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    Barrel House

    3.5 (192 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican, Pubs
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    BARREL HOUSE ATMOSPHERE

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    Casual
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    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials

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    Ralphie S.

    Barrel House appears to be an east Iowa chain that is a full service casual pub serving a wide variety of craft beers on tap and elevated bar food. After a huge BBQ lunch earlier in the day while traveling we needed a place near the hotel for a beer and a light meal. BH fit the criteria and we didn't have to stay and deal with the hotel restaurant. I ordered a Melon Mojito Cider from the Tap menu that paired well with the Firecracker Shrimp Salad. A dozen spicy shrimps with a bed of greens and veggies topped with a mound of fried onion straws and a spicy ranch dressing - a perfect salad. My wife had a Citrus Surfer wheat beer and an order of truffle fries. No issues on food and our waiter was covering a lot of area and doing a great job.

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    Carl D.

    We have been here a half dozen times over the last couple of years. The draft beer selection was ok, but needs more IPA's during the summer. The floor needed a thorough cleaning, not just at our table, but at others. The spicy cheese curds were the star of the day. Great seasoning, not too much spice and to me is a must order. They have shakes in regular and boozy. A little on the higher end for cost than I have paid at other establishments but good. The server kept forgetting or they had forgotten to make the shake as it came out with the food and it had been ordered long before that. If the floor had not been in the state it was in this review would be higher.

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    Brandon W.

    We stopped in for lunch and it took a bit to be greeted at the front but when we did the waiter was very friendly and found a table for 5 quickly. They have a great selection of beers on tap as well as plenty of TVs to watch. Our food came out fast and hot. My son's pizza was great but could have been cooked a bit longer as the dough was a bit raw in the center still. I love the extra touches with the branding on their buns and they used fresh avocado on the wrap which was great. We will return.

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    Lauren G.

    Ate a late dinner with my dad on a Saturday evening around 7pm. We had an awesome server, I think he said his name was Alex. He was very informative and gave us a lot of recommendations. I ordered the Easy Eddy IPA and my dad ordered a wheat beer recommended by the server. We enjoyed both of them But preferred the Easy Eddy. For food I ordered the Buffalo chicken wrap and my dad ordered mushroom and Swiss burger. Our server recommended several dipping sauces, our favorite was the Fire Cracker Ranch! My wrap was awesome, on the spicier side which I don't mind. We loved the fries too, perfectly battered with a little crunch. I'd definitely come back!

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    4 months ago

    Tuesday at lunch. No fries. Sweet potato fries, tots. Paid $19 for chicken strips and tortilla chips. Average!

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    Thank you for the feedback Carl we are addressing asap with the team!

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    2 months ago

    The Ceasar chicken wrap and truffle fries are fantastic, one of my favorite dishes in Dubuque!

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    Service was slow, water was nasty. Shrimp tacos were swimming in sauce, but in a bad. Miami was pretty good though.

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    Lauren this is a great review and we love it!

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    Thank you Tanya we love to hear this!

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    2 years ago

    Great atmosphere and the food was awesome . Truffle fries are awesome. Servee was excellent. Well staffed.

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    The service, atmosphere, menu and crowd make this place in Dubuque, Iowas wonderful jewel.

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    Christina is amazing the whole place is amazing I will be back. The chicken Nachos are bomb! Very clean setting and the jukebox is nice !

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    10 months ago

    absolutely horrible waitress. food was not bad, but the waitress was a terrible person.

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    Sandy we love to hear this and glad we got you in and out on time!

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    1 year ago

    Came in today for lunch. Completely ignored for a few minutes. Employees at bar and noticed us. Nothing. Walked out embarrassed

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    Thank you Janet we appreciate this!

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    Courtney thank you for this!!

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    Ask the Community - Barrel House

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    This is one of my favorite rock n roll clubs/bars in Iowa! Located right off the Mississippi where…read morethe boats are docked to shore, this is a great place to cast your anchor and hang out for a night and watch some music! When entering the bar you might think you are in a different land, and in a different time! It feels kinda like an Irish pub in a dungeon! But there's a pool table so you know your safe! There are two long bars one on the side room where the music is and one in the main room! I have been here numerous times of the past 10 years and the bar tenders always seem to be the same. And they are great! Prices are great too, you can get your fancy whisky or craft brews, but they also carry cans of PBR, and Old Mil for us on a budget! The music room is great, it has great sound, and Aaron H. who has booked here for years brings in great stuff, a totally curated room of music! The locals just come here cause there is live music and they usually leave satisfied in their choice cause Aaron has great taste! I have been lucky enough to play here a few times and every time I have had a great time! They have a great back patio as well, but like I said they are right off the Mississippi so it might get kinda buggy sometimes! This is a total gem if you find yourself in Dubuque!

    Old school vibe here. We randomly came across this place after we went to Vinnys for supper. Then…read morewe randomly ran into out of town friends. We had a blast. Its not anything fancy here just a nice casual bar.

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