Mid Town Pub
2405 Allen Blvd, Middleton, WI, 53562
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Address :
2405 Allen Blvd
Middleton, WI, 53562 - Phone (608) 826-5129
- Website https://www.midtownpub.com/
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 2:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch, Dinner, Late Night
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Music : Juke Box
Good For Dancing : No
Alcohol : Full Bar
Happy Hour : Yes
Best Nights : Wed, Thu, Sat
Coat Check : No
Smoking : Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
Outdoor Seating : Yes
Wi-Fi : Free
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : Yes
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Jesse B.
what else can I say??? I had time to kill (20 min) and wanted to use some Wifi and order a drink. Heads up! they serve the miller lite in tall slim cans with a frosted glass. I was expecting a bottle but miller lite is miller lite. Girls at the bar were very nice. Only down side.............NO SAMBUCA but that's ok. I ordered 2 shots of Rumchata. We are going back to try the ribs and will write an update. Overall it is a friendly bar and eatery in a strip mall.
(4)Tony M.
This joint has offered me the best service since arriving to Madison. The staff are always friendly and always wanting to ensure your needs are met. The food is delicious but overly often salty (that's just a personal preference though). I wish there were more space. It always seems packed on a Thursday and Friday, which can be a good thing and bad thing. Given the service and the atmosphere I highly recommend it.
(4)Jason V.
The Friday fish fry is outstanding! If you haven't tried it you should. I wash the meal down with a tap of Smithwick's. Great atmosphere too.
(5)Margaret S.
Mid Town Pub has been a frequent haunt but am going to have to find a new spot. A few weeks ago I ordered the chicken cordon bleu sandwich. I was served another menu item that was chicken served with mounds of jalapeños. When I pointed out the error, they quickly replaced it... With the same sandwich sans jalapeños and added ham. Chicken was still steeped in jalapeño flavor. I didn't eat it but was charged for it. Wanted to give the kitchen another chance on a recent visit and was served yet another in edible sandwich. It was so salty and pepper ladened that the first bite was my last. This kitchen needs some guidance! Adios mtp!
(2)Jeff L.
They usually have Spaten Optimator on tap, which is one of my definitions of civilization . . . They also have an excellent selection of bottled beers. I live within walking distance of the Mid Town Pub, so I'm in here a lot. I'm usually in during the week, so it's less crowded, the music isn't so loud, and it's possible to have a nice conversation while sitting at the bar. The Friday fish fry is good. The place does get CROWDED so be aware. One of their Bloody Mary recipes has a modest amount of horseradish in it, which turned out to be very good.
(4)Mike C.
A review by Steve L. from Oct. 2012 hits it on the head - simply stellar. The food is excellent and the staff works very well together.
(5)Caleb G.
Great place, good atmosphere, good pub fare, has become my go-to when I am looking for lunch and a couple Bloody Mary's or to catch the Badgers or Packers playing. Bloody Mary's are always fantastic, 2 w a couple Spotted Cow chasers are enough to have that perfect afternoon or Sunday "slow buzz" :-) Food is standard pub types, def above average taste and prep though. All in all, it's your neighborhood "Cheers" setting with a sports bar/family friendly/good time spin.
(4)Loren H.
I am getting so tired of going to known good places for lunch and getting terrible food. I like the Mid Town but have bad experiences now twice in a row here. This time I got the buffalo chicken roll up. I took one bite of it and all I could taste was oil and vinegar. I unrolled it and found it to be saturated in this salad dressing and some red buffalo sauce. There was also a large amount of diced cucumbers which didn't fit the sandwich for texture or taste and fell out on the first bite like dice from a dice cup. I ended up just picking the diced chicken out, trying to avoid the overpowering taste of the vinegar. I should have sent it back but was short of time and couldn't wait. On a good note the ice tea was very good as was the coleslaw. I love roll ups and order them a lot but this one was one of the worst. Maybe I should stick with the specials or a burger next time. I will try them but am loosing my enthusiasm for the place.
(3)Sarah V.
