A mediocre overpriced cafe. Generally inoffensive but decidedly unexceptional. I wouldn't say no if a friend asked to go here but I would not be enthusiastic. Bad fagioli soup it was like progresso quality. read more

I called Casetta kitchen for sandwiches for a tea party. I asked them for finger sandwiches (which wasn't on their menu). I was hoping that they would help me out because I couldn't find another business who was willing to be accommodating. They went above and beyond in catering and helping with my event. Absolutely incredible sandwiches. The staff was over the top friendly and provided amazing service. Casetta Kitchen has easily become a new favorite! read more

Yum, yum, yum. Quick service, amazing sandwich (I ordered a Charlie batch sandwich, but customized with pepperoni, mozzarella, and tomato vinaigrette), and easily the best focaccia in town. I recommend you get the focaccia bread for your sandwich. Note: the Charlie batch is a Wednesday special. read more

Good lord, this place is ridiculous! It's a good thing I don't work in the building or I'd have a real issue. We've enjoyed their food a handful of times now, both dining in and carrying out. The Turkey sandwich on focaccia is hands-down the best in Madison, knocking Brasserie V's Smoked Turkey sandwich out of the top spot. The Sullivan (prosciutto, provolone, arugula, balsamic, hot peppers) is another standout, with prosciutto so fresh and thinly-sliced that it melts in your mouth. The breakfast menu is also nothing short of heavenly - we dined in for brunch and enjoyed the Soft Scrambled Eggs, Mortadella sandwich, and Hashbrowns special. The table service is a nice contrast to the weekday counter service, with attentive servers refilling my coffee (Ruby Coffee Roasters) as needed. Run, don't walk! read more

The Italian sandwich is the best I've had! Grieving the days of my life I have lived without knowing about these existence of this great little shop! read more

Best sandwiches!!! I love love love Casetta sandwiches. Always fresh ingredients and bread. Made to order. You can call ahead and pick up or order at the counter and sit or take to go. My go to is the turkey. I love that they had traditional East coast hots. I always add those. You can choose hero and focaccia and it's always so hard to decide both are delicious! The Italian sandwich is also super food. Another thing I appreciate is you can order a half or a whole. The full the size is pretty big I usually can't finish it or if I do I'm super stuffed. the half size is perfect! read more

I literally said, while eating my sandwich, "This is so good, I want to go cry in the corner because I'm sad I can't eat it every day." Eat at Casetta. Thank me later. read more

Loaded hash browns, sandwiches, and cookie all must eats. Good contrast between flavors and textures. Friendly staff and clean space.

Always a great lunch spot or the perfect picnic food. The staff is very welcoming along with the owner, James. They are very consistent with amazing flavor profiles and execution of great New menu items/specials. If you're not trying to make dinner, they have take gone dinners as well. One stop shop after work. read more

Proper Italian-style sandwiches that remind me of the most popular sandwich shop in Florence. Great mix of flavors, good bread, solidly recommend. read more

Cannot say enough great things about this place. Food is really good and the wine selection is great as well. Love coming here for lunch and their Friday night dinners. Food is always consistent and service is great. It's a great spot to stop and buy wine for dinners etc and James is always around to help me pick the right bottle. Looking forward to their future events and offerings. read more

Casetta Kitchen and Counter - Italian Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Lovely ambiance. Beautiful setting. The sandwiches are good but I do wish there was a little bit more variety with sides. I got the Sullivan on foccacia and it was delicious! Definitely will be coming back to try other things. read more

Casetta Kitchen and Counter - Sullivan on foccacia. Amazing. - Italian Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Very good! Cool place, lots of seating, convenient location. It got to be pretty busy both days I was there this week, but I didn't have trouble snagging a table either day. A lot of their business seems to be take-out, and their seating is pretty smart/flexible. Major pro: *Great* Carrot Ginger Soup. Main quibbles: 1. I wish they had espresso drinks. 2. I wish their bread was better. It's fine/"good enough", but Porters is orders of magnitude better. The sandwich I got today at Casetta (Chicken Parm Special) was pretty good, but could've been phenomenal on whatever bread Porters uses. 3. I wish their Caesar salad (my order yesterday) had less red endive. It was in big pieces, and extremely bitter. If there was less of it and it was more thinly sliced, I think I would've loved the whole salad: it was perfectly dressed, loved the dressing, loved the breadcrumbs. But, I felt like 1/3 of the salad was crazy bitter endive, which was too much for me. Didn't eat it. Felt like a waste. (For $8, it'd be cool if you got a piece of bread or something along with the salad.) So, very promising. I with with a few minor adjustments, I would head there multiple times a week on the regular. As it is, I'll probably head over once every few weeks. Let's keep in touch, Casetta! read more

