Madison's is a hidden gem in plain sight at the Beddington Town Centre. Dark wood interiors, a diverse menu and drinks selection, and cool staff bring out the charm of this sports tavern/watering hole. The bruschetta is love at first bite, my nacho salad was great. Ample parking lot spots, multiple screens for game watching, and there's a full row of VLT's (slot machines) inside. One of two pub options open late in the area, I choose this over the rowdy college kid one any day. Excited to explore more of their menu now. read more

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Ouch. Although this place is a tad pricey for the closest "neighborhood bar", typically the pizza (the only item worth re ordering) is a go to. Yesterday (Thursday) was pizza special night. My husband ordered French onion soup to start and his own pizza and I ordered a pizza as well, I also asked for it to be VERY well done. Why? Because typically vegetarian pizzas are soggy with all the veg goodness. AND it's usually perfect when you ask for it this way. Our pizzas come out. I instantly saw mine was NOT well done (the cheese wasn't even brown/crispy. My husbands looked fine. I took closer look at mine and noticed that the dough was also raw. Server came to checkin, i showed her a the raw dough, she profusely apologized and sent it back. It came out again, looking the same way and it felt like it just sat under the heat lamp. Cheese was the same way, everything...including the raw dough. The manager was making his rounds and ended up two booths ahead of us and we could hear him apologizing..lucky me, he came to our booth. I explained the pizza was already sent back once and it came back with the same issue and showed him the problem. I got an "ooook" from the manager. .....and then I said "I'd like this off the bill and taken back please." Without hesitation another "ook" came from him and the pizza was whisked away. Nothing else was exchanged. He could see my husband had a pizza and soup, we had beers... and he offered nothing. Zero. Not only that, no apology. Just ooooook and walked away lol The server came back, we asked for the bill and pizza box. She apologized again and asked if I'd like anything at all. I was over it, and just wanted to leave. I declined and thanked her. She again offered dessert to go. I declined and she apologized again- to which is no fault of her own but I appreciated it. I was super appalled by the managers reaction and zero effort to make our experience better. Both my husband and I come from previous YEARS in the service industry and we were both left speechless by the interaction with him. We've been to Madison's a handful of times and over the years have primarily ordered pizza to go and have never had this kind of issue. Disappointing. We'll spend our money elsewhere. read more

We live down the road from here. There are three bar/ restaurant in the Beddington center. Madison is our go to. They have daily food and drink special. And they also have good food for their lunch special. I totally recommend coming here on a Friday. Their fish and chips is amazing. The tarter sauce and coleslaw that comes with the entree is delicious. My husband and I likes to go there on Wednesday also because they have wing for 35¢!!!! Soo cheap! Also there are a lot of screens to watch sporting games that are on. Literally every angle your sitting at there's a tv in front of you. Which is really nice. They have really nice/ friendly servers there. P.s THEY HAVE VLT MACHINE lol read more

Based on one recent visit, Madison's Restaurant and Bar in North Calgary - between Huntington Hills and Country Hills - stood out as a great place to eat and drink. The service our group received was exceptional down to every little detail. Our server was timely and friendly, going out of her way to make sure our visit was one to remember. The inside of the restaurant is very clean and has a higher-end pub feel, with seating offered at regular tables, booths, and high chairs, as well as the bar. They also have a bunch of TV's that are conveniently placed for watching a game. Based off a quick browse of the menu, Madison's seems to charge standard prices for their food and drinks. Gone are the days of $7 pub burgers, but quality and innovation have replaced cheap and quick plates. That's totally cool by me! For $16 I ordered the Lobster Mac 'n Cheese as I hadn't had it in years and had mad cravings for it. The portion is much larger than it looks and comes with garlic bread on the side. The sauce was delicious - creamy, cheesy, smooth and not too heavy. The penne wasn't overcooked and remained its firmness during the baking process. Nothing I hate more than soggy pasta, so this was a real treat seeing as how many pubs screw this up. What I loved the most was the chunks of baby lobster, which tasted fresh and mild and accompanied the cheese perfectly. I had a few Kokanees and they arrived nice and cold! With a few options in the adjacent plazas, Madison's Restaurant and Bar might be the best bet for food in the area. The wings next door at The Tipsy Pig are unbeatable, but for elevated pub grub, this one takes the cake! The entire group said their food was top-notch! read more

