The best part of our meal was the free chips and salsa they give you when you're seated. We came here for lunch and despite the kitchen being understaffed our service was great. Our server let us know that our food would take longer than usual as the kitchen was short and backed up, which was fine, we weren't in a rush and she was wonderful. We ordered nachos as an appetizer and they were definitely not worth the wait. They were bland and mostly consisted of sour cream cheese and lettuce. No pico, red onion, cilantro, etc. and the jalapeños were pickled and so sour. For our entree's we both got a burrito. The portion size was enormous and barely fit on the plate but in this situation quantity out weighs quality. Again the food was very bland. The sauces on top had zero flavor and the veggies inside (I got a veggie burrito) didn't taste seasoned at all and again no onion, cilantro or anything that would add some flavor. read more

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The severs were nice but didn't know what they were doing, the drinks took a good 20-25 minutes to arrive and some of them were horrible. I reordered a drink and it tasted totally different the second time around. Dinner was okay but not great The Mariachi duo was fantastic - but ONLY if you're sitting at least 20 feet away. It was ear-piercingly loud and made the evening unpleasant for many of our guests. They were very fun but my husband has ringing in his ears from how loud it was! We definitely could not have a conversation either. One of our guests accidentally received and started eating another guests order and the person missing their dinner was told to eat what's left of his meal from the other person or eat her meal. They refused to make a new meal AND never offered to compensate him for the issues. This was a bad experience tonight and we will never be eating there again. read more

My family and I love this place. Good atmosphere, huge seating area, and great food. We've never had a bad meal here. I will say the service isn't always great. I'm assuming due to being short staffed. Things just get to you slow ( like drinks and appetizers) I can't really blame a server when they have so many customers to take care or at once. Just be patience if you go there, it's worth it. read more

Walked in to have a beer two people at the bar the bartender walked past me three times never acknowledged me and threw a tray on the floor then walked out from behind the bar I presume to get something to clean up her mess that's when I walked out will never try to go back place deserves zero stars read more

Nice atmosphere, pretty good service but the food is terrible. Just awful. The refried beans were almost soup-like runny. The tortilla wrapping the quesadilla was really thick and overpowered the meal. In addition, there is an upcharge to replace rice with beans and the rice was hard. And the margarita was weak. After screwing up the order, they made it right only for us to pay for a sub par dinner. We frequent the Cape Coral location which has muu h better food. Won't be back. read more

The restaurant was very clean. Food and was tasty. Great recommendations, and Alejandro was wonderful !!

Food was very delicious. I asked for a recommendation because I wanted something new. I LOVED what I ordered, Molcatjeta Monarca's a dish which is big enough for 2 which I was told before ordering. Our server Juan was awesome and shook our hands when leaving. A first for us! Very nice and welcoming. read more

Monarcas - I got a free margarita with check in on yelp. Not watered down! BONUS!!!!! - Mexican Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

So happy to have found a good Mexican restaurant close by. We recently moved here and it has taken us 2 years to find one we like. This is the best one so far. The salsa is great!!! The soup is delicious and homemade. The portions are generous and the drink menu is extensive. The decor is exquisite and there was a lot of thought in all of the small details. We almost didn't give it a chance since it is part of the mall and figured it more like chain type food but it's not!!! It's a family owned business and I highly highly recommend it. Just give it a chance- you will not be disappointed. read more

Monarcas - Tortilla cup of soup - Mexican Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

Can I give a negative rating please? I have not been in a long while to this restaurant because the food is not very fresh. The food is never good! I went 2 days ago about 2 pm. The chicken on my salad tasted old and like it was reused. I wondered if it was taken from other customers plates that they had not eaten. The chips looked like they had been placed one by one in the basket maybe gotten from peoples baskets of chips left over? They were stale. The salsa was rancid and had definitely gone bad. I always like to review places good or bad because i rely on reviews myself! There are NO good Mexican restaurants in Ft Myers! I have to go to Sarasota or Tampa now where I finally found some good ones! read more

It's outdated as far decor. Seems they took the existing space and added Mexican themed items. Nice but well as I said outdated. Wait staff was very friendly and attentive without being intrusive. Food, they put salsa and chips in the table and they were fairly standard. Flavor is a bit lacking overall. They were accommodating as far a request from our group making exchanges. I'd return if others absolutely wanted to go but I wouldn't suggest it ... read more

This place is a piece of crap apparently run by idiots. Ordered a full meal for delivery and apparently sauce on the side means no sauce at all. Obviously there is nothing I can do about it at this point. No sauce is a deal breaker for a Mexican meal. F-U Monarcas. I guess I'll just eat my cold (coldness not Manarcas fault) , dry, sauce less food. read more

The drink looked great but it was not made well. Basically beer with sour tamarind mixture. Disappointed with food as well. I ordered Chicken stuffed Chile Rellano. The fried and rice on plate did not look appetizing because of dull color of fried beans. There was no other color on the plate. The food came a lot lot faster then the drink and desert. They served drink and food at the same time, big no no from where I see it. I would not go back there and do not recommend this place if you are looking for a date night. read more

