Yummy breakfast and lunch options!…read more I had the Roast beef and a couscous salad, my son had a BLT. Both were offered on a delicious biscuit. I washed mine down with black current tea, he guzzled apple juice. This place has recently changed ownership, but food quality has not gone bye-bye. I would recommend this place to anyone wanting to step out from the norm.

Very nice staff and yummy food! Have a pecan sticky roll while you are there…read more Ambiance is very nice. High ceilings and adorable decor.

4.4* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 5*…read more Service: 4* Would I go back / Recommend?: 5* (Definitely) Total check/person: $28 10/03/2026 While this has been one of our favorite stops downtown and tonight was an extra value with my Birthday coupon, the experience was not quite as good as we've come to expect. Before we tasted our food, a number of other little things were noticeable: it was quite loud (admittedly it was at least 2/3rds full when we arrived), the service was slow (took almost 15 minutes to get our drinks) and Shrinkflation seems to have hit the portion size (especially noticeable on the Shrimp & Grits). With that said, let's move on to the important part - the food itself. We started by sampling the $3 Mimosas (all 3 flavors shown in the picture below). Since my wife had already started eating her Shrimp & Grits and we had several previous pictures of it, I'll focus only on my meal for this review. I ordered the Grilled Harvest Chicken (see picture) with my chosen sides of Green Beans w/ Bacon (see picture) and Creamy Kale Slaw (see picture). The beans, kale slaw and sauce on the chicken were all quite delicious...but I was quite disappointed with the chicken breasts themselves. They were thin, dry and tough with not much flavor (really needed the sauce for some moisture). While I didn't notice it myself, my wife thought the chicken tasted like fish (did notice an appetizer menu mention that it shared a fryer with shellfish, so guess it is possible the chicken did also). The good news is that the experience definitely ended on a high note - as the Cinnamon Bun Pecan Cheesecake (see picture) was absolutely delicious! I would definitely recommend a piece of it before you leave on your next visit!

We arrived with a group of three for lunch on a Wednesday. It was not busy, maybe 1/8 of the table…read moreoccupied. Tables and restaurant was clean. Service was friendly and fine overall. Everything just seemed to take longer than necessary. We stood at the front maybe 10 minutes before anyone came to seat us and food took even longer, around 25 minutes (figuring out our order maybe took ten). I parked the meter for an hour and had to go refill. I ordered the Grilled Harvest Chicken. There is a creamy tomato pasta used to coat the chicken breasts. The cuts were good overall. This dish also includes two sides. I got the fried okra and goat cheese grits. Fried okra was good, around thirty percent breading that makes a nice savory balance. The grits were creamy and smooth. I think I would come again if I was looking for heavy southern. There were a lot of classic options to choose from that I could not try this time around. Though I would still be concerned with the wait involved.

Best tenderloin I've ever had! We came in for lunch and the pork was juicy, tender, and perfectly…read morefried with breading. Their atmosphere was cute and customer service was welcoming and kind. The portion was huge and I can't wait to have the leftovers for dinner! The fries, cheese curds, and ice cream were good too!

Saving room for dessert initially seemed daunting due to the size of the award winning pork…read moretenderloin sandwich with which I started my meal. The fried cutlet is twice as big as the bun. However, that's not as great as it sounds. The tenderloin, itself, was okay, but I won't say "award-winning" impressive. The best taste came when biting into the bun and mixing in the mustard, ketchup, onions and pickles. Fortunately, there were mustard and ketchup bottles at arms length to enhance the dish. As for the ice cream, there were all sorts of shakes, sundaes and twisters with all sorts of toppings. I think I would have been better served going that route. My decision to just get a basic chocolate cone led to a basic dessert experience. The vanilla on my wife's cone was a modest upgrade in taste. Everyone working there was very nice and made sure that we were well taken care of.

