Brothers Bar & Grill

Bartender called me and my friend a c slur before we could even step foot in the bar. 1 star because I write a poem titled a bar in Iowa (dumpling). Would not go again, but had fun arcade games (dintaifung)

Management does not care for the safety of their customers.

Unfortunately it looks like it still hasn’t changed since I was there 13 years ago. They will come up with any excuse to not let you in if you are of color. No shorts but you will find other customers (Caucasians) wearing shorts. No white tee but you will find others (Caucasians) wearing them. When you point it out, they jump to the assumption that you are being aggressive and will shout at you to leave before they call the police.

Really nice place service was terrible my fiancé put her empty glass at the end of the bar..bartender just grabbed it threw the ice out of it and put the glass in the sink didn’t even ask if we needed another drink just walked away so we left.

The dj is @ss. The music is so old. I don’t want to listen to music from when I was 9 years old. This is not a singular opinion. Please tell him to update his music or get a new dj

I have celiac disease, an autoimmune disease related to my stomach that causes an extreme allergy to gluten. While at brothers, I had a reaction and had to throw up, which is something that frequently happens to me. I was entirely sober, of age, and felt perfectly fine after, but was ordered to leave due to their “no throwing up policy”. I tried to explain to the staff that I was fine and I just have an autoimmune disease, but was told that it “wasn’t an excuse or exception”. The bathroom was extremely dirty upon entrance and I left no further mess. They also kicked my friend out even though she didn’t throw up and was just making sure I was alright, as she is aware of my disorder. Very rude staff.

Service: 1

Manger or boss man does not know what he is doing. Me and my friend were standing outside (we were of age) and right at the door the manager turns around and decides to kick my friend out. Iowa st vs Iowa weekend. Incredibly unprofessional especially because we did not say a single word to a soul other than ourselves. Completely ruined the mood and others were backing us up as well.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Fun and great for a cheap drink. Definitely gets a little overcrowded at times.

On a Saturday in July , late afternoon, and no one was there, should have been my first clue. Went into grab a bit to eat there there are no servers. When I asked for a menu, you would think I asked for his first born. Never stayed to place an order.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Good spot for friends to hang out, pool table and more.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 5

Worst place in Iowa City. Staff is rude and slow. Avoid at all costs.

Unprofessional all around. I was hanging out at the front of the bar with my friends when an employee came up from behind me and ripped my wristband off,spilled my drink on me and shoved me repeatedly while telling me I needed to get the f out before they called the cops. I was basically begging for an explanation because this has never happened to me. I try not to cause any issues ever and I understand the frustration of dealing with drunk college kids but 1)don't work at a bar downtown if you can't handle the pressure and 2)regardless of the atmosphere we were in those actions were completely unacceptable. That wasn't a normal response to whatever issue they had with me. Don't go here unless your ready to potentially be thrown out with no explanation. And after speaking to multiple people about this, apparently that's just how they do things there because they "can".

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

They did not have any business. The disappointment was the restrictive food menu. Depending on the reason, I can understand, but to suddenly run out of food makes no sense.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Everything was great until we were about to leave, the bouncers came out of nowhere and literally shouting at us "leave", "get the f out", we were dumbfounded as to what we did wrong. But perhaps, we left through the wrong exit? Still unsure, but wow these college aged employees are rude.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Walked in and was completely ignored by staff. It wasn’t because they were busy either, there were only two people at the bar and no one sitting at the tables inside.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1