Decided to try the Midtown Pub on Saturday night. It's close to home and we just had a busy day with kids' activities. Service here is excellent! The kids were big fans of the baskets of popcorn. Burgers were quite good (Dotty's is still the gold standard). To have a place close to home, with good service and classic pub food, we will be back!
(4)Renee B.
I don't plan on returning. Watch your bill. Over-the-top server system. Good bar area though. An additional tip was added onto our credit card bill even After we left a cash tip on the table. Not cool. I assume that another server picked it up from the table and didn't tell anyone. That is, one of the 5 servers we had. The multi-server system is obnoxious. Too much customer service can be a bad thing. As can an unauthorized credit card charge. Typically I would go in to resolve this, but now I vote with my feet. If you decide to come here, watch your bill and credit card statement. Or just pay cash for the entire bill. Two stars for the TVs and the low-key, come-as-you-are atmosphere.
(2)Franklin P.
Fantastic all around. Can't say a bad thing about this place. Everyone's incredibly friendly and the food is great. Try the curds... my favorite in town.
(5)Ben Z.
Best burger in Middleton. The Normandy burger is absolutely fantastic. Staff and owner are really great and always make for a great dining experience.
(5)Elise M.
Hoooo boy. I took my brother and his lady friend here for fish fry last week. I raved about how great it was, so they wanted to try. As expected, the fish was excellent: crunchy, flaky, beer battered, golden brown perfection. The service, however, was not great. It all began when my brother's girlfriend asked one of our servers if the kitchen cooks shellfish in the same oil as the fries and fish fry (she's allergic to shellfish but not regular fish). The waitress told us that shellfish has seperate cooking oil, so she ordered the fish fry with us. About 15 min after the table placed our orders, the waitress came back to tell us that shellfish is cooked in all the fryers. Our companion needed to look at the menu again to figure out something to eat...most food at the Midtown pub is deep fried, so her options were more limited now. Up to this point, actually, the service thing wasn't a huge problem. What happened next sort of ruined the night for us though. The waitress didn't come back to take our friends' new order for a long time. Meanwhile, the kitchen must have still been working on ours. Our food actually came out while she was giving her new order. Now we had to awkwardly eat while she had nothing. No one checked on us after the food was delivered either. When her food finally came out after the rest of the table was finished eating, a server inquired about our experience. We asked to talk to a manager to let them know that the service had not been excellent. The manager's reaction was defensive. She actually blamed us for not liking their weird multi-waiter system, instead of just apologizing. I get the feeling that she thought we were complaining just to get free stuff, which wasn't the case at all. She ultimately comped us a pitcher of beer, which was nice, but our dinner experience was subpar overall. Also, all the regularly priced side dishes that our allergic friend was able to choose from were fried, so she asked for a cup of soup to go with her belated entree. They charged us 4 or 5 dollars for the substitution, and didn't mention it until we got the bill. I understand charging for a more costly substitution as a matter of normal business practice, but in this situation, that seemed like the wrong thing to do.
(2)Mike H.
Stopped in to watch a Chicago Bears game while my g/f and her parents went on a Frank Lloyd Wright tour. On our way back to Chicago, I didn't want them to trek 15 mins off the hwy into downtown Madison so I decided to watch the game at Mid Town Pub. Thank you, Yelp reviews! Great service. My server (Shannon) chatted with me briefly and kept my drinks full. One of the cooks came out to talk about the game a few times with the customers as well. The servers made an effort to greet everyone and wish everyone farewell. I also chatted with several customers who seemed to be regulars and wasn't given any grief for wearing my Bears gear in Packer-land. It was typical bar food but they had a strong selection of beers. Plenty of TVs, friendly service, relaxed atmosphere. Too bad it's 3 hours away...
(4)Allie K.
We came here after based on a friends recommendation and smelling the food after stopping in for a drink one night. The beer selection is OK, but not great compared to other bars in Middleton with bigger taps. The food is pretty fantastic. My husband got a burger and I got the buffalo chicken wrap, both met our expectations. I also loved the house-made chipotle aioli, which paired very well with the waffle fries. Midtown was really busy for the fish fry, so service was extremely slow but very friendly. They also have free popcorn so that helped during the waits for servers to take our order/bring us our food. Overall it was a good place that we will come to again, just not on a Friday night.
