Discovered this place tucked away off of Fleur recently. Never disappoints.
https://thegreenolivedsm.com/our-menu/
https://thegreenolivedsm.com/our-menu/
Nice Restaurants in Des Moines .
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5 boroughs bagels
LA mie
St kilda
Little brother
Basic bird
Cosi cucina
Flying Mango
Lucky lotus
Mi patria
Taste of Italy
Lachelles
Bubba
Tullpa
Black cat ice cream
LA mie
St kilda
Little brother
Basic bird
Cosi cucina
Flying Mango
Lucky lotus
Mi patria
Taste of Italy
Lachelles
Bubba
Tullpa
Black cat ice cream
Going to Guesthouse tonight for our 2nd time.
Place is super close to us and takes reservations which is clutch with a newborn
Place is super close to us and takes reservations which is clutch with a newborn
Guesthouse Tavern & Oyster opens with relish trays and sirloins in brandy-mushroom creams
Start with a relish tray, share a tater tot hot dish, order a beer-battered walleye and finish with maple budino at Guesthouse Tavern & Oyster.
www.desmoinesregister.com
Going to Guesthouse tonight for our 2nd time.
Place is super close to us and takes reservations which is clutch with a newborn
Guesthouse Tavern & Oyster opens with relish trays and sirloins in brandy-mushroom creams
Start with a relish tray, share a tater tot hot dish, order a beer-battered walleye and finish with maple budino at Guesthouse Tavern & Oyster.www.desmoinesregister.com
I want to go there soon. But it'll have to be whenever we can find a sitter. I somehow doubt it's toddler-friendly.
Yeah we’re at sweet spot where she just stays in car seat whole time. Once patio season opens you might be okay with a toddler sitting out there
Yes, it's meh. Weird atmosphere, booths are laid out strange (felt like i was eating in a hallway), not very competent wait staff, and average food the one time I went.
completely agree with the weird layout. The building it's in seems like it would've been better suited for something other than a restaurant.
Were you born yesterday?? Lol, it's on 6th street over by the capitol. I've never been there but it's been around for awhile now. Geez man, get out more.
I forgot about this place! Trumps John & Nicks. I've only had a good experience at J/Ns like 1/4x. I won't go back.
Well it’s been back to back kids and I live out in adel we do our best lolWere you born yesterday?? Lol, it's on 6th street over by the capitol. I've never been there but it's been around for awhile now. Geez man, get out more.
I can't reveal my source but I've heard that the places below really dislike kids:
All bars/taprooms in the metro (e.g. El Bait shop, Fongs, etc.)
Flying Mango
Cheese Shop
LaChelle's
Lucky Lotus
Django
Basic Bird
Fiesta Jalapeno (Ankeny)
I've heard these places, love kids
Texas Roadhouse
Oak Park
Subway
Buzzard Billy's
Pizza Ranch
Machine Shed
Chicken Coop
Please share with other parents
Well yeah I know that, but figured back in your going out pre kids days that you had been there before. But it's not like I have either, I just have heard of the place. But given that I haven't eaten there, it'll stay open for 20+ years and the places we like go out of business often lol...start strong and collapse from crappy service and management is the usual trajectory.
Interesting, I have the exact opposite opinion. We started out at Chicago Speakeasy then found out about John and Nick's after we had a few bad experiences at CS. Both are great but I feel like we've had better experiences at J/N's so far. Interested to see if that changes as we keep going to J/N's
All the times we've been to John & Nick's we've had a good meal and good service, plus it is much closer to our house.
I like them both, but if choosing I'd go to Speakeasy. I just like the vibe there.
It's been awhile since I've been to either, so it could be different. I just know J&N's is not for me. If I want a steak I'll go to Greenbriar.
Has anyone been to the Brazil Terra Grill on University?? I've been wanting to try that.
We took our daughters to Django a few times when they were younger and we didn't get any sense that they were annoyed with us/them. Of course who knows what they were saying/thinking when they left the table, lol.
Most of the love kids category are chains. I don't do chains. It's a shame more local establishments hate kids. I worked in a taproom for a while and kids were welcomed. The problem was usually when parents weren't monitoring their children, not the children themselves.
I was wondering if dmclone was just listing those places because he likes them and doesn't want kids there
