I have only eaten one meal at this restaurant but the experience was worthy of the four stars I have given it. I came upon this place by invitation from a work colleague for a celebration of sorts. The restaurant cheerfully received about 20 of us in the dining room and were incredibly accommodating. The atmosphere is cozy but very sophisticated; white linens and preset dinner place settings with wine glasses. A fisherman's ward feel accented the place with chalkboards that displayed the day's specials above the center full bar and along the back dining wall.
Our party ordered a number of appetizers including the bruschetta, calamari, jumbo lump crab cake and the cheese plate with fruit. all of which were tastier than most, particularly the crab cake and bruschetta. the calamari was fried and not necessarily spectacular.
for an entree i selected the prosciutto wrapped tuna with sweet corn polenta. wow. i was really impressed with the tuna. a wonderful medium rare and the flavor from the prosciutto gave it that salty/savory taste. the polenta was also very nice. right between creamy and firm, with good flavor.
atmosphere is great and the server was extremely accommodating to our large party. i was however surprised that we only had a single server for a party that covered two tables. other than that, this is a place i'll visit again in madison.