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.

Pauls has the best cheeseburger ever! Love the dive bar and all the taxidermy. If you want a…read morecheap burger that tastes like a million go to Pauls!

By far the best cheeseburger I have ever had in my life!!! we had so much fun in this bar prices…read moreare more than reasonable

I love this bar! I've been here many times when visiting Dubuque, it's always friendly and the…read moredrinks are cheap compared to most major cities. The locals are midwestern nice which is great!

What a cool place! We were in town to kill a weekend and just walked in early on a Friday. Very…read moredive-bar vibe. Lots of locals frequent here but so do random out of towners. Reasonable prices, very friendly bartender. We were told it gets very busy later in the evening. We will go back next time we are in town. Older crowd early. Cool decor too.

Stopped by 1st & Main recently for lunch with a group of four…read more They're a seat yourself kinda spot and you walk into bar seating as well as bar height tables. If you're with folks who wouldn't be comfortable in seating that height (as we were), not to worry! They have additional traditional table seating through a doorway to the right of the bar. They have a large menu so there's definitely a little something for everyone. I ordered the brie grilled cheese with fries. It was good. I expected more flavor from the brie (it tasted very mild) but the jalapeno jelly added a nice sweetness and a bit of flavor. The atmosphere is your standard pub. It's in a historical building and they provide a bit of the history on their menu which was neat to read. The service was accommodating and efficient. Get to it!

A groups of us went here today for a work lunch. This was the first time all of us have been here…read moreand from the moment we walked in, greeted by the waitress and immediately felt welcomed. Our waitress was kind, helpful, and patient. She offered recommendations when I asked; the chef was accommodating when I asked about taking crème brûlée to go and provided some berries with the cheesecake when we asked. I can't express how much we all liked this place and can't wait to be back.

Fun place to stop for a few drinks if passing through. Laid back, friendly service, pool tables,…read moredart boards, games and more.

Very eclectic bar. Friendly staff. They had a jazz fusion like trio that had good vibes for live…read moremusic. Trumpet player, organist and base player (5 string base) and a couple synthesizers thrown in. There's a art gallery on the second floor with works for sale. The 3rd floor has a nice outdoor patio.

Food was spectacular. Very interesting place. I had no idea what was inside. Lots to see lots of…read morepeople there. The portions were very generous.

Stopped here for a quick lunch. Our server was really nice and the food was great! These sweet…read morepotato waffle were to die for! The coleslaw paired with the pulled pork was perfection. Tots were nice and crispy.

So me and a customer went there during a convention at the River Center. Upon arriving, we noticed…read morethat there was a table with approximately 20 guys but it a sports bar and they're used to having large groups, with all the conferences held around Dubuque, so we thought we should be ok. WRONG!! ( One waiter and one waitress) ‍) Waited 20 mins before even getting asked if what we wanted to drink. Mind you, we were ready to have a beverage and order by that time. I ordered the pick 3 and a beer. Chips, ceasar salad, and chicken and dumpling soup. My lunch companion ordered a chicken wrap and chips and a beer. Easy enough, right?!?! Wrong! Out beers finally got poured and then sat at the bar, for what seemed like an eternity. Finally brought those to us. And then we waited and waited and waited. Finally our waiter came back with just my chips. And we were back to the waiting game. By the time the rest of the food came, we NEEDED another beer, just to endure the wait. Oddly enough, they sat at the bar again. My salad was fine but the soup was cold! And that was the only hot thing that we had ordered. Short story long, it was a 90+ min lunch, for basically soup and salad. They need to figure out their food and staffing issues before I ever step back into this place!!

Ever since they turned this place from being a dance club and info a nice wine/cocktail bar I've…read moreloved it. The staff is super knowledgeable about cocktails and they make some good ones. Music and food is great too!

Came for just a drink on a random weeknight with an old coworker. I was surprised by how many…read morepeople were there. They had a musician and drink prices were reasonable.

EXTREMELY UPSET of how one of the bartenders treated me. I walked up the street and realized I…read moreforgot to close my tab out. Went back in only a couple minutes later and the lady told me she didn't have my card. I KNEW for a fact that they did since it wasn't in my wallet... a nice lady corrected her and gave her my card and apologized from how the other bartender was acting. The RUDE bartender proceeded to say that I left a long time ago... not sure where the hell she went to school to come up with the math that a couple of minutes equals a long time, but they already closed out my card for me... if I am mistaken, majority of businesses close out a tab at closing time when the card is left??? Everyone else in the facility was very nice and I have never had a bad experience until now. I feel very disrespected :/

Too bad there is no "incomplete" rating for joints on Yelp. I've been to my share of bars in my xx…read moreyears on this planet, and I have never been to a place like The Hub on Main. It's as if we had stepped into a David Lynch movie. Tony, the barkeep, was playing darts on the mechanical board and we were the only people in the place. He reluctantly came over to take our drink order. I'm used to Virginia, where bars are legally obligated to have a functioning kitchen, and apparently in Iowa that's not a law. But he suggested ordering a pizza from the place next door, and bringing in to the bar. The bar was long and clearly made for live music, which they didn't have on the Sunday night we visited. Instead they had Comedy Central blasting on the big screen. There was a painting of JFK that adorned one of the walls; not quite the decor you'd find in a joint like this. Tony told us the crew who renovated this old warehouse to open the bar found the painting behind one of the sealed walls. At some point in the evening, downtrodden Iowa ladies came in: They were either pot growers, pot dealers, or unkempt hookers. They talked trash, looked like trash, and seemed intrigued with us. OK, time to wrap up that strange Thai pizza we ordered and get going.....

Fantastic bloody Mary's. Great seevice. Cool cool place…read more Wish i could of hung all day!!!

Nice drinks, cool space, and cool People. we enjoyed our…read morevisit and chatting with Cori and Lauren.