Forage Kitchen — Restaurant in Monona

Slightly overwhelming number of options and the menu doesn’t display clearly on my phone, so it’s a bit confusing to figure out what comes in which dish. So maybe give yourself a little extra time to navigate that.

All the set dishes have plenty of protein, so don’t pay the steep up charge for an additional protein unless you’re sure you want that. I got tempeh, which was pretty decent but honestly unnecessary.

Nice quality & balance of components & well plated, which is so crucial for this kind of food. Good clean, fresh greens.

I got a Mediterranean kind of bowl. The pita chips are not my bag. I love pita, but these are like a California type thing not middle eastern style. Which is fine if you like that, to me they are just extraneous carbs, pointless wheat confetti. They have no body or flavor to them, and seem kind of dehydrated, like a boxed health snack. I was hoping for fattoush type, delicious fresh fried pita chips.

The sourdough bread was also unnecessary, but at least it was quite tasty.

The kombucha options are delicious but very expensive. The vegan chocolate cookie was likewise delicious but too expensive for me to get it again.

Friendly & efficient service. I hope they unionize! I’ll be back all the time if...

Man oh man. I want to love forage but I have had enough of the mistakes and service, especially at this location. They forget the protein almost every time, which is made worse by the cost of adding protein, and when I say every time I mean every time. This most recent mistake was the last straw. Purchased a club med bowl with tuna poke ($7), and I bet you could guess what was missing in my bowl when I got home. In the past I have ordered bowls for my staff to feed them during orientation, 12 bowls total, 7 with chicken, and all 7 arrived without chicken.

Now let's talk service. I feel like a burden every time I walk through the door. The contempt for the customer is palpable upon entry. I have stood at the counter for 2 minutes without anyone acknowledging my existence. Thank you's and greetings are disingenuous.

That is all I have to say about that. Would love to be refunded for the poke tuna, but I can never get a hold of anyone...

I’m hoping the Monona location of Forage Kitchen can take this as constructive feedback. I usually look forward to visiting this Forage when I come from out of state to visit family. I’ve always appreciated Forage’s nutritional food and options. Unfortunately, the employees and atmosphere are lacking at the Monona location. Each time I have visited this location, the employees have been crude and unfriendly to me. The atmosphere doesn’t feel friendly, welcoming or hospitable. Same goes for the employees. I’ve visited Forage multiple times. I decided this would be the last time because of how rudely the employees treated me, yet again. I probably won’t give the other locations a try because of this experience, either. Just left a bad impression on me and my family for the company and how they run their business and who they hire to represent them. Maybe consider teaching your employees some interpersonal communication skills and...