The Stuffed Olive - Madison
351 State St, Madison
(608) 283-9535
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I stopped by on a Friday night at about 8pm and snagged a spot at the bar. There were open tables as well. There were 8 staff members behind the bar. No one looked at us or greeted us. Three staff members just stood there chatting at the end of the bar. We waited for quite a while and just couldn’t get any service. The drinks menu looked great, but we left because the service seemed to be awful.
Bought two martinis, crab rangoons and calamari. The drinks were great and the apps were as well and came with SO much dipping sauce (which I loved). Will come here again!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We come here and have to seat ourselves which is fine. But waited for almost 30 mins before we were acknowledged to see what we wanted to drink. We told the waiter we weren't sure about staying to eat. The waiter then caught an attitude when decided not to stay. I don't know if I'd come back from just the brief experience there.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
A very odd experience. It was busy with a sign advising to seat yourself. There was one table still with prior customers dishes on it. It was busy though so we grabbed it. After 10 minutes of attempting to get a wait staffs attention, they told us they thought we were the previous customers. Still doesn’t fix the fact of ignoring a table. Waitress asked for our drink order only to realize we didn’t have any menus…and a dirty table still. Another 10 minutes by and we are back with one menu covered in something sticky. We order everything at once because we could tell this would be a while. Another 20 minutes come by and our waitress brings two glasses of water. Our table STILL had the prior dirty smelly dishes on it. We literally cleaned our table ourselves with napkins taken from the bar and water from our drink glasses. Practically had to beg to get a single wait staffs attention to take these dishes away. So we had a dirty table for 40 minutes. We almost finished our food before our drinks even came. It took 1 hour to get a martini?? Never in my life have almost finished a meal before receiving my drink order. You could hear every table around us complaining about the service, some even leaving before their drinks even came because they gave up.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
When we walked in to celebrate a birthday we all felt extremely judged. We were all dressed up nice and classy and took a booth as there were a handful of us. Everyone just stared at us and it took forever for someone to come give us service. Now the waitress we did get was amazing even sang happy birthday with us when everyone else working literally snapped at her and told her they weren’t going to. Rude bar manager for sure. We won’t ever return but the food is good and the martinis were alright. Service doesn’t match what your bill will be.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
We were here for drinks and it was so cute! Can't wait to go back to try the food!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
The martinis were all enjoyable and would potentially make me try this place again. However, the service could be very very much improved. It took over 30 minutes to get our food order in and we tried to get our server’s attention many times and couldn’t. We overheard her saying she was covering 15 tables!!! This is way too much, and I really felt for her. But at the same time, I’m not sure the hustle was really there. We wanted another round of drinks and never got to put them in because after our food was dropped off, she never came back to us. So it seems like a lot of missed opportunity. Also, while the martinis were good, the Halloween themed one that we ordered didn’t have promised garnish and we were dissapointed in that because that was part of the fun of ordering it. The food is also average. The sweet potato fries and hummus were pretty good, but the flatbreads were dry. Recommend adding more suace to them for more flavor
Absolutely amazing! My girlfriend and I are visiting from Green Bay, and someone suggested this placed. We ordered the crab ragoon and Cajun salmon skewers each. Isabella was our server. The food was served promptly and was delicious. Definitely will go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very classy vibe with amazing martinis🍸and great food! The Crab Rangoon Flatbread, Artichoke Dip, Steak Skewers were all to die for… and trying something new? The fried blue cheese stuffed olives 🫒 are something else!! So good… plus I loved my birthday 🎂 martini! So cute and delish!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
First time at the Stuffed Olive. Our first impression was not good. We sat at the bar which was sticky, not clean. The menu was also sticky, we waited at least 5 minutes before anyone greeted us (Three different people behind the bar had walked by several times). I ordered an espresso martini that looked nothing as what was pictured on the menu. It tasted like a little espresso with sugar water. My girlfriend ordered a dirty martini that tasted like drinking the brine right out of the olive jar. The quality of drinks does not meet the price they are charging.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
This is a lovely place to spend an evening. They are Primarily a martini bar (over one hundred martinis) and the bartender is very capable and does a wonderful job of wanting to please the clientele. The waitress is checking in on a regular basis and makes the whole experience a very pleasant one. The food was yummy and the drinks were even better.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I enjoying coming here for the variety of drinks! The service is great, especially Grace! She is very prompt and accommodating to our friend who has allergies.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brunch and mocktails before a matinee at the Overture Center. The monkey bread is fantastic; we had to order a second one. Cozy seating, friendly, helpful staff, and the chef accommodated our kids' severe nut allergies. Our new go-to weekend place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food and drinks here are amazing to begin with but the service was even better! The skewers and flatbreads are to die for as well as the hangover burger during brunch. This place easily gets a 10 from me!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely fantastic service by bartenders James and Kallie!! Food is yummy too. I will definitely be coming back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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