Willie Ty’s Eatery

Maybe one star is a titch harsh, but two stars would be overrating the joint. Mark me down as a resounding «not impressed»!

Had lunch w/​another hockey parent this afternoon. A bit pricey. They didnt takeoff my 10% coupon but food & service was good. Grilled cheese & soup enjoyable but really? How do you screw up a grilled cheese sandwich? Slightly above avg. had a nice beer selection & its connected to Sun Prarie arena arena so its decent.

Burger was good. Flat bread (jalapeño Mac and chees) was just that, FLAT! It had absolutely no flavor. Fish tacos were only okay. Fish was very fishy and tortilla shell was hard and chewy. Food was over priced. We were told our order would take longer due to a large party that just came in, restaurant wasn’t full. Our food took forever to get. Waitress came to table maybe three times, our drinks were always empty. Will not return.

Absolutely Horrible food over priced and inattentive staff.
Butchered the Pourine — fail
soup fail
fries over cooked cold and stale
Wait staff would rather gossip then do their job.
Do not recommend at all.
Hope the rink gets something else because the volunteered concession stand is a 10 compared to this so called restaurant!

Went on a Friday. Called from the parking lot to put my name in. They said about 20min. Went in to wait and check it out. Told them who I was and they told me now it’s about a 10min wait. Cool even less time I thought. We got Beers. Had to stand in the entry way because it was so packed. Good for them. Well watched people come and be seated, I’m sure they had reservations… 45minutes later I asked the young girl hostess when we would ever be seated. She asked my name then looked at her screen and I was no where on the list even. Just then a couple that had been waiting as longas us but outside came in wanting to know the hold up. Then to top it off an elderly woman came up asking if she would ever get a table. (A table of people eating were kind enough to let this woman and her friend sit at the end of their table so they at least didn’t have to stand the whole time) At this point we were so annoyed and said forget it and we left.
I had heard good things about the food and was looking forward to trying it out. I don’t mind waiting as long as what I am told is realistic. I hope they have learned how to use their seating/​reservation system so people don’t get told 20min wait, to a 10min wait to 45minutes later walking out.

Cornbread muffins are delicious! Fantastic grilled cheeses & super friendly staff and owner.

Food was very good and we had excellent service. Poutine, cheese curds, and avocado hummus were all excellent.
Pork sandwich was also very good.

I really don’t like to write bad reviews, stopped in to Willie Ty’s previously and thought the food was meh, a Unilocalers term for okay I guess. Decided to give them another shot today and stopped at the check in station, it was like we were invisible? Waited awhile, nothing. Walked out to the outdoor seating, twilight zone, see ya later good bye!

My daughter’s chicken fingers tasted exactly like my beef brisket sandwich. Enough said.

We have been here twice now.
First time we ordered wings, they was ok.
Grilled cheese with apples were ok
Cheeseburger was ok but small for the price.
Service was great!
Second time
Service was good, wish the waitress would have asked if we wanted anything else or another drink both our bottles were empty. She just handed us our bill.
Food :grilled mac and cheese, it was good, it was nice it wasn’t just Kraft Mac and cheese. Nothing was special about it, it had franks. It needs something else. We got sweet potato fries the were good, wish they had sea salt on them.
I ordered the fish fry. I got beer battered, lots of beer flavoring. The breading is good. I didn’t care for the paper under it cause every time I cut, a piece of paper came with it from the grease soaking it up. The fries were ok. The dinner roll was good, I would like it to be warm though.
We loved the outside patio.
Wish they had lunch special’s, and a drink menu.
We will be back.
Love that the owner comes to check on you!

The outside seating area is awesome — tons of room. The inside was not what I was expecting. The bar is smaller than I expected, but it has really nice finishes. They have a good beer list and the food is excellent. They have a smaller menu, but the only thing I think they are missing is some sort of unique cheese curd appetizer. My favorite item on the menu is definitely the Firehouse Burger — wow, this is amazing — the perfect amount of heat. Tons of my friends order the grilled cheese with apples on it and love that too.

We tried the Shredded Buffalo Chicken Flatbread, which was quite delicious. It was enough to feed two, and was a good value. We even had a few slices leftover. I believe they have a deal on the flatbread pizzas where you can get 2 or $ 20, which is a bargain.
We tried a couple beers, and the prices were about what you’d pay in Madison. Not bad. Prices did seem a notch high on burgers, but they are stuffed with cheese, and come with fries. The prices aren’t bad, so I’m not sure what some others are complaining about.
We went on a Sunday afternoon, and it was pretty quiet. Given the small indoor space, I can imagine it could get a little noisy. The outdoor space looked very nice, though.
The staff was nice, if not a little slow. My Moscow Mule was perhaps a little weak.
Overall, I liked this place. I’ll go back.

