Service was very disappointing. Several bar guests were ignored multiple times as bartender/server was more into her phone. There were a few other phone breaks during my visit that I did not get. Service was provided by another bartender working opposite side and food runner. I can only hop they do not tip split here. Food was good on all levels. Atmosphere was great. Hopefully this can be a teachable moment for this individual.
It’s a bar with good food and healthy choices. The service was really great. It was getting busy on a Wednesday night at 10:45 when we left.Edit to update march 2024It took over 25 minutes to get someone to clean our table. Then she says we’re busy and understaffed so it’ll be at least an hour for food. We left.
Alot of gems here in Jacksonville. Caught a quick lunch at Monkey Uncle Tavern. Great music always enhances your food experience and they were on point. I had the Brisket Quesadilla! Tasted heavenly. Onion rings were hot, juicy, and had a hint of sweetness. Everyone cant make good coleslaw. They make excellent slaw!!Wife ordered the Beach Basket. Said the corn dog in her top 3 of Best shes ever had. Looks and feel like a great place to just kick it.
Honey moon is over! My first three visits great. Good food. Tonight, a Thursday night around 745 pm, had to wait 20 minutes and chased down the server. Got a beer and then had to wait another 20 minutes until I went searching for the server for my check. Waited another 10-15 minutes to get my change. The place was busy. Walked out with no dinner. Not ideal.
Came here for the Tuesday trivia night, which was fun and entertaining for something to do but if you want any chance of winning you are going to need a big group, we just played for fun didn’t plan on winning anything.Ordered a burger and smoked chicken bbq wrap. The food was good, tastes like your classic pub food cooked to perfection, the place was busy and packed but the service was great.They also have pool tables, golden tee, darts and games to keep you occupied. Would recommend checking out if looking for some games or a few drinks and a bite to eat.
A group of us sat on the patio and were promptly waited on. Only one server for all of us, we had to remind him of a few missing orders, but he took care of us. They have a $5 burger, comes with choice of fries; burger cooked to order and with all the fixins! Mine was cooked perfectly and had a great grill flavor. They are smaller, but a great deal! The mozzarella sticks were quite good- hot and had a nice marinana sauce. Live music is offered there frequently.
Very weird place. Not what I was expecting. The food was great. I was expecting a more macabre atmosphere. Just a lot Poe posters and 80s rock playing on the radio.
This is not a bad bar. it had great food. Good atmosphere, and they were playing bingo. I ordered fried Boom boom shrimp with sauce on the side. And a order of wings. Food was pretty good.
Excellent service, good tasty food (lot of options on the menu), pet friendly...First but not last time we will come here.See you soon. Thank you Doty C for your kindness and good job 🌹.
Ordered the Pub Burger, medium rare and double order of their mild Buffalo Wings, extra crispy... with a side salad. Not cheap but excellent quality! Im super picky, and Im from Buffalo, where Buffalo Wings Rule... so I am not easily impressed with Wings. But these were really yummm and their Buffalo Mild was also really good. Id recommend trying them..
This place is absolutely exceptional. The manager is phenomenal, I have been ordering food from here for the past 6 years and it is amazing Every Single Time. They are fast and reliable plus a great place to have a few cocktails, play pool, and watch the game. I highly suggest their take out and hanging out while waiting on your food since the bar tender is a doll. Every individual working at Jax Beachs Monkeys Uncle is the best of the best, I have never had a bad time nor service. Check it out if youre looking for something affordable that wont disappoint.
My son & I walked into the place & patiently waited for a staff member. Its not clear if you can need to be seated or not. We were completely ignored by the staff!!! Even when I tried to get someones attention, it was not busy. We were the only non-caucasian people there, so it might just be they dont serve everyone...which should be listed on the front door!!!
Went in on a Friday night around 10:30. One bartender girl with Dark hair is scooping a little off the top. A thief is never a good hand to have around no matter the amount. I ordered from both her and other bartender’s paying cash. She consistently charged me $6 and other bartender’s were 5.50 for same beer obviously. That adds up at end of the night. Wouldn’t matter if it was .25 a drink. Definitely not a place i want to go back to.
More of just a place to go for drinks. The food was pretty good but it just doesnt have the right vibe to be considered a restaurant. They were also ill prepared for a crowd the night we went. They were understaffed and we ended up getting skipped over for service and another table who came in after us got service first. The service was also VERY slow. IDK how much of that was due to understaffing but I dont think that was as big of a factor as our server made it out to be.
It is a great place to eat and visit with family and friends. You can either sit inside (pub atmosphere) or on the outside covered patio. The food and service were excellent.
This place is awesome! The food is great, people are cool and theyve been the host location for my buddys fundraisers for years. Cant say enough good stuff about this place.
The atmosphere was fun, as they were doing karaoke. The four stars is because it took 24 minutes to be acknowledged and that was only because I went and asked for someone. We had the meatloaf and Philly cheese steak with fried macaroni appetizer. I wasnt thrilled with the meatloaf and mashed potatoes but the Philly steak and the macaroni bites were good.
