Monarca Cantina - Monroe, New York

438 Lakes Rd, Monroe
(845) 395-0846

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Grilled Chicken Quesadilla
Churros with Ice Cream
Guacamole with Chips
Top Shelf Guacamole
Birria Quesa Tacos
Passion Margarita
Flautas De Pollo
Chicken Fajitas
Chips and Salsa
Arroz Con Pollo

Menu

Dinner Appetizers
Queso Dip Dinner
A blend of creamy cheeses, melted dip, and roasted green chiles.
Ultimate Ceviche Dinner
Scallops, shrimp, tilapia and octopus marinated in citrus juices mixed with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, carrots, cucumber and avocados. Drizzle with olive oil.
Raja Taquitos Dinner
Topped with corn, caramelized onions and mixed cheeses. Served with cabbage, pico de gallo, avocados, and cilantro crema.
Border Nachos Dinner
Served with beans, mixed cheeses, lettuce, pico de gallo, jalapenos, black olives, guacamole, sour cream, chicken or ground beef.
Queso Fundido Dinner
Iron cast Oaxaca cheese casserole with chorizo sausage.
Philly Rolls Dinner
Carne Asada, onions, peppers, and mixed cheeses rolled in egg roll wrap. Served with cilantro crema dip.
Buffalo Wings Dinner
Sweet and sour spicy hot wings served with dressing.
Buffalo Wings Boneless Dinner
Sweet and sour spicy hot wings served with dressing.

Dinner Soups – Salads
Chicken Tortilla Soup Dinner
Tender chunks of grilled chicken with avocados and cheese. Topped with crispy tortilla strips.
Colorado Chicken Salad Dinner
Wood grilled chicken, mixed greens, sugar roasted pecans, dried cranberries, roasted corn, cilantro vinaigrette, tortilla chips, and avocado slices.
Southwestern Chicken Caesar Salad Dinner
A new twist on the traditional Caesar salad with corn, tomatoes, cotija cheese croutons and crusted chicken milanesa, tossed in chipotle-ranch dressing.
Fiesta Taco Salad Dinner
Large crispy flour tortilla bowl filled with seasoned ground beef or shredded chicken, romaine lettuce, corn, tomatoes, black olives, mixed cheese, garnished with pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
Monarca's Chopped Salad Dinner
Romaine lettuce, chopped tomatoes, jicama, sweet onion, avocado, corn, garbanzo beans, cucumbers, roasted red peppers, croutons and cotija cheese.

Dinner Quesadillas
Quesadilla Regular Dinner
Grilled Chicken Quesadilla Dinner
Grilled marinated chicken breast and mixed cheeses, garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
Steak Quesadilla Dinner
Grilled marinated steak and mixed cheese, garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
Pork Carnitas Quesadilla Dinner
Quesadilla made with pork carnitas, mixed cheeses, garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
Southwest Quesadilla Dinner
BBQ grilled chicken breast, mixed cheese, grilled onions, grilled peppers and black beans. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, and avocado salsa.
Mango Club Quesadilla Dinner
Mix cheeses, grilled chicken, caramelized onions, mango relish, applewood smoked bacon, avocados. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, and avocado salsa.
Maui Quesadilla Dinner
Mix cheeses, grilled chicken, caramelized onions, pineapple relish. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, and avocado salsa.

Dinner Tacos
Street Tacos Dinner
Tortilla covered with melted Jack cheese, caramelized onions, shredded cabbage, grilled chicken, pico de gallo and guacamole.
Gringo Tacos Dinner
Crispy corn shells, shredded chicken or ground beef, lettuce, mixed cheeses, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Pork Carnitas Tacos Dinner
Braised pork, melted Jack Cheese, caramelized onions, shredded cabbage, pico de gallo, and queso cotija.
Tempura Fish Tacos Dinner
Tilapia hand-battered with Dos Equis Beer, dill crema, shredded cabbage, and pico de gallo.
Marco Polo Dinner
Bacon wrapped shrimp, tortillas covered with melted Jack cheese, caramelized onions, mix cabbage, pico de gallo, and roasted chipotle cream.
Calamari Tacos Dinner
Tortillas covered with melted Jack cheese, caramelized onions, crispy calamari, mixed cabbage, pico de gallo, and choula garlic cream.
Korean Tacos Dinner
Two corn tortilla tacos filled with skirt steak, marinated in soy sauce and ginger, topped with shredded cabbage, and pico de gallo.
Tacos Veracruzano Dinner
Grilled blackened mahi-mahi topped with our mediterranean salsa made out of green olive, caper, roasted red pepper, roasted poblano & tomato salsa.
French Tacos Dinner
Tortilla covered with melted cheese, caramelized onions, homemade Mexican sausage, skirt steak, mix cabbage, pico de gallo, and our own Hickory smoked onion sauce.
Milanesa Chicken Tacos Dinner
Crusted milanesa chicken, wrapped in a tortilla covered with melted cheeses, roasted poblano crema, pico de gallo, and mixed cabbage.
Tacos Al Pastor Dinner
Braised marinated pork, melted Jack cheese, caramelized onions, mixed cabbage, pico de gallo, and Mexican crema.
Aloha Tacos Dinner
Melted cheese, caramelized onions, chorizo sausage, grilled chicken, pineapple relish sauce and cotija cheese.

