The Mad Monkfish - Cambridge

The menu highlights the vegetarian options of which there are many. There is a separate category for vegetarian sushi rolls. I ordered a few rolls all of which were delicious. For my main course I ordered a spicy tofu and vegetable dish. There was a lot of heat, so beware 2 stars signifies a lot of red hot pepper. The dish was tasty, and they added more vegetables to substitute for the obligatory rice which I did not want. Unfortunately the whole dish literary had only 2 half inch pieces of tofu. I’d never seen that before! Why skimp so much?

Had their fried tofu with peanut sauce and tofu/veggie stir fry. Both delicious! Cocktails (specifically lychee one) also great. I’ve struggled to find restaurants in Boston/Cambridge with robust vegan options and a great cocktail menu and this checked all the boxes! Will def come again

My friend and I went for lunch recently and both had a tough time deciding on what to order because there were a lot of options. We ordered the Alice Coltrane Roll, Satori Tofu and Drunken Noodles with tofu. The roll was really good although they forgot to bring it out so we had it after the main dishes. The Satori Tofu was a little lacking in flavor. We ordered the drunken noodles without fish sauce, oyster sauce and egg but even though heavily modified was very good. We both had a good meal and would definitely return.

My husband and I went to Thelonious Monkfish last night for the first time and were blown-away. It can be difficult to find a place with good vegan food for me and also animal-based food that my meat-eater husband will like. This place had both, and the selections were gourmet for sushi and pan-asian cuisine with quite a few inventive dishes with names taken from the music and fairytale worlds. I had the Alice Coltrane Roll (wok-roasted balsamic-glazed shiitake, green apple asparagus tempura) and the Frankie Johnny Roll (Sweet potato tempura, cream cheese avocado wrapped in nori rice with black white sesame, but omitting the cream cheese) and my husband had a grilled salmon dish. Both meals were well-presented and we both enjoyed them. The menu also had some fancier pan-asian vegan dishes, featuring mushrooms, panko-crusted tofu, etc., which I look forward to trying. But truly setting the night apart for a vegan-friendly restaurant was that a three-piece jazz band was playing in the front of one section of this two section facility. Apparently there is live jazz Thursday through Sunday. There are very few restaurants in the Boston area that my husband and I, both professionals in our 40s, can go out, both find something we would truly enjoy eating (with me being vegan and him being a meat-eater), and feel like we are on a nice date. Thelonious Monkfish allowed us to do so. We definitely will be back. Updated from previous review on Friday May 20, 2016

As a vegetarian with a vegan partner, we found the Mad Monkfish to be an excellent dining spot. The staff were friendly and welcoming, and the atmosphere was wonderful. The food was impressive as well: they have a dedicated “vegetarian” section on the menu and several vegan options (see attached menu photo). Their scallion pancakes are absolutely delicious and a must-try appetizer. However, the server we had seemed a bit confused about dietary distinctions; she mistakenly classified mushrooms as non-vegan, placing them in the vegetarian section. Since we enjoy our protein, we ordered the tofu appetizers and katsu don, but unfortunately, they used soft tofu, which wasn't quite what we expected. Other than that, everything else was fantastic!