The 521 tavern is basically a neighborhood bar, everyone here seems to know everyone else (except me). I was made to feel welcome both days that I've eaten here. The music is my style (old rock) some may consider it a bit loud, but that's just people having fun. I ordered the filet today, it was heavenly. I have had easily a couple hundred fillets, this one was probably in the top eight. It was super tender, perfectly cooked, and the sauce was the perfect touch. Needless to say the 528 tavern is a great place to have a great meal and a beer. read more

Phenomenal Food! Service with a smile. I would not recommend dining in, this place gets PACKED and is fairly small. If you do decide to dine in be prepared to wait, BUT the food is worth it. read more

This pub is the perfect slice of blue-collar Americana. It's very casual, low-key, and cozy. There were a large number of tables with parties of 10 or more. The service was top-notch despite that! The bar tender fella on the patio was especially nice and super attentive despite being totally slammed on a Thursday night! We got the fried mushrooms appetizer with homemade ranch. It was excellent! Very crisp and tasty! The salad was good. The pizza with onion and basil was nicely made. Thin and crispy. And the Cowboy dinner with a 20 oz bone-in ribeye was perfect! It came with a baked potato and side salad. It made a few patrons at the outdoor bar jealous! We sat outside on the patio before sunset. Everyone seemed to be having a good time there. I highly recommend visiting this pub if you're looking for a casual atmosphere. The food was great, and the drinks were affordable. read more

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Service was horrible. It started out good, but went downhill as more people came in. The staff continually walked by our table without stopping. Never asked how the food was. We had to stop someone to get another drink. The crab was over cooked. The bill was placed on the table without a word. We don't recommend it and will never go back. read more

Great food and friendly staff. Visit every time I'm up this way. The steak is my go to.

Pull tabs, great specials and elite wings. Doesn't look like much but this might be the best food in the whole area of eastern lake county, stop in and try it asap read more

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My wife and I have drove by this place forever and finally stopped to try the food. Wow the wings and French onion soup is what we had and was very good. Next time we stopped She had the filet Oscar and my Cousin Angie had the fish special and again was very enjoyable. We found our spot read more

Best Prime rib. Everything here is great. The staff is soo nice. Highly recommend a visit here. It will become a favorite!

Had the prime rib wasn't rare like I ordered but rest was good. Service was excellent

Food was excellent & service too check them out Friday night prime rib. The ambiance is nice its a tavern restaurant.

All food that we ordered was delicious, servers were very friendly and professional. We thought it was so good we purchased a gift certificate for family members , they went for my brother in law's birthday and loved their food . read more

Great food great service. We lucked out, this bar had no screaming children during the meal.

We were in Madison for the weekend and saw the reviews on this as we were sitting at another establishment around the corner. So glad we came in! We were greeted and served almost immediately. Decided to try the fried chicken (to go) but also had a patty melt to tie us over. This place was so good we came back the next day for vittles! Next time we are in the area, we'll be back. read more

The 528 Tavern - Patty melt/fries - American Near Me - Madison, Ohio

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Food is delicious every time I've been there and the service is always good I've never had a bad experience there I highly recommend this place read more

We happened to be in the area and saw the restaurant on Yelp. We decided to stop in for dinner and we are very glad we did. We both ordered the chicken dinner which came with Cole slaw and potato wedges. The chicken was very, very good. read more

The 528 Tavern - Part of the chicken dinner and potato wedges. - American Near Me - Madison, Ohio

They have everything the best steaks and seafood fried chicken anything that you would want to go to this place in the 528 Taverna

Never had a bad meal. Great value for the price. I love the French Onion Soup. Fish fry very tasty

I'm from out of town, came here to grab a quick bite and a beer. I have continued coming back for the food and customer service is number one. They always make me feel welcomed and cared for. Cowboy rib eye is amazing. read more

Traveling from out of town. Food was fantastic. Service was great and the ambience was a small town local establishment. Highly recommend.

Good food and drinks. Took good care of our large group. The music is always too loud for my taste.

All the food is really good. Down to Earth, comfortable spot. Well run bar, friendly staff. Solid neighborhood hangout.

