MadisonTap Restaurant,Bar in Madison

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#476 From 1061 in Madison
8.5
70 Review
Ambience
8.5/10
Food
8.5/10
Interior
8.5/10
Prices
8.5/10
Service
8.5/10
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Price & Cuisine
$$ Beer bars
Establishment type
Restaurant, Bar
About
It's time to relax and order tasty poutine, fried mushrooms and duck. Draft beer lovers will find it good. It's time to degustate delicious coffee. This bar is famous for its great service and friendly staff, that is always ready to help you. Prices are adequate for the quality you get. The modern decor and lovely atmosphere let guests feel relaxed here. 4.4 is what MadisonTap got from the Google rating system.
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Fritz Heiden
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10
7 months ago
Price per person $20–30 Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes French Fries Vegan
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Katriel Tan
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10
3 months ago
Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5
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Sean Tardrew
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4
7 months ago
Service: 1 Atmosphere: 5
Price per person $30–50 Recommended dishes Beer Flight
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Penny Brown
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10
7 months ago
Price per person $30–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5
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Katriel Tan
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10
2 months ago
Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5
I was already a fan of Black Locust Cafe when we made it to Madison Tap to get a free pint from our Pub Pass. Chad was one of the best server/bartenders I have ever had. He let us take a peek at the courtyard domes (a winter exclusive available by reservation) before we settled in for dinner and card games. Madison Tap is chill and has a respectable assortment of board games, for those who don't bring their own to the bar. I couldn't eat the Brussels sprouts fast enough. Cannot wait to go back!
This member of the Robinia Courtyard trio was a really nice introduction to what's happening. Every dish was a hit, the mushrooms surprisingly better than I could have imagined. Vegetarian poutine sounds like a contradiction but it was absolutely stellar. The kitchen is doing an excellent job, especially at making vegetarian/gluten free/Other dietary restriction friendly dishes that are as good or better as their "normal" versions. Can't wait to see what they think up next!
First, it was a bit confusing to find. Thankfully my group had texted me to go through Black Locust to get in. Without that text I probably would have missed the place. When I got inside I asked the bar tender if there were more tables somewhere else because I didn't see my group. He just mumbled something and walked away so I wandered around the bar and found the door to the courtyard and found my group. The courtyard was really nice and probably my favorite part of the evening. They were apparently in the process of switching out menus when we arrived and did not have any new ones printed. They guy attempted to tell us some of the items by memory but then wandered off before we could order anything. Eventually (after someone in our group went back in to talk to them again) they came out with two copies of the menu for our group of 10. Again the guy just dropped them off and then wandered away without really giving us a chance to talk to him. After a few minutes a few of our group went inside to get more drinks and place their food orders. They asked the guy to please come outside and get the rest of our orders. He came out but didn't have a pen or paper. He assured us he would remember our orders. We had to repeat it a few times for him to get it down and then he ran off before we could even ask for drinks. Thankfully the food came out fairly quickly. I had the taco first and that was actually pretty good. The sliders were next. The lamb itself was really good but the olive/lemon combo was not my favorite. Finally we got our mushrooms. Those were only ok and not as good as I was hoping. Despite the waiter's assurance that he would remember our order, he ended up forgetting one item for the table but thankfully they were able to get it to us fairly quickly after we pointed it out. In general, the service was really lacking. The place was not that busy (only one other table outside with us and a few people at the bar) but it seemed like we could never find the waiter. When he did stop by, he never once asked us if we needed anything else and would usually wander away before we could finish talking to him. Overall, I was underwhelmed. I would give the service a 2/5, the food a 3.5/5, and the atmosphere a 4/5.
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Fritz Heiden
Source: google
10
7 months ago
Excellent atmosphere! Highly recommended as a first date venue; intimate and romantic with games available, what a great way to break the ice and get to know one another. Food was excellent, only minor complaint was service was a bit slow. Recommended. Price per person $20–30 Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes French Fries Vegan
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