I feel like i have to make it clear and obvious that I am not from Madison and I am not a UW student...
With that being said, I do like this place. It is awesome that I can be outside, near the water and drinking beer. The only issue is that it gets so crowded and loud. No, I am not old. It is just that when I go to a place like this, it is usually to socialize with my friends and that is hard to do when I am trying to YELL over all the other undergrads...
I also get lost in the whole building. That could actually be a positive because there is so much personality in the different rooms. I did visit on a Saturday morning around 9 and there was nobody at all! I got some studying done! Then everyone started showing up by 10. And ordering beers already...haha.
*And it has Peets. I love Peets coffee. It would be cool to see a local coffee place there though since the whole atmosphere is about Madison.
Either way, I would not hate to go here.