Paul's Club

I’ve come here on weekends when it was a busy, fun college bar but coming midweek it was honestly most enjoyable with great service from Taylor and Sage. As a woman, I especially appreciated being checked in on when a (weird) man had me and my cousin cornered. All in all, service was great, drinks were great, and I will definitely be returning.

I don't write reviews unless I'm unusually impressed. I pick places carefully so I rarely have a bad experience. I see some reviews here picking at the all-u-can-eat fish fry, I can't imagine the amount of fish they have to try to get out to customers on Friday nights. If it comes out a little less than perfect I mean, come on. I can't imagine anyone reasonable going to Paul's Club and not rating it 5 star. I've only gone at night though so maybe the atmosphere is different? The crowd that comes at night is really friendly and social. There's all this stuff to do like pool, darts, pop-out tickets. A really nice open space. The bartenders have great attitudes and joke with us drinking or what not and that flows over to the customers. When I call to ask for something on the phone I've always been met with someone friendly when alot of times barkeeps at other places scoff at answering the phone. They make the drinks nice and strong. I tried the Buffalo Boneless Wings and the Cajun Fries... both were delicious and better than some restaurants that supposedly specialize in chicken or fries. I've lived here 17 years and graduated from UW Madison, so I've been to a large number of bars around here, and I can't say I've ever been to a bar that had the same combination of friendly crowds, staff, space and games, food, and the drinks. Price are also very fair. I highly recommend Paul's Club. Whoever is currently managing the place, please, please don't ever leave, thank you;)

This place is really cool. We hung out here in the middle of the day and it was not very crowded. Has great atmosphere, comfortable seating, and nice staff. Prices were fair. We tried to go back later but it was “at capacity”. The tree in the middle of the bar was cool. The music they played was also good.

Cold Beer

I love it here one of my favorite bars in madison, AND , they didn’t skip Who Let The Dogs Out when I put it on Touch Tunes and that’s like super cool :-) YIPEE YI YO!! (Great dane skipped the song, come here instead)

This place is awesome! There’s a tree in here!

Paul's is still the best place to have a drink before a show at the Overture Center. Great vibe. Friendly staff. Still no food, so eat somewhere else earlier, then stop in here. They make a perfect Aperol Spritz. Beforetimes review from 2 years ago: Authentic. No food. Sit by the tree and order a brandy old fashioned sweet with olives.

Affordable drinks and a great atmosphere. Would go back again!