Reviews / Recognitions

Shortly after opening in fall of 1995, The Old Feed Mill earned the “Cornucopia” Award for Best New Restaurant from Madison’s Capital Times. The Food Network featured the restaurant calling it “The Best of Country Cuisine”. Jerry Minnich, author of Eating Well in Wisconsin wrote, “This is one of the most delightful dining spots in all of southern Wisconsin”.

Today, chefs at The Old Feed Mill continue to use the best local products, combining them in a creative way that offers delicious Midwestern comfort food with recipes passed down from generations. Do not miss the popular Friday night Fish Fry or the amazing Sunday brunch buffet, featuring numerous favorites, such as french toast made from handcrafted Amazing Grains bread to creamy (with the perfect amount of lumps) mashed potatoes.

The Isthmus

"We enjoyed — several times — the traditional flavors of Wisconsin at the Old Feed Mill in Mazomanie, where comforting pot roast and baked chicken soothe the soul..."

-Jerry Minnich, "Look Back in Hunger", December 2006

"The Old Feed Mill in Mazomanie is, without doubt, one of the culinary and cultural treasures of Dane County. I absolutely love it, as I have since Dan and Nancy Viste first opened the door to diners back in 1995."

-Jerry Minnich, 2006

50 Plus Lifestyles, September 2002 by Sarah Brooks

Whitewashed walls stenciled with wheat and hung with the craft of Mazomanie quilters surround the comfortable dining rooms.

...if Grandma still cooked: cider roast chicken, sweet and crisp with herbs. Pot roast and vegetables in rich gravy and so tender you can easily cut it with your fork.

Wisconsin State Journal April, 2002, by Chris Martell

...more steaks, pasta, seafood and chicken dishes, which makes the restaurant a destination for those looking for a little bit of culinary adventure, as well as meat-and-potatoes fans.

The charming historic mill is spacious and inviting; the food is consistently good and served in huge portions by a competent staff. Prices are modest, children are welcome and love it here.

Capital Times December 2001, by Michael Muckian
FEED MILL puts creative spin on hearty fare.

... This year, more than ever, we wanted to go home for Christmas, at least in a gustatory sense. The first and really only restaurant that came to mind was The Old Feed Mill.

OLD FEED MILL
American / Regional

The Old Feed Mill, which indeed occupies an old stone feed mill, built in 1857, is a charming country restaurant with fine food and friendly service. Dan and Nancy Viste bought the abandoned property in 1992 and, by dint of hard work, imagination, and dedication to historic detail, were open for business by 1995. The Old Feed Mill received a Certificate of Commendation from the State Historical Society for the restoration and has been featured on TV's Food Network as an example of the "best of country cuisine." The restaurant relies on local, organic foodstuffs as much as possible, using them in both traditional and creative new ways. Breads are made from locally grown wheat and rye, buhr-ground in the restaurant's own flourmill. Specialties include chicken potpie, hickory-smoked pork, real country pot roast, and cider-roast chicken, in addition to steaks and seafood. A favorite dessert is the homemade bread pudding. Comfort food was never so comfortable. A unique feature of the Old Feed Mill is the Mill Train, operated by the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad. Package excursions include railroading, heritage tourism, shopping, and regional cuisine. Call for a schedule. This is one of the most delightful dining spots in all of southern Wisconsin, very highly recommended.

December 2000, issue of Midwest Living
BITS OF HISTORY IN EVERY BITE

Nancy and Dan Viste "bring out" time-honored meals at The Old Feed Mill in Mazomanie, Wisconsin (30 miles west of Madison). At the 1857 flour mill, guests dive into dishes such as pot roast, maple-glazed smoked pork and chicken pot pies.
For a Wisconsin appetizer, try the "cheese pies:" deep fried curds rolled in coarse ground wheat and oatmeal. Inside the antique-filled, honey-hued building, an early-1900s machine stone grinds flour for bread.
Lunch and dinner daily, plus Sunday brunch. The Old Feed Mill, 114 Cramer St., Mazomanie, WI 53560 (608 795 4909).