We were in town and looking for a good place to eat and excited to try this joint, with a 4.4 star…read morerating. We've always had good food in Madison and even though we wanted to get home after a long day, we thought it would be worth the delay. Unfortunately, this time, it wasn't worth it. I feel like it's time and money wasted. I'll get to details, but I'm mainly basing this review on the quality of the food I received. Before getting to the food, our service was great. Our server was a bit slow considering there were only 3 tables (including us) occupied. Or it's more of a relaxed atmosphere, so she was just giving us a lot of time to look over the menu. But aside from that, she was friendly, helpful, and kind. Atmosphere is on the dark side. There are two screens to play games (golf, etc) on two corners of the building. I think there are plenty of options, but we were mainly in for food, and didn't really get much info on the games. I did ask whether they were run on a reservation basis, and the hostess (who was also our server) said yes. She didn't mention any pricing, so I'm not sure what the details on that is. Margarita special $5 This was great. Not overly sweet, and just the right amount of booze. It came in a whiskey cup rather than a margarita one. 3sheep chaos pattern on draft Price for draft beer is not cheap, and the beer was great. The glass it came in was super clean, but also warm. I think it just came out of the dishwasher... So clean, but beer glasses should be cold on principle. Wings The description says these are baked, and then fried before tossed in their sauce. The sauce is yummy. The wings are a fairly large size. But I think they forgot to fry it. The skin on the wings weren't at all crispy, but kinda mushy. The meat was well cooked, but also on the dry side. The celery sticks and carrot rings on the side were super fresh and crispy. Blind burger with side salad I ordered it done medium. It came out very well done. For a wagyu, it lacked fat content, and cooked for too long, so it was very dry. We had just hiked 4 hours at Devil's Lake and quite hungry, but I couldn't finish it. Seasoning was great though. And the side salad was also very fresh. Brussels sprouts Something I haven't done in the last 15 years... I had to ask them to redo it. It came out with underdone Brussels. Interestingly, after I asked them to heat it up more for me, it came out perfect, with the right amount of searing on all the cut sides. Overall, it feels like the kitchen was having a bad day and bad timing - wings needed to get in the fryer for longer, burger should've been out of the pan sooner, Brussels should've stayed in longer. For the prices I paid, I expect better food. Especially since the kitchen knows how to fix their stuff! It was like they put 70% into all the dishes until I spoke up. Would I go back? Nope. Not convinced that the 4.4 rating is justified for me.

Great Eastside find... other than the complete lack of parking. Great craft cocktails and…read morereasonable bar prices. The service was good and the place had a nice vibe.

I visited from out of town for lunch recently, and this was easily my favorite meal of the trip! We…read morewere looking for a casual stop with delicious food, and this fit the bill perfectly. It was pretty busy at lunch time on a weekend, but luckily we were able to snag seats at the bar. The staff were very friendly and attentive, kindly offering recommendations. I loved that the menu offered both elevated takes on classic dishes in addition to a rotating seasonal menu. Eventually, we decided on the kimchi reuben and the Vindicator, which was essentially a turkey club. There was a great selection of sides to choose from as well, so we went with the wasabi green beans and seasonal lemon zucchini pasta salad. The turkey club was served on sourdough from an amazing artisan bakery down the street, and was absolutely stacked with delicious, high quality ingredients. A large slab of melted cheddar paired perfectly with a smoky chipotle aioli, which almost tasted like bacon. The reuben was also super unique- all of the flavors came together very well, and I loved the contrast of having refreshing kimchi to cut through the decadent Swiss and pastrami. The pasta salad was dangerously addictive and had the creamiest lemon Parmesan dressing. I thought the green beans were crunchy and well cooked, but didn't really taste any wasabi. We left full with leftovers, and felt that the value was great given the quality and quantity of the dishes. I would absolutely be back given the chance, and highly recommend paying a visit!

LAVENDER HAZE ooooo so good! Great spot on the Eastside for dinner & a fantastic cocktail. Such a…read moregroovy spot, love the atmosphere there with all the beautiful wood work. Truly friendly people just enjoying life!

They used to have the best green chili mac n cheese I've ever had but switched it out with white…read morecheddar mac to be more kid friendly. Very disappointed in this decision.

Outstanding burgers--I kid you not. Excellent walleye. Very good service. I wish it were closer to…read morewhere I live. Looking forward to returning.

I'm back again for the Ruben sandwich and fries. But this time I picked a brownie…read more It was really no waiting because I got it to go and the place was not that busy at 1:30pm. Lots of seating inside and outside available and on a hot day like today it was nice to duck in and cool off in the air conditioning. The place was pretty quiet.

This place was highly rated and stopped by on my way to Milwaukee. The service was very slow. It…read morewas just me, this was after I was seated. The food after I ordered did come of fast. I ordered the Cornbeef Hash. Just like with most places recently it lacked salt and even a little pepper. The biscuit was cold, and while the meal seemed to be fresh, it just lacked flavor. This place is not for me.

Darling and delicious! We walked up on a Saturday morning and only had to wait 30 minutes for a…read moretable (popped across the street and got a coffee and Bloom pastry to share in the meantime - ideal). The space is so cute and quaint inside: it makes you feel like you're in a cozy neighborhood spot. And you are! I love that there's not many seats in here - makes it feel extra special. Our server was great and attentive. I ordered the omelette with hashbrowns, and my friend got the breakfast plate plus fruit - both were delicious. Hashbrowns were plentiful and hit the spot! We loved dining here, and I'd absolutely recommend to others in the area!

