Bishop's Westside Pub & Grill — Restaurant in Madison

In Gordon Ramsey's show Hell's Kitchen, competing chef's are sometimes punished by having to eat the food they have cooked. If it were within my ability, as punishment I would have made Bishop's chef eat the food served to me.

My server was worthy of a spot on Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares. Anyone who finds overly friendly, chatty-cathy servers annoying will appreciate the service at Bishop’s, where guests are treated like they are in quarantine at an infectious disease hospital. If I had simultaneously tested positive for covid, leprosy, and bubonic plague, I don’t believe my server would have treated me any differently. She barely broke stride when dropping off my order, or later when picking up the dishes. She certainly never slowed down enough to check if I needed anything (which I did), or to ask if the food was OK (which it wasn’t). Even the simplest of courtesies such as letting me know her name would have taken too much time, so never happened.

I ordered the ribs, which I felt were overcooked, dry, and bland. I also ordered a side salad. It’s hard to mess up a salad, but if you’re ever in the mood for a gawd-awful flavor combination, try adding blue cheese to Ranch Dressing. There is a reason Ranch and Blue Cheese Dressings come in different bottles in grocery stories. Only Bishop’s proudly serves this abomination of blue cheese added to Ranch Dressing, and it made my salad inedible. I wanted a re-do on the salad, sans blue cheese, but of course No-Name could care less whether or not I needed help with my order.

Chain-smokers will love Bishop’s because of the intoxicating aroma of cigarette smoke welcoming them as soon as they walk in the door. Also, since chain-smokers have lost their sense of taste, they won’t even notice that the food is bland and overcooked. Non-smokers on the other hand, won’t like Bishop’s at all. Hmm…but upon reflection, maybe the problem was me…maybe if instead I had been chain-smoking throughout…then I couldn’t even have tasted the blue cheese...

Had a great time here with friends!!! Nice homie bar vibe. Fun and friendly locals and delicious food! Wings are absolutely top notch. Bartenders are very cool. Why feel awkward in catacombs or elixir when you can chill with your friends, get a buzz, eat food and smoke cigarettes. 10/10. We bought several drinks and several rounds for a party of six. A round for the table next to us (they bought us shots) we came out with a 200 dollar tab. That’s what we would normally spend at catacombs with no food, no smoking, a time limit and the pressure of acting a certain way. If you’re looking to have a good time versus a special experience. This place is great. Will...

I've been to Bishop's a couple of times but this was definitely my last. I waited 20 mins for the waiter to come take my order and an hour before we got our food. Ordered lemon pepper and honey gold wings and fries. They were flavorless even with the seasonings. I didn't think it was possible to mess up chicken wings but they did. I ordered a side of fries and I promise you, it was less than 20 fries on my plate.... ridiculous. I ended up just eating the fries and celery, which says a lot because who actually eats the celery...lol. I don't even smoke but I use to go there for the atmosphere and food, but it's definitely not...