this place is an absolute joke. Condescending and uncaring staff, dirty and worn out environment, overpriced and bad tasting drinks/food. keep reading if you want details and examples :) 75% of the customers and attendees are underage and they treat you like garbage. tonight I came to the madison with my friends and I had to come to the front of the venue to pass a sweater on to my friend who was outside. I had just paid $12 for a drink when I was called outside, so I quickly came out to pass the sweater on. I was standing for 5 seconds when the supposed owner started aggressively ushering me to go back inside because I couldnt drink outside. I understand this, however, I simply needed 20 seconds to get this done. he was so condescending and even threatened me with a police officer, suggesting that he would what, get me arrested? how about you arrest the bouncers you have who knowingly admit drunk underage people into your establishment. the security even acknowledged TODAY on this same visit that he is surprised my friend is ”actually 19 now” acknowledging that he knew he was underaged while letting him in. I asked the bouncers to please hold my drink for me while I passed the sweater as I didn’t want to set in down inside with the risk of it getting spiked. they declined and told me to go in and finish it. I said “my friend is standing right here, so you really expect me to go in and finish this?” As they were basically encouraging me to chug my drink. they were so condescending and demeaning, I got fed up and uttered a subtle “omg shutup..” and put my hand up to signal I was walking away. I was then chased inside by security and kicked out of the maddy fully sober, because I didn’t want to abandon or chug my drink and simply needed 15 seconds to pass something over the fence. Keep in mind I was on the maddy property within the fence drinking a drink sold by their establishment. I was not asked how I would get home or if I was ok. I was sober and able to find my way home, however, the way that they were treating me suggested that they felt I was “obliterated”. this is disgusting. I am a bartender at a restaurant and know that the establishment and bartender are liable for the life of the individual that they serve drinks to until that person is sober. As far as I’m concerned, the maddy does not care about its customers and does not care if people go home in an ambulance. They let people in who are evidently intoxicated and kick people out for silly reasons such as my own. this is not my first negative experience with this place and truly it is a spot known to be popular with underaged teenagers, specifically highschool students, ask anyone in toronto. It used to be fun in my first few years of undergrad and now it has totally gone downhill. I hope the owner sees this and I hope you know that one phone call and your establishment is shut down. I saw someone fall through the ceiling once from a lack of security at a construction area and you are still open. You are killing the u of t student bar by allowing so many under aged people, none of my 23 year old friends even want to come here anymore. Good luck after I make a few calls.