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Avoid Iron Monkey at all costs. What used to be a trendy spot has turned into a rundown restaurant somewhat resemblant of a club room at a fraternity house -- including the excessively loud, drunk fraternity guys, although now they've traded in their beer-drinking t-shirts for discount suits from the Men's Warehouse. First and foremost, don't even think of taking a date here. The place is so loud you can't hear the music or even have a conversation across a small table. Your date won't be impressed with waiting 30 minutes to get drinks and more than one hour before even trying to order food. The bartenders are more interested in drinking than serving. My girlfriend and I were harassed/insulted by a drunk guy in the lounge who was sitting and drinking with the bartender, who was sitting at a stool and not even working behind the bar. Forget what the restaurant review on this site says, Iron Monkey is not a friendly place. Also, you won't find fusion cuisine -- the menu has been drastically cut down and contains run-of-the-mill stuff. You also won't find young Financial District types -- they all go another block to York Street or the Lighthorse Tavern. What you'll find here are lots of construction workers from all the surrounding sites, including the Jersey City waterfront, and the aforementioned drunk guys who make catcalls at every passing girl while yelling and cursing at each other about how every girl in the office wants them. Don't expect help from the manager either -- he's never around and claims ignorance whenever a problem is brought to his attention. Seriously, I live and work in the area and embarrassed to have a place that treats patrons as they do in my neighborhood.
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