Reviews for Monk's Cafe in Philadelphia, PA
What can I say that hasn’t already been said about this place. One of the best beer bars in the world! This is my second trip... to monks. The first was pre pandemic. Monks has an extraordinary draft list curated by Tom Peters. He also happens to haveconnections with hill farmstead and alchemist and gets focal and heady on the regular. This is one of the few places in thenortheast that has hill farmstead on draft and they even had bottles to take home! Read more
I've walked by many times but I never got a chance to try until very recently. I'm really glad that I did! All of the food was... delicious. We had the mussels, pate, duck salad sandwich, and the pasta. They have a great beer selection too! A lot ofdifferent sours to choose from if that's your thing. Looking forward to coming back in the future. Read more
The beer selection is great, especially the Belgian beer. The mussels, the beer, and the beef burger was really good too. The... beef patty for the burger was a bit smaller than I expected and they charge extra for that little sauce that comes with thefries if you ask for more. Read more
Monks is another gem in Philadelphia. Everyone knows their selection of amazing beer, but not everyone knows they're incredible... food. Mussels, handmade chicken tenders, duck liver mouse, duck salad and frog legs. Tom and his team are incredibly inviting,wonderful service and an atmosphere that makes you feel comfortable and at home Read more
Fine spot, polite staff. It would be an average “3”, but their global beer selection (while insanely expensive) was... impressive. Five versions of their burger. My only complaint was the burger was significantly smaller than the bun (a goodburger needs to be proportional to what it’s sandwiched in). Read more
The ambience of this place is amazing! It's a trip outside of time. Hardwood everywhere, a maze of rooms with tables and bars,... dark moody lighting. The food is excellent Belgian-inspired, sort of like very high end bar food. I had the Monk's burger(caramelized leeks and Bleu cheese - and literally this is all that comes on the burger, a welcomingly simple and great burger),fries, and I samples the blueberry lemon tart and the pecan tart. The pecan tart is ????????????????. Read more
One of the original legendary beer bars still brings the quality after all these years. Monk's, specializing in Belgian beer and... food, is fabulous. Cozy atmosphere, great food, and quality beers. Service is excellent and informed - beer recommendations arespot on. Frites are well spiced and excellent. A must visit in Philly. Read more
Monks is a legendary place. Best in class beer program for many, many decades. Purveyor of grails. Except no substitutes. Always... Pliny on draft. Front and back bars serving hand picked deliciousness. I’ve been going here for 12+ years and am thankful itexists. Get the Thai Curry Muscles. Great service and a must visit for any craft beer aficionado. Read more