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Caroline's Restaurant

About

Located in the historic Hotel Julien Dubuque, Caroline’s delivers a distinctive blend of exceptional food and welcoming character.

Story

Inspired by the story of a trailblazing businesswoman much ahead of her time, Caroline’s Restaurant is rooted in local spirit and innovation. Our a la carte menu, curated by award-winning Executive Chef Jason Culbertson, is changed seasonally to highlight the Midwest’s best ingredients from area farmers and growers. Honoring our namesake’s intrepid nature, Caroline’s cuisine features bold and balanced flavors crafted with the avant-garde technique. Our experienced team is happy to offer pairing suggestions from our extensive wine list, signature craft cocktails, and seasonal dessert menu to perfectly complement your dining selections. Cozy up in an intimate booth or gather with your group in one of our luxurious private dining rooms and enjoy a dining experience that is a true testament to the one-of-a-kind woman who started it all.

Philosophy: To demonstrate our commitment to our community and given our area’s outstanding produce, we strive to craft menu selections featuring locally grown products from throughout America’s heartland. We pride ourselves on hand-selecting premier, locally-sourced beef, pork, and chicken.

History: Named for the great-great-grandmother of the owners of Hotel Julien Dubuque, Caroline's Restaurant boasts a rich history in Dubuque. According to family archives, Caroline Fischer was considered a driving force in the community and a businesswoman much ahead of her time. Read more about Caroline’s story below:

"Caroline (Rhomberg) Fischer, our great-great-grandmother, was the inspiration for naming our restaurant. Caroline's husband, Louis Fischer, was a partner in the Fischer ice business. When Louis died in 1875 from pneumonia contracted after a fall into the Mississippi River while cutting ice, Caroline took over his ice business, becoming one of Iowa's first businesswomen.

A young widow at 31 with 5 children to care for, Caroline was a hard worker. She eventually bought out her partners, invested in downtown and riverfront property, and brought her family into the business that still exists today.

Caroline is said to have followed her ice delivery men around town in her own horse and buggy to be sure they were doing their work properly. The many taverns to which they delivered would offer drinks to the drivers in an effort to persuade them to leave a little extra ice. On occasion, upon finding the drivers passed out in the ice wagon, Caroline would drive the team of horses back to the warehouse herself with her own horse and buggy in tow.

It's perfectly fitting that our guests can look out the East windows of Caroline's Restaurant and see the ice harbor, where the Fischer family business started more than 150 years ago.”

Address: 200 Main St, Dubuque, IA 52001, USA
Phone: (563) 588-5595
State: Iowa
County: Dubuque County
City: Dubuque
Zip Code: 52001


Opening Hours

Monday: 6:00 – 10:30 AM, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:00 PM
Tuesday: 6:00 – 10:30 AM, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:00 PM
Wednesday: 6:00 – 10:30 AM, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:00 PM
Thursday: 6:00 – 10:30 AM, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:00 PM
Friday: 6:00 – 10:30 AM, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 10:00 PM
Saturday: 7:00 – 10:30 AM, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 10:00 PM
Sunday: 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:00 PM


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Reviews
Dirty place, greasy soggy food, carpets need to be cleaned. Waitress spilled water on floor and didn't clean it, and the table not whipped from the last people who ate here. Will not return.
7 years ago (05-05-2018)
Very good food. Had to take grandkids. Pretty good children's menu
7 years ago (04-05-2018)
Was there today for dinner tonight and was not impressed with the place. Stain from the meal before on the table, waitress filled my water glass and spilled half on the floor and not wiping it up. Carpet dirty, ends coming up off floor. Menu was different from web site said they "JUST" changed it from the winter menu. When asked about some ideas was told that they didn't have it. So got the fish fry. My wife got shrimp. Both were under cooked, soggy, rubbery. Had them redo it and came back the same. Very dissapointed. 5star? No way. Won't be back.
7 years ago (02-03-2018)
We were there late morning on a Friday and they were not busy. Service was slow and the food (breakfast menu) was good but greasy. The waitress was great though. When she realized we had been waiting for awhile she went out of her way for us.
8 years ago (15-12-2017)
Came in on a quiet Friday night. There were 3 tables total with people at them, a few at the bar and 2 servers that I could see. It still ended up taking over 20 min for our server to bring our drinks, and another 15 before she came back for our order. Overall terrible service with a server who couldn't answer any questions about the food, we heard the next table from ours complain about the same thing to the manager, who then purposely avoided coming to our table (she rushed by and in passing asked if everything was ok. "Good? Good.") And then the food - horrible for the price. We were expecting a great meal based on the descriptions and expense. I've never had such dry, tasteless pork. (Although my friends prime rib was not bad). Had the manager stopped by I would have sent my food back for the first time ever. As it was we were sick of waiting for the server to check on us and just wanted to get out of there. Went elsewhere for dessert because I was still hungry! Won't be going back, obviously.
8 years ago (14-10-2017)
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