Monks on the Commons

Amelia Ortiz

Such a great place to stop and get great food. Every one of my family’s dishes was amazing and well enjoyed. Service was phenomenal and the atmosphere was perfect. 10/10 would come again!

The restaurant is a nice hidden area in the Marriott hotel, the food was good and I especially recommend their ‘little bites’ menu which offers pulled pork blt sandwiches and grilled cheese with soup, it was a great intermittent meal whilst waiting out the rain. Their dessert selection was also great, I recommend the Creme brûlée.

Service was exceptional. Food was great and they have great selection of local beers. Try the Flower Power.

Ella Shinar

The restaurant is a nice hidden area in the Marriott hotel, the food was good and I especially recommend their ‘little bites’ menu which offers pulled pork blt sandwiches and grilled cheese with soup, it was a great intermittent meal whilst waiting out the rain. Their dessert selection was also great, I recommend the Creme brûlée.

charles lawhun

Service was exceptional. Food was great and they have great selection of local beers. Try the Flower Power.

We had one dinner and two breakfasts here during our two night stay at the adjacent Marriott. In my opinion the breakfast staff was superior to the one evening we had dinner there. But their main fault here is the food quality. It's like they're trying to get things wrong. To start with the "no Coke only Pepsico" products - you should have a case of Coca Cola cans stashed somewhere - there's no reason for it to be a fountain drink especially at the prices sold here. They also seem to be trying to save the planet one cardboard straw at a time (ergh...) In the end I wound up having iced tea and it was so watered down that I think the tea in it was homeopathic: A single drop of tea in a glass of ice water. Secondly I had their 18$ hamburger (under protest) and they managed to get that wrong by providing a small beef patty on a generic oiled bun, with generic mayonnaise in the bun and nothing else, basically no trimmings other than a slice of tomato, a single raw onion ring, and a leaf of iceberg lettuce. I can tolerate this low level of effort at a ball game or a Nascar race but this is a sit down restaurant at a Marriott hotel and the restaurant prices reflect this. The fries were very forgettable. Breakfasts were not as bad but still not great given the prices. At least the breakfast service was great compared to the evening dinner service. In the end I concluded that this place was more of a bar than a restaurant.

Still a little disorganized from just opening a couple weeks ago but food was great. Deviled eggs, veggie burger and veggie pot pie surpassed expectations. Layout is a little weird with no separation from the Hotel main lobby. This will become a popular spot in the summer when you can sit outside and they work out the kinks.

Tried their lamb ribs. The meat wasn't tender, but the brussel sprouts tasted nice. Ambience was decent.

Luca Colonnese

We had one dinner and two breakfasts here during our two night stay at the adjacent Marriott. In my opinion the breakfast staff was superior to the one evening we had dinner there. But their main fault here is the food quality. It's like they're trying to get things wrong. To start with the "no Coke only Pepsico" products - you should have a case of Coca Cola cans stashed somewhere - there's no reason for it to be a fountain drink especially at the prices sold here. They also seem to be trying to save the planet one cardboard straw at a time (ergh...) In the end I wound up having iced tea and it was so watered down that I think the tea in it was homeopathic: A single drop of tea in a glass of ice water. Secondly I had their 18$ hamburger (under protest) and they managed to get that wrong by providing a small beef patty on a generic oiled bun, with generic mayonnaise in the bun and nothing else, basically no trimmings other than a slice of tomato, a single raw onion ring, and a leaf of iceberg lettuce. I can tolerate this low level of effort at a ball game or a Nascar race but this is a sit down restaurant at a Marriott hotel and the restaurant prices reflect this. The fries were very forgettable. Breakfasts were not as bad but still not great given the prices. At least the breakfast service was great compared to the evening dinner service. In the end I concluded that this place was more of a bar than a restaurant.

Nick Tubbs

Still a little disorganized from just opening a couple weeks ago but food was great. Deviled eggs, veggie burger and veggie pot pie surpassed expectations. Layout is a little weird with no separation from the Hotel main lobby. This will become a popular spot in the summer when you can sit outside and they work out the kinks.

Ajay Pillai

Tried their lamb ribs. The meat wasn't tender, but the brussel sprouts tasted nice. Ambience was decent.

