Avenue Bar, Madison, Wisconsin Restaurant Details

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Fantastic food! The menu was very unique and reasonable prices for how amazing the meal was. Very high class atomosphere and the service was phenomenal. They were crazy busy on a Friday night and were still very attentive, every server helping each other instead of just relying on one server to help you. I was incredibly impressed by everything and will definitely be back.

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Eaten here for lunch once or twice a week since March 2016 and have yet to have anything other than a great experience. Seating and service were quick, food was hot and tasty, and the menu has so many interesting choices I am still looking forward to trying out.

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The humus with honey roasted figs was fantastic. Great sevice. Nice wine list. The decor is wonderful. Overall, a good experience.

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Get reservations when you go, brunch was fantastic going to have to try dinner soon! Lots of good cocktails and the food is really good. Perhaps a slight French inspiration but has plenty of other choices as well.

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What is it with this place that we can't seem to get decent service?
It is the Saturday before Christmas, the students are done with exams, and so Madison is a quieter place now. I have to be at work by 9 am and we saw that the Avenue Club, now part of the Food Fight Group opens at 8 am for Saturday Brunch. We happen to have a Food Fight Gift Card to use, so this should workout nicely.

We are a party of 3, we arrive promptly at 8 am to open doors, and we are the only patrons at this time. Let me cut to the chase, we were first given empty menu holders-no menus inside, the shrimp for my shrimp and grits were overcooked, as was the poached egg, mom's thick cut French toast had 1/3 amount of the syrup she prefers and there is nothing on the table so she can add more syrup, my husband's Chicken and Biscuit Benedict's poached egg was also overcooked, and he would have liked some tobacco for the dish.

After our food runner delivered our food, we never got a chance to let anyone know any of these concerns because the entire front of the house was devoid of any employees for 15 to 20 minutes. Other than one other table, where a regular patron sat down after we had ordered our food (he was greeted by name, and was told to smile) we were the only other customers in the place. One would think, incorrectly, that a basic level of service would be available.

Once our waitress did make an appearance, here was our exchange:
Waitress: How are the first few bites?
Me: Mom needs a box for her French toast, and we are ready for the check

It is exactly due to this "level of service" that when we do decide to go to "The Avenue", it is under the pretense of, "Well, maybe things have changed? Let's give them another chance." And once again, "The Avenue" has allowed me to share my experience on social media.

Maybe we will see you in another 10 years, but, probably not. I will give 2 stars because I like the new décor.