Monkey Bar Steakhouse

Outside is a fun bar/​eatery with great music. Inside are linen napkins, GREAT food and in a more relaxed atmosphere. We even had then cater our wedding with fantastic results. A 5 is not a high enough rating.

Wonderful place. My wife and I discovered it when we came down looking to buy a home. Amazing service for a place that is as busy as this one, food is fantastic brace yourself to have a great time.

Mix of old and young with a decent DJ on a Sat night. Worth checking out for a drink. I’m interested enough to try dinner here next time. Staff is friendly and nice.

Quite possibly the worst place we have eaten in a very long time. Went on a Saturday night as we were renting a nearby house and had just arrived in Cape Coral.
Got a table inside as we were hungry and did not want to wait for a table to open up outside. The number of people dining outside clearly overwhelmed the staff and we got to witness all of their confusion, arguments and complaints. It felt like we were sitting in the employee’s lounge. Our waiter, Steve, was impatient and difficult to understand. One of our party of four ordered soup and Steve left it on the table without saying anything. The Prime Rib Special was grizzly and overcooked. The fish and chips were pre-​fab, straight from the freezer. French dip was overdone and dipping broth was extremely salty. The only positive was we didn’t have to spend a lot. A good place to avoid!

Came in on a Monday. Plenty of open tables. We were sat right away. Took 15 min for a server to stop by… After other tables sat after us were helped by their servers. Waitress then la Dee da’d another 10 min to get bottled beer to the table. Our late arriving guests got the same treatment. Don’t waste your time here.

Just had dinner. I was VERY disappointed. We have eaten here and the food was awesome. Tonight I had prime rib medium rare. It came medium well. Sent it back and was told they couldn’t do medium rare would I like a ribeye? Sure. That came medium rare but it was NOT a ribeye. The «chef» came out (in a tee shirt and shorts) and told me I was basically full of bs. I told him that my husband agreed and he said he would be back out when my husband was back from the bathroom. When that happened our waitress told him and he refused to talk with us! We did not get any compensation. If you want a burger or an appetizer I would recommend the place. As far as steaks and prime rib they are recommended for I would shy away. I never write reviews this harsh but this one is well deserved. On a lighter note our waitress Gloria was awesome and we did not jeopardize her tip.

The food was amazing! It has a low key, causal, key west vibe with amazing food. There is indoor seating, outside seating and then outside outside (side walk seating). We enjoyed live music from the 50’s through popular new music, it was a wonderful mix that had everyone at some point tapping their toes and singing along. We showed up with no wait and an had great service. There are tons of food to pick from so everyone will be happy finding something that they like. Definitely going back!

The DJ was rude and a liar. My husband asked him if I could sing and he said yes, after his break. Then not 10 minutes later he says the management said No. My husband went to the management and wantes to mention that I am a singer and sang at various places like the White Sox stadium ect. Just in case they thought i might actually not be able to carry a tune. The management said yes, no problem if its ok with the Dj. Hmmm? Well when my husband confronted the DJ, he went nuts and packed his equipment and left. I mean whats the big deal? He was in for a $ 20 tip but he missed out. So our table and the one next to us left and went to a nearby gem called the Dek. 15 patrons in all. Had a blast and the food was good too!

I do not understand the negative reviews. My wife and I Just finished a fabulous seafood meal. I had the rum and pepper painted grouper and my wife had Parmesan grouper. Hands down the best meals we have had during our two month stay in Cape Coral. Our server Terry was great and the price was reasonable. We ate inside for a more fine dinning experience. We leave tomorrow but return January 4, 2017; can not wait to enjoy another meal.

Dined last night. The food at the Monkey was awesome. Had the pasta New Orleans, panko snapper. Fun place and very friendly staff. Local favorite. We will be back.

