The Wooden Monkey welcomes you to their pub. Come sit at the bar with a refreshment and unwind on their terrace beneath the sun. They are open after-hours from Tuesday to Sunday and are reachable by public transit. The surrounding location is remarkable for its parks.
All pizzas served with an olive oil basil spread and a base layer of mozzarella cheese. Served with an herbed tomato sauce (unless otherwise stated) Add Chicken - $2.75 for 9" / $4.75 for 12". Add Sausage, Ground Beef or Bacon - $1.50 Add other veggie topping - $0.75 Substitute Vegan Cheese - $1.25 for 9"/ $2.00 - 12"
Three Cheese
mozzarella, white cheddar, and parmesan
$14.00 (9)
$18.00 (12)
$16.00 (Rice 9)
Veggie
spinach, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, olives, mozza and goat cheese
$15.00 (9)
$19.00 (12)
$17.00 (Rice 9)
Seitan Donair
Seitan, onions, toatoes, coconut sauce and mozza.
$16.00 (9)
$20.00 (12)
BBQ Chicken
free range chicken, BBQ sauce, bell peppers, onions, mozza and goat cheese
$16.00 (9)
$20.00 (12)
$18.00 (Rice 9)
Meat Lovers
bacon, ground beef, sausage mushrooms, mozza and parmesan
$16.00 (9)
$20.00 (12)
$18.00 (Rice 9)
Chorizo Sausage
spicy sausage, spinach, mushrooms, mozza and goat cheese
$16.00 (9)
$20.00 (12)
$18.00 (Rice 9)
Beverages MENU - The Wooden Monkey
Drinks
Hot Drinks Sodas Juices Iced Tea Specialty Coffee Tea (1.5oz.) Waters/Etc Domestic Beer (Nova Scotia) Organic Beer Gluten Free Beer reservative Free Beer Imported Beer Draught Shandys Cocktails (1.5oz.) Classic Cocktails (1oz.) Martinis (2oz.) Premium Martinis (2oz.) Spirits (1oz.) Liqueurs (1oz.) Hard Ciders Wine By The Bottle Dessert Wine White Wine House Wine Sangria Spritzers (3 oz.) Sparkling Rose Port Red Wine
Starters MENU - The Wooden Monkey
Bacon Wrapped Scallops (*Celiac)
5 Large Digby Scallops, wrapped in all natural Meadowbrook bacon, served with a Propeller root beer reduction and simple salad
$17.00
Fish Cakes (*Celiac, D)
Haddock and Arctic Char, with potato, green onions and garlic, dusted in rice flour. Served with a lemon dulse aioli and simple salad
$12.00
Maritime Mussels (*Celiac)
A full pound of Ship Harbour Mussels. Steamed with garlic and White Wine
$10.50
Dips -served with crudite
Adzuki Bean Hummus and Pita Wedges (V) Red Pepper Feta and Spelt Crostini (*NWLG, D) Dip of the Day Organic Corn Chips (See server)
Single
$6.75Double
$12.00Trio
$16.50
Raw Tacos (V, *Celiac, N)
Nappa wrapped spicy sundried tomato, walnut mushroom meat, fresh salsa, pine nut sour cream and guacamole
$6.76 (1 Taco)
$12.00 (2 tacos)
$16.50 (3 tacos)
Nachos (V, *Celiac, D)
Layers of organic blue corn chips, onions, jalapenos, tomatoes, olives, peppers, mozzarella white cheddar served with sour cream and house made salsa Extra salsa or sour cream $1.00 Add (V) guacamole $3.00
Served with house made bread Soup and Salad(Served from 11.30am - 3.30pm) Choice of bread or corn chips $12.75
$6.75
Entrees
Sesame Encrusted Haddock (*Celiac)
Line caught haddock, encrusted with sesame seeds, seared finished with an organic orange reduction, served over organic brown rice pilaf and vegetables of the day
$24.00
Scallop Pasta (*Celiac, D)
Local Scallops, roasted garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, onions and basil pesto, tossed together with organic quinoa noodles. Finished with cream and parmesan
Slow cooked leg and thigh of NS Chicken from Pasture Hills, with a fresh herb and lemon reduction served with mashed potato and vegetables of the day
$24.00
Haddock with a Flair (*Celiac)
Line caught fish, blackened topped with house made salsa, served over organic brown rice Pilaf vegetables of the day
$24.00
Arctic Char (*Celiac)
Closed Containment fish, sweet chili sauce, mashed potato and vegetables of the day
$25.00
Featured Entree
Market Price Showcasing local and/or sustainable products. Please ask your server for today's selections
Nova Scotia Pork Chop (*Celiac, D)
Bone-in centre cut pork from Meadowbrook with a sweet and spicy Haskap chutney, demiglaze, mashed potato and vegetables of the day
$26.50
Gingered Tofu (*Celiac, V)
Organic tofu, served over organic quinoa rice noodles in a Nova Scotia red wine ginger tamari sauce, mixed vegetables and pickled ginger Add 4oz. Scallops - $6.00
