I thoroughly enjoyed my first visit to Monaco Bay. Â My friends and I were simply amazed by the dual pianists. Â Their improv solos were phenomenal and the atmosphere was very fun. Â The cover charge is always annoying, but it's reasonable. Â The drinks were a bit pricy, however, the overall experience was not hindered by this. Â A great place to just go and drink and dance without having to fist pump and have your ears blown out by club music. Â Although, the upstairs is more of your typical club...we went up there, but just to see what it was.
Review Source:We had a great time here. Good music, nice staff and plenty of seating.
When they served my friends some rotten wine they were apologetic and opened a new bottle. My drinks were super cheap and the waitress came right to the table.
I hate cover charges but I am sure it goes to the piano players so didn't bother me that much.
I've had great experiences every time I have been to Monaco. It's a great location, the entertainment is fun and drinks are delicious. A great place for special occasions and a night out. The music may be a little loud at times but that is to be expected when going to a live piano bar.
Review Source:I love the space but the music drives me insane. I love piano barss but only for about five minutes. However, if you do like piano bars then this is your place. it's a well done piano bar with a lot of seating and at least two bars. There is a cover, around $3 I think, which is confusing but not expensive. The atmosphere is a little older and not good for dancing but some of the performances are really entertaining to watch.
Review Source:I think I initially gave this place four stars more out of nostalgia than anything else.
I recently visited again and found the new players not at all good. They were off-key, and they may have been funny but were mumbling too much for anyone to know what they were saying. Not entertaining and very disappointing.
Nikki is still awesome.
4 stars as a bar/music venue
2 stars as a restaurant
So I'm taking the average (3 stars). This place is way too loud for their restaurant services. You can't really hear your table mates or even hear yourself think when either the radio is blasting (and speakers point in every direction, so no escape) or the pianos are rocking (even during their "quieter" Dinner Show). I must say they do have a good song selection during the Dinner Show though. The food is not that great and there are not a lot of options (though, again, as a bar, the food selection may be considered respectable).
For the music itself, you could tell one guy had much more talent than the other, though both were enjoyable. Be prepared to shout to your neighbors and enjoy a typical dueling piano bar. They have a full bar and the service is just fine. I've heard there's bachelorette party overload here sometimes, but it's to be expected.
*batman 3.0/4.0 beers
Monaco is a good place to bring your smoking-hot date for a few drinks and laughs before getting wild at the Bull...Monaco is a great place to attend if you're part of a bachelorette party. Â In fact, I would go so far as to call this place the Mecca of bachelorette parties. Â Monaco is not a place to have "Happy Birthday" played for your friend. Â The music was entertaining, atmosphere was lively, and the Magic Hat special was quenching...3 beers.
*captain ron 3.0/4.0 beers
For whatever reason, there were a lot of bachelorette parties in Monaco Bay the last time I stopped by. Â This was actually a nice change of pace. Â The biggest knock on Monaco is that the novelty of hearing your favorite songs on the piano is ephemeral. Â Birthday's and bachelorette parties serve well to interrupt the predictable set list before it inevitably culminates with a Sweet Caroline, Billy Jean, Steve Perry menagerie. Â I give the musicians credit though, they play their asses off night in and night out. Â I'd rate my first trip to Monaco as a 3.5 as it's so easy to be seduced by the energy of the place. Â Every trip thereafter has been a 2.5 so I'm just going to split the difference on this one...
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Okay, so it's been a long time since I've been to Monaco Bay (nearly 6 years in fact), but I remember the experience quite well. It was my freshman year of college, back when they had 18 and up wednesday's (I see they're closed on weds now). We went for a birthday party, and they put on quite the show for us. She loved the dueling pianos, and of course it was really funny when they sang her that very dirty birthday song, which she sat on the piano for. They would get 4 stars except back in the day when I was there, they still allowed smoking inside (I have no idea if they still do or not), and it was soooo gross. I hate that smoky bar smell. When I left Kalamazoo in 2007, this was a big bachelorette party place.
Review Source:First to review this hippity-hot spot?!? - Say it isn't so! Â Mike and I swung by here on Friday night to see what all the Kalamazoo dueling piano buzz was all about. Â I have been to dueling pianos in Chicago (Howl at the Moon, Sluggers) and while some experiences have been fun, others not-so-much (ahem SLUGGERS!).
Mike almost wasn't down to go in because there was a cover charge (relax, it was $3!!!) but I ponied up the hard cash and we did. Â Did you know you can still smoke in Michigan bars? Â Ick! Â I definitely do not miss that! Â Peering through the grey haze, I could see a decent crowd of college kids mixed with some upper 30's - a little strange but hey, it's Kalamazoo. Â Mike came back with our drinks (one vodka soder and one rum and coke) and said, "Wow, five dollars." Â I didn't think that was too bad especially when he told me that was what it cost for both. Â Can't beat that!
So how were the pianos? Â I like to use the word entertaining but wouldn't stretch it to "good." Â The atmosphere made it better actually. Â If I am in the 'Zoo, I would come back to see what they have on tap.
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