Tamica J.

First, there was ONE waiter working. With as SLOW as he is, they need another person even though it was NOT busy. Also, the body odor from him was sickening, noticeable and very offensive. I started to leave, but I was starved and was too lazy to go out b/c it was like 55 degrees. I ordered a hot tea, and ordered. There were ONLY a few folks in the place. I party of six that left shortly after I arrived, and another party of like five and then me. It took Sohail 10-15 minutes to bring me a SPOON for the honey for my tea. He gave me a stir stick and looked puzzled as to why I wanted a spoon. But I digress. I had high hopes for my steak. It had some kind of sauce on it, not steak sauce, but I'm thinking it's because of all the FAT in the steak. As you can see from the pictures, a good amount of the steak was FAT. The ambiance was quiet. Would I come back? Nope. Do I recommend? Sure try it, just don't order the steak. This is inside of the Hilton nestled in the heart of downtown not too far from the Capital building. If ever in the area, and you come here...please let me know your thoughts.

Angela S.

Don't get me wrong-- the ambiance is spectacular, location is convenient, especially if you are staying in the hotel. And service was excellent, albeit we were the only people in the seating area. We came for Madison Restaurant week and our meal was good. But regular menu had $18 for a fancy grilled cheese?! Wow. Menu is extremely limited without vegan or vegetarian options. Maybe dinner is a different story, but lunch was slim. I don't think I'll make it back there.

Farah A.

Loved the food, decor, and ambience of this place. It's very new and fresh and well put together Didn't know it was a hotel restaurant till we got there. Located inside the Hilton Hotel, this place is amazing. I recommend checking this place out for tasty appetizers, pizzas, drinks and awesome service. Must must try the Popcorn Shrimp, Fried Pickles and Wisconsin Cheese Curds. The pizzas were really good and so was the chicken sandwich. The service was excellent and we enjoyed our late night dinner there.

Steven T.

We were busy having lunch in town and checking out the art fair on the square which had us walk right past the Hilton so on the way out we thought a grown up cocktail from the hotel bar would be nice. The bar is literally in the lobby as you walk in and it's small but nice. We didn't get a drink menu but we asked what cocktail do you suggest and a raspberry something was popular at the moment and we ordered one with a martini. The woman working the bar was fantastic and very professional with a non stop smile that was very genuine. She spent time talking to us because the bar was pretty empty with one couple besides us which was nice. She was making our cocktails with a chilled glass first than she shook it front of us and poured a fresh cocktail, nice presentation. That raspberry cocktail was very delicious and a nice stop I will say. I will say that it was nice to just chill in the hotel bar for one drink because it was a great experience for us before moving on with the weekend.

Ozzie T.

We stopped in here because of the cool interior photos we saw on Yelp. We really enjoyed the Audrey burger - it was tasty, and grilled just right. But that's about it. There was only 1 person working that evening, which is fine, but her attention was focused on the game that was on TV and one other patron she was engaging in conversation. We seemed to be an afterthought at best. We were a party of 3, but I'm not sure why we were seated in a booth clearly for 2 people. I would also like to call out that the chicken churros is really more like a dessert than an appetizer. It is dusted with a lot of sugar. This is not a criticism, just a call out if you were thinking it would be more on the savory side. It is not. Also, we wanted to try the croquettes and they had just run out. Bummer! For these reasons, I'm giving 2 stars. Had the service been better, I would have given 3 stars.

Rachel R.

Thought I'd try something new in the downtown area so stopped here for lunch. The restaurant was mostly empty. We were able to order very quickly - I will say our server was excellent, very kind and attentive. Despite the restaurant being nearly empty our food took about 40 minutes (not an exceedingly long wait time, but worth mentioning given how few people were there). The food was the real disappointment. I ordered the salmon rillettes which really was a mistake. The item was $20 for an underwhelming spread. I'd expect the salmon to come with some better bread like crostini but this was basic sandwich bread. The bacon (while plenty of it) was thin and undercooked. The arugula was just dressed with olive oil, salt + pepper so added nothing to the meal. The whole thing felt lacking. My partner ordered the burger. It was serviceable but nothing special, as were the fries. Both were room temperature. Overall not at all impressed with the lunch offerings here. I try to give places more than one chance but I doubt I'll come back here.

Eric O.

