Monkey Cat

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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined today

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

   Totally overpriced and having to order the sides as well because they don’t come with the meal is a turn off. Won’t be going back 🙁
   

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   Roberta

   Sacramento

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined today

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

   We were celebrating an early family Christmas and had never been to Monkey Cat, as we are new in the area. Loved the name, liked the look of the food offered and especially, liked the extensive and unique drink menu. Service was excellent and even brewed a pot of decaf coffee for our DD! Recommend the Luxardo Old Fashioned and the Green Eyed Girl cocktails. Monkey Cat featured my family's favorite Gin - Hendricks and Sazerac Rye Whiskey. Only drama was finding parking in this busy area on a Saturday night. Definitely will be repeat guests there. Try it out!
   

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   Wanda

   Sacramento

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Love Monkey Cat! We enjoyed the view from our window table as we watched shoppers hurry by. Our server, Cheyenne, was lovely and attentive, and the meal was delicious.
   

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   STEPHANIE

   Sacramento

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   I ordered the TBLT (Shaved turkey, crispy bacon, green leaf lettuce, heirloom tomato, avocado, pesto aioli on sourdough). The most unflavorful sandwich I have ever had. I should have gone to the corner gas station for the cost of this sandwich. Heirloom Tomato? I think not. It was a supermarket bland brand. The pesto aioli - I had to add half a shaker of salt to my sandwich it was so flavorless. Come on, Monkey Cat. You can do better than this nonsense. Service? Server was attentive but could have cleared the "shrimp corndog" appetizer plates sooner rather than after we paid the bill.
   

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   Janis

   VIP

   Sacramento

   41 reviews

   5.0

   41 reviews

   Dined on 14 December 2024

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

   Fantastic Saturday lunch. The staff opened the door for me early because it was raining. He gave excellent recommendations. The pace was perfect for my friend and I to catch up and make it to the Placer Theatre Ballet on time for the 1 pm performance. It was excellent. I had the shortrib grilled cheese sandwich that came with crispy perfectly seasoned french fries. My friend had the blue-cheese tomato soup. Super tasty.
   

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   laura

   Sacramento

   17 reviews

   5.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on 12 December 2024

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

   Shrimp tacos were outstanding and just right for lunch. Service was personable and attentive. Highly recommend this terrific spot.
   

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   JD

   Sacramento

   5 reviews

   2.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 11 December 2024

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

   First time coming in, we found it extremely cold. Asked for a seat away from the draft of the door…it still didn’t make a difference. We ordered drinks and were told they were out of 2 of the 9 main entrees. Disappointed, we weren’t sure we would stay for dinner, but decided to order anyway. When we went to order our appetizers, we were told they were out of one of them. Server told us she came in and not a lot of food was prepped for dinner tonight which is why they were out a lot of items. With all the back and forth, we did enjoy our meals, but mind you, it was late and at this point hungry. We asked for a Togo box and when the server cleared our plates, she said she was coming back with more food. Confused, we said, what food? We didn’t order anything else. She came out with a dessert plate and offered us dessert. The way it was presented, we thought they were giving us the plate of dessert complimentary for all the inconveniences earlier on. She said which do you want and I’ll box them for you to take with you. As she walked away, I stated that was so nice of them. We got the bill and didn’t even have a chance to read it before she took the credit card and the bill to run it. When she came back with it, we saw the charge for the desserts. It was all very misleading. I think we were still processing what had happened and didn’t say anything before we left. But afterwards, we were both upset about the entire situation and lack of communication. It wasn’t about the final bill but it was about customer service and the lack of transparency and accountability. Having worked in the restaurant industry, that’s what brings customers back. Not the way they handled it. Sadly, I don’t see us ever coming back.
   

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   Mike

   Sacramento

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 7 December 2024

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

   Everything was great. One thing was that when the receipt came it included a fee for use of credit card which had not been disclosed in advance. It would have been better had the restaurant disclosed upfront that they would charge a fee.
   

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   Cheryl

   VIP

   Sacramento

   26 reviews

   5.0

   26 reviews

   Dined on 4 December 2024

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

   Monkey Cat is always perfection! The food is delicious, and the service is amazing. They always make you feel like part of the family here.
   

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    Hank

    Sacramento

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 1 December 2024

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

    Went for a birthday dinner. Ordered an appetizer , 2 dinners and wine. Wine arrived and then we sat and waited...and waited. After about 30 minutes our server came by and said the appetizer would be right out. Two minute later she arrived with the entrees and said our original appetizer was given to another server by the kitchen, but they had just made another one (baked brie) and would we like it now. At this point, with two hot entrees on our table we said, No Thanks. She was very apologetic, but her kitchen staff let her down and she had to make the excuses for them. Not a very memorable meal.
    

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