Monarch Restaurant

"Holiday dishes abound on the holiday menu an Monarch. It is open for regular service and merriment that evening. Try out the pork belly porchetta with creamy fennel salad and red currant mustard, chestnut angolotti with brandied chestnuts, and for dessert its serving a dish called the Grinch. Make reservations online for dinner service between 4 to 9 p.m." - Courtney E. Smith

"Order Monarch’s Royale and enjoy caviar service, carpaccio and crudo, hot crab leg and crab pasta served table side flambe, wagyu strip/loin with asparagus and truffle whipped potato, plus the chef’s choice of desserts. It rings in at $290 per person." - Courtney E. Smith

"Dallas locals may be familiar with Grant, who developed the menus for Downtown restaurants Monarch and Kessaku. Monarch is now under Maple Hospitality Group after What If partners dissolved." - Courtney E. Smith

"This see-and-be-seen stop in Downtown boasts excellent views, endless hotspot vibes, and a chance to get all dressed up in one’s finest to show off. This is the spot to land a reservation when a showy dinner is the order of the night, be it for a date, work dinner, or celebratory occasion." - Courtney E. Smith

"The pastas at Monarch are good, but the views of downtown Dallas from the 49th floor of the National take this spot to another level. While you wait for your shrimp scampi ravioli, you can look out onto the city and gaze over at the shiny glass prism that is the top floors of Fountain Place. This restaurant is where lawyers and city councilmen come to have hushed conversations over plates of lasagna and Old Fashioneds, which means when you come here on a date night, you’ll be debuting as a power couple among the city’s bigwigs. " - Lee Escobedo