(3)Steve L.
I found myself in the neighborhood fairly early on a Sunday morning (around 10:30am) and noticed MTP was open. Now, y'all know what a fan I am of the place, even after all of these years, but wow - their Bloody Mary bar seals my "fan for life" status. For around $5, they'll provide you with a pint glass with a healthy serving of ice and a generous pour of vodka. Then you make your way over to the BMB (Bloody Mary Bar) and prepare to get serious... no less than 8-10 unique mixers and countless accouterments - every type of pickled food you can imagine, along with seasonings, and dozens of hot sauces. The Bloody includes a chaser of your choice. And of course, there's the popcorn, which is some of my favorite stuff. The staff remains outstanding, as usual. Yay MTP!
(5)Katie K.
Mid Town, I'm just not sure about you. You look like a liquor store from the outside and a bit like a refurbished Ground Round on the inside. I feel confused. I went on a Friday night looking for a new fish fry place. Walked in to a busy restaurant without a hostess in sight. We sort of wandered around trying to figure out if it was seat yourself or hosted. There were a number of open tables, but I felt like we needed to talk to someone to get a table. Finally, we made eye contact with a woman who asked if we needed help. She told us there would be 30 minute wait, so we put our name on the list. About 5 minutes later she said "I guess you can sit here" and directed us to a table. Something that I found a bit strange was that the light bulbs above our table were red, which made me feel as though they were warming lights, and also made it a bit hard to see the dark menu. Also, I'm not sure the wait staff are assigned to any particular tables, which confused me a bit. We ended up having about 3 people wait on us, which was fine and they were all really very nice. They have a nice selection of local craft beers (mostly in bottles, but several on tap as well). We started with an order of jalapeño poppers, which were really good: half of a jalapeño filled with cream cheese, breaded and deep fried. Probably from a bag, but still good! I went for the fried cod and my date decided to go for the lump crab cakes, which are billed as an original recipe. The cod was ok. The tops of the pieces were nice and crispy, but the bottom half was soggy from sitting in a pool of grease. The fish came with a side (I went for waffle fries, which were pretty standard) and a piece of formerly frozen garlic bread (it is what it is). The crab cakes were really quite large, which was nice, but definitely way too salty. The tap beers were priced well, but the food was a little over priced, I think. I feel like Mid Town is a great place to get a glass of beer and a basket of popcorn or an appetizer, and just kill some time, but I'm not sure I'll be rushing to go back, though we were intrigued by this DIY Bloody Mary thing...
(3)Rebecca P.
3 Words For You: BLOODY MARY BAR! Saturday and Sunday mornings starting at 11:00 am, they have a fantastic bloody mary bar with every fixin' imaginable (mozzarella whips and pickled cherry peppers...yes please)! They hand you a generous pour of Titos on the rocks and set you free to mix up your dream concoction! Bonus is that they're only $4.75 which includes a beer chaser of your choice! Everything we've had off the menu has also been fantastic...the "primers" (prime rib sliders served on a toasted pretzel bun) are scrumptious and their homemade daily soups are truly homemade delicious. YES it's in a strip mall, YES it's lacking curb appeal, but make it through the front door and you won't be disappointed...outstanding service and fabulous food!
(4)Joshua B.
Holy Smokes this place is HUGE! I've driven past here too many times to get my Domino's fix next door. My wife and I decided to give it a shot. I had the brat burger. I didn't care for it, it had too much meat (Yes it is a thing, even for this carnivore!). My wife ordered a different burger and she enjoyed that one. The service was good, I'd definitely go back to try something else.
(3)Thomas L.
We have been going to the Mid-Town Pub for many years with at least three dozen visits mainly for the Friday fish fry/grill. The cod you get here is as good as you will find anywhere. Now for some gripes. 1.The service. A policy that all waitstaff share waiting on all customers works fine sometimes but awful on others. As a typical example, fish order took more than an hour to arrive ( blame that on the chef I suppose) but the salads we ordered didn't arrive until after we finished the main course. A single attentive waitstaff would certainly have done a better job than having no one person being responsible for anything. 2. Sandwich menu. Other than the fish the food here is marginal. Sandwiches are generally blah with the fried walleye sandwich leading the blah category - incredibly over fried, dry with a dark brown almost black crust. If you want walleye on Friday, for goodness sake go to The Great Dane Pub!
