What a neat place! I'm from Michigan and we went here to see what it was like. The cool atmosphere reminded me of long time businesses in large cities-several rooms and dark. My fettuccine Gorgonzola was amazing! Perfectly cooked. Specialty drinks were tasty too. Our server was attentive and very kind. Loved it! read more

We went to celebrate our hubbies mutual birthdays. (Didn't tell waiter). He was very attentive & very polite! He kept our drinks full & table clean. It was prom so we enjoyed watching the kids all dressed up as they came in to dine. We started with the Boursin bruschetta & it was great. Our salads came next & the house dressing was fresh & tasty! It's a creamy Italian. Ladies had chicken parm & it was fresh & flavorful. The smaller chicken sized portion was a bit dry. The regular portion was not. Hubby's Gorgonzola pasta with beef was very rich. The beef was overpowered by the cheese, but was tender. Friend's prime rib was a perfectly cooked medium piece. He had a side of asparagus. The restaurant is large & dimly lit. Parking was the hardest part--Saturday night & that's a good thing. read more

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the crab cakes were not good at at. They tasted like they were premade,frozen and then taken out and deep fat fried. Very mushy too also. The rest of our party was satisfied. read more

Overpriced and under flavored. Has to be the most bland lasagna and chicken parm in town.

Still really enjoy Christophers. We've been coming for years, although we're amateurs compared to many loyalists. At any rate, it's a bit out of our current neighborhood, but we get here every once in a while; this time with our niece and nephew for a delightful evening. We were quickly seated in a booth for our reservation, and our server checked in immediately and regularly. Once we all arrived, we got in our drink orders. We were there on a Thursday, which is one of the half-price wine nights. My wife and I shared a nice bottle at a steep discount from the regular price. We decided not to do any appetizers, knowing we'd be well sated by our entrees. I got the Fettucine Gorganzola - a decadent and gooey concoction, with a generous serving of beef tenderloin. My wife got the Chicken Veloute, which was a fantastic chicken and crab combo with delicious mashed potatoes and asparagus. The others in our party got pasta dishes, and everyone but me was able to finish their meals while we were there. I enjoyed my leftovers for lunch the next day! Service as nothing short of fantastic, and the meals, along with the salads and bread were all fantastic too. Anyway...even though we were well topped off, we decided to get dessert. The other couple got the Carrot Cake - a big delicious piece, and we got German Chocolate Cake (a special for the night). That's one of my favs, and I was not disappointed. Reasonable pricing, a Des Moines staple, and a cool vibe (sit at the bar for a while if you can). read more

Christopher's was a good impromptu visit with a group of friends. We called ahead for a table of 6 and were told we would be accommodated upon arrival. We were taken to our table immediately, and I was shocked at the amount of seating in the restaurant for a very u assuming exterior. Our table ordered the Boursin Bruschetta which was a great shareable for the table! I would get this again. The soup was fair, but we appreciated the unlimited bread service. My imported Peroni was served in a frosted glass which made it much more crisp and refreshing. The Chicken Parmigiana was rich in flavor, but I would recommend sticking with the red sauce rather than half and half like the waiter recommended. My friends and I were in no rush, but the table service was objectively slow. This is really the main opportunity of improvement for an otherwise great local establishment. read more

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Had the pleasure of dining there when I was back home. What a wonderful experience! Definitely a DSM landmark. The food was delicious and our service was way above and beyond. If you haven't been to Christopher's you are missing out on a wonderful dining experience. read more

Food and server were good, the older person at the front desk was very rude and should be replaced by someone more courteous read more

Love this place! Feels like home! Very accommodating for banquets as well. Have had many birthdays, rehearsal dinners, and parties here!

The ambience is charming and the food is consistently good with the quality and taste. Service is amazing as well! I love the walleye!

My gpa loves this restaurant, we've come here for years. I absolutely recommend this place to anyone and everyone who wants to try it out.

Friendly service. Both bar and restaurant areas have a lively energy. Tasty house bread.

This could really have been a 3.5, if that were a thing. Stopped in on a Monday night with some girlfriends for a Christmas gift exchange. First up, cocktails. One of us ordered an Old Fashioned. It wasn't bad, but definitely sweeter than normal. We also ordered espresso martini's. Now, this is where I should preface by saying, the waitress did tell us they don't use actual espresso, but just a coffee liqueur, and that should have been enough for me to not order it, but I thought, "what the heck." Let's just say, lesson learned. Next, appetizers. We ordered the spinach & artichoke dip, which I am not normally a fan of, and the Boursin topped bruschetta. Both were fantastic and huge serving sizes. Finally, dinner. We ordered the prime rib for a 9/10, the manicotti Florentine which was a solid 7/10 (it just had a sweet flavor to it?), and the steak deburgo, which was SO tender and delicious, but sadly a little under cooked (ordered med-rare, was definitely rare). Overall, great atmosphere. Our server was fantastic. Food was above average. Just some minor improvements could really set this place apart! read more

Service was not good. Was basically ignored. Once we told our waiters we were not ordering alcohol, she wrote us off. Even the hostess noticed we were not getting refills and stopped by to bring us refills of our soda. Used to be the place I bragged about that our water would not get half empty. read more

Food is delicious the ambiance in there is perfect not too dark but a nice dinners. All servers rock!!

