When you find a place that has both a great atmosphere and terrific food, you've got a winner. When you add in great wait staff , it's a home run. Quivey's Grove is a home run. We stopped by on Labor Day weekend hoping to be far enough out of Madison to miss the crowds. We arrived to find the place set up for a wedding and looking beautiful. We were afraid we might not be able to get lunch, but no problem. Lunch was being served. The wedding was taking place in the evening, and there was an air of excitement.
Our waitress was great. She went over the menu making some recommendations which we promptly ignored going for the pork shark lollipops and fried chicken dinner. Both were wonderful with the lollipops edging out the fried chicken by just a bit. Those shanks were glistening. They were moist, tender, and just darn yummy. They had a lot of meat on them and came on some really good smashed potatoes. The fried chicken came with more potatoes, some gravy and a bit of greenery. The chicken was crispy and juicy and tasted like your grandma just made it in her big ole skillet.
Everything at Quivey's comes across as authentic . The staff is friendly, and I have a feeling that the colors will be beautiful if you go there in the fall.