(3)J L.
Love the popcorn on all tables, love the friendly staff (they all work together to cook, bartend and wait- and mix between themselves and your tables), decor is nice and best is the sweet potato fries! yumm-o! I have had only the portabella sandwhich here, but lots more that I would be willing to try! one complaint was a double vodka soda was a little pricier than I would expect.
(4)Darcy G.
We had the cod special, It was very good and the service was the best. Very very friendly wait staff, love kids Thanks
(5)Robert Z.
Have been here a number of times,usually for a few beers,rarely for food.Place is very comfortable with nice decor.What I like best about it is the top notch service!! Owner Joel makes it a practice to hire very personable,efficient employees and trains them well. Check out the "deep" sinks in the bathroom,would like to have them in my place..
(4)Sean M.
Don't understand all the positive reviews for this place. Employees were friendly, but the food was so-so at best and the owner was shouting at another customer about politics while I was trying to eat. Go elsewhere.
(1)Nancy W.
We went here for the fish fry after reading other reviews. For the most part we were very satisfied. We arrived around 5:30 and were taken to a table right away. The friendly hostess told us although she could seat us immediately, the kitchen was a little backed up. We appreciated getting this info. No problem, we were not in a hurry. Our waitress took our drink order, part of which was a vodka gimlet with olives. Tasty gimlet arrived, sans olives. After our drinks arrived, I remembered reading there was free popcorn on the tables, and could see it on other tables. We were never offered or given popcorn. It would have been nice to munch on it while waiting for our dinner. Our dinners came out after not too long of a wait, we all had the deep fried cod with fries. You also get cole slaw and a piece of garlic bread. It was all solid, we all actually liked the addition of a piece of garlic bread. Fish and fries were both piping hot and tasted great. Cole slaw was average. At this time I ordered another vodka gimlet and stressed WITH OLIVES. Again, tasty gimlet sans olives. Just don't get how they can't get it right twice?? The place itself is bigger than it looks from outside, appears bright and clean, and all the staff we dealt with were extremely friendly. Maybe bring your own olives if you require them, and then it will be complete. We will definitely return.
(4)Zachary S.
What a place!! They have absolutely splendid food and drink. We started off with the primers, which are glorious, tender prime rib sliders. They taste like God and meat. I highly recommend them. After that, we rolled with some meatloaf, which was the Thursday special. It tasted like grandma made it while she was running a dive bar. It was hearty, thick, and tangy in the best ways. No dessert for us, but we drank old fashioneds and pitchers, both of which were well priced. Don't forget to like them on Facebook for cheap drinks.
(5)Alex B.
Easily my favorite bar in the city. The bartenders and waiters are so friendly. They often server the more basic bar food very late into the night, which is fantastic because food is hard to find that late in Middleton.
(5)Frank A.
Six of us went to Mid Town on a recent Fri night. 4 ordered the fish dinner and 2 of us the fish sandwich plate. The server asked if anyone wanted sour cream and one person said yes. We had the fish sandwich plate and were asked if we wanted a side which could be sweet potato fries, onion rings, various other potatoes or soup. One of us chose sweet potato fries and the other the onion rings. We asked if the price was the same and the server said they were all the same. When the bill came, there was an up charge for the sour cream, sweet potato fries and onion rings. We brought it to the server's attention and he said "Sorry, my fault" and did not offer to remove the charge. We decided to let it go and just left the restaurant. All were a bit disappointed in their first experience.
(3)Anna D.
Service was excellent, food was good. It just took way too long! I will try it again another night but dinner took well over 2 hours.
(3)John G.
