Sat on the patio. Great view. Excellent wait staff. I had the mushroom swiss burger (grilled fresh mushrooms, not canned), and the fries with a side of ranch. Everything was great. Peach cocktail was good and not too sweet. Will return! read more

Yardarm - Princess Peach - Bars Near Me - Dubuque, Iowa

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Hands down the worst treatment I've ever experienced at a bar. We were a group of 10 adults -- calm, respectful, and there to have a good time. Not drunk. Not rowdy. Not disrespectful. Just ordering drinks, talking, and enjoying ourselves. But from the second we walked in, it felt like we were being watched. Judged. Targeted. And then it happened -- every single one of us was cut off. No warning. No reason. Just refused service across the board. Bartenders wouldn't explain, the staff gave us attitude, and no one had the professionalism or basic courtesy to pull us aside and tell us why. Not one person in our group was out of control. So what was it? Too many of us? Not their "type"? Didn't like that we weren't regulars? It was humiliating and honestly infuriating. We left immediately and took our money -- and our respect -- somewhere else. They lost hundreds in drinks and tips that night. But more importantly, they lost ten people who will never walk through those doors again. And we're telling everyone. If you want to be treated like a burden for spending your money, this is your place. read more

Do not go here the staff is so rude to customers and I heard them yelling at people on the phone while I was there. Food was mediocre at best. Just another lazy millennial run bar in town. read more

Came in on a Sunday afternoon from Galena. Wanted to eat outside overlooking the Mississippi, and this place filled the bill. Surprisingly, they had a band playing and we had to wait just a bit for a table, as we had a party of 13. Ended up at 2 picnic tables on the deck. Good drinks and everyone enjoyed their food. Server was attentive, but the kitchen is very small. Food came out in 'waves', with 15 minutes between our first and last served. Not cool. Outside of that, very happy we made the trip. read more

Super cute patio overlooking the Mississippi. The place filled up once we got seated. Service was decent, could tell they were a bit short-staffed but doing the best they could. All items our table ordered (a few different types of wraps, chicken sandwich, fish & chips) took a while to come out to the table, but no complaints on taste or quality. read more

Yardarm - Patio - Bars Near Me - Dubuque, Iowa

Mai Tai's at Yardarm are awesome! Most bars in Dubuque can't make them. Yardarm makes them fast and delicious! read more

Yardarm - Mai Tai - Bars Near Me - Dubuque, Iowa

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I am from out of town and got told my legitimate Missouri ID was fake. The bouncer then refused to return the ID after telling me that he cannot let me in unless I have a different proof of identification. I told him I don't have another form of ID and that he can call the police to verify it's real but he refused to do so and kept saying that he won't be returning the ID. I have been to hundreds of bars and have never been so disrespected. Luckily I was able to get my ID back after convincing so I went to Q Casino and they scanned my ID just fine. This place needs work on their scanning system and treatment of potential customers. read more

The food was good. But be warned, their kitchen is very small which means they don't turn out orders very fast. Wish our waitress would have warned us when we ordered that it would be least 45 minutes before our food would be ready. We might have ordered appetizers had we known dinner would take so long. The place was busy and the live music was good but if I ever went back, I'd be sure I was ready to wait quite a while to eat. read more

When my grandparents came to visit our camper in south Wisconsin, we were hungry for burgers and wanted to try something new. I ordered the mushroom and Swiss burger, and it was delicious, probably the best burger I've had in Dubuque. The service was excellent, and the waiters and waitresses were very nice and friendly. The ambiance was very- beachy, but great. We sat inside, because it was 100 degrees out that day, although, there was a good amount of seating outside. We will 100% be coming back. read more

This was our first visit to The Yardarm and we were pleasantly surprised. We sat outside and had great views of the marina and mississippi. There is a very large outdoor area (per friendly) and it was quite busy. Servers were friendly and efficient. We had the full size nachos with taco meat. A very large portiin and plenty for the three of us. A good selection of bottled and draft beer. Will definitely return. read more

Sat for one hour before getting food. Despicable! also waited 10 minutes before hour first interaction with waitress.

This place has the opportunity to be an amazing go-to place, but the last 3-4 times we've been here, it's been a miserable disappointment. I know it's bar food, but they just don't seem to care in any way to create quality. We haven't come for a meal since last year because we were disappointed, so we tried again today and it seemed even worse. Pizza with onion came with red onions that didn't cook all the way and was overloaded; the sauce is obviously canned, crust is very average. My daughters Mac n cheese came cold. My wife's fish n chips tasted fishy. I guess we'll stick to the drinks and boating and skip the food. I really really want to like this place cause it's got a cool atmosphere read more

