This is a tough review - I was here with my husband and daughter and it was as if we were at 3 different restaurants. I had the Brussels sprout salad and it was amazing. I would order it again at any of the top restaurants in Madison. So I wanted to give Breakwater a great review. My daughter's Mac and cheese was runny and nothing special. Which for any restaurant touting local food in Wisconsin seems like a serious oversight. The diner down the road (cranberry creek) has better Mac and cheese. But a kids menu slip up might be forgiven if not for my husband's noodle bowl. It arrived cold, had very little flavor and, as my husband said, was "not good." The cheese curd appetizer was very good and the beignet desert was solid. But as much as I initially wanted to score it higher - as it is a welcome addition to monona - I have to settle on 3 stars for now. Hope to come back again and score it higher.