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Knuckle Heads

Restaurant Bar Sports bar

Comfy, family-friendly sports bar/eatery offering seafood fare & classic pub grub, plus live music. People often mention ordered, good, chicken, excellent, fish, disappointed,


Address

85 MacArthur Dr, New Bedford, MA 02740

Website

www.knuckleheadsnb.com

Contact

(508) 984-0008

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (1K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 8 AM to 2 AM
  • Friday: 8 AM to 2 AM
  • Saturday: 8 AM to 2 AM
  • Sunday: 11 AM to 2 AM
  • Monday: 8 AM to 2 AM
  • Tuesday: 8 AM to 2 AM
  • Wednesday: 8 AM to 2 AM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: ordered (14) good (7) chicken (6) excellent (6) fish (6) disappointed (6)
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  • 4/5 Eric L. 1 year ago on Google
    Decent environment, good food, nice portions, and good price for the times. Will go back for sure.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Peter L. 1 year ago on Google
    A pleasant surprise. Good menu lots to choose from and nice staff. They have plenty of regulars that like the place. Nice atmosphere too.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Dave M. 1 year ago on Google
    Been there a couple time, loved the food. I decided to order delivery, it arrived within 15 minutes. I soon learned why. I order a chicken basket and some potato skins, the fries that came with the chicken basket were burnt and cold, I got 2 little peices of chicken! The potato skins were nothing but potato wedges with cheese and bits of bacon on them, absolutely no flavor at all. I feel like I was serve food that had been sitting around for a couple hours waiting for a buyer! Never again!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Darlene A. P. 2 years ago on Google
    Loved it! Great pleasant service received from Kayla! Had a great dinner and loved singing along to the songs being sung! Awesome environment and over 10*****************!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Debra P. 1 year ago on Google
    We had a small reunion of friends tonight at Knuckle Heads. While many places won't take reservations for parties over 10, Knuckle Heads was very accommodating to our group of 17. The food and service were excellent. The portions were big and the prices were reasonable and the menu had lots to choose from. We had a great night! Thank you John Stone for reaching out to me when I was looking for recommendations of where to go.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 EL 1 year ago on Google
    Famous Massachusetts's fish and chips with clam chowder. Will be back.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Rene R. 11 months ago on Google
    Cool place, friendly staff. I wasn't thrilled about what I ordered, but it was fantastic. The big portion was a plus (dinner for breakfast, haha). I wish the egg was a little bit more cooked, but not bad over all.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Stacie B. 1 year ago on Google
    The picture does no justice... Probably the best reuben sandwich I've had in a long time.. Also I'm not a french fries person, but their fries were absolutely amazing! ❤️
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 emily b. 1 year ago on Google
    Was in the area for the day, never been and chose this place to eat based on the variety of food choices they had available. I got the all day breakfast burger and ordered it medium and it was well done and very very dry. I was also disappointed that the hash brown on it was just one of those frozen square ones you buy in a pack at the grocery store. Fries were pretty soggy and bland. Kind of disappointed. After driving through downtown and seeing all the other cool places we could have chosen I really wish we went somewhere else
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Cheryl B. 1 year ago on Google
    Tuna melt was very dry,I couldn't eat it,the chicken wings were burnt and lacked flavor,the fish was okay. I don't find myself going back there. Waitess,Rose,I think was the best part of being there,very friendly.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Eli B. 6 months ago on Google
    I ordered a clam and scallop plate and was very disappointed. I paid $29.50 for 3 sea scallops, and the 4th scallop looked like it was sliced into 3 - 1/8" slices. I was upset with the clams as well. I got about 5 clams, and the filler was the clumps of fish chick, or whatever batter they used. Very disappointed this time. The fry cook must have had a bad night on 10/6/23, they weren't very busy so maybe they were running low on what I ordered.

  • 5/5 Nichelle P. 7 months ago on Google
    I actually love knuckleheads. The food is good the atmosphere is laid back, they definitely pay attention to their regulars. Bartender seemed like she was annoyed that I wanted to play keno so she kept serving the bar even when no one was asking or looking like they needed or wanted a drink. She walked passed me came back and passed me again then came over to me. Why have me standing like that when it takes less then 2 minutes. The waitress she was young so I’ll give her a pass.

  • 2/5 ACCS D. 6 months ago on Google
    I bought a seafood platter once before and was happy with it, but this time I bought a half scallops, and half clam plate. Very disappointed with the portion 4 sea scallops and a handful of clams. I paid $29.95, and left a18% tip. It wasn't worth it. I should have gotten Chinese.

  • 4/5 Juanita H. 1 year ago on Google
    Average pub food... Good gathering place. You can eat at the bar which might be more interesting than the dining room. The waitron have always been very polite and attentive. Prices are good. Portions are large. Food comes out of the kitchen pretty quickly.

