Monkey Lounge

"If you ever want authentic Vietnamese food. This isn't a place. Let me start by saying the parking spaces are plenty. The inside is very modern. They are running a happy hour special from 4:30 to 6pm. 2 appetizers for half off. We ordered nem cuon, tuna cevechi and banh xeo. The tuna cevechi isn't fresh. It's frozen tuna. Needed more acid to the cevechi and maybe some spice. The Banh Xeo we ordered came 40 mins later without the fish sauce. We had to ask the hosts for it. The Banh Xeo is made from American pancake mixed. The shrimps for the Banh Xeo are extra small! We can immediately tell that they didn't use the rice flour to make Banh Xeo. The fish sauce is sweet. The Bo Ne aka Vietnamese breakfast with steak, egg, and patait. The skillet was hot, but the food was warm. The sauce was sweet. My wife had Bun Bo Hue. Let me say it's anywhere closed to being Bun Bo Hue. The broth is sweet. No herb smell to it. When the broth comes out, you should smell the herb in the broth. Nope! My nephew ordered oxtail pho. The broth had no herb smell or tasted. One oxtail, no beef slice, and a couple of beef balls. My sister had wild boar meat. She wanted a small bowl of rice. It took 20 minutes to arrive! We came at 5:30 pm. The two out of three appetizers were supposed to be half off. She didn't take it off. So we had to tell the hostess. I can say the hostess are clueless. The food isn't authentic, and the service is really slow!"

"Food: The Thai tea was pretty good, it was a little bit diluted, but you can still taste the tea pretty well. I got the Vietnamese pancake, which was a good size and you had plenty of garnishes to eat with it and the sauce that comes with it was perfect. The butter garlic escargot provided with a good portion of it and it was delicious but I thought it was rather still bland without the sauce, it could’ve been the type of butter they were using like it’s not salted? Lots of garlic. My friend ordered the coconut shrimp which honestly wasn’t really what we had expected bc it was five shrimps on a coconut. I definitely would come back to try the other food options as this resembles my culture. Service: the service was rather slow as we came on a day that it was during somebody’s birthday, so we had to constantly ask for their our server for things or when we needed something. It took a while for us to get the food and bill as we were just sitting there waiting for during dinner. Ambiance: It’s Vietnamese inspired so you’re going to see a lot of celebration and partly like vibe if there’s a birthday. Surprisingly we did go and it was during somebody’s birthday so it was loud during the whole time. They were doing karaoke which feels like you’re at a live music, but it was so loud during the whole time which can be a bit much if you’re just trying to have dinner. It’s a very beautiful lounge with unique furniture pieces, and it’s rather spacious with outdoor patio seating. Location accommodation: There’s plenty of parking in the back. They just recently opened this past year and offer a lot karaoke nights and songs to request."

"From appetizers, entree to desserts, this restaurant exceeded all our expectations! Friendly staff. Love the atmosphere, very cozy. Definitely coming back again. If you go on Friday, making sure make reservation :)"

"Great place to eat and drink. Staff are friendly but can be slow. Food was delish and drinks were great. All the snails dishes were yummy. I’m glad we have a place like this in the south shore. Totally recommend if you’re looking for a place to chill and drink."

"Food was great and staff very attentive/friendly, there were also some regulars doing karaoke along with some of the staff as well. I recommend ordering the pho, which wasn't watered down like a certain guy who is buying up all the pho places and putting out pho that taste like water. Drinks were also legit and overall a great experience with friends or family. If there's a negative review, I guarantee it's a rival business or that predatory buyer of pho businesses who puts out mediocre food and watered down pho, god I hate that guy."