Gooseberry on the Square — Restaurant in Madison

The food came out within 10 minutes of ordering, which was remarkably fast. I ordered a Swiss and Mushroom Omelette. For a Wisconsin restaurant the Swiss was notably lacking. The mushrooms were slightly undercooked and the whole omelette itself was not seasoned. Dear restaurants, please season your food while you’re cooking it. The eggs were fine but tasted like they had been cooked really fast. It seems like they care more about efficiency than they do about quality.

I also had the wheat toast which was pretty decent. They give you for half pieces which is quite a lot and provide jelly and butter options.

The coffee is Collectivo coffee which is fine but the house coffee is more expensive than the to go because it’s bottomless. They should add a in house coffee option that’s just one cup and cheaper than the rest as an option to encourage people not to bug the to-go cups even when eating in house.

It’s a quick and easy American style breakfast place that could definitely use a lesson in seasoning and slowing down to make better food. I was the only person in the restaurant (as I went when they opened at 7) so they had no reason to...

So I was all excited to take my fiancé to late breakfast at Gooseberry today as she had never been there and I had. In the past I’ve had good experiences there. Today that was not the case. The cashier who helped us was pleasant and friendly. When we got our food it was extremely disappointing. I had the three cheese omelette. It was way too salty. My fiancé had pancakes and bacon. The pancakes were very bland and heavy. We weren’t impressed and went on our way. A few minutes later I realized I didn’t have my phone so I went back into the restaurant to see if I had left it there. When I approached the manager and asked her if I may have left it there. She was extremely rude and crabby with her response which was a very terse no! I was highly disappointed with the experience today and I won’t be returning...

After a couple of visits, the quality of the food at Gooseberry on the Square is not memorable enough to compel me to return. While I enjoyed medley of flavors in the chicken BBQ chili, the criminally under-salted chicken dumpling soup was devoid of flavor.

Like the chicken soup, my Philly Cheesesteak sandwich was severely under-salted. While I did appreciate the sear on the tasty oven roasted ribeye steak, the onions and peppers were under-cooked.

The corned beef on my Reuben sandwich suffered from the lack of time on the griddle and the quality of the bread was a disappointment.

The restaurant is bathed in natural light and provides a pleasant view of the...