Excellent atmosphere with view of the capitol building. We had the tequila salad, pickles, Tipsy burger, carnitas fries, and a fish taco. Only reason this didn't get a 5 is because the fish taco was kind of fishy. All the other food was outstanding along with excellent service. Highly recommend. read more

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Tipsy Cow offers some really tasty appetizers such as alligator bites and cheese curds which we had during our visit. I visited during dinner time with some friends. They have a pretty good selection of beers and cocktails as well. Would recommend going here if you have friends visiting or want a bite with family. Overall, the atmosphere was good (when we visited it was pretty lively and packed full of people). read more

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Came here for some cheese curds while visiting a friend. My friend said they're one of her favorite in the Madison area, and I would have to agree! We got that, alligator bites, and a salad. The salad portion size was HUGE which was great, the curds were a tad cold, but the alligator bites were PIPING hot. They were definitely crusted very thick, which was fine for us but could be less exciting for others, so up to your preference. Service was a little slow but the food came out very fast, which was wonderful since we were starving. read more

My absolute place for cheese curds & the one spot I always take out of towners to for their first bite of cheesy goodness! Do NOT skip out on the GOAT cheese curds. Pay the extra few $$ -- it's worth it. Cheese curds are great as is, but goat cheese curds are the GOAT. Imagine pillows of happiness melting in your mouth. It's that good. I usually order goat cheese curds & deep fried alligator bites; they've been my usual order for the last 6 years. Absolutely the best. read more

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Wow! I have been missing out! Tipsy cow was delicious! The place was packed but we were seated within 15 minutes. Our waiter was kind, attentive and offered recommendations. We started with the goat cheese curds (100% worth the extra couple dollars), these curds melt in your mouth.. they taste great and, of course, ranch is included. Very good! I would come back just for the goat curds. We also had the gyro fries- a generous portion smothered with gyro meat, feta, green onions, tomatoes and tzatziki sauce. Also amazing! For entrees, we got the tipsy cow burger (I requested without the bun), it was cooked well and very good. My friend had the steak sandwich and also enjoyed it. Loved this spot and will be back soon. read more

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Came here to try the goat cheese curds which were delicious! If you love goat cheese you have to try them! They had great beers (including a classic spotted cow) as well as cocktails that were affordable to go along with them! read more

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Our visit here started out well, with some solid 5/5 fried cheese curds, then fell off a cliff. Tispy Burger - 1/5 By the time this hit the table the bottom bun was already soaked through. In addition to not being rested, the burger was covered in sauce. Taste wasn't exactly great, either. GF didn't want more than a single bite, and I wasn't exactly compelled to finish it. Walleye - 1/5 Grew up eating walleye, came in hungry, and didn't want to finish this. Positively ruined the fish preparing it this way. Service - 1/5 Didn't get much attention from our server. After a long wait for our disappointing food, we indicated we weren't happy with the food and just wanted to pay and leave. Evidently, that wasn't enough of a clue for her to bring us our check without asking a second time. They also seated folks who came in off the street unmasked, and did not mask up when heading to their table. Can't recommend and won't return. read more

I am guessing this place wasn't as busy as usually on a Saturday around 1pm given the Badgers were in town and the farmer's market was winding down. We got a table in the bar with no wait. I had a tough time deciding want to get since there was so many great choices both on the appetizer list and the rest of the menu. Actually we got one of the specials - the grilled cheese with smoked salmon. It was totally awesome - they need to make this a regular menu item - it was delicious. We also had the gyro fries which were also pretty tasty but a bit pricey. I am definitely going to be back very soon! read more

Blown away by the food! Bartender Jay was attentive and very friendly! We were able to sample brews before committing to a glass, the Pistachio Ale was surprisingly good! Clam chowder here was fabulous!!! read more

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The burgers were good,the service was Great. Nice spot for a dinner date or get together.

