Bistro 525 — Restaurant in Madison

This morning my husband and I woke op dreaming of going to a local brunch. Was this even possible to find in Madison Wi on a Saturday morning?. We searched online, made several calls, but had a difficult time I need to place it served a buffet. We wanted it all, eggs sausage toast, breakfast potato’s and french toast. We decided that we were going downtown looked it up and ended up at a restaurant where there was a two hour wait. Across the street, there was a Do Douuble Tree Hotel. I ended up having a brilliant idea! Why not ask the people at the front desk if they would allow me to pay for their bufet. Well, my surprise l, when I went to the front desk, Alexa’s smiling face was there to greet me. She told me she would love to have us, and that their buffet was in fact, opened up to the public. The food was delicious and hot! They also included Starbucks coffee. Ray even offered us a shot of seasonal star bucks syrup. We were served by Peyton and Matthew, several other staff members we had at least five people asking us if we needed help. This was an amazing experience and we...

I would love to give this place 5 stars. It’s a really nice, modern high-class restaurant. It has a certain elegance. The waiters and staff were very nice. It’s a new place with so much potential. However I have to be realistic. The food was good. That is all I can say. Cheese curds ($10) were better than average with a good sauce. Flatbread ($14) was also good. However the ($28) steak frites were overpriced and underwhelming. It was french fries with a few ounces of steak and a dipping sauce. Together it tasted fine. The french fries were excellent. But the steak was poorly seasoned, bland, and somewhat chewy. The sauce made up for it. But I was entirely disappointed because for $28 I can find almost anything better. The menu also seemed haphazard. So many random menus thrown on. It wants to be a nicer restaurant and the prices and atmosphere reflect that, but the food remains behind. It’s not bad, but just not worth the $70 I paid that...

Way overpriced, food was flavorless. The plating was horrible. Looked like something a high schooler threw together. Couldn't find any fish in the fish tacos. The waitress forgot to write down one of our meals. It arrived 30 minutes late with no real appology. When I asked management about or missing meal he was rude and not particularly kind or helpful. Not worth another visit. There was also ice in the mimosas which was odd. When I ordered another mimosa she asked without ice? It seemed strange. Also when made the reservation they acted as though it would be hard to fit us in. When we arrived we were one of two tables. I was looking for a special place for mother's day and instead it was flavorless, overpriced and...