The Old Monk

August 30, 2008
Went there the other night, and again for lunch. Solid belgian Tap selection and bottle selection. Constant roating tap from Franconia (the local brewery). Older crowd than the normal Bars of the Area (SMU). Not over crowded at night or day. Inside is very reminisent of places in Europe to me. Wait staff had mediocre knowledge of the beer they were serving. Night time the music is loud and a bit indy. Day time is more sedate. Menu has all sorts of Belgian, British, and German bar food as well as cheeses, and some amazing burgers. Good fries too. Crawling distance from my house so I plan on coming back a couple more times.

May 9, 2008
Cool little restauant in a trendy area in Dallas. Nice selection of Belgium & German taps and bottles but nothing out of the ordinary. Good selection of scotch too. Food/menu is varied, with cheese plates, German and Belgium foods and burgers. Nice patio-covered and not. Dervice is attentive. Recommended.

May 8, 2008
Decent Belgian tap selection. On the small side so it doesn’t take many people to make it feel cramped and loud. Close to a couple good beer/grocery stores Central Market Lovers Lane and Whole Foods Greenville. Stop in and have a beer after a long hard day of beer shopping.

February 14, 2008
Decent selection of beer. Nice place to hang out. A little yuppy, but that doesn’t bother me. GREAT BURGERS! It does tend to get busy!

December 29, 2006
Stopped here for a Belgian beer fix on holiday in TX. Surprising selection and every Belgian I orderd was served in the proper glassware. Good ambiance but open layout (typical of American bars) was loud. I will definitely stop in here again and I’d like to try their other bars (Idle Rich & Dubliner).

December 23, 2006
Smallish beer bar with a decent selection of good beers...

September 11, 2005
I used to go to this place at night and hang out on the outside area during the summer. I like the belgian beers and they have a good enough selection on tap. plus I liked the people there the waitresses and bartenders were extremely nice to me! that alway’s scores points! havn’t been there in a while though as I’m clcoser to addison.

July 7, 2005
Not a wide selection but what they do have is good stuff. I had the misfortune of running into Kevin here. It would have been a total loss if not for the Expedition Stout he shared with me in the parking lot. A good place to go for such a trendy area of town.

May 14, 2005
Good selection of Belgium beers (for the area). Good food! Friendly staff. A nice place to hang out and have a beer.

January 6, 2005
A fun place to go, either on a date or with visiting friends. It feels as close to Europe as you probably can get in a Dallas beer place. The moules and other foods add a nice touch. While the beer selection isn’t unbelievable, there is always something worth drinking.