Shipley’s Tavern

Wife and I drive from Louisville just for the burgers… They can’t be beat! The staff is always attentive and friendly-​thank you Kendra for your mad ninja griddle skills! Best of all this is a no frills no B.S. bar. Its not shiny or trendy its perfect. Don’t change a thing.

Great burgers and great drinks. In love all the ladies who work there to make it an awesome place to hang out. Love meeting up with family and friends for burgers and beers!

My first time exploring Indiana, we drove through this little down and decided to get a bite to eat. It’s your typical dive bar. The service was mediocre. I ordered a strawberry beer which was interesting! The beer was really cheap which was a plus. I tried the Shipley cheese burger, it came with pickles, onion, and tomato. It was a good burger and I ate the whole thing. It also had a side of French fries, they were really nice and crunchy. Overall it was a pleasant experience, but personally didn’t think it was anything to rant and rave about. If I lived in that town I would eat there occasionally but I wouldn’t drive hours to order their burger.

Our local triple D!!! As in Dive bar. The cheeseburgers are the best in town. Flat top griddled and made to order we order lunch once a month. Cold cheap beer and a burger what can I say … You’ll crave it once you go and know.

The Shipley cheeseburger will have you thinking about it for weeks. We live about four hours from here and try to stop in for some beers and a burger every time were near. We love Madison and try to go a few times a year. The people hear are always nice and its a clean bar with a lot of history. No smoking since October.

Love this Bar! Especially now there is NO SMOKING! Awesome cheeseburger, $ 4 pitchers of beer and great service!

Awesome beer specials daily best food and Kendra is the best and makes a great burger!!!

This place is perfection. Great bar, good food, and $ 4 pitchers of beer. And BONUS! They are now nonsmoking. No smoke! Brilliant. Go here now!

Best Fish Sandwich! Our hiking group, 16 of us stormed into this wonderful place after a six miles hike at Clifty fall state park.

Best cheeseburgers in Madison, IN! It’s a dark little bar, so be prepared. No smoking anymore which is great!

The beer’s good. The whiskey’s aged. (if you get here late in the day). Smoke free since October. Git here now.

Yes it’s a dive!!! But hey what’s the fun in a chain? 1.50 longnecks on Sunday! Decided to take a mini road trip and found ourselves here!!! Bartender very nice and the locals polite too!

Stopped in at 4 pm on a Saturday and the place was about half full. Bartenders were very nice, friendly, and quick to fill an empty glass!
We had a burger and fried green beans. Very tasty bar food.
Cool atmosphere from a bye-​gone era. Clean and comfortable with reasonable prices. Highly recommend. Over 21 and older.

Shipley’s Tavern was one of my most common bar haunts during my time in college. Now that I’ve just returned back to the area, I just entered Shipley’s for the first time in years. It hasn’t change much – with the exception of removing the bowling maching (NOOOO!) and adding some new games in the back. They still have $ 1.00 jello shots, $ 4.00 pitchers, and $ 2.50 well drinks all the time. One thing I had never had when in college was their food (besides the free popcorn). I had my first even Shipley’s burger today for lunch. Their normal size is a half pound, and their small size is a quarter pound. Massive burgers! They come with fries. The bartender/​grillmaster was so nice, helpful, and her customer service was fantastic. Definitely a great place for a juicy burger. My only complaint is that the bar still allows smoking. If you don’t want to smell like an ashtray, I suggest taking your order to go.

Had a Christmas party at shipleys last night.
They did not disappoint. If your in Madison don’t miss shipleys. It worth the visit just to have a cheeseburger. One of the best dive bars in southern Indiana.

Small town dive bar heaven! Walk in to a shot gun room that goes waaaay back, a long dark wooded bar that goes about ¾ of the waaaaay back, old copper ceiling tiles, dark brick walls, a flat top grill & deep fryer behind the bar, a jukebox and a gosh darned popcorn machine. This place is perfect. Not to mention the cheap beer & drinks. And, they serve one of the best bar burgers in the universe. We ALWAYS hit Shipley’s when we’re in Madison. Alas, they still allow smoking, but the place itself is clean including the restrooms.

Best burger I’ve had in a long time! And the frys are A++ too!

a fun place… with surprisingly good food…
…and you don’t even have to bother bringing your smokes… since there is more than enough second hand smoke to satiate even the most die hard leather lungs !
The smoke is unfortunate… but…that’s whatchya get in small town Hoosieranna…
Terrific staff… and a crowd hell bent on having a great time !

My sister and I went here, and it was awesome! It’s a no-​frills joint with nice staff and cheap pitchers. They also have fried mushrooms, which is always a plus.