Bonehead in Birmingham

Second best buffalo wings I've had in my life! Venue was cool.

Come for the friendly staff, staff for the atmosphere. Despite us arriving close to closing time, we were well accomodated and desperate for food. It didn't take long to get drinks and food arrived soon after. As a vegetarian, I would prefer a bean burger or similar as the fake chicken truly did taste like chicken (that's a positive for those who want it though!). The service was excellent - The wait staff are flirty but still professional. Definately come if you are in the area and give it a try!

So I was recommended to go here from another chicken lover. Arrived first I was told there was no tables upstairs and was invited to sit downstairs on one of the free large tables downstairs. I ordered wings however the spicy sauce it comes with is mayo based i asked to switch it out for regular hot sauce. In the time it took me to place my order, two girls came in and sat down at the only free table. The guy did ask them to move to one side, but I really didn't want to share as I wanted a table to myself. I then switched my order to take out. Shortly after a couple came in and was given table by one of the girls working the floor upstairs however no customers had come downstairs. I queried this as I was told there was none, yet it seems one became free why was it not offered to me the communication needs improving. I got a seat right by kitchen didn't like the seat but it was a table, my chicken wings came out with the spicy mayo i specially said I didn't want due to allergies. The kitchen messed up and lucky for me I didn't take it all the way home to be disappointed. That been said the staff are all very friendly, the wings were refunded and replaced which is very very rare for most food places, and i was offered another drink. Unfortunately the chicken was greasy, sat in little pools of excess oil so one side just over loaded with grease. Apparently they add additional oil mix after frying the chicken, yet its not described as such on the menu or told especially as I said I'm new here. I was again offered alternatives e.g strips which was nice but at this point i was fully disappointed with my experience and taste. I have had and can make better fried chicken so this will be my first and last visit. I'm in the Uber now heading to the person who recommended me we need to have a conversation as I wasn't impressed. 3 stars are for the customer care and service after they messed the food order and potentially put me at risk due to the kitchen not following very clear instructions.

I’ve waited about 5 years to eat at BoneHead (going when it’s closed COVID etc) until today, when I finally got to experience it. And, it was only good, but absolutely wonderful! The chicken so deliciously flavoured - the buffalo wings with blue cheese sauce mixed spice and cooling compliments. Everything is so well chosen, from the makeup of the slaw and tang of picked gherkins with fries, to the celery sticks provided to cool the buffalo sauce. I love, what I presume are the subtle micro critiques of K*C, being using exactly the same size corn to show what can be done, to chicken crumb that looks like the high street nonsense, but tastes a million times better. The environment oozes the interests of those who created this place - because they just liked those things. Staff are perfectly attentive and seem genuinely proud of what they contribute todo - which they certainly should be. The best eat in brum city centre for me, by an urban chicken wing :)

I’m pretty much addicted to this place at this rate. A friend of mine introduced me to Bonehead and I haven’t looked back since. They hands down serve the best fried chicken ever & I will not go anywhere else for chicken now. 🤣 The aesthetic inside is absolutely brilliant too and the staff are amazing. 11/10, probably the best restaurant in Birmingham!

10/10. Kitchen team clearly know what they’re doing and care about sending out proper chicken. Perfectly cooked and succulent - great crispy coating. Fantastic service from the waiting staff. Fair prices. Bosh!

The burger was really tasty, highly recommended.

Very soft chicken strips, very fast and in general good. Service was nice

The best place for burgers 🍔 🍟 wings . Amazing place.

Everytime we visit Birmingham we stop in at Bonehead, never fails to please. Great staff, great atmosphere & totally awesome food...loving the cinema fries 😋

Greatest restaurant on the planet. Phenomenal fried chicken, great service and wide range of beers. Always busy, for good reason. Worth the wait if you have too.

Nice chicken burgers and wings. Staff are good. It is very small and dark. I have also tried ordering on uber since and it is constantly shut. But open for takeaway on there website, frustratingly.