The Italian on Hero is the best sandwich I've ever had PERIOD. Just wow. Fresh quality ingredients and amazing bread. A perfect sandwich. It's a lil sloppy so grab an extra napkin and don't bother trying to eat in the car. Friendly and efficient counter crew. Easy parking right in front and a quarter will cover you for to go. 5 stars easy. read more

My Italian salad was Amazing, I'm talking about out of this world freshness and flavor. The place is beautiful and classy, you can tell all the love and care that they put into the place. My dad got the Italian sub and it was pure heaven, I'm definitely going to recommend this place and will be going back. read more

Casetta Kitchen and Counter - Italian Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Hidden little gem in the same building as Sonic Foundry on West Washington. Clean, bright, cozy atmosphere with very comfortable padded seating. Seemed to have a nice wine selection. They didn't have a any espresso drinks but otherwise good selection. I had half the Sullivan on focaccia bread. Yum! Healthy light flavor that was the perfect size. Staff was friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend coming here! read more

Casetta Kitchen and Counter - Italian Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Well that was extremely disappointing. I read so many great reviews on Yelp about how great their sandwiches are and was really excited to try it and just finished. Unfortunately, the bread was hard, overall the sandwich was very dry and I had to ask for two ramekins of extra mayonnaise to make it more palatable, but even then it was completely lackluster. I ordered the turkey sandwich as a hero and there really wasn't very much meat or ingredients in general on it and it was mostly just hard bread. Would possibly consider giving them another chance, but there are so many other great restaurants in the city, that it's unlikely. Unfortunate. read more

Private Event Review: Casetta was the venue for my wedding reception for which I was the groom. I received compliments from my guests telling me this was the best wedding they've ever been to. The front of the house: The staff is outstanding. They were courteous, accommodating and professional. When I didn't have an appetite because of the residual nerves and didn't touch my dinner, someone had the empathy to box up my food for me so I could at least experience it later. I was so appreciative of this and other moments of that night. James went out of his way many times to ensure our event was perfect, and it was. Sizing: We were able to reconfigure tables as needed to seat people. We had 60 actual seats available inside and out, so that was our wedding size, but there ended up being much more room than we had imagined because of so many people standing and socializing. I think we could have gotten away with 80 or more. All of the seating outside was available to us. There is a shelter above those tables so if it rained it still would have worked for outdoors. The back of the house: For anyone that is familiar with the food from Casetta, it should be no surprise that it was an outstanding, show-stopping experience. I got compliments all night long on the food saying it was the best so-and-so dish they've ever had, or it was the best food experience they've had at a wedding. Tommy went over the top for us. We started with the base catering menu but also went into some of our favorite dishes from some of the Friday Night Dinner series that we loved, and even into some stuff that Tommy used to do in NYC. I can't speak to how the back of the house felt about this, but we had five appetizers that we served followed by seven entrees for dinner. Since table service wouldn't have made sense, we did banquet style, and that ended up being an amazing way to do it because everyone got to try everything they wanted. Our guests lined up and filled their plates with "Friday Night Dinner" level quality food, walking away with plates full that looked like they were just about to dig into a Thanksgiving meal. It was awesome. Pricing: Extremely competitive. It should have been far more for the value we got. They were very upfront about cost per item and there were no surprises. We chose open bar and again, that was extremely reasonable. read more

First how does anyone NOT give this place 5 stars. This is one of the best restaurants in Madison. It could easily transplant itself to New York or Beverly Hills and compete. The soup puts your mother to shame. The Hoboken is my favorite. Fresh mozzarella, the red peppers, you don't even need the roast beef. If Frank was alive, he would be proud. The final aspect that makes this place so amazing is the awesome staff and ownership. I love this place and could eat here every day. I welcome the opportunity to visit my kids on Langdon Street so I have a reason to be in Madison and visit Casetta. read more

Took part in a soft opening this weekend and loved it! Portions are very generous and I would suggest sharing all of the sides. Staff is very friendly and quick to make sure all needs are met. The lasagna special we tried will instantly put you in a happy place on a cold day. Excited to go back and try everything else on the menu soon! read more

The Turkey sandwich is absolutely spectacular. Nice area to sit outside and friendly service!!

