California Chicken Sandwich California Chicken Sandwich

Grilled chicken, fresh avocado, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on a toasted bun.

Copper Monkey West

Copper Monkey West

14209 W Newberry Rd, Newberry, FL 32669, United States, Gainesville

Bar • Pubs • Brunch • Burgers


"Copper Monkey is a well known bar and restaurant here near Gainesville/Jonesville that has been around a long time. The food was delicious and beers were ice cold. It's with disappointment that I have to write this bad review, but something has changed in the past few months and it's not good like in earlier times. Our appetizer and dinners were terrible last night. We ALWAYS order the fried gizzards. This time the entire wax paper was loaded with grease. They were hard and chewy like rubber balls. Nothing like they used to be. I ordered their new homemade Buffalo Mac and cheese with medium chicken strips. There was barely any sauce on the strips. What made it worse was the Mac and cheese was very dry. The blue cheese crumbles in the middle were melted. The inside of the food was hot while the outside was cold. A big clue the entire meal was microwaved . Spaghetti and meatballs were average at best. There was an odd square of melted mozzarella cheese on top that also looked microwaved. Why not just sprinkle some fresh Parmesan? We also ordered two ****** Mary's and two draft beers. The beer was cold, but for $8.00 per ****** Mary we would expect some fresh garnish. Instead we each got an old flat piece of celery. Our waitress assured us the Assistant Manager behind the bar knew how to make a great drink. It tasted ok but nothing better than I could make at home. We will not go back to this restaurant unless their kitchen gets overhauled and starts serving food like in the past."