MadLife Stage and Studios Review

Great little venue. Price is Right and food is good too

The trout dish was well worth the visit. I tried a bit of the flounder dish from my companion and also was very good. We enjoyed the atmosphere. My only suggestion is that when there is live music on stage they should turn off the radio, or play the same audio, otherwise it meshes the music into a horrible sound which detracts from what would otherwise be a pleasant eating experience.

Unique venue with great service where 50 year olds can feel 25 again

This was one of the first new places my fiance and I tried after moving to our new home in Woodstock a several months ago. I have to admit, the choice was my finace's and I was a bit weary to try it. I am happy to say, it more than exceeded our expectations and now, it is one of our favorite local places to bring friends! The food was excellent and the service was great --especially when you compare it to some of the other options in downtown Woodstock that seem to have taken a hit in quality (I'm looking at you Freight).

Jake Aaron Michael was great in concert! Food and drinks were very good!

We parked along side the road (not parking lot).
Really cool atmosphere
Staff very friendly
Ordered Long Island iced tea- good
Waiting for music to start.

This place is a gem! Space for everything; corporate, birthdays, engagement, music, comedy or just a night out with friends for dinner.

It was great
Just a little crowded..

It's a concert hall with great music and great food. What more do you want?!

What an amazing place to have right in Downtown Woodstock! You absolutely cannot find anything like this outside of Atlanta. Now, there is no reason to have to go all the way into the city to find live music, great beats, great eats and cool drinks!! From the deliciously tasty food at MadLife Grill to the incredibly talented bands that cross the MadLife Stage to a state-of-the art recording studios, there is absolutely nothing else like this around!! MadLife encompasses all of this and more!! I guarantee, MadLife Stage & Studios will become your new favorite hangout joint!!

Very nice outside patio with stage to listen to the live band. No cover charge for listening to the band. Food and adult beverage was good. A tad bit higher prices on food and drinks but I believe it was worth it because of the nice atmosphere. They have the ability to close the roof on the patio in case of rain, which came in handy for us. This was our first time visiting, we came because we knew the band. We aren't from Woodstock, but if in the area again, we will be stopping by.

We enjoyed our first visit to MadLife on Sunday. We had the "Watermelon Stack" for an appetizer which was excellent. We took the photo after I had taken a bite. It looked so good I couldn't wait. The "Chee Bugga", "Asian Chicken Salad" and "Street Tacos" were very good. Service was great as well. Prices were comparable for the area.

Great entertainment, food, service and drinks. It is a very refreshing location for young and wiser in age. When I was there, only valet parking was available in the location parking lot, but it did not deter us from enjoying the night. We simply found another location to park and enjoyed the short walk.

Probably a great music venue, but disappointed with the food.

We've been here on a few occasions, would recommend making reservations via their website as seating for dining is limited. Staff was friendly and attentive. Food is reasonably priced and good sized in portion. While not a huge menu it does provide a variety, mostly southern pub esque with some entrees trending towards upscale.. for instance fried chicken with mashed potatoes and green beans.. pretty standard stuff, right?
But the chicken was juicy, the breading just thick enough to be light and crispy while satisfying. Mashed potatoes with texture and flavor and the beans with a light garlicy sauce..all drizzled with a little bit of spicy honey sauce. Altogether, delicious.
The only detractor is it's quite loud at peak times, but it's generally a crowd drinking and dining before seeing live entertainment, if you go with that in mind, shouldn't be an issue.

Great concert venue! Atmosphere, sound, drinks, bands...all of it is top notch!

They had the Guns n roses cover band ant it was great I have been to a lot of venues over the years and this has to be near the top. Easy to enter great views, great bartenders. Great place for a concert.

A fun venue and restaurant. The food was decent the drinks were fairly priced all around just a nice place.

Love the concept. We have seen a couple of shows now and every time is a great experience.

Concert venue is very nice. Not a bad seat in the house. Intimate. Food is good, with a wide selection. Live music on the patio weekends is a real bonus. It's great to have live music available again. Get your tickets early.

I have had a better experience from Mad Life before this issue. Me and my girlfriend went to dinner on a Sunday, not that busy. We used a groupon with George our sever and with his attitude, you would of thought that was the worst thing in the world we could have done. George was an older gentleman and it just seemed he was out of his element , as a sever. We will not be back.

Great food and drinks. The bands were good, we enjoyed sitting outside with the fans on and just listening to them play while we enjoyed the great food

Great staff, always good music. Food also good for this type of venue.

