The Market at the Tap

105 W 1st St, Monticello
(319) 844-1028

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Karen Schipfmann

This place is wonderful. We stopped for lunch and I had an amazing pork tenderloin. Plus great cheese curds. I had too for my health. The atmosphere, service and food were all great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bonnie McVicker

If you stop serving breakfast....... You should probably put that out there so people know.

Brittney Husmann

They hired me as a waitress & I was fired within an hour after being made to stand around getting ignored & getting dirty looks, simply because a kitchen employee doesn’t like me. Mind you I mentioned this in the interview. They also don’t wear gloves.

Richard Palmer

Great place in a small town. Pork Tenderlion was fantastic. Tried the prime rib sandwich, wow..Fries were perfect and the coleslaw was something l will come back for. Staff very helpful and attentive. Give it a try

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Travis Offerman

Neat atmosphere. Guy let us get the tenderloin off the lunch menu even though they were on the dinner menu.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Trent Siver

the prime rib melt was to die for!! I shared with my wife, but wish I had got my own. so so good. don't waist your money on the steak bites. not.. melt in your mouth and there were only like 4 small pieces. Brussel sprouts were on point. Poutine needs some help. not a fan of the cubed/ fried cheese that they use. needs to be gooey and stringing and melty. they had a great bad playing that day we didn't even know was going on, Michael Brightbach band, super fun group.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

David Rosazza

Great people, food and live music!

John Durkovich

We were visiting from out of town and decided to try this place as it was one of the few options in town. The food itself was okay—nothing special, but fine for a casual night out. Unfortunately, the experience was soured by poor customer service and how a simple issue was handled.

My 13-year-old son wanted mac and cheese, but the only version listed on the menu was a $30 lobster mac and cheese, described as mac and cheese with a 5oz lobster tail. We asked if he could get just plain mac and cheese instead, and the waiter said yes—no problem—and even asked if the kids wanted any “protein on it.” My son declined, but his friend added chicken. My wife also ordered the mac and cheese as a side.

When dinner came, both kids were served large bowls of plain mac and cheese—no different from my wife’s $5 side, except for portion size. Then we got the bill: $30 each for the kids’ plain mac and cheese, totaling $60, plus the $5 for the side. Thinking it was an error, I politely asked the waiter about it.

To our surprise, he became defensive and insisted the kids had simply ordered the lobster mac without lobster. I pointed out that the lobster seemed to be the only thing justifying the $30 price, and that a more reasonable approach would have been to simply offer the $5 side as a main. He left to “talk to a manager” and returned offering only a $5 total discount. When I pushed further, he said the manager (who turned out to be the chef) was too busy to come out—even though the place wasn’t busy.

The chef’s message? That “if you go to McDonald’s and ask for a Big Mac without pickles, you still pay the same.” Not exactly the standard I’d hope for at a sit-down restaurant. My father-in-law, who had planned to return for breakfast the next morning, said we’d changed our minds—and the waiter replied, “It’s probably better that way.”

We weren’t rude or confrontational—just hoping for a reasonable conversation and some understanding. Instead, we were met with dismissiveness and a bizarre comparison to fast food.

In summary: a small-town restaurant that overcharges out-of-towners, refuses to listen to basic customer concerns, and makes no effort to turn a disappointing situation around. We didn’t expect a free meal—just fair treatment.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 1

James Gaworski

Just tried the Market , this was our 2 nd. Visit, first one was very good, this one not so. It is seat yourself when you arrive, a few high chair tables where available but we find them not comfortable, went into room next door and after awhile the bar attendant brought us menus, after that we got water, then nothing, a waitress came in, saw some friends and talked to them ignored us, after that we left .

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 1

David Hartwell

Worst chicken tenders we have ever had. Awful service. Several people walked out before waiter arrived. Place was not busy, only two tables served. Waiter was extremely lazy. Do not recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 1

Rachel Nerison

We were camping at Jellystone and needed a place to get breakfast on the way out of town- this place was a fun find! A was worried the prices online were going to be outdated but was pleasantly surprised to find the breakfast and lunch prices very reasonable. The xl burrito was delicious and big enough to share! Our kids shared the a la cart waffle which I really appreciated as an option. Staff was a bit young and inexperienced but super sweet and on top of it!

Food: 5

Devin Ganka

Hey, I have no complaints. This was one of the only restaurants open after 7pm on a fair night. Very accommodating for our group of 6 and very fast given the fact they had only two servers and it was packed. The food is top notch and diverse. Loved it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jeffery Heitz

Went for breakfast. It was very good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jennifer Hoskins

Love it from the old decor to the amazing food and service I would be going here every day if I lived here it's amazing. 100% you need to go if in town.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Paul Porter

Service was super friendly. Food was great. There was plenty of room. We were able to make a reservation for a party of 12. The patio looked fun an comfortable.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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