A Pig In A Fur Coat - American restaurant in Madison - 940 Williamson St, USA

WOW, simply amazing meal. Highly recommend to give yourself lots of time. It truly is a dining experience! Staff was very helpful, offering great suggestions. Can't say anything about dessert...as we were stuffed from dinner. You have to try one of the homemade pasta dishes!

Food and service here are both excellent! I honestly think "A Pig in a Fur Coat" is the best place in Madison that I've found thus far in terms of upscale food at a price that feels bang on. Service was also excellent in that we got great advice for recommendations on serving sizes and drink recommendations as well as our server checking in on us while we dined. I was worried at first that the experience would be lacking in that the space is quite cozy, so I wasn't sure if it would be too close/loud for a date setting. However, my partner and I had a great time. All in all, I highly recommend and plan to return!

Ate at the bar. The food and cocktails were both phenomenal. The fall salad and the raviollo. They have an incredible amaro selection as well.

Lovely restaurant with small plate / American version of tapas theme. Great to go with several friends as it let’s you explore more variety across the menu. Everything was very tasty and liked by our group. Although the dessert offerings were limited they were delicious. Full drinks menu and for fans of sour ale the Flemish sour ale by Monk’s Cafe was delicious! This is definitely worth returning to. Warning - for those looking for French fries soaked in duck fries - it’s not in the menu at this time (Nov 22). I wish it was so many people raved about it. Reservations are a good idea here. Tip - Parking can be found around the corner more easily than on Williams street on a busy weekend night. The jerked rabbit was quite tasty and unlike many other countries not often seen in a US menu. The beef tartare was amazing. The beets were very nicely done and very creative mixing a variety of flavors. This restaurant is a feather in Madison’s cap!

We decided to visit A Pig In A Fur Coat after first seeing it on Wisconsin Foodie and then noticing it was near our hotel on a recent trip to Madison. We made a 5:15 reservation on a Saturday night, which was a simple process online. When we arrived we were quickly sat and our server Juan explained how the small plates menu works and kindly recommended dishes. We decided on the Salumi board, the beet salad, the trout salad (a new menu item), and the chittara. My husband ordered the Pop Top beer which was excellent and complemented the salumi board! I’m only sad this brewery is out of CA and we can’t get this beer locally. They did a fantastic job of timing courses so that each item arrived when we had finished the previous and had time to enjoy. This process was a well-oiled machine. We LOVED all of the dishes, but the beet salad was out of this world. I wanted to lick the plate. It had varying textures, tastes, and just elevated beets to the next level. It was one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. Each dish was well-balanced, thoughtful, and tasty. We left full, happy, and still talking about each dish. This was a culinary experience we will not soon forget.

A Pig In A Fur Coat went above and beyond my expectations. The food was incredible and interesting, I’ve never experienced dishes like it! I also love that they are all meant to be shareable plates. The service was exceptional. I don’t know how they anticipated our every need, want, and desire but they made it happen. The service alone made this experience stand out, it was that good! All in all, it’s such a cute place, on a cute street, with out-of-this-world food. Still thinking about the Jerk Rabbit!!

I decided to stop here last minute before a show and man am I glad I did. They were fully booked in the dining room but they offer the full menu at the bar. The bartenders were great to talk to and the drink menu was unique and delicious ( we tried most of their signature drinks). The food was perfect and I ended up ordering more plates besides my main dish after tasting the first one. I will definitely be returning next time I'm in Madison. Cheers!

Punchline: spent waaaay too much money for what was delivered. We did really appreciate the service. However, the entire meal was overpriced for the serving sizes, and honestly the flavors were maybe 4/5 stars. There was poor timing between the dishes which led to weird pauses during the meal, which seemed odd since they said they’d been open for a few years…Also, the history behind the name of the restaurant is boring and derivative of some restaurant in Europe (the staff wasn’t even clear on the history).