Buggyworks Restaurant and Pub

We have been there several time. Never been disappointed. Friday night fishis the best around The ribeye steak is my favorite and the prime rib is to die for. Our waitress Terri is a sweet gem. The whole staff is friendly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very mid food and service. Interesting/fun atmosphere. Love the open industrial look of the place. Open kitchen is a little odd, adding harsh light and lots of noise to the otherwise quiet and cozy-lighted dining area.

The food offers and descriptions seem like it would be really good, but we found the food to be rather bland.

For appetizers, we got fries and the baked French onion soup. The soup was very salty rather than savory. The fries were indeed skin-on, but they were just generic frozen fries, not fresh cut or anything. For the price, I had assumed they would be fresh cut. We got the garlic aioli to dip the fries, and the garlic flavor was near absent.

I tried the #6 Burger, which came with caramelized onion and garlic aioli, among other toppings. Despite these toppings, I found it quite bland, and I don't think the patty itself was seasoned at all. The side of coleslaw was alright if you like sweeter coleslaws.

My partner ordered the sherry cavatappi, a dish which we make at home occasionally. We found it bland as well, with the sauce so thin that it slid right off the pasta. We will stick to making this ourselves.

Despite the bland food, it did seem that the ingredients were all fresh and of good to great quality. The burger bun was very good. We did not get dessert, but the offerings looked appealing. Drink options were limited to those of a typical bar, though we did not order alcohol on this visit.

We went on a Tuesday night. There were more empty tables than full when we arrived, and the wait to order was longer than reasonable. We were seated right away, but the rest took awhile. All in all, we were in the restaurant for about 2 hours, with the first 20 minutes waiting to order and the last 20 minutes of waiting just to pay the bill.

I'm new to the area, and I was excited to try this restaurant based on the online menu. We were quite disappointed by service and food. We may try again to see if it was an "off" night. If it is a repeat, we will likely not be back. I will update this review based on a second visit, if any.

Vegetarian options: Only two or three vegetarian options. Better than most places in the area, but still very limited.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 2

Had the cheeseburger and homemade potato chips to go. The meal came in a styrofoam container and was ready to pick up at the time indicated. The burger was thick, juicy, and well-flavored. The problem is the homemade potato chips. Guess what happens when you put crisp freshly fried potato chips inside a container with a hot, moist, juicy burger? Yep! Stale and soggy chips. Charge me an extra nickel and put them in their own container so they stay fresh and as good as they should have been.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hamburger

Service was fine & friendly, but food was underwhelming to say the least. If you like burnt burgers and hastily prepared sides, you’ll dig this place.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

Always delicious! Best prime rib!

Great food and good service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I really wanted to love the food but unfortunately, I did not. We ordered a ribeye (asked for medium rare and it was not medium rare) and a prime rib special. The ribeye was probably the worst ribeye we have ever had. It tasted like it could have been cooked on a dirty backyard grill. We did ask for it to be taken off of our bill and the waitress was more than understanding. The prime rib was fair. The beans were cold and the sweet potato fries tasted like they had been fried in dirty grease. Unfortunately, I probably wouldn't return. Our service was great and the hostess was very conscious of keeping the tables clean, etc.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

Friendly staff and great rib eye steak

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Friendly staff and great rib eye

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious food. Superb drinks. vERy reasonable price. I even ate the coleslaw.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place never disappoints. Great food. Great service. The prime rib is the best around. Most of the staff has been there a long time. Definitely In the top three places to eat in Monroe. I’ve paid way more money for meals that aren’t anywhere near as good as here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Macaroni and Cheese, Fried Beer Batter Cheese Curds, Italian Beef, Fish Fry

The best prime rib you will ever get! It comes with green beans and a choice of potato. I went with the sweet potato fries, but have gotten their garlic mashed potatoes and they are delicious! Their kids macaroni and cheese was also very good and comes with several side options. Overall, highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I'll start by saying the service was great. The waitress was attentive, had commented on the menu's choices and checked in a couple times despite having many other tables. Now the food. The Cheesecurds were absolutely amazing! They were hand made in house and used a quality cheese. The pull of the cheese from biting in the curds was not expected. Now the burger, it was okay, I have small critiques such as the bun being a little over toasted and the meat not being prepared to my request, but overall, it was just a burger. Overall, go for the cheesrcurds.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Great food, and great atmosphere. Food is good and is consistent 90% of the time.

Vegetarian options: Salad, soup, pastas

Parking: Definitely get to the restaurant before your reservation just in case.

Wheelchair accessibility: Yupp!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Macaroni and Cheese, Fried Beer Batter Cheese Curds, Beer Cheese Soup, Fish Fry, Chicken Wings

Enjoy trying their specials. Sweet potato fries are always my go-to choice of side. Hush puppies were good and my husband always gets the Philly cheese steak. Portions are good.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5