Whatever. I am reviewing only the Patio by the Lake, and of course, Der Rathskeller, where the BEER is from. Take it or leave it.
College Pub, right at University Bay, on Lake Mendota.
Walk all the way down State until it runs into campus, walk past first set of buildings, then hang a right and walk until you hit the water. The Rathskeller is the college pub, and there is a huge patio right on the lake, where there are often college bands playing. This is a great place to relax, right on the water. Sit outside, with a pitcher of ale, watch the boaters on the lake, or just sit and enjoy the nice weather, while smirking to yourself realizing that in another 3 months, the lake will be frozen, and the environment will best resemble Russia in the wintertime, or any other frozen over hell. There is a reason smart people don't live here in the wintertime, and for me, it's because I HATE TO BE FREEZING MY ASS OFF.
But perhaps your German blood enjoys it.
Well then..........Auf Wiedersehen!