HopMonk Tavern Sonoma

Food was decent and service was attentive. Not a bad place at all.

I'm confused about how I feel about Hopmonk. The food is... sometimes good, sometimes not and there seems to be no reason why it's one or the other.
Last time I was there I tried to eat their (3 story high) burger. The burger was decent, though too gargantuan to fit in my mouth, and the fries were great. Unfortunately my soda was gross. I requested a new one possibly from a different machine and received a refill of gross soda and then a second, also gross soda. If your soda machine is having issues don't keep bringing your customer the same crappy soda. Usually I'm not neurotic about soda.

I love the huge drink menu- but only tasted an incredibly sour margarita from a tablemate.  

I do appreciate that the patio is dog friendly and they even provided my Beagle with a water bowl.

Our server was mediocre.
I need a visit that will change my opinion about this place.

I've had many great meals here! Me and my husband started with calamari. The plate was huge and included fried green onion and lemon that were a great touch. We also asked to split the beet salad and catfish BLT.  They split both items onto 2 separate plates for us, very nice! We were so pleased with our lunch, we are already making plans to come back!