Champagne - Dubuque

My husband I, along with two other friends were very excited to try Woodfire Grille located inside the Diamond Jo Casino (Dubuque, IA) which I. highly recommend having a reservation! Immediately when we walked in, I absolutely loved the beautiful modern fireplaces glowing in a slightly dark but incredible ambience that was very cozy elegant perfect for an amazing date! There is a beautiful bar near the entrance! I loved that they served a small plate of lemons cucumbers for our waters at the table along with delicious fresh baked complimentary bread! Their menu mostly consists of high quality USDA prime steaks, prime rib, seafood including lobster, pastas, and a beautiful extensive wine lists along with a fun popular cocktail/beer menu. They have awesome steak enhancements additions such as lump crab, sea scallops, truffle oil mushrooms, and Maytag bleu cheese! On their menu, they also have other entree items such as New Zealand Lamb, Tasmanian King Salmon, and pan roasted chicken! On their menu the steaks do not automatically come with a side dish or salad included with the price of a steak. Sides and salads are separate additional costs along with the steaks. I ordered the ribeye steak with asparagus half BLT wedge salad. My friends husband ordered ribeye steak, lobster tails, and Hungarian pan roasted chicken. The service was pretty good but could be a-lot better. Our server wasn't the most attentive and not super personable. My friend had to wait an extra long time for their chicken because it got dropped by the food runner and the replacement chicken entree took a long time in general because it is roasted. My steak was cooked to perfection, was melt in my mouth tender, the fat marbling from the ribeye gave it so much flavor! However, I wish they would have seasoned the steak more as I still had to add more salt and pepper. They also didn't cook my asparagus right as it was like chewing hard bamboo and not tender as I had thicker stalks of asparagus. Everybody else said they really enjoyed their dinner! My friend really raved about the French Onion soup!! The server got a little side tracked I think but never asked us how our food was. I only had a couple pieces of asparagus so I didn't make a big deal. We didn't have room for delicious dessert but they offered us small bite size delicious homemade chocolate truffles at the end. My overall impression of Woodfire Grille is the ambiance is excellent with the beautiful, relaxing, exquisite lighting of the modern fireplaces/comfortable seating! The service was not as top notch as I was hoping for such an upscale restaurant. The food for the most part was amazing but a few things got messed up like the hard asparagus! This is still a nice place to go for upscale dining in Dubuque especially when you are looking for steaks and seafood!

Always impeccable good and service. Michelle was our server tonight and she was sociable, funny and attentive. The food is fabulous here. We come once or twice a year and it never disappoints.

We have always had great service from the staff. But the last two times the steak was very bland (maybe they assume everyone wants to add toppings to the steak). Also the avacado egg rolls were over cooked and greasy last time. To be fair they are normally amazing. I would say the chop salad is good, but for a steak house the steaks have be lack-luster the past 2 times.

It's been a few years since we visited Woodfire. We used to go several times a year but have not been since Covid. We were very disappointed in our recent visit. The salads were mediocre at best. The salmon was fishy and the rib eye was gristly. I will say the service was wonderful. Our server was extremely attentive. Probably won't be back.

The atmosphere is fantastic, and the food is absolutely amazing! It's a beautiful space that's cozy (not cramped) and has a lovely vibe. We really miss our favorite server, who is no longer there, but the food remains some of the best in the area—definitely in the top 5!