Restaurants near Covered Bridge Park

Our favorite place to eat in Des Moines. Delicious food and great martinis.

Was able to make a last minute reservation here on Valentine’s night. Opentable makes reservation so convenient. Made the reservation, drove five minutes to get there, and were seated in ten minutes. The place was very busy. The staff were friendly and accommodating. Food was on par with a five star restaurant. I have eaten at a Ruth’s Chris in St. Louis and was not as impressed as I was with this location. Definitely worth a visit.

We were at Fleming’s on Valentine’s Day, so it was busy, but the staff did not seem at all flustered and provided outstanding service! Every person we interacted with was friendly and concerned about enjoyment of the evening, without hovering. The food was excellent, as well, but the service was truly what stood out for us.

This was our second visit and service was good. Food was fabulous tasting. Prices are just right. I requested to be in a place away from a lot of noise or near larger tables occupied by families with kids since we were wanting to celebrate Valentine’s Day quietly. We were in the corner away from others only thing was we were next to the staff going in and out of the kitchen and you could hear their conversation but it was okay. Not too distracting so we did have a nice evening dinner. We will go back again.

We rather enjoy Firebirds. We celebrated my wife’s birthday. Their food is always good. Service good, for the day. Mondays they have half off selection wines which is nice. The prices are slightly high for my liking but apparently not high enough because we keep going back. It’s become a go to for us.