The Hay Market — Restaurant in Decorah

Great dive bar atmosphere! Great employees that are very attentive and work well together. We showed up for the first time in Nordic Fest Sunday. We were warned by Davia, the bartender, that it would be at least 45 minutes. It took a bit longer but we were warned! Excellent Bloody Mary's. We sat at the bar because the whole place was packed.

We ended up taking our breakfast to go because of time constraints. We shared the chorizo burrito and Philly omelet. It was delicious. I do need to learn to ask places if they grill their burritos at all. I like the texture of a browned tortilla so I'll all fire that if I go back. The Philly omelet was out favorite 😍 I will say the American fries are actually cottage fries but they were cooked perfectly for me. They happily packed out for to go and made sure forks, napkins and extra sauces were in the bag. Great stop that was recommended by a friend. We will be back on a day we don't have...

Quality! HUGE LOCAL following filling the dining room and bar packed several times a week! The drinks are excellent and the draft beer. Top shelf liqueurs are available the best you can find. A huge loss having Hillary the best bartender no longer there. Biased, she's my sister, no just smart business having Hillary run a Bar. I give five stars to the best greasy dive bar best food way way more fun then...

Stopped by for lunch on a Saturday, did not realize that the kitchen closed at 1. Stayed for a beer and a bloody Mary. The bloody was one of the best I'd had in a long time. I would definatly recommend it. Other than needing a few signs posted for kitchen hours this is a pretty classic dive bar. Dated, but charming. Would recommend for a chill afternoon...