So, so good. Not a reviewer but felt compelled on this occasion. Had the bbq burger, chips and chicken strips. The flavours were just so delicious/powerful- bbq sauce perhaps a bit too sweet for my liking but that’s just personal taste. Birmingham: you’re lucky to have this place.

We visited here on a whim and were very lucky to get the last table in what was clearly a very popular venue. No wonder - great selection of drinks/beer, amazing food, great music and genuinely lovely staff. Perfect.

Amazing food, atmosphere and service. Best place in the Midlands for a chicken fix. Will be our go to place for amazing chicken out.

Food is amazing, the only thing I would suggest is dont over order,,,, a chicken burger and the fries is probably enough for anyone.. of course, the wings and chicken strips are great, so probably worth the over suffed feeling from all the food..

Best chicken in Birmingham. My boyfriend and I ate more than 4 times in one week. It’s the last restaurant I went in Birmingham before returning to my home country. I hope to visit again someday!🍗💞😊

The BEST chicken burger ever! Dragon burger went down a treat. If you’re in the area, definitely worth a visit.

Honestly the best fried chicken me and my partner have ever had. He’s still talking about it 3 days later. The place has a real alternative vibe without being pretentious. Most of the staff were very friendly and cheerful. The value for money is fantastic. Popped in before a gig at o2 Institute and will defo be back when I’m in Birmingham again!

Food was amazing, the portions are way too big for the price but I guess that's good for the customer. I had bonehead strips with garlic mayo, added blue cheese dip, nashuille fries and white slaw, my partner had dragon wings, buffalo burger and garlic parmesan tats. I didn't finish my food because the portions were gigantic 🤭 Food was really fresh, we also didn't wait too long for it. Overall, it was a really good experience, definitely will return

Great decor, great beers, staff and food superb. Best place for wings in the city.

I love bonehead. I think it is the best place for chicken burgers in town. They use chicken thighs, making the burger extra juicy. My favourite is a dragon burger or a plain. They do really good beer as well and the staff are lovely.

Oh my word. Wings to die for. Great range of drinks and top-notch service. Highly recommend.

I loved their crispy waffle fries and the bonehead chicken breast and wing! Will visit again to try the buffalo chicken wings. Service was impeccable, waited less than expected (you leave your number and they let you know with a sms when the table is ready)

The only thing I liked was the potatoes The burger was not a good experience at all, and some of the pieces were pink in color. I don’t know if this is unevenness? The order came to me without ketchup or any sauce The price is very high for the demand

Great food and service but the place its kinda small.

Great chicken, good variety and reasonable price. Staff friendly and efficient, was able to get a walk in table on a Saturday, however a lot of people were getting turned down.

Excellent food Brilliant service Really good tunes and atmosphere

just had a great interaction with a staff member over the phone. Called regarding an Uber order and the lady was extremely kind and helpful (despite being clearly busy from the background noise). Not sure of her name but she took our call at ~6.40pm today’s date!

I ordered a take way online, this was easy to do and straight forward. I went to the restaurant to pick up my order and the staff were friendly and smiling and the atmosphere of the patrons eating and waiting had a great vibe. The food was amazing, crispy chicken tenders and the burger was huge but so very tasty. The waffle fries, well they were very tasty too! 😋😋 Will definitely go for a sit down meal, next time I am in Birmingham!

Amazing fried chicken, prob the best chicken burger I've ever had!

Well what can I say this is simply the best place in town to get ALL THE chicken, an incredible selection of craft ales the rotation of beers is always good and one last shout out to the chicken. Succulent juicy and if you have hothead you're in for a treat, I want to give a big shout out to all the staff, always friendly and a great atmosphere

This is quite a cool restaurant with friendly staff after waiting 45mins for a table at another bar we received a message to say our table was ready which was great there was only one toilet that's unisex so a few times we were queuing after a bit of a wait we were given our food I recommend their burgers because they were amazing, the leg and thigh I also ate was abit greasy but was still a good dish once he had our bill we had a 10percent service charge which cost the 3 of us 8 pound if I would come back it would be for just a burger or to drink at the bar area

Very tasty fried chicken, definitely get the hot head seasoning. Delicious!!