$23.00
Light Fare
Light Fare Served with Roasties OR Substitue your side $3.00 Substitutions: Soup, Side Apple, House or Chickpea Salad or 1/2 Salad and 1/2 Roasties Substitute a Wheat Free Big Life Rice Bun - $2.00 (Not suitable for Celiac)
Roast Chicken and Pesto Sandwich (N)
Free-Range chicken from Pasture Hills, spinach walnut pesto, raisin aioli, fresh cut apple and cucumber, served in a 5-organic grain pita
$14.75
The Monkey Pita (D)
Free-Range chicken from Pasture Hills, onions, mushrooms, peppers, melted mozzarella, lettuce, tomato mayo Add 2 Strips of Bacon $2.50 Add Pickles $0.50
$14.75
Lamb Burger (D)
Grilled 5oz. patty from Nothumberlamb with garlic, oats rosemary, topped with minted goat cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayo. Served on a house made bun
$16.75
Fish and Roasties (*Celiac)
Line caught Haddock breaded with Schoolhouse gluten free bread crumbs, served with housemade tartar sauce simple salad
$15.75
Lentil Burger (V)
Lentils, carrots, miso, garlic, onions, daikon and oats, served on a 5-Organic grain pita with lettuce, tomato sweet onion honey mustard Add Cheddar - $1.00 - Goat Cheese $2
$14.00
Bacon Cheese Burger (D)
Grilled 5oz. beef burger from Getaway Farm, caramelized onions, melted white cheddar, bacon, lettuce, tomato, dill pickles and spicy mayo Add sauteed mushrooms $1.50
$16.75
Salads
House Salad (V/*GF/D/N)
Focused on local and/or organic products, please ask your server for details
Side
$6.00Full
$11.00
Sweet Apple Salad (V/*GF/D/N)
Four seasons organic greens, with sliced apple, carrot, daikon, scallions, goat cheese and walnuts, grainy mustard maple dressing
Side
$7.00Full
$12.00
Roasted Chickpea Salad (V/*GF)
Roasted chickpeas, organic brown rice, peppers, sesame seeds, daikon, dulse, green onions, tahini umeboshi dressing, organic blue corn chips
Side
$7.50Full
$12.50
Kids Menu
The Wooden Monkeys childrens menu
Mini Cheese Pizza
Mozzarella, cheddar and tomato sauce, served with apple slices, carrots and celery
$8.25
Fish and Roasties
One piece breaded haddock with roasties, tartar sauce or coleslaw optional
$8.25
Kids Pasta
Organic brown rice noodles tossed in a meaty tomato sauce and topped with mozzarella
$8.25
Bowls
Rice Bowl (V/*GF/N)
Organic brown rice pilaf tofu, arame, nappa cabbage, cucumber, almonds, green onions, sesame tamari Atlantic Healing Hemp oil sauce. Served with Roobis tea Add 2 oz. Chicken - $4.00 Add 4 oz. Scallops - $6.00
$16.50
Nova Scotia Seafood Chowder (*GF)
Tomato based chowder with 5 oz. of haddock scallops, lobster, mussels chunks of potato, simmered with garlic and spices, served with house made bread
$16.50
Desserts
Most desserts served with maple whipped cream berry coulis. Substitute whipped cream for Dee Dees Vanilla or Chocolate Ice Cream - $3.00
Chocolate Tofu Pie (V*)
Our signature dish! Non-dairy chocolate organic silken tofu from Acadian Soy with an almond walnut crust and whipped cream
$9.50
Blueberry Pie (V)
Local Blueberries sweetened with Acadian maple syrup and baked in a spelt crust, served warm with whipped cream
$8.75
Apple Turnover
Local Apples cooked with brown sugar and maple syrup, baked with cinnamon in a flakey buttery crust, served warm with Dee Dees vanilla ice cream
$7.50
Fruit Crisp (V)
Topping comprised of Speerville organic oats and spelt flour, sunflower sesame seeds, and organic cold pressed organic canola oil, with local fruit sweetened with Acadian maple syrup and whipped cream
$8.25
Tart
Shortbread crust with made with Organic Flour from Speerville. Style and filling change frequently, served with maple whipped cream, please ask your server for todays selection
$7.50
Cookies and Ice Cream
Locally crafted ice cream from Dee Dees in Peggys Cove, served with house made cookies
$7.00
Sides
Side Roasties
(fry cut potatoes, baked with olive oil, paprika, basil, sea salt and pepper)
Went out with friends here for the first time.
Everyone was extremely pleased with the food. I had a friend visiting from out west and he had a seafood pasta, he couldn't get over how great it was and talked about it the whole trip.
