Monster Kitchen & Bar

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   Leslie

   New York City

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 15, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   In short, food was simply bad. I have eaten here several times before and it used to be very good. Unfortunately, not anymore. All five dishes my wife and I had were just poorly prepared with no proper thought given to how the blending of too many ingredients in the one dish could overwhelm its taste.
   

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   Michael

   Canberra

   8 reviews

   3.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on October 31, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 5

   We were at Monster, one of my consistent favourite places in Canberra. From the start over a decade ago it has been terrific. We had signaled a need to finish our 6.00pm dinner by 7.15pm to ensure arrival in time at Canberra Theatre for a show. We were a party of 4. 2v of us were on time but 2 were about 15 minutes late. The on timers ordered promptly given the time limit. We ordered 2 small share options which were excellent - a crispy tofu and a beetroot tartare which were both excellent. We ordered mains - Eggplant and Nasi Goreng, both again excellent. Our friends ordered the Nasi Goreng and Spinach Gnudi. The small plates and the mains ordered "late" by our friends arrived promptly. However, the mains ordered earlier went missing until we asked if they could be hurried up as we were running short of time. We were told they would be 5 minutes, which stretched to 10, with the result that they had to be consumed quite quickly. Our waitress was also not very well versed in the food and gave us some very strange answers when we had some questions. Hopefully this does not foreshadow a drop in quality as Monster has done marvelously in its vegetarian phase. Even friends who are confirmed meat eaters have praised Monster when we have gone there with them.
   

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   Mike

   Canberra

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on October 26, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Good vegetarian food. Wedding reception was in the main dining area which meant we were in the bar area and table was small for 4 diners. Other than that all was good.
   

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   Paras

   Canberra

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 22, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing vegan food that had top notch flavor with excellent portion sizes. The servers were all well dressed, very friendly and helpful, and with welcoming with a warm smile. The ambience was also wonderful. All in all, a wonderful birthday meal!
   

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   Lanora

   Canberra

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 10, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Food was excellent, but service was incredibly slow and we often had to call out and wave to get attention to order, check where our drinks were as it had been a long time since we ordered, we had to get their attention to be able to ask for dessert or more drinks, and a few times they brought something different from what we asked for. Quite disappointing for a fancy/expensive location, and on a quiet night too.
   

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   Lauren

   Canberra

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on October 6, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   As slways, fabulous food, service and experience . Preyush is amazing!
   

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   Tim

   Melbourne

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on September 27, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Vegetarian creativity. Generous portions. Well-spaced tables. Lake view. I was glad to be seated as far as possible from the singer - too loud, too flat, a burden on our conversation. A quiet restaurant is a good restaurant.
   

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   Jonathon

   Canberra

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on September 25, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was lovely, staff were friendly and welcoming. The atmosphere was comfortable and buzzy
   

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   RObbie

   Canberra

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on September 25, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lovely intimate place for dinner. I am a meat eater, but thoroughly enjoyed the food…
   

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    Kath

    Canberra

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 21, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    I have been vegetarian for about 30 years. I can honestly say this is the best vegetarian food I’ve had at a restaurant in my life. Even the small plates are a generous size. My friend and I shared one entree of Edamame and one small plate of Sanjoy bow. Then we each had a dessert which was beautiful. That was plenty of food for us, and it worked out that only $35 each. I will definitely be back
    

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