Update: owner contacted me to make the situation right. He apologized and offered a meal on him. Now that’s someone who sticks by their business!

$14+tax for this??? I was pumped to return to Madison after being stationed in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona (active duty military). I met up with my family and tried out HopCat down the street for a drink before we did the "well whatda you wanna do" dinner discussion. We traipsed around the square before choosing Coopers Tavern. I ordered the Cooper's Tavern's "herbivore" listed on their menu as "market" price. Market price was declared by the price gods of Coopers to be $14 (up from their usual 11-12. $14 for the scanty assortment of celery, potato, and zucchini slices garnishing the center of the rectangle, white plate. I asked the waiter if there was a scarcity of zucchini or some other devastation of the local vegetables to drive the "market" price so high. He was very helpful and offered to ask the manager if that was an accurate price. Maybe he was wondering at my $14 hedge clippings at well... The manager confirmed the sum and so I asked to speak to him- Mr Coffee. It was Thursday night busy but he made time to chat with me about how he couldn't do anything about the price and was unable to tell why it was the same as their much more expansive plates. He was able to direct me to the business card for the operations manager, Ms Trost, but her mailbox rejected me and all my heartfelt words with "postmaster undeliverable." I gave a solid effort to just figure out why my meal that looked like it belonged on top of my sister's boyfriend's frites and steak was $14. I just looked ridiculous... I mean I even took a picture because I couldn't believe it!!! They didn't offer to make me anything different, to allow me to reorder, give me any answers... It was just: 'here's your food, sorry it's so small, $14 please.' At least my sister had plenty of her $14 pasta and chicken to share with me :(