Well this place is very bright, wow! Tons and tons of sports paraphernalia which is cool. It would be fun to watch a game here, but we just came for lunch. When I looked it up, the menu listed about 30 sandwiches, disappointed when I got here and there were only 5. I got the Poolys chicken which was mediocre but the fries are dusted with a ranch salt which was delicious! Service was great. Not a place to come for the food- but stay for a game! read more

Well i can scratch off my bucket list, my husband and I ate the most DELICIOUS FANTASTIC meal with our waiter Phil making everything perfect. I highly, highly recommend Pooley's to everyone highly recommend our fantastic waiter Phil. read more

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Started the day with an excellent Bloody Mary, had the Mexican Salad with blackened steak- it was awesome! It came with this awesome mozzarella filled breadstick, so tasty. All parts of my salad were fresh and well presented, the homemade chipotle ranch was perfect on it. Our table also enjoyed the pepperoni pizza and black and blue grilled chicken sandwich. The nachos at the table across from us looked spectacular! Prices were very reasonable and our waitress was very nice, a bit slow at first, but I think they were just understaffed first this this morning. Good atmosphere, tons of sports memorabilia on the walls. read more

Pooley's - View of bar from my booth - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

I'm not quite sold on this place. Been in a couple times now and I have mixed feelings. The place itself is pretty cool. It's huge. Full of sports memorabilia and decor. There are arcade games, pool tables, lots of tables to sit at and a very large oddly shaped bar. Service was good. The bartender was friendly and pretty prompt. The drinks tasted good. The crowd was very diverse. Bros and sporty people and country fellas and glam chicks and old folks. Every walk of life was there, really. When leaving, there were several people in the parking lot mingling around. Kind of weird. Cars with loud music playing, people talking, people yelling across the lot. A little uncomfortable. Overall, it wasn't terrible, but it wasn't awesome, and I probably wouldn't make it a regular place. I guess they have a lot of sports leagues that take place in their indoor courts which is neat, but other than that, it's meh. Just not my thing. read more

1 time, I went in with my dad while he was visiting, servers never acknowledged us so we weren't able to get anything so we left. Second time I go was last night. I walk in, I lean up against a machine and accidentally tip it over, and they don't hesitate to throw me out read more

This place is awful. Drinks are way overpriced and weaker than a popcorn fart. The place is filthy inside and smells like a old, sweaty jock strap. Staff is slower than molasses and you'd see the Minnesota Vikings in the Super Bowl before you get served. Always a testicle festival. No hot single chicks here. Rather buy a 12 pack of Ultra and spend my Friday night under a bridge. Go Packers!!!!!! read more

We went here to watch football on Sunday, and even though they were very very slow...service was lacking. They seem to have a lot of regulars around the bar, who occupy the attention of the bartenders. Otherwise, being a "regular" customer, it was hard to get service. I was also a little bit disturbed because the girl bartender, who clearly just rolled out of bed after a long new years eve celebration, was sitting on the counter..with her shoes placed on the SAME spot where they place the clean glasses--mouth down. The atomosphere was great, and I think this could be a great place to watch a game, but wouldn't make the drive back out there with the service we had. read more

I had been to Pooley's only once prior to this past Saturday. I really have no desire to return ever again. My roommates and I had heard they have some pinball machines, and wanted to check that out. Who doesn't love pinball?! Well, their pinball machines ares mostly pretty lame. The only machine worthy of your time or money is the Star Trek machine, which is pretty awesome. The others aren't so great. The Addams Family machine looks awesome, but man does it cheat! So we did quickly glance at Yelp regarding their food, and we thought it was probably going to be mediocre...but we were hungry. And it was indeed mediocre. My chicken sandwich was pretty basic California Chicken. It came smothered in some sort of spread. If you are going to use a cheap bun, you can't just smother both sides! My sandwich felt apart immediately. Ugh. The chicken was a little underdone as well, verging on pink. I didn't get sick from eating it, so that's a plus. I gave half of it to my roommate and he didn't get sick either. So the three of us all ate mediocre chicken sandwiches and we survived. People seem to like their pizza, so maybe go with that. The crowd was also interesting. A bunch of bros and bottle blondes. That sums it up pretty accurately, actually. I felt some hard glares from across the bar from some sketchy looking dudes. With limited physical strength, I would absolutely not feel safe going to Pooley's alone on a Saturday night. Absolutely not. Maybe the daytime crowd doesn't look so threatening. The bartenders were friendly, and did a great job. They should migrate somewhere else, because I'd gladly order from them again. But, I will not return to Pooley's. No way. read more

I was overly charged. My friend waited for a drink 3x by "Rankien". The bartender seemed to be in his own world. I personally watched him offer others shots and drinks... there was also a bartender by the name of Monica who was here but off. read more

