Catfish Charlie's - Dubuque

First time there. Awesome food and drinks. The staff very friendly and professional. Will be back.

Great food, good atmosphere. Had a good time. The walleye was fantastic.Parking: We went late afternoon, plenty of availability for parking.Kid-friendliness: Kids menu and kid friendly atmosphere. Wish we lived closer, we would go often.

I found the BEST Sandwich in Dubuque and it’s called The 3 PIGs!!! Enough said…

Saturday 4/13/24, 2 dinners, the brisket sandwich and the BBQ platter, both were horrible and my fiancee and I threw $44 dollars out the window. Rubbed ribs, with what cement, the best thing was the cole slaw. TERRIBLE experience and I wouldn't recommend this place to my enemy. Readers listen to me, Moski's in Cascade have the best BBQ,hands down. Next time I will not be too lazy to drive 30 minutes to get some real BBQ.

First time dining experience was subpar at best. We ordered alligator bites (delicious! , Charlie's catfish (good , and 3 of us ordered walleye (terrible . Walleye is my favorite fish. The walleye here is filets. We got fried walleye (breaded . The walleye had an immense amount of bones in it, difficult to see with the breading. Literally in the first inch of my walleye, I pulled out a dozen bones. The other 2 people also had several bones in theirs, just not as many as mine. The server brought it to the managers attention. The manager approached the table asked how things were going, we explained about the boney fish. Received no apology ever, just an explanation of how it was their suppliers fault. Asked if I wanted something else. I switched to Charlie's catfish, which came out after everyone else had finished eating. By then, I ended up taking mine to go. I wasn't charged for the walleye but was charged for the catfish even though my dinner was ruined. I was appalled by the quality of the walleye. If you know your supplier sent you a bad batch, why wouldn't you return it to the supplier. As a customer paying $30 a plate, I don't want your excuses. I want quality food, but if I can't have that, an apology and making it right is more acceptable than the blame game. The manager was not dressed to represent a manager (literally in a sweatshirt jeans , was more rude than apologetic never followed up to make sure the replacement was acceptable. Our first time experience will be the only experience we will have here. We will not return and definitely do not recommend this establishment. With the economy, you'd expect better for your hard earned money.