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    Dottie's Cafe

    3.7 (59 reviews)
    Closed 5:30 am - 11:00 AM

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    DOTTIE'S CAFE ATMOSPHERE

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    Quiet
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Steven T.

    This place has been on my radar for a couple years now but with so many choices in town it took a while to get here so I stopped by for lunch. It's nothing fancy with a breakfast counter and cafeteria cheap booths and tables. The menu is not huge but it's a simple cafe. I had the hillbilly surprise which I re arranged by removing the English muffin and adding biscuits, removing the ham and adding sausage patties, removing the Swiss cheese and adding American topped with two eggs and sausage gravy which sounds so much better. I had hash browns with onions topped with American cheese. WOW all that re arranging and they got everything right. My food came quickly and it was piping hot and delicious.

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    Maria T.

    I love classic breakfast diner food, it is my favorite type of breakfast food and Doties has always pleased me. It's always consistent every time, cheap compared to other places and I'm always greeted by the same friendly servers each time. The only thing I wish was better is the size! It gets seriously busy on the weekends so plant to get there super early!

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    Stevie S.

    Atmosphere was amazing, lots of food for the low prices and the staff is so funny! Quiet place, not a lot of traffic going by. One of the only restaurants that doesn't have a single Tv, which is so nice

    Jeni H.

    Quintessential small town diner. Great food. Great service. Will definitely come back when I'm in town.

    Rohan D.

    I love this place. You might want to have some context to see if you'll also love this place. When I was a kid this sort of diner was where America went out for breakfast. When I was a young man, diners like this was where my workday started and finished (I worked 24 hour shifts). And now that I'm middle aged, my breakfasts at home have to be high fiber, low in fat and calories. Here, I can pretend it's somewhere between 1968 and 1978 and still don't have any idea what a cholesterol ratio is. Three women can handle a crowd filling every table and no one has to wait. Every order is perfect. Nothing fancy about the high octane bottomless black coffee, but it's fresh and hot and always topped off. Traditional American breakfast, and when I left I wanted to say, "You don't wanna get mixed up with a guy like me. I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." But I couldn't. The waitress wasn't named Dottie and I knew I would be back the next day.

    Marchal P.

    Just a very small old school dinner. It has great service and great food at a fair price

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    8 years ago

    Great little old fashioned local cafe. Love to stop for breakfast on our way through town.

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    8 years ago

    I am never disappointed at Dotties. Great food and service. Breakfast can be very crowded at times but worth the money.

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    12 years ago

    Great place, good people. Always make it a point to eat here when in Dubuque. Food is good, wait staff very friendly.

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    10 years ago

    Good food with a homemade flare. I had the skillet and a cup of chili and both were very good. The restaurant is set up as a diner style.

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