Reviews for Sardine in Madison, WI
What a great find! We had a really hard time choosing, everything on the menu sounded amazingly good... and the things we had... were! Call for a reservation so you're not disappointed. Excellent and friendly service. Outstanding cocktail menu as well! Alittle hard to find during construction, it is BEHIND on the back side of the Bicycle building. Read more
Truly one of the best places in Madison. The atmosphere can?t be beat, with the fresh bistro elegance, lakeside seating, and... charming service. Everything here has been fantastic, from the endless oysters, mussels, to even their burgers and other treats(you?ll die happy eating the chicken liver toasts). Grab an absinthe or excellent house wine and enjoy. Read more
Excellent French restaurant with great location by the lake and beautiful indoor setting. The bar area is always busy. We've... tried the oysters, tuna, steak frites, wood roasted chicken breast and Moules Frites, everything was wonderful. Dessert isexceptional too, highly recommend the deconstructed creme brulee with blueberry sorbet, it's perfection. Service always topnotch! Read more
We went to the restaurant based on an article in the Washington Post highly praising the food. We were not disappointed. Our... waitress was very knowledgeable when I had questions about the wine choices. I had grilled octopus for appetizer and my partnerhad asparagus soup. Both were excellent. For entree we both had salmon. It's superbly grilled, tender and juicy. It shows thechef's calibre because salmon (and chicken breast) could be dry when overcooked. My partner also had a chocolate tort fordessert that he said was delicious. One minor minus for the attention of service: I was into the first bite of my appetizerwhen I realized that there was no napkin offered. The waitress initially brought only silverware. We had to ask for it. Butoverall, it was a great dining experience. Read more
Awesome experience. Sam was a great waiter, very interactive and knowledgeable. The food was amazing. The steak and octopus were... like butter. Mussels were ridiculously good as well. As someone who loves cooking, the open kitchen concept is just pleasant toobserve the hustle and bustle. Read more
We had an early dinner reservation on Friday night. I was happy to see some non-alcoholic options on the menu and they were... served in fancy glasses/garnishes to make them feel special. There were 3 options for oysters which were delicious. I loved thegoat cheese appetizer as well as the pappardelle. Unfortunately, we were too stuffed to try dessert. Read more
Sardine is absolutely wonderful. The service is always spot on and the food is unbeatable. I love sitting near the open kitchen... with the brick oven. Watching all the yummy food going in and out helps me choose my dish. Brunch was excellent we all enjoyedeach dish. The Croque Madame hit the spot and after we all finished we followed it up by sharing the amazing Belgian waffle, aperfect ending to brunch! Read more
A great place to have exquisite cuisine. Place has parking in the back. For the lucky ones you can have a lake side view while... you enjoy the food. The main menu is fixed and you would have house specials not listed on the menu. The drinks are pretty good.You can order wine by the bottle or glass. The place is definitely not cheap and you can expect a check of $30-40 with drinksper person. I ordered small plate of octopus and mussels for main course. Mussels were okay ish but octopus was good. Theservers were busy during the dinner time but overall decent service. Read more