Dog Friendly Bars & Pubs in Iowa

Red's Alehouse shares a love for craft drinks and good food by serving a diverse range of craft brews on tap, cocktails, and food menus. Fido will have plenty of space on their large outdoor patio with over twenty dog-friendly tables. The food selection features burgers, steak, seafood, sandwiches, flatbreads, and snacks. Many of their dishes can be modified to be gluten free upon request. Red's serves over a dozen beers on tap with many more by the bottle. You'll also find a diverse list of cocktails and wine.

Lua Brewing, located in Des Moines, IA, is a dog friendly microbrewery and restaurant where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table. The menu offers pub favorites like wings, Tempura Mushrooms, burger, cheese steak, fish and chips, fresh salads, avocado toast and more.

The Mucky Duck Pub, located in Ames, IA, is a British-style pub that is family and dog-friendly. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their pet-friendly outdoor tables while you enjoy your meal. Start off with a cold beer and an order of the Potato Wedges. Next, chow down on the Fish and Chips, or stop in for breakfast and try the Full English Cyclone Breakfast - two eggs, sausage, bacon, black pudding, hash brown or bubble & squeak, mushrooms, grilled tomato, and beans.

Front Street Pub & Eatery, located in Davenport, is Iowa's oldest brewpub. Fido is welcome to join you at a table on their pet-friendly patio. Their modern pub serves their own handcrafted beers and a food menu featuring burgers, sandwiches, tacos, salads, and entrees like fish and chips, peach whiskey chicken, and salmon risotto.

Backpocket Brewing serves a wide range of flavorful Iowa-brewed craft beer in a modern and open atmosphere that offers dog-friendly outside seating on their spacious patio. Patrons can choose from 18 taps of traditional and experimental brews before digging into a hearty food menu that includes charcuterie, salads, dips, brick oven specialty pizza, and for dessert, tiramisu and root beer floats.

Treehouse Pub & Eatery, located in Bettendorf, IA, is a cozy restaurant serving upscale pub-fare. Dogs are welcome at one of the pet-friendly outdoor tables.

Exile Brewing Co. is a dog-friendly pub in Des Moines, IA. They have an outdoor patio with umbrellas and tables where you can bring Fido as you enjoy lunch, dinner or weekend brunch. Start your meal with their bacon deviled eggs, then try their lunch BBQ platter, and finish with their triple chocolate cake for dessert. And, of course, you won't want to miss trying their brews!

Big Grove Brewery & Taproom in Iowa City, IA is a casual bar and eatery that serves up a variety of delicious brews and eats. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their pet-friendly tables on their covered outdoor patio, which includes heaters. Start off with a cold beer and an order of the flash-fried cauliflower followed by pollo chipotle tacos or a banh mi sandwich. Note that four-legged guests will have to wait outside while you go in to order.

Big Grove Brewery & Tap Room in Des Moines, IA welcomes dogs on the spacious pet-friendly outdoor patio with firepits. Start off with a cold craft beer and an order of crispy cauliflower in your choice of Buffalo, Korean BBQ, or sesame ginger. Next, chow down on the tuna poke bowl or the short rib galette and finish off your meal with some freshly baked cookies.

Toppling Goliath Brewing Co is a dog friendly brewery where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table. Pair one of their small batch brews with a menu item such as wings, baked pretzel, salads, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, pizza, and more.

Barley's in Council Bluffs, IA is a warm bar and grill serving up pub snacks, pizza, burgers, sandwiches, specials, and plenty of craft brews. Bring Fido along to the large, dog-friendly patio and go for a signature Thai Chicken pizza or try the Barley Burger and wash it all down with a draft beer.

Great River Brewery in Davenport, IA is a pet-friendly eatery featuring a dog menu! Four-legged friends can join their owners outside on the seasonal patio to nibble on The Wolf Works on The Canine Carnivora pup entrees. Owners can treat themselves to a craft brew paired with a hand-tossed pizza like the chicken bacon ranch or veggie delight.

Gilroy's Kitchen + Pub + Patio is a dog-friendly restaurant offering stylish American comfort food in West Des Moines, IA. Fido is welcome on the covered outdoor patio. The lunch and dinner menu include appetizers, salads, burgers, sandwiches and pasta dishes. Weekend brunch and several vegan options are also available.

Bring Fido to sit outside with you on the dog-friendly patio at Micky's Irish Pub in Iowa City, IA. This eatery offers classic pub-style food and drink options for lunch, dinner and weekend breakfast. Their menu includes starters, soups, salads, burgers, tacos, sandwiches and more. Pair your meal with a beer, seltzer or specialty cocktail.

Shakespeare's Pub and Grill is a dog-friendly tavern in Iowa City, IA. With menus for everything from breakfast to late-night snacks, you're sure to find something to hit the spot at almost any time of day. Stop in for dinner and enjoy a hearty sandwich or burger like the Southwest Chicken Philly. Or, swing by after a night on the town and finish your evening with a plate of wings and a basket of Wisconsin Cheese Nuggets. Leashed dogs are allowed at outside tables, and be sure to order them the barkuterie board from their dog menu.

Sully’s Irish Pub is a dog friendly pub where Fido is welcome to join you on the full-service, outdoor patio. The staff will supply dog water bowls upon request. Sully’s is the oldest Irish bar in The Des Moines area. They offer fresh food with local ingredients and nothing is frozen. Best wings in town along with great burgers, cheese curds and great drink specials!

Fido can join you at one of the tables outside Lorados, a dog-friendly eatery in Mason City, IA. Menu options include burgers, sandwiches, seafood, tacos, chimichangas, salads and more.

Cedar Rapids, IA, is home to the pet-friendly Spinal Taproom. Owners and their pups can sit together at the guitar-shaped bar inside the taproom or outside on the seasonal patio with umbrella-shaded picnic tables. Visit their website for the latest tap list and information on upcoming events.

SingleSpeed Brewing's Cedar Falls Taproom in downtown Cedar Falls, IA, is pet friendly. Dogs are welcome outside at one of their few outdoor tables to unwind alongside their owners during warmer months, where pet parents sip on a variety of craft beers. The food menu features bites such as tacos, wings and flatbreads. They also offer vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and nut allergy-friendly options.

Bring Fido to Boulder Tap House at Westdale Town Center in Cedar Rapids, IA. This dog-friendly eatery invites pet parents and their owners to sit together at one of the outdoor tables. Visitors can order a craft beer to pair with chicken wings, specialty burgers and tacos.