My husband and I have been coming to this establishment to have dinner every Thursday night for as long as I can remember. Their food is amazing! I'm we haven't had a bad meal yet. And the service is phenomenal! We bring everyone we know with us to hang out and eat. Oh and also best bloodies in the area! read more

I've been going to Three Monkey's for over 2 years. I love the food, drinks, and atmosphere. The staff is extremely friendly and attentive. There are lots of regulars and familiar faces every time I go in. It is like a "Cheers" bar. read more

Great time Saturday night for windy city dueling pianos. No cover but tall drinks at $8. Place booked at 7, but thinned a bit by 10. Good show, good atmosphere, ok service, great shoes, plenty of parking. read more

Every time I go in here and sit at a table I get awful service. Go in on Monday and get a male server, he was absolutely not wanting to serve. It was like we weren't even there. Found him several time just sitting on his phone or looking around like he wasn't at work. Also his attitude was not impressive. I could tell other tables were also getting upset with him. Food came out wrong and he acted like it wasn't his problem at all , so we were on our own. So I go to the bartender who then took over for him and served us (tall blonde, lots of tattoos) and she was absolutely amazing. We had fun , got great service and she is the only reason I'm giving this 4 stars and will be going back. Any advice to people trying to check this place out is SIT AT THE BAR. The servers will not give you anything but bad service and attitude. read more

Probably won't be back to this one. The service was fine. Of course, the place was nearly empty, so I would hope so. The food was pretty, but so very, very bland. We both got burgers and fries, but I don't think there had been a salt shaker within 30 feet of either of our meals. No salt, no seasoning. I walked out craving flavor! Update 07/2013: So, we tried again. Mostly because we wanted ice cream from the Coldstone Creamery next door afterwards. *sigh* My buffalo chicken was acceptable if uninspiring. My husband's Southwest chicken salad was too hot to even eat. The dressing the chef put on it had so much sriracha in it, it was not just hot, it was flaming---and we love our spicy food. After my husband mentioned it, the waitress asked the chef and he agreed there was too much sriracha in it, but no mention was made of replacing his salad. She just shrugged and walked off. I might give second chances, but not thirds. read more

Been coming here for years! Love the bar and the food. Servers and bartenders are always friendly! Great place to have friends come together. read more

Great atmosphere and awesome food. Not what I was expecting. Pleasantly pleased. Server was outstanding. So happy it is non-smoking now. I'll be back. read more

3 Monkeys has a wide range of menu items - friendly atmosphere & creative drink options - hit them up on a Sunday for a Bloody Mary that's a drink & meal all in one ! You won't be disappointed ! read more

Best bar food in the area!!! 3 monkeys has a very interesting menu, nothing like most bars. Great atmosphere and awesome entertainment! The staff is fun, friendly and fast. Overall an awesome place! I've been coming here for a while now never been disappointed!! read more

There's a playoff game on tonight so I expected it to be busy. You'd think they'd be well staffed. That's not the case. Our server has had to take out her pad and pen to write down 1 beer which takes her 2 minutes longer on the already incredibly long wait for beer. We were served our appetizer without any napkins, plates, silverware or drinks. And then she stopped by several times to let us know that our meals were almost ready. Almost an hour later she came by to apologize and say that our ticket got lost in the kitchen. I'd have no problem with the long wait and kitchen mistake if our server hadn't come by at least twice telling us it would be right out. Once the food finally arrived it was terrible. I'm not sure if it's the poor quality of the ingredients or that all the cigarette smoke has killed my taste buds from sitting here so long. Horrible experience. read more

Three monkeys has redeemed themselves, only because their manager Melissa there is great. Bought us a round from the last time we went there when it was horrible and gave great service all night. I will be returning...please keep good management :) read more

Warning this place allows smoking! Ok, so I thought it would be a good idea to eat at the tables they have set up outside, well I guess it was too far for the waitress to serve so she discouraged us from eating there. We received the message loud and clear. We asked about the smoking that was allowed inside and she didn't seem to know about The "no smoking" law. Can I give half of a star? read more