Great place managements Not the most intelligent person Iwalked to the door with my support. Animal he says I cant have her in immediately. I leave right away and then tells me. I have to leave so I thought Id grace him with thinking twice next time on somethingsSo I would spend more money in the placeOOPS oh well 😟 I could have spent 20 more dollars in the place or spend 20 to $50.Paying people to bash his place I was treated unfairly.
I heard best value in town for a burger- $5. I agree. Nice sports bar with filled with TV screens everywhere.
Omfg! If you want excellent service and an amazing burger all for a good price then this is where you need to go! My bartender was Tory(forgive me if I spelled it wrong) and he was on point all night! I never had to look for him or worry about being ignored and my burger was cooked to perfection, just the way I requested it! I will definitely be going back real soon! Awesome staff, Awesome food!
Its a typical sports bar vibe. The food was good and we liked the whole sports atmosphere. Our server was not very good. My son, who is so easy to please, made a comment about her, so I knew my thoughts on the service were verified. We still tipped 20% on the chance she was just having a bad day. Everyone deserves a pass😉
Great place just to hang out. Great place to watch sports, play pool, or get a bite to eat. When you are great you are great!It is What it is!This is a local spot!With Great People and Good food!!! Sometimes it gets a little busy, AND Always a Great time!
Been here many times and the food never disappoints . Service has been excellent. You should try this place
The food here is surprisingly very good!!! The band was great. There is a pool table and dart boards. As well as a cigarette machine! Ha. Smoking lounge is big to hang out in. Bartenders very attentive too. If we come to Jacksonville again, we will definitely be eating here again!Photos are gyro and Philly. Waffle fries are great!
Pleasantly surprised at how great the food is here. Ive previously gone to Monkeys Uncle on karaoke nights years ago and never tried the food. My family and I decided to stop in for lunch and everything we ordered was delicious. We were surprised at the variety of menu options... not just typical bar food. My husband ordered the wings and shrimp. I tried the fish and shrimp. I appreciate the option of ordering steak fries or waffle. My son ordered the burger and loved it. Got the check, and holy cow the burger and fries were only 5 bucks! What?! Definitely our new favorite place for elevated bar food. Highly recommend!
Don’t ever go here, spent hours hanging out with friends. I happen to stand by the servers area. With seconds there were two guys there and there would not listen to reason and threw me out because I didn’t comply to there do what I say rules.
Totally loved this place. 5.00 burgers and fried banana peppers. Happy hour too. Friendly staff! Fast service.
The food was and drinks was amazing, but the waitress was rude and unfriendly. Overall, we had a good time
Driving by and saw the cute name so we stopped. Great place- great food-great service.
Great happy hour, good cold bottled beer, and the food is amazing too! and a great location I highly recommend we go back often. please fix the golf machine lol
Great sports bar at the beach. Food is good. Try the $5 burger. Service is pretty good, too. But they get busy during Jags games. Be patient.
Fantastic! Cold draft beer and fried mushrooms and $5 burger deal was very good. Highly recommend this place.
It was my first time visiting, the staff was professional, fast, and friendly, the food was delicious, much better than I expected. I will be a returning customer
Great place to meet up with friends. Good and service is awesome.
The food is always great. We love the BLT w/out cheese & extra crispy steak fries.. Heather is always our Waitress. She is absolutely the best at what she does and makes our visit to Monkeys just that much more special. Thanks 😊.
Im in Jacksonville visiting my wifes family. Long time Detroit Lions fan so I went to Monkeys Uncle to watch the game today. The place was hopping with Jaguar fans (sorry they lost!) but even with it being so crowded the service and wings were great. A lot fun and I look forward to my next visit.
This place is awesome 👌. The best service- the waitress had me at all of them which was the variety of High Noons and Beers available. Dont even get me started on the pork rinds - stop - those things were insanely good and those chips with blue cheese and what not - very classy and tasty - A+ all the way
The food here is slept on, great deals and great service, everyday something different is going on. 👌
In A Nutshell:-Monkeys Uncle is a local bar in the JAX Beach area.-I like the $4 Pinot Noir they have, the wine is really good for that price.-Even better, is their popular $5 burger w/ fries.-I tried out their Mahi Sandwich, which was perfect.-Hey when in Florida, eat Mahi!Overall, I really liked the vibe & service here, its very chill.
Monkeys is the freaking spot! Been going there for years but the server Blaze tonight really made an impression, great service hella cool & I’ll definitely be back 💯
I had some of the best chicken wings…They were fresh and delicious
Great service for the waiters especially sessa she’s awesome top notch
Lunch was more than we could eat. Fried mushrooms were great!
Good food, great service and very comfortable place.
Great atmosphere and the kitchen is good. Most items are breaded in house. Hand pattied burgers not frozen. Freshly made. Great independent locally owned neighborhood pub. ///// Trying to order a tavern burger on DD or through Google maps, but I cant add cheese to it! lol. Strange.
We Uber’d this while we were in town on vacation. We got wings and burgers and everything tasted great. We tried a few different kinds of wings and The Cajun ranch and garlic Buffalo were the best! I can’t comment on service since we didn’t dine in but the food was really good. I would recommend giving this place a try!
