Kavanaugh's Esquire Club

1025 N Sherman Ave, Madison
(608) 249-0193

Recent Reviews

Lori Brattset

Old fashions and great fish fry

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Deep Fried Lake Perch

Macy W.

I'm so sorry, but I wish i could give this a zero. We had a reservation at 6:30. We didn't get sat until 9:15. Once we got sat, a lady helping set the table spilled water all of the table and my stepmothers lap and had no reaction to it other than "oops". She didn't even offer to get us napkins, we had to ask. The actual server was nice and was definitely overwhelmed, but got some of our orders wrong. The food was genuinely disgusting. There was no flavor or seasoning. I had a filet. It was pure rubber. No one offered any sort of compensation for having to wait almost 3 hours past our reservation. Apologies are barely there. It was just a very unfortunate experience and also the atmosphere was dated. There were huge chunks of paint missing from the wall. The whole area just kind of felt dirty. I don't know what to say besides utterly disappointing. Also my dad had accidentally signed the customer copy instead of the merchant copy. After we left we were all outside getting in our cars the owner ran after my aunt, and demanded she fix it. Wtf

Shanda burgos

Ribeye Steak was over cooked and tough. Hashbrowns were really soggy with either oil or butter and ff were cold. Breaded shrimp was amazing. Ranch dressing was probably the best I have ever had.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

Liz Henry

The absolute of a supper club. Great drinks, great food and local watering hole where the problems of the world get solved or you celebrate small or large.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dale Cooney

Great service, good food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Allyson Herro

Kavanaugh's is a great spot for dinner! Their catering is also delicious! They catered my wedding recently and everyone raved about the food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tyson Hall

This is the old school supper club of the past! It's been here since 1943 and still under the same family ownership.Get there early to enjoy an ice cream drink at the bar!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Friday Fish Fry

Shirley Anderson

Had a lovely time. Corned beef was so tender . Drinks were good. Place is cleanAnd wheelchair accessible.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner, Bread and Coleslaw

Lisa Dambach

I would give the food a 4.5 instead of a 4 if I could. My husband had the deep fried lake perch and I had deep fried cod, we both enjoyed our meal. The breading was not too thick and it was not greasy. The fish was flaky and no “fishy” taste. Excellent creamy coleslaw and homemade tartar sauce. The rye bread was thick and hearty. We will definitely return for the fish fry. Our son had a cheeseburger and said it was good. The cheese curds were very good and my husband liked the clam chowder.The service was excellent!We were seated in, what we believe was an addition. It was a drabby carpeted room with a hole in the wall (looked intentional for maybe something being installed?) right by our table. The other main room, with hardwood floors was much nicer. The bar area has the typical supper club feel. The women’s rest room is in pretty bad shape.Parking: A very large parking lot, but Friday fish fry’s can make it difficult to find parking from 5:00 on.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Friday Fish Fry, Clam Chowder, Bread and Coleslaw, Wisconsin Cheese Curds

Cathy

I thought the new ownership would compare to the old. Not the best fish I’ve had from ther ever. Poop

Mark Lukosaitis

Great vintage supper club feel. Jackie was an awesome server. Will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Patti Taylor

Super fish fry and excellent broiled cod!

Bethany “Bett” Benisch

My husband and I go here when we're in the mood for a decent fish fry that doesn't have a wait time. The food is ok, but not amazing, for example, the coleslaw is bland, but the fish is good. You can't really mess up fried fish, am I right?The waitress we had this last time was so over worked and was being yelled at by the manager leaving her flustered that she tried twice to give our food to the table behind us, then forgot that tables drinks completely. Yikes! We also didn't get water until we were about to leave. We were asked if we wanted white or rye bread, and we wanted both so she brought out both, so there were some redeeming qualities. We tipped her like normal because we're not monsters. Please treat your employees better.I would also like to mention that the chairs have been the same for years, maybe a decade, so they are sunken and not very comfortable.Parking: Just find any place to park, even though it looks crowded, there will likely not be much of a wait time. Maybe 5-15 minutes.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Friday Fish Fry, Deep Fried Ocean Perch, Clam Chowder

Rick Wojciechowski

An outstanding

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

brian culley

Just walked out. Piss poor service. Ordered drinks for 3 of us and only got 2. One was wrong and was over 10 minutes, and it was not fixed, and the missing one was never served. It looked like a slow night. 3 servers on the floor for maybe 10 tables. I hate saying bad things about places. But it has been 3 years since our visit and this will be our last!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

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