L'Etoile Restaurant

4.7

1194 Reviews

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Romantic
Good for special occasions
Innovative

L’Etoile has served local and seasonal offerings since it first opened its doors in 1976. Multiple menu formats tailor each guest's experience as well as reflect the best ingredients of the season.

At L’Etoile there’s always a sommelier on hand to answer any questions you might have about our extensive wine list and provide recommendations based on your preferences, budget, and food compatibility.

Once open, dining at L’Etoile will now include a 20% service charge. This enables us to continue to operate while also allowing us to guarantee fair compensation to all of our valued employees – both service staff and kitchen staff
Additional gratuity, though appreciated, is not required

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Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Contemporary American, European, Farm-to-table
Hours of operation
Dinner Wed, Sat 5:00 pm–8:00 pm
Phone number
(608) 251-0500
Website
http://www.letoile-restaurant.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Tory Miller
Private party facilities
Our staff's goal is to provide the perfect setting and experience for guests who wish to host private, business, or celebratory dinners. We also offer opportunities for private wine events and seminars. Please contact our Event Coordinator Mychela Burkhart, at 608.251.0500 or by email mychela@dejafoodgroup.com We Offer:Private room with capacities for formal dining ranging from 10 to 40 guests.Our private dining room is wheelchair accessible. A beautiful multi-course menu, thoughtfully planned by Chef Tory Miller, which uses only the best farm fresh and seasonal ingredients. A professional wine and beverage team overseeing the area's most extensive selection of small-grower and biodynamic wines.
Private party contact
Mychela Burkhart: (608) 251-0500

Location
1 S Pinckney Street Suite 107, Madison, WI 53703
Neighborhood
Madison
Cross street
East Washington
Parking details
Parking may be found at the Tenney Street parking ramp, located on Main Street. Street parking is also available on the Capitol Square most days after 6 P.M.
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 1,194 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.7

