Come here is you want good old style pub atmosphere with friendly service and a hearty meal.
We were staying in Verona for work and we didn't want to drive out to Madison for a meal so we literally walked across the road to monte's. There hotel staff had good words about the place and you also get a free drink if you're staying at the hotel so that's a bonus.
Entered, and from behind the bar the bartender friendly waved us in and said to sit anywhere. The vibe of the place feels like your local pub with people from all over the area sitting together around the bar chatting, and Monte was in the house also. It felt like the staff and locals were a big family but you didn't feel like you were intruding coming in from the hotel as they were very friendly and they obviously get a lot of business from across the road.
They have heaps of local beers on the menu and a good local cider too for me. Although there weren't too manay gluten free options (and unfortunately they were out of chilli too) I had ended up going with the pork chop after 2 prior attempts at ordering. They were very accommodating and I didn't feel like I was being a hassle or pressured to order quickly at all when I had to find another option. It ended up being a great meal the pork chop was a good one, one of the better ones I've had since moving to the States, grilled well and nice and plump...and I upgraded to the spicy waffle fries on the side. Although not particularly spicy they were still tasty and were great with some hot sauce (something that I love about American restaurants - they all have hot sauce!!).
My friend ordered the Tony's taco special of the day (Tony did a great job!) and he enjoyed his meal also (which was pretty big, came with 3 tacos, rice and beans.
3 hours and 5 pints of cider/beer later, we tumbled out of there a little tipsy and satisfied with a good relaxed meal, very good service and a nice and easy short stroll back to our rooms.