Shame on me for not visiting Ogden's sooner as it's one of the better breakfast spots in Madison. I…read morestopped in during the week and was greeted with a packed house in the small space. Luckily there was an open table. Although busy, our server was quick to top off our coffee (which was excellent btw). I opted for their omelette special-meatloaf with sautéed peppers, onions and provolone. The meatloaf filling was broken into pieces and sautéed with the other ingredients. The omelette was outstanding. Even better were their hash browns. I would go out of my way just for these. Truly a great spot. Highly recommended.

I was super excited to try out this place! The pictures on their Facebook looked really good! We…read moregot the cheese curds, smash burger, and cubano sandwich. The Smash Burger was well seasoned and tasted pretty good, but it did not seem to be a smash burger. The patties are the same as the ones used in the Brothers Three menu. Too thick and not crispy enough to be a proper smash burger. I'd bet they're just using the same technique and calling it a different thing. The sauce was really good on the burger, but I wish there was as much of it on our burger as there seemed to be in the pictures online. The cubano was a fine sandwich. Like it had all the things that are supposed to be on a cubano, but the mustard and pickles kinda get drowned out, so I'm not actually sure there was mustard on there. It also arrived kinda soggy, which is hard to avoid with delivery, but they only let you order through GrubHub or an equivalent service, so I think they lose points for that. Cheese curds were solid! They came with ranch and arrived pretty crispy and tasted really good. It's cheese that's battered and fried, how can you go wrong!? Total for two sandwiches and one side came out to $31.50. I think that's actually not a bad price given the quality of food. I'd probably give this place in between 3 and 4 stars. Everything is tasty, and I think they just lose points on execution on the smash burger and cubano. Then since you can only get it through delivery, there's a certain level of sogginess that's gonna come with that service and it only had to travel a block to get to us. This place is good and if I'm craving burgers I would definitely go back!

EatStreet did such a shitty job delivering your food! Ice cold. By the time it was hot and edible…read morewas way past my usual dinner time, so I had acid reflux all night. I'm only ever going to try your food again in person, never by delivery.

Chill, casual, authentic local Madison diner with excellent service! My meal was simple and hearty,…read moreprepared as requested. There's a nice variety of options including vegetarian. Very reasonable prices!!

The place doesn't look like much but the people are nice and food is good, hopefully we will be…read moreable to go there again soon.

We absolutely loved the immersive experience at Nook! The shared dining experience was social but i…read morewas still able to have conversation with the person I came with. We could tell a lot of thought went into the design and flow of the evening. Every dish was beautifully presented, flavorful, and full of creative twists on classic favorites. Like the strawberry tomato soup and the corn blueberry ice cream. The bison and other meat dishes were perfectly done and high quality. t's clear that the chefs take pride in crafting dishes that are both inventive and approachable, with local ingredients. I was also happy to find out they'll box up any courses you can't finish, which is great if you want to plan ahead for what to eat and what to take home. Already hoping I can get a reservation to go back.

I have been WAITING to come here and I was not disappointed. Honestly, if you want to try Nook (and…read moreyou should if you can) I would go in with no expectations and just experience it -- meaning stop reading this review after the first paragraph because it might give some spoilers. To start, reservations. They open a few months in advance at midnight on the first of the month... sucks for anyone not usually up at midnight but worth it. I locked in my reservation date at 12:03am, a coworker was also trying to get a reservation for the same month and it was sold out by 12:06am when he tried. So, know your date ahead of time, click refresh constantly starting at 11:59pm, and Godspeed! Now to my experience. I'm not usually wild about the 12course restaurants you see in Chicago or New York. The space is uppity, the people are obnoxious, and the food is... usually just fine. This is truly a Madison and a Wisconsin spin on that pretentious kind of environment, and it is so down to earth. It's a personal experience with the chef and staff that you can't get in the big city. They explain each meal and often would tell you where the ingredients came from nearby... sometimes the chef's backyard. There is one seating per night at 6:30pm and everyone is sitting together. The plates are served individually to each person, and technically there are six 2-person tables assembled together about 3-4 inches from one another to make a sort of single long table. I'd sort of been picturing one single long table, but this worked just fine. My party of 2 was near the middle, so it was fun to be able to have some inclusion on conversations on both side of the table.  And the food. Wow. Continuing the Wisconsin spin on a 12 course (this being 13 course) meal, these are not tiny plates. While each one is not a solo big meal, they are larger than I expected and I was legitimately full after course #4. And we hadn't even gotten to the "mains" at that point! They do box parts of the meal up for you if it's conducive to leftovers. That gave me dinner the next night as well. So pace yourself, and if it's something that would function as leftovers, try it and move on. I did the wine pairing with it, and they were also generous pours (9 of them) -- consider an Uber. I'm not a wine-o, but I figured when in Rome.... go all out. The wines actually did complement each meal really well.  This is a unique experience of fine dining you WILL not get at the fancy restaurants. If you are a foodie, this is a must. It's super low key, come as you are. We had people at our table in hooded sweatshirts and people in nice dresses as if they were ready for the symphony. All were welcome and nobody was judged. The chef is hilarious, the staff is so much fun and I was laughing constantly. They are truly part of the experience almost as much as the food itself. If this in in your budget, it is worth the stress of getting a reservation. Bravo. Oh, and if it's not obvious -- yes, the food is incredible.

A full bar, with many beers on tap--and knowledgeable bartenders--that is sure to please. Check…read morethis place out for live Irish music. The friendly, comfortable atmosphere makes you want to stay, and come back.

Extensive selection of craft beers in all styles here. Prices are reasonable and the service is…read morevery friendly and attentive.