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Madison Wine Tap Room

Madison Wine Tap Room

17 Greenwood Ave, Madison, United States Of America

Wine • Full • Pizza • Cheese


"This was a rough experience, and hard to explain. We were brought in and immediately sat for our reservation. It took about 15 minutes or so before we even got a someone who came to our table. Finally, a woman came to our table and took our order, and then did not see her for quite sometime. This is a small plates restaurant, so we ordered a number of appetizers and small plates as well as drinks. We started receiving food before we ever received a drink, which is kind of weird. We got both appetizers followed by our small plates, and still no drinks. None of which were delivered by our waitress, which isn’t necessary abnormal, but still we were getting food and not checked in on. Finally, we got our drinks and we finished our apps and small plates. When it was time for our final plates, mine was brought out during our appetizers and sat there for a while. My wife’s entree was not brought out until much later. The food was actually pretty good, and very nice presentation, but service was bad. Our waitress said they were understaffed and over booked. And this does make sense as most restaurants with a liquor license will push drinks as it is a huge revenue stream for them. And by our service, I would agree with her, but service was really bad. I also don’t want to say our server was bad, just inexperienced and again she seemed like she was doing more than just waitressing. Unfortunately, for the price and that service, I wouldn’t recommend. It’s sad, because it has potential. Also, they did not acknowledge my reservation in the system to open table."

Caprese Trattoria

Caprese Trattoria

1067 South Hover Street, Longmont, CO 80501, United States

Soup • Pizza • Pasta • Cheese


"Having heard so much about this place, my wife and I finally got a chance to try it out. Location and ambience are eh... a strip mall location, modern commercial space, and spare decor doesn't cut it in my eyes for a high end restaurant. That said, not holding it against them. Our server, Ray, was very pleasant and attentive so much so that we left him a 30% tip. Our disappointment is largely in the menu and secondarily the food. I ordered what I believed to be linguine with salmon, shrimp, clams, mussels and scallops in a spicy red sauce (what the menu said) What I got was a large bowl of red soup containing a few linguine noodles, some chunks of salmon, a few scallops, a few shrimp, a few clams and a nice amount of mussels. The clams and mussels were in the shell (as they should be). The ingredients were good quality but it sure wasn't what I thought I was ordering. The portion size was large and mostly liquid. My wife's meal was a chicken dish with asparagus and garlic mashed potatoes. The chicken was cooked appropriately and tender but the asparagus was huge, woody and far from tender. She was disappointed While the food was mostly made with quality ingredients (I'm leaving the asparagus out of it, neither of us felt that what we received was what we expected from the menu description. The cocktails were well made as well as well presented. Kudos for their calamari appetizer with the spicy marinara. Also the tastiness and texture of the bread and bruschetta brought to the table. All in all, my impression is that we caught them on a bad night or with a new chef. We went earlier than the dinner hour so the place wasn't crowded at all and the food came quickly so I know the issue wasn't the were swamped. I'm more than willing to give them another chance in the future, but I highly suggest that they update their menu with pictures I was very much blindsided being served a soup instead of a plate full of pasta."