Easily the best bar since the food is bomb, tons of tv’s, pool, cool bartenders and lots of room…. It was always fun at the old location, but when it moved up towards my house and made it 3 rooms, it was the best local hangout. 2 chefs molded the delicious menu. Best wings in town, and lots of great specials. Live music and folks seem to live the trivia! Kitchen is open real late too, 1am? Can go here anytime and there will always be folks chillin’…. No brainer.
This place is it! Fire food and service .. always consistent what more could you ask for?
We had lunch and drinks! An amazing band! Great time!!!
Fix your AC.. Looking into your kitchen your employees are one drink of water away from certain death... NFL/College football on a Saturday night, drowned out by a couple girls screaming Taylor Swift on Karaoke... Who thought Karaoke was a good idea on a Saturday night?? Love the staff, food is great. Lock it up on execution. Will be back. ♥️
The food is gourmet Bar Food,The people are very nice and the staff is friendly. You wanna speak about 1 of them, But they are All fantastic. I cant single 1 out.
We were in town looking for a late dinner change up to seafood on a Monday night. Came across this unassuming strip mall bar with pictures of a good non pretentious burger & tried it.Gotta say was totally impressed with the creatively and execution of a menu. Besides a fabulous burger & fries, we enjoyed a unique corn rib appetizer and a turkey bacon wrap with a walnut aioli. All yummyIf u are looking for a place with good food where locals go...this is your spot
I have to say how disappointed I was last night to go into a sports bar and be denied having 1 TV switched to the Celtics game while 20 others (including 2 others right next to the one we requested) had Monday Night Football on. We sat at the bar and the bartender changed it to our game only to change it back when a table behind us complained even though they could clearly see the game on the two right next to it. The bartender replied they have been here for 2 hours. So clearly all customers are not important there. We decided to take our business elsewhere and wont be back. I work in another sports bar close by and that would never happen. Very sad!
Mediocre at best but great they have late night food.
My boyfriend and I were in Monkeys Uncle last night, Wednesday, and were waited on by the sweetest girl, Kristen P. She was so attentive and friendly. The food was really good, the beer was really cold and the atmosphere was amazing. We will definitely be back.
Great food options their daily specials are remarkably good.Servers are great and attentive and the prices are pretty reasonable.Highly recommend
Our bartender Tom was amazing and as for the food and atmosphere, excellent!
Home of the 5 dollar burger!! Great service, delicious food and spot on drinks.
Sessa our incredible waitress !She is so sweet and cute !She makes you feel at home !Her recommendations were excellent and the food was Delicious!Ask for her!
The food is always good and I love to come here but the bartenders are always so inattentive. It’s unacceptable that at a bar I don’t get service for 10 minutes after my food is dropped off when the bar is half full. I always tip 20% at least when I’m here but from now on I will be tipping according to service.
Server was just mediocre. We’re not “needy”, but would have liked to be checked on more than once.
First time visiting. It is definitely a busy spot (at least on Saturday nights). Decided to check it out for the karaoke, which was pretty entertaining. Though I didnt order food, it seemed like the kitchen is pretty quick with orders. The bartenders were on it with assisting everyone as well. Decent amount of seating. Shared/public parking lot so not too hard finding a spot to park. It is posted no smoking or vaping inside but you can always step outside. Good vibes. Would recommend.
This place is awesome. The food comes out super fast. The bartenders are super friendly and super attentive. There is a really good live band atm on Friday night while I write this. And this place has karaoke too wed, sat, and Sunday. The locals already know any one visiting like myself. This is a must come too kinda joint💯
There’s a waitress there by the name of Grace I think they call her Flora Grace she is bright happy was just a pleasure to be around. They should clone her probably the best waitress best serve her best service I have ever had in my 60 years.
I ordered a 20 piece wings entree for takeout. When I checked them they were overcooked and burnt, actually burnt and black. Out of the 20 wings only 6 were eatable. I was not pleased and i felt very much insulted and I will not be returning there👎🏾
Really nice place! Went for a burger and I was more than satisfied, flavor on point. Fast and friendly service… and the jalapeño poppers are amazing too try em!!
First time in 12 years that we ever had bad service!!! Waitress couldnt be bothered to come out and take our order on the patio. And when I went inside to ask how we should order she informed me it was a shift change and shes leaving. So to bad to sad I guess is her attitude. We left and went elsewhere to eat
Shrimp tacos and the steak tacos were fresh and delicious.enjoyed my cocktail drink. Nice and friendly folks work there. Will return in the future..♥️♥️♥️👍👍👍
Rude staff, on the trashy side. Thought I was in a different part of town for a moment.. I guess some people like that. I could not say I would ever recommend this place to anyone, especially after the mouthy workers.. and one that said f if I know when I politely asked him a simple question. It had the feeling as if everyone working there was an ex-convict. 3 in totally displayed rudeness.. Will never go there again for any reason.
Delicious wings, good drinks, fun karaoke
The bartender was hands down THE BEST bartender I’ve ever seen. The longest wait I experienced was about 30 seconds. I will come back every day of my vacation. I hope he’s on shift when we return.
