To be honest this place didn't blow me away, but it definitely wasn't bad either...it's a nice ambience and atmosphere, and I would definitely recommend people to try it - I just didn't feel like it was that special.
In an age where farm to table food is super popular (especially in Madison), I feel like you need to taste great and have great prices/ambience to excel (like Graze). Merchant falls short in both categories. It was definitely good food, just not a huge stand out.
Their drinks are a bit above average, but we had pretty slow service. The food was good, just nothing to write home about. All in all, I recommend checking this place out if you want a decent fancy meal but have already tried the other great places in town and want something new!