Dane's Dairy — Restaurant in Iowa City

Truly unbelievable the amount of disrespect and unnecessary rudeness all at one time. My husband and I usually enjoy our outing to Danes Dairy but not after today. We politely and patiently waited while standing at the order window for about 4-5 minutes for someone to notice and come over. When they did open the window they were still carrying on a personal conversation about after work activities with another employee. As we began to order we were again interrupted and ignored. Our order was quickly made and my husband did enjoy his, my order however was disregard and not at all what I asked for. I don’t like speaking up but at this point I was pretty upset because I believe being kind should always be the choice. My husband took my order back and once again waited to be noticed at the window. He was told the manager was in the bathroom and waited for another 11 minutes to speak with them. When the manager appeared he opened the window to my husband and said “Here’s your seven dollars.”, and promptly shut the window and walked away. For the quality they serve I wish the service would have matched, it makes an impression and difference on someone’s...

Horrible experience! Nothing but young kids working. We ordered their NEW gallon twister for $13.21. None of the employees knew what I was talking about. They were laughing at us, wanted to know where we seen that they were offering this. I said it's outside on your menu board and online Facebook post. They were able to locate it in their cash register. Then after paying and pulling up to the next window. The "manger" Adam Butler said he needed to either give us a half gallon or charge us more money because they made a mistake on their price. I said that's not our fault, we have already ordered and paid... He hen closed the window and made a phone call and we could hear them laughing at us and making fun of us for asking for the managers name. He came back to the window and told me he is going to honor our price since that's what we "thought" we saw.. umm.. it's what was on your menu it's not what we thought we saw. Very unprofessional and poor leadership if you don't make sure your employees are...

Dane’s is back open for 2025 and that means summer has officially started in Iowa! Hopefully no tornados this time around lol — just soft serve, root beer floats, and sunshine.

This place is such a local treasure. It’s a cute family-run stand and they’ve been slowly upgrading the seating area each year which I love. Still feels nostalgic, but with a little more space to hang and enjoy.

Tried the mini root beer float today and it was super solid — definitely recommend if you want something refreshing but not too heavy. Also, as a dairy-free ally, I have to shout out their sodas and slushies — those are the only non-dairy options but it’s nice that there’s something if you’re tagging along with friends!

Prices are super affordable, the servings are massive, and the vibe is just happy. It’s the kind of place that makes you smile for no reason. Can’t wait to go back all...