Monkey Morning Cafe — Restaurant in Florida

I came here for lunch, not Mortal Kombat: Insect Edition.

Upon being seated and our drink order being taken an unexpected showdown began with a fly who clearly trained in black ops. This fly wasn’t just annoying—it was sentient, strategic, and probably on payroll.

I swatted. It dodged. I clapped. It laughed. I swing. It tried to steal my purse.

At one point, we locked eyes. I whispered, “You win,” and it winked. This wasn’t just a fly. This was a final boss.

This thing would not leave me alone. Buzzing around my face like I owed it money. I finally had to kill it with my menu—yes, the same one I had just used to decide what to eat. And then, like the responsible adult I apparently had to become, I wiped the fly guts off with a napkin because no staff was anywhere to be found.

Unless you’re into uninvited protein and aerial combat with rogue insects, I’d suggest dining elsewhere.

So to recap: I served myself, defended myself, and cleaned up after myself. The fly and I had more interaction than the waitress. Who was very nice, but apparently took her lunch break (seen seated at the bar) and never came back to our table.

Oh, the food? Meh. Moldy grapes in the fruit bowl, missing bacon on flavorless breakfast burger, and the club sandwich was not part of the turkey or ham club because there was barely any on it. Also, check your silverware for cleanliness and dog/monkey hair? Who knows.

The tables are not wide, and the walls are sticky. Staff was nice enough tho. Shame cause we love these off beat restaurants.

Never again.

Edit to address response

Funny you would assume anyone used AI to leave a review. It took me half a sense of humor and 8 of the 13 minutes of the drive back to the hotel to accurately describe my experience. You should probably use AI to cook, clean and staff your establishment. Guaranteed to be an improvement. Need AI to run the POS system seeing as how your manager couldnt figure it out. The tables were all the same size width wise, and while that may have been an attempt at a dig it was mediocre, just like your food. Let's not pretend like that door was on a constant swivel. 🙄 I may be a tourist, but I know damn well aint no regulars in your establishment. Well.. maybe the flies.

The sweet tea was on point....

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