Visiting relatives and wanted a little date night with my wife. First visit. We sat at the bar which was awesome. Perfect amount of darkness offset by sports on the TV. Fantastic bartenders; made great drinks and very entertaining; especially Ron. Can't explain enough how warm and inviting the bar was. Ordered our meal at the bar. Amazing salad with delicious house dressing. The meatza pizza was some of the best pizza we have ever eaten. Overall a fantastic experience; we will be back every time we come to Des Moines read more

Christopher's, yum, yum, yum!! Just ate there with my husband for the first time. Service, food, perfect! Spinach and artichoke- creamy and good! Bread warm, butter semi soft- totally dip worthy. Salads with house dressing, great! I got fettuccine Gorgonzola. It's hard for me to find and it's a favorite of mine. This was creamy and the steak was a perfect medium! Tasted amazing! My husband got the chicken Parmesan with both sauces. He loved it!! We will be going again and again!! I found my fav pasta dish! It's darker in there and I loved it but pictures were darker. read more

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great place to eat if you can get someone to answer the phone or be at the host station. on hold for 15 minutes waiting for the host, TWICE. Fantastic place if the customer service was better. Like a lot. read more

The food was great and our waitress was super friendly! The restaurant had a great vibe overall.

Christopher's food is amazing. The service is top notch. The ambiance is cozy and warm. It's a hidden gem in the heart of Beaverdale.

We hadn't been over to this part of town, but were looking for Italian and this was one of the very few that was open on a Monday evening so gave it a try. Finding the front door was the first challenge from the large parking lot on the north side. There were several signs about surveillance cameras on the building, but nothing directing you to the front door - and a Pilates studio on the front of the building to further confuse you. Both outside and inside, there was nothing exceptional that really stood out about the building. If you've read my reviews though, that isn't my main concern...I'll take food quality and service over atmosphere any day. Craig was our waiter and did a good job of taking care of us. Once he mentioned Garlic Chicken Linguini as both recommended and spicy, I was sold and ordered it (see picture). It was indeed spicy and had a very unique flavor - maybe best described as olive oil with a pepper burn. My wife ordered the Pasta Prima Donna (see picture) and both of us really enjoyed it also. Lastly, we finished the meal with a shared piece of Tiramisu (see picture), as we find it hard to leave any Italian restaurant without trying a piece. It was very light relative to others we've had and tasted good, although it seemed to have come out of the fridge or freezer and still had several cold spots within it. Update: Stopped again for dinner last night and enjoyed everything except the non-cash fee to use a credit card (as you can tell, I'm not a fan of restaurants that do this). Started with the bread (see picture) and salad (see picture) and both were fresh and delicious. For my entree, I ordered Penne Diavolo (see picture) and my wife ordered Pasta Fresca with Shrimp (see picture). The Penne Diavolo was advertised as spicy and was just perfect to my taste (I highly recommend it - a nice 'kick' without too much burn). Compared to it, the Pasta Fresca was bland, but still very tasty. Unfortunately, they were out of Tiramisu...so no dessert for us... Food: 4 Atmosphere: 4 Value: 3 (charge fee to use credit card) Service: 4 If you found this review helpful, please click to show your support. For a list of great Happy Hour food and drink specials in the Des Moines area, visit: www.happyhourdesmoines.com read more

I have been going there since i was 12. For almost 40 years. Every year for my birthday and now i don't live in DM i try to get there when i can. I ordered the chicken parm with side salad snd side if linguini. As good as i remember it to be The service is top notch and prople are engaging. If u have not tried it get there ASAP. Pasta is great but don't over look the beef!!!! Steaks are as good as it gets read more

Food was delicious and service friendly. We both had pasta dishes with enough left over to take home. Did I mention the key lime pie and falling down chocolate cake with ice cream? read more

Great atmosphere, fun place to watch a game at the bar as the TVs all operate in slightly different times.. fantastic prime rib and so nostalgic it makes me smile. Cool spot read more

Amazing drinks, food, and dessert. The French martini was of the best drinks I've had in a while. Also if you love prime rib, Monday nights are the best here. Great prime rib for $23 (salad and choice of potato included) Our server Jenny was awesome, extremely attentive and honestly couldn't imagine a better server! Only negative thing was the (3.99%) non cash adjustment charge, which just seems like an easy way for them to make more money. All in all great experience though! read more

Christophers - French martini and Monday Prime Rib special with loaded baked potato - Italian Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