Located about 2 blocks from the beach, I stopped in with my family to grab some food. We asked where we could sit, they said sit anywhere so we did. Nobody came to us after 20 minutes so I walked up to an employee, dark haired dude with a beard, and asked if I could grab a menu. He said a menu for what? Uh, for food my guy! This is a restaurant, right?? Got the burger, it was decent but nothing special. This place is a joke, so many better options in the area.
Great place attended a cartered birthday party there few weeks ago the food on the buffet was excellent, nice place.
Great food and the Staff is very friendly.
Absolute garbage!! Ordered well done was served raw burger, wings were burnt Service was slow sat for 10 minutes without any attention or greeting.
Great band play Friday night, Be Kind funked it up!Monkey needs a bigger dance floor!
Roudy sports bar, good to chil outside and to meet new people.
Awesome bar with great home cooking. The $5 bar burger is amazing. The she crab soup is loaded with blue crab. . Cant forget the homemade lime beans. Best bar at the beach ⛱. Edit. The $5 burger turned into a not so good pre made patty. Not recommended
I came with friends on Trivia Night for the first time and had an absolute blast! The servers are attentive and the bartenders were amazing. The food was good and drinks were epic. Its a laid back place, and very friendly. So if you are looking for a fancy place with valet parking and weird drinks that you have never heard of, this aint the place for you. If you are looking for a place to have fun, meet a few new people and enjoy the night in a true local bar, then this is the place for you.
Service was really slow at first. Bartender didnt put in my order. Took 45 minutes to get my food, they were slammed, and dont appear to do well when busy, the kitchen at least. It is a friendly environment and great for televised sports events. Great environment, could do better with their beer selection. I would go back
The $5 Famous burger was well worth the money. The burger was juicy and flavorful. I only ate lunch there so not sure how the cocktails were, but they had a good crowd at the bar and the vibe was good.
Monkeys is awesome. Im part of the construction on 4th street and I know its hard to like us since we periodically cut their water off but we eat there every week as a crew and they treat us well and the food is consistently delicious. They even hooked up one of our guys after he helped them with hurricane damage to a fence. No complaints, highly recommended 👌
Food was excellent.. large portions.. Bartenders were too busy to really pay attention to us and conversate. Is ok
Had a good time here with friends. We ordered mozzarella sticks and loaded fries and they were pretty good. Took a while to order drinks as the bar was very busy but I guess that is to be expected.
Staff was very rude!!! The staff member”James” has worked at many places in this area and never been liked!!!
The service is great here! Servers are seasoned and very helpful and quick. Also, my favorite burger in town! The live music is a plus and place is pretty chill on a Thursday night.
The one star pertains only to the Karaoke contest. The process is ridiculously insulting. A big joke contest it is and hoping wont affect Austins awesome Djing expertise. Otherwise the bar/restaurant itself is a must to go for food n fun. I have been going to this place since in the original location n never had any complaints.
Best sports bar overall at the beaches. The food is awesome and it comes out quick. Last night the service was pretty bad but one experience, hey it happens it was busy, the waitress didn’t know how to split the bill which was odd. I think she was overwhelmed. She didn’t write anything down so she didn’t remember who had what items. Probably took us 40 minutes to get that settled. Overall though great food great atmosphere.
This place is wonderful. All age groups are welcome as well as families. The food is wonderful the burgers are incredible as well as the fresh fried shrimp and the meatloaf dinner is outstanding!Bar staff are attentive and do a great job whether it be the bartender or the waitresses. They have a stage which they use for karaoke, not sure if they have bands but if they do what a great addition to the casual bustling ambience.I had a mushroom Swiss burger that was phenomenal with the Fried Boom Boom shrimp. Both were delicious. On another visit had the meatloaf ( better than moms) trust me. A great place after the beach or for a late dinner as kitchen is open until 1 am. This will become a regular stop for me. It’s inexpensive and very good. You have nothing to lose by trying it! Go have a beer and the Boom Boom Shrimp!Tom F.
Every single time we order food to go and ask for special modifications, they blow it. Simple request, no croutons. We get muscle memory but some of us have allergies and need the order to actually be correct. We are in the biz and want our dinner after service so it is really frustrating to pay for food that cannot be eaten🙈
Havent been here in years and out for a ride so decide to stop for lunch based on other peoples recommendations and wow what a great surprise it was everything was outstanding great portions decent prices
I ordered wings yesterday Cajun ranch literally there was no sauce on the wings at all like what did you do run out of sauce and just give me plain wings with barely any sauce the most disgusting wings I’ve ever had in my life this place deserves to be shut down! Disgusting along with soggy fries !!
Monkeys Uncle at Happy Hour is like Cheers! This is a Beach Staple!
One of my frequent spots since I love a particular group of people that gather here. The service is good, sometimes the servers get overwhelmed but they try hard. Food is always excellent and the menus are adventurous, not just bar food. The only issue I have had is that I need to watch my bill. I have caught errors and overcharges a few times now. Once is a mistake, more than that and it looks like its a regular practice. Be aware and look at your bill, dont just hand over your card.
