Amazing food and people! Can't wait to share this hidden gem with family!! Went here for my husband bday,did not disappoint!

When we walked in we were told it would be a 15 minute wait...eventhough as we looked around there were atleast 5 tables completely open, cleaned off, ready for people to sit there. The server was very nice, friendly and answered questions. The food was ok. It wasn't exceptional and it wasn't worth the price. All in all, it was ok and if I had a million dollars to spend and didn't feel like cooking my own spagetti, I'd eat here, otherwise, I'll make the basics as home for much cheeper. read more

I went up to get soup and the baffet plates were just covered in grime and even little bits of food. For expensive this place is, it's unacceptable for such disgusting dishes read more

Reviewing as we go- Arrival: Took a long time (20 mins or so) to be acknowledged... and had to ask someone if they knew we were here... Drinks: Coffee wasn't half bad and was plentiful- coming in a carafe, but she brought my kid the wrong juice.... Food ordering: 11am sunday- out of waffles? Little disappointed. Really friendly service, if a little over stretched on Sunday mornings. Food: Here's what I learned today. Where the front of the house might be a tad over stretched... the Food is excellent. The eggs were cooked just right and the hashbrowns came crisp. Both were in need of a tad of seasoning, but the cook on them was one of the best I've had in madison. The toast and prime rib were excellent as well. Everything tasted fresh and really very good. Desert: Carmel apple pie ala mode- little over sweet, but good and exactly what I expected read more

Disclaimer: I'm from California and this was my first supper club experience. I'm also a picky eater and don't like unhealthy "comfort" food. I wasn't sure what to expect but my relatives talked the place up. The food was okay but the ambiance of the place (or lack of) would probably prevent me from coming back again if I was in town. The salad bar was pretty disappointing, but I guess I'm spoiled coming from California. I expect every salad bar to look like the Whole Foods Salad Bar. Besides some lettuce and one type of cut vegetables, there weren't really any other things you could add to your salad besides croutons and dressing. We came on fish fry Friday so to eat in the spirit of the place I ordered the cod. Went for the poached instead of fried. it was good but two pieces was way too much for one person. Good if you want to take some fish home though. read more

I love the Maple Tree. Especially their perch. Every time I am home, the whole family ends up eating there. Usually there is about 12 of us, and the Maple Tree always accommodates us. I love their wait staff, and did I mention their perch? Classic supper club experience. Love em read more

I'm writing again about the excellent salad bar,prime rib and solid drinks from great bar tenders and our favorite waitress DeDe. Go there earlier Saturday evening. Try the soup. It is a real supper club with friendly folks. read more

Hadn't been here for years.Hubby went for a birthday party came home raving about the brosted chicken so we thought check it out.the decor is straight out of the 70s but the food was excellent. I Tried the chicken it was excellent juicy. And crispy hubby went with fried shrimp 6 large split prawns said it was very good except he said the the cocktail sauce was bland. Oldest got bacon cheeseburger and fries other son got mac and cheese kids meals nothing special but he ate it all daughter got the kids tenders i had a bite very good .Hubby and mine came with salad bar nothing fancy but enough options to satisfy including 2 homemade soup and homemade Croutons meal also includes loaf of fresh bread. Service fast and friendly brought more bread when she saw the kid's getting antsy reasonably priced we'll be back read more

Thanksgiving Day.-Absolutely the Worst buffet I have ever experienced, especially for the price. Although the fried chicken was good, turkey and ham were both horrible, tasted and looked like compressed. Desserts were definitely not homemade tasting. Waste of $18.00/person, Never again. Maybe have better luck ordering off the menu. read more

Three of us had dinner there last night. The food is still fantastic. They've done a good job of social distancing the seating. Staff wore masks. The server was excellent as usual. Overall a great experience. read more