A great place. Food is always delicious. The staff is always helpful and down to earth. Would recommend to everyone. Not expensive at all. Would spend more at McDonald's for that nasty food. Will try and return as much as I can! read more

We both had chicken dinners and they were wonderful..the best we have had in a long time. Michelle our server was excellent! Definitely will be going again soon. read more

We have been here twice and both times the food has been awesome and the service has been awesome! I would recommend to anyone in town! Don't let that local bar exterior fool you its a fabulous place! read more

Let's start by saying this is more bar than restaurant in my opinion. And sadly makers mark is not on the menu, but once you get past that the burger. At least the bacon burger was amazing. The fries were very good but I heard the potato wedges were better and the ranch is made in house. Sadly I have had way too many bourbons before I got here so after the Elijah Craig and the burger and fries even if they have dessert I am not sure I should or could eat it. But half drunk or not I can still taste very good seasoning in the burger and the fries were seasoned and hot. Also who could fault two very hard working bartenders, and they were not bad looking at all which doesn't hurt ever. Not sure if the music was from the radio or a web service but it was very good bar music. Worth it. Yes. And I will be back. read more

My family and I have been traveling and were in need of a place to eat. Yelped food places and saw good reviews for 528 Tavern. The place was nice & busy for a Monday night at about 8 pm. The waitresses were wonderful and very helpful getting tables together for our group size. When ordering I asked our waitress her opinion on a few items and I veeery much appreciated her honesty in directing us through the menu. She also informed me that the owner was in the kitchen and that the food would be that much better tonight. I was thrilled. When the food finally came out, it was quite the feast. Cooked VERY WELL, fresh out and still steaming. I very much enjoyed eating that this local restaurant:) read more

I heard about this place on FB and the weekend seafood specials are what lured us out here. Yes this is a bar and a restaurant and we found it to be clean and decent size. We went early (5:00) on Saturday and glad we did. When we arrived there were a few tables seated and when we left at 7:00 the place was full. We ordered drinks and then dinner. One of my friends got the shrimp dinner, the other got the fish fry and I got 1 lb crab legs. No one was disappointed. They loved their dinners and said the coleslaw was the best they ever had. My salad was fresh and a nice variety of vegetables, loaded baked potato yummy and crab legs did not disappoint. Service was good. They have a nice bar/patio and we look forward to returning when the weather warms up. Will be back again, prices very reasonable, good food and service! read more

Traveling thru from Texas had been on the road all day and starving. Found this place on yelp and glad we did! So being a Texan we are hesitant to order steak out however hubby was wanting one and they did not disappoint. Baked potato was also on point. Even as good as the food was the ladies that took care of us were even better! If ever back thru this area would definitely stop. read more

Thier strip steak was phenomenal tonight perfectly done to the the tee. The wings were also the kids enjoyed. Will definitely be back for their steak dinner best I've had around town in a long time. Thanks read more

Great food! Friendly people! I've been here for about 5-6 different occasions. Never disappointed!

I stopped in with my wife and family member. My wife and I sat down, and only one other couple was present and eating. I thought perfect not busy at all. Third to 4 minutes pass and we see no one, and another couple goes to the bar. This place is a small bar with seating for dinner and lunch orders. The waitress comes out of the back and attends the people at the bar. Hmm well she was in that are and I can it was easier for her to get started there, rather than the couple that came in first. The waitress came over to ask about drinks and she seemed a little rushed. In a couple minutes when we were ready she was back and I started and asked for potato skins, but I only wanted them with diced jalapenos on them. My daughter got me hooked and cant see them with out them. So I asked do you have jalapenos? NOW I'm an extremely honest person and my question did not come out quite right. I thought I asked if you have jalapeno poppers for some reason, but in fact I asked for peppers. She looked at me bewildered and I thought maybe they did not have jalapenos and I would have to change my order. As I was actually explaining I wanted diced jalapenos after she said curtly yes we have peppers, She then said to the affect let me stop you right there, I am running the bar, the grill and she said she was busy, what do you want? NOW,, I can be a very coarse person, and my review of myself most of the time will be more descriptive of how to treat someone poorly. After her comment I was shocked. I looked at my wife and family member and they were speechless. Not a common event. I think they thought I was going to give a piece of my mind right then. BUT I just sad and kind of laughed inside and thought no way will I ever come here to spend my money. We placed orders and just after she left we quickly decided we should not stay. I quickly went to the back where she was and said I'm sorry but we were leaving. She was shocked. Another issue, as she had no concept of her manners. I said, I have NEVER been treated so rudely and I think it is best we go elsewhere. We had purchased 2 soft drinks and left a $5 on the table for the drinks. We then went to the place on 84 in the little strip at the square. It was excellent. I'm not sure how she constitutes what I saw as busy? I'm not from the country and have seen busy places. But for her it was busy, then ok. Why was she by herself? Is this a normal situation the owner/manager puts her in? Or just a fluke? I of course I have no idea. Needless to say I will never ever ever go back lol. And if I could it would be a negative review. read more

