Pros - Unique dining concept, Owner/Chef/Waiter/Busboy Christopher is very fun and engaging, great small restaurant ambiance (3-4 small tables indoors, large outdoor dining), BYOB, and creative food experience.
Cons - Your meal is influenced by other people's food preferences.
I took a large group of out of town visitors to Cafe Monarch because I read such great reviews on Yelp. Reservations are key to dining here. When you make your reservation, you need to provide Christopher with your food preferences and he whips up a meal for your group based on what you tell him you can't eat. It's definitely not a place for picky eaters. The meal he created was good and made me want to come back to see what he'd make the next time. Be forewarned, this was a 2-3 hour dining experience so don't expect to dine and dash.