First time at the Avenue Club (I'd never been to the Avenue pre-takeover/makeover) and it was about what I expected. I really liked the modern/retro decor, and we were seated in a delightful little nook by the fireplace. Bonus: we had the whole corner and a fire to ourselves; Con: the table was challengingly small.
Brunch prices were reasonable and food portions were large. I took half of my meal home as leftovers. The brunch menu is full of little twists on traditional breakfast fare: a nice departure from the norm, but I would have really appreciated a standard eggs benedict. Food, as with all food fight restaurants, was good but not outstanding. Similarly, service was fine, but a little slow and occasionally seemed to miss the mark.
While there was nothing wrong with our meal or experience - everything was good enough - there's so many amazing brunch options in Madison that Avenue just failed to really impress.