This place is a great hole in the wall in a small town. The staff is fun and friendly, drinks are…read morecold, and the crowd is a great time. I must look young because I got my ID checked three different times when getting a drink / walking around.

There comes a time once a summer season where a group of 6-10 F**kin' Illinois People (FIPS, as I…read morehear we are referred to) migrate from the bustling city of Chicago to the small beach town known as Monticello, IN. You see, a large group of us college friends living in the city, and some new friends we've picked up along the way, enjoy visiting our friend from college working her dream job in the dreamy Hoosier State. Our plan is simple: travel by car to the land of "two-bedrooms with parking, a yard, in-unit washer/dryer, and a dishwasher for $400 a month", load up on sustenance, cruise on the boat in Lake Shafer all day, get silly, take over a bar, and make decisions that should only be made by freshman college girls. Our usual poor decision spot closed a few months ago and, this time around, Sayler's became our latest watering hole debacle. And so begins my open letter to Sayler's. Dear Sayler's, Thanks for gracefully dealing with the presence of by 6 FIPS and our 4 local friends this past weekend. From the moment we hit the boat at 11AM Saturday morning we knew that any establishment in the Monticello area would be "happy" to have us as patrons. Your close proximity to our home base made you an easy target for our debauchery and fun that we surely brought. Your $12 beer buckets and less than $3 shots insured that we would be even more fun than we already were by giving us crazy amounts of liquid courage. This helped us negotiate with the DJ when choosing songs for the bar (we were sad to find out he did not have "Midnight Train to Georgia"), populate what was a vacant dance floor, and demonstrate to the rest of the bar patrons how to do planking exercises in multiple places throughout the bar. I can only hope that we were not only a fun presence to be around, but that we also taught your customers important fitness techniques. Although we felt we may have overstayed our welcome by the end of the night (thanks to the girl who tried to "start something" in the bathroom with a friend), thankfully we had one friend who was able to keep us in check, offer a shield or protection, and help us get on our merry way. We still hope you welcome us back the next time you are in town. Signed, Me PS Terri, I hope you had a great 50th birthday party. We sure had fun!

excellent experience, friendly staff. locals were very kind to my wife and I went we stopped in for…read morea quick drink. My condolences to Vern, et. al for their loss

Absolutely love the dive bar atmosphere, always welcoming. The people here always make everyone…read morefeel like they belong. This place is open 7 days a week!!!

The food is very good! I love the garlic knotts, pizza, and wings. The local beer selection is…read moreoutstanding with varieties from Fontana Farms, Crasian, and Teays. They also have some wacky events. If you have not been lately -try it. Get the Garlic Knotts you won't be sorry!

Stopped in on the way to the Madam Carroll. The spectacular patio with lights and fall/halloween…read moredecorations drew me in! Great music. Great atmosphere. Walking up to this place we knew we'd love it. If we lived in town it would 100% be our go-to bar and we'd be regulars. We only order mozzarella sticks because of time restriction but they were amazing. Piping hot when we got them. We sat at the bar, and Rachel asked us how we were doing and was so social. People, this girl wasn't even on the clock. I saw her with her family and she noticed the bar getting into the weeds like most bars do on the weekends and she jumped behind the bar and quickly caught up the dishes and took a couple orders. Not to shame our original bartender...she was excellent and knowledgeable!! I absolutely think you're missing an opportunity for a great time if you don't come here.

Rugie's Dugout will catch your eye from the outside and then knock you out by what they're offering…read moreyou inside. They have all the... ahem... bases covered here! We stopped in with a small group (11 of us) around 7:00p on a Friday and secured the last two tables available. The service was a tad slow from the get-go but when our waitress came around for drink orders it was firing it all cylinders! (I wish I could remember her name but she did say her sister owns the place) She was an absolute pro and took care of everything we could've asked for without hesitation. She was a treat! Oh, and I feel like she created their POS system b/c she knew how to make that thing bend to her will! The menu seems small but it is packed with all kinds of things that anyone would be able to find something. I went with the Mango Habanero wings and they were delicious! Someone else went with the Home Run sandwich and raved about it. Needless to say, everyone was more than happy with their orders! The dining room was also a pleasant experience. Not quiet but also not loud, the perfect amount of ambiance to feel like a typical sports bar (with more restaurant feel than bar). There are ample tables of all sizes and plenty of TVs, plus a jukebox (which was turned off for "dinner time", which was perfect). We absolutely loved our experience at Rugie's and cannot wait to return again next time we're in the area.

This has the be one if the best places in Monticello!!!…read more Pizza is out of this world! It was my son's birthday and they brought him a delicious cookie dessert!! Menu has many options and unique dishes. Full bar with family friendly environment. Tons of parking and easy to find location. If you are in Monticello, make sure Rugie's is on your list!

When you have live bands, turn the volume down. Just because it SOOOO LOUD doesn't mean everyone is…read morehaving a great time. If you need for the boardwalk to hear the live music face a speaker out towards the boardwalk. I was thankful for the advice to go during the day so not to have to endure the massive volume, unfortunately the band was setting their volume for their performance that evening. I will visit again but not when there is live music.

So many great changes have been happening at the Roof Garden. New tables, new stage, new lighting,…read morenew bands, new drinks, updated decorations. This year, there are many new bands taking the stage and they have some great drink specials lined up. Come down and have a great time! It isn't what it used to be is right. It's not dirty and falling apart and they have a great variety of drinks to choose from. Bands that will knock your socks off and bring you back for more.

Decent food and good service. Always receive food quickly. Never had a bad experience at this…read morerestaurant.

What a wonderful little Restaurant in Monticello, Indiana, which is not a very big town but from…read morethe minute we got there everyone was so gracious and accommodating, and we got there an hour before they closed and didn't seem to bother them at all. They treated us wonderful and the food was fantastic. What a great little place I told my family the next time we head down that way we have to stop there for breakfast because I can guarantee you. It's gonna probably be just absolutely wonderful thank you to everyone for being so awesome and accommodating to us and once again the food I recommend everyone to stop there. It was awesome.

Would not recommend poor service greasy food. Slow service even when there like 20 people in here.read more

Don't get me wrong, I love DT's and the Lafayette location is wonderful! The location at Indiana…read moreBeach however is awful, it took an hour and ten minutes to get our food and when the food came out it was cold, the blt chicken was cold, and the fries were even cold. I would think a business that has been running for quite some time at one location would not skip a beat when partnering at another location, considering you are marketing all the same products. I do not recommend getting food at this location. I will not be going back to the Monticello location at all.