Madison's Restaurant & Bar - Lobster Mac 'n Cheese - so damn good!!! - Pizza Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

The staff here are amazing and provide great service. The issue with this place is the "manager" whom, on the night I was there, was condescending, rude and showed a complete lack of customer service. She is not the type of person you want "managing" your restaurant. Reading other reviews, this seems to be a common problem with their managers, and it's unfortunate because it has turned me off from coming here, which to be fair, otherwise has great food and great service. read more

My Grandma and I decided on Madison's one afternoon for a nice lunch and chat. Well, the chat was nice, the lunch was not. When we walked in we decided that, since it was pretty empty, we'd receive quick, efficient service. We weren't very pleased when we were finally seated after waiting five minutes for someone to come up to us. Our waitress never smiled, and wasn't very friendly. She was quite introverted which made her seem unhappy or pissed off. The only time she came around was when she came over. It was up there with the worst service I've ever had. The only thing that slightly redeems this place is the decor and the food. Our meals were pretty good, not great, but pretty good. The decor is nice because it feels very comfortable with a home-like touch to it. It was a great atmosphere for the afternoon. I can't decide if I'll go back to Madison's or not. The service really threw me and the food wasn't good enough to make me endure another afternoon here. read more

Madison's Restaurant & Bar - *photo credit madisons.ca - Pizza Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

The pizza is fine, but is ridiculously overpriced for what it is. The rest of the food is good, but again very overpriced.

#113 As a well-traveled American (shut up!, we do exist, though we are rare as a US hockey gold medal in the Olympics) whom has been living north of the 49th parallel for 2 years 1 month+, I have struggled to find a good pizza anywhere in western Canada (other than Lorenzo's Pizzeria in Calgary west to Vancouver) and only one good pizza place west of the Mississippi River in the United States (which happens to be in San Francisco's Castro District, at The Sausage Factory (http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-sausage-factory-san-francisco?ob=1)). For several months now, we have had pizza delivered to our workplace, XACT Downhole Telemetry, Inc., in a mysterious white box either with numbers on them or a description of the type of pizza that is in each box. No flyers; no labels anywhere. No way to know whom made the pizza. Odd for a business not to have their logo anywhere much less everywhere possible but okay. Then, today, as I boldly went where no man has gone before, I "caught" the pizza delivery guys in the act. I surrounded them forcing them to tell me the name hence this review. They promised to bring flyers on their next trip (since so many people here including myself love the pizza). I uploaded 3 pictures of the pizzas but not before my co-workers had already started eating the pizza! My favourite is a deep dish Chicago style BBQ Chicken variety that has BBQ sauce, chicken, red onions, cheese (but not too much) (apparently, #25); I also like the deep dish Chicago style pepperoni, mushroom, green pepper, beef, and red onion as well. For those vegetarian types, they do offer that and that was present but I did not partake of that. The delivery guys are nice and pleasant to deal with and pretty quick considering we ordered 10+ deep dish Chicago pizzas plus a vegetarian sandwich for the lone vegetarian. So, for now, I have three total pizza places that I have graced the walls of my stomach and left it very happy: The newly discovered Madison's Restaurant & Bar in northwest Calgary Lorenzo's Pizzeria in the Mission/17th Avenue/Red Mile District in central Calgary San Francisco's Castro District's The Sausage Factory It's good to see the food fare in Calgary improving; I know Calgarians like to eat and party hard. The one thing I cannot figure out is how someone found out about their delivery (and pizza). Time to call Leonard Nimoy and go 'In Search Of'..... read more