This would be the perfect site for the TV shows "Bar Rescue" or "Kitchen Nightmares." The biggest weakness was the waitress we had. Slow service for both the drinks and our food. This is a bar: the drinks should have come fast and furious. The food arrived before the plates. The waitress forgot my water. Waitress never checked to see if I wanted another drink. Places like this should be using mystery shoppers to test and improve their service. And this bar is in Madison, WI, where there are a million other bars one can go to. read more

Always a fun place to hang with friends. They even have Angry Orchard on tap, my FAVE cider and on tap??? Def gained an extra star for that grand idea. First time having the Kipp's Special Personal Pizza....delish! Meat lovers delight for real! Bacon. Ham. Pepperoni. Sausage. !!!! It was pretty darn good for less than $10. Awesome sports memorabilia surrounds you and there's plenty of TV screens to go around for every sporting event playing that day. The menu is pretty extensive and there's even a sand volleyball pit in the back. Plenty of room for parking and easy to find. I give it 4 stars only because I don't want to come to a sports bar and see little kids running around. This is an adult playground, leave the kids at home! read more

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Always enjoy coming here until tonight. With a group of friends and waitress informs as she's too busy to help us. Bartenders are awesome and majority of the staff. read more

Typical sports bar layout: taps, cheap drinks and a ton of tv's. They've a semi-separate room for pool and darts. Saw the Packers opener here. The table service was friendly and polite, and very quick with drinks. The rounds ordered from the bar were quick, too. The bartenders were good guys, joked a lot, and seemed happy to be there doing what they do...which is exactly what I look for. Also of note, they have an insane amount of sports memorabilia, with a ton signed, from all across the spectrum and the last six-plus decades. This place is definitely worth a visit or two, as the atmosphere was great for the game. A bit long of a wait for typical bar food is the only drawback. read more

This place was so much fun for me and a buddy as we had a few hours to kill some time! We played pool, air hockey, basketball, darts, and played pinball all while catching a great buzz on their awesome selection of craft beer. Sports memorabilia everywhere in this place! Its huge inside, you could spend days just looking at all the collections. We will be back to try the food! Plus free popcorn... bonus! read more

This place is a whole lot of fun if you want a chill night out with your friends surrounded by a very cool decorated ambiance. The nachos are really good and like a lot of restaurants the nachos here have the right amount of cheese and toppings on all of the nacho chips rather than putting everything on top. The food is like any typical bar food but it is good and it's really not that expensive. Service is great and everyone is friendly. Bathrooms are clean and it's a pretty big space to play some games with your friends. Definitely a must visit, its one those places to check and maybe return. read more

Came to Madison for business and wanted to try this place to shoot some pool. I was HIGHLY impressed with Pooleys. This is the ULTIMATE sports fans dream. Wish there was one in Wausau. I will definitely try to come back here. read more

Pooleys is the best. The staff is always friendly and happy to see you. You can genuinely tell that the employees enjoy working there, which I think speaks volumes for the kind of business it is. The food is better than you'd expect at your average neighborhood bar. Monica, Michael, Ryan, and Kumar are my favorite. Pooleys is great no matter if you're a sports fan or love some live music read more

Visited Pooley's today. Cool place, lots of memorabilia, plenty of TVs to watch your team play and good food! We had five people with us and we all gave it two thumbs up! Thanks for a good experience! I recommend making this your regular game stop with friends! read more

I have been going here a long time. Since they opened. Since they had Inddor Sand Courts. The staff are friendly. Not sure about this new food service.... But I don't goto a bar for food. I goto a bar to have fun. This place is a blast, did I forget to mention about the outdoor patio and live music. No I do not work there. No I do not own anything. I am just someone who has always been treated right. I feel that when a place treats you right. You do the same. read more

If you are a sports fan and enjoy all kinds of memoribilia then this is a place for you. They have so much memoribilia and signed stuff. Very fun to look at. This is a great place to watch a Badger game if you don't have tickets. The food is great too. I personally recommend the Italian beef and sausage combo with peppers. Wash is down with a cold beer and you are set. read more

While their Friday Fish Fry was great, the service really lacked and the live music was much too loud. At one point, the outdoor hostess/bartender had to take over as our server because our waitress was nowhere to be found, after she delivered a friend's food to the wrong table causing her to wait an extra 20 minutes for her food. The live band had a great selection and was entertaining, but was just TOO LOUD! No one on the patio was having conversations during their meal because we were having to scream over the speakers. Not sure if it's like that every Friday but it was that way last night with Quest Band. read more

