Captain Bill’s

9 Reviews on “Captain Bill’s”

• Rick Leed

  We’ve been wanting to try Captain Bill’s ever since we heard of it. A restaurant with a lake view, how can you beat that?We made reservations for four on Friday night. When we arrived, the hostess seated us immediately and gave us menus. The decor includes lots of wood with various whimsical nautical touches. It’s fairly dark inside which is probably meant to be romantic, but just makes reading the menus sightly more challenging.The menu included a variety of seafood appetizers and entrees including oysters on the half shell, which always makes me happy. There is steak and Mac & Cheese if someone doesn’t like seafood. The drink menu had many cocktails, martinis, beers and ice-cream drinks, so there was something for everyone.At this point we knew what we wanted and were just waiting for a waiter/waitress to arrive. We waited and we waited. Finally, one of us went up to the hostess stand and mentioned we still hadn’t seen a server. A couple of minutes later our waitress arrived. She was fun and polite and from that point on, an excellent server. Perhaps there was just a miscommunication early on and they didn’t know whose table we were?We ordered drinks, appetizers, and entrees. I had a Bloody Mary which had pickle, celery, onion, mushroom, and olive. The spice level was great. Ten of our twelve oysters were excellent. Our last two had bits of shell but the flavor was great. My entree was the bluegill fish-fry. I was pleased with both the portion-size and the preparation of the bluegill as well as my side of wild rice pilaf. Everyone at our table enjoyed their food and particularly the fried cheese curds.Our waitress continued to be funny, courteous, and prompt throughout our meal. Except for that initial wait where I think there must have been miscommunication on who was waiting on us, it was a very enjoyable meal. I would certainly go back.

  July 14, 2020, 1:33 am

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• Holly Anderson

  We just came home from a lovely Valentine’s Day dinner at Captain Bill’s. We’ve lived in the Madison area for over 2 decades and have always wanted to try it. My husband made the reservation, but I just HAD to check out the reviews. So after reading so many negative comments I was not that anxious to spend a lot (for us, a nanny and a pastor) on a meal here. So I was pleasantly surprised! Our server Candice was lovely and took very good care of us. She was knowledgable about the menu and even inquired for us about the ingredients of the stuffed tilapia. My husband had the stuffed tilapia and two scallops, and I had the petite filet with three coconut shrimp on the side. Everything was done to perfection and was very tasty, including the side dishes. We found all the staff to be friendly and thoughtful, and the atmosphere was peaceful and welcoming.

  May 13, 2017, 6:48 am

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