Monks on the Commons
Welcome to Monks on the Commons your destination for sinful cocktails and soulful food. Located in the Ithaca Marriott Downtown on restaurant row in the Ithaca Commons. Here at Monks, we embrace the communal spirit and strive to promote the best the region has to offer. We consider it our calling to create thoughtful food and drink in a space you can share with other good and like-minded people. We hope you make it your calling to check us out and find some respite from the pace of modern life.
Enjoy Monks Patio seasonally and there is no need to leave your four-legged friend behind!
HOURS
Breakfast Service:
Monday - Sunday: 6:30A to 11A
LUNCH SERVICE:
Monday - Sunday: 12P to 2P
Dinner Service:
Monday - Sunday: 5P to 10P
Bar Service:
Monday - Sunday: 3P to 11P
Monks will be closed for lunch + dinner on March 3, 2024
and will be closed dinner on March 4, 2024.
Daily Drink Specials
SOULFUL FOOD
-breakfast-
ENTREES
$17
Eggs Benedict
Two-Poached Eggs, Country Ham on a Grilled Buttered Biscuit House-Made Hollandaise and Home Fries.
$17
$16
Biscuits and Sage Sausage Gravy
Grilled Buttered Biscuit, Home-Made Gravy with Sage and Pork Sausage.
$16
$14
Fast Fare
Diced Country Ham in Scrambled Eggs, Home Fries, and choice of Toast, Bagel, or English Muffin.
$14
$14
Sweet Cream Pancakes
Three Sweet Cream Pancakes Topped with Powdered Sugar & Fresh Whipped Cream, Choice of Blueberries, Chocolate Chips or Bananas.
$14
$14
French Toast
Cinnamon Swirl French Toast Dipped Bread, Topped with Fresh Whipped Cream.
$14
$15
Crunchy French Toast
Corn Flakes Crusted Wheat Bread with Strawberries and Bananas. Served with Lite Syrup. (495 Cals)
$15
$16
Avocado Toast
Two Pieces of Sourdough Toasted Topped with Avocado Mash, House-Made Salsa, Fresh Cilantro, Two Sunny Side Up Eggs and Crema.
$16
$20
Smoked Salmon Platter
Your choice of Toast, Bagel, or English Muffin with Cream Cheese Topped with Sliced Tomatoes, Red Onions, and Capers.
$20
$15
Breakfast Burrito
Grilled Flour Tortilla with Scrambled Eggs, House-Made Salsa, Cheddar Cheese, Crema & Choice of Bacon, Ham, Pork or Turkey Sausage, with a side of Home Fries.
$15
$18
All American
Two Eggs Your Way, Home Fries, choice of Bacon, Ham, Pork or Turkey Sausage and Toast, Bagel or English Muffin. Includes Juice & Coffee.
$18
$16
Good Start
Oatmeal, Cold Cereal or Granola with Fresh Fruit Cup or Bananas, Skim Milk and choice of Toast, Bagel or English Muffin. Includes Juice & Coffee.
$16
OMELETS
$15
Ham & Cheddar
Whole Eggs, Country Ham, & Aged Cheddar with Home Fries.
$15
$15
Egg White
Egg Whites, Spinach & Goat Cheese with Home Fries.
$15
$15
Bacon & Tomato
Whole Eggs Bacon, Tomatoes, Red Peppers, & Goat Cheese with Home Fries.
$15
$15
Confit Mushroom
Whole Eggs, Confit Mushroom Blend, Red Peppers, & Aged Cheddar Cheese with Home Fries.