Visited following a recommendation. The restaurant has a cool vibe. The menu was interesting and the food we had was really tasty. The chicken burger was particularly nice. A nice independent restaurant in Birmingham which seems otherwise filled with chains.

Went there because of good reviews, but it was a disappointment for me. The wait for the meal was long for such a place, it seemed it was more important to finish take out orders. The taste of the chicken itself, well to be honest it was weird. The skin was hard. Did not like the fries either.

Mixed thoughts. I had a burger and it was nice. but others had chicken pieces and they were ok. for us it was kinda too crunchy and had some weird taste.

I go here often..it is normally veryyy veryyy good but this time..the bread felt stale..it wasnt fresh and soft how i know it to be. The filling in the burger seem to have gotten less and fries pirtions looking alil smaller than previous times..Even my company which was their first time was disappointed because i raved so much about this place. Please dont take shortcuts..keep up the standards that you guys are known for. It wont stop me coming back but i wont in a hurry.

Absolutely amazing, heard from a friend this place was good, I'm so glad I got to go. The best chicken I've eaten ever, the chicken was so fresh and tender, waffle fries were epic, and the beer was good. I really can't wait to go again, I haven't stopped think about it all. Wish there was a bonehead restaurant closer to where I live. Next time I'm up brum I'm deffo goin again. Just hope I can get a table 🙏

If you're in Birmingham City Center and love fried chicken then look no further, Bonehead is the real deal. They have a wide variety of burgers, wings and chicken strips, also a great fries menu. Their dips complement the food well. The food arrives within 10-15 minutes, the staff are all friendly and the restuarant has a great vibe. I'll definitely be returning in the future.

You will miss this small gem if you aren’t looking for it. It’s back street Birmingham and doesn’t shout at you to come in as you walk past. The windows have black blinds and the door is a bit battered. Don’t be put off. Inside it’s black. It’s dark. It’s a little bit heavy metal. It’s different and it’s superb. Staff are welcoming and the service is speedy. The menu is chicken, chicken or more chicken (plus a veggie option) Unsurprisingly they do chicken incredibly well. My 15 year old said ‘The best I’ve ever tasted’ and she knows fried chicken! Portions are generous, the chicken is light and perfectly cooked, house slaw is tasty & margaritas are not at all bad! It’s buzzy with a rapid turnover of tables, unobtrusive background music and chatting customers. I am officially the coolest mum having found this place so thank you Tripadvisor for the recommend. If you are looking for something different & sublime fried chicken in Birmingham Bonehead is your place. Cool and totally not corporate!

One of my fave places come here all the time

Wish I could have bonehead for dinner every night. The tots are the best addition to the burger. Great selection of drinks too. Waitress noticed member of table was struggling to read menu due to it being a little dark so she turned up lights. Very attentive.

Just Wow..awesome place to eat. Perfect aty, food was reasonably priced, excellent service and the food was awesome. Can't wait to go back. Perfect for Metal Heads and alike.

Been eating from here for years. They never miss! Best fried chicken I've ever had and really good beers too (though nowadays I just default to ordering a pint of Deya). Friendly service. Reasonable prices too!

Great service, food is made to order and not pre prepared so it comes out hot and crispy. Loved everything about this place. We will be back again soon.

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Loved it! Food was great, staff were friendly and attentive and the atmosphere was really fun and cosy. Will be back!

Massively overrated and absolutely no customer service. We thought the food was appalling, I messaged them on social media and had no response which I think is terrible in this day and age. We had our food bought to us, no one came over to ask how it was. Chicken was unbelievably greasy and tasteless to the point couldn’t taste any seasoning over the oil. My partner said it was the worst chicken she’d tasted, far better places. Could have been resolved with some simple customer service but clearly can’t be bothered to respond to bad experiences had at the establishment.

Recently had the fried chicken and burger from Bonehead and instantly become my favourite fried chicken food place. The place has different vibes. The dips, the salad and their waffle fries everything is 10/10.