Railroad Bill's is hands down one of my favorite breakfast spots in DSM. The combination of the…read moreantique shop and cozy restaurant gives it such a unique vibe, and the vegan menu is amazing. Finding GOOD vegan breakfast options can be hard, but they absolutely nail it here. The new menu item vegan chick'n & waffles is delicious but my favorite thing to order is the vegan biscuits and gravy with a side of tofu scramble and putting the scramble right on top of the biscuits... 10/10 every time. Huge portions, flavorful food, and great prices. My husband is obsessed too. He gets the little chicken biscuit with cheese and onions on his hash browns and says it's one of the best breakfasts he's ever had. The staff is always super nice and the outdoor seating is a great touch. Only thing to note is you order at the counter, so bigger groups may get food at slightly different times, but honestly it's worth it. Definitely recommend checking this place out!

We stopped in at Railroad Bill's Dining Car for breakfast. This East Village restaurant has free…read moreparking in a nearby garage. The restaurant has a train theme and shares space in an antique store. I'm not a fan of the smell of antique stores which carried into the restaurant area. Even though you place your order at the counter the staff had us take a seat and they brought us menus to read instead of us having to stand and read the menu boards. The menu offers breakfast standards plus some vegan options. Everyone in our party had the omelette with spinach, mushrooms and onions. The omelettes came with home fries and toast. Overall the food was good. We are glad we gave this restaurant a try. Especially after learning they have a work program.

Yes please! I don't know who put this place together but !…read more The staff 10/10 and I come every year and this is a must visit but this time they really WOWed me...one of the employees was having a birthday and the celebrated it right on the farm table with joy and love! It wasn't rehearsed it was a moment and it really put this place at a new level for me (also I realized it was "the crumb" Spanish not French ‍, ai had a laugh at myself) Food is sublime and the coffee is and well I don't have enough pockets for the sweets . See you next year

Do not be fooled by the exterior. It looks like a plain strip mall location, but on the other side…read moreof the door, you're in Paris. I've been here a few times and I really should have written a review quicker, but I can't figure out how to get the review to post 10 stars instead of five. This is easily the best bakery I've been in outside of my time in Paris. The people working there are fast, efficient and friendly...the ambience feels like something out of a Parisian boulangerie or patisserie. With that said the bakery items are absolutely fantastic. I had the rhubarb puff pastry and it was the perfect combination of crunchy,sweet, and tart. I've also had the bacon, egg and cheese, croissant...which, by the way is enormous...and while the egg cheese and bacon are perfectly well done, the croissant is the absolute star of the show. All of their croissants and puff pastries are warm, flaky, and buttery. I also purchased the French macarons for after my lunch that day and to be honest they didn't made it until 9:30am. Who can wait that long? They were crunchy, filled with delicious fillings, and had creative flavors. I can't possibly imagine going to a different bakery in Des Moines.

We celebrated our wedding anniversary here, and it was an excellent choice. The calamari came with…read morea sauce that was wonderful. Our entrees arrived quickly and we both enjoyed our choices. We had a top notch waiter that was very helpful.

We had a good experience! The restaurant was busy when we visited, but the staff handled everything…read morewith a positive attitude. Even with a full dining room, everyone was friendly and worked hard to make sure we were taken care of. However, we spent more time there than we originally planned waiting. The food was good. You could tell the kitchen and staff were doing their best to keep up with the crowd without sacrificing quality.

I went twice in one day lol I only have pictures from brunch…read more For brunch, I had the eggs your way with scrambled eggs, chicken sausage, and a gluten free pancake. The food was plentiful and very good. The gluten free pancake was made out of rice flour. It was dense but still good. I personally like my sausage on the very well done side so they switched out my sausage from the one pictured. Went back for dinner and got the Half Roasted Chicken with Lemon Pan Sauce with the mini lavey mocktail. The dish was great. The greens had a bit of crunch to them. If I could change anything, I would get the sauce on the side. It was a bit overpowering but did not ruin the dish. I felt that the dish was seasoned well on its own. The mini lavey was *fine*. I wouldn't get it again. It was overpriced for the size and the taste was just fine. Service was 10/10. Bathrooms clean. Well decorated.

I've been to Fresko several times. They are pretty consistent with their food, but have never been…read moresuper impressed by a dish. We got the steak stroganoff, spinach artichoke, and salmon. The spinach artichoke was a bit sour and the cheese was hard. The stroganoff was good but was a bit bland, as well as the salmon dish. The salmon itself was great, but the hummus, pesto and peppers blend did not match the dish. The service was a bit inconsistent but our server was still kind. Overall, Fresko has a great atmosphere and good enough food to enjoy your time there.

