I've eaten at two of these chain joints three times. Â The other was in Savannah. Â Gotta tell ya, neither disappointed me. Â I'll say this, consistency in a chain is key, so far that is what puts a smile on my face when I travel and notice a Bonefish is close.
The only dish i'm not a fan of and I still order are the mussels. Â When they cool off and the sauce begins to coagulate I stop. Â would be better if shared. Â Like I said I still order it.
The Ahi Tuna Sashimi is awesome, get the large! Â With the bread and dipping oil and you have a meal that will stand up to any review.
Hopefully more trips to other locations are in my future...
Yelp snobs please hold your noses now, but yes I am reviewing and rewarding a chain restaurant 4 stars. I live in Chicago and have access to a lot of stellar restaurants, but I travel for work extensively and end up in many smaller Midwest locations where Bonefish has a presence. I've eaten at 3 different locations (most recently this one in Evansville, IN) and the food is consistently delicious and reasonably priced. Their Bang Bang Shrimp is sinful appetizer and a total steal on Wednesdays when it's only 5 bucks. I've also tried their crabcakes which were crispy on the outside and moist and meaty on the inside. The trout with the lemon butter sauce is divine, and I have NEVER found a bone in my fish (a common problem with that fish at many other "fine" restaurants.
Be sure to ask for the complimentary bread. It's heavenly when dipped in their olive oil and pesto.
In town for business and I must admit that I was shocked to hear that a Bonefish existed in this corner of the world.
Seabass? I'd order again.
Mango salsa? Can't say it enhanced or took away from the flavor of the fish.
Caesar salad? average.
Service? No complaints!
Atmosphere? It's okay. Â Nothing special. Â I put Bonefish in the same group as other small chains like PF Changs. Â Not quite like local places, but you always know what to expect and the food is always good.
Well worth trying if you are in the area.
I traveled to Evansville on business, so the restaurant choice for the nice was not mine. Â I would have preferred to experience the local eateries instead, but everyone wanted to go for the Bang, Bang Shrimp!
The Bang, Bang Shrimp was one of the best parts of the meal. Â That stuff is really, really good. Â I have never had shrimp with spice like that; however, I usually do not like sauces that heavy on my seafood.
For dinner, I had the Seabass, which was quite delicious. Â This did not have any sauce on it as I believe it was grilled. Â I opted for a side of grilled asparagus instead of the traditional side, which was amazing as well.
Now I bet you are wondering why I give this place 3-stars?? Â Simple service. Â I am all about my service and the service here was 3-star service. Â For a restaurant in Evansville to have higher prices like Bonefish, the service better be amazing. Â We sat at the table for about 15 minutes before anyone acknowledged us, which was brutal considering there were about 8 other tables in the place. Â Multiple items were ordered and the waitress came back on a few occasions to say the items were out of stock and a change had to be made to the order. Â First of all, do not come back to the table multiple times to tell us the soup is out of stock, then return 20 minutes later to inform us mango salsa is out.... to me this is just adding to the time we have to wait for our order.
I understand people make mistakes, but when you have to apologize multiple times for poor service and not paying attention to the table we can only accept your apology a few times before we start lying to save face.
Really, I'd like to give them 3.5 stars. Â I went as a party of 6 on a Wednesday night. Â We had been tipped off to their Wed. night special of Bang Bang shrimp for $5. Â Even though the website site says, "all day" they are not open for lunch. Â We learned the hard way!
4 of us got the Bang Bang. Â The appetizer is plenty as a meal but there is also an entree option than includes a salad and one side. Â I went with the entree but wished I'd just done the appetizer and then had a dessert.
The food was good but the service wasn't great. Â It was very busy, so that may have been part of the problem. Â 3 of us had water and found it almost impossible to get it refilled. Â We jokingly asked the waiter if there was just one pitcher and he said, "No! there's two." Â This is a large restaruant-get some more water pitchers. Â There was no kids menu to order from, so my nephew just ate the bread.
It was very loud the night we went making it difficult to have a conversation with anyone except for who was sitting right next to you. Â It was also dark, like I thought I might trip over something when finding my way to my seat.
It was an ok dining experience but a little spendy.
This is one of my top 5 seafood places in Evansville i love going here awesome service, people and food some of the best appetizer's i have had my favorite are the bang bang shrimp and ahi tuna they are wonderful my favorite dish is the bang bang tacos with a side of there garlic mash potato's i suggest this to any one that does not know where to go and likes seafood its and evansville must
Review Source:Without repeating what has been said.....I'll talk a little more about the booze situation.
The cocktails at this Bonefish are mixed rather well. I like a particularly unpopular drink (the Gibson, a gin martini with cocktail onions instead of olives). I sometimes like to gage the quality of the bartender by this drink (not all the time). I ordered one and the bar did not ask me for clarification. They got it right, so kudos to them.
They did loose a point because they did not carry rye whiskey for my Manhattan. Regardless, they mixed a good drink.
They don't have a bad wine selection, mostly California stuff, with the exception of a Malbec and a couple Italian varieties.
I did hear that they are now offering a new beer (other than the main industrial players: bush and bud). This would be a step in the right direction and would boost their rating. If I check it out, I will update.
They are a little expensive, I think most drinks run you between $5-12. The beer and wine seem a little over priced. However, they do use quality liqueur.
Overall, it is a nice place to go for just cocktails.
I'll have to give it 4 stars, but to break it down, that's because I'd give it 5 stars for food and 3 stars for ambiance/service.
My family likes to hit up this place for small special occasions. Â Most recently I went with 6 other people in the evening.
Things started out poorly, a reservation had been made somewhat far in advance, but when we called to confirm it a couple days before, they had no record of it. Â Luckily they had no problem fitting us in though.
I like the restaurant, but have found that they keep it a little too dark in there - it may be cozy for couple, but if you come in with older adults they're gonna complain they can't see the menus haha. Â It also can get quite loud in there - they keep the music on loud, and when the place is busy the voice levels build and build which can make conversation difficult. Â
Out waiter wasn't exactly the best, and his timing was all off. Â He wanted to talk us through the specials even though our entire party hadn't arrived yet, and later when we told him we needed another minute to decided, he'd disappear for ages. Â There was also other small issues, like our starters coming out without utensils to serve them and having trouble flagging down someone. Â Later he promised us bread, brought out the plates and made us olive oil dip even, and mentioned the bread was in the oven. Â We it didn't appear until much later when our entrees arrived. Â Â
For starters we had the calamari and bang bang shrimp. Â The calamari was quite tasty and had a good texture. Â The bang bang shrimp were slightly spicy, but tasted great
I had a special, the swordfish with spinach and gorgonzola cheese - it was also supposed to have bacon on it, but I skipped that. Â It was DELICIOUS. Â
At the end of the evening it took forever to get  our bill and get out of there.  Perhaps our waiter was just having a bad night?  The food was worth it though.
Yeah it's super chain-ey, but of the chain styles around here it's pretty darn good and there is an abundance of cute hostesses and even if you don't get one the other servers are really cool. Â
The pistachio/parmesan encrusted Rainbow trout topped with a a couple artichoke slices rocks. Â Bangin' Shrimp is a group favorite that has to be ordered. Â The other appetizers look good, but the risk is too high that they can't compete with Bangin'!
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