The Orange Monkey Bar & Billiards

my first and last time at orange monkey .i was there last night with a friend, came up to 70 $ for two hours … left at 2 am. the bartender forgot to give me back my drivers license. i called the orange monkey at noon today when they opened. the guy that answered the phone was an ass hole. i told him what happened and he said «well come get it «as if its my fault your staff isent trained properly. i was expecting an apology not a rude attitude. it took me 30 min to drive back to the orange monkey. when i got there the bartender was going true between 50 and 60 different drivers permit, there was only 5 tables in use. when i asked the bartender «are you guys collecting drivers permits? because theres atleast 50 driver’s permit there and only 15 people in your bar ». he told me i was banned lol. never spending there again. the place looks like a dive, dooly’s much better … i was expecting an apologie, for wasting my time and gass and instead got attitude from some guy that looks like he stays at the ottawa mission. its definitely not a place you want to take a date …

The Orange Monkey is a top place to go play pool. Went there with some coworkers and they have a great number and selection of pool tables (they have 4 or 5 snooker tables, most places MIGHT have 1) and the beer is cheap, although the selection is limited to domestics big brewery stuff.
The food is OK, we ordered a combo platter thing which was decent. The Onion Rings and Zucchini sticks were good, chicken nuggets less so. The Interior is industrial and basic (which fits the location), but you don’t go to the monkey to look at pretty walls, you go to play pool.
On main drawback is that the location is in a warehouse surrounded by trucks and such. Not all that easy to get to on foot and a bit sketchy when leaving late at night. Overall though it is a good place for an office party, most people like to play pool, even if they suck at it (like me).

There is one reason and one reason only to go to The Orange Monkey, and that is for the pool. They have an enormous amount of pool tables and serious players from around the city come here to play.
Now, for no other reason should a person go here. It is located at the bottom of the old City Centre building. It is a run down area and the immediate scene outside the pool hall looks like a parking lot out of a gangster movie. There is little lighting, and not much for civilization around, especially at night.
The establishment itself has a very basic bar that serves dome tic beer and from what I could tell, very little else. The staff is small, with one person noticeably working in the front and a kitchen staff (I assume) in the back.
They serve food, and it is pretty much what you would expect: chicken wings, nachos etc. It’s not bad food, but nothing special. for a pool hall it gets a passing grade.
Unless you’re a pool enthusiast, don’t bother.