Merchant Madison

Happy our experience at Merchant was as wonderful as usual. We had friends from out of town visiting and wanted to show off Madison's food scene. Cocktails were top notch as was the wine I chose with my meal. I ordered the squash risotto which was excellent, even better than expected. Our table of 8 enjoyed the cheese curds and everyone loved their entrees, including the whitefish, chorizo verde and fried chicken sandwich. The desserts were delicious and our gluten and dairy intolerant guest was thrilled with the chocolate brownie dessert, as was the rest of the table. A great success all around.

AMAZING selection of innovative drinks. A fair amount of gluten free options, but very few vegan choices. My hamburger on a gluten free bun tasted delicious! (Which is probably an understatement) You really can't beat good, quality ingredients. The only down side was the very loud environment. It was hard to hold a conversation with my mom sitting two feet away.