Loved that everything was local and fresh, considering that the prices were extremely reasonable.
Can't wait to go back again.
Recently went to this restaurant. Save your money - food is mediocre at best. $18 for a mushy lobster roll!! Along with that I had a number of cartilage and shell in the roll. Ok, that's normal on occasions to bite into a small piece of leftover shell but most of the roll had shell - ouch. Should send them my dentist bill!
Spoke to the waitress and she told me the chef said that's because it's fresh! Did it just jump off the boat into the bun ;o) The manager made no effort to speak to us and I was charged for the lobster roll, which most of it was still left on the plate. Halifax is such a great city with many wonderful restaurants with amazing food & great service - vote with your dollars and support great food. Just my 2 cents. Cheers.
Good food, nice to see they are using many local ingredients. Friendly service and pretty speedy. We ordered the mussels as an appetizer, it was a good portion size and very tasty. We had the seafood chowder which is a tomatoey base and very delicious with lots of seafood. My husband had the special which was a pork chop and lobster tail. The portion size was very small for $28. I appreciate the local ingredients etc, but for that price, I'd expect more.
The food was good, and I really appreciate what the restaurant stands for, but for the quality of the food and drinks, the menu was significantly overpriced.
When I looked at the menu and saw the prices, I was expecting larger portions, or food of significantly higher quality. There is not much selection on the menu. A lot of seafood and vegetarian dishes, though, which is appreciable. Service was kind of slow, but very very friendly. Relatively good drink menu, a little pricey for what you get, though. Poor wine selection.
Very easy going mood, monkey theme artifacts, old...
Very easy going mood, monkey theme artifacts, old wooden floors, furniture looks like has been in use for 3 generations (charming), paintings of varied styles: promote a relaxed experience, with homey notes. Music was low volume, not agressive. Intermittent air conditioning was welcome.
About staff: friendly. Can be very effective if customer wished it so. I had requested a slow paced service, with time between servings, and they respected that without any change in their very welcoming behavior. There were 3 turn overs of patrons at another table while I was there. Nobody pressured me.
The salad was flavourish. The marriage between feta cheese and scallops was winner.
My fair trade coffee and Sauvignon Blanc wine were very good.
The main dish was very good too.
The server was very accomodating with my table neighbours with nut allergy.
There is outdoor seating, but the ambiance is pretty plain there, compared to inside. The surrondings, while clean and safe, are definitively less charming that at other terraces in Halifax. But outdoor seating is availlable.
Limited wine list, but the wine that I had was good. More extensive choice of teas, non-alcoolised drinks and liquors.
I rarely comment on bathrooms in a review, but this time I have to: WOW! Impressive. Roomy, clean, plastered walls painted from floor to ceiling with country scenes from France.
I enjoyed the global package. One of the plus: having enjoyed very good food at a homey place, where I did not feel like I had to hold my back rigidly straight every single minute. But still with reasonnable distinction. On a sunday lunch, the balance was just right.
i asked the a really snarky question which was "so, do you guys make good martinis"? the anwer came back "of course" whatever, what are they supposed to say. anyway it turns out thery were really good, strong and the right proportions for what i ordered. i was super please.
I've eaten there a few times and although i dont' remember what i've had i remember liking it and also its a place i can bring my weird vegan friends when they come to town. so that is handy. also the desserts are great. sweet, yummy and interesting.
so i'm a fan all in all.
Was the best beef sandwich I've ever had. Cooked...
Was the best beef sandwich I've ever had. Cooked to perfection, and since it was free-range beef I had no qualms about eating it. Everything from the bread to the vegetables was fresh and delectable.
Look for the historic brick house with the yellow wood accents on Grafton Street. Inside you'll find a comfy, inviting space with views of downtown, largely constructed from wood recovered from buildings downed by Hurricane Juan in 2003. They pride themselves on local ingredients here, making salads like the roasted chickpea salad or the sweet apple salad – with daikon and scallions – extra delicious. For those who lean macrobiotic, vegan or gluten-free, the staff here are wonderfully accommodating.
The Wooden Monkey supports local farmers with its delicious fare, using fresh, locally grown, organic ingredients whenever possible. Its vibe is rustic, with lots of natural light, and it’s decorated with really fun paintings of monkeys. At the Wooden Monkey, you’ll find healthier, gluten-free versions of all your favourite fast foods. Feast on gluten-free pizza, fish and chips, bacon-wrapped scallops and more!
The Wooden Monkey offers amazing desserts using local, sustainable and organic ingredients whenever possible. The decor is rustic and inviting, with an entertaining yet tasteful monkey theme. Desserts (including the ice cream) are light, fresh and made from scratch. Try the blueberry crisp, Nova Scotia apple pie or cookies and cream as a stand-alone treat or at the end of your meal.
