We recently had Taste do our reception appetizer style. They were great to coordinate and discuss…read moreall our options with. The staff that was present to run the bar and deliver the food were outstanding. You never even knew they were there..in a good way. They passed the food and kept our guests' glasses full. The food was outstanding and everyone was very happy with the selection, taste, and freshness. I definitely recommend them for any event you need catering done at. We will be using them again!

Taste! To Go catered my wedding in July 2013 and did an AMAZING job. Their food is top notch and…read morepricing is very reasonable for the high quality food and service delivered. Their specialty is stations (which we did) but they do all types of catering and sit-down dinners. Their staff is full service, very easy to work with...even helping us figure out the seating needs and rentals. They made my wedding day so easy and did I say the food was amazing? Highly recommend the mussels station! Thanks Taste to Go!

Inside a Cash Saver isn't really where you would normally think to find flavorful restaurant…read morequality items. Another no frills location that is serving up some pretty good food! Be careful if you Google Hot Tamale Catering. The previous location on SE 14th shows up in Google as Permanently Closed. The current location on Fleur is very much open. Open 800 AM - 800 PM Tuesday through Saturday. Closed on Sundays and Mondays. When you pull in to Cash Saver it kind of looks like Hot Tamale Catering has it's own entrance on the North end. It doesn't. Make sure you enter through Cash Saver's main entrance and then head to your Left. The ordering process is similar to most ready to serve counters. You can either call your order in or place it there. Payment is done at the register to your Left. Seat yourself and they bring the food out to you. Seating is low top table and chairs and booths. Fountain drinks are self serve Coke products. I've known Angie Ramos by reputation for years, but this is my first time meeting her face to face. I'm not sure why. I screw up a lot. Ask my exes and current gf... A killer smile and a Texas accent that can't be hidden.... She was working the counter when I walked up. I ordered the double smashburger style cheeseburger with potato salad (I'm fried out) and a soda for there. And an order of 10 fried chicken legs to go. Angie didn't want to give me the legs in the case and offered to fry a batch up fresh since I was going to be there eating a meal anyway. You got to love it when an owner recognizes that unprompted! The wait for the burger was short. A few minutes and it came out hot and fresh. The accompanying tomatoes, lettuce, and pickles were bright and colorful. The potato salad was how I like it. Not fancy. Potatoes, onion, a little egg, mayo, and mustard. Not bougie thank God. I hate when something so basic gets overcomplicated. Don't do too much. Just keep it simple. Lol The burger was excellent! I'd put it up against Lachele's as far as quality. The meat has obviously never been frozen. We live in Iowa so I know you know what I'm saying. There is a distinct difference in flavor when meat is fresh. Now...you don't get all the options and available combinations Lachele's offers so don't get it twisted. I'm just saying if you want just a basic cheeseburger it's a REALLY good burger. I got the chicken legs to go, but I had to sneak one fresh out in the car. Think KFC original recipe and it's close. Way less trouble than grabbing a family pack from Wally World and then going through the hassle of breading and frying them... And have you priced vegetable oil lately...? Sheesh... This won't be the last time I run to Fleur for fried chicken. Air frying at home is great, but sometimes you need that breading. And I'm fine with all legs. That's a better deal that KFC's dark meat 8pc special on Tuesdays... And I'll also tell you the legs from HTC are a lot bigger than KFC's... So how do I go to a place named Hot Tamale Catering and walk out with only American comfort food? I'm kind of scratching my head a little and asking myself that too. But everything I got was cooked perfect... So the bottom line is... I don't care! Lol Though her tamales and enchiladas are what she built her name on so I'd encourage you to support her and try those too. You can buy them bulk and by the dozen. And an all day breakfast... I don't see how you can go wrong with that either! Good food, good service, and a great conversation with an engaged owner. I couldn't ask for the better first experience with Hot Tamale Catering and meeting Angie. Make sure you watch their Facebook page. A lot of times they offer pop up sales and daily specials that aren't regular menu items. https://hottamaledsm.com/ https://www.facebook.com/mexican.cater/

Good tamales and reasonable prices. Called last minute for Christmas and was kindly accommodatedread more

We had catering done for a birthday party in our home. All of the food that we had was very good,…read moreand we got a lot of compliments from our guests. The people that dropped off and set up our food and picked up all the equipment after the party, were very friendly and knowledgeable. We had tapas/finger food. The Korean meatballs were the best!