Sorry to say we won't be back. Physically place is getting run-down. Biggest issues were food and a boisterous table using foul language next to us. Salad bar was sparse. Waitress warned us prime rib was "medium to well done", but it was also fully well-done, tough and tasteless. Fried perch must have been fried earlier, and was too salty. Just not a pleasant experience. read more

I've been dreaming about prime rib for a week or more. I'd been to the Maple Tree with my wife for breakfast 8 years ago or so and it was fine; I could do better at home, I figured. However, the wife and kids were away today and I decided to give the Maple Tree a try for a solo dinner. Arrived at 6pm, the wait was 20 minutes. I hung out at the bar catching fragments of conversations along with people watching and realized this is a mighty supper club of Wisconsin lore and matches my memories of glorious places from my past. I got a seat in a small booth after 20 minutes and quickly ordered the largest prime rib on the menu and a brandy old fashioned sour. The waitress told me I had a go at the salad and soup bar so I filled a plate with iceberg lettuce and the standard fare along with a mushroom hamburger soup. The salad was great; on point, fresh and exactly as I expected. The soup with the homemade croutons placed in the bowl before filling was terrific and made me question if I should sneak back for another cup. I didn't and waited for my entree. The prime rib showed up soon after finishing the soup and salad and the size of the cut was astonishing. You can see what I'm saying from the photo I added. It was great. I ate half. (I recommend a side of au jus and creamy horseradish for this dish.) The steak was terrific. It met, or actually surpassed, my expectations. It was done as requested and lightly seasoned. A few shakes of the salt and pepper shaker made it perfect along with the au jus and horseradish. I recommend you get this. As a Wisconsinite with a few supper clubs meals under my belt, I was satisfied. The old fashioned was perfect, as was the second. Next time I'll take my crew with so my kids can get their first taste of a true Wisconsin supper club. This ain't L'Etoile, but it earned five stars for being a five star supper club meal that satisfied my supper club expectations. read more

Maple Tree Supper Club - American Near Me - McFarland, Wisconsin

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Four stars for the drinks!!! Love the big oval bar here that has super comfy arm pads that help you belly up! Huge and cheap martinis, they make a great old fashioned, and the ice cream drinks are so so good! Food is supper club style...meh. read more

Ok the breakfast here is phenomenal!!!! Waffle with strawberries was just perfect and the steak and eggs were cooked perfectly (med rare on the steak and poached soft on the eggs). Hollandaise sauce was on point. Highly recommend!!!!!! Can't wait to come back. read more

We decided to check this place out recently. It was very busy and looks like an established business. But we have learned that just because a place is busy doesn't mean that all those people have good taste. It could mean something else entirely. I think the crowd was mainly because this is a place where a lot of the locals gather for drink and conversation. From the outside this restaurant looks a little fancy but inside it is very casual. I think this works well for them as people feel comfortable to come here as they are and be able to order a variety of very nice entrees. The bar is nice and big, the sort of bar I like to see in restaurants like this. Plenty of room. The dining room is set up like a large dining hall with tables that allow them to create seating for whatever group shows up. This can be a real positive for large groups. They could put together a bunch of tables real fast and have you seated quickly. But the atmosphere is very plain and dull. Our table had a loaf of white bread on it with butter packets. It was good tasting but pretty basic. I would have liked a more dense and homemade-like loaf. The menu was moderately priced. I would say a little high for the atmosphere but some of the meals are a deal. I got the fried cod which was cheap. This came with choice of potato and salad bar. I also ordered a mixed drink which was well made and priced a dollar less than I expected. The coffee was inexpensive too. The salad bar is just the basics which was disappointing. But it was fresh. It was almost impossible to get to the ingredients in the middle of the service tray. Thankfully I have contortionist training from time I spent in the circus so I was able to wind my arm down under, up and then down to reach the eggs. Just at that time a server arrived and started to fill the selection next to where I was reaching which challenged my skills even further. Our waitress was pleasant and efficient. The food was warm, not hot and the breading on the fish was soggy, not crisp as I expected. The fish itself was cooked perfectly and was moist. But overall our food could have been much better. We were satisfied with our meal and quite full. The bill was 30 dollars for two which included my cocktail. So very cheap. So there are some positives and I can see why people may come here but it is nothing fancy and for some of the pricier meals I would be much happier eating elsewhere. read more

