The Fat Pelican — Restaurant in Monroe

Took two hours for them to serve us freezing cold food. Had people helping out who did not even work there. Never even got an apology for the terrible service left without eating our food. If the service is this bad then y’all need to figure something out! Now what am I supposed to eat. Four families left before us without getting food or drinks after waiting for over an hour. another couple had to ask 5 times to get a drink. I do not care about waiting it is way worse than that the dude was like do you want us to warm it up for you I was like your going to warm up my twenty dollar fish in the microwave no thanks. The waiter was just walking around the restaurant doing nothing. We got up to leave and then that was when they brought us our freezing cold food. We ate one bite of the food then left. Y’all’s food is good but not good enough to go through all this trouble. I am never going to go back again especially since I had to wait 2 hours hungry for cold food that I never ate. Every time I have eaten here the food was awesome but don’t expect the best service tonight made me never want to go back I really wish I could give half a star because that is what they deserve don’t get me wrong there food is good but if you don’t have time to wait do...

Hands down this place is nothing short of being just AMAZING. Beautiful atmosphere, exceptional service, good value for the price and delicious food. The owner was top notch and on her A GAME. She introduced herself and continued to check on us, making suggestions on food to order and most friendly. It's very obvious that she prides herself in how her business looks and how it's ran. Both she (Mandy- owner) and the waitress (Chelsea) were phenomenal. 10/10 I highly recommend. Food was so good and seasoned to perfection that we didn't have to use the salt n pepper shaker. They have an amazing selection of wines and top shelf alcohol (although I was at work and couldn't try any- but will be back) SUPER CLEAN ESTABLISHMENT. However this hidden gem is only open for lunch through the week and on FRIDAY AND SATURDAY for dinner. Therefore planning ahead of the trip there is ideal. Personal thanks to Mandy for running such an amazing restaurant. Tell your cooks in the back that they ARE THE BEST!! y'all got a regular customer here baby. Thanks for making my lunch memorable....

Full disclosure: this review was a 4/5 until I saw that Captain America watches you go to the bathroom. That bumps it up.

I had a Burger, medium rare, with an egg sunny side up, cheese and bacon and a loaded baked potato. My wife had BBQ shrimp with a fried grits ball.

The burger was very good, if messy thanks to the egg (which isn't a complaint). Baked potato was good, but even though it was hot, it didn't melt the cheese very well; some types of cheese don't melt super easy. The shrimp were a little plain, which implies most of the flavor comes from the BBQ sauce, which was good but very fishy. The fried grits were delicious.

As an appetizer, we had cheese and bacon fries with sour cream and a side of ranch. While they look a little plain, they are actually delicious also; the cheese sauce was very good (it had dripped to the bottom of the fry pile).

Overall a nice hybrid casual restaurant with a nice taste; the decor was tasteful, but the staff were comfortable in T-shirts and jeans. And, most importantly of all, Captain America...