Dinner Tacos Side Order
Side Aloha Taco Dinner
Side Calamari Taco Dinner
Side Gringo Taco Dinner
Side Korean Taco Dinner
Side Marco Polo Taco Dinner
Side Milanesa Taco Dinner
Side Pastor Taco Dinner
Side Pork Taco Dinner
Side Street Taco Dinner
Side Tempura Taco Dinner
Side Veracruz Taco Dinner
Side Power Taco Dinner
Side Carne Asada Taco Dinner

Dinner Enchilads
Enchiladas Sonoma Dinner
Two flour tortillas filled with cheddar cheese, grilled chicken, and spinach. Topped with a creamy chardonnay cilantro pecan sauce, mexican crema, and tomatoes.
Enchiladas Suizas Dinner
Two corn tortillas rolled and stuffed with chicken and cheese. Topped with melted Monterrey Jack cheese, tomatillo sauce, sour cream, cilantro, and tomatoes.
Ultimate Cheese Enchiladas Dinner
Two corn tortillas topped with cheese, onions, black olives, roasted corn, and cilantro cream.
Shrimp Enchiladas Dinner
Sauteed shrimp with sun dried tomatoes, chives on a cream sauce. Topped with tomatillo sauce, cheese, and drizzled with cilantro crema.
Seafood Enchiladas Dinner
Two flour tortillas stuffed with dungeness crab, tilapia, scallops, shrimp, celery, onions, carrots, and Monterrey Jack cheese. Topped with a seafood guajillo sauce and served with sliced avocados, sour cream, Mexican rice and black beans on the side.
Enchiladas Con Mole Dinner
2 chicken enchiladas topped with our rich apple mole sauce.

Dinner Combo
Combo Dinner

Dinner Fajitas
Torero Steak Dinner
Matador Chicken Dinner
Criminal Combo Dinner
Vegetable Fajitas Dinner
Sauteed spinach, mushrooms, carrots, broccoli and cauliflower, garnished with fresh diced tomatoes and corn.
Fajitas Texanas Dinner
Fajitas Hawaiianas Dinner
Tender sliced chicken, peppers, onions, and pineapple relish sauce.
Lemon Grilled Salmon Fajitas Dinner
Shrimp Fajitas Dinner

Dinner Chimichangas
Chimichanga Deluxe Dinner
Chicken or beef. Topped with queso dip. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, tomatoes, rice, and beans.
Carne Asada Chimichanga Dinner
Topped with a roasted poblano crema sauce, cotija cheese, guacamole and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Seafood Chimichanga Dinner
Topped with a seafood guajillo sauce and served with sliced avocados, sour cream, mexican rice and black beans on the side.