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Being called a joke by a restaurant manager is definitely a first for me. I've always liked Madison's. Good food, fun, cold beer. So I thought "why not work here?". The kijiji ad had been posted for about a month without being filled, and said please apply in person in the evening. So I get dressed up nicely, drive up there, and ask for the manager. He comes out, listens to what I'm wanting and says "I'm not going to take your resume. I don't take resumes on Friday nights. NEVER bring that to a place like this on a weekend night, because people are going to think you're a joke. Have you ever even been in the industry?" Now, granted, I should have perhaps thought better of going into a bar on a Friday night. But the ad said evening. It didn't specify which evenings were acceptable or not. And at 6:30 pm when your bar is half full? Yeah, okay. Regardless, berating me and making me feel like an embarrassed idiot for bringing you a resume in good faith and good will was not necessary. My taste for Madison's is pretty much soured now, and I'm quite thankful I got to hold on to my resume so as not to work under such a disrespectful person. read more

Madison's Restaurant & Bar - Pizza Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

There was an item missing from our order, and when we contacted them, we figured out what happened. The manager promptly drove to deliver the item herself. Excellent service indeed. And good food too. read more

Very good experience. Service was good, pleasant music playing. I had the Taco Salad in the flavours were great the protein was hot, the salad was crisp. I will go again forsure. read more

Food is always fantastic and staff members are friendly and kind. VLT's as well if you want to gamble.

Get the tables close to the fireplace on cold winter nights. Hot toddy and Bison burger to keep warm. Great sliders plain and fancy. Madison lager house draft made by big rock brewery. Great brunch on weekends as well. I used to get a huge Shepard's pie but the bison burger is huge and filling. read more

Madison's Restaurant & Bar - View from the table at the fireplace - Pizza Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

This use to be my favorite pub, until they jacked up their prices on pizza by $4 and on all other food. The service has also be downgraded from past years, it is disappointing that a once great pub has become what it is now. read more

Madison's has been around for quite a long time. They renovated a while ago and it's really quite nice inside. I've been here lots of times and when I lived up in Beddington, I used to order pizza from them all the time. It's one of my favorite places for pizza. They make it thick and loaded up with a good helping of ooey gooey cheese. That's the way I like it! A couple of years ago, I took some out of town relatives here for brunch. It was great. They had a good selection of items. The service at Madison's has been consistently good which can make or break your dining experience. I've never had anything to complain about service or food-wise. It's one of my favorite restaurants in Calgary and wish I lived closer so I could go more often. read more

Since getting renovated, this place has become more appealing - both in atmosphere and the food. I've had the chance to dine here a few times over the course of the summer and every time it's been great. Their basics like wings and pizza are pretty tasty, and normally I don't venture off the basics but I decided to try pasta (lobster mac and cheese) and I was thoroughly surprised! It was oven baked, gooey with cheese, crusted with bread crumbs and had REAL chunks of lobster in it! I only managed to stuff myself with half a serving before packing the rest up for a much anticipated next-day lunch . . . midnight snack (who are we kidding here? Lol) They have daily specials for both drinks and food which is pretty awesome. And even if you're not into the specials, you're not forking out more than $20-30 for a decent meal and drinks. read more

Today we took our work team here for lunch. The idea of eating lunch in a bar is not that appealing at least not for me. Let me run down what we had and the comments I gathered from each. Burger and fries - the request was to have mustard on it, it didn't come with it to the waitress had to go find some. I think she went to safeway to get it as by the time she got back the burger was cold ad dry. He say the fries were good. Nachos with the homemade salsa, not sure why this took so long to get, must have had to go home to make it. French onion soup - this one had what looked like a piece of meat in it. When the waitress was asked, she took it to the back and came back with the comment "it's a crouton, French onion soup is made with croutons, you know" okay, who knew croutons taste like meat also. I guess if your looking for some mystery meat that supposed to be a crouton, this is your place to go. The others had the Lobster Mac and cheese and they said that was fine. The service was a poor girl trying to cover two tables of 8 each, way too much for one girl. Well one girl here today. This place misses Tracey, a girl they had this past spring. She works at Scotsman Well and is amazing. Next time we need to take our team out I think we'll go to the Well. read more

I've been coming here since I was a teenager (35 years ago), and it was Milano's. I've never had a bad meal. I don't know how they do it, but the food is always SO awesome!!! read more

