The Monkey Tree Pub

My partner and I just tried to go to the monkey tree for dinner and some drinks. I had a quarter of a cup of tea left from Starbucks and the waitress refused to serve us and asked us to leave saying it was against their policy to let me finish my tea there. We probably would have spent at least $ 100 but I guess they don’t want our business. We won’t be back.

Got together with 2 friends for dinner. We found a nice quiet table in the upper seating area by the fireplace. Waitress was prompt & attentive but not bothersome, drinks arrived quickly. Appys — jalapeño calamari, veggies and dip and the baked prawns were very good. Dinner — one friend had the spinach salad, the other one a burger — too bad they don’t offer a gluten free selection for their burgers, and I had the club wrap. I took ½ my wrap and salad home as it was very filling.
Would return again. Thursday night was the pizza special night and those around us seemed to be enjoying their pizzas. Service was very good.

Attended here for our annual Super Bowl Golf Tourney. Wings were excellent. Teriyaki, lemon pepper and blue moon all great. Good beer specials and waitresses were very attractive, friendly, efficient and scantily clad. Good nice big HD flat screen TV and excellent reserved back room for our crew. What more could you ask for? Prices reasonable too! Keep up the good work girls!

Food was ok. Service was complete garbage. The server Kristen took nearly 30 minutes to take our order and this was at a time when there was barely anyone at the pub. She actually didn’t show up for so long that we had to go looking for her only to find her sipping on her water at the bar and chatting with the bartenders. When she brought our food she tossed everything on the table and walked off. In the end she brought our bill but never came back to collect the payment. Once again, we had to go find her to pay our bill. Once again, she was too busy chatting up the bartenders. Such a shame because this is actually a decent pub. Not going back nor will I recommend it to anyone. With such a high concentration of pubs in the area these guys need to be on top of their game.

The food was great, but the service not so much! The waitress forgot about us. She took our menus with taking our order then came back 20 min later asking if we ordered anything and was wondering why the kitchen is taking so long making our food (because she never took our order)… After we finally got our order taken and ate our meal. It then took us another 20min to try and pay. Are drinks were empty for the majority of time we were there. I well not be going back anytime soon.

Good solid pub food. I’ll admit I’ve been going here since the late 1980’s. .. When it used to actually have a real tall monkey tree just outside the entrance garden.
Most recently there last night for dinner and earlier this month for a group lunch. The BBQ burger was good with same and good amount of bacon, lettuce, pickle and tomato slices (onion if you want). It’s a big burger patty, seasoned, tasty — I like it well done as presented, but some would say its dry. The fries are seasoned, salted, and perfectly deep fried, tastes like they cook from fresh potato — and overly plentiful. Enough fries to share.
Previous lunch special was — meh. Quiche — edible with ketchup help, but tastes like it was oven cooked from frozen store bought. Salad side was good, fresh tasting, with a good deletion of dressings. Raspberry was nice choice. For the approximate $ 10 price it was OK.
Noted comment about Saturday night music bingo — now music poker. .. These are popular games that fill the pub fast. I have found you will get a table for 4 easily at 5pm for the 7pm game start. But show at or after 6pm and you may not get a table. We’ve been turned away twice this year. The guy at the door is doing his job because they’ve been caught by the liquor inspectors for overcrowding above the approved seating. It’s a bummer, but if you really want to participate, we, the, locals in the neighbourhood suggest getting there early.
All in all, through the years, the Monkey Tree has provide decent pub food and fun with attentive servers. I’ll continue to return. .. .

Good beer, good food, nice service, cool air on a hot day. All in all a good spot to have lunch

This has become my neighborhood pub of choice. Good atmosphere, good service, good food. Lots of televisions to watch hockey on, and daily specials on drinks.
My only complaint is that it’s maybe too popular — have had to find another place to enjoy a pint on a couple of occasions when there’s been a line out the door. I plan on stopping in to catch some of the playoffs — guess I’ll have to arrive early!
PS — Order the Greechos. Greek nachos. So good :)

Always great. Service is good, but be careful the clean up girl is fast, you take the last bite and your plate is gone. Wings are Yummy. They have specials each day. Love the music bingo, make sure you come early to get a table. Overall, our experience here is awesome. We keep going back.

We never got a chance to take part in the Sat night musical bingo. It sounded like a lot of fun from our vantage point in the LINE THAT DIDN’T NEED TO BE THERE!
Citing ‘capacity’ issues, the 2 idiots posing as doormen made 5 people stand in line for over 25 mins while we could see more than ample room to walk and sit inside the pub. These ‘rules’ did not apply to their assorted friends who made their way in (probably 10 people in that 25 mins) while we waited at the front of the line.
When pressed by myself, one doorman said ‘I didn’t let that guy in…’, inferring that his goon colleague did. Nice teamwork a-holes…I hope this review catches on and others can share their experiences.
It was just a Saturday night, but to be met with such attitude from a small neighborhood pub was a huge turn-​off.

Fun nice little pub, good place for a happy hr with the co-​workers!