text: Excellent addition to Madison restaurant scene. Feels a lot more like NYC than Madison. Great ambience, great d\u00e9cor, fantastic menu, service and food and affordable prices, too.\n\nThe bar area is very nice and cocktails list is impressive, I tried one with prosecco, vodka and lemon sorbet and it was great and only $7! The booths have high walls so it's a very private setting if you take a booth. For appetizers we got well-presented olives bar for $5 (plenty of olives and good variety and they were warmed) and cured meat and cheese plate, that was $15 with ridiculous amount of food, easily enough for 6 people. 3 types of cured meat and 2 types of cheese, everything was delicious.\n\nAll pasta menus are available in half portions. we had black tagliatini for $15 and branzino wrapped in prosciutto and everything was very tasty. We also had two desserts for 3 people and that was a mistake as desserts were big so one is plenty to share among 3 people. Good list of dessert drinks as well.\n\nService was spectacular, very timely, we never felt left without attention and the waitress was very nice. We also had couple managers stop by and ask how everything went. Our total bill was $47 per person before tip for appetizers, entrees, desserts and more than one drink per person, I would say it's great price for such level of food and service.\n\nThe only thing that could be improved is density of the seating: add more high-top tables and more tables overall, otherwise the place feels just a tiny bit too underfilled.\n\nOverall this is my new most favorite place in Madison. Will come here for drinks instead of Merchant.