I wanted to like it.  I really did.  I want to support independent \"original\" restaurants here in Madison.  And I had a $10 coupon.  So I thought the fam and I would give it a try.\n\nThis may be one of the worst restaurants in Madison I have been to.\n\nComplete tourist trap.\n\nThe service was poor.  Our waitress was nice enough but just sloppy in general.  A table of two sat down 15 minutes after we did.  They waited atleast 10 minutes before one of them flagged down a waitress, who came over, asked for their drink order.  They ordered their drinks and appetizers.  Neither came within 20 minutes.  They got up and left.  I felt absolutely horrible for them.\n\nWe ordered two kids meals, I ordered the fish fry, and my wife a tilapia.  I did get a cup of clam chowder.  The clam chowder was the only decent tasting dish, but that's probably because it had a stick of butter in it.  My fish fry was easily subpar, my wife's dish was cold and very bland.  My kids.... liked their french fries and chicken tenders (what kid doesn't?).  \n\nThe view here, if you can call it that, isn't that impressive, even though they label themselves as \"Madison's only lakeside restaurant.\"  \n\nI will never go back, unfortunately.  This place seems very much like a tourist trap with mediocre food at above average prices.  *sigh*  And I just read the Madison Magazine's \"Best\" and this place was voted #3 for seafood!?  Just goes to show that that Magazine is not about objectivity but about \"who can get people to vote the most.\"