  • 5/5 Laconejitamalaxo 10 months ago on Google
    This place gets SOOO MUCH BUZZ IN THE TOWN OF NEW Bedford and there worth every ounce of it. 💞 Amazing location, amazing food , cheap prices, amazing bands you get the lingo just go and you will understand. Only thing that sucks. 🙄🙄 Is to many people go there and no parking -_- so yeah

  • 1/5 Karen V. 9 months ago on Google
    Very disappointed! I ordered the fish and clam plate. I only got 4 clams. My son ordered the seafood platter and he got 1 shrimp, 4 scallops, and maybe 3 clams with his fish. The french fries was over cooked in our plates. The Sprite we ordered had no flavor! We waited a very long time for the flavor to be added before we got the replacements. The stuffed quahog I ordered was okay, nothing special at all. It was a very disappointing meal that came to just over $70.00. With a tip, I left $80.00 there! Not again!

  • 2/5 Carolyn B. 1 year ago on Google
    First what to say we had a very polite,and kind waitress. She was a wonderful server. My problem came when what I ordered and waited for while other guests came and left and my son had his appetizer, I was told was put on hold while they prepared the appetizer, which i know is a common practice because we are asked when we would like our food to come out. We were told they had run out of the item we ordered and asked if wanted an alternative. I said no, I had come specifically for what I had ordered but assured my son, I would wait if he wanted to get something else. He declined. Our waitress went and spoke with someone else behind us. This person, whom I did not see, but my son said had been tending the bar, spoke loudly with an unfriendly tone, "oh well, it's not our fault. Nothing for us to do." First, I did not complain, but I was very upset after hearing that because, rather than have me sitting and waiting, they could have let me know when I ordered that my order was not being placed. They could have let me know that that item may run low and ASKED if I wanted it held. They could have not charged me for my soda and just for my son's appetizer. There was anything they could have done besides be loud and rude. Again the waitress was very kind, and I'm thinking she was trying to make it better by speaking to that other woman or at least let them know what happened but we had not complained or asked her to speak to anyone. We simply said no to alternative menu items. I used to always order from them, mostly to go, but now I'm all set. I'll not put myself in the position to have to wait nearly half an hour for food thst never comes or hear that type of negative response again.

  • 5/5 big mike b. 1 year ago on Google
    Good food good prices and service is much better than it has been in the past

  • 4/5 Chuck T. 1 year ago on Google
    We went midday on a Saturday so it wasn't busy. We started off with an order of golden brown onion rings, with a light crispy batter and fried to perfection. My wife had a Baked Scrod jn Butter and. Breadcrumbs with a double mashed 🥔 (she's fussy about her vegetables). She said it was very good..Our friend had Baked Stuffed Shrimp, 4 med. Size Shrimp with a typical breadcrumb and butter stuffing served with Fries and Cole Slaw. She liked it but upon trying it I found the stuffing on the dry side and very bland. My choice was Fried Oysters that were fried just right. There were 8 Oysters in all that were delicious and if you closed your eyes you'd swear they were Fried Clams and not Oysters. Mine was accompanied by French Fries and Cole Slaw. We passed on dessert because we had already planned to go for Ice Cream somewhere else (Moose Cafe - see seperate review)The total bill including tax came to $99 which included 5 glasses of wine. The place itself is not fancy so TShirt and Jeans is OK. The bar is separate from the dining area to allow for quiet and privacy. Our waitress was excellent, very knowledgeable on the food, bright and cheerful, efficient, and sociable. All in all it was was a delightful afternoon.

  • 5/5 VICKI St. P. 1 year ago on Google
    Best restaurant experience I've had in decades. Service was excellent ( Ty JaeLynn) and the food was so fantastic we made plans to return for lunch the next day. Kayla also took good care of us as well. Fried oysters, clam chowder, french onion soup, fish tacos, French meat pie, and calamari. Great portions and prices too!!!

  • 4/5 SibeMom18 1 year ago on Google
    The food was cooked fine, round potatoes tasty & nice grilled chicken, tips a little overcooked, but fine! Basic nice iceberg salad with nice dressing. Good portions for a fair price!

  • 5/5 S P. 1 year ago on Google
    Fish and chips were wonderful. Huge portion- enough for at least two meals. Large house salad chock full of fresh veggies and made with romaine- highly recommended

  • 5/5 Jo-Ann M. 1 year ago on Google
    Went there Saturday for lunch with a friend ordered a mushroom onion burger it was cooked to perfection, it was excellent my friend ordered a chicken wrap it was also excellent. The portions were large enough to have a second meal and each had a drink I'm a cocktails were excellent can't wait to go back again


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Dancing
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Happy hour food
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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