I have now seen the Tangerine Food Company in action multiple times!…read more At First Friday events at Mainframe Studios and they also helped recently with our event at Mainframe studios! They provided food, and ran the bar, and also cleaned up the room by taking down tables and making sure everything was back in order.. The staff was super helpful and treated our guests with smiles abound! I really appreciated the hard work and them going the extra mile by creating specific drinks for the event and providing awesome local craft beer and local wine at the events! They also do unique food for the events themes! Very cool people and very cool catering company! I will work with them again for sure!

Food with Flair catered an event for me last week. I thought they were amazing!!!! Initially, I…read moredid not know what the event attendance would be, since this was the first time for this type of event. Diana was super helpful to me with the planning, and she was flexible to adjust larger or smaller scale as needed. I sent Diana numerous emails tweaking the menu and quantities, and she replied promptly EACH time! Her staff was right on time to deliver, and they were super helpful to work with as well. The food was delicious! I would use them again in a heartbeat! Deonne W.

TL; DR: This is a great place for a wedding. Food is really good and the service was great as well!…read more I visited the Tea Room for a wedding and it was amazing. From the food to the service, I was amazed. The space itself felt very open and never crowded. I also loved the outdoor space aka the balcony's - it had a great view!

Came here for a wedding reception. The venue was decorated perfectly for the wedding reception and…read morethe food was amazing. There were two bars in the venue to order drinks from. No outside drinks were allowed. The view from the balconies were gorgeous of downtown Des Moines. Very upscale and classy. Great place to have a party or reception. Highly recommend.

Wow, fancy pants new events space just south of downtown! I…read morewas invited to the DSM MAGAZINE cover unveiling party, so I thought I would check it out! Little did I know there was going to be free food and drinks in a new fancy pants events space.. The River Center is set up perfect for an event like this! Lots of space upstairs and down stairs, and also fun outdoor space! The River Center had bar set up in all three locations as well, up/down, and outside! The staff was super nice and were super accommodating! I got to check out the upstairs bathroom cause naturally I brought my son ( bad idea?) and he had to go! Bathrooms were super nice, the food looks fab (again my son ate like 5 fancy cookies) and the space and sound system worked really well! If you were going to have a huge wedding, prom, or a big corporate event, this would be a great spot to do it.. It's fancy without being, to fancy. It got lots of parking around it, and it's close to other fun restaurants and bars, and the baseball stadium if you need to venture out and eat more food since you didn't get to eat 5 cookies like your kid.

One Great Location for any Gala Occasion, the Event Staff and Culinary Team can make your ideas of…read morethe perfect Swarah Happen. Chef Diego will make Magic happen with an appetizer spead, buffet style meal, or a full plated table service. Check out the Catering Guide online, Call the Event Directors, and get your Event Scheduled. This is an extremely unique Event Space that can handle small business Groups during the day and large Cascading Parties day or night...Dream it, Book it, then Enjoy it...

We had food from this caterer last month and it was awesome! And-healthy, too! The Tuscany chicken…read moreis fabulous-tender, with dried tomatoes and spinach in a well seasoned sauce. The salad was excellent, tasty, fresh, healthy and had a nice balsamic dressing. We had bite sized brownies, perfect taste, without too much! I just wished I could cook like this!

We were told about this place by a friend & SO happy they did…read more You have to pull around the back side to get to parking & the inside is much bigger than expected. Very bright & decorated. Our server was a younger gal & was soo soo much fun! I wish we got her name. She was open & honest about her favorites & did not lead us astray. All flavors were good, we all walked away full! We noticed there were spots for bigger groups & will definitely be back!

When I arrived, the place was empty, so I am thinking that staff would be attentive to incoming…read morecustomers! Nope! They were vacuuming and it took at least 6 minutes for someone to acknowledge me! Once seated, the young lady, who seemed new, did her best! Ordered the steak happy burritos and when they arrived, I thought I got mystery meat! Will not recommend this restaurant!