We only go for Wisconsin Sports games - and I recommend that you only go for Wisconsin Sports games as well. Love the tackiness, don't love the beer selection. Love how big the water glasses are, don't love the cheese breadstick that comes with the salad. LOVE when everyone gets pumped when we're winning at sports because it makes me feel like a part of a community. Don't love when the sweaty excited fan who's sitting on the floor keeps reaching over me for my ketchup. We'll see you back there this Saturday, April 4 for the Arizona game! #MarchMadness read more

Ok crowd. Good place to see concerts. But stupid expensive drinks and the bartenders do not give very good service. I've downgraded this place to only a concert stop. And only then if there is nothing else going on. read more

Loud Crap vulgar rap music...no thanks...only a few people there. Looks like they haven't cleaned the place in 10 years. No food, was after 9 pm on playoff Sunday...go figure. read more

Parking there is a pain in the ass. The ever popular MPD wasted no time in ticketing 10+ cars parked around the corner. The signs read, no parking between 10 PM and 5 AM - hrm, seems be aimed directly at the Bar business. WTF. Perhaps the obnoxious, money grubbing city of Madison could consider issuing *warnings* first, or make the tickets a nominal fine, like 5 bucks. Oh, we can't do that and still fund the liberal bike boxes, can we ? Or buy snow making machines. So instead of wisely spending money, they'll sock it to people out and about. Way to go Madison. The bar itself is fine, plenty of room, except, the bathrooms - they should put in MORE! There were girls in the men's bathroom waiting to use the stall. read more

Slow service, out of the one vegetarian ingredient that I had to make up a menu item with to even have an option. . Vegetarians get hungry too . read more

Don't bother going here to watch the NFL unless you're a Packers fan. Refused to turn up volume in a room full of Bears fans so we could actually hear the game. read more

Pooleys is a great place to relax, have a drink and enjoy sports on their numerous tvs. The memorabilia alone is worth it. To those reviewers who have whined about dust or some perceived slight by the staff, get a life. This is a sports bar, not your grandma's parlor. read more

This place is fun! Huge space, lots to do... limited parking, but park down the street. I went there with a big group & saw SuperTuesday (great cover band, 1st time seeing them) This place is pretty close to my place & I can see myself going more often. There's something for everyone. And if you are a girl, you can always get to the bar (just smile). read more

THE WORST PLACE TO WATCH SPORTS IN MADISON! Went here to watch the Badgers with some co-workers since we work in the area. Waited over 1 1/2 hours to receive our apps. What!?!?!!?? Never received an explanation, other than "The Kitchen is f*cked.". Never will return, it is B Dubs from now on to watch any sports. read more

Stopped in for a drink and people watching. I grabbed a spot near the back so i could peep. Nice place, good service, friendly staff. Then one guy walked in and ruined everything. He was loud and drunk. He kept yelling about warning someone about something, he was hard to understand. I have never seen anyone with such an undeserved sense of superiority. It was fascinating. Any way, I recommend Pooleys but not Hank. #teammrbo read more

Weak tap beer line up. Marginal service levels. Cluttered "sports" pub. Take a look at the layers of dust on all the helmets on display - now thats impressive! Why do people hold gatherings here?! read more

Drinks not badly priced, good atmosphere, nice crowd. Make sure u get there early on busy days to secure a seat.

Great atmosphere for any sporting event or place to meet some friends. Large open area with plenty of seating and tv's.

Food is mediocre if a bar tender doesn't say the f word when you order a pizza and there is only 10 people at the bar at 630 on a Saturday. To make this place even worse the ref, older guy in mustache has favorites. I can assure you, our team and three other teams have said they won't play any more because he is rude. read more

There is a bartender that works there named Kumar who always seems to start problems with guests every time I'm in there. The place is dirty, dusty and the food is sub-par. Definitely better bars to go to in the area. I will say they have fun games to play, that would be the only thing keeping me there though read more

It's like a sports museum. Great memorabilia. Perfect place to catch a Badger game. Cold beer and good mixers. We had the wings...great homemade blue cheese. Will come back for sure. read more

Nice little sports bar with pool tables and various bar games. As a sports fan, I liked the memorabilia that is spread across the walls. A nice craft beer selection and decent bar food (burgers + fries). Although I was only visiting the area for a few days, this place definitely seemed like the neighborhood hangout bar. I enjoyed the vibe, and would go back. read more

Pooley's has partnered with a new restaurant and the food is AMAZING! I was skeptical to return there after a bad experience with the old restaurant owner and the food has improved 150%... I will definitely be going back for nachos and the Italian beef and enjoy myself a Capitol Seasonal! read more

Have been to Pooley's numerous times during trips to state basketball tournaments. The experience had always been good, but not today. Even though there were few patrons, waited 20 minutes for our beverages, and 45 minutes for our meal. The server was woefully untrained, and the bartender seemed to be annoyed when we asked for our drinks. Food was just averge, price was ok. Service was poor. read more