Madison Park Cafe
Seattle, WA 98112
Phone: (206) 324-2626
Fax: (206) 328-0432
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- E Madison Street
- Best of Citysearch:
- Outdoor Dining 2008, Outdoor Dining 2007, Brunch 2007
- Hours:
- Tue-Thu 5pm-9pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-10pm, Sat-Sun 8am-2pm
Message from Madison Park Cafe
A neighborhood French bistro
- French bistro faire
- Courtyard or Indoor dining
- Extensive wine list
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Editorial Review for Madison Park Cafe – by Citysearch Editor
In Short
Madison Park's high-powered locals spend evenings soaking up the romantic atmosphere, beautifully created by candlelight, a fireplace and a concise French-inspired menu. Karen Binder has owned this cafe for more than 20 years, creating a convivial spirit with her familiar "hellos" and polite small talk. The menu is divided into two portions: Half offers traditional French fare like cassoulet and steak frites; the other offers update dishes like wild boar tenderloin and seared foie gras.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitIn the summer, request a table outside.
The ExtrasThe entire cafe can be rented out for private parties, making it an ideal spot for birthday or rehearsal dinners.
BrunchWeekend brunch is extremely popular--expect a wait. Its kid-friendly menu also includes items for grownups, like sourdough waffles and blintzes.
User Reviews for Madison Park Cafe
09/19/2008 Posted by Dezigngirl
I recently referred my best friend to eat here, she checked out the review marked "an experiement" . I am a proud black woman, who has eaten at this cafe many times, and lived in MP almost my entire life, and the last thing I would call this cafe or the employees there is discriminating. I think what we have is a man living his life as a black man, instead of just a man, accusing everyone around him as discriminating against him, which makes me sad because it makes us all look that way. I will tell you that the food at the cafe is good, they have their up and downs with consistancy, the baked eggs are never the same, egg dishes never the same size, but ive never had a bad experience there with food (either brunch or dinner). The staff is a whole other story. Thee was recently a change in staff and some of the long time servers are no longer there, which is a huge shame because they were excellent and I miss sitting in their sections. There are 2 new men working there and I have sat in both of their sections, usually the one wearing a hat. I like sitting outside, thats why I have frequented this place so much, and it is refreshing to socialized with the nice staff, I am a single lady so its nice to chit chatl with them. I am normally in the guys section, I think he has been there longer then the other servers, he is always friendly and provides the best service, probably the reason I continue to come back, he can always make me laugh, but most important he is professional and the service is always speedy. Sometimes I sit in the older ladies section and she is excellent as well, not as social as the others, but very good service and speedy, she is always buzzing around like a bee. There is a younger girl that works there as well, and I will leave before sitting in her section, she totally ignores your tables if she knows someone else who is in the cafe, and when she does help you, she is rude and forgetful, if it werent for the other two people I wouldnt return.
Pros: Most of the servers
Cons: too popular so long wait!!!
09/14/2008 Posted by publicritic
it's fairly well known in the black community that this place is not friendly to minorities. I had always heard this from friends who had visited the restaurant but decided to check it out myself. I'm white but I went to Madison Park Cafe with 3 black friends and the food was good but much to my disappointment the service was BAD! We were not seated for a while, even though there were plenty of seats, we were ignored the whole time, and the servers were rude. I went back the same day with a white friend. This time it was even busier but we were seated promptly, the service was much better, and the staff was attentive. It's a shame that I have this to report when the food is so good. I can't say for sure it was due race but it sure confirms similar stories I've heard about the place.
Pros: good food
Cons: bad service
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