Django Restaurant

Great all-day Tuesday happy hour specials! Always something special on the menu..

Great and memorable experience. Colin was a fantastic host and knowledgeable about our choices.

Baked Ratatouille was amazing! Quite rich but lots of great flavors with a creamy texture. Wife loved her spinach salad and the Le Royale with cheese burger was made perfectly. Everything was very clean and the wait staff were friendly.

Awesome service and food! First time here, but not the last!

Wish this was still the old Django in the Hotel Ft. Des Moines. The present venue lacks the ambience of the old--the old location had much more of a French bistro feel to it. Also wish they would add the duck cassoulet back onto their menu. The new duck entre' lacks the pizzazz that characterized the old well prepared cassoulet.

Still the food is pretty good here and the service is great. Make sure you request (or wait for) a table on the main floor. Mezzanine seating is claustrophobic at best. With the low ceiling and limited air movement, it can sometimes be too warm to be comfortable. Old Django was 5+ stars. New Django in my opinion is 4 stars on its best day.

My wife and I had a very nice meal at the bar, happened to be Tuesday happy hour all night so added oysters and cocktails to an otherwise great meal! The bartender was serving a number of tables in addition to her work at the bar, was very nice and timely throughout the evening.

Wonderful dining experience overall. Nicely paced service, giving plenty of time between courses but not too long. Food was beautifully presented and everyone loved their meals. Had the large cheese plate and while we selected most of the cheeses, took our server’s recommendation on one and it was a favorite. Hope to be back soon!

Our experience was terrific, as usual. Best in town.

Sweet. It was Easter and we had 5 pm reservation. We were seated immediately. They have a Happy Hour every day from 4-6 pm, so we were lucky to take advantage of that. The food and service was excellent as usual.

Food was fabulous and the waitstaff excellent. If they make a recommendation, take it

Excellent experience as usual with great food!!!

The server wore a face shield but no mask. This was our first dining experience in a year and we were nervous. We cringed everything she came over. Please just wear a mask! Wished I had asked for another server I saw wearing double mask. C’mon Iowa get with the science!!!!

Our dinners were outstanding! Lovely service. We will return often.

Everything was great or excellent. Love the pace of thr evening nothing felt rushed everything was relaxed definitely recommend and will be back.

Good food and atmosphere!!

Fabulous restaurant! Attentive waitress. Phenomenal food. Excellent atmosphere and happy hour!

Fun brunch - I hope they keep doing this, it was a great experience with delicious food!

Amazing food, excellent service! Will go back soon.

As always wonderful food, had the salmon on my Spinach salad, vegie Poutaine and creme Brule, service exceptional with social distancing and masks.

Great food, the atmosphere was better at the previous location, but still one of our favorite places in the Des Moines area.

The food and service were amazing

We were seated immediately and enjoyed the Happy Hour. We ordered a small order of onion rings to start off. They were yummy. After a few of those we backed off a big dinner. My wife ordered their soup of the day and I ordered 4 shrimp and their onion soup. Everything hit the spot and it was a delightful date.

Our server seemed put out by our bringing in our own bottle of wine. She even brought us bread before opening it and we finally had to ask her to open it and bring us wine glasses. Not charging the cork fee is one of the things I really like about Django and I always tip accordingly to the server so they are tipped appropriately for having a bottle of wine at my table. This server didn't seem to get that concept. The place was busy and I don't think she liked that either.

As for value, I think $50 for their steak is a little pricey. Overall it is a very good value restaurant for what you get. Just not the steak in comparison to a steak restaurant.

I think this was an off night, as Django is usually wonderful.

Amazing experience all around. My fiance and I went for our anniversary. I highly recommend the Ratatouille appetizer! Incredible!

Great food as always.

Great place to go for good food in a relaxed environment.

The experience at Django never disappoints. It is my favorite happy hour spot in the city. I love meeting with friends on the patio and it always leads me to reminisce of my time in France. The duck frite poutine is fantastic and I always get my oyster fix when I am there. The staff is well trained and service is excellent.

Fabulous drinks and food and impeccable service
Have been going for years and they never fail to live up to their best! Oysters are fantastic. And have I mentioned the drinks?!!?

First time for patio dining and it was excellent. We were there past dark a beautiful.

Django was a real surprise in Des Moines. Very high quality food and excellent preparation. No corkage fee if you want to bring in a bottle. We will definitely be back to check out the alternatives on the menu.

I can not express how much I love this place! The service is spot on and the our meal was hands down the best my husband and I had ever had. This is our special place and it never is anything less than outstanding service and the excellent food. Thank you for making our date nights amazing!

SERVICE STATED STAFF WAS SHORT THAT NIGHT. IT TOOK WAY TOO LONG TO GET A DRINK FROM THE BAR (MAYBE 20 MINUES?) I UNDERSTAND STAFFING CAN BE AN ISSUE, BUT WAS DISAPPONTED AS THIS WAS A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. STILL TIPPED THE SERVICE AT 20%

Love the no corkage fee for up to 4 bottles of wine!! Food was wonderful and appreciated the table by the window. Service was good also. So glad to be back dining out!!

Our server was great, food was great, drinks were great. It was a little loud but I'll definitely be back

Fabulous dinner meeting!

Always have excellent food and service here. Highly recommend!

Ome of the best restaurants I have been to. It's not cheap but the food was amazing, you get what you pay for.

Great experience overall; it is consistently good!

First anniversary