Cheeky Monkey Brewing Company
Restaurant · Fenway ·
Energetic brewpub with globally-inspired dishes & own beers
Energetic brewpub with globally-inspired dishes & own beers
"The Fenway-area brewpub reopened offering indoor and patio dining, encouraging reservations for larger groups while welcoming walk-ins for smaller parties and making private event rentals available." - Karen Wilber
"Cheeky Monkey on Landsowne feels less like a brewery and more like a Dave & Busters that happens to brew its own beer. In theory, we appreciate big giant places filled with ping pong tables, billiards, and shuffleboard. But we’d prefer they not come with mediocre beer, standard bar food, drunk bros who are definitely going to get kicked out of the Sox game by the 5th inning, and a technicolor decor that makes us wonder if we’re high on whatever the director was using when they made the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." - dan secatore
"Cheeky Monkey on Landsowne feels less like a brewery and more like a Dave & Busters that happens to brew its own beer. In theory, we appreciate big giant places filled with ping pong tables, billiards, and shuffleboard. But we’d prefer they not come with mediocre beer, standard bar food, drunk bros who are definitely going to get kicked out of the Sox game by the 5th inning, and a technicolor decor that makes us wonder if we’re high on whatever the director was using when they made the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." - Dan Secatore
"Open in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood since August, this brewery and restaurant has quietly set up shop and is exactly the kind of place you need to visit to understand what it’s about — the write-up urges you to stop by to decide if it’s right for you." - Eater Staff
"A lively new brewpub in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood that opened in late August, occupying the former Tequila Rain space on Landsdowne Street and about 10,000 square feet of a larger multi-level entertainment complex. The operation uses a SmartBrew system — with brewmaster Brian Watson in New Zealand designing recipes and sending wort to Boston — where the beer is fermented and finished locally in four 10-barrel tanks; core offerings include house beers such as Double Play IPA and Down Undah pale ale, with roughly five rotating house beers tapped from large copper tanks above the bar and a dozen guest taps and a full wall of spirits for variety. Chef Jessica Brown’s menu mixes street-food–inspired plates (miso salmon with scallion rice, Singapore-style shrimp noodles) with pub favorites (cheeseburgers, fried calamari, deviled eggs). The space leans playful — social media posts reflect that tone — and doubles as an activity destination with games like ping pong, shuffleboard, billiards and a Zoltar machine, plus a staircase connecting to an adjacent bowling alley and bar; it’s positioned more as a social, pre-game spot for Red Sox crowds than a beer-connoisseur shrine, focuses on on-premise sales (growlers are available), and plans more small-batch seasonal releases including a to-order “blue and black” mix of blueberry wheat and stout." - Alex Wilking