Beacon Lounge - Madison

Went for first time-and only time. We ordered a steak, mushroom risotto BBQ ribs. The rib sauce was awful...caused severe heartburn to both who ordered it. Steak was fine, said baked potato was better. Risotto was good.

Bonfyre is a head scratcher. It's been open for over 14 years, in a peculiar location and puts out really average food at a higher than expected price point. Obviously, with that type of tenure, they must have a cadre of repeat customers but what am I missing? I've had several lunches there and all have decent but unremarkable. My latest lunch was a $18 chicken season wrap (with choice of side-I opted for the sweet potato fries). On the smaller size, the wrap lacked the garlic snap I would expect. Completely ho hum. The fries were dusted in cinnamon sugar and excessively sweet. No complaints about the service. Attentive and prompt, they were quick to refill water and other beverages. Kudos to Bonfyre for lasting as long as they have but I won't be returning to crack the code.

BonFyre is a restaurant that begs for executives to dine. The dark wood and kitchen in the middle sets a very high class ambiance. Our service was spot on! The food, however, just didn't wow. This is gonna be the only time on my trip. I was going to have Wisconsin cheese curds. They were very greasy and lackluster. I had the cilantro, lime salmon, which was nothing special. I did, however, enjoy the asparagus. My boss had the baby back ribs, and there was enough to feed a small army! My pier had the fillet baked potato and asparagus, and again said it was all right. For dessert I have peach cobbler which wasn't worth the calories. I would definitely try it again. We just weren't wowed.

Came here for a lunch during work in the middle of the week. Ordered the Thai flatbread and WOW I was very impressed. I hadn't seen any great pictures of the flatbread but still decided to try it! Sooo glad I did. A little messy to eat so be warned but worth it. Coworker got the tacos and she said they were fantastic. Only complaint was the service took a little long to get our order and it wasn't super busy but was still a positive experience! Will be back to try more items!

This is over rated and the price is outrageous for 4/5 of a tiny $14 pizza. This place has been declining over the years!