$15
SIDES
$5
2 Eggs
$5
$5
Fruit Bowl
$5
$6
Home Fries
$6
$5
Single Pancake
$5
$12
Smoked Salmon
$12
$6
Bacon, Pork or Turkey Sausage, Country Ham
$6
$4
English Muffin, Rye, Wheat, Sourdough, Gluten Free Bread
$4
$5
Plain, Everything or Cinnamin Raisin Bagels and Cream Cheese (379 Cals)
$5
$8
Vanilla Yogurt & Berry Parfait with Side of Granola (500 Cals)
$8
$7
Oatmeal, Raisins & Brown Sugar with your choice of Milk (440 Cals)
$7
$5
Cereals with your choice of milk
$5
BREAKFAST BEVERAGES
$4
Juice
Orange, Cranberry, Grapefruit, Apple
$4
$4
Copper Horse Coffee
Regular, Decaf, Iced
$4
$1
Syrups
French Vanilla, Caramel, Almond, Hazelnut
$1
$3
Milk
Whole, Skim, Oat, Almond
$3
$3
Hot Tea
$3
$3 12 ounce
/
$5 28 ounce
Saratoga Still
$3 12 ounce
/
$5 28 ounce
$3 12 ounce
/
$5 28 ounce
Saratoga Sparkling
$3 12 ounce
/
$5 28 ounce
SMOOTHIES
$9
Morning Greens
Fresh Spinach, Pineapple, Mango, and Greek Yogurt.
$9
$9
Berries & Bananas
Fresh Bananas, Berries, and Vanilla Greek Yogurt.
$9
$1
Add More Fillers
Chia & Flax Seeds, Vanilla Protein Powder, Peanut Butter Powder.
$1
COCKTAILS
$12
Mimosa
Orange, Pineapple, or Grapefruit
$12
$12
Bloody Mary
Celery, Pickled Green Beans, Moody Blue Cheese Stuffed Green Olives.
$12
$28
Mimosa Kit
Carafe of Juice, and a Bottle of Glenora Sparkling Wine.
$28
-Lunch-
Quick Bites
$10
Sweet and Spicy Warm Nuts
Peanuts, Cashews, Almonds, and Pecans, Roasted with Spices and Herbs.
$10
$10
Olive Mélange
Queen Olives, Green Olives, Kalamata Olives, and Caper Berries Marinated in Lemon and Orange Peels, Fresh Thyme, and Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
$10
$13
Pimento Dip
Soulful Cheese Spread served with Crackers and Tortilla Chips
$13
$12
Jay's Pickles
Try our Executive Chef's House Made Pickles Featuring Cucumbers, Green Beans, Carrots, and Beets.
$12
Communal Bites
$9
Warm Bread Baskets
Served with Whipped Honey Butter or Spicy Red Pepper Jelly
$9
$12
Monks Pretzels & Ithaca Beer Cheese
Bavarian Pretzels Sticks served with Ithaca Nut Brown Beer Cheese
$12
$9
Hot Honey Brussel Sprouts
Garlic Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Cayenne, and Red Chili Flake Honey Glaze
$9
$8
House Cut Fries
Ketchup, or Galic Aioli
$8
$15
Three Cheese Flatbread
Pizza Sauce, Mozzarella, Provolone, and Asiago Cheese Blend, topped with Fresh Basil
$15
$17
Spinach Feta and Tomato Flatbread
Pizza Sauce, Feta and Mozzarella Cheese, Fire Roasted Tomatoes, Spinach and Fresh Minced Garlic
$17
Soups and Salad
+Add grilled chicken $8 / add shrimp $9 / add steak $12 / add salmon $10 / add tempura tofu $8
Cup $9 | Bowl $12
Soup Du Jour
Cup $9 | Bowl $12
$18
Roasted Beet & Lively Run Goat Cheese
Mixed Greens, Candied Pecans, Lively Run Goat Cheese, and Finger Lakes Ice Wine Vinaigrette
$18
$16
Caeser Salad
Hearts of Romaine, Roasted Garlic Croutons, Parmesan Cheese with House-made Caeser Dressing
$16
Wings & Things
$18
Old-Fashioned Chicken Wings
Seasoned Chicken Wings tossed in your choice of sauce.
$18
$15
Boneless Tenders
One Pound of Boneless Chicken Tenders, tossed with your choice of Sauce.
$15
$12
Tempura Cauliflower
Fried Tempura Cauliflower, with Cilantro Lime Ranch and your choice of dipping sauce.