Ignore the reviews form two years ago. Stuff was still weird from COVID. The Yardaram is a Dubuque summer staple, and particularly great for boaters. This place kicks out some pretty decent bar food, and has reasonably priced beverages. Sometimes the service can be hit or miss, but usually doesn't disappoint. The location is unique, and provides a pretty cool vibe. read more

visually didn't appear to be busy, yet I was flat ignored at the bar. Just wanted to order food and a drink before the band played. Made eye contact several times with staff, still couldn't get help. Ended up ordering Papa Johns to the parking lot. Honestly would have left if I hadn't come here to watch the band. I'll never come here again, I can stay around home and get treated better. read more

Yardarm - Outdoor seating area - Bars Near Me - Dubuque, Iowa

First time here. We went in the bar sat at a table got completely ignored so after 10 minutes we decided to outside. It was a nice large outdoor seating facing the water. The waitress was very nice the nachos were good. A large order for 2 was filling. The drinks a little weak. read more

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Loved the great outdoor view of the marina and Mississippi River, great service and loved the hummus platter.

terrible. I am 23 and yardarm denied me service. On the Fourth of July you would think they would have competent staff because of the crowd but they had no idea what they were doing. The front of house staff were so clueless that i was genuinely shocked when my friends and i were denied. so rude and abrasive. we paid the heavy cab charge to have to walk over a mile up closed road to get to the marina and they would not let us in without even checking our valid IDs. bull. read more

The outside does not represent the inside. It was clean and well lit. Besides what could have been the most aggressive flies I have ever combated, the food was...ok. I ordered the chicken & bacon nachos and they were ok. Definitely could have used more sauce but the shredded chicken was ok. The onion rings were great. My wife got the fish and chips. One of the pieces of fish was cold and greasy. It was obvious the nachos and fish may have been left out for a bit. The cheese curds and burger was ok but the curds were accompanied by a strange fruity sweet sauce that was not ok. Our server was very attentive and great. Would I eat there again, probably not...not because there was anything egregiously wrong, but nothing right enough to return. read more

There were several tables open but my party of 10 still had to wait to be sat. They are severely understaffed. Once we were sat it took nearly an hour for food orders to come out. Multiple plates came out cold, idk about you but I'm not a fan of cold tacos or a cold chicken sandwich that's intended to be spicy hot. Manager ended up giving discounts on the cold dishes with a discount totaling $27, however, the waitress already made her money since we were a party of 10 and the included gratuity was $35....sure glad we got the discount just to pay the waitress who wasn't attentive to our table. Definitely wouldn't have tipped that much. Food more than likely came out cold because she didn't place the order correctly since our food came out in waves. Good luck to these guys read more

I am here in Dubuque on business from Williamsport, PA and decided to eat here for lunch after being referred to by friends. Aside from the amazing views of the river - The customer service was excellent and the food was great! The staff was very efficient and the food came out piping hot super fast! I highly recommend this place! read more

On a mission to try every pizza place in the Dubuque area. This pizza ranks on the lower end of all the pizzas we have tried. Light on the toppings, lacking flavor in the crust and the sauce. Yardarm is known for cold beer and good love music but the pizza needs so work. read more

Yardarm - Bars Near Me - Dubuque, Iowa

Decent little place. Nothing fancy but the food was good enough. I had the beer cheese prime rib sandwich which was good but a bit messy. The loaded fries were really good. My girl friend had the mushroom Swiss burger and said it was good. My main complaint was after dark the section we were sitting I had no lighting and you could even see the food very well. The other seating area had lighting. Would have gotten another star had we been able to see our food. The security actually was enforcing the mask rules fairly strict and made someone leave tonight. So bring a covid mask. read more

We were excited to go here.... outdoor seating by the river.... food was less than par. My pulled pork was chunks of fatty country style ribs.... neither one of our fries (different kinds) we not cooked. Soft and soggy. Very disappointed. read more

Fun place for sure. Good service. Food is meh. Got the grilled shrimp...but it was cold, and I mean cold

Literally went to a bar that serves food and ask what they have for draft beer, response "we don't have draft beer" okay fine can I get a bottle beer with a glass.... "sorry were out of that, it's close to the end of the season and we're running out of everything." How in gods name do you own and run a bar that doesn't have beer? Would never recommend this place based off that alone. Update. On review, they are correct, they do in fact have beer at their establishment, other than miller lite in a cab it seems someone enjoys dumping it in their ketchup bottle! read more

Food was good, beautiful night but the waitress named Sam was rude starting the moment we walked in. Other help was laughing immaturely with her at the negative feedback. If ppl don't like their job they should quit. Horrible customer service. Won't be back. read more

Great place to have a distancing working lunch with a coworker. Service, food and atmosphere were excellent.

