Mietta's Review
In what was a Japanese restaurant, of which the restaurant archiologist can still detect traces, in the refurbished Rivoli Cinema precinct, another Malaysian restaurant with jazz in the Simon Goh stable, has opened. Traditional dishes at Camberwell prices. The situation is more upmarket the Simon's other operations but one can still eat cheaply if one chooses carefully. Fast service.

Other published opinions

The Age Sunday Night Dinner Janne Apelgren, "This modern Asian/Malaysian will feed you well and warmly before, after or instead of the movie"

The Age Good Food Guide 2005 "THANKS to co-owner Simon Goh's pioneering efforts with the Chinta chain, many Melburnians freely associate rapid-fire Malaysian cuisine with jazzy tunes. Now there's a new project that tentatively continues the theme"

HERALD SUN Donna Coutts score 16/20, 7/9/04 Part of the precinct that has sprung up around the revamped Rivoli Cinema in Camberwell, it's a step up from a cafe and a welcome contrast to the half-dozen same-same bistros around the corner on Camberwell Rd. Prices range from low to whoa.""

The Age, Agenda, 29/2/04, John Lethlean,'the food at Monk & Me is fine without exactly transporting you to Penang...Service staff get about their work at a reasonable clip and there's a wine list from which to choose your bevvies, although it's harldy inspiring. In other words, the whole thing leaves an impression-on balance- of more style than substance.'

The Age, eat streets, 22/2/04, John Lethlean,'Simon (Chinta Ria) Goh's return to the Melbourne marketplace sees him in stylish Malaysian mode. Have a look as the sambal bilis, whitebait snap-fried and tossed with a heady chilli and prawn paste "dressing".And the name? Think Thelonious.'