The Monkey Bar

Food… Aaack… Jukebox… Worst ever

Great local bar! Great prices. Good beer selection, given the area… And excellent daily specials — especially during Steelers games. Oh, and the servers are friendly, personable, and attentive… A+ for local «dives»…

Great long islands. The food is top notch and the ladies behind the bar are great. Only downfall is smoke.

Came up here for a couple of days for work from DC. I’ve been to the area several times but never went to the MB. I read a previous post about the Big Fish Sandwich so I decided to give it a go. Really good sandwich! Plenty of filets and tasty but not over done! Kudos! The atmosphere is great too! It’s a local dive bar with great prices and the two lovely girls that work the bar are awesome! They work hard! The owner is a very nice man as well. Try it you’ll like it!

I was getting my hair done when the ladies in the salon started talking about the wings at the Monkey Bar. I had to laugh. When I moved to Pittsburgh the Monkey Bar was a dingy hotel with little bungalows that you could rent by the hour. Not. Even. Kidding. At some point it was sold and the bungalows were bulldozed and the main building was re-​done and turned into the bar/​restaurant. I had heard good things about it for years and finally decided to try it.
We wanted to eat on the patio that had palm trees and bamboo posts but it was stormy. So we entered the bar and they told us to grab a table. I was disappointed to see that not only was smoking allowed but they had an actual cigarette machine.
The place is pretty small. There are chairs around the bar, 3 booths, and two high top tables that seat 6. We were given menus which stated CASH ONLY but later learned that they DO TAKE CREDIT CARDS! We ordered a Cajun Chicken Sandwich platter, a Fish Sandwich platter and an order of Buffalo wings.
The wings were whole wings, not drumettes. The were hot and crispy with spices on them but the buffalo sauce came in a small container on the side. The wings were good without the sauce but we did use some of the sauce.
The Chicken sandwich was spicy and juicy. The platters include coleslaw and fries. The coleslaw was really good. The fries were big but could have used another minute or two in the fryer.
The fish sandwich was good. The fish was. lightly battered and fried to a nice crispness on the outside while the inside was nice and flakey. It came with tarter sauce or cocktail sauce. I went with the tarter. I believe it was homemade.
The food was good. If I go back i would sit on the patio. FYI Wednesday nights are wing night.

It’s ok for the area and being a dive bar. It’s pretty spacious and has a jute box, darts and pool table. I like the fact that it has a deck to sit outside when the weather is nicer. I don’t like the location because it’s on 51. They also would not serve shots because of snow a few days ago and it didn’t make much sense. For the bars in this area that would probably be the one I prefer to go to.

Local hang out for most people in the area. I usually go on the weekends and the place always has a good amount of friendly people. Oh yeah and they have darts.

I don’t often go to bars, but when I do, I prefer a laid back environment that isn’t too crowded. Monkey Bar has indoor and outdoor seating, which is awesome. It’s a great place to stop after a bad day at work and grab a drink with your coworkers. It’s not a super big or overly popular bar, which I like. The drink prices are unbeatable. Though, some of the servers aren’t always the nicest and the parking lot makes me cringe on busier nights.

My only complaint is how smokey it is in here! Yuck! Other than that, the food and drinks were great. Had beer and a long island iced tea. It was a well made drink, and a great place for a quick double date. The place was bumpin with music and drinks were flowing. It was tough to get a seat, as it was so crowded. Fun little local place

Great true bar. Barry the owner is a great guy and always around. Very reasonable prices on food and booze. They have an awesome patio open all year round which is great. You can smoke in their so if it does get crowded it can get a little overwhelming but the patio helps that issue. I highly recommend for lunch, happy hour or just a night at the bar.

Best Long Island Iced Teas anywhere. I love coming in with my nieces when they are in town and sitting on the patio.

Stopped in after a night at the casino for a drink and a little food. The beer selection was nothing special and it is a bit of a dive bar but the French onion soup I had was very good. Bry also brought me home a fish sandwich after a few drinks with the guys and the thing was huge and good quality. If your looking for just a chill place to hang out then this is a good choice. If your looking for a place with specialty beer this is not it but the food is good and so is the price.

Great local dive bar. Somewhat smoky, buy hey, it’s a bar. Prices are great, and service was friendly and fast — the owner was walking around inside and making sure everyone was being served expeditiously when we were there. Just the perfect place to come and unwind over a cold one with some friends if you’re craving a real-​deal bar experience. Loved the George Thorogood on the jukebox too…

Great place to go to. The prices are awesome and the beer is cold. The deck is real nice also to sit out there and eat on a spring or summer evening. I went to wing night on a Wednesday and they were sold out so get there early if you plan on going for wing night. Besides the wings being sold out I did love the place.

Came in after work. Good prices cheap specials and great service. Sit out back and chill. Parking is limited so get there early.

Good bar food, cheap beer, great people, both staff and patrons.