Good food, mediocre service. Five of us stopped for dinner and sat outside. Table was set for four so they brought and extra chair. We had to ask for a fifth place setting and waitress brought a plate. We had to ask again for flatware. Waitress took drink order and when returned with drinks asked if we were ready to order. We pointed out that she had not given us menus. It went on like this throughout our meal and our orders were very simple. Apparently, on the menu somewhere, it says that parties of five and more will have a 20% gratuity added to the bill. I did not see this but the waitress stated this fact when she presented the check. I am a good tipper and often tip 25%. This service was not even close to 15%. If there are five or more of you just be aware of this. Beware would be a better term.

Mixed results on dinner. Service was very slow, even though it didn't appear to be a lot of diners. However, to be fair, there didn't seem to be much wait staff on hand. My burger was actually quite good, although more accurately medium rare instead of the requested medium, however, I actually prefer medium rare just never order it that way because I know many restaurants undercook their meat. The big disappointment, though, were the fries. I paid the extra to sub in duck fat fries, and was so looking forward to some hot, crispy, tasty fries. What I got were limp, greasy, largely undercooked, and more lukewarm than hot. Having been in the food service business for more than 20 years, I am quite sure that these fries, after not being left in the fryer long enough to begin with, had been sitting for a long time under a heat lamp in the kitchen. A drop back into the oil for a quick second fry would have done wonders for them, and it's not like there seemed to be any hurry to get our food to us anyway. To top it off, when my card was run for payment, they somehow charged me for some other diner's dinner--which of course was more expensive than mine! Took a long time before I spotted someone working there--my waitress was nowhere to be seen once she'd taken our payment--to point out the error and get it corrected. Really, the only reason my friends and I had dinner there was because it was a fundraiser night for a local theater, with half the dinner proceeds going to the theater. It's not a place I'd otherwise go to, especially with so many far better restaurants in town.

I was staying at the Marriott, so this was the go-to for breakfast. The food was fine, but the service was certainly lacking. The two different servers (one each morning) were very polite and nice. But attention was lacking, and it appeared so because they were apparently solo, so doing the best they could. Each morning, there were apparently no clean tables at 9am, so one day, I was put in the middle of the lobby. The other day, a table was cleaned off for me. This place had fantastic everything pre-pandemic. They need to staff-up breakfast better so the place can be clean and guests looked after properly.

On the plus- the food was very good. They had a few options for vegetarians. Loved the Pimento Grilled Cheese, it was delicious. The cocktails were fantastic!!! Negatives- they had a terrible wait time and service was very slow. We ordered the pesto fries, but instead got regular fries with BBQ sauce. I feel they should have informed us that they ran out of it instead of forcing the regular fried with regular BBQ sauce on us.

Paula Amols

Mixed results on dinner. Service was very slow, even though it didn't appear to be a lot of diners. However, to be fair, there didn't seem to be much wait staff on hand. My burger was actually quite good, although more accurately medium rare instead of the requested medium, however, I actually prefer medium rare just never order it that way because I know many restaurants undercook their meat. The big disappointment, though, were the fries. I paid the extra to sub in duck fat fries, and was so looking forward to some hot, crispy, tasty fries. What I got were limp, greasy, largely undercooked, and more lukewarm than hot. Having been in the food service business for more than 20 years, I am quite sure that these fries, after not being left in the fryer long enough to begin with, had been sitting for a long time under a heat lamp in the kitchen. A drop back into the oil for a quick second fry would have done wonders for them, and it's not like there seemed to be any hurry to get our food to us anyway. To top it off, when my card was run for payment, they somehow charged me for some other diner's dinner--which of course was more expensive than mine! Took a long time before I spotted someone working there--my waitress was nowhere to be seen once she'd taken our payment--to point out the error and get it corrected. Really, the only reason my friends and I had dinner there was because it was a fundraiser night for a local theater, with half the dinner proceeds going to the theater. It's not a place I'd otherwise go to, especially with so many far better restaurants in town.

Pete Eraca

I was staying at the Marriott, so this was the go-to for breakfast. The food was fine, but the service was certainly lacking. The two different servers (one each morning) were very polite and nice. But attention was lacking, and it appeared so because they were apparently solo, so doing the best they could. Each morning, there were apparently no clean tables at 9am, so one day, I was put in the middle of the lobby. The other day, a table was cleaned off for me. This place had fantastic everything pre-pandemic. They need to staff-up breakfast better so the place can be clean and guests looked after properly.

