107 State

Great place to get pasta in the city. Great location, the ambiance is very nice with brick walls, and soft lighting. Anyone with 4-6 people will likely be in a booth. We both loved our pastas, although we left just a little bit hungry. So good portions considering we came into the restaurant famished. It took a while for the server to get our check, otherwise it was a great experience.

Main course pastas were outstanding, bacon ragu and mushroom ragu. The burrata crostini was ok. Nice vibe inside and highly recommend.

I like this downtown restaurant. On State St, about a block from the Capitol Square. I loved the dark atmosphere. Cool jazz music playing. Besides not being very loud in there, the booths help make it easy to have a conversation. The rough brick wall also helps to break up any noise. Our server was very friendly and the timing of her check-ins was good. First off, I liked the bread. Besides being complementary, each piece was crunchy on one side and warm & buttery on the other. The roasted mushroom crostini was a great way to start the meals. It was crunchy chewy, with the expected sweetness from the cheese and glaze. My salmon crunchy outside and soft moist inside. The garlic lemon sauce was a great added flavor. The shrimp scampi also tasted great, although a bit too heavy on the garlic. The Bliss Burger was a tasty burger dripping with juicy goodness. The accompanying fries tasted just McDonald's fries, but a little less salty. The meat in the Ziti with Ragu was a nice combo of hearty meat with soft tender tasty ziti. The waitress passed by with plates of desserts that looked real good, but we were just too full. ....Next time. Overall, I really liked this upscale city tavern.

While visiting from out of town, I decided to take my wife here for her birthday. Man! This was some of the most delicious, tastiest, visually pleasant food I've had in Madison. The salmon alone is now in my top 3 all-time. The lamb chops were grilled tender to perfection. But the highlight of the night was the mushroom crostini appetizer. We have never tasted a mushroom dish with such unbelievable blends of flavor at any restaurant in life! Take a look at my photos, and you be the judge.

Had a great dinner at 107 State last night. We started off with cocktails and my espresso martini was delicious. Perfect. Appetizer was a blistered tomato crostini with burrata and was lovely. Layered flavor, with the creaminess of burrata and nice crunch of crostini. We shared a pasta dish with a veal ragu, and it was EVERYTHING. Nuanced flavors and the veal was very tender. We had a second cocktail and my dirty martini was exactly as ordered. Would definitely recommend for thoughtful Italian, to get your burger fix, or just to have a nice craft cocktail!

My fiancé and I rolled into Madison this week to celebrate our anniversary and boy are we glad we stopped by 107 State! The crostini was so ridiculously good that we devoured it in approximately two seconds and promptly asked for more. I could've housed an entire bucket of fettuccine, but they clearly know what they’re doing because the portions were spot on. Jeremy was a fantastic server, very friendly with prompt service. Cheers to 107 State for a fantastic dinner!

A hidden gem in downtown Madison. If you love Italian food, give this place a try! The crostini is out of this world and the pasta dishes (both the ziti and fettuccini) are delicious. We will definitely be back next time we are in the Madison area!

At the price paid for my food it was not 5 stars. 4 stars because the pork chops was on the dry side. As for service, very personable and quick. The interior was cool, noise reduction is needed. The sound carried throughout the resturant making it hard to hear a conversation in the same booth.