09/26/08

wild incompetence

by the_dude34

it's insane that this place is still open. if this is the future of brooklyn, i'm moving to staten island:

-ridiculously over-priced and mediocre food

-filthy, unkept dining areas

-unqualified, impolite wait staff

• Pros: 0
• Cons: all

09/19/08

Horribe service, avoid at all times

by walvarez

First time I went to Monkey Town was for an EyeWash show presentation. It was good and the best of all was the food: Meatless Meatballs! those were the big thing there, also I tried the lamb wraps and it was really delicious.

Last week I went back to this place with new friends and have the worst experience in my life, what a bad service, the waitress was really rude and in an extremely bad attitude. She almost didn't want to serve our table (in the back room where the show happens). Monkey Town changed the menu for a lame one and the lamb and the meatless meatballs are not there anymore. When we got the food, it was completely burnt and tasteless.

Don't go to this place, there a thousands of better restaurants in the city and Brooklyn.

04/24/08

Seriously to be avoided

by jamaldeen

yeah, this place pretty much stinks. I went there to see a show, having never been there before. I was originally thrown off by the idiotic name but was assured by many that the food was great and that it was a unique space. I have nothing to say that hasn?t already been said in other reviews: extremely overpriced, mediocre food (everything was too salty and in fact lukewarm), HORRIBLE service (not only were they slow and rude but they never removed a single dirty dish! It?s frustrating enough to have some bone head waitress constantly step on your feet while you?re trying to enjoy a show, but to have to smell old fish throughout the night is even worse!) On the plus side, they do have really good beer on tap, but it?s way over priced and Monkey Town is hardly to be commended for the quality of the beer that they serve.

After suffering through terrible service, gross food, and skanky cushions to sit on, as soon as the show was over I was given my check which cam to about $60 for fish and 2 beers (!) and was rushed out by the rude waitress who previously I had never been able to locate when I needed her, but now was unavoidable as they were trying to rush out all of the other customers and me to make way for some sort of techno party in the back room. Yes, Monkey Town is a cool place to see a show, but I would highly recommend waiting to see the musicians that perform there in other, less offensive venues. AVOID.

• Pros: good beer, cool back room
• Cons: everything else