Well we've been sitting here 45 mins and just got our drinks. They are flat too. Stay tuned for the food review. After we got our fish fry, I'd give the food 3 stars. Service 1 star. read more

We did not order food but they have a very "complete" menu. The guys behind the bar were amazing and fun! Cool vibe, we love a place with a patio! (Although we stayed inside because we love the bartenders! read more

The Tipsy Cow was great! We went for a walk by Monona Terrace to see the Snowy Owl today, then along the ice, and back up to The Tipsy cow. We shared an Apple Pie Cider, Goat Cheese Curds, Korean BBQ Fries, and Beer Battered Cauliflower In the maple chipotle sauce. The Apple Pie Cider was yummy rich, and warm. The goat cheese curds were delicious, and paired well with the beer battered cauliflower we chose maple chipotle. I would love to try the Korean BBQFries again with the Sriracha aïoli on the side, tonight or turned out as more of a soup. Good service, even our waters were filled, great flavors. I would recommend. Maybe order the aïoli on the side. read more

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they took it upon themselves to decide how my experience was by adding a tip I did not authorize . I was not impressed by many things but now you rip off your customers to boot??!! don't think I am letting this happen. read more

Didn't it eat, but drinks and bartenders were fantastic. Fun place to stop for a drink. I'm not sure if the name is an homage to the spotted cow on tap or cow tipping but both work :) read more

Overall, I would rate my experience a 2.5/5. As an appetizer, we ordered the pretzel which came with 2 large pretzels along with cheese and mustard. Honestly, I did not like the pretzel at all. It was dry and unappetizing. We barely finished one pretzel. For our meal, I got the Truffled Mushroom Salad, and my boyfriend got the Tipsy Q Burrito. My salad was not bad. The serving size was very large, but they did not provide enough dressing. I had to wait 15 minutes for extra dressing. My meal was good, but not sure if it is worth $13. The Tipsy Q Burrito did not have much flavor. It seems like it has a lot ingredients, but it was very tasteless. This was definitely not worth $13. Chipotle and Qdoba have way better burritos in my opinion. Lastly, the service was awful. We had to hunt our waitress down for everything. We waited 15 minutes for someone to even take our drink orders. The waitress never asked us how our food was, and we had to search for another waitress to get additional dressing for my salad. Overall, we didn't have a great experience, and the food is nothing special. I would not come back, except maybe to try the cheese curds everyone is raving about. read more

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A great menu with a lot of variety. So many of the options sounded so good that it was very hard to choose what to order. Some of the best cheese curds i've had in Madison so far. Wait time did take quite awhile, although it was a Friday night so that's kind of expected. Good atmosphere with cool vibes. Bartenders were super nice. read more

Food was good! First time trying the place and first time having fried goat cheese curds. It wasn't too greasy and there was a lot of batter on them. There were a couple that had no cheese in them, and it was just fried batter, so that was a little disappointing, but my waiter was friendly. He was prompt with the service as well, refilling my water when it looked low. I didn't feel overwhelmed by the service and was allowed to enjoy my meal, but the water was friendly enough to make small talk. The drinks were meh, a little too sweet with the cherry coke spring special. The burger was also good, a bit greasy has the ingredients kept falling out of the bun and the bun was a little soggy. I saw outside and it was nice. I came at a good time (5ish) when it was just one other couple outside, and by the time I had finished my meal the outside eating area was almost filled. read more

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Good burger and chicken sandwich. Quick service and everyone was very nice. We will o back when we are in Madison.

Good food, good and well priced drinks, and good service! I got the pretzel appetizer, which comes with two HUGE pretzels, be prepared because it definitely filled me up. My friends got the cheese curds and the spiced tater tots and loved them. I also got the patty melt, which was delicious, but also so incredibly greasy it dripped down my wrist, and was pretty soggy in the middle, so probably wouldn't order again (but also that's kinda what a patty melt is, so can't fault them for that). Would definitely go back! read more

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Good came out fast. But way too crowded and noisy and quality of fish fry was marginal. Rye bread was hard

