Monkey Bar — Restaurant in Tucson

Monkey Bar is the kind of place you end up calling your spot. They have Dragoon IPA on tap, which is my favorite beer and one of the best West Coast IPAs in the country in my opinion. It's brewed right here in Tucson, so grabbing one means I’m supporting two local businesses at once.

The vibe is exactly what I want in a bar. It has that welcoming neighborhood feel where everyone gets treated like they belong. The staff is always friendly and helpful, and when the owners are around, they’re just as approachable and easy to talk to. No attitude, no weird bar politics, just good people.

Happy hour prices are solid, and you’re welcome to bring your own food, which is a rare and underrated perk.

If you’re looking for a place with great beer, a relaxed atmosphere, and people who make you feel at home, Monkey...

The layout of this bar is so awkward. We couldn’t move around the bar without running into someone every step of the way. We came here specifically to play pool but the table was set up so that we were getting in the way of the dart players, and also the karaoke screen. There was also no place for me to set my purse or my beer down near the pool table. I couldn’t get out of that bar fast enough. With the terrible karaoke, inaccessible pool tables, and lack of space... the REAL deal-breaker was the $1 fee that was charged to my debit card for “credit card fees”. Never again will I subject myself...

So yeah I just got reamed out by Theo the bartender for not buying 2 drinks for a tournament that I didn't even win. I've spent hundreds of dollars in this place as a local and for the one day I only had one beer , I get persecuted. $1.00 tip extra is what you would of got so ( was it worth it theo?) Now you hurt the tournament operator because a bunch more people who you acted out violently in front of will never show up again. I want to mention that Hugh is an awesome bartender so whenever he is working I would show up but his brother is bad news. Really sucks for the owner to put...