Was excited to hear that this place serves late night food, but I found myself down the road eating at Mellow Mushroom instead. My fiancee and I sat at the bar for awhile and waited longer than we should of. Two employees, one seemingly the manager on shift, successfully avoided greeting us after 5 minutes, though we were right in front of them, and seemed open to taking care of everyone around us. This review is solely based off customer service and does not speak to quality of the food, which we werent able to try. Well consider revisiting at another time to see if we catch a better crew.
A Jax Beach native... First time we have gone to new location. Ordered 2 plates of wings. Wings were great! Service was horrible. Never got refills, with HOT wings. Rude server. Manager kept going to tables (all 4 of them) and never once came by our table. Had to ask for sauce, napkins, water (said no lemon and got lemon,) and the check. Never got the check. Server stood there and told us amount and waited as I counted out cash. Didnt even thank us or say anything. Very uncomfortable and ridiculous as it was slow and our server was standing around the back most of our visit.
$5 Burger always great value, Bartenders good. Can be noisy, but it is a bar with many TVS.
Horrible horrible place. Im here from out of state was looking for a place to get a bite and a beer. Walked in not to busy seat at the bar and the blonde bar tender walked past me around 5 times. I thought maybe she is busy she was cashing people out. Also I think she cut herself but she never stopped to clean it just decided to stick her finger in her mouth hmmm gross. Still try to wait still got ignored. Some of the waitresses walked right behind me also no one said anything. 25 mins later I was walking out no service was ever given to me. The older guy next time me said that it has been like that for some time now.so all I can say is this was a horrible horrible visit n I also told the hotel staff about it and every one at the hotel that was down by the bar last night no one that I spoke with will visit here.word of mouth travel fast customer service is key and so is cleanliness and both was horrible here
The best value $5 burger n fries in Jax! Super delicious! Staff is always friendly and on point! Will always be back for lunch!
$5 burger WITH FRIES.Nope, not a typo. And the year is 2022.AND it was pretty darn good.Will be going back soon.Fun neighborhood bar. Big local lunch crowd... always a good sign!
Great and all but having live music inside at 5pm on Sunday so loud you can’t talk to the person next to you or the waitress is absurd. Live music is great if acoustic are good but not in a small space, just don’t amplify so much, it’s crazy and after 5 minutes my head was pounding. No idea I’d have a mega speaker 5t’ from my chair while trying to eat a cheeseburger. I wouldn’t have stayed had a known it was going to by SO F-ingLOUD !!!!!!!!!! Save that for the night not when good games are on I want to hear instead.
Was in town for Valentines week vacation, we had a few hours to kill and stopped in at Monkeys Uncle Tavern, we meet so many great people, service was at its best and the drinks were to match. I will be back once we come back. Put it on your bucket list.
We had lunch here today and the food was really good. The boys got wings Cajun ranch and they were okay. I got the 1985 salad it was a large salad and it was delicious. Excellent experience and they were slammed. Thank you.
This place looks like an ordinary bar, but DAAAAAMN does it deliver!! I chose this special which was seared sea scallops over a Parmesan risotto with asparagus finished with a balsamic drizzle and it absolutely exceeded my expectations! The calamari was also delicious.I would get anything here time any time!Ali, our server, was..... AMAZING!Nice, knowledgeable, and funny.We had dinner plans somewhere else, but I took too long and we ended up here... Im so glad we did.
Bias alert... I love this place! Well run... friendly staff with an incredible owner. Management is always improving the food, drink specials, etc. Locals brag about the food during lunch and dinner! Visitors rave about the nightlife after dark... Great drinks, live music, Karaoke, trivia, and pool tables. Any problems that Ive ever heard of, which are rare, were quickly resolved... Couldnt ask for much more.
Awesome experience havent been there in a while The food was on point and the service was outstanding drinks are always wonderful there as well
I am 48 years old and never been in a bar before. We went here for Kareoke and the patrons were absolutely the friendliest! The food was plentiful too.
Enjoyed a few beers and listened to a pretty good band. Server was very sweet, friendly and funny!
Is ultra busy on game day. Plenty of patio seating and plenty of seating inside. Food was quick and decent.
Great food! I had the jumbo wings with honey sriracha sauce (sweet and spicy, but not to spicy) and my daughter had the cheese steak both were excellent! Everything was clean even the restroom! Will definitely be back!
Definitely a big improvement on the old place that was farther south on A1A. This place is bigger, better lit, more modern, and the menu is new and improved with a lot of the old classics. Went on Friday night during March Madness, there were more kids than I expected in a beach bar at that hour but lets chalk that up to the sports on TV. The place was crowded so service was a little slower than I had come to expect, but overall a good experience. I would go back.
