Date #4 or Are all Mondays this cold and wet?
It has been a crazy week for me at work with everything starting up again, so I am a little behind on getting the latest date night blog up. Sorry for being late.
This past Monday was another not-so-pleasant day of cold rain in what is becoming a weekly pattern. However Mary put together a great night of good food, wine, and live music. We were both coming off a long weekend of being around people all the time so I was excited to have some time for just the two of us to catch up and relax.
We started off at Natt Spil on King Street. I had never been there before and was excited to check it out after seeing it a number of times on people’s top 10 lists of places to eat in Madison. It can be a bit hard to find your first time since it has no sign out front and is in a building that does not appear to house a restaurant. But since we had the address and we can both read, we found it without a problem and stepped out of the cold, wet night into the atmosphere that is Natt Spil. It's a great little place with dim overhead lighting and small, lit candles all around the room. On a Monday night it had the feeling of regulars only, yet our server was friendly and helpful. The menu is small which both Mary and I appreciate because it cuts down on the time spent being indecisive. Also like most Madison bars/restaurants, the beer list is good and, even better, they had Bell’s Oberon which is a personal favorite (sadly, our server informed us they were out of it that night).
Mary ordered one of the personal pizzas which are just fancy enough to feel unique but not over-the-top so people like me feel like the place is trying too hard. I had the pork sandwich. Both were excellent. After our meal and laid back conversation we headed out to Café Montmartre which is only a short walk away. Monday nights are half-price wine nights there so we took our time and enjoyed an amazing chocolate dessert along with a great bottle of wine while listening to the live band that comes in every other week. Café Montmartre has an easy going feel and seems to attract a wide variety of people. I used to think of this place as for trendy artist types only but this is not the case - at least not on Monday nights.
Overall it was a great evening with much better food and drink then my past Monday, but you can’t win every week, right? Plus half the fun is trying new things, good or bad and experiencing them together.
This past Monday was another not-so-pleasant day of cold rain in what is becoming a weekly pattern. However Mary put together a great night of good food, wine, and live music. We were both coming off a long weekend of being around people all the time so I was excited to have some time for just the two of us to catch up and relax.
We started off at Natt Spil on King Street. I had never been there before and was excited to check it out after seeing it a number of times on people’s top 10 lists of places to eat in Madison. It can be a bit hard to find your first time since it has no sign out front and is in a building that does not appear to house a restaurant. But since we had the address and we can both read, we found it without a problem and stepped out of the cold, wet night into the atmosphere that is Natt Spil. It's a great little place with dim overhead lighting and small, lit candles all around the room. On a Monday night it had the feeling of regulars only, yet our server was friendly and helpful. The menu is small which both Mary and I appreciate because it cuts down on the time spent being indecisive. Also like most Madison bars/restaurants, the beer list is good and, even better, they had Bell’s Oberon which is a personal favorite (sadly, our server informed us they were out of it that night).
Mary ordered one of the personal pizzas which are just fancy enough to feel unique but not over-the-top so people like me feel like the place is trying too hard. I had the pork sandwich. Both were excellent. After our meal and laid back conversation we headed out to Café Montmartre which is only a short walk away. Monday nights are half-price wine nights there so we took our time and enjoyed an amazing chocolate dessert along with a great bottle of wine while listening to the live band that comes in every other week. Café Montmartre has an easy going feel and seems to attract a wide variety of people. I used to think of this place as for trendy artist types only but this is not the case - at least not on Monday nights.
Overall it was a great evening with much better food and drink then my past Monday, but you can’t win every week, right? Plus half the fun is trying new things, good or bad and experiencing them together.
posted by Jon at 3:20 PM
5 Comments:
Agreed. I'll add that Jon and I both commented that Natt Spil would be a great spot to hang out with 2-3 others for philosphical or storytelling conversations. The atmosphere kind of suggests that it should be home to intimate conversations amongst good friends.
Also, we had some kind of shrimp and scallop soup before our dinners came, and I'd highly recommend that, too.
Yes indeed. The shrimp thing was tasty. If anyone is interested in a night of philosophical or political discussion or maybe just some card playing let us know.
we'd be up for some card playing
Your next date should be in Mussoorie!
Was just at Natt Spil for the first time tonight, and was totally charmed by the place, the menu, and the staff. I'll be back.
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