The Arbor

Great place. We drive from Ottumwa just to go this bar. The atmosphere is great. Excellent craft beer on tap. A cool place with great music. There cocktail menu is impressive.

I love what Nicholas has made for himself here — The Arbor is my favorite spot in Fairfield. Every time I am there to perform or just hang with my buds, I am delighted by all the different types of people that stroll in to mingle and love. Good vibes for the world.

It was full of all different types of wonderful people enjoying music and a laugh together. This is what life is all about!

Great drinks… great music. This was my first time there and I absolutely loved it. Great service and definitely great Cosmopolitans! We will be back soon !

I just love it here. The bartenders are always really nice and fun to talk to. The St. Gin Gin is really good. Their bottled beer selection is really great. The ambiance reminds me of a place I used to frequent in Charlotte, very ecclectic, moody yet fun. I LOOOOOOOOVE the fact that they do live music, and the people/​groups they book are great! I’m so happy Fairfield got itself a place like this. It is definitely a bar that would fit right in to hipper places like Silverlake, CA. If you are looking for typical rural Iowa type bar, this is NOT the place. I made the mistake of suggesting it to a group of good ol’ boys n’ girls, and it did not go over well, haha!

WOW a beautiful bar/​restaurant in downtown Fairfield, IA.
Great music playing in the background at all times, records and other wonderful artificats from years passed lined the beautifully painted walls!
I was here a couple time when it was the Beauty Shop, but the place has really upped the anti with the owner and name change!
The food was fantastic, my friend had a veggie burrito which was huge and under ten bucks, while I tried the coconut tofu, which was one of the best small plate meals I have had in a long time! Wonderful flavor and I about ordered another plate of them, cause dang it was good!
Lots of craft beers on tap, and bottle in the house, they also have free trade coffees, teas, and local kombucha if your not trying to get blitzed!
I had the opportunity to play a show here this past weekend, and the sound system is pumping, they have a rad screen and projector hook up so you can watch movies while bands or dj’s are rocking and it was just a blast the whole night!
Clean bathrooms, awesome staff, and owner! If you are making a trip the the mystical beautiful small town of Fairfield, stop in here for some big city fun!