Here is my 2 cents and some chit chat. I have been trying to go here for lunch for a while. Was it worth the wait??? NO not really… I will give a thumbs up on the service. Very good. The food so so. The sweet tea was ok. I must say the cole slaw was outstanding!!! A little sweet and bit tangy good in crunchy… Now the burger was good not great. I asked for it medium rare but got rare. I prefer under cooking to over cooking. At 9 bucks or so pricey
This stood out. 75 cents for cheese or bacon added hmmmm ok. But 75 cents for a slice of grilled onion.
What the hell!!! How cheap are onions and how easy to grill a slice??? This should be free.
Over all just ok… I will only be back if someone else foots the bill…

We enjoyed the $ 2 domestic draft and $ 3.50 wells and shared an amazing 8oz black angus burger with blue cheese, bacon, lettuce tomato and onion. The burger was cooked to perfection (we can almost never get a truly rare burger). Our server was super attentive and anticipated our needs and we will definitely be back.

Haven’t been here in a while. Now don’t know why? Service was very good, seated immediately. Hostess took my song request to dJ for me.
We had the Ahi Tuna app and chicken casa (can’t spell). Both were very good. We enjoyed the entertainment but a bit loud for us – matter of age n taste.
We saw a prime rib dinner served and it looked awesome. We’ll definitely be back. Check it out. Good service, good food, friendly staff, and lots of people watching.

My family (9 of us) ate here last night. Prime rib was their special, 5 of us got it and really enjoyed it! My son got a filet mignon and said it was wonderful! The place is a little dated, service was a bit slow, but the server was great. They have banana fosters that they make right there table side, kids loved the show and the banana fosters was great! Live entertainment was going on outside, sounded like they were having a good time. I would go back again!

If you saw the prep in the kitchen, you’d never eat there. The servers get lettuce for the salad with their hands. I’ve personally watched a cook send out uncooked clams that were pried open to appear edible. It’s a nightmare.

This is not yet an actual review because at the moment I am sitting at my desk, looking for a place to deliver me my lunch. Monkey Bar Steakhouse comes up here on Unilocal as a place that delivers. I was actually looking forward to trying it but when I called I was told to call Grub Cab. Alas, I am ordering just for myself and did not wish to spend the $ 6.99 for about $ 10 of food.
I will definitely visit this place as the menu seems enticing.

Love, love this place. A very fun hangout. Live entertainment, great food and super server’s. Went there last weekend and had a blast. Friendly people who know how to party.

If you’re not a local, you might not be welcome. But at least we got a funny Florida experience…
My parents, 1 year old daughter, and I came in early on a Saturday evening (we were traveling). We were seated, and the staff was friendly. However, the large table nearby was full of drunk, rude, and classless people about 65 – 75 years old who were very clearly regulars, based on their interactions with the staff. They were roaring with laughter, cursing up a storm, and telling crude jokes very loudly. At one point, my 1 year old hit her face on the table and had the nerve to cry for a whole 5 seconds before I got to her and whisked her outside (she immediately calmed down, and no one else even noticed her brief cry). But you should have seen the nasty looks and stink-​eyes I got from their table, not to mention the comments that were made. Sure, if I let her scream uncontrollably throughout the meal, I deserve some nasty looks. I don’t ever inconvenience other diners if my daughter is being noisy (which is actually pretty rare), I always take her outside. But a quick cry due to hurting herself, followed by a mom who is immediately up and at the highchair, doesn’t deserve that. ESPECIALLY not from a table full of roaring, crude, and inconsiderate drunks. But I digress.
The service, while friendly, was insanely slow. It took FOREVER to get our order. Once we did, the food was fine. Not great, but pretty good. The prices were fair also. But we were so uncomfortable with the nastiness of the other patrons that our meal was not enjoyable.

Went there for a Sunday afternoon lunch. The food and the service was excellent. We sat outside and I was a little put off by the smoking at the outside bar. I also get the impression that Sunday afternoon is the gathering time for all the local 60+ residents. Very load, lots of people and they all seemed to know each other.

The food and service are hit and miss. Had a good experience with server Ian a few weeks back on prime rib night. Last night was a bad experience the food was mediocre at best, the service was slow. One thing for sure is the menu has to many items on it. They would do better to have less items that they do well.