Shipley's Tavern

This establishment is a typical bar/tavern vibe. Wouldn't be appropriate for under 21!The hamburgers were really tasty. My wife got the small Shipley (1/4 pound) with bacon/cheese and a side of rings. I got the Shipley burger (1/3 lb) with fries. The only negative from my perspective was that it seemed we were invading a sacred space and the server acted like it too!Although a four top came in while we there and sat next to us. (2 couples) The server seemed ok with them. The server asked if we were ready for our check. We said yes. 10 minutes later, no check. The place was lightly busy, not overwhelming, but at times she looked overwhelmed. It was 1:30 in the afternoon on a Friday!

I ordered the Shipley Burger with onion rings and she ordered Shipley burger with cheese and fries.This place was perfectly busy. We got the last two seats in the house. The staff was courteous. The couples sitting beside us were salt of the earth folks. We enjoyed our stay. The wait time for the burgers was perfect considering we had just crushed Chinese food up the block.This was truly one of the best burgers I've ever had in my life. We'd go back any time any day.

We were told "You've gotta try the Shipley Burger," so we did. I ordered a Shipley Burger with Onion Rings, and my wife ordered the fish sandwich with fries. Margarita for her, beer for me. After a few minutes, another lady came over and said, no onion rings until the truck comes in tomorrow. Okay, make mine fries.The plates come over, and they're typical baskets of food. As she places mine down, she apologizes for the size and tells me she's not gonna charge me for a Shipley Burger 'cause it's too small to be a Shipley Burger. Sure enough, the bill said it was a kids meal, so we walked out paying a lot less than we expected.It's your typical locals bar. Clean, but you can tell a couple of pitchers may have hit the floor in the past (yes, you can order a pitcher of your favorite draft or a bucket of bottles here!)Great people, fun place for a bite and a decent cold one!

The food was good. We all liked our burgers. I would pass on the fried pickle spears. Spears just don't get it for me. The service was slow for it to be a little after 9P. We waited almost half and hour before getting our food.The ambiance is - it's a bar! Nothing fancy here. They do have a cool sign with their name on it at the back of the restaurant.

We had 2 pitchers of beer and some fried mushrooms only 21$ the atmosphere was good I would highly recommend this place.

Best Cheeseburgers east of the Mississippi !!Highly Recommended !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This place is a great little food and beverage spot right off the main drag. The staff was great and the service also great. The oldest bar in Madison from what we were told. Loved this spot!

Yummy bar food! The onion rings were our favorite! Burger was good and so was ranch wrap! Friendly staff and area.

With all the fantastic places to eat in Madison, Shipley's remains my favorite. Great food & fantastic prices on their delicious mixed drinks!

We were told it was the best burger in town well if you like well done tasteless burger it's the place for you. Anybody can cook a burger well done but this was terrible. My wife had a grilled chicken sandwich and said it was horrible. The fries were okay but no salt or any kind of flavor. The 1.75 draft in a plastic cup was the highlight of the meal.