Madison

Madison reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Karen

   San Diego6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful food and love the atmosphere! Great service too!
   

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   Stephanie

   Chicago26 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   What a cute and trendy location to have a birthday brunch! The food and cocktails were amazing. Strawberry cheesecake French toast was delicious!
   

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   Christina VIP

   Dallas8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Had a great waitress, Kylie, who was super sweet and I had a lovely meal
   

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   Fernando

   Orange County1 review

   4.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Madison is somewhere that I enjoy visiting every so often. Their drinks are very curated and always great tasting and gorgeous. The food is darn delicious but carb heavy sometimes.
   

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   Mario

   San Diego9 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 23, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   We sat outdoors, street-side. Heat lamps were in use but not necessary. Service was on the slow side, as our server appeared to be covering numerous tables. Cocktails were very good. Food was good and of sufficient amount. The prices for the items on the menu were surprisingly moderate and acceptable.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   San Diego1 review

   1.0

   Dined on March 23, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Very bad food Worst pesto and burrata I ever had
   

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   Sheltiemom

   San Diego10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 21, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food and cocktails. Good service. Sat in the bar area as opposed to outside, which may have been quieter - would suggest as the evening gets busier.
   

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   Julia

   Caribbean3 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on March 16, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   The food was really good. We had a reservation for 11:30 and we waited about 10 minutes. We had an outdoor reservation and it was warm. It took them a LONG time to acknowledge us and took them longer to bring us an umbrella. We didn't get water until 40 minutes after our reservation time. It took us over two hours to leave. When people who sat long after us had water and had their order taken. They took forever to bring us the check, even longer to come bring us the machine to pay, and stared at us as we were tipping for terrible service. They blamed it on the machines when we saw our waitress going to other tables. It was such terrible service and there was no apologies. Like I said, we had no complaints about the food, it was a great brunch menu. But it was awful service.
   

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   Paul VIP

   Greater Boston7 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 16, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   We generally like Madison. Volume inside is deafening, so we grab an outside table. Cocktails are excellent. Our food was a mix. Apps and desserts were top notch, but three of the five mains were meh. The lemon pasta had no lemon flavor. The lobster risotto was luke warm and while there was enough lobster meat in it, there was no infused lobster flavor. I think the whole place seemed to having an off night. The host made us wait, though our table was ready and we stood by it (since we were outside waiting) for ten minutes. Again, nothing terrible, but just off. Previous visits have been good and we will go back, giving them the benefit of the doubt. So four stars despite the mixed review for this one visit.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    San Diego4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 16, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Thank you to our server on Saturday for accommodating a request to return a drink that we honestly did not like. It was not in our nature to do something like that, but maybe we’re not as adventurous enough to try cookies and cream espresso martinis lol
    

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