This review is for lunch at the bar for two on a Monday in early October while we were…read moreroad-tripping from Chicago to Kansas City. service: Bartender was super helpful and professional. Excellent recommendations on beer selections. Great customer service. bar: Yup, that's 250 beers on tap with an impressively helpful beer menu. I drank a Toppling Goliath Necataron DH Sue ($9 for 12 oz) and it was awesome. food: Seriously fun and creative throwback menu that revels in rarely seen delights such as Velveeta, Dorothy Lynch dressing, Tang, and Broasted Chicken. Spicy Diablo burger and crinkle fries ($14) was spectacular. Gringo Tacos and cup of chili was equally fantastic ($13). details: Booths along one side, tables down the middle, bar seating, and outdoor area. Small adjacent parking lot and some street parking. Excellent background music. High Life Lounge is sister restaurant next door and equally amazing. Note there is 2% surcharge for using a card, which is more than fair.

From the start, a great experience. We went for lunch on a Friday, our server was extremely…read morefriendly and personable. Food was amazing. Our first time there, and it hopefully won't be our last.

The food is consistently good at Urban Cellar. On my last visit, our server Ashley was superb. She…read morewas attentive without hovering and kept my iced tea glass full at all times. I only suggest on their side dish menu they need to have a more complete description. I ordered the cheddar polenta with my sandwich. It was cover in a sauce that overwhelmed the polenta. Ashley very graciously took them away and brought a dish without the sauce. It was delicious! The atmosphere is very warm and welcoming with a nice noise level and privacy.

This place and the staff are amazing! My husband and I stopped in for dinner since we were in the…read morearea and have wanted to check this place out for a while. We were treated so wonderfully and our waiter and the general manager went above and beyond to make us happy. Our wonderful waiter Derek welcomed us and was excited to learn that this was our first visit. He was friendly and helpful and seemed genuinely interested in helping us choose something on the menu that we would enjoy. I decided to get a supreme pizza because I like a lot of toppings on my pizza and my husband got the cavatelli because he was in the mood for pasta. The food came out extremely fast. Unfortunately, I didn't like my pizza very much because the center of the crust was very limp and droopy and the toppings fell off because they were kind of heavy. The outer edge of the crust was crispy but the middle of the crust seemed like maybe it needed to be cooked longer. I felt like the pizza should have been better. My husband loved his cavatelli and gave me a bite. I agreed that it was very good. I was wishing that I had ordered that, too. When Derek came and checked on us, I debated on whether I should say something about the pizza. It wasn't horrible but it wasn't great either. He could probably see the disappointment on my face. He said he really wanted to know what we thought about the food so I told him I was disappointed with the pizza. He was very understanding about it and said he didn't like his pizza droopy either. But we told him the cavatelli was excellent. It was a little bit sweet with the right amount of spiciness. A few minutes later, Courtney the general manager came to our table and apologized about the pizza. She was truly sorry about the pizza and even said she talked to the chef about cooking it longer but he said it might burn the pizza if they did that. And it had so many toppings on it that it might not make a difference on the crust. So she wanted me to pick something else on their menu for free. I was going to decline but she insisted, so I chose the cavatelli. They made it for me and brought it out quickly. We appreciated everything Derek and the GM did to make it up to us which really wasn't necessary. They went above and beyond. I felt bad about it but they wanted our first visit there to be great. Then when Derek brought our bill to us, we saw that they comped both the pizza and the extra cavatelli. So they were only charging us for my husband's meal. AND Derek brought us a free dessert. My husband and I were flabbergasted. They did way more for us than they should have. We have never been treated so well at a restaurant before. I didn't think that restaurants and waitstaff like this existed. It seems like since Covid, when you go to restaurants, they're understaffed or the workers don't seem like they want to be there and barely acknowledge you. But here they bend over backwards to make sure you're happy. I love that and appreciate everything they did. The atmosphere is casual yet upscale. It feels cozy and welcoming, too. There is outdoor seating as well. Believe me, we will be back and we'll tell our friends about this place. If you love excellent service and good food, please check this place out..