If you see Mid Town Pub from the street it's probably not something you'd be overly attracted to or think about attending. But inside is a unique restaurant that actually does a fairly admirable job at winning people over and providing a good down-to-earth experience. The staff is very friendly, and they use a system of rotating servers which means *usually* you're attended to in prompt fashion. I say usually because on occasion when they are busy they can forget about you a bit, but any kind of delay is met with a great deal of politeness on their part and it's never been anything too hard to handle. I really need to give them credit for service here, they've never put me off and always have a warm heart about everything which is pretty rare these days so kudos to the manager for making sure the business is and stays this way. Speaking of which, the manager (owner) is a bit of a quirky fellow but he's got a good spirit too and is probably the glue to what makes Midtown so unique. And he puts in his time helping with tables or little things to make sure the service is consistent. Bottom line, Midtown has good service down cold. The atmosphere reminds me a lot of the comfort of being at home and having a meal with your family. A lot of wood booths, couches with TVs and video games, various bar games, older-style bar lighting, and the appropriate sports games on along with regular TV programming. They make you feel cosy and I like that a lot about Midtown. My only gripe really is that if I'm in the mood for something fancier this isn't really the spot, but otherwise apart from that this is the spot the vast majority of the time. The food is good if not better than most "pub food". I give credit to them for a wide variety on the menu, just about anything you'd see at a bar is here. I've tried a lot, and I'd say you can't go wrong with any of their chicken sandwhiches or burgers (teriyaki chicken and provoslaw burger being my favorites). Their Walleye sandwhich is great, it's a gigantic portion and makes me want to come back everytime for more. The chili is always worth a cup. They even have gyros and off the map items that you wouldn't expect at most bars. My favorite parts about the food though have to be the free popcorn that's already on the table when you get there, the huge selection of hot sauces behind the bar, and the bloody mary bar that they have once a week (I think Sundays) which has an absurdly awesome mix of goodies. Oh, and I can't forget to mention the bowl of candy at the front when you walk in that I usually snag a guilty pleasure or two out of on every trip. Prices are incredibly reasonable, most entrees fall in the $6-12 range, so you can easily have a dinner for two there for $25 or less. They also have specials every weekday and a good Friday Fish Fry, so make sure you get down there for it. If you haven't been, Mid Town will probably soon be a favorite of yours too
(4)Fred G.
We tried a half side of st. Louis style ribs with 3 generous sides for $11.95. The ribs were tasty but very fatty which is surprising since we were led to believe they were cooking all day. I think this is more of a burger and sandwich place then full meals. Excellent service and reasonable prices mean I will go back.
(3)Katie H.
Middleton is admittedly not a hopping spot for swanky nightlife, but if you live in the area, it's nice to know that there's a consistently good bar with a nice staff and comfortable atmosphere. Mid Town Pub fits the bill. This is my standby when I just want to get out of the house for a drink. Sit at the bar and enjoy their fairly substantial beer selection (although they do seem to be out of a lot of the beers on their list), partake of the free popcorn, maybe shoot a game of pool, and if you're hungry, order a delicious Reuben sandwich. The staff are very nice - in a recent quest to find a bar in Middleton that could make me a Golden Cadillac, this was the only place willing to go out of their way to get me what I wanted. I'm definitely going to be a repeat customer.
(4)Tracy E.
Once inside you forget you're in a strip mall, this place is delightful. The staff is friendly and engaging, even the owner bounces around filling popcorn and making wise-cracks. If the bartender saw we were low on beer and our waitress was busy he'd come to our table. In some places the staff is totally like "Not my job, I'll find your waitress *sigh*" here it was all collaborative and made the experience awesome. Keep up the good work!
(5)Bob B.
Looks can be deceiving! We have passed by this place dozens of times and never thought it was much more than what it looked like from the outside, just another bar in a strip mall. How wrong we were! Last night we wanted to go out and have some good Wisconsin 'pub' food, but wanted to try someplace different. After looking through reviews of numerous places on this site and others, I decided to give this place a try. My family was a little skeptical at first, but once we entered fears began to ease. The size, layout, decor and most importantly the food were all top notch for a pub. The only reason I didn't give it five stars was picayune, but important to me. Last night was Friday which means Fish Fry in Wisconsin. Of course this meant I had to partake in the all you can eat version of it! While the initial plate was plentiful and reasonably prepared, it took FOREVER to arrive and no one ever asked if I wanted more. I'm sure this was probably due to them being packed, but even so it did detract a little for me from my overall take on the place. That being said, we are eagerly awaiting our next visit there!