This place was a nice environment, I chose to eat outside because the music was absolutely super loud and it was karaoke and you know everyone cant sing but you know thats just me but it was so loud you literally could not hear anything super dark inside the restaurant and bar. I wanted to play pool but was unable to do to how loud the music was. Now the food oh God the food I am not hard to please at all. I got calamari that was absolutely rubber disgusting and stunk. Actually I ended up with the craps bad the next day. I use a ton of sauce on it so I had ate a couple of pieces, its very important to make sure that your Seafood is fresh because you could literally kill someone. Now I ordered a French dip sandwich first, presentation was great but then I tasted it and literally it was like eating sea water. It was so salty and disgusting I actually had the waiter taste it because Im not one to send my food back, Ill usually just push it away but it was Christmas Eve or Christmas Day I cant remember and I was super hungry. I literally had to wait or taste it because I wanted him to see how disgusting it was do the Cooks not taste their own food? And yes I left hungry and I was super sad because I was super hungry and there was nowhere else to eat and I mean I was hungry I do remember now it was Christmas day I was so hungry and there was nowhere else to eat because I had come there and now it was too late to get food from anywhere else. I would just ask that people think about turning the music down a little to where you can at least hear the person next to you and maybe cutting on a few lights where you eat so that you possibly could eat inside. Especially when its a little chilly. But the food was just horrendous. I dont know if both items were super old I dont know I just dont know but they got a long way to go on food. We had a super great waiter. I mean I think I would have had management come out and comp my meal but I think that he comped one of them or the other whether my server did but I actually had my server taste the juice for the sandwich so that he with his finger to see what I was talking about that I wasnt just being dramatic like some people can be. I was not offered any more food, and and thats okay I did try to separate things and sent both of them back but again Im really easy to please but rotten seafood and sea water dip for your French dip is absolutely disgusting. I almost gave you two stars because the waiter was so sweet and the bathrooms were clean I give it that the place was clean I forgot about that place was clean from what I could see cuz there were lights where the bathrooms are so you could definitely see inside the bathroom and down a little hallway. But when you have someone screeching karaoke so loud that you cant hear yourself think thats just not a great dining experience and I was going to stay and play pool and listen to people sing karaoke after I got done with my dinner but unfortunately that didnt work out the drinks were fabulous by the way very overpriced for the drinks very overpriced. The food was a fair price for it being the beach if it was any good. I just ask that you know instead of wasting food that this company takes a look and taste the stuff before it goes out and puts dates on stuff because you dont feed people rotten Seafood you can really honestly kill someone I dont think I would ever go back I literally had to go hungry until the next day. And then like I said before I had the craps and my stomach was very sick for about 24 hours and I think it was the calamari
I stopped in after work with my pups. They have a nice large patio and brought out 2 big water bowls as soon as we sat down. The burger and waffle fries was the best Ive had in a while. Thanks Monkeys Uncle wait staff! Service with a smile!
Excellent Cobb salad fantastic service and tons of TVs to watch sports
Great place. Bartender was friendly and on point. Good and fast service. Good atmosphere. Will be back.
This was not the same experience I enjoyed so much when they were in South Jax Beach. While it is much more spacious, it was loud, crowded, expensive and the food was substandard at best. (While I know the karaoke isnt the responsibility of Monkeys Uncle, per se, but it did add into the experience.) The karaoke guy showed up late and then picked through the song requests. We left after two hours of waiting to be called.
Love the friendly service and great drinks (especially happy hour). I just wish they would invest in a Bluetooth speaker or something so we could play trivia on the patio. As much as we spend there, I would think they would have gotten this fixed before we decided to try trivia some place else.
I ordered ahi tuna and breaded mushrooms from this place. The mushrooms were excellent. However when I cut into my ahi tuna it was not seared it was completely raw with seeds. If I wanted sushi I would of went next door to the sushi place. Really disappointed especially cause I work in the medical field. Todays date 3/14/2022. The bartender I ordered from was a nice short haired blonde. This post was posted 1:00 and is now edited 1:50. 30 mins later food poisoning.
Perfect neighborhood bar with amazing food! Love the $5 burger and Gyros! Service is better at the bar.
Great bar, food is always good. Wait staff are friendly and great
I really want to like this place. We have been in a few times. For the price, the food is OK. The service is usually great.This last time meals were ok. Mahi was overcooked, but blackened shrimp were good. Son liked the wings, but said fried shrimp was ok. Wife got the crab cake sandwich, meh. She felt the crab cake lacked flavor over the fried oil flavor.Bridey was a great server, so made the meal better. Wont rush back, especially for a meal. Too many great restaurants in the area for these price points.
Went in specifically for the crab bisque soup. Found out this could be my new hangout people my age.
Watched part of the Jags game and had a great experience. Recommend the waffle fries and fried banana peppers.
Great service and quality food - love the pretzel sticks. 10/10 recommend for a bite after a nice day by the beach. The decoration and vibe is totally easy going, with comfortable chairs and big tables for larger parties. Check it out!
Just ate two burgers back to back and got one to go. The 5$ burger is an amazing deal and presentation was impressive as always. Fun welcoming environment with quick and attentive service! Couldnt recommend more!
Sports bar with surprisingly great food....always love Monkeys! Excellent wings, Husband loves the meatloaf, kids love the $5 burger! Very nice staff. Go there.
Food atmosphere service was fantastic great job
Best burgers and pretzels ever!! Always amazing service too! It’s a mandatory visit every time I’m in Jax beach; the family restaurant vibe makes it a great place to hang out, enjoy the food and listen to good music.
😜Oh my 2days later and that dang monkey is still on my back 😭🤣🤣🤣Fun attentive staff . Great place to meet up for drinks , theyre not watered down🙋, or just chill and watch a game . Food isgood , tasty appetizers. Yeah this will be my Friday after work spot . See you there!!!
