Laughing Monk Brewing and Gastropub

Food, drinks, atmosphere and service are all great. Has been my regular lunch spot for a while and decided to leave review after bartender recommended getting wings “Scotty style” which is mango, buff and ranch mixed over the dry rub. Crazy good, def worth ordering when you go in. Can’t go wrong with this place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Not for the locals, weird vibe, food is off. Lots of turn around with the cooks or just bad management. Servers are great though.

I hate to write a bad review, but honestly there was so many things wrong with our experience here tonight. For starters we had reservations for this place for a large party of 20 people a month ago, we showed up at the exact time. Our table wasn’t even ready. Okay… we order drinks… it took an HOUR to get us our drinks.. no seriously a whole hour. I had to go ask what’s going on and when I went inside they said they were having internet issues because they take their order on an iPad to send it to the bar… why did they not come out with a paper or something and take the order again instead of waiting a literal hour for drinks. When they finally came out 4/8 of the drinks were wrong. Literally completely different drinks than what was ordered lol. I then had to let a different server know hey we’re ready to order our food… it’s well over an hour of us being here. Food was a bit quicker than the drinks, but honestly it wasn’t very good :\ bland food. I didn’t see anyone finish their food. No salt & pepper or napkins on the table. Tab was over $600 without the tip. Don’t get me wrong the employees were all really nice, but management needs to step it up. You should’ve had another server for our large party that you knew about, train your employees to take peoples orders on paper like normal if the internet is down. All in all it wasn’t a very good experience especially for how much money was dropped.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Waited 10 minutes to get a table then sat at the table for 30 minutes and no one even spoke to us. Terrible service. Terrible management. Get it together

Service: 1

Head over the hill to Los Gatos and have a much better experience!!!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

Laughing Monk Brewery is always a treat! The service is friendly and attentive, and the food and drinks are consistently YUM. The vibe really comes alive on Friday nights with live music. It’s the perfect spot to relax and enjoy great beer/wine, tasty bites, and an awesome atmosphere. Definitely our Friday night go-to for fun with family and friends.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was very yummy, beer was good, service was good (but not terribly fast). I had a burger and a spiced squash salad with an amber ale. My friend had the fish & chips and a wheat beer. We both thought it was great. On this day they seemed understaffed... so maybe beware if you're in a hurry.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

$12 to add steak and this is what we get ?????

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Our waitress was very inattentive. Had a hair in my beverage and told a server who just laughed until I asked for a new beverage. The server ruined our experience

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 1

Nice place but the food was average at best and overpriced for what you got. The drinks had little to no alcohol in them.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 3

Had a great Mediterranean bowl, generous serving of salmon. Tasted great and came out fairly quickly even though the restaurant was busy. Good job by all!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

From the moment we walked in, the service was exceptional. Very attentive, friendly, and professional. Our server made great recommendations and ensured we had everything we needed without being overbearing. The food was just as good, each dish was presented well and clearly made with care. I would recommend this spot to anyone looking for a great meal with friendly service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Laughing Monk is laughing at you for eating here- and spending $24 on burgers that are not good - overcooked meat, no lettuce or cooked onions (forget about customizing) fries that were literally reheated (who does that??) and an awful Mediterranean bowl - bland, no seasoning, hardly any feta- huge fat fail. So sad for our beloved Scott’s Valley- this awesome town deserves more. My 13 year old son said: “they put more effort into the smiley face on the to-go bag vs the meal” Don”t waste your money or time here.

This was our first time here. Derek made us feel right at home like we have been coming here for years. He is amazing and so helpful. Thank you so much for having an amazing person here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Derek was hands down so amazing to me and my family for our first time here. We can’t wait to come back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5