4.7 based on all time ratings

4.7Food
4.8Service
4.6Ambience
2.1Value

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1,194 Reviews

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EveD
Milwaukee
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on March 14, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
You can never go wrong with the vegetarian tasting menu. Incredibly creative. For example, pastrami carrots!
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AndrewS
Milwaukee
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 14, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
L'Etoile is an outstanding eatery. The service and the food are impeccable! Typically my wife and I enjoy the tasting menu. She chooses the wine pairing and enjoys it immensely; and I ask the bartender to surprise me with non alcoholic delights that pair with the particular dish and I have never been disappointed. Anniversary and special occassion or perhaps just a nice night out, L'Etoile always delivers.
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Dani
Milwaukee
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 8, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Some of the best food I’ve had in Madison, paired with amazing wine! Treated us to wonderful anniversary dinner, and top notch service. Our server was great at explaining what everything was and where it came from and the chef’s inspiration behind the dish. Can’t wait to go back!
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VIP
Chicago
50 reviews
5.0
50 reviews
Dined on March 8, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
What a wonderful experience and world class dining experience! E'Toile would hold its own anywhere and is somewhere that Madison should be proud of! The food was very creative and tasted wonderful; wine list spectacular. We opted for the wine tasting to go with our a la carte meal and discovered some new favorites. The only glitch was at the beginning of service; a slight lag in receiving our wine when the course was presented. This caused a little back-up of multiple wines on the table at once (and not enough food to match the paired wine), but they caught up by the end of the second course. A very minor glitch and we were given a few extras, which made up for it. A superb dining experience; highly recommended!
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cjsm
Milwaukee
69 reviews
4.0
69 reviews
Dined on March 8, 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
We have been to L’Etoile many times. The tasting menu was outstanding—each offering was well-prepared and presented as distinctive creations. The service was professional and gracious. Our only complaint was that the timing of the offerings left large chunks of time between some of the courses—sometimes up to 30 minutes or more. A more even flow of the offerings would have been better.
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Merryxmas
Milwaukee
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on March 6, 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Great food and wine - expected of course for the prices. Service only tarnished by front desk. Both times we have eaten here we have arrived at the desk and after giving our name the lady has picked up the phone and talked to somebody wanting to book. We stood there like lemons both times and felt second rate to the person on the phone.
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EMac
VIP
Milwaukee
39 reviews
4.0
39 reviews
Dined on March 1, 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Great dinner, was nice to meet Chef Tory. Michael always does a great job with the wine as well.
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luv2eat
Milwaukee
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The menu for Valentines Day was great! There was a lot of variety to choose from and we felt that, for what you received, the price if the prix fixe menu was excellent. It was a special way to celebrate.
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IndyTurkeyDayWeberGrill
VIP
Los Angeles
21 reviews
3.0
21 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2020
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Dined on 15 Feb. The Valentine's Day set menu was the only option @ $95.00 per person. We added the paired wine option @ $65.00 per person. Matt, our primary server, was outstanding. He brought out a palate cleanser and a glass of champagne to start us out. The champagne was very good. My starter, salmon sashimi, was very good. Great flavors, textures, presentation. My partner's starter, beef tartar, was presented in a flat hamburger-patty style. It was good but not memorable. My main was the duck breast with a very nice sauce and paired vegetable. My partner's main, the scallops were extremely over-spiced and ultimately not consumable. We informed Matt about the extreme spiciness and he was great at offering a starter to help recover her palate. He also shared that another diner had a similar reaction to the too-spicy scallops. He informed the chef to address the issue. Our deserts were a yogurt pana cotta for my partner and a chocolate ganache. My ganache was outstanding and the pana cotta very good. Our wine sommelier was outstanding. He gave great background on the wines he paired with our respective courses and was passionately delightful about his job. The other wait staff who delivered our servings was also well choreographed and informative. Overall, my food and wine experience was very good. Unfortunately, my partner's experience with the over-spiced scallops and the underwhelming starter was not good. The wine pairing was the best overall part of the dining experience, which is consistent with L'Etoile's rating for its wine selection. The overall experience was not consistent with the investment for the evening. Having dined at Charlie Trotter's in Chicago 2 times, I was hoping for a similar amazing food and wine experience. L'Etoile is not at the level of Charlie Trotter's in its heyday. I hope they can improve their food to match their amazing wine pairings and service and aspire to the level of Charlie Trotter's.
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BrianA
Milwaukee
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on February 14, 2020
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 1
The value of the food and drink was probably close to $75 at a similar restaurant and we paid $360 for two which was way more than it was worth. The service was decent, but the food was just average and we didn't receive even close to the value that we would expect for a dinner that expensive.
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L'Etoile Restaurant offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (608) 251-0500.

L'Etoile Restaurant is rated 4.7 stars by 1194 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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1 S Pinckney Street Suite 107, Madison, WI 53703

Additional information

Cross street
East Washington
Neighborhood
Madison
Hours of operation
Dinner Wed, Sat 5:00 pm–8:00 pm
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Contemporary American, European, Farm-to-table
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Parking may be found at the Tenney Street parking ramp, located on Main Street. Street parking is also available on the Capitol Square most days after 6 P.M.
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Tory Miller
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.letoile-restaurant.com/
Phone number
(608) 251-0500
Private party facilities
Our staff's goal is to provide the perfect setting and experience for guests who wish to host private, business, or celebratory dinners. We also offer opportunities for private wine events and seminars. Please contact our Event Coordinator Mychela Burkhart, at 608.251.0500 or by email mychela@dejafoodgroup.com We Offer:Private room with capacities for formal dining ranging from 10 to 40 guests.Our private dining room is wheelchair accessible. A beautiful multi-course menu, thoughtfully planned by Chef Tory Miller, which uses only the best farm fresh and seasonal ingredients. A professional wine and beverage team overseeing the area's most extensive selection of small-grower and biodynamic wines.
Private party contact
Mychela Burkhart: (608) 251-0500

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