Frog Pond Bar & Grill

Came here as I had heard many people claim that they had the best burgers in the Madison area. The food was decent, but the burger was nowhere near the best in the area. The lady who did the cooking was cursing while on her phone in the kitchen, then was making some rude comments about another (former?) employee, and belching loudly - she was obviously a very classy woman. Definitely a dive bar, she made that obvious.

To begin with it's easy to find. Right on the main drag,next to the Post Office.Ample free parking close to the building and some with shade Outside has a bad zpond smell which permeates to kthe walking area. Stong enough that it weekend my appetite. Service was not friendly. Crowd is 55+The kitchen area is clean and the cook is neatly dressed. The food is very reasonable priced. Exceptional might be a better term Quanity of food is off the chart. If only they used Gaiv bread on some of their sandwiches (That's a hint to them Every day has theme Tuesday is Mexican. I was impressed by the size and taste.I would say not typical Mexican but American kust incredible The sSteak sandwich is oval.with French Dipping sauce Fantastic plain. French Fries come in 3 varies. All wee over cooked. They missed it here. They do not have an online menu posted they do need a website.French dip is pretty good. Buy I think it taste the same no matter where you get. Hamburgers and Cheesebugetd are one of the better bargains in the Badger State But Bear in mind very slow service for a bar. Rhe Bar stool are quite uncomfortable. The place needs some ambience nothing stands out.Maybe some Cool Frog Pind T shirts would be a nice touch

The Frog Pond has become our go-to for a consistently good Fish Fry and great burgers, We try to go every month for the burger of the month, which are always unique and an amazing deal at $7.50. This month was a "Benny Burger" - fresh hamburger patty, ham, fried egg, and Hollandaise. We weren't sure we would like it but it was delicious. If you haven't been here yet give it a try, it's truly a hidden gem for good food.

We had the BEST fish fry we have had YET in Wisconsin here, at this little middle of the farm fields local watering hole. We sat at the bar and met a regular, and he was the chillest guy we met that night- he'd been there regularly for over ten years, and nobody took his seat. Definitely making it a return every two weeks when it fits our budget for the best fish fry we have had in awhile...And we're both Wisconsin residents!

Stopped in on our way back from Dells. Used our bike book for BOGO. Bartender is awesome and friendly.. will be back again

We had a baseball tournament right in DeForest, wanted to get out of the sun for a little bit, so we stopped for a couple drinks. Bartender was amazing, and took care of us just as well as the regulars. When we left to go back to the field, we were trying to figure out a place for dinner with the rest of our group. That's when we said let's go back to The Frog Pond. We came in and had some more drinks and dinner. Food was good and hot when it came out. Bartender that night was also great! She made sure we were very well taken care of. A lot of small town bars that I've been to, tend to only pay attention to their regulars. I felt like a regular even though it was only the first time being there. Your establishment will definitely be frequented when we have tournaments in DeForest.

Can’t rate food as after an hour and a half we left. Bar tender was the worst I’ve ever experienced in food service. Her body language was all you needed to know you are not welcome and she is stressed. When asked what we were there for, we replied dinner and her reply was “it will be a while.” When asked what drink my wife wanted, my wife replied “Truly”, the bar tender said “you get whatever flavor I grab.” When we finally got our table for dinner, we saw the staff whispering about us and the waitress seemed off center when talking to us. So we left before order being taken. Oh, did I mention we saw the bar tender picking her nose and wiping her nose before making drinks and never once washing or using a towel or rag or anything other than her bare skin hand? Yeah, never again. Ever. Truly horrid experience. Unwelcoming, rude, unprofessional, unsanitary.

Happy atmosphere, very friendly group of people, and staff ( bartender) very attentive.