We had a big group have a small retirement party at this place a few weeks ago. I am not familiar with a Supper Club but someone else set this all up so I attended. When we drove up it reminded me of a a local restaurant. It was a one story nondescript rectangular building with a very large parking lot that looked close to being full. When you walk in there is a large wraparound bar with stools and tables/chairs that is 1/4 the place. The other 3/4 of the place is seating kind of split up into different rooms. We had one of the sections of seating with our group. There was a waitress taking drinks so we never really spent any time at the bar but they certainly seemed to have the gamut of drinks available. It appeared that this night there was just a buffet with ribs and chicken. That may be the Supper Club way in that there is a special one night and that is it. It felt small town like in that it was very social. It was clear most of the people in the place were familiar with each other. The food was good but it was a buffet so don't get too excited. I think it was more about the social aspect that caught my eye. We all had a great time. read more

The service was good, but our chicken and fish fry combo was not. The chicken did not have much flavor and the fish did not stand out to me. We did enjoy the bread they provided. We liked the spread cheese and the homemade croutons in the salad bar, but would like to see more veggies and mixed greens. I am generally complementary when it comes to food reviews. I'd like to give them another chance but I'm not in a hurry to spend my money there. The place was packed and I suspect well known as a source of fish fries. read more

Came here for st Patrick's day dinner it is only 6pm and they run out of green beer really come on

Work had a breakfast buffet there for employees. Service was great. The food was not good. Good coffee and the space was nice. But I would personally not host there due to the food. Eggs were dry, everything's my was just...old. I'm pulling for local business but not if this is how they're serving it. I feel like the owner is just deliberately cheating up the food to maximize profit and not really trying much at all. read more

This was my second time at the Maple Tree restaurant in McFarland. The first time we were there was several years ago with my wife and child. There had always been a lot of cars in the parking lot, so we thought it must be good and tried it out. The food was mediocre at best, and reminded me of Old Country Buffet, but worse, more expensive, worse service and worse atmosphere. I vowed not to return. Unfortunately for me, my vow was broken yesterday. It had been several years though, so I kept an open mind and went in with low expectations, but hoping for the best and some improvements over the last time we were there. Being Mother's Day, my mother in law called ahead for reservations 2 days in advance. Saturday, my wife called to confirm the reservations and also to make sure that they had a spot available for a high chair for our 2 year old son. Oddly, they could not find the reservation and my wife needed to make a new one. When we arrived there, they did not have our reservation again, but were still able to sit us promptly, which was the best thing about the entire experience. They sat us directly next to what was apparently their back door, which people kept going in and out of throughout our meal, which was rather distracting and annoying. Turns out that their smoking patio is right outside of that door, so if you do go here, ask to be sat somewhere else, unless you want to have this annoyance or want to take advantage of the smoking patio yourself. Also right next to our table was the bathrooms, which increased traffic by our table significantly. The high chair that they got for us was broken, so I found another one that wasn't. Unfortunately, the second one was VERY sticky and I had to wash it and my hands before placing our son in it. The restaurant itself is very poorly lit, which is a good thing as it hides the aging decor and the overall dirtiness of the place. The chairs were torn and in poor conditioned, the floors were stained, and things just didn't seem clean overall. Being that it was Mother's Day, they had a buffet of food and not a menu. The buffet was also poorly lit, especially the salad bar, which just seemed odd. I personally did not have a salad and instead went right for the dinner items. The options I remember were fried chicken, popcorn shrimp, mashed potatoes, canned corn, and stuffing. At first, I did not even realize there was corn as it looked like there as just a bin full of water, but after moving the spoon around and digging, I found the corn. I stocked up on the shrimp, the corn, the stuffing, and the mashed potatoes. There was also bread up there, but all that was left was the ends, and I don't really care for the ends, so I avoided that on my first trip up there. I love corn, so I started with that. Wow, was it simply terrible. I have had better corn in a Hungry Man dinner. I moved on to the shrimp. It was OK, but not something I would expect from a restaurant. It was cooked in a way where parts that you would normally be able to eat were simply too hard to chew and had to be spit out. With the volume of shrimp I took though, I was able to get enough that was edible to fill my appetite. The stuffing was salty and very gooey. The mashed potatoes were OK. My son, who also loves corn asked to have some of mine, so I gave him some and he promptly spit it out, so I know I was not the only one who didn't like it. I went back up about 25 minutes later to get some bread as I figured they would have gotten that figured out by now, but it was obvious that no one from the staff was paying any attention to the buffet. There were still the ends of bread available (less this time) but not the middle pieces out on display. The corn was still buried with water and the only thing that seemed like they were refilling or maintaining was the fried chicken, which by this time was overflowing with chicken. My wife and her mom and sister had the chicken and said it was overcooked and tough. The saving grace was the cookies which most of the family had. They only had chocolate chip though and I am not a chocolate fan, so I was out of luck. We were all very disappointed overall in the experience and will never be going back. We spoke with our neighbor last night about it and asked him if he ever went there and he had a very similar response that we had and also said he would not be going back there. My mother in law called there after our poor experience and spoke with a manager about the experience we had and he was very standoffish, non apologetic, and rude. Very disappointing. read more