My first poor yelp review. The chicken tortellini is rediculously salty. I couldn't eat more than 2 bites. My Husband's fish and chips - less than impressed. One long strip of fried, over cooked fish along side greasy fries. The MIL gave good reviews on the seafood lasagna. But here's where my poor rating comes in.... We ordered this as take out. Husband specifically asked if they could just make Mac and cheese out of lobster Mac and cheese for our 4 year old. Was told by the female order taker that it should be ok and would talk to the manager to decrease the price as it wouldn't contain lobster. We arrive to be told that they made Mac and cheese but were charging us the full value of the entree!! Seriously... 17 or 18 bucks for Mac and cheese! Yeah, they didn't even give us the lobster on the side! Highway robbery. Avoid this place as they don't do fair business and have horrible food. read more

We come every Friday just about always friendly and great service.. We have tried almost everything lol.. So glad to see the fish and chips back on special I have yet to find a place in Calgary that has good fish this place has the best.. Being from NB we can be picky about our fish and chips but they are awesome and the pizza is amazing as well.. Definitely somewhere people should try.. read more

Pretty decent neighbourhood pub - we go here quite often (at least twice a month it seems lately). Haven't found anything on the menu that I'd say was a complete "miss". The service more often than not is good. Their jalapeno corn chowder is one of my favourites, the fish and chips are good, the wings are decent (though I don't come here specifically for them - you can find better imo). Their weekly specials menu are often pretty tastey, and nice to have a different couple of options each week (some we'd wish they'd have added to the regular menu!). The daily specials are pretty par-for-the-course as far as pubs go. The beer menu isn't the greatest - but your standard options are all there. read more

This place is NOT A PLACE TO EAT. Used to be okay. Do Not Eat Here, waste of your money for below par food.

I'd probably rate lower if the stars went negatively. House beer wasn't great, but it's 2019 in Alberta, and a $5 pint is considered a steal. The server must not have Google maps, cause I think she got lost, and no lie, it was pretty dead in there. The wings were passable, but honestly, by this far in the review, I literally care so little about my experience here that it's not worth continuing on. read more

My husband and I have been coming here for a couple years now. We don't come very often and yet the two day time waitress's always remember our names and our drinks. I believe their names are Pam and Jessica. Very friendly and even when they're busy, they take a moment to chat. I enjoy the atmosphere. The fire place and the comfortable sitting area are a nice touch. I have never once had an issue with the food. I've tried the wonton appy on the spoons and the slider appy which is my favourite. I love the seafood lasagna. Recently my husband and I tried the potato nachos? I think. They were amazing. So much cheese. Over all 5 stars. We'll deserved. read more

I don't care for this place. Directly next to Madison's is a lounge which used to be smoked in, filled with VLTs. Even more so, I dislike the staff. However, the 15-year-olds in the kitchen cook up a mean ( and formidably greasy) Mediterranean and Greek God pizza. read more

For the holidays the bf and I went to Calgary to visit his family and on one of the evenings we took some time to go for wings with a buddy of his we haven't seen in two and a bit years. It took 2 hours of online research to determine where we wanted to go for wings, and we settled on Madisons despite some of the reviews as the wing variety seemed worthwhile. First impression: it was a nice clean, relatively quiet place - the sports guys were all sitting at the bar near the odd assortment of gambling machines (something you don't see in BC), and we were on the other side of a pseudo wall that toned them down a bit. Our server was quite nice, she took our drink orders and we went over the menu. Between the three of us we shared a bunch of wings and relaxed. Here's what we tried: 1. Greek = delicious, love the added cheese and great seasoning 2. Lemon Herb = needs a bit more lemon but otherwise tasty though the greek has more herb flavour so I would love the lemon to stand out more 3. Thai Peanut = love the added peanut bits, nice thick sauce with rich flavour! 4. Szechuan Hoisin = great spice, not huge on the hoisin taste compared to what I expected but it's got great heat and the sauce proportion is just right 5. Maple Bacon = not enough bacon and the maple is just syrop that hasn't been thickened enough to stick to the wings, might not get this one again unless they can make the sauce stick better 6. Salt & Pepper = you can tell they do a good job of cooking the wings from the taste of this one, very light on the s&p but the cook on the wings were so good i'd eat them again anyway 7. Sweet Thai Chili = VERY pleasantly surprised by this one! it's not your typcial 'bought the sauce at costco and dip the wings in it' sauce like everyone else does. It wasn't super sweet, had great chili flavour, and the heat was subtle. All in all i'd order most of those flavours again, the service was prompt and pleasant, one basket was forgotten but when you order 7 on wing night that's going to happen, at least when we asked it was recovered right away (we knew they were confused as to which table had ordered them). The drinks were good, I tried the Orange Creamsicle drink they make with whipped cream vodka and it was lovely. Definitely a return-to choice for us when we visit Calgary again! read more

