Best Contemporary American Restaurants in Madison

Wow. That was delicious. Our server was Luis who was very pleasant (had to flag him down a couple times but overall did a great job). Drinks were served fairly quickly (old fashions and black manhattans were tasty). Started with the bread and butter. 3 types of "toppings" on the butter and it was a fun way to start the meal with warm bread. Then we shared a caesar salad that was prepared with some crispy cheese on top and not drenched in dressing. The lobster bisque was like a miso soup meets bisque, different and good but not sure if I would get it again. I had the filet and my wife had the salmon with the skin cooked to a crisp and both were cooked beautifully. Highly recommend.

We were thoroughly blown away by this establishment from the moment we walked out of the elevator to the moment we had finished and walked back into it. This place is one of the best restaurants we have ever eaten in and we've been to hundreds of restaurants all over the world! We kept hearing about the view but it was a deep fog on the night that we were there and so we never saw the view that everyone is always raving about and we were still stupefied with the quality of everything we saw, experienced, ate or touched. It is a small plate restaurant (of tapas lineage) and the way they mix and match is nothing short of astounding. There were four of us and we ordered two apiece with the intention of ordering more as we devoured them on arrival. The plates did not seem all that huge, but four of us could not finish all the food on eight plates. We had extra but through no lack of our own super abilities to eat boatloads of food and we ordered: truffled fries, pan seared salmon, charred cauliflower, smashed brussel sprouts, bruschetta (brie and fig, smoked salmon, fresh mozzarella, and tomatillo and avocado), spinach & cheese tortellini, crispy lobster, and one more that I can't, for the life of me, remember. Believe me that they were all memorable, it's my leaky brain that can't retain anything anymore. Even though we were maxed out on available stomach-space we went ahead and ordered the flan for dessert, which has a brownie underneath it, and it was the highest level of delectability that any of us had ever experienced. I got the Mocktail Raspberry Pineapple Mule which was stupendous. Back when I was drinking I would have ordered five of these during a meal but this one was quite enough for the night. We ended up with about a sixty-dollar cost per-person which is substantially less than I thought it would be but I have to say that the quality of food and service was worth double of what we paid.

We enjoyed the food and the service was excellent!

Great place for a light lunch before heading to the Overture Center for a show. We'll be back for certain!

The food was fabulous, and it was great to have ham and prime rib along with the traditional turkey and gravy. The sides were exceptional - 4 kinds of potatoes, baked squash, green beans, and stuffing. The salad bar was awesome. And there were about 20 different desserts. It was all served buffet style, and despite the large number of guests being served, there was rarely a line. The Concourse staff are really professional and made everything flow smoothly. It was a splurge, but it was well worth it.