Incredible value!! very good food great portions,also very busy mostly older crowd still don't understand that...Salad bar smallish but very very tasty,comes with your mael as well as fresh bread...nice bar as well read more

I only ever come here for the Friday Fish Fry. The lake perch is amazing!!! The tartar sauce is so good and the fish always comes out piping hot cooked perfectly. All entrees come with a choice of side as well as an unlimited soup/salad bar included. Come before 5pm or you will be on a wait... (on Friday that is. I don't know about the other days). The salad bar isn't anything amazing. The lettuce they use is a bit meh. The soups are always very tasty. Servers are all very nice and friendly, as well as the hosts. The atmosphere is very laid back. read more

My husband and I have only ever been here on a Friday night. We love their lightly battered cod (if you order the normal beer battered it is GIGANTIC). This old school supper club hasn't aged, nor the decor, or the locals that frequent this fun establishment. The fish fry includes salad bar which is always stocked and two different delicious soups are always available (no repeated flavors since we've been there). My husband and I LOVE their homemade croutons! Every meal is served with a fresh warm loaf of bread to start; the tiny loafs are delicious!! The bar is oval shaped and almost always full with regulars bellied up. We always go home with leftovers, which are also good reheated. Please go here and step back in time. The owner is a great guy who we met on our most recent trip. read more

My dining partner said the ladies room was okay,but I found the men's room to be filthy. Disgusting. Flies. Can't talk about much else when that's what comes to mind about this place. read more

The maple is tree is one of my absolute favorite breakfast places! If you are looking for somewhere for Sunday brunch then check this place out! Today we came and had a delightful waitress, she was extremely busy but still made time for us. Every time we have come the customer service and food has been impeccable. Definitely check this place out! read more

This is the best supper club I have been to in a long time. I always look forward to their fish fry every Friday. I'm not a big fan of fish. In fact I will only eat maples trees fish. The service is great. The atmosphere is awesome. The bartenders know their stuff. You can't go wrong with a dinner from the maple tree! read more

The buffet was minimal , considering it was $12.99 per person. The taste was nothing spectacular. Fried Chicken, fried shrimp, macaroni and cheese with some kind of sausage, cheesy hashbrowns, mashed potatoes and gravy. The salad bar was nice and fresh. read more

Old, dark and dirty place! Very expensive and the food wasn't that great! Not recommend this place!

