Hey, hey it's a bar called Monkees
And people may think it's a dive
But we think its kinda funky
So c'mon and give it a try
Yah yah, it's a bar called Monkees
That brings back them 'ol skool vibes
The barmaids are fun and spunky
So come n wet your whistle inside!
(Parody to the song, of course, by the band The Monkees)
-------- Installment 46 poetry reviews
Upon entering the practically empty bar...
Me: "Do we just choose a seat anywhere?" (Thinking maybe we had to order at the bar first then go sit...)
Barmaid, sarcastic and dry as hell, without missing a beat: "Do you have a reservation?"
We died laughing. That snarky attitude was the perfect start to this most excellent evening! We knew we were in the right place.
This place has been here for decades. It is the most perfect unpretentious dive bar I have encountered since the 90s and 00s, like a time capsule protected from the hipster takeover. It was so nice to just be in a place like that again.
We stayed a good 5-6 hours maybe and had an excellent time. Chatted with the barmaids, mingled with the regular patrons and danced and laughed the night away.
They have 1 choice of red wine and it was actually decent, though I got the snarky attitude again when I ordered it, lol. I had to laugh again too, 'cuz I mean c'mon .. Who orders red wine in a dive bar?! Seriously?! We also ordered beers and shots and a pitcher of sangria tailored specific for us by the next barmaid we had at shift change, who was equally fun and awesome.
They have lotto machines, pool tables and one of those modern pay-per-selection jukeboxes: which we took full advantage of, blasting Dropkick Murphy and Eric Lapointe all in one playlist hahaha!
It also appears recently renovated so even though there's no mistaking it as anything other than a dive bar, it's not a ghetto-ugly nasty dive bar, by any means.
We will definitely be back! We can't stop talking about it and recommending it to all our friends who are as excited as we are about it! read more