Monarch Restaurant

What makes it fun

Monarch Restaurant offers a majestic blend of ambiance and culinary delights that make it perfect for a date with your sweetheart. Located in the historic Grand Galvez, Monarch exudes timeless elegance with its soaring ceilings and oversized windows that bathe the space in natural light. Monarch serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, which means it's always the right time for a delicious date at Monarch.

Google Reviews

Monarch Restaurant

3.7

Based on 61 reviews

Bernada Rubasingham

16:24 26 Nov 25

It was a great experience to go there. We got breakfast and they gave us a coffee at the start. The continental breakfast was great, same with the shrimp and grits. Definitely recommend going!!! :)

Indrit Molla

01:13 01 Oct 25

Tongji Philip Qian

02:33 21 Sep 25

Good food. Could be great. We wish:
1) Specials were introduced, just like the next table, instead of being told “you seemed very ready to order;”
2) Sauce were on the side, like requested;
3) The plates for appetizers were taken away before the entrees arrived.

We certainly appreciated being offered a free drink at the end, and hope our feedback could be appreciated.

Don Sheara

02:03 01 Sep 25

There was initially a longish wait for service, and it took a few minutes to get in sync with the waiter. The reviews prepared us with low expectations. However, drinks from the bar were excellent and the food and service did not disappoint. Large but not excessive portion size and generous seafood portions. Only negative was a very strong perfume scent of unknown origin.

Maria Saavedra

12:55 24 Aug 25

I go out a lot to fine dining restaurants, even in Europe (Denmark, Italy) , and I was afraid cause I saw some bad reviews, but the steak I had is one of the best ones I have ever had, (the scallops were really good but didn’t match the description of the menu tho), the oysters were delicious, and the service was amazing, I loved how attentive and nice my waiter was

Jesse Vera

01:23 25 Jul 25

We had an amazing dinner. Staff was helpful and attentive. The hotel is gorgeous with a view of the ocean that can only be appreciated in person. Our food was perfect and we paired it with a great wine. We will definitely come back.

Charm Prigmore

13:44 23 Jul 25

Omg. This is my husband and i's favorite place in all of Galveston,
Probably in all of Texas!! We noticed that the food was better than ever last night. We came
Here on a quick trip to celebrate our wedding anniversary.
We had the best drinks, appetizers, Dinner and key lime
Pie. The shrimp brochette were the best we've ever had!
Crunchy and juicy, cheesy and flavorful work a bba reduction! So good; the filets were cooked perfectly and tender, so juicy and tasteful!! The crab cakes were perfect and the key lime
Pie was outstanding! Our server was as sweet as could be, the ambience was amazing and we will be back for every special occasion!! We got to meet the Chef, Chef Sean!! He is as nice as can be and wonderful! Thank you for a

Greg

00:12 23 Jul 25

Chef Sean was absolutely welcoming. Haley was an awesome waitress. The chefs specials were fabulous. Just the right amount of seasoning super tender fish. Can't recommend enough!!!

Anytime Pretty Time, LLC.

16:22 04 Jul 25

Bacon and coffee is sooo good! Can’t wait to visit again!

Mac Coleman

20:30 27 Jun 25

The BLT was hard and cold. We sat ffo an hour waiting for our food. The atmosphere was splendid.

Chase Austin

17:26 19 Mar 25

Burger was great! Service was a bit slow but nothing horrific. Food and atmosphere were great.

Alicia Baumgartner

13:23 17 Mar 25

Excellent service! John and Cristina are wonderful servers! Came here for dinner and breakfast. Definitely recommend!

Joey Eff Ballgame

14:48 20 Feb 25

As guests at the Grand Galvez, we had 4 breakfasts and a dinner at Monarch. Food and service were excellent and the hostesses were very nice. I docked it a bit on atmosphere...the weather was unusually cold in Galveston that week and the motel couldn't keep up. I'm sure there's no issue in the warmer months.

The Ethos School

01:53 04 Jan 25

The food here is absolutely incomparable. The first night of our stay we had the daily catch, red snapper. It was the best prepared snapper I’ve had in decades, and the chef paid attention to every detail. Even the green beans were cooked to a perfect al dente and flavored so well. The next night we returned and l had the filet. It was a perfect medium rare with a gentle outer grilled crispness that melted into tender flavor. And it wasn’t sullied by the light and flavorful horseradish sauce. This is a hidden gem in Galveston. It should be packed every night.

Andrew Pye

17:36 30 Apr 24

We had an incredible dinner with great service, thanks to our server Poppy!
Overall, a great option, especially for an excuse to see the historic Hotel Glavez.

The kitchen did run out of one of the sides, so we all had to substitute.
It was a Monday night and not very busy, yet service was still pretty slow.