Rude and inattentive waiting staff with no sense of urgency or friendly personalities. After dealing with a server who would never come to check on us or refill our drinks, I had to get up to find her to give her the check so we could leave (first time Ive ever had to go lookin for a server). I walked up to the bar to ask if I could pay out, and while I was talking to the bartender, one of the staff members behind me abruptly interrupted with a snarky you cant stand here. Well, I wouldnt be standing there if the staff were more attentive.
Ive heard about the five dollar burgers her but never had one until tonight. It was a great mrak served with waffke fries and condiments on the table. It didnt take long to get even though it was a busy Saturday night! Ive had other meals here and they were just as good. I would totally recommend this spot for a late night bite.
Had the big basket 5 wings and 5 shrimp with coleslaw and waffle fries. Very good.
Can’t tell you anything about the drinks or the food. However the service was 😂😂 yea waitress walked past us five or more times, looked our way and kept walking. Yea for ten minutes didn’t say a single word to us. It’s cool we spent a lot of money somewhere else and tip very well.
The place was fun. Really enjoyed seeing the karaoke. The service was not the best. The servers first day but the orders were incorrect and we never received silverware. It was a bar atmosphere but Im not accustomed to using my hands to eat.
I am so glad we found this jewel. We are fortunate to live about a block away. The staff is friendly and attentive and the atmosphere is always hopping. There are more TVs than I can count. Today we split the Mahi Mahi dinner and it did not disappoint. Two nice size pieces of fish, steak fries, sweet, creamy coleslaw and the hushpuppies were the best I have tasted in a while, all for $15. What a great lite meal. The menu is diverse. We also can recommend the $5 bar burgers, the Philly Cheesesteak and chicken parm sandwich. You should give them a try.
Had the best wait staff person. He made us feel welcome and checked on us often (even though it was a busy night. )I believe his name was Dotie
Very personable staff with a great setup for watching sports. The food was good and still hot when served. I have it on my list for return trip during sporting events
Food is great! $5.00 burger and fry great deal. Hubby got boom boom shrimp and loved the sauce. Our waiter was super chill and friendly. Great atmosphere. Recommend
This is a great place to hang out with great service. They have a great $5 burger with fries option that is well worth the money.
Nice place for live music and hanging out. The food was meh and the Cesar salad was horrible. Staff is friendly and the place can get packed so its possibly better than my first impression revealed.
Loved the grouper bites and the fried banana peppers. Beer was cold and service great.Monkey fire burger was awesome today.
Went for lunch and had a mahi sandwich. Lots of fish on toasted and buttered bun-tasty. The steak fries that came with it were a bit under cooked and limp. Sandwich was all I cared about and it was delish. Nice atmosphere and friendly service.
Decent place, very diverse crowd (on trivia night anyway) good apps.
We went for karaoke on Saturday. It was scheduled to start at 930 and at 1040 it still had not started. The manager said that because people were watching football he would not start karaoke. If you are going to advertise something then you should do it. I feel bad for Austin, great DJ.
Our Server was EXCELLENT! He should be workin at a 5* restaurant! I had the 12 oz. Ribeye. Unfortunately, it was LOADED w/fat & chewy gristle. The White Russians were GREAT! Then when the check came, the wouldnt accept our gift cards. The computer was down. Really?? Seems this should have been told 2 us b4 we ordered!! They gave us a $25 gift certificate as an apology, but other than our server, Wolfgang, everything else was VERY unprofessional. Sorry Monkey......but I call it like I see it.
Listen, now I ain’t no stranger to slappin the good O’l monkey but I gotta say this monkey isn’t for assault. It’s for good old fashioned bad singing from our local community on karaoke nights! Come one and come all, bring your bad voices and a wallet full of cash so you can experience the excitement of stroking the monkey with us! And make sure you tip your bartenders ;)
My very fist visit & went with 2 other folks who go there every Tuesday.Food was plentiful & service was professional & courteous.
Great burgers, fun to play pool but service is hard to come by
Plenty of TVs to accommodate any sporting event(s). The staff is friendly. The food is a typical sports bar fare.
Always good food and great timesMy Favorite Sports BarGreat Owners and StaffThe Best ❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘
Excellent service, great drinks and a tv everywhere you looked. The crowd was a nice mix of age groups and the atmosphere was lively. Definitely a good local hang out!
I travel to Jax almost monthly and finally saw the true colors of this place tonight. Its difently a bro place so your boys can act like complete Dbags and the bar tenders will back them. Very disrespectful from the bar tender on duty Wed night Sept 30th so Ill make sure they never get another penny of my money. Plenty of other places to visit so this dump is out.
Great service and great food!! We will certainly be back. Thank you Monkeys Uncle Tavern! It was vreat listening to Reggie!!
Always awesome food.They have a jukebox so their customers can play music... Someone keeps playing the same songs over and over. Otherwise, great spot to hang out, get some beers, and watch sports.
What more could any person ask for, great atmosphere, great drinks and food, and a staff that treats even the newest guest like a new best friend. Definitely would recommend to anyone looking for a great sports bar or just a fun evening in general.
