The Old Monk — Restaurant in Dallas

Recommended for lunch. Arrived right at opening at 3pm. Had free reign of choosing to sit anywhere I wanted. Parking was easy, right next to the building. Seems like a popular spot for the weekends. Decent menu options. For food & drinks. Tried an Irish Old Fashioned/Moscow Mule. Then too many to count with the El Chapo shots. Yooooo, I’m hook like a pirate now. I think between the two of us, we ordered 8 in total. I like the pub style vibe because it makes you feel like you are not in Dallas once you walk into the place. I got lost in the shenanigans. 🥳 Rose, was fast and a great server. Thanks to her, I’ll make the attempt to replicate the popular El Chapo shot because it really does get the people GOING!!! Had the veggie burger and fries. Solid! No misses. The ranch is good too. Interested in some of the other food options, so there will be a next time visit. Maybe brunch!!! The area can get a little busy so if you want the comfort of finding quick parking without the people, arrive early/opening hour. Feel free to go alone. Sit at the bar. Be one with self. Become wise. Drink and be merry. Reflect. Or just reinvent yourself and be a Monk of...

Came down to Dallas from South Carolina to visit my friend for her graduation. I had been to the old monk before and it was great. Well this time, I go up to the bar and tell the bartender(that was rude as hell by the way) what I wanted to drink and he took my ID, inspected it then took it to his manager. He returned it back to me saying he couldn’t serve me. I was so flabbergasted that the staff SNAPPED my ID in half because they thought it was fake. I was freaking out because not only was it our first night in Dallas but I had a flight to take back to South Carolina. I NEED AN INTACT ID TO SCAN AT THE AIRPORT. Asked to talk to a manager and all she did was ask if I wanted a shot..after she had told that nasty bartender to not serve me. Absolutely ridiculous...I would rather PAY MONEY for a shot somewhere else than to have a FREE shot from them. Warning, if you’re young and from a different state or country even, do NOT go here unless you want to pay to get a new ID or not be able to get on a...

I and my boyfriend came at the first time. Everything is was awesome. The food and drinks were tasty. A staff was friendly and helpful. We even recommended our friends should come and check this place out. The second time we came back around 9:30pm saturday night. When we first stepped in the music was extremely loud I was almost knocked down. We tried to sit there just couple minutes but we couldn’t talk. We had to leave soon after that because of the super loud music. We still like this place and we tried to go back the third time earlier around 7pm weekday not weekend. We assumed that they just turn music loud after 9pm or during weekend the rest of time should be fine. The music was still extremely loud. We never go to back there again. We hope the owner can read this review and consider about this issue. 2 stars for delicious food and friendly staff. If the music were just loud enough for everyone can both enjoy it and talk. We would rate you guys 5 stars or even...