(4)Alex N.
Stepped into the joint with Mikey Free on a Friday evening looking to get a couple of beers and a decent meal before heading out downtown for a couple of drinks. The place is in a stripmall but dont let that deter you. The most winning characteristic about this place is its hospitality and care for the little things. I called to ask if they served food (as I have never been there before) and Jeff even conveyed friendliness on the phone. You walk in, seat yourself and are greated quickly by a friendly, welcoming face. The decor is traditional wisconsin bar. Badger flags, beer signs, etc. Menu had a lot of things that seemed to be appetizing. I decided on the Fish Fry (the good good Catholic in me beit Friday) and wasnt dissappointed (even though I am a fish fry snob). The tarter sauce however wasnt the best but mangable. I also had the French onion soup and it was pretty good. Waitstaff was amazing; both the great waitress or the other kind members of the place that walked around checking on how you were doing (and in a genuine manner!). My absolute favorite part of this place, which I thought was soooo coool, was that as the sun started to set (roughly ~6pm on this friday, and yes it got bright in the place) a young woman walked around with a box of sunglasses offering a pair to each patron!!! And they were all goofy-oversized-funny-trendy glasses that any person with a decent sense of humility/humor wouldnt mind donning for the 15 minutes where the sun was an issue. This completely had me smitten. Besides not having Miller Lite on tap, I loved the place and would recommend it to anyone. However, since it is outside the city of Madison, they do allow smoking (I can smell myself as I type this, boo).
(4)BD K.
The Mid Town Pub has basically become my local for three reasons: it's the closest to my apartment, it has free WiFi, and it has good food & service. It will never be the fanciest or trendiest place even in Middleton, but what they do they do well and overall the Mid Town Pub is just a friendly place. It is located at the end of the smaller of two strip malls on Allen Blvd. I like the location because I can actually walk there from my place, though attempting to do this in winter with cranky Chicagoans is not advisable. There's parking in the lot too, if your friends from Chicago can't be arsed to walk down the street. Seriously, it was not even half a mile and not even cold out at all - I guess when you go to small liberal arts colleges or Iowa you don't walk to the bars if you can't see them from your front door. They'd have never cut it at UW. But I digress... There's a little patio outside in the summer months, which is nice especially since smoking is allowed inside (at least until next March). Even so, the Mid Town Pub is better ventilated than most places. The place gets pretty packed on Friday and Saturday nights but generally has a good vibe. During the day there are lunch specials and always a few games on the tvs. I especially like food here. The menu is surprisingly broad and contains a lot beyond the standard bar fare. My personal favorite is the buffalo chicken wrap, because it's made with diced cucumbers and is just delicious. I also recommend the turkey reuben and turkey californian sandwiches, and I recently tried the porta-bleu sandwich which is a portabella mushroom cap with fried onions and artichoke hearts with bleu cheese - amazing. They serve "MTP Gyros" until bartime but I've never been in the right frame of mind, let's say, to try one. The appetizers are also well done, and most of these are served up to bartime as well. Standards like cheese curds and and mozzarella sticks are good, but my favorite are the spicy chicken bites, which are great for sharing around a table with your friends. The Mid Town Pub calls itself a "WiFi Bar and Grill" and I would say that half of the times I've been here I've brought my laptop. It is a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon, sitting at a table doing a little work while having a beer and watching the game. The last time I stopped in I was editing a few reports while watching the Cubs dispatch an opponent while the Crew simutaneously lost. I got the stink-eye from some other patrons due to my enthusiasm, but the bartender revealed that she too was a Cubs fan and said, "Don't take any guff from these swine." Cub-friendly bartenders and HST references will make me a devotee every time.
(4)mark w.
Great place, a very active owner with good food, good drinks, and good bartenders. I wish it were a little easier to watch sporting events, but a good place that is above others in the area.
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