Monarch Chophouse

Monarch Chophouse is a Black Hawk dinner choice for diners who want a Modern American steakhouse built around fine wine and classic special-occasion dishes. The price signal is $75 per person, the restaurant’s confirmed hours are dinner-only: 5–9 PM Sunday through Thursday and 5–10 PM Friday and Saturday. With a smart-casual dress code and a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence in 2026, it is best framed as a polished evening steakhouse rather than an all-day casual stop.

The strongest reason to go is the menu’s steakhouse identity. Signature dishes include Tableside Caesar Salad, Steak Diane, Tomahawk Ribeye, Chilean Sea Bass, Lobster Crab Cake, 321 Below Liquid Nitrogen Gelato. That gives returning guests a clear way to order with more intent: lean into the dishes that define the restaurant instead of treating it as a generic steak dinner.

Order for the signature dishes, not just the steak

The smarter order is not only the biggest cut on the menu. The Tomahawk Ribeye makes sense for a celebratory steakhouse meal, but the more distinctive move is to build around the signatures: Tableside Caesar Salad, Steak Diane, 321 Below Liquid Nitrogen Gelato. Those choices give the dinner more range than a standard steakhouse sequence.

Seafood also matters here. Chilean Sea Bass and Lobster Crab Cake give mixed groups a way to eat well without everyone committing to beef. That makes the restaurant easier to recommend when one person wants the steakhouse experience and another wants something outside a steak order. For a repeat visit, the better strategy is to pick dishes that clearly match the restaurant’s Modern American Steakhouse & Fine Wine positioning.

The price point is $75 per person, so plan the meal as a premium dinner rather than a quick bite.

The wine recognition supports the special-occasion case

Wine is part of the restaurant’s identity: Monarch Chophouse is described as Modern American Steakhouse & Fine Wine and has a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence in 2026. That recognition gives the restaurant a stronger special-occasion hook than a steakhouse defined only by its cuts of beef. For diners who care about wine with steak or seafood, it is a central reason to choose Monarch Chophouse for dinner in Black Hawk.

Service details beyond the signature dishes should not be over-specified, but the menu itself points diners toward a more deliberate evening meal. Tableside Caesar Salad, Steak Diane, Tomahawk Ribeye, Chilean Sea Bass, Lobster Crab Cake, 321 Below Liquid Nitrogen Gelato are the grounded dishes to use as anchors when deciding how formal or celebratory the meal should feel.

Dress: smart casual. Budget: plan around $75 per person. Timing: dinner service runs Monday through Thursday from 5–9 PM, Friday and Saturday from 5–10 PM, Sunday from 5–9 PM. Location: Black Hawk.