$12
$11
Tofu Wings
Fried Tempura Tofu, served with Blue Cheese and your choice of dipping sauce.
$11
Choose a Sauce:
BBQ, Buffalo, Korean Gochujang, Nashville Hot, Garlic Parmesan
Handhelds
+Add Fried Egg $2 / Applewood Smoked Bacon $4/ Avocado $4
$18
Monks Cheeseburger
Choose between our 8 Ounce Angus Beef Patty or Beyond Butrger with Cheddar Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Onions, Garlic Aioli, on a Potato Bun.
$18
$18
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Grilled Chicken Breast, served with Cheddar Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Onions, Garlic Aioli, on a Potato Bun
$18
$17
BLT
Applewood Smoked Bacon, Fresh Lettuce Salt and Peppered Heirloom Tomatoes, Harissa Aioli Spread, Served on Rosemary Ciabatta Bread and House Fries
$17
$17
Avocado Toast
One Slice of Sourdough Toast Topped with Avocado Mash, House-Made Salsa, Fresh Cilantro, One Sunny Side Up Egg & Crema, Field Greens Sald with Cherry Tomatoes, Shredded Carrots, Cucumbers, tossed in Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette.
$17
$18
Tuna Avocado Panini
Tuna Mousse, Sliced Avocado, Tomato, and Pesto served on Pressed Rosemary Ciabatta Bread served with Fries.
$18
All Handhelds served with House Cut Fries or Side Salad and Pickle.
Wine
$12.00 glass
/
$45.00 bottle
Sauvignon Blanc, Kim Crawford, Imalborough
$12.00 glass
/
$45.00 bottle
$13 glass
/
$80 bottle
Meursault, Mat Rot, Burgundy, France
$13 glass
/
$80 bottle
-DINNER-
WINGS & THINGS
$18
Old Fashioned Chicken Wings
$18
$15
Boneless Tenders
$15
$12
Tempura Cauliflower
$12
$11
Tofu "Wings"
$11
Choose a Sauce:
BBQ, Buffalo, Korean Gochujang, Nashville Hot, Garlic Parmesan
COMMUNAL BITES
$9
Warm Bread
Served with Whipped Honey Butter or Spicy Red Pepper Jelly
$9
$12
Monks Pretzels & Ithaca Beer Cheese
$12
$9
Hot Honey Brussels Sprouts
Garlic Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Cayenne, and Red Chili Flake Glaze
$9
$8
House Cut Fries
Ketchup or Garlic Aioli
$8
$15
Three Cheese Flatebread
Pizza Sauce Mozzarella, Provolone, and Asiago Cheese Blend, topped with Fresh Basil
$15
$17
Spinach Feta and Tomato Flatbread
Pizza Sauce, Feta and Mozzarella Cheese, Fire Roasted Tomatoes, Spinach, and Garlic
$17
$27
Charcuterie Board
Local Meats and Cheeses, Spread, Nuts, and Crackers
$27
QUICK BITES
$10
Sweet and Spicy Warm Nuts
Peanuts, Cashews, Almonds, and Pecans, Roasted with Spices and Herbs
$10
$10
Olive Melange
Queen Olives, Green Olives, Kalamata Olives, and Caper Berries Marinated in Lemon and Orange Peel, Fresh Thyme and Extra Virgin Olive Oil
$10
$13
Pimento Dip
Soulful Cheese Spread served with Crackers and Tortilla Chips
$13
$12
Jay's Pickles
Try our Executives Chef's House Made Pickles! Featuring Cucumbers, Green Beans, Carrots, Onions, and Beets
$12
FROM THE FIELD
+Add grilled chicken $8 / add shrimp $9 / add steak $12 / add salmon $10 / add tempura tofu $8
$18
Roasted Red Beet & Lively Run Goat Cheese (V)
Mixed Greens, Candied Pecans, Lively Run Goat Cheese, and Finger Lakes Ice Wine Vinaigrette
$18
$16
Classic Caesar
Hearts of Romaine, Roasted Garlic Croutons, Parmesan Cheese with House-Made Caesar Dressing
$16
Cup $9 | Bowl $12
Soup Du Jour
Cup $9 | Bowl $12
HANDHELDS
All Handhelds Served with House-Cut Fries & Pickle Spear.