Monarcas - Some version of Rusa - Mexican Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

About the only good thing about our experience was the margarita deal. The food was pricey and dry. Our server had no personality and would not come close enough to our table for us to hear him. Save your money on a meal, I would only recommend this place for drinks and maybe an appetizer. read more

I love this place!! It's so pretty inside & the music is great.... Authentic and classy

First of all, Darina was an excellent server. She was friendly and attentive. She also brought us a complimentary salsa which we loved. my wife and I had been searching for a place to get authentic Mexican food, and we have finally found one since we moved to Fort Myers. We had frijoles, toreados and fried onions, crema, tortillas, and a generous pitcher of beer. The salsas were delectable. We will most definitely be back! read more

Monarcas - This picture shows the attention to detail of the dacor of this restaurant. It is absolutely beautiful! - Mexican Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

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Very good Mexican food , Probably one of the best in ft.myers.service was good and helpful , atmosphere is nice and cozy , food and drink is good I order the chips and salsa as a appetizer, which was good a bit on the salty side but the salsa and quac was acceptable enough to over come that , I order the fajitas which were nicely prepared and served ,Margarita was so-so but I didn't really drink much of it I got full halfway into my meal . I would likely give this place a another try . It's conveniently inside the Edison mall where the old elephant bar used to be. read more

Bland bland bland!! Cheese sauce tasted like it was out of a can and came it cold and thick.. ran out of chips and never saw our waitress to ask for more till the rest of the food came my boyfriend ordered a chicken burrito and said Taco Bell would have tasted better NO FLAVOR very basic and cost him 15$!!! I ordered the chimichanga (attached a photo) it was also very bland and oily from the cheese that filled 80% of the tortilla... the chicken had no seasoning or anything and there were no peppers or anything to help the chimi at all! Our waitress seemed uninterested in talking to us but the music was so loud she probably couldn't have heard us even if she tried. We never got a refill on our cokes but thankfulLy the only good thing about this place were the margaritas.. pricy but they were good I'll admit so props to the bartender for that... read more

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This was a. Excellent experience . My sisters and I have been here before on Mother's Day and it was excellent . And years later it is still excellent we received great service great food great atmosphere . And we had a wonderful experience . Celebrating my sisters 41sr bday was amazing !!! We will definitely come back over and over again !! Thank u for a wonderful experience!! read more

Delicious beef soup. A cup of soup is a bowl of soup and the parrilla for two feeds like 4. Delicious. read more

Monarcas - Parrilla - Mexican Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

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Restaurant looks amazing but the quality of food was disappointing. Server made our wakamole way past the level of saltiness. And too sour (she literally put a whole lemon). The burritos were huge but might as well had gone to Taco Bell. The prices are high for such disappointing food. read more

I have only had their food via their Food Truck - that being said, it was mediocre at best. The guacamole and chips, the chips were ok but the guacamole was mostly onions and tomato, very little avocado to speak of; I had the chicken tostada, it consisted of mostly lettuce and cheese, very little meat - approximately 3 tablespoons; no dressing or salsa for the lettuce. Our apartment complex continues to have them come in their Food Truck - I hope to have more of a variety and less Monarca's. read more

One of the better Mexican restaurants in Fort Myers. I could list many I have tried of local name brand. Monarcas is top of the list. The salsa is too thin, useful for dipping a chip but not keeping any on the chip. Used salsa to add into my meal to make a tasty spicy dish. read more

This is a beautiful and delicious Mexican restaurant. The chips and salsa are the best I've had in a long time. I had an extraordinary server named Darina, she told me all about the food and suggested Awesome fajitas in a pineapple which tasted excellent even the dessert was great. I suggest this restaurant to anyone who loves Mexican food you won't be disappointed. read more

Monarcas - Awesome Fried Icecream!!! - Mexican Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

So disappointed... they advertise outside with a banner lunch specials. They sit you down during lunch hours and give you the dinner menu. Had to ask for the lunch menu as did the table behind us. This makes no sense to me. Ordered the lunch quesadillas. Waited for chips... and waited. And waited. If you order off the lunch menu, chips are not included. However, for $3.99 a person extra , you can have chips. So what is the point of a crappy lunch menu? The lunch was pathetic... no rice.. no beans... a couple pieces of old lettuce. I would rather go to senior tequilas. Take your pick. Don't spend your money here. Under new management??? wOW!!! read more

Very quiet restaurant because not many customers. When seated the wood table was gummy as if lacquer or finish coming off. The fajitas were good but overpriced at $23 for fatijas trios Doubt it will make it. read more

Came here for drinks and a snack. This is a beautiful Mexican restaurant. The decor is amazing. Very clean too. Talked to the waitress and she said it's been open for about 3 months now. We got the Mexican Chicken Wings. These were great! Extremely flavorful with good heat! We'll be back for more! read more

