I almost forgot to write a review on this quaint bar located on the side street in my favorite…read moreIndiana town. We ate somewhere today that did not compare, the conversation comes up frequently that any burger is not as good as the amazing Shipley burger. This is truth ... good food, cold beers and exceptional service. Our kinda bar!

Food is about the best you can get for frozen, location is great in this amazing small town. The…read moreambiance is pretty decent, touch tunes available. Now the REAL set back is no question the service.. I have come here every year for Valentine's Day for 6 years now and they never fail to have extremely put out and angry waitresses. Good luck getting refills.. good luck getting smiles and good luck getting any kindness or appreciation. It's a shame, I have no idea how they consistently over 6 years have hired horrible waitresses!! Absolute nonsense

As a Madison local, I go to all of the festivals in town and this one is by far the best. The music…read moreis on fire with a wide selection of blues styles and the food is awesome (Mr Beefy's beef tips and red potatoes are my favorite!!). It's also really well run. There are plenty of entrances, ticket tents, alcohol tents, and food vendors so there are very few lines. There are a lot of portapotties located all over so you don't have to hold it after a day of drinking! And it's a great family friendly venue. Best of all, it's very reasonably priced. This kind of festival could cost in the hundreds in a lot of locations but it's about $20 for weekend admission. And Madison Indiana is a gem on the Ohio River. It's situated about an hour from Louisville, an hour and a half from Cincinnati and two hours from Indianapolis. It's got a vibrant Main Street, lots of great boutiques and fabulous restaurants. Come down for a great weekend!!

For those who are not familiar with Ribberfest it is a combination barbecue and blues festival set…read morealong the Ohio River in August. It usually has three performers Friday evening and six on Saturday. I have attended the last five years so I feel that I have a good feel for the event. Pros: If you are a blues fan this is one place where you can catch some very top notch talent. Go to the website and see who has been there the past nine years and you will see what I mean. The setting for the music is in a natural amphitheater area rising from the river towards town. Even if you are not a barbecue fan the food is very good with differing themes of barbecue to suit all tastes. The admission price is reasonable, $15.00 for Saturday this year with a $20.00 two day price available if purchased early. You can bring in your own lawn chairs which is good because there is no permanent seating other than picnic tables (this was the first year for them). This is not noted on the website!! Cons: BEWARE the website for this event does not list all of the DO NOT's for this event. If you live a distance from Madison you will not find out until too late what you can bring into the event, or more importantly what you can not bring in. Security almost frisks everyone to make sure you aren't bringing in "outside" food or drink. No umbrellas or canopies which is okay except there is no shade and sitting in the Indiana sun in August is a real killer. No shelter if it rains either. No coolers, pets etc. Several people made reference to this during the event this year. Parking is where you can find it and often that is many blocks away from the event. Some people decide that this is the time and place to yak their heads off to their neighbors who they see every day. I am not talking a quite conversation but load, rude obnoxious behavior that would not be tolerated at any other music event. You have to buy tickets to buy food, drink etc here. If you have extra tickets you basically threw your money away. Except for the music there is no real reason to pay to get into the event, you can get food elsewhere. Bottom line: should you go, yes if you like live blues by talented musicians. The performers are selected to have different flavors of the blues. The bill gives someone the opportunity to see talent they may not have known prior to the event. This is the first place I saw acts I may not have know prior to the event such as: Davina and the Vagabonds, Eden Brent, Reverend Raven, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Deanna Bogart, Big Al and the Heavyweights. If you ever get the chance to see one of these acts do it! I would give it a 3.5 star rating overall and a 5 star rating for the actual music.

You never get a second chance to make a first impression... First impression from the outside was…read moretypical hometown bar. Locals all turned to see who was walking in. Greeted by a beautiful soul, Helena, to sit anywhere! Taco Tuesday was the perfect day to visit downtown Madison with $2.50 select Tacos & tasty Margaritas! Also off the menu we selected Bread Sticks with great housemade beer cheese, Burger & Tots, did not disappoint! Definitely a place to checkout when visiting Madison! Don't forget to checkout the restrooms for some beautiful artwork.

