★ 5

Spectacular. They seem to have crafted masterclass versions of the menu items!!! Awesome!

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★ 5

Great guest musicians.

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★ 5

The most amazing food i’ve ever tasted in my entire history of living, 100% recommend this cafe

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A one of a kind great place.

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My favorite pub and listening room/acoustic music venue in the world. Unique, great vibes, & their stage has featured many folk legends.

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★ 5

If you love small friendly gathering places, live music in a quiet setting, and delicious healthy food, you will love Cafe Carpe. The historic building has a gorgeous bar and original art on the walls. In warm weather, you can eat on the screened back porch overlooking the Rock River. Musicians love to play in the intimate listening room beyond the bar.

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★ 5

Friendly, intimate. Great place to gather for music and friendship.

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★ 5

Great food, great music! Especially when Bill is playing! 👏

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We love Cafe Carpe!! Love the delicious food and great music! Sometimes, we just stop in for lunch or dinner. Great place and people.

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Overpriced mediocre food

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R U liberal or conservative?

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★ 5

Wonderful staff and really cool small music venue

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Wow, this place has not lost its charm, excellent service, or the great food over the last 20yrs. If you like laid back fun and simple but high quality fare, put this amazing little gem on your must visit list. Oh, and they have a wonderful live music venue as well.

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★ 5

If you know you know.

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Great BBQ pork sandwich with a Black Russian and listened to the Piper Road Spring Band play through their new CD "The Gainesville Session". Excellent! 🎵👍🎶

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★ 5

Delicious food and drinks! Got Cajun Tuna and Cajun Meatloaf for dinner, as well as Black beans soup. Everything was absolutely delicious, so we decided to stay for Irish coffee with some desserts! They were delicious, definitely recommend the turtle bars and carrot cake.
And staff is especially amazing!

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★ 5

Delicious and excellent service! Easiest five star rating in a long time.

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An evening at the Cafe Carpe is like going home - that is if your parents are culinary masters of American fare. Serving savory homemade sandwiches, salads, and specialties along with rich pies and tortes that could only have been created with loving care using only the finest of fresh ingredients, the Cafe Carpe aims to please. With the help of live music and drinks, you will always be entertained. Stop in and you will be greeted with a warm smile and a cheery hello from your hosts Bill and Kitty.

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★ 5

An evening at the Cafe Carpe (tavern/music venue) is like going home - that is if your parents are culinary masters of American fare. Serving savory homemade sandwiches, salads and specialties along with rich pies and tortes that could only have been created with loving care using only the finest of fresh ingredients. With the help of their friends playing music and serving drinks, you will always be entertained and greeted with a warm smile and a cheery hello from your hosts Bill and Kitty.

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Amazing place very clean. The bar and back bar are very old. The service was excellent too.

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★ 5

Tasty, interesting food that you don't usually find in a town the size of Fort. Prices are very reasonable to.

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★ 5

If you are looking for a cozy space, this is it. My first time there for a book signing. The back room is very intimate.

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A little bit of home town old school hippie heaven lives on in the warm vibe of Cafe Carpe. A folk music performance venue that is on every aspiring singer songwriter's "must play" list. Everything is a bit worn around the edges because it's so loved by so many. Come in a stranger, leave as a friend.

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★ 5

Didn't have any food as I was there for a show. Small, intimate venue (under 60) to experience artist and guitars.

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I've been coming here since they opened in 1985. Memories saturate the wood like humidity. Bill and Kitty have kept this light burning and the good food flowing for decades. The warmth of good music on a full belly is something everyone should know. And if you don't, do your self a favor and find out what that means by stopping in. Hell, if you do know, stop in and get some more!

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★ 5

The Carpe will always will be one of my favorite spots to enjoy great company, food, and music. Never hesitate to go when given the opportunity.

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★ 5

Nice atmosphere and staff/owners.

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Cafe Carpe has a fine live music intimate listening room with great food and friendly hospitality provided by owners Kitty & Bill Camplin. Bill has one of the finestest voices (and performs occasionally at Cafe Carpe) Wisconsin ever produced---proficient enough to achieve a performance with Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Cafe Carpe supports singer song writer music second to none and attracts listeners keen in hearing music in an environment paying attention to details.

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★ 5

All ways AN HONOR to go and Enjoy Cafe Carpe. Thank you's and your hard work.

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★ 5

Great meal before a concert in the listening room. Loved the Reuben, bean soup and the ice cream sandwich. The music was fantastic- they did a nice round where each artist/group rotated doing songs.

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★ 5

Excellent food and service. Friendly atmosphere and staff. Enjoyed the experience and will revisit soon.

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From the delightful family staff...to the glorious screened in porch...I loved how they helped us celebrate my brothers life

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★ 5

Great show and incredible atmosphere! I highly recommended dinner and or the entertainment.

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Hippie fairies sparkled magic dust all over this place.

Food is amazing and greens are locally grown. Staff is great. Screened porch right over the river next to a garden. Live music, but in an intimate setting. Added to the favorites list ✅

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Only been here once before the covenant hit like to go again

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Went for the music - which was amazing. Small intimate place that has def been around for a very long time.

