[2] The Stranger has said the pub is "rumored to be the friendliest and least stressful gay bar on all of Capitol Hill", with loyal clientele.

The bar offers darts, pinball, pool, pull-tabs, trivia, and video games.

The pub has sponsored local basketball, rugby, softball, tennis, and volleyball teams.

[7] In the 2009 ricin incident, Madison Pub was one of eleven Seattle gay bars that received letters threatening to poison patrons with ricin; the bar was the only one to not participate in a pub crawl organized in defiance of the threat.

[8][9][10] Madison Pub ranked number 38 on NewNowNext.com's (Logo TV) 2018 list of the 50 most popular gay bars in the U.S.[5]