DelecTable

Excellent food! The experience offers a great atmosphere to enjoy every savory bite. I love the fact that the food is fresh, locally grown and resourced. The staff there really does cater to your individualized needs. They all share their expertise on how the food was made and are very knowledgeable about the wine they pair with each course. I'm impressed at the delicious and unique options for mocktails and choices for those that are gluten free or vegan. They also allow you enough time to browse and taste test oils & vinegar, scotch, and liqueurs at VomFass, which is a favorite as well. Highly satisfied!

I went to a cooking class they held for making pasta from scratch. It was outstanding. Chef Kevin was kind, smart, funny and he taught us SO much in one class. I would highly recommend this for any style of cook. Great for date night, or just to learn a new skill. I went alone and never felt like I was on an island. Great wine selection too.

REVIEW FOR COOKING CLASS Pros: Chef Joel was very knowledgeable and also really entertaining. The cocktails were amazing, and the food and ambiance were nice too! The owner, Justin, went above and beyond to ensure everyone had a wonderful experience. CON: There were so many people in Joel's class that we didn't even get a chance to touch a single ingredient. We've been to a bunch of cooking classes, but this was the only one where we didn't actually get to, well, cook! Chef Kevin's classes were smaller, but still only a couple of people there got to touch the food. I think this is a cool experience if you simply want a slightly more involved experience than going to a restaurant. But if you are a foodie that wants to learn some new cooking techniques, you might leave disappointed.

Had an awesome dinner here last night for my wife's birthday celebration. Delicious 5 course with perfect wine pairings, including a very hard to find Plavac Mali from Croatia. Chef Ben shares all kinds of information about the ingredients, the dishes and even the tableware. A must-try spot in Madison for the true food enthusiast

The best culinary experience in Madison, and it's not even close. Excellent service, and the food was impeccable.

Golden Gems in madison. Very nice and unique experience. Good and awesome quality of wine with food . Need to work on dessert but apart from that rest of the food are really awesome.

My wife and I are zig-zagging the country on a quest to have a date in all 50 dates. Along the way, we are trying to find unique experiences and make memories. With all the things Wisconsin offers, DelecTable in Madison and the intrigue around it drew us in. After spending a date night in the backroom kitchen of a liquor store...we could not be more pleased nor say enough great things about the Saturday evening we spent at DelecTable! From the reservation to the outstanding communication with Justin, the atmosphere, the service, the delicious farm-to-table masterpieces from Chef Ben, and the wine pairings made for a perfect evening! With seven full courses and a blindfolded mini-course, the three-hour meal was more than a night out - it was a dining experience. We sat at the Chef's Table, just inches from the cooking and prep areas. We had great seats to witness the quality of the food and the attention to detail and pride that went into each plated dish. Not a single detail was missed. Chef Ben and his team took care to discuss, confirm, and double-check that each item was presented correctly and the dietary restrictions of each person were met. While the chef’s tasting will change to represent Wisconsin's best fresh produce, meat, and cheese, the Pecan Old Fashion will always be there to greet you; Give it a try. You can thank us later. So, if you are looking for a date night, an evening with friends, or just a great experience – DelecTable in Madison, Wisconsin, is your place. Dietary restrictions: Without hesitation, they were able to meet the GF and DF restrictions and ensure that we had the same amazing meal and experience as those without the restrictions.

This is a difficult review to write. I really wanted Delectable to live up to fine dining standards however it fell short in major ways. *New Years Eve Menu Review* The positives: Meat and vegetables were very well sourced. They are cooking with fresh and quality ingredients. Most meat and vegetables were properly cooked. The waiters were polite and served us in a timely manner. ~ Pork Tenderloin with cherry sauce and sousvide sweet potato with sautéed kale and kale chip. The best executed and conceptual dish of the night. The sautéed kale brought great acidity with they cherry. The tenderloin was perfectly cooked. The kale chip added a nice salty crunch. Loved this. The negatives: Dish conceptualization was some of the worst I've ever seen, even compared to a mid tier restaurant. Portion sizing was erratic and seasoning inconsistent. ~ Lobster tail deep fried, covered in hollandaise, then put on a poached pear compote. Lobster is a sweet delicate morsel that doesn't need to be covered up and accented with more sweetness. The dish severely lacked acid and I ended up eating the lobster by itself. ~ U10 Bay Scallop on pommes purees with a mushroom gravy. Why are you taking one of the best scallops and putting it with a heavy gravy and potatoes? You can't even taste the scallop. I ate the scallop alone and enjoyed the pommes purees and mushroom gravy on there own. Again another seafood item served without citrus. Potato's were chunky which isn't how pommes purees is served. ~ Foie gras torchon with apricot ice cream on whipped honey. I gagged eating this. The whipped honey was SO STRONG you could barely taste anything other than honey and apricot ice cream. Only tasting notes are sweet and a tiny bit sour. The bread was stale and the torchon was seasoned in maple syrup (more sweet). I honestly don't believe they ever tasted this themselves and I can't fathom what there intention was. ~ Wagyu Beef - This was cooked medium well and the fat on the sides wasn't rendered. A tragic waste of such a beautiful cut of meat. It was under seasoned and the portions were inconsistent. ~ Waffle with Caviar and crème fraiche- Would have been interesting except it was drowned in maple syrup. ~Rose Trifle - It was 70% gelatin... fill the inside with a mousse next time and put a thin layer of gelatin to get the globe look. It will be more texturally interesting and more pleasant to eat. A wait staff member did a fire show at the end and he seemed very annoyed to be doing it. There was no introduction to it happening and was just a weird random event. Fire shows don't have a place at a fine dining restaurant. Cocktails were unsurprisingly far too sweet. The cost of the event doesn't excuse the glaring problems in the menu and execution of the dishes. I'm surprised to see such positive reviews on google as our dinner was laughably bad. Luckily the money is going to well sourced products which ended up being the highlight for me.

What an AMAZING experience! Oh my goodness … the tastes and the wine pairings and the chef’s information and the culinary skill and the service … it was all WONDERFUL! We definitely would encourage people to participate in this dining experience! We had no idea the oils, whiskeys, wines, liquors, vinegars, etc the store front has! We will definitely be back!