Liked it but....Bought 3 of the same drinks over course of visit. Paid 3 different prices. Need to question if you feel they arent charging correctly, lesson learned but will probably go back. Staff was nice.
Great live music I believe just about every night. The food menu is quite expansive, and the drinks were good. Service was good but I dont remember her name. The place does get pretty full and there are pool tables.
Fun spot. Great wings.
Excellent food and fabulous service! Meatball sub was one of the best Ive ever had. Perfect bread and lots of stuff inside. Tisha was an excellent server. Try this place... For the FOOD!
Placed an order on Thanksgiving night thru Uber Eats around 6:00. My husband called the Monkeys Uncle around 6:15 to make sure they would be putting the condiment packets, (ketchup, mayo, etc.) in with the order. The woman ASSURED him, oh yes, we do that. Our order arrived on time, by a wonderful driver. We opened our order. There were zero condiments. No silverware, napkins, salt/pepper, mayo, ketchup. Nada. We are in a hotel room on Thanksgiving night. I called the establishment. Spoke to an employee. I was placed on hold for a good minute. The owner/manager came on the line. He did apologize, and said he would speak to his staff, however, it didnt change the fact that he was chuckling while he was speaking to me and we ended up eating two bites of our dinner and and ended up pitching the rest. Our $39.58 cheeseburger and reuben ended up in the trash with no offer of what can I do to fix this?.
Always the best food and coldest drinks. I have been a frequent customer because of the friends atmosphere since day one and it has only gotten better with the new ownership. such a diverse and fun crowd. a guaranteed good time
Kids allowed till 9pm. She crab soup was amazing, get the bowl it’s only a dollar more. Nephew asked to come back next time they came to visit!
Karaoke was super fun. Came on a Thursday night not to many people so we pretty much we in control of the music with our karaoke requests. Drinks were good price as well.
The impromptu bingo night that was supposed to have a dj with pop hip hop and Latin music. And changed to bingo qas the most racist experience Ive ever had. If i wanted to listen to bingo caller talk trash on white people inwould have gone to a show advertising that not a bar advertising live dj. I spent 40 tipped 20. I worked fornthis company years ago at the original location and escorted many people out of the bar for racist statements. Our gm lbgt and we had a zero tolerance for discriminatory behavior but now it seems as long as your insulting white people its okay. aTORIE TYSON ( Manger on duty ) told me directly this is standard practice if I dont like it leave.. I find this completely unacceptable if any of my employees ever Loud condoned or justify the behavior is saw they would be immediately terminated. I dare monkey uncle to challenge this. My attorneys are on retainer monkeys uncle has audio and video recording of the establishment. If they want to argue the legitimacy of my claian they are more than capable of producing the audio and video of the evening Sept 13 2022 from 930 pm to 1 am. Im currently in the process of fing suit and requesting via supena their video and audio recordings. If thu choose to they can release public and challenge my accusations. If they believe their case is solid the can sue for liable. But they wont because their own recording prove other wise. Should they choose to discard delete or remove the recording that only shows their complacency in the discrimination and acceptance that would rathebrprofit from racism than try to mendbthe gap the destroys out country
The smoked mac and chesse bites are killer and I wish I could remember my waiters name but he was the best
The people here were not friendly. Maybe because my husband is black and I am Mexican. Maybe because they are all regulars and it was are first time. IDK. But we did meet some nice people outdoors to talk to for awhile. However, we did have to good watermelon margaritas.
I came in here as they were open late, and ordered fish and shrimp. Unexpectedly, they were cooked very well, and shrimp was the best Ive had. Bonus for having bingo night and lots of tvs.
Really fun had triva night and we just played pool.. pool tables was in the cut which I like cause I dont like feeling like I have to be around a lot of ppl.Only thing is is we walked in and there was noone up front to greet us or give us a menu. Considering we never been there before..
Its a lot of fun. Food is good. Atmosphere is great. I always meet new friends in there. Karaoke with DJ is wonderful. On Wednesdays and Sundays.
Food was outstanding, our server Doty was great. We love the different specials as well as the regular menu. Drinks a bit pricey but always worth the visit.
I love this place. Whenever Im on Jax Beach, this is where I want to go.. the service is always good, no matter how crowded the place is, and its always full. The drinks are always good and the food is always good.
I made my bi-daily trip to 1550 Hendricks Avenue, and before I could exhale the first taste of their latest twist on natures cure-all from the areas premiere pharmacy, my driver/mechanic had me singing Alice In Chains Rooster in front of a packed house. How does she double-clutch with those heels? Too much fun with ur clothes on...
Bartenders are great and the food is always awesome! Medium wings are the best, but have yet to try anything on the menu i didnt like
Great happy hour prices & nightly specials on drinks and delicious, good quality food. Wings are plump and the $14 10oz ribeye is seasoned perfectly that no sauce is needed.
Great food and atmosphere!Really like coming here to hang out.
Love their $5 hamburger and the crispy seasoned fries are awesome. We also love their wings and go back often to get them.
Great music and atmosphere. Bartenders get to know you. Food is also good. Definitely a place to check out.