Seems like a little hole in the wall place, we stumbled upon it walking down main street. Staff was…read moresuper friendly, lots of variety on the menu, okay ambiance (bar vibes). We enjoyed the food! My Greek wrap was delicious, the pesto sandwich had little to no pesto though, a bummer. We loved the southwest salad!

Great music venue. Full bar. Friendly staff. We saw an…read moreacoustic show here. Both artists were awesome. Smaller venue allows more a more intimate feel.

We held our daughter's wedding here and everything was beautiful! Hannah and Violet were fantastic…read moreto work with and I cannot recommend this venue enough.

It's been closed for 3 years. The sign has said it will be open in two weeks, but that's been…read morethere for 3 years. We hope they reopen. It used to be a great place to eat!

It's ok. Just ok I guess. Which is so so, super sad. Look at the potential of this gorgeous…read moreproperty. It's a amazing. A place like this could revitalize the area. Drinks were ok; nothing amazing. I'm reading my review and it sounds so 'meh.' Fitting.

What a find!!! We were so happy to follow recommendations and had dinner Wednesday night (Italian…read morenight)..Patty, the hostess was adorable, music old school Sinatra, wait staff great, food delicious! (I had the Mahi). The decor was amazing!!!Four of us from Carmel Indiana visiting to hike, etc. Consensus....we will go back the second night. Thursday we had to wait for a table, (and think we took backseat to a couple tables of locals) Hostess was certainly no Patty. We were seated under a fan going full blast.... And it was chilly. We asked to have the fan turned down, or off...we were told she couldn't "reach it". We would have been extremely uncomfortable, so we left. I'm leaving my 5 Star because our first night was sooooo awesome. (But what a difference a day makes!!!) we went down the street to Reds and had a spectacular meal!!!

When Mad Love is open, we want to eat here!…read more The salmon and the burgers are delicious w some of the best sweet potato fries either of us has ever tasted. And the marshmallow Dip is crazy good. We returned for Italian night and shared chicken parmesan and lasagna. WOW! I will get their italian margarita every time from now on.

Had such great memories at this place, me and my wife loved there desert wines and sandwiches the…read morelive music was always a plus and the service was always amazing. Now that that the place is up for sale it saddens us since this was about the only place to go in town to enjoy a peaceful night out, hopefully someone buys the place so we can have more great memories.

Do they still serve food. Atmosphere and wine is good. You don't want to drive away less than Sober!read more

Full Contact Karaoke! The concept sounded very interesting because I have a passion for music and…read moresing. Now to my review; I've waited to write this review until I experienced it a few times. Now let me say, This Is Not Your Typical Karaoke. You perform with a live band and they are talented! So if you sing or not come check it out. Many venues to choose from, Jeffersonville River Stage; (by the way it's tonight) or Iroquois amphitheater and Wick's pizza at Goose Creek or New Albany In. Check the link for dates and times. By the way Iroquois amphitheater and Wicks and Iroquois- has tap brews with a semi full bar, plus Cheeser's food truck. All venues I've attended have clean facilities especially Iroquois Amphitheater. Kentucky of parking lots except The River Stage is mostly street. I will attend again. You can sign up ; on line or there is a kiosk. Side note; Iroquois had a few under 21 singers but none seen at Wick's. That's not a problem for me because everyone should have an opportunity to join in. I must say I will be performing tonight (just a little plug for myself from 7 till 8 as a warm up for the main show). If singing is your thing or just looking for something to do before heading out for the evening, come check it out you my find a little liquid encouragement will have you singing. Love the concept.

This is genuinely as good as it gets!! We hired FCK for for our company wide event that we have…read moreevery year at pep. It all started off as trying to offer something new with crowd engagement for our employees to cut loose. Once we reached out to FCK, we received nothing but hospitality. All of the band members are genuinely great people, and they encouraged everyone to participate. You don't have to be a good singer to get up and sing with FCK. They will help you through the entire thing, and the concept behind this is amazing! Our CEO was very impressed with the band, and how engaging they were with our employees. 1,000/10 all around! Cannot wait to work with FCK again in the future!