The Wooden Monkey

Never ate there as yet. Jazz/dinner music entertainment tho ok. Music is a hit regardless in any situation

From the moment that I laid eyes on that post-burger chocolate-tofu desert what? And getting past the suspended-disbelief that it wasn't cheesecake (in taste in texture) I knew that I was in for the kind of quality that such a unique dish merits. Don't get me wrong - I am biased towards delicious burgers and fries upon which desert is usually reserved only for social gatherings and coffee-sipping philosophies that drag on for far too long - but it must be said that chocolate pie with whipped cream and purple syrup was exceptional in quality as was the view of the harbour and the beautiful city exclusivism that the best seat in the house provides.

Impeccable Service Went For Xmas Company Party The Buffet Food Was Delicious and Plentiful, The Staff are Fantastic Prompt Courteous Quick Service Lots of Parking

After a red-eye from YYC and a nap at the hotel, made our way across the street to the Wooden Monkey for a late lunch.

Shared the scallops (on recommendation from our server) ; excellent along with the included side of cabbage. Also had the mussels - a garlic infused broth - as well as the soup of the day (sweet potato & leek).

Beer on tap was local Nova Scotian - IPAs aplenty.

Love the mission of the restaurant! Keep supporting local.

Loved our lunch at this restaurant. Our server, Jenna proactively asked us of any allergies or dietary restrictions which I’ve never been asked at a restaurant before which is rather good on their part.

My wife and I love going here for our date nights. The food has always been amazing and we have always had a lovely server. Absolutely recommend this restaurant. Such a calming atmosphere too

Ate here on a Tuesday evening. It was a beautiful October evening out on the patio. Such a prime view of the MacDonald Bridge and the city and sunset! All three of us started with a beer or margarita. The bruschetta (vegan cheese) was our app, 4 large pieces and it was delicious! Mains were the rice bowl, BLT and bacon cheeseburger with roasties. All were really enjoyed, rice bowl was enough for lunch the next day. Our waiter was great, attentive to vegan diet, didn't make us feel rushed to order everything all at once. Just a great evening! It was my first time here and won't be my last!

Very beautiful restaurant with absolutely delicious dishes made of locally sourced and sustainable ingredients. A lot of vegetarian or vegan options and they offer alternatives for allergies too. Impeccable. The service was attentive and really nice.
I would absolutely recommend this restaurant, we had a great time!

Lovely evening with great service, even beyond our server; our table was brought an appetizer to share due to kitchen moving through a number of orders. I had the Cajun haddock and it perfect!

Love this place. Has many options for vegan, dairy free and gluten free consumers. I’m dairy free and each time I go, they are so helpful in making sure I get a meal that is within my dietary restrictions, and still tasty! My go-to app.vegan garlic fingers as you can’t get them dairy free in many places. I choose a different entree each time I go but everything has been good from the braised beef to the pizzas, salads and soups. The one complaint I have is that my partner had me try their Cajun Haddock dish and the fish was so bland. Everything else had great flavour though!

Overall our experience was really positive. We did have to wait a bit to be seated despite the restaurant not being busy. The host appeared to be responsible for several tables and struggling.
Once we were seated however our server arrived promptly and service was great from then on.
Food was delicious, great selection of vegetarian options, extensive drink menu and some great non-alcoholic drink choices.

Rude staff! Rude staff! Rude staff! Please! Never go to the Wooden monkey restaurant. The bartender was extreamly rude on me, he just shouted on me for my pickup order and said he cannot help me, unfortunate he didnt even say sorry for this rude behaviour today is August 9th, 2023,8.20pm, will never ever go there in future

Our waitress was attentive, knowledgeable, and lovely. She was also dealing with a demanding table and handled it like a pro. Our food was delicious, as usual. I had the fish cakes with an apple salad. The Wooden Monkey is a great place to have a glass of wine and a great meal.

Food was good but very very small portions. The fish sizes were very small and came with very few fries. Certainly not an adult meal.

We were looking forward to trying this restaurant, but sadly it wasn't a positive experience.

Our server was good, but it felt like they were short-staffed and perhaps the kitchen staff was was also understaffed because it took unusually long for our food to come out.

Mussels were gritty, a couple were closed, and the sauce was bland and watery

Fish and roasties: fish was overcooked and dry, roasted potato wedges were flavorless and also overcooked.

Don't think we'll be returning when we visit Dartmouth again

Location is perfect, facing the the ocean, has a wonderful view, parking during the day is limited and you have to pay.
Decoration and layout are good, I liked the decorations. Really with the view take you to different world.
Cleanliness, the restaurant level of cleaning is plausible. And I noticed the quick reaction to clean the tables after clients leave.
Service, the ladies who takes the order is well knowledge about the dishes and the ingredients, they can describe the dishes well.
Orders, I noticed the orders are taken properly from the first time without mistakes.
Time waiting, to be seated, (my experience) was quickly. Time to get the order was excellent, faster than expected.
Taste, I enjoyed every part of my order, it was delicious and Rich that is self Worth the *****
Prices the price is $$ however with the perfect service, nice food and cleanliness is worth what I paid.
Conclusion: it is worth the money I paid. I see if you decided to try it, my experience was all positive.

We came into the wooden monkey yesterday with our two kids and it was amazing! Our son is celiac and it was great to see so many gluten free kid options. He had the fish and roasties and loved it! All of our food was fresh and prepared well, compliments to the chef. Especially for meal (scallop pasta.) The scallops were seared to perfection. As for the service, I don’t think you could find better! Our server Nicole was very helpful navigating the menu and attentive, after a long day of travelling it was great to be taken well care of by her. The kids especially loved her! Overall, one of the best restaurants I’ve been to.

I had the roasted red pepper dip and it had a sour taste. I told the server and he had no apologies or even a smile on his face.
My aunt had the mussels and they were not fresh. She mentioned this to the server and he made no comment.
I expected to have a good experience here given the location but it felt like the server was bored and tired and couldn't be bothered with us.
If this is the kind of food/service there then lower the cost of the food.

A must visit for Dartmouth! Had delicious VEGAN garlic fingers, the apple salad was super fresh, and the chocolate pie was the perfect end to a great meal Lovely staff as well, especially Nicole & Kaylie.

My hubby and I were in after walking through Canada day celebrations, and RIfest. Our waitress was fantastic and very helpful with our dietary needs. My hubby said it's the best gluten free fish and chips he's ever had. I had a fantastic kale chicken ceasar salad as I'm on keto. We would definitely recommend this place to anyone visiting Dartmouth.

Honestly pretty gross and cheap.beet salad is just pickled beets ground up, $15 for about $3 of ingredients from a grocery store, assembled with zero skill.

Our penne with scallops and curried basmati rice with tofu were delicious and perfect in every way! Our dessert, the raspberry mousse, wrapped in white chocolate was out of this world! Our waiter was helpful, accurate, timely, friendly, and funny. The food arrived within 10 minutes and our view of the ferry made it extra nice! Can’t wait to return!