Dottie's Cafe

we found our way to Dottie's Cafe in Dubuque for the prerequisite model show breakfast on our way to Madison, WI. We like the little diners and local joints over the big chain restaurants. More personality! Dottie's opened in 1990, and sadly, Dottie her ownself had taken her trip up to Heaven a few years back. One of her 11 daughters owns the place now and is the cook. Another is a server and a one of Dottie's granddaughters works there too. Judy, (?) our server, was not family. Dottie's Cafe is warm, neat as a pin and smells like good food when you first walk in. Remember the places your Grampa took you to eat breakfast (Have coffee) when you were a kid? Like that! My Sweetie had a traditional breakfast, and I chose Dottie's signature dish, "The Hillbilly Surprise". The Hillbilly Surp

Great experience at Dottie's. It was a full breakfast for under $10. The servers were very sweet and they never let my coffee get low. It's a short walk from the downtown hotels.

I love the local spots and Dottie’s is it. We sat at the counter in this small restaurant which was packed! We had a great breakfast with super friendly service. Skip IHOP and come here instead.

Loved this place, nice atmosphere the lady serving was great and she had all tables filled but in complete control. Food was amazing, corned beef hash was lovely, nice coffee and great prices.

It definitely feels like a small diner. In a good way. Good food, good price, and our waitress was attentive.