Awesome meal! My steak was best ever!! Soup was homemade!! Dede!!! Amazing waitress!!!

Love going here and taking other couples to enjoy an evening out a night out. Relaxed atmosphere with great service and amazing food! We love coming here! read more

Brunch is busy but doesn't mean good ... very much buffet style flavors which means not that great .. it just didn't hit the spot for a simple fast breakfast. read more

Great restaurant,just had the best steak and my wife had ribs. Salad bar and soups included in price, Miriam & David Harris

A dump. Food is awful, just like you would expect an assisted living facility to have. Bar was nice but couldn't overshadow the FART smell from the smoke and old people. As it goes, if you want to find the least interesting food around, go to the spot where the most old people are. It's here. read more

Fantastic food, unbeatable service... We'll be going back again soon! We enjoyed the broasted chicken and cod the most, though the lake perch was good too. Cheesy hashbrowns, a salad bar with soups... All delicious. What more could you ask for??!? We received very friendly and prompt service even though the place was packed. This is a rarity. A MUST GO TO place within 10 min of Madison. With so many fish fries disappointing as of late, this has a good possibility of becoming our new #1. (We need to go a few more times before I honor it with that label!) read more

I go here about once a month and have only had problems with a couple meals. My fav is their Prime Rib. However I have had other things too. The BBQ Ribs are great, broasted chicken is the best in the area, and breakfast is good too. The salad bar has a large number of things to choose from including two kinds of homemade soup. This is a real Supper Club. read more

have eaten here regularly for years. it has been declining for some time, tonight being the worst. the prime rib was so dry it looked like a 3 day old pork chop, and to top it off the service was terrible. when asked upon paying how dinner was, and giving an honest, yet respectful answer, the reply was "must be a bad rib." Never going back. read more

Loved the salad bar and soup. Drinks were great. I got the beer battered cod. I would go back but get a different kind of fish because it was pretty salty. read more

Best supper club in a long time. Waaaay better than Watertower Chophouse. Friendly staff, fresh bread at table, small salad bar with 2 soup choices. To die for homemade croutons. And some of the best prime rib I have had in a long time. Also better priced. Watertower Chophouse has 14 foot salad bar with only 1 soup choice. And no fresh bread. Would recommend this to everyone! read more

We've been to this restaurant in the past, but wanted to check it out since it was under new ownership. We went out for Friday Night Fish. Right away I noticed the lighting was better. My wife ordered fried Cod with green beans. She specifically asked if the beans were fresh and was assured it was. I ordered baked Cod with broccoli. We also used the salad bar and soup. Well the salad bar was the best thing about this place. Salad was fresh but the soup was warm at best. Our fish came back and it was cold. My broccoli was very large (and warm). My wifes beans were cold and mushy. The service was poor. The Waitress brought the food, and then the bill and that was it. As I left the restaurant I was thinking I wish I would have just the salad. A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT! You would better off eating at Culvers. read more

Called ahead to reserve a table for 13 on a Friday at 6pm. Was told they don't reserve tables on Friday night usually but would try to hold one for us. Some of the people in our party arrived early but failed to mention the correct name of the reservation (though they had been told). Those I was with were at least 30 minutes late so our table was given away 10 minutes earlier. However, Gary, the owner, scrambled to accommodate us as soon as possible. We had about a 20 minute wait which isn't bad since the place was jam packed with customers. We wound up at 2 separate but nearby tables. It worked out fine, was happy the owner took steps to accommodate us. Service was EXCELLENT the entire time. The food was prepared as we requested (medium-rare prime rib arrived hot and medium rare). Others in our party ordered the cod, perch, walleye, and chicken. Everyone raved about the food and the drinks. We made sure to leave a 20% tip for wait staff and complimented the owner on the food and service. We'll all be back. read more