We've been here a few times. The food is average. If your starving, well, anything tastes ok. I believe the chef has forgotten his spices. I had a chicken panini, it would have been excellent if the chicken had been s&p, or blackened or ANYTHING! I wanted to go "Robert Irvine" on them and go into the kitchen and help 'em out a bit. He'd have a FIT!!!! One of the regular bartenders should take a "be nice" class. She lacks, just being nice. Not the first time we've noticed. She just appears crabby, like the customers are a burden. DUH!!!! We'll go back, cause we like the tv's and light atomosphere. And it's great to be able to have a smoke. I will change my rating, if on the next visit the food has some flavor, and the bartender is nice. read more

Super slow service we called ahead for reservations for 12 drinks were ok... Food came out one at a time every 20 min to a half hour. Seriously get your act together, or just stick to being a bar. read more

They have either changed kitchen hours or have acquired some lazy employees. Order food from here every other Sunday for months. call every time between 910-930, kitchen always closes at 10, tonight it closes at 9?? Strange. Well they lost a customer. read more

Great beer selection and local hang out. Great bands and the food is excellent.

Only been there once and didn't realize lung cancer came along with the meal. Although the food was exceptional the fog of smoke in a place that serves above average bar food was not something I anticipated. I travel quiet often and enjoy revisiting those places I enjoy and tend to tip well for great service. Which is why....I'm glad to hear that Three Monkeys as of May 1st will be smoke Free!! You have my business if this is truly accurate. Let's hope it is!! read more

Went with a large group, they were so inattentive that my friend had to ask for their check 3 times! My food was sub par, my husbands dish was a plate of grease! We won't be back read more

Best secret in Northwest Indiana! They have 21 big screens so you can not miss any games. Their burgers are great served on a Pretzel bun with all the fixing. A generous serving of fries. In my opinion is GREAT! The staff is very nice and it is very well cleaned. It was great to see the staff clean instead of just stilling around! Very refreshing! read more

Great place to watch sports games. Spinach dip wontons, buffalo wing, and the shrimp spinach salad were all delicious

Works burger w/ Duck fries... This review requires no further description, this is amazingly good burger! Keep in mind, this is a pub and not a fine dining establishment (even though I would argue the food COULD easily hold it's own). Expect smokers, it's a pub. Expect it to be loud... It's a pub. Expect when it's busy that it may take a moment to get a drink. Want instant service and the same experience every-time? Well, McDonalds is down the road. If you want a warm, inviting atmosphere and to eat some pretty amazing food...in a PUB! Then, Three Monkey's Pub is for you! read more

Awesome food! Great atmosphere! Incredible service! The place is clean and everyone is always smiling.

Best experience ever!!! Environment is great, food is fantastic , my bartender shannon gave me and girlfriends the best service and kept us entertained all Sunday afternoon, can't wait to be back to see her and have some homemade chips! Yummy read more

Prices are good on food and drinks. Come on you have a sign at the door NO SMOKING within 50 feet from the front door and you walk in and everyone is smoking. read more

Literally terrible experience - have never written a yelp review before but took the time to for this. Five of us ate here - 2 hours spent, spinach dip was awful, wings were okay. The waitress charged us for extra beers, four out of five people received their meals with the fifth person never getting their pizza. We asked to cancel it and they didn't even try to make it right - they said they could give it to us for half price and couldn't take it off the bill because the owner wasn't here. So trashy. Do not recommend. read more

The food was excellent. We had a hamburger and chicken panini. The hamburger was cooked exactly as I wanted it. Very large portions. We had lots of French fries and they were very tasty. We had the homemade chips with French onion dip and they were delicious! We had so much food we ended up taking home leftovers. The service was excellent--never had to wait and was very attentive to our needs. read more

