Mediocre, room temp Hungarian Goulash (two people), sauerbraten with barely ANY sauce, would have been good otherwise, Bavarian platter just "eh" and I've made better spaetzle myself. EXTREMELY overpriced for what you got. Best part was the fresh oven baked giant pretzel and my sister's...spaetzle mac and onion soup. VERY disappointed. Waitress was lovely though. Will never go back.More

I’ve only been to Germany once ( this past May ) so I’m far from an expert on German cuisine. I do know this, however…I didn’t eat any meal this good when I was in Germany. Mader’s was absolutely fantastic. The pork shank was fall...off the bone good. The potato pancake appetizer was excellent as well. My only regret is not saving room for apple strudel. Maybe next time.More

Phenomenal Service and Amazing Food. Rueben Rolls were perfection and Bavarian Sampler is next level. Definitely a stop you won’t regret if you are in Milwaukee!!!

Not many places can you drink and dine where the likes of the Three Stooges and Ollie and Hardy and Belushi and Farley and countless others have hung out over the past century. Maders at 120 years old and going strong is legit and authentic...to the core. It felt more German than places I've been in Cologne and Munchen and was older than many of those. The Knights bar entrance looks and feels like you have gone through a time machine, and once inside even more so, with the weaponry of that age hanging on the walls and two Knights in full armor facing off in the front window. The food was incredible, the service was top-notch, the atmosphere was unbeatable. And the greatest beer list...More

It has Valet parking which is huge plus. The Black Forest Torte was delicious and very much the real thing. I had Jaegerschnitzel which was ok. I thought the brown gravy was kind of bland. Our server was outstanding and prompt. Overall, it was a...good experience, but not great!More

Took a seat at the bar after a large group went to their table. Just 2 of us at the bar. No acknowledgement from the BT (2). No nod, no wave. After 10 minutes or so, the hostess offered us a booth in the bar...area. We moved to the booth. Minutes passed before a server stopped. very busy Sat. night - understood. Ordered an appetizer & dinner. 2 drinks & 1 wine - req add'l bread, that was delivered to the table along with our check and to-go box. LOL - We were charged $6.00 for the extra bread that was neatly pack in our to-go box.More

We will be back soon! My husband had delicious pork shank and I had the beef and mushroom strudel which was amazing! Ended our delightful evening with a piece of wonderful Black Forest torte.

Was so excited to go to Maders. I love German food. The first though is what a pretty place. Slow to be seated. Very slow to even see our waiter. He took so long getting a drink from the bar, our appetizers were delivered first....They were out of their Ruban rolls, not a good start. Food was ok to poor. I felt like everything came out so fast that it was premade and tasted like it. We will not be back.More

What an amazing surprise on our visit to Milwaukee! We quickly decided this would be where the birthday celebration happens. We ordered reuben rolls, spinach salad (just like what we grew up with!), beef stroganoff, pork shank, and apple strudel. All excellent. The service? Even...better. All in an atmosphere that feels warm and authentic. We so enjoyed our meal at Mader's and 100% recommend it.More

We arrived on our boat from Florida. I heard this was the place to take Heidi, my German wife. We're they right. The decor is amazing. The people who eat here are over the top. Food is to die for. Crazy how same owner for...120 years. The son is in the kitchen now cooking. They have the magic 🎩 recipe.More

Great German food as usual. Service was great. Amelia our server took great care of us. We went as a family on regular trip through Milwaukee.

We learned about Mader’s on our Iconic Downtown Milwaukee tour and stopped in for lunch after our city tour. The Restaurant is a historic place where many celebs, Presidents, and noteworthy people have dined. The Hostess gave a warm welcome, provided us with a nice...intro to the restaurants history, and invited us to take a tour of the restaurant. There are many great artifacts to see and then we get to our meal. We both ordered the Salmon entree with spatzele, veggies and a side of red cabbage. We wanted a lighter lunch but the menu is chock full of great German dishes. Our meal was fantastic and was some of the best Salmon we ever had, and we’ve had a lot from some of the best places in Alaska and Norway. The Servers are dressed in authentic German attire and were kind enough to let us take their photo and tour the restaurant. We noticed another customer who ordered the Pretzel starter and it’s really big enough for 4 to share. They also ordered the German sampler entree which looks amazing and could feed 2-3 people. We highly recommend visiting and enjoying an authentic German experience.More