Ratings of Kavanaugh's Esquire Club

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4.2
(679 Reviews)

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Location & Hours

Family-run eatery plating steaks, seafood & Saturday breakfast in homey digs since 1947.

1025 N Sherman Ave
Madison, WI 53704
Monday
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday
4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sunday
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Recent Reviews

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Feb 2024
Great vintage supper club feel. Jackie was an awesome server. Will be back!
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Feb 2024
Super fish fry and excellent broiled cod!
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Feb 2024
My husband and I go here when we're in the mood for a decent fish fry that doesn't have a wait time. The food is ok, but not amazing, for example, the coleslaw is bland, but the fish is good. You can't really mess up fried fish, am I right? The waitress we had this last time was so over worked and was being yelled at by the manager leaving her flustered that she tried twice to give our food to the table behind us, then forgot that tables drinks completely. Yikes! We also didn't get water until we were about to leave. We were asked if we wanted white or rye bread, and we wanted both so she brought out both, so there were some redeeming qualities. We tipped her like normal because we're not monsters. Please treat your employees better. I would also like to mention that the chairs have been the same for years, maybe a decade, so they are sunken and not very comfortable. Parking: Just find any place to park, even though it looks crowded, there will likely not be much of a wait time. Maybe 5-15 minutes.
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Jan 2024
An outstanding meal
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Jan 2024
Just walked out. Piss poor service. Ordered drinks for 3 of us and only got 2. One was wrong and was over 10 minutes, and it was not fixed, and the missing one was never served. It looked like a slow night. 3 servers on the floor for maybe 10 tables. I hate saying bad things about places. But it has been 3 years since our visit and this will be our last!
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Jan 2024
Very dark inside. Dark walls. Boring walls and carpet. Needs an upgrade badly! The food is not worth the prices charged. Both of our chairs wobbled. Thought I would fall over. December 22nd and no Christmas decor in the banquet room.. I never want to eat here again!
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Jan 2024
Atmosphere was pleasant. We Sat in a room with large windows. Temperature was comfortable. Tables were a little too close, we felt like we were sitting with the table next to us. Felt a little awkward. Chairs are comfortable but have the material flaking off and are in need of replacement. Bread was warm, cheese dip and crackers were delicious. Garden salad was just eh with ice berg lettuce, mushrooms and tomatos. Soup, beef vegetable was wonderful and the perfect temperature. I ordered a full rack of ribs with hash browns with cheese and onions. Ribs fell off the bone and are covered in a tangy BBQ sauce. A little too much sauce for my liking. Personal choice. Hash browns were nasty. They were mushy on the inside, and had a single slice of cheese barely melted and 3 mini pieces of onion on top. What a disappointment. I was so excited for those hash browns. My husband had a steak which he ordered medium received rare and didn't have flavor. He also ordered mushrooms and baked potato, both which were good. He also enjoyed the beef vegetable soup. We were there at 5. There was no wait and we were seated immediately. It took some time for waitress to come and then lagging time in between courses. We waited over 10 minutes after we completed our meals for our waitress to return. I feel she might have had tables elsewhere and got caught up with them. She was pleasant although very quiet. Sadly overall my husband and I were disappointed. Maybe it was just an off night?!
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Jan 2024
Excellent pork medallions with very tasty crusted seasoning, wrapped with bacon, served with garlic mashed potatoes. I love the old fashioned atmosphere. North side very popular place Vegetarian options: Salad, soup Parking: Lots of parking, also on street Wheelchair accessibility: Ramp to side door from back parking lot, steps going in front
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Jan 2024
Me and my wife stopped in tonight. The steak I ordered was bland I was really irritated about the wifes hash browns with cheese and onions. When that comes, it's burnt. Hash browns with a piece of square american cheese on it and about three little pieces of onion throwing on top of that, Now ordinarily I wouldn't be complaining about something like that. But the prices do not reflect the quality of the food. Because hashbrown's I can get them down at the cafe for a couple bucks. That steak should have came out perfect. Maybe it was a bad night for them But I wish it wouldn't have been on my first night. Very disappointed

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(608) 249-0193

1025 N Sherman Ave, Madison, WI 53704