Smoky's Steakhouse   

I used to live in Madison and always came to Smokey's to celebrate Important events. I remember the steaks coming to your table sizzeling on the hot plates. Every bite was pure heaven. WHAT HAPPENED??? My husband and I took our best friends and their son out to Smokey's to say thank you for all they have done for us over the Summer. It was supposed to be such a wonderful special night. Let me start by saying our waitress was absolutely wonderful. Funloving and very entertaining. She was the only great part of the evening. Our first drinks were so watered down, we ordered another almost immediately. The second drinks were much better. Our table ordered 3 fillets (medium), one shrimp dinner, and one Ribeye Steak (medium). ALL three fillets came very rare and had to be sent back. When they came back they were all well done. My Ribeye was well done on the edges and raw in the middle. It was also flavorless, stingy and tough. One of the fillets actually tasted like it was bad meat. Our bill came to $230.00 (not including tip). We really are upset to have spent this kind of money on such poor quality food. We will never return and we had to apologize to our friends for such a lousy "thank you present". Pass it up, it is SOOOO not like it used to be!!!

I thought I had gone back to the seventies. This restaurant hasn't updated since they opened. The food would have been acceptable if I were eating at Applebee's and paying only $15 for a filet. But i paid $40 for a week long frozen steak( that came with complementary A1 steak sauce, yummy). I would get a burger at McDonald's before I went back to this restaurant.

Steak was tender, yet flavorless, $4 for grilled onions?, $4 for flavorless grilled mushrooms, does the chef have no seasonings? A little garlic would go a long way......Waste of money. I don't mind expensive if it's good.....pass this one by.

We thoroughly enjoyed our dining experience at Smoky's. It's an old school supper club with an eclectic staff that obviously have been there a long time. The bar scene was fun and the food was great. Good wine list, awesome Martinis. We'll be back.