If someone never left the immediate Crown Point area, I'd imagine that 3 Monkeys Pub would probably qualify as a fairly good "gastro-pub" experience. However, knowing that there are much better bar/restaurants in Lake County, it's very, very hard to recommend this spot. I should preface the rest of this review by saying, if you're just out for a night of reasonably inexpensive drinking with indoor smoking, this might be your venue. It is fairly rare to find a smoker-friendly spot in the Region, so good on the owners for sticking to their guns. I'm not a smoker personally, but I respect a business owner's right to make that call. They tout an extensive beer list, but basically didn't have any of them in stock. Our craft-brew snob friend literally just held the menu up and asked the waitress to point at what they had. There wasn't much. I think they probably just deal in domestics and well drinks....but I'm not much of a drinker, so your mileage may vary. That said, we come to the food...ugh, man, the food. It is rough. We are experimental when we go out to eat...we like to try as many different things as possible. So, we went with a table full of appetizers to start. Now, for what it is worth, it was delivered quickly. But: Apps: The "Chips": Soggy, devoid of flavor (something that will become a bit of a theme in this review), served with irrelevant dips. The Wings: Underdone, undersauced, and, again, largely flavorless. Avoid, or, perhaps ask them to make them crispy. Otherwise...not good at all. I enjoyed McDonalds' "Mighty Wings" more, and those were vile. The "Monkey Rolls" (some kind of pork in what tasted like cream cheese): My personal "favorite" of the apps. My guests thought it tasted of warmed tuna salad in an egg roll wrapper. Well, I like the idea of warm tuna salad in an egg roll wrapper, so, I felt this one passed. It wasn't great. Just good. The chili sauce helped enough to make them edible. The Bacon Wrapped Shrimp: As described. Pretty standard upscale bar food fare. Bacon was good. Probably the most evenly seasoned thing we got. The "Sushi": Hoo, man. It takes some nerve to call what this place serves as "sushi." We ordered the tempura shrimp roll. I have literally eaten sushi from a gas station that I'd happily have again over this nightmare. Now, to be fair, we thought the tempura part applied to the shrimp which would then be put into a roll....not at 3MP. They put some kind of shrimp salad in a sushi roll, and then deep fried it in tempura batter. And they serve it nice and warm...just like sushi is supposed to be served (kappa). It was gross. And I don't use that word lightly in restaurant reviews, but I mean it this time: gross. The Dinners: The Wagyu Beef Burger: Actually, this wasn't terrible, but be aware that if you order it mid-rare, ours came out red. Now, we're cool with that, but just a heads up. Also, and I hate to keep belaboring the point: the burger itself is, we thought, unseasoned or woefully underseasoned. I understand maintaining the integrity of the "precious" Wagyu burger, but seriously guys. A little salt and pepper won't hurt it. Chicken Panini: Chicken and Cheese on garlic toast. I thought they played a little fast and loose with the idea of a panini, but our guest who had it favors the blander foods, so she thought this was pretty good. I felt it was marginal. But at least she didn't get.... The Beer Can Chicken Sandwich: Phew, man, this was terrible. I mean, just awful. The chicken was dry, cold, totally unseasoned. There may have been some kind of aioli or mayo to mitigate this, but it wasn't nearly enough to offset the barren wasteland that was this sandwich. At the time, I said it was "the worst sandwich I've ever had" to my guests. Might be a bit of hyperbole, but it was bad. Really, really bad. Post script: The "Duck Fat Fries": Palatable, but largely indistinguishable from the regular fries (we had both at the table). They may shake some parmesan and truffle oil on it, but otherwise...save the extra (!) $2.00. The Pizza: We didn't order the pizza, but the table next to us did. It looked pretty good, which is a drag. Overall, not a great experience for us. The food is on the low end of edible. The atmosphere is...vaguely sportsbar. There's nothing to actually do in the place but eat and drink, however. And, obviously, since we'll have no desire to eat here again, there's no real reason to drink here, either. Personally, I'd avoid Three Monkeys Pub. I'm all for local businesses. I support local restaurants whenever I get the chance. But seriously, if you want food, go elsewhere. Basically anywhere else. read more

