I will start by saying if I rated on service alone this place would be five stars. From the second we walked in the door to the time we left, the server and hostesses were all absolutely lovely.
Unfortunately though this won't be a place I hit up again for a good WI fish fry on a Friday night. I was craving it bad but the place I really wanted to go to isn't super kid friendly, so I figured I'd give this a shot. I love a good old school supper club experience, after all!!! I had been told to go early as the place fills up quick - so we did (4:15) and there wasn't another soul there. Probably would have been fine to get a table for four at 5:30 still, but I didn't want to chance the wait as we had plans later. It seems as though the rule of thumb here is to come in, have a cocktail at the bar, and then go sit down in the dining room when ready.
My discerning little foodies tell me their cheeseburgers were overdone and the Mac n cheese was standard Kraft fare. Beer list was so-so, a couple of standard crafts available. The alcoholic ice cream drink list looked awesome, but I didn't go there.
The cheese curds were pretty average too but they did offer a couple of other dipping sauces outside of ranch with them. The real bummer was the fish. The breading was bland and the fish was chewy, and dang it - on a Friday night (during Lent!) they should be doing better than that! I thought the coleslaw was too creamy with an overwhelming mayo presence. It all just felt like not a lot of effort went into it and was especially disappointing given that I was looking forward to a fish fry. Where's your favorite place for Friday night fish in the Madison area?