Tempest Oyster Bar

120 E Wilson St Suite 3, Madison
(608) 258-1443

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treeswamp

Great seafood with a varied menu and lots of different oysters to select from. The wait staff was impressive and overall a fair price for what was offered.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lobster

Amber Maas

Great food and service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Michael Whitley

Highly recommend outstanding happy hour

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Trevor Olson

Everything was great!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

T T

Gross. Don't waste your time or money.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Steps

It has been a bit since we have dined at Tempest. The food is consistently decent. Service seems to be struggling a bit. We had to ask our server every time for a new drink, never once did she ask if we want any more drinks. Had to ask for everything, including silverware. Overall, still a great place to go for a meal.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: All Oysters on the Half Shell, Oysters Rockefeller, Halibut

Valerie

Such a great place! The bar staff was very attentive and so helpful!!
Definitely will come again and highly recommend!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jill Izydor

Great food, service and all around vibe.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Astrid Agurcia

This was our first visit, and we absolutely loved it. From start to finish, the experience was exceptional. The food was delicious especially the oysters 🦪, which were outstanding and offered in a great variety. We tried the “Tower #1,” featuring 10 select oysters, and it was perfectly curated.

The fries were flavorful and crisp, and the shrimp were impressively large and well worth it. The cocktails were expertly crafted and beautifully balanced.

Our server was incredibly kind and attentive, making us feel genuinely welcomed throughout the evening. The restaurant was quite busy, and we were glad we had made a reservation especially since they send a helpful confirmation text two hours prior.

We also appreciated the thoughtful amenities, including clean restrooms and a diaper-changing station inside, which is a wonderful touch for families.

Overall, a fantastic dining experience. Highly recommended.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kyle Barnett

Now, I would like to start this by stating that this was our first time here. (My wife and myself) I ordered the Ribeye, medium rare; and she the Ono. We ended up waiting an hour and a half for our food to come out. They stated that something had been overcooked and they were re-firing it at about the hour mark. When we got our food, my steak had been overcooked (I assume this would be the second time.) It came out a rubbery medium well. My wife made it about 2/3s the way through her Ono to notice that it was raw in the middle. Our server was trying so hard to make it right and I applaud her for keeping her composure. That said, I will not be returning to this restaurant in the future and I hope that this was just a flook and they don't have this kind of service on the regular.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

Mark Stumpf

The best seafood meal I've ever had. Definitely coming back!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yuliia Melnyk

Thank you so much, was very nice food and vine ))

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: All Oysters on the Half Shell, Smoke Stack, Seafood Tower

RB Flantry

Oysters were the star of the show! Service was top notch with the help of Celeste for our waitress and Kevin behind the bar. Best martinis in town! Henry does a wonderful job with his team! Best overall experience for a great classic madtown place. Recommend the smoke stacks and scallops!

Armando Caballero

The restaurant had a rock band playing that was too loud , was very hard to have a conversation or talk to the waitress

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 4

Dan

I could eat those scallops the rest of my life.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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