The location is great, scenery great. The customer service sucks not just from one employee but a majority of them. For the amount of employees working compare to customers currently on site. 7 employees to 55 customers I've seen smaller bars/restaurants handle the customer service better. The food was ok ... I had military chow that tasted better. read more

Great waterfront bar and restaurant on the Mississippi .great menu. Friendly staff and awesome live entertainment . Best place to go in Dubuque for a great time. read more

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I love the atmosphere here! It feels like I'm on vacation every time I visit. I ate lunch here last year and the food was alright. I decided to give it another try today and I am so glad I did! The service was efficient and the food was awesome! I had the sweet potato burger and I recommend getting it! The chef came out to the deck to visit with customers to see how their meals were, I thought that was a nice touch! If it's a nice day out and you're looking to have a meal and a drink try the Yardarm. read more

Bar food. Live Music on the great Mississippi. Cruise on in with your car or your boat. Park, dine, dance or dock, dine, dance. Love those options. Hungry but wanna stay afar from the crowd? Pick up some grub, get back out on the water, and let the current take you, while still listening to the live musicians play as the sunsets....Nice...very nice. 5 stars for just being boat and car and music friendly. read more

Went for lunch busy but not overly busy. Bar was fine got our drinks right away. Place Oder for just 2 appetizers. Waited for almost an hour asked when our food will be out said 5 minute. 30 minutes later still no food. Left with out eating. Very unreliable if you want to eat read more

The service started out great, but went down quickly. We ordered drinks and an app. which came out right away! Bonus because we had two hungry little ones. We placed our order soon after and within a few minutes the waitress came back to say they were out of a menu items that we ordered. We found an alternative and kept enjoying our app and drink. 30+ minutes later we asked if our food was coming. She came back to say she had put in the wrong order for a salad and I was going to get something different. A couple more minutes later she said they hadn't even started the salad yet so I was indeed going to get what I ordered. At this point we asked for our food to go. It had been nearly an hour. Tables around us that came much after us had received their meals already, two tables were even finished. A different waitress came about two minutes later giving us our food to go. We asked to speak to manager about our wait time and explained to her the situation. She said it was the kids chicken that was taking so long. SERIOUSLY? It was FRIED chicken bites. those take 5 minutes, MAX. She was able to take off a portion of our bill, thank goodness because when we got home, my salad was NOT what I ordered, they just swapped out the dressing. We don't go out to eat often because it can be a challenge with 3 young kids. But this time, it was the service that disappointed us. read more

The atmosphere is nice, staff was attentive. Pricey for the quality & flavor $12.95 for a Beer Cheese Philly with fries $7.00 for a lemonade and vodka with a cute name in a plastic glass Food was fair, sandwich smothered in so much cheese had to search for the prime rib????? Fries were not hot. Drink was weak! . read more

Had a good time there at the outdoor bar. Sam the bartender made it enjoyable. Love the location on the Mississippi. Very good burgers too

The place has it all, food, drinks, entertainment and it's a great place to sit outside and enjoy the river views. I've been going here for years and can't wait to check out the new remodel. read more

Have been before, good food. Second visit not so much. "Too busy" to modify an order for a customer with allergies. That's just rude.

Great service and party atmosphere. Family friendly. First time impression is excellent!

Way understaffed for the crowds they expect to have. Food was mediocre, not worth the price they charge. It took our waitress 3 times to get the bill correct and she still had incorrect items on it (we finally just paid it). Beautiful scenery and atmosphere however the staff needs to step up the service if they ever want to be a 5 star. Many servers come across as rude and arrogant also. The place is cool as hell, the service just needs to step it up. A person should also not have to wait 2 hours for their food. Heat potential but they need to work to achieve it. read more

My husband and I never leave a review but because we had such a bad experience and the place itself should be so cool, we felt we wanted to let the owner of this establishment know how terrible all of the staff that works here are. The whole staff was BEYOND unprofessional. We walked in and sat at the bar, the bar tender was an older guy with some tats and he barely acknowledged us because he was too busy chatting with a clearly drunk young lady sitting at the bar (who later was in the bathroom drying herself off under the hand dryer for 15 minutes). After we had to ask for menus he never came over to ask if we wanted to place an order, my husband had to flag him over. After our order was placed a group of young guys (who were also loaded and apparently worked there too) came in and proceeded to yell to the bartender standing directly behind us so we were in the middle of the conversation they were having about a party they were all going to. We also know that the bartender has five children, the female manager hates customers and proceeded to share with the whole group about how she had to kick a customer out and how he never pays his tab. While we were eating another group of young girls came in (who also worked there) and proceeded to make comments about how we were sitting at the bar and how they couldn't stand people. We finally went outside to listen to music and sit at that bar. At 10:15 they began to close things down....the place was advertised that is was open until 2. We went back inside to grab a couple more drinks and continued to receive death looks and comments. I asked the bartender what time they were open and he mumbled 2 but that if it was slow, they close down early and that he was annoyed about all the work they had to do to close because he worked another job.....not our problem dude. (the place was not slow either) We are a super laid back couple, we've both worked in the service industry and we own a business...we get it, sometimes you have a bad day and need to vent, but this was ridiculous. It's unfortunate because, like I said, the place itself could be great. Clean house with your staff and maybe you can turn things around. We are from the northeast, the planet of rude people, and we have never experienced anything like that here. You guys are doing a disservice to the people of Dubuque! read more