Longtable Beer Cafe

The food was great and the beer selection is one of the best I've seen, but come prepared to spend money. A lunch for 4 people ended up being $80 and not everyone ordered a beer. I'd rather go somewhere cheaper with a smaller beer selection and comparable food.

Normally service and food are great, but tonight it took almost an hour to get a meat and cheese board. Then the server promptly forgot about us after we finally got our food. Wouldn’t recommend on a Friday or Saturday night.

Had dinner on 5/3/19. Staff was friendly and helpful. Place was about 90% full, and it took about 30 minutes to get our food. It's not bad, just plan on having a drink in hand. Beer selection was great. BBQ platter was pretty good; the smoked chicken wings were 10/10. Brisket was also good, and pulled pork was decent. Frites were quite good, and their soft pretzel is among the best in Madison. Only negative was just how loud it was. It did seem to get a bit quieter after 8:30 or so, but it was hard to have a conversation at times. Also, one of our appetizers came out after our entrees did. It wasn't a big deal, but it was a bit odd.

Strong simple food menu. Pray that they are smoking the brisket when you are there. Beer selection is unique enough even for an old pro. Friendly helpful staff. And long. Tables.

Great atmosphere! The menu could use a couple lighter "snacks" such as soft baked pretzels and popcorn. Overall, a great addition to downtown Middleton.

Edit: I would like to think it was this review that prompted the addition of a soft pretzel to the menu. Who knows, but they did add it and it is delicious!