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Madison's
Rating Details »
- Hours:
Mon-Thu. 4:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Fri-Sat. 4:00 p.m. - 2:30 a.m.
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good for:
- Dinner, Late Night
- Music:
- DJ, Live
- Best Nights:
- Thu, Fri, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
9 reviews for Madison's
I don't know anything about the food, but I do know that Thursday night dueling pianos is a blast- the two guys play the same songs every week, but when you're out with good friends you can sign Piano Man every week at the top of your lungs and have a great time.
Plus, happy hour is certainly worth it- it's hardly ever busy (plus it's such a big place), so there's always somewhere to sit, along with $2 taps and rails- 4-7pm, Monday thru Friday= quite the deal!
My husband and I visited Madison for our spring break this year. We stumbled upon Madison's on a Tuesday night, as it was chilly and this place was close to our hotel. Although it's a spacious place, it was pretty much empty. We had FABULOUS service from George. He was friendly and attentive, and even gave my husband some local bike shop tips. I had a really great burger and the drinks were strong, but inexpensive.
I obviously am no testament to what this place is like on an evening weekends, but for a laid back, middle-of-the-week dinner and drink, it was perfect.
Madison's is one of my favorite places to get martinis! We stopped here during my sister's Bachelorette Party. It was packed in the main area so our party went to the side room where it was quieter. We ordered 9 strawtinis and the bartender made our martinis with such style! He lined up 9 martini glasses, each drizzled with strawberry glaze, and then poured all 9 martini's at the same time out of 9 different shakers that were stacked on top of each other. I was so impressed that he took the time to do this with it being so crowded - it was so creative and looked like it took so much skill! (check out my photos for a pic.) We absolutely loved it and it's been a high point of the night ever since! Thank you Madison's!!
My four stars are for the bar, as I've never eaten there (except free apps at a happy hour event). I appreciate this bar because it's not all undergrads, they have quite a good variety of cocktails, and even have some enthusiastic dancers, although I'm usually not one of those. They also have decent TV's so I can keep an eye on any sports games, but don't have to sacrifice a Saturday night to do so. I've always gotten good service at the bar, but I do usually come with regulars.
It's sorta dressy, for ladies at least nice jeans and heels, for guys a collared shirt. The downstairs dance floor is a little cramped, but I think very well-received. The DJ is a really nice guy, but could use a little more indie rock/underground hip hop and a little less top 40 pop to suit me. And the ladies' bathrooms need a little TLC, now that they get such increased use with all the dancing downstairs.
The people below me are all idiots. This bar was awesome when I was living in Madison. Maybe it sucks because I left town.
This bar added a much needed sexy martini bar to the Madison scene. You could dress up, (rare in Madison) grab a martini upstairs and dance hip hop in the basement with a live DJ.
Martini lounge + Hip Hop= sexy good time.
Some of the best and worse moments of my life have happened here.
Poem time....
Coat, tie, and loafers
That girl is simply stunning.
Gin Martini. Neat.
Talent Level ? Redunk.
I had dinner here with three friends last night. At first I was very glad to be sat immediately, especially on graduation night. But, I soon found out that the sub-par food was the reason there wasn't a wait for a table.
What was wrong about this dining experience? Allow me to enumerate:
1) The floor wasn't level, which slanted the table and had me worried a drink would topple over
2) The flatware was rolled in heavy-duty paper towels. No, not even paper napkins, industrial strength paper towels. Also, the server insisted on returning to our table simply to place cheap paper bar napkins under each of our glasses. From the sidewalk I was expecting to see a bit more class in their presentation -- not to mention the fact that linens are less harsh on the environment over the course of their "lifetime" in a restaurant. Oh, well.
3) The food was far from unique, heck, it was about as "cuisine" as anything you might get at a truck stop diner.
4) The server, and the manager, refused to leave us alone. The server returned to our table, immediately after taking our order simply to ask, "Is there anything I can do for you while you wait?" No, there isn't, or we would have asked you 2 minutes ago, now go away, we're talking. Also, I think our server stopped by to see if the food was to our liking 4 times. Go away! Maybe he was new and had never been a server before, that would explain a lot.
5) The server never came by to refill drinks, he would only ask if the food was good and then disappear, leaving our glasses empty.
I may return, if I find myself in the area, and ravenous, and every other restaurant has a long wait. In the unlikely event that I do return, I'll be sure to avoid Perry's section, I suggest you do the same.
I have a love-hate relationship with Madison's.
Happy Memories:
-The food.
-A happy hour featuring cheap Absolut mixed drinks.
-One or two fun nights involving the dance floor.
-An excellent New Years Eve celebration.
Hate Memories:
-The ridiculously expensive drinks.
-The slow service.
-The people who go there. Uggggghh... Ask me about the guy (that's right, guy) who tried to initiate a physical fight with me!
I will say that it's gotten better.
I remember back in the day when Madison's drink menu was atrocious, almost en par with something like The State Bar or Mondays, just more expensive. (aka, Cosmos have gasoline for vodka).
But their drink menu now has a yummy variety of martinis, like the "Matador" (think Margarita Martini), or a Tartini. But frankly, if you want a REALLY good martini in a MUCH better, non-loud-crowded-people-bumping-on-top-of-you-with -drinks-because-martini-glasses-are-tough-to-handl e type place, all you have to do is cross the street to Opus, or walk down a block for Cocoliquot, or go across to the Casbah, and you'll have BOTH yummy drinks and good appetizers....
Also, for $8/martini (without tip) I expect a better atmosphere where the martinis are not spilling everywhere, which well.. happens when inexperienced yuppie wannabes who just got their first expense account and decided to buy the khakis and striped shirts and try their first Dewars black label and stating that they're used to this good life get a drink. Ok, that IS here AND there.
Yes. This is my review and I'm sticking to eat.
There's just something about Madison's. I love the downstairs bar and dance floor. Can't say too much about the upstairs. I hear there's a lounge and bar. I probably walk past it every time but it's always been a blur as as I stumble down the stairs to get to the dance floor. Hated Britney's "Gimme More" but for some reason, sounded great when it was blasting at Madison's. Now that's saying a lot. Alright, FINE. I have her whole Blackout album okay?! Looks like this might be where I am booking my P. Diddy White Party for my 23rd birthday.