John Nyquist

Good food, mediocre service. Five of us stopped for dinner and sat outside. Table was set for four so they brought and extra chair. We had to ask for a fifth place setting and waitress brought a plate. We had to ask again for flatware. Waitress took drink order and when returned with drinks asked if we were ready to order. We pointed out that she had not given us menus. It went on like this throughout our meal and our orders were very simple. Apparently, on the menu somewhere, it says that parties of five and more will have a 20% gratuity added to the bill. I did not see this but the waitress stated this fact when she presented the check. I am a good tipper and often tip 25%. This service was not even close to 15%. If there are five or more of you just be aware of this. Beware would be a better term.

harini shreedhar

On the plus- the food was very good. They had a few options for vegetarians. Loved the Pimento Grilled Cheese, it was delicious. The cocktails were fantastic!!! Negatives- they had a terrible wait time and service was very slow. We ordered the pesto fries, but instead got regular fries with BBQ sauce. I feel they should have informed us that they ran out of it instead of forcing the regular fried with regular BBQ sauce on us.

Drinks are good. Service was solid. Food is AWFUL for the price. $30 for Gnocci with Short Rib "Ragu" , which looks like Gnocci in a can of Campbells canned stew. $27 for shrimp and tortellini pesto, which they confirmed was from a jar/can after asking about nuts in the pesto. Fries were clearly frozen and soggy as well. A shame because the hotel it's attached to is very nice.

David Marcella

Drinks are good. Service was solid. Food is AWFUL for the price. $30 for Gnocci with Short Rib "Ragu" , which looks like Gnocci in a can of Campbells canned stew. $27 for shrimp and tortellini pesto, which they confirmed was from a jar/can after asking about nuts in the pesto. Fries were clearly frozen and soggy as well. A shame because the hotel it's attached to is very nice.

Crab pasta was bland, and honestly tasted terrible. My server was nice though.

I'm giving it 2 stars because of the sorry bartender. Who clearly doesn't know what he was doing. Just screwed up my old fashion and my wife's drink had no flavor. On the positive side the food was very good. We had the wings and cheeseburger exceptional. Our waitress was very good and attentive. The bartender has to go.

J Harv

I'm giving it 2 stars because of the sorry bartender. Who clearly doesn't know what he was doing. Just screwed up my old fashion and my wife's drink had no flavor. On the positive side the food was very good. We had the wings and cheeseburger exceptional. Our waitress was very good and attentive. The bartender has to go.

Ordered eggs benedict and it came out overly cooked and just like hard boiled egg. The service was slow in morning. To make it worse, the waitress was lack of interpersonal skills and basically said we are short of staff and you need to wait longer.

Cmoon

Ordered eggs benedict and it came out overly cooked and just like hard boiled egg. The service was slow in morning. To make it worse, the waitress was lack of interpersonal skills and basically said we are short of staff and you need to wait longer.

Maybe the worst food I ever ate. First of all, the owners should be shamed for having only one waitress taking care of the whole floor. It is straight up abusive, and preying, behaviour. So I will not mention that person's performance as it is irrelevant in those conditions. Second of all, I ordered a Caesar Salad and Duck confit quesadilla. There was relish in the quesadilla. So much relish that it was basically a hot sauerkraut with sour cream quesadilla with bad cheese and drown out duck confit. It made me nauseous. Literally. My friend had the duck breast. The green beans under it were swimming in water, so basically boiled. Just shocking. 1 beer, 2 negronis, 2 salads, 2 dishes: 125$ before tip. A monstrosity.

Food was bad (either too salty/under salted). Service was very slow. Despite this, they messed up the order really bad by serving not making the vegetarian dish altogether and instead offering the chicken dish. Instead of amending it they kept asking if we are okay with the chicken dish. In the end did not even provide an itemized bill.

Guillaume Pirard

Maybe the worst food I ever ate. First of all, the owners should be shamed for having only one waitress taking care of the whole floor. It is straight up abusive, and preying, behaviour. So I will not mention that person's performance as it is irrelevant in those conditions. Second of all, I ordered a Caesar Salad and Duck confit quesadilla. There was relish in the quesadilla. So much relish that it was basically a hot sauerkraut with sour cream quesadilla with bad cheese and drown out duck confit. It made me nauseous. Literally. My friend had the duck breast. The green beans under it were swimming in water, so basically boiled. Just shocking. 1 beer, 2 negronis, 2 salads, 2 dishes: 125$ before tip. A monstrosity.

Debaditya Bhattacharya

Food was bad (either too salty/under salted). Service was very slow. Despite this, they messed up the order really bad by serving not making the vegetarian dish altogether and instead offering the chicken dish. Instead of amending it they kept asking if we are okay with the chicken dish. In the end did not even provide an itemized bill.