This place has a lot of potential. The atmosphere could be great, but when the music in the kitchen is as loud as the music in the dining room, it really creates an acoustic nightmare that shouldn't be happening at a venue, a studio or a restaurant.
Having been a server, I understand every table is going to get a slightly different experience. That being said, our waitress forgot to put in our appetizer, and told me they were out of something (mustard) and then gave it to me a few minutes later, after another employee was able to find it.
The food was OK. I got the burger which had very little flavor and no signature topping. The whole leaf of lettuce given as a topping was odd. The fried green tomatoes appetizer were not good at all, sadly.
I'd love to come back for a show and a cocktail but probably not food.

It was a bit crowded, also was promised an acoustic show, and left half deaf. The food and service was excellent. Just don't tell everyone it will be an acoustic event and they get an experience that was too loud to enjoy.

The food was fantastic and the wait staff were great. Though I wish they would pipe in the music from the events instead of play music you can barely hear. All in all great place.

Amazing food, and concerts
Great place for a drink,staff is excellent

This post is only about food side. Chef is amazing and likely underappreciated. I realize that young folks probably just was to grab a bite before the show but the Chef and his creations are worthy of a really nice classy restaurant!

Great place to see a show. Well laid out, comfortable small to mid sized club atmosphere

A really neat place for just about anybody who enjoys live rock music. They have fantastic cover bands, and decent food. It's a cool place for a date night.

Hidden gem!!! Great intimate venue with a wide variety of live music!!

I've been meaning to check this place out for a while as I've heard good things. We had the first cool day of the Fall here and they've got a nice patio so I decided to grab lunch. It was a bit after 2:00 and they only had their brunch menu available, but that did have a burger and pulled pork on it.

Our server was friendly and helpful, but the service was slow.

We started with some fried green tomatoes which were a bit under cooked, but still tasty. I got the burger and my friend got an omelette and side of bacon. They asked how I wanted my burger, I said medium.

Burger was rock hard well-done and shaped like a charcoal briquette, it sat awkwardly on a massive, stale bun. Bacon was way overcooked (not crispy, just hard) and the fries were cold.

My friend's omelette was overcooked and had that brown skin on it, his bacon was also rock solid and had an odd texture on one side, not sure how to describe it.

Overall, everything we tried was not prepared well. For a $13 burger I would expect it to be excellent.

Based on reviews I had higher expectations and will probably not return. The quality of the food definitely did not match the prices.

So much fun! Great atmosphere. Sound is really good. Drinks are a little pricey.

I felt that the food was sub-par for the price. The environment is lively.

Loved the atmosphere ....waitress was awesome and sound was fabulous . great place to hear a good band

Fantastic local music venue! Loved the staff; loved the music. Almost afraid to recommend it so highly for fear it will become too popular :-)

Just came out from California to visit family and my sister in law got us tickets to the Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute at MadLife and WOW it was amazing!!! Also wanted to give a SHOUT OUT to Zack the Valet for being an awesome guy!!! He was very friendly and did a great job ! He has great customer service skills! So nice to see that in a young man these days!!! Thanks Zack!!!

We had such a great time. Great atmosphere. Love the downtown Woodstock area.

This place is great! Good prices, good food, good entertainment...ubering was easy too.

I had the house steak over a bed of grits it was very good

We saw a Steely Dan cover band called Hot Licks and Rhetoric. They were very good.

Loving the ambiance, the service and the mimosa is so good!

Excellent venue with excellent staff. The first time I went (about a year ago), we were near the stage and it was a great experience. The food was pretty good. Second time (last night) was not so pleasant. We were on the balcony and it was so cold up there that our (lukewarm on arrival) food was COLD within minutes. It was so dark on the balcony we couldn t see to read the menu, let alone eat. I ll go back for sure, but I won t go back hungry. The food was severely overpriced for the mediocrity it brought to the table.

It was very a relaxed atmosphere.The food was excellent. All this along with music...

Great venue! Sound and lights are top quality! Highly recommend!

The bar staff tends to spend more time in conversation than bar tending.. bar people walked away

Unbelievably good food..the burgers are among the best Ive ever had

Neighborhood gem! Wonderful concept, love the 2 time options for most shows. Great food and drinks.

I went on a date night. Food was alright . There really isn't anything for veg heads or vegans . Also to actually get our food took forever and our waitress was actually very rude. On top of that it was loud and we got double charged for my girlfriends martini. We will never go back here again...

Very smokey on the inside from cooking not cigarettes, food was not that good , can not hear the music from inside the bar area, didn't really know what to expect but was not expecting that. Will not be going again

Expensive venue but worth it. Great stage, bartenders, and ambience.

Great music and food all day and late into the night.

Love the food and drinks! And the live music is always so good, especially when Sterling is singing!