Absolutely love this place! Always a go-to for us. Great people, great service, great drinks, great vibes!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Poutine, Moscow Mule 4 Pack
Martin Lopez
Cool space, warm welcome from the bartender. But not only were our cocktails bad. He overcharged us. We both ordered rail drinks, which the menu says are $6. He charged me $10 and my friend $7. My drink was tea-weak on both liquor and flavor. My friend's was completely flat.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 1
Libby Schaefer
My husband and I have visited Plain Spoke a couple times and decided to host a welcome party for our wedding guests. The planning process was simple and Steph was very kind to answer all our questions. We were originally going to use both the bar and private event space, but ended up just using the bar area and it worked out well for the amount of attendees. The draft cocktails made for quick service for the group and everyone enjoyed the variety of both pre-made and built cocktails. You can also include food from the downstairs YoungBlood kitchen which was delicious. Great venue option for a private event!
Mat Badertscher
It's one of the top 5 cocktail bars in Madison imo. They only carry Low Brow Spirits, Plain Spoke is technically a tasting room for that distilling company. Not technically a tiki bar, but they feature a good amount of tiki cocktails on their menu. Great vibes inside. Service can be kinda hit or miss depending on bartender/time of day.
Affordable and good draft cocktails. Very pretty view. Place is def a vibe. If its the sharp kinda taking pictures for instagram vibe you're looking for then def the spot for you. Really good views of king street too.
Kaitlyn W.
Plain Spoke is my favorite cocktail bar in Madison. I love the atmosphere and all the neon. I've tried an array of their drinks from their cosmo and dirty martinis, to wine spritzers, and frozen cocktails. Everything has been delicious!
Robbie Plank
Vibes are IMMACULATE here. Great lighting and atmosphere, and the cocktails are unique and tasty. Any of the drinks with herbs are super fresh and earthy, in the best way possible. They even have a back room showing action movies like the early Fast and the Furious movies!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Edgar Cuevas
This bar is always a go to for my coworkers and I. It is very chill and the drinks are solid. I love getting the Miami Vice since it's such a great bang for
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Poutine
Olivia L.
Such a fun and chic spot to grab a few cocktails in downtown Madison! The neon lights in Plain Spoke make for a unique ambience that seemingly keeps me coming back time and time again! What can I say, I just love the vibes here.I think it's important to note that this is a smaller (and pricier) spot that tends to get pretty packed. You might be waiting at the bar for a bit depending on how busy it is! Also, the staircase entrance is steep and may be a bit daunting to those who've had one too many cocktails so be cautious!
Murph 52
great bar with very nice atmosphere and neon signs. they mainly serve cocktails, average price per cocktail is $10 and made very well. the bartenders are very nice.
I really like the vibes of this place. Casual, relaxed, but had some damn fine cocktails. Staff was very knowledgeable about their drinks and had great recs.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
xwanderingchef
I really like the vibes of this place. Casual, relaxed, but had some damn fine cocktails. Staff was very knowledgeable about their drinks and had great recs.
Juno Jordan
Went here on a weekday evening and was very nice. Great chill vibe. Went back on a weekend and it was so insanely loud we had to leave. Need to do something about that, I feel bad for the employees!
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
Jamie C.
We were excited to try this spot, the interior is trendy with chill vibes. It was relatively busy but we did go on a Friday night. There were two bar tenders who were attentive and prompt. They have a decent size list of cocktails on draft but were unfortunately out of a few. Lots of fruity and blended options. They have a very small non-draft cocktail list and don't keep a wide variety of spirits in stock. Thus, they can't really make anything that's not on the menu. This was disappointing to us because the ambiance was cool. All in all we wouldn't go out of our way to come back but also wouldn't avoid this spot either.
Alexander Kerr
Honestly this bar has great ambience and atmosphere with amazing drinks (try the Miami vice!) But the noise level is intense! There needs to be some sort of noise dampening here, it is very loud
Absolutely love this place! Always a go-to for us. Great people, great service, great drinks, great vibes!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Poutine, Moscow Mule 4 Pack
Cool space, warm welcome from the bartender. But not only were our cocktails bad. He overcharged us. We both ordered rail drinks, which the menu says are $6. He charged me $10 and my friend $7. My drink was tea-weak on both liquor and flavor. My friend's was completely flat.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 1
My husband and I have visited Plain Spoke a couple times and decided to host a welcome party for our wedding guests. The planning process was simple and Steph was very kind to answer all our questions. We were originally going to use both the bar and private event space, but ended up just using the bar area and it worked out well for the amount of attendees. The draft cocktails made for quick service for the group and everyone enjoyed the variety of both pre-made and built cocktails. You can also include food from the downstairs YoungBlood kitchen which was delicious. Great venue option for a private event!
It's one of the top 5 cocktail bars in Madison imo. They only carry Low Brow Spirits, Plain Spoke is technically a tasting room for that distilling company. Not technically a tiki bar, but they feature a good amount of tiki cocktails on their menu. Great vibes inside. Service can be kinda hit or miss depending on bartender/time of day.
Recommended dishes: Bourbon Smash 4 Pack, Moscow Mule 4 Pack, Mojito 4 Pack
Affordable and good draft cocktails. Very pretty view. Place is def a vibe. If its the sharp kinda taking pictures for instagram vibe you're looking for then def the spot for you. Really good views of king street too.
Plain Spoke is my favorite cocktail bar in Madison. I love the atmosphere and all the neon. I've tried an array of their drinks from their cosmo and dirty martinis, to wine spritzers, and frozen cocktails. Everything has been delicious!
Vibes are IMMACULATE here. Great lighting and atmosphere, and the cocktails are unique and tasty. Any of the drinks with herbs are super fresh and earthy, in the best way possible. They even have a back room showing action movies like the early Fast and the Furious movies!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
This bar is always a go to for my coworkers and I. It is very chill and the drinks are solid. I love getting the Miami Vice since it's such a great bang for
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Poutine
Such a fun and chic spot to grab a few cocktails in downtown Madison! The neon lights in Plain Spoke make for a unique ambience that seemingly keeps me coming back time and time again! What can I say, I just love the vibes here.I think it's important to note that this is a smaller (and pricier) spot that tends to get pretty packed. You might be waiting at the bar for a bit depending on how busy it is! Also, the staircase entrance is steep and may be a bit daunting to those who've had one too many cocktails so be cautious!
great bar with very nice atmosphere and neon signs. they mainly serve cocktails, average price per cocktail is $10 and made very well. the bartenders are very nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I really like the vibes of this place. Casual, relaxed, but had some damn fine cocktails. Staff was very knowledgeable about their drinks and had great recs.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
I really like the vibes of this place. Casual, relaxed, but had some damn fine cocktails. Staff was very knowledgeable about their drinks and had great recs.
Went here on a weekday evening and was very nice. Great chill vibe. Went back on a weekend and it was so insanely loud we had to leave. Need to do something about that, I feel bad for the employees!
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
We were excited to try this spot, the interior is trendy with chill vibes. It was relatively busy but we did go on a Friday night. There were two bar tenders who were attentive and prompt. They have a decent size list of cocktails on draft but were unfortunately out of a few. Lots of fruity and blended options. They have a very small non-draft cocktail list and don't keep a wide variety of spirits in stock. Thus, they can't really make anything that's not on the menu. This was disappointing to us because the ambiance was cool. All in all we wouldn't go out of our way to come back but also wouldn't avoid this spot either.
Honestly this bar has great ambience and atmosphere with amazing drinks (try the Miami vice!) But the noise level is intense! There needs to be some sort of noise dampening here, it is very loud