Very cozy bar with a staggering selection of beers...I don't think I've ever had a choice of ciders before. The staff is very pleasant but the space is too small to accommodate all of the people who want to eat here! The bar fills up quickly and then there is little space to wait. In any case, we went here earlier this week and it was hopping at 6ish. We waited about 30 minutes for a table. I got the mussels, which were excellent and the Belgian frites were to die for! Unfortunately, they served the mussels with only a tiny crust of bread. When we asked for more, to sop up all of that delicious broth, we were informed that since Madison Sourdough Bread Company was closed, they did not have any fresh bread. Mussels without an endless bread basket is pretty much sacrilegious- they should have ordered ahead or bought other baguettes. Seriously. My brother and his family also received very odd bread selections with their meals- hamburgers on rye toast, for example. Not cool. Other than the bread issues, though, this is a very sophisticated, European-feeling pub that is not at all pretentious.
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