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Madison's Grill & Tavern
525 State St, Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 882-1182
- Category: American
- Hours: Winter: Mon 4pm-10pm, Tue-Fri Noon-10pm, Sat-Sun 11am-10pm, Summer: Closes at Midnight
- Price: $10 - $20
- Serving: Lunch & Dinner
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Reviews by the General Public
J*Mad, 5/21/2010
Reviewer: J Madison
from California
I thought Madison's was great! Besides the fact that my last name is Madison, I had a really good time! The staff seemed to be nice and, the food was really good. I went on a Thurs about 4p and they had 2 for 1 drinks. Not sure if that's the case every Thurs but, sure enjoyed it! The company I was with definately played a major role in how much of a great time I had as well! Hopefully my next visit will be even better!
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Are you kidding me?This place is AMAZING!!! , 4/8/2010
Reviewer: Kath & Tommy
from Orange, CA
Great food, even better atmosphere! We didn't order shots in a packed nightclub; we just wanted to watch The Masters with our kids and have lunch. The service (Ashley) was very attentive (we got plenty of drinks) and the food was creative and very well presented. In a competitive area, you cannot go wrong here! If you want an amazing dessert, try Madison's Monster Cookie.
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TERRIBLE SERVICE!!!, 2/21/2010
Reviewer: Eva
from Santa Barbara, CA
The service as well as the prices are TERRIBLE. We were completely ignored for quite some time as the bartenders talked and socialized among themselves (it was obvious that they knew we were waiting as well) Finally after ordering 3 shots we were charged $28!!! One of the bartenders was extremely rude when I asked about the price and she immediately gave me attitude. I mentioned this to her fellow bartender because we were so taken aback, and next thing I know she is yelling across the entire bar "do you have a problem with me?" instead of apologizing for her poor customer service she decided to tell our entire party to leave for "talking sh*t" We obviously had no problem leaving at this point, but we were given attitude and unnecessarily humiliated.
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Great Spot to Bring Your Friends & Eat, 10/24/2009
Reviewer: Jennifer ONeil
from Goleta, CA
Finally found a nice place to bring our kids and meet up with my gal frinds. The front patio is perfect and the kids love the waffle fries and giant lemonades. The place is always clean and the staff remembers what we need. Food is great with hot dogs and hamburgers and fancy stuff for adults.
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Best Lunch Spot to Relax, 10/24/2009
Reviewer: Steve Walker
from Santa Barbara, CA
I love the front patio, great to relax and watch the SB show parade. For a sports bar, the menu is staggering with all the entres. I usually start off with a Blue Moon and Chicago Dog with saukrat and then move on into the Rueben on Rye sandwich. I bring my wife and she always loves the onion soup with blackened salmon. The staff is always attentive and hussling around to get whatever I need. I like to watch my sports too and its great to enjoy some commradre with other fans during the big games, instead of like at some other places where a fight breaks out. Overall, best gals downtown. You know its good when the german tourists are there, too!
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Whats with the beer mugs? Wine glasses on steroids? , 9/14/2009
Reviewer: Jennifer
from Santa Barbara, CA
Whats with the beer mugs? They are awkward at best, and folks - guys like to drink out of a beer mug not a wine glass on streroids...
I've NEVER had good service here. It's actually laughable. The guys are just more into chatting about sports than actually serving the drinks they were hired to serve. We came one night when a few of the bartenders were dressed up for some "local bar" event which they were WAY more interested in than actually serving the paying customers. Hint, if you actually serve people, they will tip you better. :)
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I have worked in many bars and restaurants in my time as both server and manager. This would be unacceptable under my watch.
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When I go to the bar we usually rack up at least 100-150 bucks for a tab or more and I tip huge, but I have to fight to get my food and drinks and I'm just not into begging to be served, sorry.
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The food is OK, but last time I had chicken it tasted like dish soap? Random. Kind of pricey for bar food too. Nothing great, just very average or below average.
