Great food and drink, intimate space for live music! Friendly staff, excellent dining choices. Wonderful reasonably priced venue for live music by large and small groups.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dogged-Solo
Spectacular. They seem to have crafted masterclass versions of the menu items!!! Awesome!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brian Wales
Great guest musicians.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
yusra mehieddine
The most amazing food i’ve ever tasted in my entire history of living, 100% recommend this cafe
Food: 5
John Ottow
A one of a kind great place.
Mark Young
My favorite pub and listening room/acoustic music venue in the world. Unique, great vibes, & their stage has featured many folk legends.
Dorothy Kent
If you love small friendly gathering places, live music in a quiet setting, and delicious healthy food, you will love Cafe Carpe. The historic building has a gorgeous bar and original art on the walls. In warm weather, you can eat on the screened back porch overlooking the Rock River. Musicians love to play in the intimate listening room beyond the bar.
Trygve Danielson
Friendly, intimate. Great place to gather for music and friendship.
B Y
Great food, great music! Especially when Bill is playing! 👏
Trish Kalhagen
We love Cafe Carpe!! Love the delicious food and great music! Sometimes, we just stop in for lunch or dinner. Great place and people.
There are several dining establishments in this semi-rural county that I like but this one has a warmth and ambience that can’t be beat anywhere in Southern Wisconsin. The food is not fancy but always good. Today I stopped by for a solo lunch — spicy black bean burger with blue cheese, veggies and chips. There’s always at least one cold brew on tap that rounds out my food experience. Long tables accommodate groups or facilitate making new friends. Most of the time though I’m drawn in the evening for dinner and music. The back room has been known statewide and beyond for decades, as a (somewhat bohemian) destination for audiences and performers. The genre is often folk or singer-songwriter but ranges beyond. We’ll-known artists sometimes have the Carpe on their calendar. Owner/chef/performer Bill Camplin delivers witty introductions for the acts when not performing himself. Sign up early with Kitty for a choice seat. Music lovers owe themselves a visit to this casual and intimate establishment.
Great food and drink, intimate space for live music!
Friendly staff, excellent dining choices. Wonderful reasonably priced venue for live music by large and small groups.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Spectacular. They seem to have crafted masterclass versions of the menu items!!! Awesome!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great guest musicians.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The most amazing food i’ve ever tasted in my entire history of living, 100% recommend this cafe
Food: 5
A one of a kind great place.
My favorite pub and listening room/acoustic music venue in the world. Unique, great vibes, & their stage has featured many folk legends.
If you love small friendly gathering places, live music in a quiet setting, and delicious healthy food, you will love Cafe Carpe. The historic building has a gorgeous bar and original art on the walls. In warm weather, you can eat on the screened back porch overlooking the Rock River. Musicians love to play in the intimate listening room beyond the bar.
Friendly, intimate. Great place to gather for music and friendship.
Great food, great music! Especially when Bill is playing! 👏
We love Cafe Carpe!! Love the delicious food and great music! Sometimes, we just stop in for lunch or dinner. Great place and people.
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Overpriced mediocre food
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
R U liberal or conservative?
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Wonderful staff and really cool small music
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Classic Reuben
There are several dining establishments in this semi-rural county that I like but this one has a warmth and ambience that can’t be beat anywhere in Southern Wisconsin. The food is not fancy but always good. Today I stopped by for a solo lunch — spicy black bean burger with blue cheese, veggies and chips. There’s always at least one cold brew on tap that rounds out my food experience. Long tables accommodate groups or facilitate making new friends. Most of the time though I’m drawn in the evening for dinner and music. The back room has been known statewide and beyond for decades, as a (somewhat bohemian) destination for audiences and performers. The genre is often folk or singer-songwriter but ranges beyond. We’ll-known artists sometimes have the Carpe on their calendar. Owner/chef/performer Bill Camplin delivers witty introductions for the acts when not performing himself. Sign up early with Kitty for a choice seat. Music lovers owe themselves a visit to this casual and intimate establishment.
If you know you know.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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