The Merry Monk is located mere walking distance from Schwedenplatz, and could therefoer be classed as being on the periphery of Vienna's "Bermuda Dreieck" - no prizes for guessing that that means "Bermuda Triangle"! The bar is a place where I have only ver been after a massive session and have ... Read review
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Advantages: open until after dawn Disadvantages: awful lager
The Merry Monk is located mere walking distance from Schwedenplatz, and could therefoer be classed as being on the periphery of Vienna's "Bermuda Dreieck" - no prizes for guessing that that means "Bermuda Triangle"! The bar is a place where I have only ver been after a massive session and have unwisely seen fit to continue drinking towards armageddon, oblivion and a hangover, whilst waiting for the public transport system to start ... ...a taxi.
The bar itself is clad in black leather, giving it a dungeon like feel and the strange, overly subdued lighting gives this bar a tacky bordello feel, something that is confirmed by the tacky neon signs, and the strange saloon doors. The journey into the depths of Hades is completed by the loos, being almost indestructible and also further downstairs.
The bar serves Finnish Lager, which slips down after about ... more
The Merry Monk is located mere walking distance from Schwedenplatz, and could therefoer be classed as being on the periphery of Vienna's "Bermuda Dreieck" - no prizes for guessing that that means "Bermuda Triangle"! The bar is a place where I have only ver been after a massive session and have unwisely seen fit to continue drinking towards armageddon, oblivion and a hangover, whilst waiting for the public transport system to start up again. Having said that it is within easy walking distance of Schwedenplatz, I would be unable to find it, as it is down some narrow street, and I have only ever made it there in a taxi.
The bar itself is clad in black leather, giving it a dungeon like feel and the strange, overly subdued lighting gives this bar a tacky bordello feel, something that is confirmed by the tacky neon signs, and the strange saloon doors. The journey into the depths of Hades is completed by the loos, being almost indestructible and also further downstairs.
The bar serves Finnish Lager, which slips down after about thirteen others, but which is guaranteed to give you the most splitting headache in the morning. This is probably also the case if you try any of their range of whiskies and spirits. Woe betide! The bar, busiest during the twilight zone of 3am and 5am is never particularly full, and seems to be a refuge to those too drunk to get a cab home, and thinking that they will wait for the Underground to start up again.
Having made this place out to be a centre of torture and correction, it is comfortable enough, and does have a relatively rare luxury at its disposal, namely dartboards. Sadly not of the Bullseye and non-electronic variety, but given the chances that you are more than likely going to be afflicted with horrendous double vision, it probably makes sense that plastic tipped darts and an electronic scoreboard are on hand.
The music is not too loud, merely playing in the background, although invariably the depths of drunkenness that are encountered tend to numb your ears to the extent that from memory I would not notice if Motorhead was on at 140 Decibels. This is a bizarre place, with the latest opening hours in town, and an experience if only in terms of the surrealness adn the complete lack of memory you have of the place. This is Vienna's answer to Brussels' Celtica - except without the meatmarket and harder to find. If you are in Vienna for a weekend, don't make a beeline, as there are loads of better places, but if you do end up in here, then make sure you have alka-seltzer for the morning/afternoon after.
