The Monkey Grille - Maineville

We arrived at the restaurant around 3:30 p.m. on a Friday afternoon and sat outside under the sun umbrellas. It was a delightful experience. It took a bit of time for someone to take our drink order, but eventually the employees appeared. The restaurant is dog-friendly, especially when the dogs are outside. A guitarist performed until 5 p.m. and did a fantastic job singing and playing. The restaurant has three levels inside, some of which are open to the outside, and there are restrooms on each floor. They offer small food options like pizza and boneless wings, as well as BBQ sandwiches from a food truck. We left before the next band started playing, as it was too loud for us. Overall, it was a great place to enjoy drinks and food with friends and we will definitely return.

This restaurant excels in creating a great atmosphere. The menu is quite limited, but they do have a few food trucks that add some variety. Patrons can enjoy sitting on the veranda by the river, sipping adult drinks, listening to live music, and socializing with friends. There are plenty of seats both outside and inside with open windows. However, the service can be a bit slow during busy times. It's best to order two drinks at once to avoid waiting around for a long time.

I have been to the Monkey Bar four times. The ambiance is nice and the food and drinks are good. However, they have had difficulty with their billing system. On the first visit, they claimed my gift card had no balance, even though I had never used it there before. They eventually fixed the issue. During the second visit, they struggled to split my bill between two gift cards. On the third visit, they couldn't figure out how to charge the remaining balance on a gift card and made me pay the difference. Tonight, after waiting an hour for one of our orders, they had trouble ringing up our drinks correctly. I recommend paying with exact change to avoid any billing issues. It seems like they are either disorganized or inexperienced with credit card and gift card transactions.

Wife and I stayed here after I had driven it a few times lately. it was like a unique place with a cool location. we both ordered the fish and chip basket. I had not expected much that it would be at $12 price when most places between $1520 for fish and chips. Good thing also because there was a fairly small portion of food we received, and the fish just so/so tasted. the place was practically dead when we stopped, but overall it is a cool place and the waitress we had was friendly. Not sure if we were back, but glad we stopped here at least once.

Building and location are very cool. Live music is on offer. Beer and spirits options are pretty good. Nice patio and on the little Miami trail. Wheel chair access very limited. Food offerings are very limited. It's supposed to be a bar and grill but the only options are pizza and fried food. Nothing from the grill. Service was very spotty. I won't go out of my way to visit again but if in the area may stop for a drink.