Black Bear Inn

I ordered the BLT on sourdough and it was very good. Plenty of bacon! I sat at the bar and the bartender was friendly and attentive.

We love this place! Favorite local spot for Friday night fish fry and great craft beer on tap. Down to earth, cozy little bar in CG with great service from the kitchen and friendly servers behind the bar. Good vibes all around!

My husband and I had an event to attend in Cottage Grove, and we decided to check out the Black Bear Inn for dinner after. When you first walk in, it looks like any old bar in Wisconsin - until you look left, and then you will see a gorgeous log cabin-like dining room. I was blown away by the number of options, as well as the unexpected ones like crab legs! Never in a million years would I have thought I would be able to dine on crab legs in a bar. I actually didn't, because I ended up choosing the chicken parmesan sandwich, which did not disappoint! The sandwich was very well put together, and despite the ability to be a potentially messy meal, it was easier to eat than I thought! It was a great night out, and if I make it back to Cottage Grove for dinner I will definitely eat at the Black Bear Inn again.

My husband and I spent a couple nights at the Black Bear Inn and ate at its adjacent bar/restaurant. The accommodations are certainly not fancy but they get the job done. It is a very small and simple inn with just the basics. As far as the food/drinks - two thumbs up! I didn't have drinks but my husband did and thought they were great. He also loved his meal as did I. I had the spaghetti with their signature marinara and it was very good!I would return here if I happen to be in the area again.

Been here before and it was OK. Had a coupon so decided to try it again and if anything it was worse than before. Wife ordered a cheeseburger and I ordered a cajun chicken wrap. Also ordered a plate of french fries for $3.99 as they weren't included with the sandwiches which to me were priced at a point where the fries or at least chips should have been included.The burger was ok, nothing special. Wife said it was on a "Costco" bun which is fine. Not a lot of flavor to the burger which was disappointing.My wrap was very disappointing. It was cold and not very flavorful. 80% of it was lettuce with a few tomatos and a couple pieces of chicken. No wonder it was cold. The fries were terrible. They were not "fried" but rather baked. And not very good baked, had a dusty feeling as in over-baked. I'll go to Culvers next time I want a decent burger.

I would really like to give this place more starts, but there were several key elements lacking that prevent me from doing so. That being said, food quality and service were good.When we arrived ( a little after 1:00 pm on a Monday) there were 7 other patrons already there. 2 of the other parties present ordered food in addition to us (party of 2). Otherwise the patrons present were just having beverages. We ordered fairly simple items for lunch. Soup & Salad ($8.99) and a regular plain BLT like you would make in your own kitchen & Fries ($8.99). It took 37 minutes from the time we ordered until we got our food, which was not served all at once. The soup took a couple additional minutes to come out. I was a bit concerned with the holding temperature of the soup (I strongly suspect it was microwaved prior to serving) it was warm but definitely not hot.We would be willing to consider another visit however this was a bit disappointing considering all factors.

Was in Madison for the Badgers game.Wanted to watch the Packers game Sunday out of the craziness of Madison while we ate lunch. When we walked in just said we wanted a table to watch the game and eat lunch. She seated us at a corner where we could see the game on a TV. Then purposely ignored us.It was comical. Watched one quarter of the game and then left without eating.I guess dont go here unless you are a regular . Nothing remotely healthy on the menu anyway, so no loss. Went back to Madison to eat And had a great lunch.

The food was horrible and the meat balls didn't even look fresh they look like it was frozen and the taste was horrible to and the salad bar was depressing looking I missed the old Black Bear and how it had a lot more people over and a I ran into a drunk man who said something but was sloppy talking

Food was poor, service extremely bad (Monday, January 15 around noon) Left a $1 tip and that was too much!

Terrible food to say the least. Felt interrogated when I complained about my cordon blue sandwich which included: Deli meat, soggy, tomatoes, lettuce from a bag, minced fried onions. Never again, my friend ordered the chicken strips more like breading deep fried. As we walked out we told the next customer not to order food. They immediately said, the food has been terrible for the last two years. Just a heads up, trying to watch for everyone trying to go into crappy foodie places. I will say the bartender was amazing very sweets.