Pooley's Sports Bar and Event Center

5441 High Crossing Blvd, Madison - 53718
152 reviews
Bar & Grill Venues & Event Spaces Sports Bar
(608) 242-1888

My service was amazing! The way the owner interacts with staff & customers is nothing short of great management & respect. The food was well made with sizeable proportions and came out hot. The venue has something for everyone including outside seating & live music.Please come and check out this place. Hi-five to the staff who are doing a great job working through this pandemic staff shortage and supporting each other to provide you the customer great service!Thanks!Brina

If I could give negative stars I would. My boyfriend and I went to check out Pooleys, before we had 20-30 people coming the next week, and will definitely NOT be back. We ordered 1 drink each and 1 shot each and a burger and the burger had NO bbq on it and was Luke warm, then when we tried to get our check the bartender completely ignored us and helped 3 other people until we finally stood up and had to get in front of them and when we asked why we were being ignored he said some bogus excuse of not being able to see us AT THE BAR. We paid and called when we left to talk to the manager and were told we were too intoxicated and they wanted us to leave, which was never stated to us, and told they didn't want to talk to us and were hung up on 2 times. DO NOT GO HERE

Great sports pub atmosphere with lots of TVs, and games to keep you entertained. Bigger than your average bar we come here for larger work gatherings. Pub grub food is always prepared well, nice selection of craft beers on tap, and a friendly staff.

I went here for a cornhole tournament. Great looking place and I was really looking forward to testing my skills. While warming up I noticed two players near me playing and walking through out the place in bare feet. That is disgusting! They were both wearing jerseys from the league ran at this bar. So, obviously it is acceptable. It took 10 hours to play the doubles and singles I signed up for. After about the first hour you could smell pot. Players would be right outside the back door and it would waft in. It was pungent. Not sure if it was the drinking and smoking but the local league players were rude and entitled. It was clear outsiders weren't welcome. I wouldn't waste an entire day there ever again. As a side note, the food was good.

I love this bar. The staff are very friendly, pricing of the food and drinks and reasonable. The food is quite good and they usually have a special throughout the week. I would strongly suggest getting the ruben, its always a great choice for me. Gotta also give it out to the bartenders, although they get quite busy they always ensure you get a quality drink and excelent service. Its not just a bar you go to for sporting events, but its also a great place to relax after a long day at work.

There was 6 of us had wings and other eats, food was good, we drank beer mix drinks, and pop. Service was great always on time with drinks food and follow up. Price were reasonable. Very good place, lot of interesting things to see not all sports. We all agreed, had a good time. Mike

Lots of games and tvs. Shuffle board, darts, punching game, pool, bag toss, basketball, volleyball ect. Great spot to bring a date to or have fun with friends. Bartenders are all nice and efficient. Plenty of drink options available. Check them out!!!

Came in to try the place out and get some food.No host or hostess, no "please seat yourself" or "please wait to be seated" sign, no waiters or waitresses around to ask. I tried to ask the bartender where to go or sit, but he just left.After 5 minutes of being ignored, left and went to BWW.

The food is good, the atmosphere is great and the service is amazing. This place is not lacking in entertainment. Pool tables, dart boards, volleyball courts, and plenty of TVs if you are looking for a place to watch your favorite sports team. If you are just looking for a place to grab a quick bite, i would recommend stopping in for a burger. The staff are friendly, attentive and always good for a chat.

Great food, the service was fast and friendly, if you're in the area I highly recommend stopping in for a bite to eat or a drink !!!They have a bunch of bar games as well.. Pinball machines, cornhole, pull tabs, etc.. And a ton of sports memorabilia...They also have a big event space attached where they hold everything from basketball to cornhole tournaments on Mondays...We had the 4 cheese grilled cheese and the Wisconsin burger.. Both were amazing, the burger seasoning was awesome, I'm not a huge burger guy but the burger was cooked perfectly and was soooooooooo good !!!!!!!