If you have ever been to an restuarant establishment and had outstanding food, Bonehead beats that automatically by a country mile. The food is absolutely excellent, the chicken is succulent, tender and juicy and the fries burst out with mouthwatering flavour and crispiness. Compliments to the outstanding chef and fantastic waiting staff who make Bonehead such a pleasant and powerful experience. These are the best wings made on Earth and it's a God given privilege to eat at Bonehead.

Bonehead is always a win! The wings are sublime. Our server Marie was so helpful and genuinely kind. We tried the Nashville hot wings for the first time this trip and they definitely lacked heat but as usual, the lizard king was perfect. The chicken is always tender and the loaded waffle fries were a nice and crispy texture. This is our favourite spot in Birmingham.

Not a lot to say really, the best chicken and waffle fries you can ask for in Birmingham/the West Mids. Great selection of chicken burgers, wings, strips and fries, brilliant service, and all not to shabby on price either! And to those who moan about their table being given away when they arrive at 12 mins rather than within 10 mins of receiving their SMS saying table ready - you were told lol

Best chicken I've ever had, I keep coming back here.

Wow the chicken thighs and legs were insane

Food is spot on! The dragon wings and loaded waffle fries are amazing! Service and music is great. Recommend 100%

Food was really good and the service was great !

Don't be put off by the appearance. The food is great 👍🏻

Best chicken I have ever had in my life, I didn't even know chicken could be that succulent!! The adragon burger was God tier! Amazing waffle fries and a beer selection to write home about, better than most tap houses. Only place I need to go next time I'm in Birmingham. To top it off the music was great in there too.

Fried chicken to die for, my mouth is still watering thinking about it. Can't wait to go back!

Been here a few times and it's had been ok, latest time they denied my daughter food who is 4 years old

Always love a visit to bonehead. Can’t go wrong with the wings platter and a few shots. Always hits the right spot.

Simply the best fried chicken in Brum!!!

Great beer.... Fab Fried chicken.... Top tunes.....and then they do a special with Dishoom and knock it out of the park again. Happy face indeed 😁

The best burger! I had the cinema burger special with nacho cheese sauce & jalapeños and it was delicious. Fast and friendly service.

I love this place, I go quite often. I’ve been to their collab events before too, and I’m always having a wonderful time. Never knew I needed an alternative eating place in my life but I did and I love it Bonehead ilu never change 🩷

The chicken was cooked to perfection. The waffle fries took me by surprise. They were so delicious. The buns were a bit too thick and dry for me though but everything else was really nice.

The food was ok, nothing special. It's like farmfoods type food. And it smelt strongly of toilet in there put me right off before I even ordered my food. It's cramped in there also, the tables are far too close together in there you can't have a private convo while you're eating as you are basically sitting on the next tables lap.

A true hidden gem. Outstanding food, great music and atmosphere, great staff (friendly, attentive, completely on top of allergies and making sure everything was fine) and amazing value. Very highly recommend it.

Best chicken tenders. Love Bonehead.

This was hands down the best chicken burger I have ever had. I had the Buffalo Soldier and can only recommend to everyone.

Amazing food. Good music. Good atmosphere. Almost perfect. The only reason I gave it a four is because the mixed drinks tasted a little weak. Beer was great though. Otherwise perfect.

Amazing food, cool atmosphere and good service! Can take a while to get a seat, but easy enough to go and get a drink in a bar nearby while you wait. Food always seems good value for money too

Great fried chicken, good beer, what's not to love? Service is fantastic, there is limited seating and no reservations, but they do serve quick.

Been here a couple of times now. Great food, great service, great atmos.

Oh those buffalo wings and fries with slow, yummy yummy. We went for early dinner with little one, food is tasty, baby chairs are available. Only down side there is no baby changing room.

Great little gaff. Beautiful Hothead burger and a nice pint of Lager, Hell iirc. Would recommend .

Never disappointed and happy to see you can now queue virtually while having a drink across the road. Waiting for an expansion or second location, please something near moseley!

