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Ideal Bar Bar with pool tables in Madison, WI

4.4★★★★☆ 195 Google reviews

2 tablesTournamentsOpen late

Pool tables

“The bartenders are great, they have daily specials M-Th, 2 pool tables, and the atmosphere is totally chill.”— from a Google review

Pool comes up 9 times in its reviews.

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1968 Atwood Ave
Madison, WI 53704

Directions facebook.com

Monday4 PM – 2 AM
Tuesday4 PM – 2 AM
Wednesday4 PM – 2 AM
Thursday4 PM – 2 AM
Friday4 PM – 2:30 AM
Saturday12 PM – 2:30 AM
Sunday12 PM – 2 AM

Hours from Google, shown in local time. Confirm before you go.

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Fact sheet

Kind Bar with pool tables Google category: Bar
Google rating 4.4 ★
Reviews 195
Tables 2 tables a review says: “What a great atmosphere 2 pool…”
Ideal Bar, bar with pool tables in Madison, WI
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Ideal Bar is a bar at 1968 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI. It is listed here because its customer reviews show it has pool tables. It has a 4.4-star rating from 195 Google reviews. It has 2 tables, per a Google review.

What the reviews and website show

Each item is listed only with its proof: a sentence from a 4- or 5-star Google review, the place's own website, or how often reviews mention it.

  • Tournaments

    “Played in a pool tournament with 20 people, nice friendly atmosphere.”— from a Google review

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  • Full bar

    “The same bartender has borderline thrown my change back at me multiple times while en route to talk to some of what I assume to be regulars.”— from a Google review

    Mentioned 30 times in reviews.

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  • Food

    “I only seen pizzas on a menu board, but I didn't have any so I won't give it a food rating, maybe next time.”— from a Google review

    Mentioned 4 times in reviews.

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  • Open late

    Per its Google hours: open past midnight 7 nights a week (latest close 2:30 AM).

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What players say

The bartender Marry is amazing she even remembered our fave drinks. We played pool danced and had fun in a low key environment. Great place to grab a beer at the end of the night

★★★★★ Emily, Sep 2017

Hopped by after happy hour margaritas & tacos across the street. This spot was an awesome no-frills bar. They’ve got a private room in the back, two pool tables. Juke box, pull tabs, tv on for football games (the lions were playing so I was tuned in). Beer on draft and also cans. Bartender was easy-going.

★★★★★ Morgan, Dec 2024

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