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The last time we were there we said we wouldn't be back after 4 consecutive bad experiences but we were meeting friends so we went anyway against our judgement. It was the same... bad.
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They took our barstools away from the counter even when we had drinks with coasters on them when we stepped outside for a minute. ?? We had to get a manager to get them back? Also random...
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Food - OK
Service - BAD
Atmosphere - So So
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Will I be back? No! Will I recommend ? No
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yum
Reviewer: Shay Love
from Bakersfield, CA
So me and my boyfriend were in town shopping with some friends. they ended up taking forever so we stopped at Madison's Grill. the service, i personally believe was absolutely horrible. i dont care how pretty these ladies are, they do not know how to keep up the service, and talk with their co-workers instead of paying attention to paying customers. one of the waitresses even set some ketchup with the customers next to us and careless dropped the glass bottle on the floor and didnt come back to clean it up. Another waitress noticed it and cleaned it 20 minutes later...??? Anyhow i got a steak and shrimp which was absolutely amazing!! i think about it all the time. ha. my boyfriend got a burger and some onion rings and absolutely died. We loved the food. Service, not so much...
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Worst Place I've ever Been
Reviewer: Jason
from Ontario, CA
Food was okay. Service was okay, nothing special. We were there on a Thursday night getting dinner (6/4/09) and enjoying the game. Good music, but as soon as I went on the dance floor (I'm a 37 yo married man with a child), a guy bumped me and I immediately put up my hands above my head (like "what's going on?"), then the bouncer grabbed me and dragged me (embarrassingly) out of the club, with everybody starring at me as if I did something wrong. Like I said, I'm a 37 yo man, and I've never in my life been treated like this!
Now, I understand the bouncer's responsibility, but this is way beyond over-reacting. In fact, the same guy who bumped me started a fight with somebody else and was thrown out of the club/bar.
I got the old, "...o' yeah sorry about that, or yeah that sucks" from the other bouncers, but never admitted that they were wrong, even the manager wouldn't directly addresss the problem.
Eventually, I was "allowed" back in to spend more money...ostensibly, I refused! Horrible experience
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Staff is lazy, food is bland
Reviewer: Jarrod B.
from Santa Barbara, CA
I had a few friends in town and wanted a place to watch a game. The bartender was nice enough to change the channel of one tv for us and got us our first round of drinks. However, that was pretty much the end of the service. We had a table, and were constantly ignored by the staff. After about 15 minutes, two in my party approached the bar to try and order appetizers and more drinks. They seemed annoyed that we'd ask for that - and my friends returned to the table upset. The staff never really seemed to care about their service. I know it's a sports bar, but how can you make money if you don't serve drinks to people waiting?? The apps came eventually and were kinda boring. The potato skins didn't have much flavor, and the spinach artichoke dip was far from fresh. (The tortilla chips were good, though) I ended up flagging down another server for a drink refill which never came - she forgot about it. Oh well, their loss. At least we got to watch the game.
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great place
Reviewer: john
from Santa Barbara, CA
I'm not from santa barbara and was definitely lucky to find madisons. The food great, no complaints-bring on the party platter! Service was even better beautiful bartender/waitress with an amazing smile! I'd reccomend this restaurant/bar! Had a wonderful Thursday afternoon.
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bestfood
Reviewer: merri linville
from Santa Barbara, CA
like it
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Thanksgiving dinner is always great.........
Reviewer: Larry Hauser
from San Pedro, CA 90731
I used to make Madison's Thanksgiving dinner a regular thing. I moved away a few years ago, but I was back in town this year and once again had the pleasure of eating a full course turkey dinner with all the trimmings: white meat, dark meat, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, and a vegetable (I think it was carrots). All in the comfort of a bar stool while being able to watch several sporting events on one of the many TVs. Madison's is not a lonely bar room on Thanksgiving, but quite a happy place with plenty of people enjoying the atmosphere without being cooped up inside with boring relatives. Hope I can get back next year for the same.
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