I stopped in while on my road trip. Street park your car, the meters will take credit cards :) Inside was smaller then I expected, but they do have outdoor seating, but when it's 90+ outside, I prefer the inside where the AC is running and it's cool :) I came here because of one thing - fried cheese curd! Long before my trip started, I spent a lot of time looking places to eat, while I'm sure there are other restaurants that offer fried cheese curds, I bookmarked this place and had to swing by. So, yeah... ordered the fried cheese curd and the tipsy burger... of course, got a beer as well. I'm giving 4 stars because of the fried cheese curd! It was fried perfectly, the cheese was not to overly salty and I ate it like it as popcorn! I could have consumed this for hours (not recommend for health reasons)!!! As for their burger, it was juicy, but the meat patties unfortunately lacked flavors... the patties were bland and unfortunately other items in the burger did not bring the seasoning together. Bit more of seasoned salt on the patties would been awesome! But definitely recommend the cheese curds!!! read more

Great place for some apps and drinks. The atmosphere definitely lived up to the name. Heather was a fabulous server. P.S try to get a window seat so you can people watch read more

First time visit: First rate experience!. Great food and service. Large portions. Can't wait to go back. Thank you Henry for taking care of us read more

Well, it's the end of a tradition. We've been coming here for vacation for the better part of a decade now. Unfortunately, we will never be back. The staff is awful. We made it into Chicago around 630, and (after realizing someone had stolen something from our luggage) we got to the Tipsy Cow as quickly as we could for "dinner" because it was Friday night fish fry. We out in for a table, and waited 15 minutes for them to seat us on one of the many tables on the patio. Mind you, the host tried to out us BACK on the reservation list when we told them they called us. Paying close attention! Anyway, they seat us, watch four, five staff members go by and buss tables, talk to customers like they're old friends, serve tables, etc. Nobody said a single word to us. We went to the host stand, they tried to give us another reservation. (Paying attention!) We expressed that we would like a different table, and the host staff couldn't have been more rude. To the point where their friends standing next to them decided to start hurling insults our way, too. "They probably wouldn't tip you anyway" Uh, what? The F would I tip anyone for. We never even got silverware. Anyway, from the bottom of my heart, I'd sincerely like to tell the staff where to shove it Never coming back read more

Nice servers and atmosphere and the food came out quick. But the food was incredibly greasy like way more that what bar food should be.

I always say that I am going to stop in here but I just never have until today. I had a Door County Cherry Mule and it was delicious. For my appetizer I had nachos, and I am pretty picky when it comes to my nachos and they got my two thumbs up! Our bartender was Jordan and he was so funny. There is garage parking close by and street parking.... Check it out, tell Jordan that I said hi read more

Love this place for their goat cheese curds - so good! Literally melt in your mouth. Also like that you can get these as a half plate if you want an entree or want to try other things on the menu. Also got the lamb burger which was decent and the bourbon peach mule which was delicious! All of their sandwiches sound good so I cant wait to go back and try other things! read more

Got the truffle fries, fried pickles, and tipsy burger. Truffle fries were good but not any better than typical fries, fried pickles also good but a little heavy on the breading. Tipsy burger was huge and a little greasy but very good. read more

The daily deals are worth it. They're considerably understaffed back when they opened through 2014 and again twice in 2019. Called at 1230p, Monday Nov. 25th to place a togo order. My fault for calling during lunch. 3m:36s after being placed on hold... I was able to order. 12 parm wings all drums. Regular large fry. Drive over. Didn't plug the meter thinking I'd be in and out. Ba da bing... I was not. Walked in to a busy bartender named Mike. The bar is robustly filled with patrons at the tables only 2 at the bar. It (the bar) could use a bussing. Lady with glasses must be part of management because I can't see an owner walking around, drinking without acknowledging customers. I asked her directly, "May I pay for a to go order?" Her: that's what he's probably going for. (That's what he's for is what I recall as i type this sitting at the bar). Idk... Maybe she's a hostess. Either way, he came back with someone's else. Nor was the 2nd order mine. He had to ring it up. Apparently, no one put it in when I called. I worry it'll be wrong. I abhor flats. But I'm at a meter and meter maid Godfrey is on the beat. Can't risk that ticket. I hope they can get back that year 1 groove. Update: order was done accurately but I cannot recommend parmesan wings. read more

Holy freaking cheese curds made with goat cheese. Best thing I had while visiting from Texas. Nice, comfy place to eat in the downtown area.

