Fish Type: Cod Price: $16.00
Overall, I would recommend this Fish Fry.
| Fish Score: Good Potato Score: Good Tartar Score: Good Bread Score: Poor Miscellaneous Score: Good |  |
Comment: Sometimes you just need a place that works. @prost_msn worked for us this Friday.
We had friends rolling into town and we needed somewhere that could accommodate a BIG group, actually takes reservations on Fridays, is kid-friendly, and has good fish. Prost! checked all the boxes.
The church turned German beer hall has cod and walleye specials on Friday, and while I liked the walleye well enough on our first visit, I was feeling the cod tonight. The kitchen at Prost! was humming and we had our fish about 15 minutes after we ordered. While the 2-piece didn’t look all that impressive it was definitely more than meets the eye.
The fillets of fish were really dense and even though they appeared tiny, the actually amount of meat was acceptable. I for one would like to see a 3-piece offered, but I do think many-a diner would be satisfied by the two. Each cut was cloaked in a rich beer batter that had a crisp, yet soft texture, and harbored zero, and I mean zero, grease. Expertly fried.
I asked for potato pancakes on the side and my wish was granted yet again. The solo cake was more like hash browns than a true latke, but the flavors were there. It just fell apart a little to easy and wasn’t quite a crispy as it could have been. Still good.
The tartar was super peppy and almost straight-up mayo (which is A-Ok with me) and the slaw was a little raw tasting but just vinegary enough to tickle the tastebuds. There wasn’t any bread, which is a bit of a bummer considering they have those killer giant pretzels and stuff on menu…
The atmosphere at Prost! is typically lively, so if noise is a problem you might want to factor that in. We had two kids and a couple teenagers in our group so it was just fine for us - as was the @thesavbananas ball game on TV. Our server also did a great job handling our rowdy bunch and making sure we had all be beer and grub we needed. As for the grub, it was good and I think everyone was pleased with their Prost! experience. Cheers!www.letsprost.net/
401 E Washington Ave
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 620-5050