The only reason I’m giving this place a two-​star review is the prices.
The service was great, the food was good, and the atmosphere was nice. I can’t hate on anything they did, but dinner with my family (two adults and a ten year old) came to almost $ 70 (with tip).
Entrees range from $ 10 – 13, tap beers are $ 4 or more, and most of the appetizers are around $ 10. It adds up fast, and I don’t really think the burger and a smattering of fries I ate tonight was worth the $ 10 and change it cost. This place is serving glorified bar food. It’s good bar food, but it’s still bar food. And bar food should cost bar food prices. Burgers, $ 7 tops. Appetizers, $ 4 – 6, tops.
I’d go back here, but only about once or twice a year, max. If they drop the prices, I’d go a lot more because they certainly have a solid product. They’re just overcharging for it.

Very noisy. Prices a little too high. Bottled beer 7.50. Ouch. Won’t be back. Burgers small for the price.

Ok, so there is so much to say about this place.
Service was ok. It took us a long time to get drinks and we ordered a beer and a soda. The bar was understaffed for a Saturday night and we noticed! There was clearly something happening next door at the ice arena and management should have been better prepared. Our server was pleasant but not extremely knowledgeable. She told us the darkest beer they had was Capital Amber when there were patrons around us clearly enjoying a porter or stout. She did however, happily relocate us to a table further into the restaurant. We were seated right next to the door and it was COLD!
The food is pretty good. My husband and I each enjoyed the fish fry. You get three huge pieces with a wheat roll, cole slaw, and a choice of potato. They easily subbed out sweet potato fries for regular fries which is cool. Some places are strict about their fish fry sides, these guys aim to please. Food came out of the kitchen piping hot, which I love. It wasn’t properly expedited so we were missing butter and tarter sauce but our served noticed immediately and brought the sides over.
The menu was super interesting and diverse, hello, nachos made with bratwurst! The tables are big and there’s TVs everywhere which would make this a great place to take in a Badger game.
This is where it gets strange. We had just gotten our drinks when we noticed a large group of women confront a server and seat themselves. While this would have been fine if they would have actually fit at the table, they began to take chairs from all the tables around them. They were invading other patrons personal space. My husband and I were clearly uncomfortable as they helped themselves to our table without asking. I felt bad for the poor server. They already had drinks and were clearly not ordering food so that poor server was completely screwed out of a tip. While I understand that there is little the establishment could have done, I do feel they have a duty to other patrons dining in their establishment. They could have easily asked the women to wait or offered to break them up. Instead, my husband and I couldn’t wait to get out of there. People were leaning on our table, shoving my purse over etc. it was not handled properly and given its location, I feel that this could be a reoccurring problem that will drive away local business.
I will return to try their other food and hope that they solve some of these problems as I could easily see this being one of our regular go to establishments. It definitely has potential!

My husband and I came here for lunch on a Sunday. We had the jalapeño cornbread as an app, and it was delicious and lovely. I ordered the soup and salad, which were tiny. The cauliflower leek navy bean soup had good flavor, but it was pretty thin. My husband had the firehouse burger, and it was a little disappointing too. It wasn’t spicy or even all that flavorful. The fried egg overwhelmed the burger, and he thinks they forgot to add the habanero aioli. The fries were decent, and the sriracha lime aioli was tasty. We may try this place again even though it didn’t quite live up to our expectations. And they are soooooo slow. Maybe they should hire some additional waitstaff? The outdoor patio looks like it will be nice when the weather warms up.

Best fish fry I’ve had in the Madison area. My wife had fish tacos and wants to come back next week to get them again. Don’t be fooled by the ice rink. This is a restaurant to try!

I went for lunch on a cold day in January. There were only a handful of people in there and just one waitress (weekday). It took a little longer than I expected for our food to appear, but it wasn’t unreasonable. I had a chicken flatbread (it looked like a very crispy irregularly-​shaped pizza) that was very good. My husband had a steak sandwich and loved it.
The beer selection was nice. I had a porter that I enjoyed very much. The place is decorated like a sports bar (because it is one) but has some lovely functional woodwork. I’d go again any time.

We ate lunch here on a slow Saturday afternoon. The food was outstanding — everything we had was very good. We started with the jalapeño corn bread with the homemade pepper jelly and can highly recommend it. The gooey bluey got high marks and so did the apple cheddar melt. The real high point of the meal though was the roasted cauliflower soup, the homemade soup of the day.
If this was based on the food alone it would be a five star review but the area that needs improvement is the service. We saw the friendly owner at our table more often than the tie dye clad waiter who left our drinks empty for almost half the meal and did not check up on us. The owner did stop by a few times though so hopefully the service gets straightened out.
It is nice to have a more upscale pub in town. We will definitely be going back soon.

I’m writing this with giving this new eatery the benefit of the doubt because they just opened, and I hope are ironing out the kinks. Our waiter was slow and not very energetic. Only checked on us once the whole meal. I ordered the grilled cheese with apples and bacon. It was good, and their tomato soup even better. My son ordered their Mac and cheese. He wasn’t happy with it, I tasted it too and had no seasoning and was super bland. The sweet potato fries where the high light of the meal. Super yummy! I will come back, but I hope they can step it up. Another plus is that it’s attached to the ice rink in Sub Prairie. Good entertainment there!!!