The Monkey Bar & Grille

7837 Old 3C Hwy, Maineville
(513) 781-4246

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Stan Fisher

Beautiful view of the river. They only had food trucks because the kitchen burned. They will have a soft opening August 23rd.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Gary Jay COFFMAN

Amazing and quick service--almost cutting edge (multiple servers cover multiple territories, but they're managed with a centralized system)!
The only complaint I have is that the patio is located near a sewage outflow somewhere (which is not ideal if you're eating or if you're on a date).

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 5

Matthew Heredia

Great venue! Had a blast here. If you’re looking for a place for drinks and some great live music, you’ve found it. The food trucks were good- fast and decent food. I’ll be coming back for sure.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Colleen Wilder

Only outdoor bar open. No one came to tell us

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Annie Winter

Do not come here. They have so much staff but somehow you can never flag down a server to order. And then when you do order they either forget your drink or bring you the wrong one. Don’t waste your time. We ordered shots and every shot they brought was extremely warm- and we specified that they be chilled ( it’s 90 degrees outside). Save your money and your kindness and take it somewhere else.

Melisa McMullen

Only helpful suggestion I can give is install more bike racks given you are located on a bike trail. I own an e-bike and they aren’t compatible with regular bike racks as far as tire size. It needs to be wider in order to run the tire through to lock up.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Steve Mechler

Tim was playing and we were chilling on a sunny Sunday afternoon. I wish the food was there, but I feel it never will be again. Food trucks are getting old.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 3

A S

UPDATE:
As of August 2025, Monkey Bar does not serve food any longer. Unknown date until kitchen returns.

Cute, outdoorsy / side of the river spot with live music on the day we went (memorial day). Has a food truck for quick orders and sit down (seat yourself). Lots of beers on tap. Decent prices ($5-8 per beer) and pizza /hotdogs. Pizza was delicious, beer was good, atmosphere was great. Lots and lots of high school to college aged employees so the service kinda follows that, if you know what I mean! But we’ll be back despite that! Just gotta get their attention! The little boy that dropped off our pizza just kinda walked by while talking to his buddies and dropped the pizza out of our reach and walked away without a word 🤣 Nah it’s alright bro we don’t need napkins or plates!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 4

Nathaniel Heitsch

Cool location along the river but service was very slow and uncommunicative. Kitchen is under construction right now and food trucks were subpar unfortunately.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 3

Wendy Charlson

Had a great time as always

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Teresa Widener

Loved the place! The atmosphere was beautiful by the river. Live music was so good and entertaining. Food trucks were good. Service was not bad considering what they have to deal with because of the crowd. Hard workers and alot of patients dealing with a lot og negativity. Don't let some of the reviews stop you from going.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Emily Efaw

This place has a chill environment, great staff. First time here and the food is awesome!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mark Duncan

Great place to hang out and have a couple brews with the boyzzz!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

shawn kennedy

Love this place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Jenifer DeLaCruz

Was not impressed with food truck, but can not wait until y’all’s kitchen is back open and try the menu. We did have a great spunky waitress who got our drinks and was awesome. Beautiful scenery. Great place for lunch and dinner. Bike trails run beside the restaurant and fun watching kayakers pass by

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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