Shamrock Bar & Grille

117 W Main St, Madison
(608) 259-8480

Recent Reviews

Katy Sticha

Great food and a fun place to watch RuPauls Drag Race.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shamrock Burger, Hamburger, Cheese Burger, Friday Fish Fry

Amy DesJarlais

Great staff and fun

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Danielle K.

This review is based on the evening of September 30, 2023. The Shamrock is a drinking establishment that caters to a predominantly LGBTQ+ clientele. You might not know it's a gay bar by the name. I work within a block of it and never knew it existed, much less that it's a gay bar, until I was a plus one for a couple of guys The Shamrock caters to who wanted to go here for after dinner drinks and dancing. Be a patron at your leisure! I was easily able to order a drink at the bar. This drink was strong! I like a heavy pour from the bartender. Shows the bartender know what's up. If you're coming to a bar, you want a strong drink, right? We were able to get a clean hi top table. The music being played was at a volume appropriate enough to talk with tablemates. A jukebox exists. Ambiance can best be described as dark and dive bar vibe. Small, unglamorous, eclectic, old-style drinking establishment for new-style people with local flavor at the forefront. I mean the capitol building is *right there*. See it on the right as you exit. All in all, a great bar (of any kind) worth your patronage.

Tooli Hampton

I've been hearing a lot of interesting things about management from community members lately that are alarming. Aside from that, this is a fun queer spot with a good variety of people coming in. Oftentimes it smells horrible, but after one of their strong drinks or two you get used to it.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 4

Keeve Zamora

Terrible costumer service the bartender Aj does not know how to respectfully communicate with people, especially people who first language is not English, are trans POC

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Luka Zohary

Horrible treatment by one of the bartenders too a group of Latinx people not worth going believe

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

JULIAN GONZALEZ

A PLACE WITH VERY RUDE BARTENDERS WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS CUSTOMER SERVICEAND ONE IN SPECIFIC IS VERY RUDE NOT COMING BACK

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Corbin B.

Dark, great music, friendly bar staff, affordable pricing. Special shout out Wes, excellent service!

Jennifer Stark

Like ew. Not cute

Micah Darling

Lovely place and excepting of all folks!

F8892ZBmichellef

Dark. Smells like Bourbon Street. Old lipstick on a glass. The bartender was nice, but we’d never go back.

Jeanine

The bartender was super nice and made us these delicious mimosas that he described as "Like a mimosa long island", very good and refreshing. Everyone we encountered was friendly and conversational.

Julius Krieger

Love this hole in the wall gay trans friendly bar

Juan Manuel

This bar sucks, this one guy that came up to me, Julio César started touching his balls WHILE SERVING A DRINK! What type of nasty person does that?! I understand that this bar is that type but this is beyond nasty, you never know if you’ll be drinking this guys STD’s, 1/10

Jay Cee

Not a good first experience. That bartender with beard is not friendly. I am the one who paid and gave tip and yet he said thanks to my partner but not me. He’s snoopy. I ordered old fashioned and he asked me what kind. Oh well I just looked at him. Clearly I didn’t know so don’t assume that everyone is from Wisconsin. Instead of looking at me with a disappointed look, just explain the varieties. That’s your job. But the place is nice and the old fashioned (brandy) tasted good.

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