$18
Build Your Own Handheld
Choose between our 8-ounce Angus Beef Patty, Beyond Burger, or Grilled Chicken Topped with Aged Cheddar Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Onions, Garlic Aioli, on a Potato Bun.
$18
Add Extra Toppings
Fried Egg 2 / Applewood Smoked Bacon 4 / Avocado 4.
KNIFE & FORK
$28
Caramelized Leek and Mushroom Gnocchi
Fine Herb Butter Tossed Gnocchi, Confit Garlic Mushroom Blend, with Caramelized Leeks, Finished with Parmesan Cheese
$28
$28
Panko Crusted Cod Risotto
Creamy Risotto with White Wine and Parmesan Cheese with Seared Crusted Cod, Fine Herbs, and Roasted Red Pepper Coulis
$28
$28
Blackened Salmon
Blackened Salom with side of Sauteed Broccolini, and Garlic Mashed Potatoes
$28
$38
Ribeye Steak
Grilled Ribeye Steak topped with Demi Glaze, Moody Blue Cheese Risotto and Sauteed Green Beans
$38
$35
Lamb Chops
Seared Lamp Chops finished Red Eye Gravy aside Sauteed Green Beans with Shallots, and Garlic Mashed Potatoes
$35
SIDES $8
Broccolini
Risotto
Green Beans
Garlic Mash
KID STUFF $8 (12 & Under)
Mac & Cheese
Elbows with Butter or Marinara
4oz Burger and Fries
Chicken Fingers and Fries
SWEETS & TREATS
$8
Tiramisu
$8
$8
Flourless Chocolate Cake (GF)
$8
$8
NY Style Cheesecake
$8
$5
Brownie
$5
$8
A La Mode
$8
$5
Double Scoop Vanilla Ice Cream
$5
$8
Toffee Cake
$8
$8
Chocolate Mousse
$8
BEVERAGES
MONKS OWN
All our juices are fresh squeezed, and our pours measured for consistency.
$17
Meyer Lemon Bees Knees
Bombay Sapphire Gin, Honey-Thyme Syrup, Fresh Meyer Lemon Juice
$17
$17
Zacapa Old Fashion
Ron Zacapa 23, Brown Sugar Cane Cube, Madagascar Vanilla Demerara, Luxardo Cherry, Burnt Corange
$17
$16
Hot Pumpkin Toddy
Bulleit Rye, Apple Brandy, Pumpkin, Spice Syrup, Fresh Lime Juice
$16
$18
Pomegranate Margarita
Casamigos Reposado Tequila, Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur, Pomegranate Juice, Fresh Lime Juice
$18
$14
18 Karat
Jim Beam, Gran Classico Bitter, Peach-Thyme Shrub, Fresh Lemon Juice {Applewood-Smoked to order}
$14
$16
Apples To Apples
Altair Vodka, Pear Juice, Lime Juice, Madagascar Vanilla Demerara Syrup, Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Hard Cider
$16
$14
Monk's Cocorita
1800 Coconut Tequila, Orange Liquor, Fresh Lime Juice, and Agave
$14
$18
Blood Orange Eclipse
Mount Gay Eclipse Rum, Ithaca Ginger Beer, Fresh Blood Orange Juice
$18
$19
Maple Bourbon Rickey
Basil Hayden Bourbon, Fresh Lime Juice, Coombs Family Farms Maple Syrup
$19
$16
Winter Citrus Sangria
Giffard "Pamplemousses" Grapefruit Liqueur, 2021 Sheldrake Rose Finger Lakes Region, Fresh Grapefruit Juice.
