The Coopers Tavern
20 W Mifflin St
Madison, Wisconsin, 53703-2523
United States
(608) 256-1600 | map
thecooperstavern.com
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Reviews by djhowell:
djhowell from Wisconsin
4.11/5 rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.5
Apr 30, 2015
4.11/5 rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.5
Apr 30, 2015
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VashonGuy from Washington
4/5 rDev -2.2%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4.25 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4.25 | food: 3.75
I've been to Cooper's several times on Madison visits. It's got its pluses and minuses. The good - a fine beer selection, both on tap and in bottles. It's a central location, if you're staying near the Capitol. The minus is that it's crowded and noisy. I mean REALLY NOISY! The service is OK, considering that the servers were slammed. They do know what they are doing. The food is a bit better than OK.
If you don't care about noise, or are going at off hours, this can be a fine place. But the last time we were in the neighborhood, we took Lyft out to Brasserie V, which was much more pleasant.
Apr 30, 2018
4/5 rDev -2.2%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4.25 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4.25 | food: 3.75
I've been to Cooper's several times on Madison visits. It's got its pluses and minuses. The good - a fine beer selection, both on tap and in bottles. It's a central location, if you're staying near the Capitol. The minus is that it's crowded and noisy. I mean REALLY NOISY! The service is OK, considering that the servers were slammed. They do know what they are doing. The food is a bit better than OK.
If you don't care about noise, or are going at off hours, this can be a fine place. But the last time we were in the neighborhood, we took Lyft out to Brasserie V, which was much more pleasant.
Apr 30, 2018
zeff80 from Missouri
3.9/5 rDev -4.6%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4
This is a small, narrow shotgun tavern. It has a nice large board listing beers and their details. 20 or so taps. It was crowded but the service was good at handling a large crowd. Didn't try the food, but the menu looked good.
Jan 03, 2016
3.9/5 rDev -4.6%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4
This is a small, narrow shotgun tavern. It has a nice large board listing beers and their details. 20 or so taps. It was crowded but the service was good at handling a large crowd. Didn't try the food, but the menu looked good.
Jan 03, 2016
TheStoutHound from Wisconsin
3.96/5 rDev -3.2%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4
Oct 22, 2015
3.96/5 rDev -3.2%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4
Oct 22, 2015
UWBadgerFan4Life from Wisconsin
4.03/5 rDev -1.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 3.5
Jul 09, 2015
4.03/5 rDev -1.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 3.5
Jul 09, 2015
Duff27 from Illinois
3.96/5 rDev -3.2%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4 | food: 4
Jun 14, 2015
3.96/5 rDev -3.2%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4 | food: 4
Jun 14, 2015
Rilesmiles from Wisconsin
4.11/5 rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.25
This place has the appeal of a hole-in-the-wall pub with the quality and ambiance you'd expect from an upscale gastropub. It's small, intimate, and almost always busy. The bottle list is long and a bit pricey, with everything you'd expect both domestic and imported. The tap list is always exciting, but never wet-your-pants exciting.
I've had burgers, reubens, fish sandwiches and a few other things to eat here and all were satisfying. I've never had a bad experience here. They also play soccer on the TVs above the bar, which is a big plus for me. They're unofficially an Arsenal bar, for any of you Gunners in town.
Only gripe: inconsistent with proper glassware. Having your beer served in a wet shaker glass doesn't give the greatest first impression.
Apr 21, 2015
4.11/5 rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.25
This place has the appeal of a hole-in-the-wall pub with the quality and ambiance you'd expect from an upscale gastropub. It's small, intimate, and almost always busy. The bottle list is long and a bit pricey, with everything you'd expect both domestic and imported. The tap list is always exciting, but never wet-your-pants exciting.
I've had burgers, reubens, fish sandwiches and a few other things to eat here and all were satisfying. I've never had a bad experience here. They also play soccer on the TVs above the bar, which is a big plus for me. They're unofficially an Arsenal bar, for any of you Gunners in town.
Only gripe: inconsistent with proper glassware. Having your beer served in a wet shaker glass doesn't give the greatest first impression.
Apr 21, 2015
redleg411 from Wisconsin
4.06/5 rDev -0.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4
Feb 06, 2015
4.06/5 rDev -0.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4
Feb 06, 2015
Diaper-Daniels from Wisconsin
4.35/5 rDev +6.4%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.5
Jan 23, 2015
4.35/5 rDev +6.4%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.5
Jan 23, 2015
The Coopers Tavern in Madison, WI
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