We were driving through the area, and the kids were hungry. My husband checked Yelp for suggestions, and we were thrilled with this gem! They got us seated quickly, answered questions about the menu, and brought us some tasty food! I ordered what I thought was going to be a basic grilled ham and cheese sandwich. I got local ham with melty Wisconsin cheese - delish! read more

Service is very good but atmosphere is relatively loud. Fried cheese curds were just okay and the tipsy cow burger was quite salty. read more

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My friends and I came here for lunch on a Saturday while we were visiting Madison, WI. I ordered the Local Lamb Burger, Spotted Cow draft beer, and we shared Fried Cheese Curds as an appetizer. Cheese curds and Spotted Cow are musts when visiting this city and The Tipsy Cow did a great job. Friendly service at an affordable price. read more

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Had an excellent lunch on the hill Thursday 7/25/19! I met my Mom in Madison for a girls day and we decided to give this place a try. Just happened upon it as we were walking the square. Look super cool inside and had a nice out door area to sit as well. They have a great menu selection with different specials each day. We decided to sit at the bar. Bloody Mary's were delicious! They use their own homemade mix. Bartender was super friendly and attentive. We started with half and half fried goat cheese curds and regular white cheese curds. If you like goat cheese go with those they were amazing!!! Very creamy and delicious served with a side of ranch. For lunch we split a BLT with avocado. Very tasty and they only use Nueske's bacon! Soooo goood. Next time I'm in Mad town I will definitely go back for another great meal! Loved it!!! read more

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Food was absolutely fantastic. Didn't catch the bartender's name but he was great and handled a weird situation in the bar very well. Would definitely come back! read more

I can dig it. We ended up coming here after waiting several minutes for a table at Graze that never came and seeing plenty of open booths and tables from the host table. Not about that waiting life. A quick yelp search and we found The Tipsy Cow as an alternative. Upon entering, we were seated promptly at a high top table near the bar. Outside patio was open when we had visited, but we were looking to cool down and catch some AC. Pretty lively but not over crowded bar for a Saturday. Service was great and our waitress was prompt. Their draft beer selection consisted of maybe 10 or so options with maybe half local option (spotted cow, etc.) and some from as far as CA. Beers ran us $5.50 & $6.50 per pint and were so refreshing to have on a hot day. For food... I did their smoked salmon grilled cheese ~ generous portions of smoked salmon stuffed between two slices of bread with gruyere cheese, traditional red onions, & lathered with lemon-caper aioli. Tasty and unique twist on a grilled cheese & lox and not bad for $9. And of course when in Wisconsin, an order of fried cheese curds to share. Perfectly cooked, crispy on the outside and a tad gooey on the inside and served with ranch for dipping. Anyways, if you're looking for a casual spot to grab a bite or drinks near the Capital building, I'd definitely give this one a try. 'Til next time, cheers! 161/365 read more

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Loved the name so had to try this place while I was in town. We had about a 15 min wait which was great because the place was full including the outside patio. We started our meal sharing some onion rings and fried zucchini. The onion rings were the big thick jumbo kind- not too greasy. The zucchini chips were great! The dipping sauce was a little spicy and the zucchini weren't mushy. I also ordered a cocktail that was a Summer Shandy local beer with some limoncello in it. Very light and tasty! The inside had tall ceilings which made it a little loud but everyone seemed to be having fun. Our service was good. My tequila chicken sandwich was spot on. The prices were reasonable! read more

The Tipsy Cow - Bars Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

I came here with two other friends at 7:30 on a Wednesday night, and we had to wait shortly for a table. A little odd for Madison, but we didn't mind. I got the battered cauliflower bites with the spicy asian sauce and the sour cream and onion fries (both appetizers) as my dinner. Both items were delicious! Some of the best fried cauliflower I've ever had for sure. I love sour cream and onion chips, and the fries tasted so accurate to that. The portions were larger for the appetizers, and I ended up being unable to finish! My friend got the truffled mushroom salad and enjoyed it. My other friend loved the truffle fries, but she said to skip the chicken tenders. Overall, I would return for the meal I got. This is a good option up by the square! read more

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I ordered the chicken salad today. The lettuce was brown, chicken was rubbery and tomatoes were rotten. I will never order from there again. Also, the server was quite rude. read more