Dinner the Border
Chile Relleno  Dinner
Beer battered roasted poblano pepper stuffed with cheese topped with poblano queso sauce and drizzled with cilantro crema. Served with white rice, black beans, guacamole, and citrus chipotle slaw.
Arroz Con Pollo Dinner
Our signature item! Tender sliced chicken breast specially prepared with fresh mushrooms, onions and green peppers served on a bed of rice with melted Monterrey Jack cheese, topped with our special mild sauce and garnished with sour cream, avocados and tomato.
Shrimp Emboscada Dinner
Bacon wrapped shrimp grilled to perfection on a hot skillet over sauteed onions, peppers and mushrooms covered with melted cheese. Drizzled with roasted poblano crema and served with rice, charro beans, and citrus chipotle slaw.
Carne Asada Dinner
El Patron's favorite. Thin slices of skirt steak charbroiled and garnished with green onions and guacamole. Served with rice, beans, and citrus chipotle slaw.
Camarones 1800 Dinner
Jumbo shrimp sauteed with mushrooms, tossed in a creamy 1800 Tequila, cilantro pecan pesto sauce. Served with rice, beans and citrus chipotle slaw.
Alambre Frontera Dinner
Made with thinly sliced chicken breast and braised pork, mixed with our homemade Mexican sausage, bacon, bell peppers, onion, pineapple and mushrooms, topped with melted asadero cheese. Served with citrus chipotle slaw, rice and your choice of beans.
Square Knot Salmon Dinner
Achiote and lemon seared salmon with roasted pineapple. Served with white rice, sauteed vegetable, citrus chipotle slaw.
Pork Carnitas Dinner
Braised pork served with guacamole, lettuce, pico de gallo, flour tortillas, charro beans, and rice.
Pepper Jack Enchilada Dinner
Grilled fajita chicken sauteed, bell peppers and onions, cheddar and pepper jack cheeses, accompanied with a zesty poblano sauce.
Molcajete Dinner
A Mix of seasoned grill chicken, pork, steak, chorizo (Mexican Sausage), nopales (cactus), and chicharron (pork rinds) over a special sauce and melted cheese. Served in a traditional stone bowl with warm tortillas and a side of charro beans. Choose it spicy or non-spicy.
Trio Monarca Dinner
Skirt steak (carne asada), one chicken mole enchilada and three baconwrapped shrimp sautéed in garlic butter. Served with rice, charro beans and citrus chipotle slaw.
Churrasco Dinner
Grilled skirt steak topped with chimichurri sauce. Served with grilled zucchini, white rice and black beans.

Dinner Chef´s Specials
Birria Quesa Tacos Dinner
Birria is the most traditional dish originated in Jalisco Mexico. Made with juicy and tender shredded beef braised in an adobo and cheese stuffed in corn tortillas, then fried to a slight crispy perfection. Topped with cilantro and onion, with a delicious side of rich consommé for dipping. Served with rice and your choice of beans.
Flautas Dinner
3 crispy rolled corn tortillas, garnished with salsa, cotija cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. Served with rice, beans and filled with your choice of protein.
Pollo Pimiento Dinner
Tender sliced chicken breast prepared with onions and roasted peppers. Served on a cream roasted red pepper and tequila sauce, cotija cheese, white rice and your choice of beans.
Pescado Veracruzano Dinner
Grilled blackened Mahi-Mahi fish topped with an all roasted Mediterranean salsa. Served with sauteed vegetables and white rice.
Pollo Ranchero Dinner
Grilled chicken breast sauteed in Mexican spices, tomatoes, onions, roasted chili peppers, potato wedges. Served with rice and charro beans.
Tostadas Placeras Dinner
Two fried corn tortillas topped with black refried beans, piled with your choice of Cochinita Pibil, Pork Carnitas or Shredded Chicken. Topped with cabbage, red pickle onions, radish, cotija cheese, our home made cilantro crema and avocado slices. Served with rice and your choice of beans.
Pollo Borracho Dinner
Sliced chicken breast sautéed with mushrooms, tossed in a creamy 1800 Tequila, cilantro pecan pesto sauce. Served with rice, beans and citrus chipotle slaw.
Cochinita Pibil  Dinner
Slowly marinated tender pork, braised in a banana leaf, laced with mezcal, joined with red pickle onions and accompanied with black beans and white rice.
Siete Mares Dinner
Traditional seafood broth with shrimp, clams, mussels, scallops, octopus and fresh vegetables. Served with warm tortillas and a side of white rice
Mole Poblano Dinner
Grilled chicken breast, dressed with a combination of Poblano peppers, chocolate, spices and fresh apples resulting in a mysteriously dark, bittersweet sauce. Served with rice, beans and citrus chipotle slaw.
Molcajete De Mariscos Dinner
Shrimp, tilapia, clams, mussels, scallops and octopus over a special sauce. Served in a traditional stone bowl with warm tortillas and a side of white rice.

Burritos and Bowls
The Burrito Bowl
White rice, black beans, bell peppers, grilled onions, roasted corn, mixed cheese, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole topped with your choice of protein.
Gordito Burrito
Large soft flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of fajita style steak or chicken, rice, beans, grilled onions and green peppers. Topped with burrito sauce and garnished with pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and melted cheeses.
Deluxe Burrito
Large flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of shredded chicken, pork carnitas or ground beef, filled with rice and beans loaded with bake cheese and topped with a light burrito sauce, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream.
Burrito Costeno
Grilled flour tortilla stuffed with cheese and sauteed shrimp, served on a smoky chipotle sauce, topped with cilantro crema, pickled onions, avocado. Served with red rice, citrus chipotle slaw and your choice of beans.
Surf and Turf Burrito
Bacon wrapped shrimp, cheese stuffed, carne asada, pico de gallo, cabbage, chipotle aioli, wrapped in a large flour tortilla. Served with seasoned fries and chipotle slaw.

