Menu
Planter’s Gastropub, located above Restaurant Cotton, offers a diverse menu ranging from pub-grub favorites like burgers, pizzas and hot wings to roasted oysters, as well as a wide selection of beer, bourbon, and handcrafted cocktails.
While Planter’s Gastropub is a nod to the theme of Cotton on the first floor, the team envisioned the second floor space as more of a blue-collar, retro pub feel. Whether sporting heels or sneakers, guests are encouraged to walk in, walk up, and find a seat! Our balcony with a picturesque view of the Ouachita River is the perfect spot to kick your feet up with a flavorful pizza and an ice-cold beer or specialty cocktail after a hard day’s work.
While Planter’s Gastropub is a nod to the theme of Cotton on the first floor, the team envisioned the second floor space as more of a blue-collar, retro pub feel. Whether sporting heels or sneakers, guests are encouraged to walk in, walk up, and find a seat! Our balcony with a picturesque view of the Ouachita River is the perfect spot to kick your feet up with a flavorful pizza and an ice-cold beer or specialty cocktail after a hard day’s work.
When Prohibition caused most states in the Deep South to ban the sale of alcoholic beverages in the late 19th and early 20th century, savvy businessmen found legal ways around that to supply a demand. Jacob Bloch was said to have launched the first mail-order liquor dealership in downtown Monroe, out of the same building that Restaurant Cotton now occupies at 101 North Grand Street. Long after Bloch closed his mail-order liquor business, the historic building was used as a general store, a cafeteria, a bookstore, and even as a lively cotton exchange, hence our restaurant’s moniker today.