$16
SPIRIT FREE
$7
Strawberry Mule
Lime Juice, Strawberry Syrup, Ithaca Ginger Beer
$7
$7
Hibiscus Spritzer
Schisandra Basil Syrup, Lemon Juice, Topped with Ithaca Ginger Beer
$7
$4 (one Refill)
Flavored Lemonade
Peach, Raspberry, Strawberry, Mango
$4 (one Refill)
$4
Ithaca Ginger Or Root Beer
$4
SM $3
/
LG $5
Saratoga Sparkling Water
SM $3
/
LG $5
SM $3
/
LG $5
Saratoga Still Water
SM $3
/
LG $5
$6
Heineken 00
$6
$6
Stella 00
$6
STANDARDS
$6
Bud Light
$6
$6
Budweiser
$6
$7
Heineken
$7
$7
Stella
$7
$6
Miller Lite
$6
$6
Michelob Ultra
$6
$8
Blue Moon
$8
$6
Sam Adams
$6
$9
Guinness
$9
$7
Corona
$7
$7
Model Especial
$7
AMERICAN CRAFT
$8
Ithaca Apricot Wheat
$8
$8
Ithaca Nut Brown Ale
$8
$8
Ithaca Cascazilla
$8
$7
Ithaca Lakeside Lager - 16oz
$7
$8
Lagunitas IPA
$8
$8
2 Hearted IPA
$8
$8
Sloop Juice
$8
$7
/
$6
Dos Equis Amber/Lager
$7
/
$6
CIDER
$9
South Hill Cider Phonograph
Semi-Sweet| Unsweetened | Rose Brut
$9
SELTZER
Truly Hard
Ask Server for Flavors
SPARKLING
$11 Glass - $50 Bottle
Segura Viudas Aria
Brut, Cava, Spain
$11 Glass - $50 Bottle
$10 Glass - $40 Bottle
Glenora
Brut, Sparkling Wine, FLX, NY
$10 Glass - $40 Bottle
$12 Glass - $50 Bottle
Mionetto, Prosecco, Italy
$12 Glass - $50 Bottle
$16 Glass - $57 Bottle
Lamarca
Prosecco, Rose, Italy
$16 Glass - $57 Bottle
WHITE
$11 Glass - $47 Bottle
Thirsty Owl
Dry Riesling, FLX, NY
$11 Glass - $47 Bottle
$11 Glass - $47 Bottle
Friuli Grave
Pinot Grigio, Italy
$11 Glass - $47 Bottle
$18 Glass - $70 Bottle
Whitehaven
Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand
$18 Glass - $70 Bottle
$15 Glass - $57 Bottle
Dr. Konstantin Frank
Gewurztraminer, FLX, NY
$15 Glass - $57 Bottle
$19 Glass - $73 Bottle
Sonoma Cutere,
Chardonnay, CA
$19 Glass - $73 Bottle
$11 Glass - $43 Bottle
Caposaldo
Moscato Bianco, Lombardy, Italy
$11 Glass - $43 Bottle
ROSÉ
$14 Glass - $56 Bottle
Fleur de Mer
Rosé, France
$14 Glass - $56 Bottle
$10 Glass - $40 Bottle
Sheldrake
Rosé, FLX, NY
$10 Glass - $40 Bottle
RED
$19 Glass - $73 Bottle
Meiomi
Pinot Noir, CA
$19 Glass - $73 Bottle
$15 Glass - $57 Bottle
Horse Heaven Hills
Cabernet Sauvignon, CA
$15 Glass - $57 Bottle
$13 Glass - $50 Bottle
Gascón, Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina
$13 Glass - $50 Bottle
$16 Glass - $66 Bottle
J. Lohr
Merlot, CA
$16 Glass - $66 Bottle
$15 Glass - $56 Bottle
Joel Gott Palisades, Red Blend, CA
$15 Glass - $56 Bottle
$12 Glass - $53 Bottle
Cline Ancient Vines, Zinfandel, CA
$12 Glass - $53 Bottle
FOR TAKE OUT/CURBSIDE PICK UP:
Call us at (607) 272-2222 ext. 0 to place your order!
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