We wandered in after arriving from Los Angeles cause it was close to our hotel - and WOW - what an amazing find! Incredible sandwiches, meat and cheese sliced when you order, pillowy foccacia, generous portions - it was So good! read more

The chocolate chip cookies!!!! Hands down, the best. Awesome staff and delicious food. But seriously, those cookies... read more

Had a pulled chicken sandwich that was amazing! The flavor combination was really interesting and unexpected. I can't wait till they offer it again. It was a weekly special sandwich not on the regular menu. read more

This place has the best fresh sandwiches in Madison. The focaccia is amazing. All the best fresh ingredients. So impressed with their line up. read more

My go to place in Madison, not only for the great sammies but for the AMAZING chocolate chip cookies (with sea salt), the wide selection of wines (love buying my bottles here for the month as you will actually be able to taste some different stuff Thursday nights than would you would typically buy), and the daily specials and take home dinners. My recommendations: 1. Turkey on focaccia with extra cucumbers/pickles (they make the pickles and focaccia in house) 2. Chocolate chip cookie 3 my fave seasonal side is the snap peas 4. A bottle of wine for the weekend read more

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Without a doubt the best sandwich in Madison. Fresh ingredients with some of the best breads in Madison as well. These are the sandwiches you dream about. read more

We stumbled upon this place while we had family staying at Hyatt Place and WOW we were impressed. This place is good, like really really freaking good. I've had some really good sandwiches ranging from Gino's here in Madison to Mona Lisa's in San Diego to Al & Joe's in Franklin Park, IL to I Fratellini in Florence, Italy and this place really stands out. Their hero bread with sesame seeds is simply amazing and they had just the right proportion of meat/veg to bread. The lettuce was shaved super fine which appears to be one of their 'things'. It was a little expensive but based on the quality of ingredients and care in crafting it was well worth it. I'll gladly fight campus and downtown traffic, parking, and a lunch rush to get this again. read more

Probably the best chocolate chip cookies in Madison! And the Italian sub is actually pretty amazing as well!

Amazing sandwich. It was super busy. That is always a good sign. The Italian was really big and really good. Nice hint of spice!

Absolute favorite sandwich in Madison. It is always fresh and full of flavor! Highly recommend getting the sandwich on focaccia bread. The Sullivan and turkey sandwiches are my favorite. I have had them cater before as well and it was just as fresh and delicious. If you're thirsty grab a Prickly Pear Pellegrino! read more

Found out about Casetta's from a friend and had to try for a lunch meeting. Ordered on EatStreet for delivery. Prompt delivery and the subs and salads were labeled and packaged very clean. Just a few issues/suggestions: meat/cheese on salads were cubed, (super small) not a fan. Would of liked more meat. Everyone enjoyed their sandwich choice, but would of liked another layer of meat. I will order again but will make sure to ask for more meat:) read more

The food is absolutely amazing. Their hours of operation and daily food prep is abysmal and asinine. Their open like 3 hours out of 4 days a week and run out of food before close. It's sandwiches, its not rocket science, order and make enough food. Disappointing and frustrating the effort it takes to patron the business between the hours and lack of prep. read more

The sandwiches here are pretty big. I got the sorpressata sandwich on focaccia bread. It was very tasty and made with high quality meat and bread. I just wish it was open later during the week! read more

The go-to spot for breakfast downtown. Got two ridiculously good breakfast sandwiches and coffee. Better than any coffee that I had while living in Chicago and in years of searching Madison for the best cup. Can tell it took time to source these beans. Ordered the ham and bacon breakfast sandwiches. Chef took his time preparing each sandwich after I ordered freshly slicing the meats with a deli slicer and crisping the buns on the griddle. Didn't take long at all which was a concern before work. All around the best spot for breakfast downtown. read more

Very good pasta e fagiola and Italian sub. Friendly service, bright surroundings. Hip, but not pretentious.

I really do love this restaurant and think they have great service, however the last two times I've ordered for pick up my ordered have been wrong and I hope that they can fix this because I am allergic to the meat. Along with they have added sauces that are not labeled on the website. Other than this, great place. read more

I came here on a Thursday specifically to try their porchetta sandwich (only available on Thursdays). I went to 3 years of high school in Rome, and on countless nights out in the city, I enjoyed a warm delicious porchetta sandwich from my favorite corner sandwich shop. I had high expectations but also a healthy amount of skepticism going in, a lot pressure to put on a sandwich. But let me tell you, this is a 5-star sandwich. The flavors were incredible and the porchetta absolutely took me back to nights wandering around Campo de Fiori. I will definitely be back to try everything else but this was the perfect introduction. read more

It may have just opened but I've been here 4 times already and still can't decide if I like their breakfast or lunch menu better.. All of the daily specials I've tried so far are phenomenal and the Sullivan on house-made focaccia is an absolute must. Combined with an extensive wine and cocktail list, including a bloody mix made in-house, this spot has rapidly become my new go-to for breakfast, lunch and happy hour downtown.. read more

Casetta Kitchen and Counter - Italian Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Clean, open, friendly. Met a friend who works in the same building for lunch on a Thursday and had the special, so good! It was extremely sloppy but delicious. They've got an efficient system and friendly service which is always appreciated. I'll be back. read more