The Post

Place was empty on a Sunday at noon which is very surprising for a restaurant on the square. It was very clean and recently remodeled, so it looks very fancy. Service was friendly and accommodating. Tortellini pasta was really creamy and a great combo with the shrimp and scallops included. Chicken tenders, cheese curds and pub chips were all hot and crispy. A solid lunch spot!

Elegant spot off of the Capitol square on the bottom of an upscale hotel. Bottomless mimosas and bloody Mary's on Sundays. Service was great, fast and yummy drinks. Wings as appetizer were good and the burger and fries were large and delicious.

Went here for lunch on a Friday with some coworkers. The place was pretty much empty other than one person at the bar. Our waitress was very nice in explaining the menu items. It's not the largest menu, but what we ordered was pretty good. I got the veggie wrap with a side salad. I got my dressing on the side and it was quite good. I was also a fan of the veggie wrap, but it could have used a little more flavor. The dressing that came with the wrap was the same as that was on my salad, so it would have been nice to have a different flavor added in. My friends got the fries with their meal, and all were big fans. They were crisp and not overly salted or greasy. Our only complaint was that it took a while for our food to come. We all had pretty simple orders, but the wait was a little long for us being the only people in the restaurant.

Good coffee and really yummy breakfasts that aren't too heavy. I was glad we came here instead of heading out to look for something on a Sunday morning. I had "Breakfast in Bread" with Impossible sausage and a side of light fluffy hash browns. An absolute treat. Husband had a round of steel cut oatmeal. Great choices depending on what you are up for and good staff as well.

Went here for Saturday brunch and bottomless mimosas for $15 11-2! Everyone enjoyed their food and the service was great.

Food was very average. Definitely not worth the super bad reviews they've been getting. It's a cute place with a nice open space and friendly staff. You get what you pay for really. If you're staying at the hotel as just a Madison visitor I would recommend you go somewhere else if you have the time, because the dishes aren't anything you couldn't get anywhere else. But if you don't have the time or you're nearby and want something simple it'll do just fine.

If the quality of the food was better, I'd consider frequenting this establishment more often. After a major renovation in 2016, The Post features a stylish black and white tiled floor, a gorgeous curved wooden bar and a fantastic view of the Capitol Square. The Cuban Sandwich ($9) I recently had for lunch was a terrible disappointment. The quality of the ingredients, from the exceedingly dry bread to the semi-melted Swiss Cheese to the bland cold-cut quality ham, were a letdown. Instead of pulled pork, my sandwich had a sliced pork loin that imparted little flavor. The fries that accompanied my meal were under-cooked and over-salted. Based on my mediocre experience, I was not surprised that there was only one other set of customers at the restaurant at the peak of a weekday lunch service.

We've (the three of us) have gone to the Post many times, and, with almost no exceptions, have been served well-prepared food and drinks and great service for brunch on Sunday. Brunch, at the Post, is essentially the breakfast menu, although you can also utilize the lunch menu.So imagine our surprise today, 11/19/23, at around noon when the wait person provides us with menus, says she'll be back soon and, finally, after about a quarter-hour we leave because the wait-person never returned! When Shane was the wait-person, this would never have happened, but that is no longer the case. It's a shame that the Post, in terms of service, has deteriorated so much that we can't wait long enough to get it. You can't order anything if you never get served. We never got served. So we went to Bear and Bottle and got served immediately.

I was treated extremely rudely. Apparently asking to see a menu created a problem. The bar tender proceeded to talk about me with another bartender until the realized that I had pulled my phone out. Very bad service.

The staff is so friendly, the food is good, and the drinks are wonderful. I go here to have a New York City or Washington DC feel. It's especially fun to go on weekends, or during an event such as the Madison marathon or the Ironman.