1 hour for wings. They lost my order then what i get was slop. Im very disappointed read more

The 528 Tavern - Hot bbq - American Near Me - Madison, Ohio

I recently discovered this place. The food is amazing.Weekely specials Saturday is my favorite all you can eat crablegs im not talking the Chinese restraunt small little tidbits. No these are massive snow crab and hearty portions worth. I will never eat crablegs anywhere else but here. The staff is super friendly and tentative. Monday is wing night here 45 cent wings great environment I will go here often for a good meal read more

We were here on a whim. I'm very lucky we came. Great food great staff great drinks. I will definitely be back again

I went in with high exp,expectations, other reviews on this app. Seems friendly......my drink order was taken quickly, but I was never asked if I wanted another. I ordered some dinner, seriously was good. Baked potatoe could have cooked a little longer. Salad never came. For the most part, local familiar faces seemed to be getting service. I was ignored fir most of the visit. The staff was busy, I guess I just sat at the unlucky table. I'll pass on this place if I ever come through here for work again. read more

Wow. I went to pick up my order and thank goodness I decided to get takeout instead of eating in. The music is playing so loud you can't even hear yourself think. People have to scream at the person next to them in hopes that they can even hear them. I haven't even gotten my food yet but it's already taking longer then that said. Honestly very disappointed. Heard the waitress/server cuss loudly at her boss within five minutes of me being here. Hopefully Madison gets some more restaurants soon because no way is this family friendly or even an enjoyable establishment whatsoever. Still waiting. Apparently they burned my chicken and are making me a new one. So now I'll have half fresh food and the other half cold. No compensation just a half assed sorry. A gentleman at the bar was trying to get her attention and she couldn't hear over the music yet no one seems to think to turn it down? I'm just confused as to how bad this place has become. Really sad honestly. Wish they hadn't gone down hill like they do obviously have. Unfortunately it doesn't stop there. I'm assuming this is the owner who is sitting at the bar drinking beers and he came around to turn up the music to where it's blaring even louder and throwing a coaster. On his way to turn up the music, he walked right into a chair and almost fell over. I'm disgusted at this point. I haven't been here in awhile but it was never like this. It's honestly so sad to see. read more

Love this place. Food is awesome and so are the staff and owner. Wings are amazing! Drinks are good also

Ok let me say with absolute love and respect that this is a local dive bar. And I love dive bars. Place was clean, small menu. I had a chicken quesadilla which was really good and my companion had the outlaw burger and he said it was good. We also got the potato wedges with the homemade ranch. Yum. And then there was Alexis. She is a manager/bartender. Alexis gave great service and was very congenial. It was a Monday night and we were the only strangers in the place, but all the locals were friendly. A lady at the next table piped up with a shout out about the potato wedges. If you are a foodie snob I recommend that you get over it and try this place out if you are in the area. read more

To bad the girl who answered the phone called my husband stupid. They just lost our business, we will never recommend them. They were condensending and not apologetic at all when we called to complain. They have the best wings in town, but really need to train their staff better. read more

I stop in here for take out wings nearly every weekend May through September. Occasionally, I eat in. The place is clean and the staff is friendly enough. This place used to be called Chicken & Things, and then the name changed to 528 last year. I thought I would never again find another restaurant that served really good wings, but then I learned that the place did not change ownership and they used the same recipes. I always order Cajon dry rub. Very good wings at a great price (10 for $8). read more