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Small, intimate with great service, food and music

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Good food....nice staff...good music

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Very cozy venue for enjoying musical artists.

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I wish I could go more than I do...
Amazing Food and Music...
Thank you Kitty and Bill.

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Best little secret venue to see artists and have a good meal and drinks. Long history of eclectic artists.

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Saw Richard Shindell and had a great sandwich before the show. Love this venue!

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Always a fun time as the river rolls by...

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Limited menu, but they do things right. Their reubens are great and their sandwiches are superb

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Always fantastic! Great peeps! Healthy wonderful food.

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A great quirky cafe with a screen porch section over-looking the river. My jambalya was very good as was my friend's spinach feta croissant. The server was a lot of fun. The whole place reminded me of Madison in the 60s and 70s!

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★ 5

A very special place. Performances in the back room can be amazing. I have seen Howard Levy and Corky Siegel (together), Albert Lee, Mike Dowling, Randy Sabien, Willy Porter, Peter Mulvey...so many world-class musicians have played here. Not to forget one of the proprietors, Lonesome Bill Camplin. Simple menu, good food choices, great vibe and atmosphere. Worth a trip to Fort Atkinson, especially for a good show.

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★ 5

Cafe Carpe always has interesting and inventive food that is yummy. The music in the back room is a plus!

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Cafe Carpe is one of our favorite music venues. The entertainment and the food is always great!!

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This is our go-to lunch spot. The food is always homemade and always amazing. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. We love the Cafe Carpe!

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Intimate venue for live music, delish food & cold beers.

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I love this place. My blood pressure drops just walking through the door.

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Great food, music, and service. 12/10 will go again.

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Can't say enough good things about the place!

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Always good

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One of my favorite places to hear music. It's always great. Trust Cafe Carpe to always provide a great evening.

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Loved this place! Great drinks and the bartenders are excellent!

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Eclectic bar with really good food. Interesting music. Poetry readings.

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Great food, great owners, great live music🎶🎵🍻🥗🎵🎶

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Good food and a GREAT Bluegrass band. The New Pioneers.

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Phenomenal musicians, good food, comfortable time!

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My friends and I have enjoyed many amazing musicians, delicious and "homecooked" types of food, warm and friendly hosts in the lovely and unique ambiance of Cafe Carpe.

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Great band!!

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Went for lunch (missed any evening music). Friendly and funny owner, good food, reasonable prices. Will return again maybe for dinner and music!

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★ 5

We Loved it😍 Bill Miller show, small menu but great food. Old bar with back room stage and mix/match seating for 50-60 people, more if you are friendly 🤗

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Went for a live show and it was wonderful

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Got to love it

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Above average food. Crowded spot.

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Food is always flavorful. Musicians always entertaining.

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The service was ok burger small and over priced

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The Wisconsin Mecca for singer songwriter music and great eats. Bill's Chicken Big Mamou is well worth the 2 hour drive for us.

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Very interesting atmosphere, and delicious food. I would give five stars for the food. However, the owner, Bill, was extremely rude and unkind. He may want to consider not drinking on the job.

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Great environment and friendly proprietor.

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Great people and great food. Unique feel. This is the place where everybody knows your name.

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Terrific...great food, distinctive acoustic music, friendly staff. All Wisconsin towns should be so lucky...

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This is one of those places you just want to keep coming back to. The food is great. The atmosphere inviting and comfortable. Finally you get to see amazing musicians with an audience of maybe 60. It's like having them in your own home.

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A unique pub and and music spot. Always my favorite, and the food is wonderful!

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We enjoyed a meal at Cafe Cape tonight. The food was the most Amazing Blend of Fresh Spices and Vegetables. Each bite was a burst of flavor which lasted to the last bite. We had the Garden Salad with Chicken and the Caribbean Sweet Potato Salad, Grilled Jones Ham and Swiss with the Manhattan Clam Chowder. And to top off our over the top meal was a live music performance by the Krause Family Band. We highly recommend Cafe Carpe.

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Pleasant cafe with good food and entertainment. I had an excellent grilled ham and cheese sandwich with just the right balance of ham and cheese, grilled to perfection and not greasy. Then went to the room with live music. Quality food and entertainment at a reasonable price.

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Good food and a great room for listening to music.

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★ 5

Great food. Great music. Long live the Carp

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★ 5

Great food and atmosphere.

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What a cute place, great food

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Good food and awesome atmosphere, unique music setting. Always a fun time.

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Great food, great music

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Great food, great drinks, great music. All you could ask from a cool neighborhood joint.

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Quaint place to get a drink, has excellent food, and has an outdoor area.

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Very unique and awesome place to go for live music

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★ 5

Best kept secret in the area! My wife and I have been here many times. The food is good and the music venue is the best. Small listening area for up to 50 people. Great local and national acts. Listening to the music is like having a personal concert in your living room.

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★ 5

What a find. Good locally grown food. Loved it!

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Great venue, good acts, will for sure be back.

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Best music venue in the Madison area, and a great place for a delicious home-cooked meal, or a beer with the locals.

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