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My daughter and I were driving by and decided to stop in. This was our first visit to the restaurant. The food was exceptional the past as were extremely well prepared and the meats and sauces were just packed with flavor. The house dressing is a sweet creamy Italian that is to die for. The tomato soup was more of a bisque and was worthy of a second bowl! Service was great. Thank you for a great evening. read more

Christophers - Italian Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

Have been back many times amazing place and food. We had the mushrooms to start were so amazing. My sister and I got spaghetti and we loved it. The bread and salad were great too. The service is always amazing the bussers really were so kind and made our days. Thank you so much! read more

Christophers - Mushrooms - Italian Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

$60 for 2, no drinks. Chicken Parm, was soggy breading, sauce had no flavor. Lasanga, noodles over cooked and sauce no flavor. Chicken was not fully cooked, we did not eat or take leftovers home. Will not come again. Hope we don't get sick!! read more

Christophers - Chicken Parm..soggy breading and not fully cooked. - Italian Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

We were promptly seated. Our waitress was very attentive and made recommendations. We started with an order of bruschetta and she recommended boursin cheese which was unique and very good. I ordered the fettuccine gorgonzola and she made sure that I understood that it was going to have a blue cheese kind of taste to it. Our meals came with salad and a bread basket. The only flaw in the service was that young lady kept clearing the table a little too quick. She would grab the plates before we were finished and would take the silverwear with her. But overall 5 stars! read more

A staple in DesMoines Beverdale area the service is 2nd to none family owned and the food is great , got to have the onion rings you won't regret it. It's a little pricey but worth every penny .My wife and I have dined here for years . read more

Favorite, friendly, family restaurant. Their prime rib is the best in town. Love this place and the folks who run it!

Consistently good. Monday is prime rib special. You can get a nice slice very rare!

Great French dip.. best I have had!! Great service!! We will return soon!! Nice atmosphere !! read more

Some of the best bartenders in the city! Great appetizers and I can't get over the Kim's chicken tenders made with crushed Honey Bunches of Oats- so original and so yum! read more

I've been going to Christopher's since I was 5 years old. It's located at the heart of Beaverdale and is next door neighbors with my elementary and middle school. It is, in a way, the central food of my lifetime. It's the best Italian-American food I've ever had, without any bias. If I develop a strong enough bond with someone, or even just meet their humble acquaintance, I will either invite them or encourage them to come here. My favorite dishes are their Chicken Parmesan (half-white and half-red sauce, of course), the Chicken Soto (extra provel cheese, which I can't find ANYWHERE), the Meat'za Pizza (ranch on the side), Kim's Chicken Tenders (extra honey mustard), the chocolate falling down cake with raspberry sauce and just about everything else. It's not just the best food in Des Moines, it's also home to the most welcoming and heartwarming atmosphere. I had my high school graduation party here, where they made Mac N Cheese that isn't on the menu, and Kim's Chicken Tenders. Every time I return home to stay with my mom or pops, Christopher's is my first stop. If you go, ask for Bridget as your server and tell her Ralph sent you. You can thank me later. read more

Very accommodating. We got into town 1 hr early, and they found us a table without issue. Delicious food, reasonable prices, and great service, thanks Jennifer. read more

This was my first time here and I was excited to come because I've heard such great things. We waited an hour for the food and our waitress didn't check on us. The manager or possibly the owner flew by asking if we were okay and needed anything but if we had said yes, not sure he would have heard us because he was moved on before we practically finished with our answer. It took almost an hour to get our food and my steak had been under the heat lamp too long, not juicy and over cooked. When our waitress came back and apologized for the miscommunication as she thought someone else was checking on us, I expressed my concern about the steak. She said she would give feedback to the chef but didn't offer anything off. I waited overnight to decided to write this to make sure I was really being fair and I felt the same and I do; only positive was ambiance and initially the waitress was really kind. I get that she was super busy, but come communicate and tell us. Also, someone flying by to "ask" us doesn't feel taken care of to me, perhaps stopping would be better. read more

Our dinner was a special occasion and I hadn't been in a very long time so I did not know what to expect. I had one of their signature dishes Chicken Parmigiana with Alfredo sauce. Yes, it is ridiculously decadent! The portion size is made for a family, it was 4 full meals for me so the value is definitely there too. My partner got the sirloin steak and it was no less that 1.5-2 inches thick and it was super large - I would say it was at least a pound of meat that was so delicious and cooked perfectly to order. We also had the escargot and it was garlicky and yummy. The toast that accompanied the escargot was crazy good too. It is a "must have" appetizer. But that was not all they made two ice cream after dinner drinks for us upon request. They were not on the menu and again hit it out of the park... we had a banana banshee and a pink squirrel. read more

This has always been a nice staple when we have to reserve tables for birthday events. Last stop was for chicken Soto which was fantastic. I'd do something different besides plain noodles with it next time. Onion rings are delicious and a large can easily feed 4-5 people. read more

Best steak da burgo in Des Moines. This restaurant has been around for a very long time. The food quality and incredible service has been on point thru the years. The pizza is also incredible. read more