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After some Mother's Day shopping my mother and I decided to check out Monarcas. The food was great and our server Carlos was wonderful! The only thing that I didn't enjoy was the volume of the live band. I did enjoy their music very much but even at a booth further back in the restaurant I was having a hard time hearing our conversation. All in all, it was a great experience and I will be back on Father's Day. Next time I promise to take pictures of the good food. read more

Great food with my family. My kids love the fajitas and the fried ice cream. The fish with mango was my favorite, Light and delicious... read more

Monarcas - Mexican Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

My boyfriend and I came into Monarcas for lunch. The margaritas are super tasty and the molcajete is to die for! Both plates are huge but that only means I'll have a delicious late night snack :) will be back read more

Monarcas - Monarca molcajete - Mexican Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

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Disappointing lunch. Very plain burrito and rice. Chips and salsa 3.95 extra. I would not reccomend. read more

Monarcas - Mexican Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

The worst food at outrageous prices, taco bell is tastier than them. The ambience is boring and chaotic. They played the same mexican singer for two hours nonstop. When we complained about the boring music they said the owner only likes to play that singer and no one can change the music. Theres not a five star crowd either, there was a woman at the bar, in the company of two guys, so vulgar you could hear her loud laugh outside the restaurant. Dont bother to bring your mother to this place save your hard earned cash for a more decent place with reasonable prices and better food, otherwise you'll be very disappointed and disgusted. read more

Can't comment on the food because we left after 20 minutes. 2 in our party of 4 had not yet received their beverage order. The young man, assigned to our table and disguised as a waiter, was totally clueless. The restaurant was out of the first 2 beers ordered and the mojito arrived as we were getting up to leave. When we approached the bartender to get our own drinks,after 15 minutes, we were told 'I'm working on it'. Apparently he has the same 2 speeds as the waiter, slow and stopped. Just a lousy experience and the manager on duty avoided eye contact and HAD to be aware of the issues. No one cared.......which is a shame because we've dined at their Cape sister restaurant and the service there has been impressive. read more

GThis place looked nice outside venue than inside bars due lacking of lights for people who couldn't see too well during at night time. All of us couldnt read menu from where we sat at table.. we had to use our smartphone with camera and our small flashlight to order our dinner! Very friendly service but foods was good but it need to add up more flavors ,seasoned , moist chicken and fresh for salsa and gacumole includes our mex burritos down itvneeded to be placed on big plate not into a sizzling veggies for add up on fajita... kitchen crew needed to improve on their cooking skills and watch out for time instead of leaving it overcooked or dry! read more

We plan to come back here the next time we want Mexican food. We were very weary to try a new place and a place that was next to the mall, however we were pleasantly surprised. Right from walking in everyone was very pleasant. Darina was our waitress and she kept my waters coming. The restaurant was clean and decorated nicely. They bring you free chips and salsa before your meal and even walked around with fresh ones asking if you wanted more. The salsa was smooth and exactly how we like it. I ordered Monarcas Tacos and they were delicious, carnitas and chorizo, how could I say no. My bf had regular crunchy tacos with beef and there was a lot of meat in both our meals. read more

Monarcas - Monarca's Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

We've eaten here twice on out trip, and it's been fantastic. The food was awesome and the margs were delicious. Our crew loved their burritos and the queso was so good. The best part?? Aliena took care of our giant table with a lovely smile. This place is awesome!!! read more

We had a wonderful experience at this restaurant and our waiter Mateo was superb! Hi marks on customer service. First the ambiance was nice and nicely decorated. Then we ordered our food and it came out nice and hot, and delicious. The skirt steak was fabulous! They ran out of the beer we selected for happy hour and they gave us any choice we wanted, again great customer service. You got to try them out! read more

Went to this place on Cinco de Mayo . You would think that with the 5th of May being their celebration of all....they sucked. They had very little staff. We sat at the bar....no once greeted us or cleaned the nasty dishes off sitting on the counter. We walked out. They probably never even knew we were there. I do not recommend a place that doesn't value their patrons. read more

Had a great experience at this establishment. The food reminded us of San Antonio hole in the wall awesome Mexican food. We ordered the shrimp cocktail which was unique, fresh and delicious. The table side guacamole was also fresh I do wish the avocados were cold so the guacamole was not so warm but that is a personal preference. The service was AMAZING. She was extremely attentive and even gave us some pointers on the menu. I had the burrito and my mom had the enchiladas both were flavorful. There is one thing that I will say...the music truthfully needs to be turned down a notch. There was ONE song playing over and over the entire time we were there. (Not sure if this was normal for them). It was extremely distracting and honestly annoying. Minor thing that needs to be fixed but overall the food and service were great! read more

Great food and service. Try the table side guacamole ! Tons of space for corporate events

Our experience at this restaurant was not good .we went here for lunch for my daughters birthday . The ambience is good . That's about all that's positive about this place . The food was mediocre with no real flavor . The waitress was not interested in explaining anything to us . And she was doing double duty managing the front desk and us . We were very disappointed . The owner needs to make some serious changes if he wants to keep this place running . It has potential if it were managed better than it is now . read more