Meat Free
California Quesadilla
Stuffed with mixed cheese, sautéed spinach, zucchini, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and roasted asparagus. Garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
Bombay Chimichanga
Stuffed with spinach, roasted corn, green peppers, carrots and cheese. Served with rice, black beans, guacamole, sour cream and topped with a creamy chardonnay cilantro pecan pesto sauce, rice and black beans.
Power Fresco Tacos
Corn tortillas, melted cheese, spinach, roasted corn, mix peppers, carrots, mixed cabbage and pico de gallo, black beans, avocados and white rice.
Vegetarian Enchiladas
Sauteed spinach, zucchini, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and roasted asparagus topped with tomatillo sauce, cheese and drizzled with cilantro crema.

Dinner Brunch
Huevos Poblanos Dinner
Three eggs over easy over a tortilla with chorizo mexicano (sausage), topped with a roasted poblano cream sauce. Served with warm tortillas, rice and beans
Huevos Rancheros Dinner
Crispy tortilla, Monterrey Jack Cheese, and Chorizo Mexicano (Sausage) topped with 3 fried eggs and ranchero sauce. Garnished with cilantro crema and avocado relish. Served with rice and beans.
Huevos Con Chorizo Dinner
Three eggs fried with a mexican sausage, tomatoes and onions served with rice, beans, chipotle slaw and warm tortillas.

Dinner Kids
Kids Taco Dinner
Kids Enchilada Dinner
Kids Burrito Dinner
Kids Chz Burger Dinner
Kids Hamburger Dinner
Kids Quesadilla Dinner
Kids Ck Tenders Dinner
Kids Grilled Chz Dinner
Kids Mac and Cheese Dinner

Dinner Desserts
Apple Chimichanga Dinner
Chocolate Mousse Cake Dinner
Churros With Ice Cream Dinner
Flan Dinner
Fried Ice Cream Vanilla Dinner
Tres Leches Dinner

Dinner Sides
Sd Refried Beans Dinner
Sd Black Beans Dinner
Sd Charro Beans Dinner
Sd Rice and Beans Dinner
Sd Red Rice Dinner
Sd White Rice Dinner
Sd Coleslaw Dinner
sd Corn on Cob Dinner
Sd Veggies Dinner
Sd Fries Dinner
Sd Brocco W Queso Dinner
Sd Sour Cream Dinner
Sd Guacamole Dinner
Sd Small Chips Dinner
Sd Large Chips Dinner
Sd Large Salsa Dinner
Sd Large Pico De Gallo Dinner
Side of Jalapeño
Pickled jalepeno

Drinks
Coca Cola
Can 12 fl oz.
Diet Coke
Can 12 fl oz.
Sprite
Can 12 fl oz.

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Recent Reviews

We just had our Christmas party at Monarca Cantina in Monroe, NY, and we had an amazing time! The waitresses were on top of everything, the service was outstanding, and the food portions were generous and delicious. We ordered a variety of cocktails and beers, and everything was a 10/10.

A special shout-out to Jay, the manager, who was very attentive and always willing to help. He truly made sure our experience was great. We will definitely be coming back....
December 2025
Today was my first time dining at Monarca. I had never heard of it until my friend told me about it. She said they had the best guacamole she has ever had. I absolutely agree! We were looking for outdoor seating because it was such a lovely day. I was highly impressed! From the greeting to the food suggestions to the amazing service and even the cleanliness of the restrooms. I am so happy I got to have the Monarca guac and lunch experience!
October 2025
Update 7/31/2025 Went here on Tuesday July 22 2025 with my parents and aunt. First off, let me go off and rant and rave about this place- located in Monroe, NY by a beautiful little lake, and an mexican restaurant with mexican vibes and decor, and food. To top it off, they have both spicy and non-spicy options, and we love our server too!
Anyways, went here on Tuesday July 22nd 2025, parked, and then entered the host stand. We did ask for Isabella, but she wasn't...
July 2025

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Monarca Cantina - Monroe, New York

438 Lakes Rd, Monroe, NY 10950
(845) 395-0846