We had bfast right before leaving. I waited a couple of minutes to be seated, and when I was seated, it took quite a bit of time to be waited on. When I was finally waited on, I ordered the pancakes, bacon, hash browns and over easy eggs. When my food came out, my eggs were over cooked, but it took over 5 mins for me to get someone's attention. When I finally did, the male server took my eggs and it took another 10 mins to get my eggs. By that time, I was done eating and they never brought out my hash browns. Overall, I'll probably be go somewhere else next time.

Lynx T.

Okay this review might be a little bit of rambling but I promise it's informative! Let's start with that we were there for breakfast on a Saturday morning when a dance comp was in the hotel, meaning it was SLAMMED. Basically every table full. I think we got lucky being only two people so we were sat at what seemed like one of the only small tables. The service was 10/10 all things considered, our waiter was Shubham (im so sorry if I spelled you name wrong I was too nervous to ask you to show me ur tag) he was so kind! He made me an iced latte even though the lattes aren't iced standardly! Waters were never empty. They were all on top of refills as a team On to food; it did take about 40 minutes and then a few items were cold. This seemed to be an issue with the tiny robot man who delivers everything he's not particularly zippy. We got several items to try I'll list them in order from best to worst in me and my fiancés opinion the Northern breakfast bowl thing was the best item we had, the potato's were so crisp, the sauce was so delicious, the sausage slightly spicy, the only bad part of this item was the cold tomatoes, probably should replace them with something more suited like the tomato jam on that's already on menu. Next we had the blueberry lemon pancakes, these things needed no syrup they were so sweet and soft and the lemon glaze was peak. The only thing that could have made these better was instead of three fresh blueberries on top, a small dollop of blueberry compote. Next was a bowl of fresh fruit!! Not a single bad piece, our waiter also knew off hand the exact types of fruit in the mix that was impressive to me. The worst item we had was the chicken biscuit, unfortunately it was dry, and the cheese didn't make much sense, I cook a lot and my advice would be to switch to thighs (I believe this was breast meat) and to marinade them every night in buttermilk and seasonings. Ambiance was not good but that was because of the 900 little girls in full makeup full of caffeine running around the building. That is really our fault for not calling and figuring today would be the best day to go XD So overall for a Saturday this place gets 4 stars, had food been hotter, and there had been less children it would have been 5/5 I just figure i should include it as this is the risk of visiting the hotel restaurants. I've attached several photos!!!

Pamela M.

Yes, I know hotel restaurants are often not that great. But, one of my favorites stops in Madison happens to be a hotel restaurant, so ... instead of going to my fave I decided to venture out and give another place a chance. Unfortunately, wasn't as good. But not a terrible time, either! There is a small bar area or a bigger restaurant with tables at The Audrey. It was nice they had affordable wine that was a decent pour, it was Mondavi. I had a couple of appetizers for dinner. The crab and corn cakes were very small and I don't go for fruit with crab cakes so didn't eat the fruit salsa with it, but the other sauce (like tartar) was good and the cakes themselves were quite tasty, I must say. The other app, though, chili con queso strangely seemed nothing like a cheese dip. And it had to many pepper chunks. It wasn't enjoyable at all, really. It may take a nice pic, but taste is bland and lacking. Not sure I'd go back when I have a favorite hotel restaurant spot that rarely disappoints and so many restaurant options in the vicinity already.

My friends and I received two restaurant week vouches to use at The Audrey in January. Our server was helpful in getting us seated with drinks and taking our orders right away. We sat down at about 6:30 and didn't receive our first course until 7:10. Our salad had butternut squash, candied nuts, apples, goat cheese, and a honey vanilla vinaigrette. I'd recommend changing the vinaigrette component of the salad, as it was very sweet and the overwhelming flavor was vanilla. It then took another 40 minutes to receive the pasta, which in all honestly was very disappointing. The pasta itself was not boiled, just pan fried (and overcooked). The brown butter sauce was non existent, and the mushrooms were rubber. The last course came out a little faster but was also disappointing, as the overall flavor was alcohol. Our server did the best they could with how slow the kitchen was that night, and was very kind and patient. Unfortunately, we weren't the only ones left disappointed with our food, as tables next to us asked if we enjoyed our dishes and some even left the restaurant. I'm hoping that The Audrey can find more staff so that their quality of food and dining experience can increase. This meal unfortunately was not what I expected to have during an event like Madison Restaurant week.