Great experience, even better food and amazing staff. Harry served us and was very welcoming, gave some great suggestions for food (which was on another level). Definitely coming back, was a wonderful time. Highly recommend!

Loved the vibe in here and the food was insane. James was our server, he was really attentive and polite and made sure we had a really good meal, loved how laid back and chill the whole experience was. Will definitely be coming back!

James was amazing, he was friendly and helpful. Couldn’t have asked for a better person to serve us, he was knowledgeable and fun!

Good food, friendly, helpful staff. Lots of beers and sauces to try.

My favourite food and these guys do it the best. Not as good in recent years but overall still the best fried chicken

Fantastic food! I took my wife and daughter here and they loved the food as well.

I was at a gig round the corner and brought some chicken. The gig was good but I can't remember any of it because all I can remember is chicken. That's all I am now. Chips were good too.

CHICKEN CHICKEN CHICKEN CHICKEN WAFFLE FRIES CHICKEN CHICKEN CHICKEN GRAVY

Went again today for the 1st time since before covid, used to be a regular and I am happy to report BONEHEAD are still serving amazing food, stunning craft beer and playing slamming tunes. Thanks again.

Decent wings (and I'm a wings guy). Nashville wings are epic and waffle fries hit the spot. Solid selection of beers to. Just need to get frickles back on the menu. But overall really flavoursome food at a reasonable price.

Went here with my friend and we was really excited as we saw so many good reviews but was extremely Disappointed. When we got our food the chicken was purple and covered in fat, it was super undercooked. We both left and have got Food poisoning Don’t recommend

If I can give 0 I would! Place looked promising but the policy is ridiculous! We were group of 11 people and asked to be seated came from different town by the recommendations. We even said we don't need to be seated together but the place declined us and said they don't want us in the place because we gonna take full second floor and all the tables will be taken! We all came for food and drinks. I know place is small but people bring money and 11+ people can give recommendation to more people. This was at half 3 on a Thursday.

Finally made my Bonehead debut today. Been meaning to come here for a while but it's always been super busy in the evening. If you're wondering why I've only given it a 3 star rating for atmosphere, it was lunchtime. So, did Bonehead live up to the hype? It's compact and faux industrial interior gives it that hipster vibe. The staff all look like skateboarding dudes, albeit very polite and courteous ones. How about the food? Well, you can taste why Bonehead has earned its' reputation. The menu is a cornucopia of chicken dishes, wings and strips a plenty, along with a selection of spiced fries. There's burgers too, but not for me on this occasion. Nice range of beers for the IPA and lager lovers. Definitely recommend you give it go. A beintot.

We don't know, the staff were rude because we had a large group even though they had space on the first floor.

Where do I start! First of all Sam was amazing, he knew what I wanted before i even ordered! And they girls were all lovely and very welcoming. And the food, wow... The best and most filling and fresh food I've ever had. Honestly the best place I've ever been too and I can't wait for my next visit and it will be soon I promise that!! Thank you so much guys.

In the world of fried chicken, if KFC is Sabaton, then this place is Atlantean Kodex

Good food, terrible service. Avoid if you have any self respect.

Great little hidden gem in the heart of Birmingham, the burger was nice & big, the wings were amazing & the cinema fries were to die for. Only let down was the beer, I felt the bonehead pilsner was a little watery & not enough gas but there’s plenty of choice of other drinks.

I think this place is great, quirky, interesting, dramatic atmosphere with the dark walks and low lighting, plus the best chicken I've ever tasted! Can't wait to go back. Top marks

Great burger joint. Chicken burger was amazing. Was bulging out the sides. Good portion size. Tater tots and wings were also spot on. Nice selection of beers on tap (they brew their own beer). The Bonehead pilsner is a good choice. Small inside, a handful of tables. Right next to Birmingham New Street station. Recommend for a pitstop before or after you travel.

Great food - amazing chicken burger. Nice and spicy!! 🌶️

Fab experience. Great food and drink.