I like this bar, they have pretty good food and you definately get what you pay for lol (they give you TONS!) and the drink specials are similar to other pubs. They don't have any pool tables, just VLT's, a bar and tables. It's a good place to go out for a dinner date just for a few drinks and a bite to eat. read more

Best pub in my area. Clean, friendly service and great food. Newly renovated in 2011. I recommend honey bacon burger with yam fries, Rueben sandwich and lobster Mac n cheese. Great place for a work or birthday party. Would book in advanced especially for weekends or evenings gets quite busy. Love the fire place comfy chairs on a cold day. read more

My friends and I just recently went in to madisons for a friends birthday weekend, and although we didn't eat anything, the waitress we had was just adorable, and the renovations they underwent really spruced the place up to a Moxie's level. Way to go madisons! read more

Been coming here weekly for years and never had a bad meal or service. Ordered pretty much everything on the menu and it's all outstanding.

This place used to be a great restaurant + bar. Now it's just bar, but they kept the good food and the menu. The food here is great. You definitely come here for the food because it's hot, fresh and cheap. That said, the drinks are a touch on the pricey side. Service is a little better than the average bar (I guess that comes from the restaurant roots) Since the drinks are little pricier, this place stays quieter than some of the competition (like no need for shouting). Also feels very clean for a bar. read more

Yes, I know valentines day is busy. I have been to Madison's often, and have always found the service a little slow, but tonight we had to share a menu and get the list of specials from a nearby table. At no time did our server even tell us about the specials. However there is no excuse for her to bring me my meal missing the sour cream, chives, bacon bits for my potato. I didn't even know it was missing until my companion who ordered the exact same meal got the sides on her plate. Three little containers and the server didn't notice they weren't there on my plate? This was the special of the night so she must have seen the toppings on other plates. The special menu included complimentary cheese cake for couples but when I asked for it, I was told that was "just for couples". Having suffered through the errors in my order and considering that we had both ordered the special, I expected that the server would at least try to get us a piece of cheese cake. Because we were a couple of women she simply said no. read more

horrible. had a date here. pizza was like puke on a plate. pasta was snot in a bowl

My Friends and I never been to Madison's Restaurant and we decided to go try it out yesterday. After finishing for our meal our waitress came over to give us our bills as we were paying she started calling us rude and how we should have tipped her a lot more then we did. She stood there for five minutes telling us how inconsiderate we are and that our tip won't help her get through college. I am never eating at this restaurant again. read more

The food was good but the service I can't even use no other word but....SUCKS!! We went there for supper my mom, friend and me, we sat in a quiet corner and it wasn't too busy at all. We each gave above 20+% for a tip. We stayed a while longer after paying the bill and let me tell you not one.... NOT ONE waitress came back to our table to see if we would have liked another drink! I guess their Moto must be the bill is paid get out and don't come back! read more

Great place to go! My family and I have gone to Madison's a couple times a month since they renovated quite a while ago. The food is consistently good quality and I have never had poor service. There are 7 pubs within walking distance of my house to choose from and this one is my favourite. read more

we love this place and the girls that work here but you can not reserve a spot on Wednesday night so it is really hard for a large group to get a table. The last few weeks other customers that have been going there for awhile have decided they want to sit were we sit all the time . which they have every right to but this has made extremely hard for us to get a spot (they are a table of 4) we are a table of 6 to 14 ( the real kicker is they know we sit there so now when we show they sit there with a big smile on there face as if to say screw you) the manager could care a less which is sad they have lost a lot of regular people to this kind of attitude ! so to sum it up you will probably loss us to !!!!!! we have been good customers here for 7 years or more !!! read more