Went here for first time and the food was really good and the atmosphere was cool but I couldn't get over the fact that the smoking was awful. It is the norm these days to have a designated smoking area are and not kill us all but they obviously don't care about the norm. Or their customers who don't smoke. Good or not I will not go there again. read more

We are pretty sure we got lung cancer. Put some smoke eaters in if you want more customers. Went home and changed clothes. Wont go back not worth the health risk. read more

Denied service. My husband and I took our son's family to the 3 Monkeys Pub on Friday. The five of us were asked to leave after our waitress place our beverage order. She told us we had to leave because my 17 year old grandson was not allowed in the pub to eat with both his parents and grandparents. The place was empty except for a couple of people drinking at the bar.We left and will never return. Our friends and neighbors were not surprised about the poor service. However, It worked out well for our family though, we found a wonderful Italian restaurant across the road. Cute name you have, must have been named for the 3 monkeys at the sitting at the bar. read more

I've had several of my friends, family members and clients tell me to come check this place out... And I'm extremely glad I did. My wife and I had Sarah as our sever ( 2 thumbs way up for her) and we had some of the best burgers we've ever had. I'd highly recommend the duck fat fries with any of the burgers and my wife had a HUGE grilled chicken panini that was fantastic. 2 very happy guests here. Great work. read more

Painfully slow service for food. Especially for lunch. Food was ok. Bartender was super nice. Not her fault the kitchen just doesn't have it together. read more

Service varies depending on who is bartending or waiting tables. Keith is on top of it, always spotting an empty glass in a very timely manner. We find you get better service sitting at the bar, the cocktail waitresses are mostly young and forget details like silverware or cannot answer questions about certain beers or mixed drinks. The food is above par for "bar food", the duck fat fries are wonderful, they used to put more truffle salt on them though then they do now. We have tried the chopped salad, caprese salad, spinach dip stuffed wontons, bacon wrapped shrimp, italian beef sandwich, and a few others, all were good. With a few tweaks they could elevate the food to a higher level, but for an after work drink and small bites I give it a thumbs up for sure. read more

Went here for the first time on Saturday at about 1:00 pm for lunch with my wife. I had to convince her to try it because it had a poor reputation from previous owners. I had read a good review in a local newspaper and also, the internet menu looked interesting. I told my wife that if they allowed smoking or it was excessively loud as in the past, we'd leave. There was a sign at the front entry that read: "Smoking is not allowed within eight feet of the door, per Indiana Law". I assumed that meant OUTSIDE the door!! I never would have guessed that because the bar stools INSIDE are over eight feet from that door, that it would be a smoking establishment. We didn't learn this until after our lunch had arrived and people started to come in and sit at the bar and light up. The menu was great and the food was very fresh and good, as was the service. But as more people started to come in and light up, it got very foul, very fast. The place is a confused, loud, smelly bar that's trying to pass as a gormet pub fare grill. Its just another smokey bar with a little better menu. If they don't lower the noise level and ban the smoking, their gormet menu is a waste and the good food isn't worth it. But if they lower the noise level and ban the smoking they'll probably lose their regulars who come there to smoke and drink at the bar. Buyer Beware and Welcome to Crown Point, Indianar. read more

Well, went to Three Monkeys Pub for the first time last Thrusday, with intensions on grabbing a salad and 2 beers which my totaled equaled out to 12.42. My waitress Melissa seemed good, until she ran my tab , and came back saying it declined, which I found not right at all, cause if I didn't have the money I would have not gone out... She ran my debit card for another partys bill, and them tried to run my bill as well, that's when it declined, sooo with such embarrassment I paid with another form, came home looked at my bank statement she ran someone else tab, plus my own, so with intentions on spending 12.42 I spent basically 50.00. Its been almost a week spoke with the owner plus managers saying they'd look into it, and I should be refunded within 72hrs... which has not happened.. I also called the night it happened and someone impersonated the manager Melissa. Still waiting for refund of at least 30.00 almost a week.... poor business as far as I'm concerned will never return there again. If money is not refunded by 30 days my Aunt is a lawyer and will contact the facility. read more