The Monkey Bar & Grille
7837 Old 3C Hwy, Maineville
(513) 781-4246
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Great place to hang out!
Good music!
Hard to get someone to take an order at a table
It was crowded and all of f the wait staff had not arrived
Do not eat here!! Had the chicken, bacon, ranch wrap yesterday for lunch (all I had to eat for the day) and have been in the bathroom or in bed since. Havny been this sick in 20 years!
Pretty much one of the best spots in the area
Had drinks and dinner. The hot dogs are great! The service was a little slow but friendly. Stayed for the karaoke which was fun.
I traveled 45 minutes to meet with a group of friends. The space was vibing at our patio table right next to the river. The service was a bit slow and confused, but the laid back atmosphere allowed it. The kitchen was limited, but the food truck supplemented what we might have missed. The crowd was good, but unfortunately the take next to us had a patron that got sick at his table. I don't touch he was over served, just having a bad night I'd guess, we simply moved inside to continue our night. I would recommend this place. I also think it has lots more potential. Overall? I'd visit again, probably pick the same seat and hope for a more expanded kitchen.
I was not impressed . Especially at the price for the quality. I had to flag down a waitress to get a second cup of water which was served in plastic. The waitress came to the table to get our drink order, then our food order, and to deliver the bill. No checkup to see how things were going.
Atmosphere is fantastic but service is deeply underfunded and is juvenile. My group waited 35 minutes for the first order of drinks. We spent the afternoon here and our wait staff actually brought us food in to-go boxes after we were here for hours and had not received food ordered from hours before.
My suggestion is BYOB.
Have friends who mention this place often and stopped out Sunday. They were serving outside on a large patio by the Little Miami river. There was some live music playing and the place was really nice. Didn't wait for a table as they told us when we walked up to sit anywhere we'd like and someone would be with us. We were told there was a limited weekend menu for the time but there was also a food truck available. My friend had the food truck (it was okay, the guy was a little bit gruff... ) and I had a house salad with chicken from the restaurant. We both had drinks from the bar which were good, some kind of punch. They were a little busy and most of the servers looked to be training as they were in pairs. Definitely like try again when the full menu is available. Enjoyed the experience overall and the vibe was nice.
I hadn’t been here in about 15 years, since new ownership had taken over and revamped the place. I was floored by how much nicer it was. Atmosphere was great, the food truck was great, and the service was great. It was pretty crowded, mainly due to it being a nicer Saturday night, but no complaints even considering the crowd. Tim, who I think is either the GM (or one of the managers) came by a couple different times to make sure we were happy with everything. You can tell management really cares about its patrons. We will definitely be back!
Restaurantji Recommends
Lively busy place. Amazing service and team. Great prices, and wide selection for drinks. We found our new favorite spot. Keep up the great work!
Great deck, different food trucks live music
Must go there purely for the ambience if not for anything else. There is a different food truck every day as well there.
Relax for some time near the river and go on a bike ride/ walk … wow this one is a nice find.
As of writing this review I just got back from a 2 hour long grueling experience at one of the worst restaurants that I’ve ever stepped foot in. First off the only open table was under a bridge, second it took at least 15 mins for a waiter to come, third who knows how long it would have taken for food, but we never got it. This review might be different for the taste of the food but we never got it. We saw the table in front of us get asked if they ordered what looked like our order and they said no so they took it back to the kitchen and left it on the counter. With getting no food (that the waiter said was comp’ed) you would think the bill would be cheap, no my friend it wasn’t. With no food and 2 rounds of beers for 4 people and four sodas, it was $93. If I could leave a 0 star review, I would. The only reason why it even got a star is because the band was great. The only thing is that they are wasting their talent at this place. Hope this helps.
We were warned that there were no servers INSIDE and we just needed to order at the bar. We did and the bartender marked our table and said the food would find its way to our table when ready. Waited a little over two hours for our food. There were no servers in the building, they were at the outside tables. The bartender justified it by saying there was an issue with the computers and getting tickets to the kitchen, then later told us that our food had been made but lost. However, we checked on our order THREE times. 2 hours later, as we were about to leave, we get our food. We never received updates from a manager, owner, or server. A waiter FINALLY came to check on us & we asked for marinara that was SUPPOSED to come with our cheesy bread as a starter, not with the meal. It took him another 15 minutes before he came back with it. At that point we were done eating. I don’t normally complain, and we were really excited to try this place, atmosphere was nice & food was good when we got it, but waiting that long after repeatedly checking on our order, is ridiculous and unacceptable. Then we waited for more than 20 minutes on a manager to talk to, that didn’t come by, and had to go back inside and close the tab.
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