Bar Corallini

Where to start?* charcuterie and cheese board - just get it. It's beautiful and so delicious. The cheeses are on point, the veg are perfectly roasted and seasoned. * wine list, bar and bartenders are * I loved the pasta with mushroomsThis is a place we LOVE, and love to experience with friends.Go and enjoy!

3.5 stars. Overall the experience was nice and our server was fine. We went for brunch on Sunday at 12:30. It was fairly busy, but not crazy. I appreciated the expansive menu, but it definitely is not somewhere I would go if I'm in the mood for a robust brunch. I was surprised by this because it was a top rated selection for brunch by Madison Mag. I actually ended up not choosing brunch because the main menu items sounded more interesting. I got the Bucatini and it was very good. As was the appetizer of Burrata. Weird to me was the lack of coffee drinks. If that's not their thing, all good, but it seemed like they had the equipment and for a place like this I was surprised to not see it on the menu. Also a big bummer was that at 1:30 when I asked for a refill of my coffee what I got was a half filled cup? Were they out of coffee? During brunch? Seemed weird for a server to give you a half filled refill and not offer an explanation. Ambiance is top notch. The place is gorgeous and the location is great. The bathrooms are beautifully decorated and are goals. I'd return, but it just didn't live up to the hype. Seems like more of a dinner place in my book.

Bar Corallini is my favorite place to go in Madison for a special occasion. I love the aquatic decor and the romantic lighting. It can get noisy but the atmosphere always feels intimate. It's a popular place so you'll want to make a reservation--ideally about 2 weeks out.Any vegans looking for an extensive and thoughtful vegan menu need to come here. I don't think there's another Italian restaurant in Madison with so many wonderful vegan dishes. I love the warm olives, antipasti board, farinata fries, and bean dip with pizza bread when they have it. The muffaletta is delicious, as are the pizzas. The pastas change with the season but they always seem to have cacio e pepe and it has yet to let me down. They also have vegan affogato and sorbet. I highly recommend Bar Corallini!

I FINALLY got to try Bar Corallini and it did not disappoint. We made reservations for a Wednesday evening during their happy hour, and got seated in one of their lovely booths by the kitchen. Our server Katie was wonderful, and was extremely helpful throughout the evening! Their $6 aperol spritz was pretty good, but the star of the show was their kale salad we ordered for an appetizer. For our mains, we got a margherita pizza and the gnocchi. The pizza was fine, nothing to write home about, but the gnocchi was a huge hit. The mushroom ragout was mouthwatering, and the leftovers were still delicious the next day. Overall, as far as their menu goes, I would not recommend the $6 ciabatta bread appetizer, but I would order the kale salad a million times over. The next time we go, I'm excited to try another entree.

I came here for a friend's birthday in a group of 6. The decor was modern, classy, and casual. We split several appetizers: eggplant fritters, bacon wrapped dates, octopus, and the crostone. All of the appetizers were great! The service was okay. Our waitress was new, which I completely understand. That plates were left uncleared for a while, we poured our own wine, our checks were brought without asking for coffee or any other desserts (we did bring a cake to cut). The menu left me wanting more options. Nothing really jumped out at me. Several of us ordered the shrimp scampi. A whole, shell on shrimp on the top of the dish was a tough choice. There's no good way to go about peeling a whole shrimp on a pasta dish.. mine ended up flying across the table. The pasta and sauce were good. Unfortunately, my dish had FAR less sauce than my friends who'd ordered the same dish:(. I ended up wrapping up most of the dish. I love the touch of the post cards with the checks. I'd come back to try more items, perhaps after the season changes. A dish with mussels or clams would be welcome. The menu could use polishing but there's something good there to work with. Plating and technique were on par and appetizers were delicious.

Love the vibe and happy hour! The food never disappoints! On this visit we had the beet appetizer, which was very large and delicious. Had a mushroom pasta and burrata pizza and both were very tasty. The pizza's crust was as amazing and doing one pasta and a pizza was the best way to get our carbs!

I wanted to love this restaurant but I had a few qualms with our service. We booked a later reservation around 8:30 and were seated promptly. It seemed as though our server was a bit annoyed the whole time. When we asked for a second to look at the menu we didn't see her again for quite some time. When she finally came back to take our order we were informed very snappily that it was last call for the kitchen. The food was okay, but nothing out of this world. Maybe my expectations were set a bit high but I feel as though it was very run of the mill Italian dishes. In addition the pizza we ordered (not pictured) had a pretty floppy undercarriage and was a bit doughy. The inside is a cool vibe and I would love to come back and give it another try eventually.

Excellent aperol spritz and a great vibe. Such a cool restaurant in the heart of the Atwood neighborhood. Well decorated, clean, views of the kitchen and big pizza oven, different seating options, and a great menu. We met friends here for dinner and sat up at the bar. A table wait time for Saturday night at 6pm was 30-45 minutes (it's hard to get reservations unless you make them way in advance). We love sitting up at the bar so it worked out. The bar area is awesome. Great decor, big city bar vibes, cool glasses, backlight, etc. The bartenders are so nice and very helpful and knowledgeable. We started off with cocktails and the eggplant fritters. The eggplant fritters were amazing! Flavorful and delicious. The dish comes with 5 fritters so after that we decided splitting a pizza would be plenty of food for us. We split the pepperoni and pickled pepper. We have had this pizza before and loved it. This time it wasn't as good. The pizza was under cooked so the crust was a little doughy but the flavor was amazing. I love the hot honey on top. We had a glass of true Italian red wine which paired perfectly. Great wine list! It's always a fun night out at Bar Corallini!

We had an amazing visit for dinner! Drinks were excellent, especially their Calm before the storm! Wow. Amazingly different flavors!We got 3 different pastas and their chicken piccata. All were excellent and nice portions. The mushroom house made tagliatelle and tagliatelle special with prosciutto... delicious. As was Shrimp scampi in house made spaghetti... Service was great. Location and interior very nice! Would love to return to try more!!!

We walked in around 7:30 on a wednesday night. The place was packed but we got a seat at the bar np. I would get a reservation if you want to be sureService was great, and the sauce in the Tagliatelle was to die for. From the antipasti menu, the Crostone was impressive, tasty, and filling