to it… but the new building is very nicely done, big open floor plan, great looking bar accessible to the outside patio as well, very nice outdoor patio area. The service we had was fantastic… we were seated immediately. Our server was Brittney and she was an absolute professional and knows what she is doing. She got to the table for the drink order in under 4 minutes… checked in on us often but not over bearing. She was clearly annoyed at the speed at which her orders were coming out and apologized for the wait on the appetizers ( we weren’t complaining… but it was taking a long time for apps). We watched closely everything going on in the dining room… there was a clear disconnect from kitchen to dining room. Server helpers shouldn’t be going from table to table asking if you got the nachos ( or whatever else they might have been holding ) they should know where it’s supposed to be. We watched that one plate of nachos circle the entire dining room go back into the kitchen and comeback out with the same routine all over again till they finally figured it out. We lucked out with Brittney… she was on her game 100%. The not so good and most important part… The food… Appetizers… We ordered the Korean Bbq riblets and Macadamia encrusted fried oysters… The Korean BBQ riblets, not sure how the plate could be hot as hell but the ribs themselves be barely warm… whatever… that wasn’t even the part that bothered me… they were just ok… my wife and daughter were equally unimpressed… nothing about them was even remotely Asian flavored and as a matter of fact it was bothering me the whole time that they tasted extremely familiar… and then it hit me… I know this sauce… it’s sweet baby rays, I use it all the time at home… I would almost guarantee it… maybe some extra spice thrown in… but I know that flavor for sure. The Macadamia encrusted fried oysters with mango chutney, Very long description for sure… they were an absolute disappointment. Not even warm, very tiny, mostly breading that had no trace of macadamia at all in its makeup. Yes it’s fish but the smell shouldn’t be off putting either. The mango chutney should’nt be put on with shovel… half a teaspoon full would have sufficed. My daughter had a fried chicken sandwich that she described as “generic fried chicken sandwich” when I asked her how it was … she is easy to please and tiny… anytime I ask her how something is she usually says I like it or it’s good… this time I got… it’s a generic fried chicken sandwich and… the bun to meat ratio is ridiculous… the bun is huge for how small the chicken is and it’s dry… like I said… she’s tiny… and the sandwich seemed small to her. Me and the wife split 2 different orders of slider and an order of fries, Hot fried chicken sliders and the Jack Daniel’s Bbq beef sliders ( that wasn’t the real name more on that in a second ), Hot fried chicken sliders… nothing to write home about other than the fact that once again if it’s going to be the smallest piece of meat you could find USE A SMALLER BUN… the meat gets lost in the bun altogether… there were trace elements of slaw but hardly enough to get a taste of and the sauce was nearly non existent… again… dry. The short rib sliders… my wife tried these before I did… I could see the look on her face… not pleased… I said so what do you think… she said I think they pulled it out of the fridge section at the supermarket… it’s Jack Daniel’s Bbq beef in a tub… she can be more critical than me… she was not wrong… it s exactly how I would have described it… it’s ok for a Tuesday night when you worked late and have to nuke something quick so you can eat… not for a restaurant. Last thought… Valet parking unnecessary… nice place, step up your food game… it shouldn’t feel like a hotel bar restaurant at an airport layover.

Food, service, and prices are awful. Constant changes in management are telling of a larger issue. I suspect that they have underaged people drinking here a lot of the time as well. Waste of money and time just don’t go.

The price to quality ratio is horribly off. Manager had unprofessional behavior with female wait staff and the music was LOUD for a mostly empty establishment. ***Edited to say that the auto response from the establishment is a disappointment. The food was NOT good and the bartenders were bad (and I suspect underage barbacks being told to make drinks.) an auto review for such Inappropriate behavior with young women is disgusting and I will never return.

Josh Williams

Bull Smith’s is the Little Vincent’s of bars - all hype with nothing to back it up. The drinks are noticeably more expensive than the places I usually go to and the music is obnoxiously loud. I like music, but this is the first time I’ve ever had to step outside a bar because the music was too loud for my ears to handle. The bartenders were too busy making conversation with people they knew and totally ignored me for almost 10 minutes. Overall not worth coming back to.

Phoebe Hannan

The price to quality ratio is horribly off. Manager had unprofessional behavior with female wait staff and the music was LOUD for a mostly empty establishment. ***Edited to say that the auto response from the establishment is a disappointment. The food was NOT good and the bartenders were bad (and I suspect underage barbacks being told to make drinks.) an auto review for such Inappropriate behavior with young women is disgusting and I will never return.