Steakhouses in Madison, WI: Capitol Square, prime rib, oysters and seafood

Capitol Square steakhouses

• Johnny Delmonico's Steakhouse (130 S. Pinckney St.): a steakhouse and cocktail bar from the Food Fight group, with an 8-ounce filet and a 20-ounce dry-aged bone-in ribeye. It has a private dining room and a wine cellar.
• RARE Steakhouse (14 W. Mifflin St.): USDA Prime steaks aged in house, including a dry-aged porterhouse and a bone-in ribeye, with seafood such as sweet chili shrimp and miso-glazed salmon. A certified sommelier runs a list of more than 750 wines, and there's a patio.
• Tornado Steak House (116 S. Hamilton St.): a steakhouse in a historic building just off the Square. The house cut is a 20-ounce bone-in tenderloin, with filet au poivre, rack of lamb and supper-club favorites like frog legs, escargot and oysters Rockefeller. It also has a separate late-night menu.

Seafood and oysters downtown

• Tempest Oyster Bar (120 E. Wilson St.): "Fresh Oysters Daily. Fine Seafood and Steaks," a block off the Square and a sister restaurant to Tornado. The menu runs from oysters Rockefeller, conch fritters and a lobster roll to Alaskan king crab, live Maine lobster and walleye, plus steaks like the Carpetbagger, a 20-ounce ribeye and an 8-ounce filet mignon.

West side

• Delaney's Steak Seafood Wine (449 Grand Canyon Dr.): a second-generation family steakhouse celebrating 50 years. Dishes include a 20-ounce Prime Angus bone-in ribeye with truffle butter, steak and king crab, pan-fried scallops, cedar-planked salmon and Jim's Calamari. Close to 100 wines are poured nightly.
• Bonfyre American Grille (2601 W. Beltline Hwy.): a locally owned grille off the Beltline with wood-fired steaks and seafood, plus Mort's Pot Roast. Seafood on the menu includes grilled octopus and a wood-fired salmon, scallop and shrimp plate.

Italian steakhouse

• Johnny's Italian Steakhouse (8390 Market St., Middleton; 1220 S. Grand Ave., Sun Prairie): steaks aged at least 28 days, such as Johnny's Steak de Burgo, Filet Oscar and a bone-in ribeye, plus pastas like Lobster Mac and Cheese and Johnny's Lasagna and seafood such as cedar-planked salmon and Johnny's Crab Cakes. The Middleton menu page links a gluten-sensitive menu.

Around the area

• Waunakee: Rex's Innkeeper (301 N. Century Ave.), a family-owned supper club since 1988, with slow-roasted prime rib, an NY strip, coconut shrimp and a soup and salad bar.
• Middleton: 1847 at the Stamm House (6625 Century Ave.), a restored 1847 building with a Friday fish fry and prime rib on Saturdays.
• Cottage Grove: 1855 Saloon and Grill (218 S. Main St.), which describes itself as a modern take on the saloon, mixing a Wisconsin supper club with a traditional steakhouse. Reservations are online.
• Mount Horeb: Bistro 101 (101 E. Main St., in the Hoff Mall), with USDA Prime steaks and fresh fish and seafood on a seasonal menu; reservations are strongly recommended.
• Cross Plains: The Hilltop (4173 County Rd. P), a supper club since 1938 with hand-cut steaks, old fashioneds and Manhattans, and fish fry.

Supper clubs and seafood to take home

Prime rib and a relish tray are a Wisconsin tradition of their own. Maple Tree Supper Club (6010 U.S. 51, McFarland) serves prime rib, steaks, jumbo shrimp and walleye, with dinners that come with a soup and salad bar. For more, see our supper clubs guide.

If you want to cook seafood at home, The Seafood Center (712 S. Whitney Way) is a market that also runs a hot-food kitchen.

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