The Stuffed Olive - Des Moines

Name: The Stuffed Olive - Des Moines
Address: 208 3rd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, 50309
Telephone: (515) 243-4456
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.7

4.7

559 Reviews

$30 and under

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The Stuffed Olive is about the entire “Martini & Tapas Experience.” From your favorite classics to new and exciting blends you’ve never seen before, you’re sure to find a cocktail to love on our vast martini menu. Add a warm, comfortable atmosphere, great wines, beers and top-shelf spirits, and The Stuffed Olive will become your favorite place to start, end or spend your entire evening. Our tapas menu offers appetizer-sized portions of globally influenced entrees, for a sampling and sharing dining experience. Pair tasty tapas with your favorite martini for happy hour, dinner or a late-night snack. We welcome you to sit back, relax, enjoy great food, good conversation and your favorite martini. Welcome to the Stuffed Olive!

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Mar 26, 2023

9:00 PM

Booked 11 times today

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Takeout

(515) 243-4456

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
American
Hours of operation
Dinner: Monday - Saturday: 4.00pm - 10.00pm
Phone number
(515) 243-4456
Website
http://thestuffedolive.com/dsm/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
208 3rd St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Neighborhood
Des Moines
Parking details
Public Lot
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Late Night, Takeout, Wine

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Bruschetta$12.00
Tomatoes, Fresh Mozzarella, and Basil. Served on Toasted Batard Bread, and Drizzled with a Balsamic Reduction
Crispy Cauliflower & Romanesco$12.00
Lightly Breaded and Seasoned. Served with a Gochujang Sauce
Risotto Croquettes$12.00
Six bite-sized Croquettes made with Risotto, Parmesan and Provolone Cheese. Served with Marinara Sauce
Mini Chimis$14.00
Four Crispy Chimis stuffed with Grilled Chicken, topped with Homemade Pico de Gallo, and Sour Cream. Served on a bed of Fresh Romaine
Crab Rangoons$13.00
Real Crab and a Cream Cheese Mix in Crispy Wonton Wrappers. Served with a Homemade Hawaiian Sauce
Calamari$16.00
Hand breaded and cooked until golden brown. Served with our House Sauce for dipping
Tuna Tartar*$17.00
Cubed Sushi Grade Ahi Tuna, Cilantro, and Jalapeño. Served with Wontons and a Homemade Wasabi Cream Sauce
Shishito Peppers$12.00
Blistered mildly spicy, Asian Peppers served with a Gochujang Sauce
Meatballs$13.00
Bite-sized Meatballs in a Brown Sugar Bourbon Glaze
Creamy Crab Dip$16.00
A Creamy Blend of Cheese, Herbs, Fresh Dill, Artichokes and Crab. Topped with Diced Bell Peppers. Served with Toasted Garlic Bread
Spinach Artichoke Dip$14.00
A Creamy Blend of Spinach, Artichokes, Parmesan and Cream Cheese. Served with Toasted Garlic Bread
Brussel Sprouts$12.00
Served with Balsamic Glaze
Stuffed Mushrooms$14.00
Cremini Mushrooms filled with our Spinach Artichoke Dip and lightly toasted
Poutine$16.00
Hand Cut fries topped with a Red Wine Demi-Glace, shredded Beef Shoulder, and Wisconsin Cheese Curds
Chicken Skewers$14.00
Four Chicken Skewers marinated in our House Spices. Served with Mixed Greens and Garlic Aioli
Cheeseburger Sliders$15.00
3 Mini Cheeseburgers topped with American Cheese, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Red Onion and Signature Sauce. Served on a Brioche Bun
Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders$16.00
Three Hot Sauce Drenched Chicken Sliders topped with chopped Romaine and a Pickle. Served with a side of Ranch

Entrées

Seared Ahi Tuna*$18.00
Choice of Blackened Kamikaze or Sesame Seared Sushi Grade Ahi Tuna. Accompanied with Sautéed Vegetables and a Homemade Wasabi Cream Sauce
Cajun Salmon$18.00
Nordic Salmon, Seasoned New Orleans style with a Spicy House Sauce and Creamy Risotto
Grilled Salmon Tacos$16.00
Three Nordic Salmon Tacos, with a Mango Salsa and Aioli on Flour or Corn Tortillas
Caribbean Salmon$17.00
Grilled Nordic Salmon on Cauliflower Puree and topped with a fresh Mango Dill Chutney
Traditional Burger and Fries$16.00
Local Beef and Bacon, American Cheese, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Red Onion, & Signature Sauce, on a Brioche Bun with House Cut Fries
Chicken and Spinach Risotto$17.00
Homemade Risotto mixed with Grilled Chicken and Spinach. Served with Toasted Garlic Bread
Beef Brisket and Fries$16.00
Hardwood Smoked Beef Brisket with Homemade Coleslaw and BBQ Sauce on a Brioche Bun. Served with House Cut French Fries
Chicken Sandwich and Fries$16.00
Choice of Grilled or Crispy Chicken, topped with Spring Greens, Tomatoes, Red Onion and Homemade Garlic Aioli on a Brioche Bun. Served with House Cut French Fries
Build Your Own Mac and Cheese$14.00
Big Bowl of Cellentani Pasta in our Cheesy House Alfredo Sauce. Served with Toasted Garlic Bread. You'll be back for this!
Spring Salad$14.00
Spring Greens, Feta, Pickled Onion, English Cucumber, and Berry Vinaigrette
Dinner Salad$14.00
Spring Greens & Chopped Romaine, Bacon Bits, Diced Tomatoes, and Shredded Cheddar Jack Cheese served with our Homemade Ranch Dressing

A la Carte

French Fries$5.00
Your choice of Lightly Salted, House Spiced, or Parmesan
House Salad$5.00
Spring Greens & Chopped Romaine, Bacon Bits, Tomatoes, and Shredded Cheddar Jack Cheese served with our Homemade Ranch Dressing
Side Spring Salad$5.00
Spring Greens, Feta, Pickled Onion, English Cucumber, and Berry Vinaigrette

Desserts

Desserts From Our Friends At Macaron Club

Seasonal Cheesecake$9.00
Crème Brûlée$9.00
Macaron Flight$9.00

What 559 people are saying

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4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.7Service
4.6Ambience
4.4Value

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ChrisM
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Always a fun time here. Drink options are endless and delicious. Food is really great, and some new items! Live band on Wed makes it a little loud, but they were enjoyable.
KE
KERI
Des Moines
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Always a great place to visit! Food and drinks were great and service was awesome!
B
Barbie
Des Moines
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on March 16, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Glad we had a reservation and didn’t wait a minute to be seated. Place was full (SRO) with customers likely attending the NCAA tourney and full house at the Civic Center. Waitress was good but busy and we had to flag her down a few times. She did a great job serving us. Would go back again soon.
R
Ronn
Des Moines
14 reviews
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on March 15, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Pre Broadway show dinner. Appetizers were lovely. Wednesday special 2 for 1 wine was nice. So convenient. We’ll be back
JL
JulieL
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 15, 2023
overall5food4service5ambience5
Love the vibe here. We did the shareable plates & so many to choose from! Very cool place, definitely will be back
JM
JamieM
Des Moines
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on March 14, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food is always great! The tuna tartar was delicious! Great location!!
D
Diana
Des Moines
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 14, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
The shared plates are just the right size. Everything we have tried has been delicious.
C
Craig
Omaha
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on March 13, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food and fabulous fun martinis! Like that they have shared plates
GS
GloriaS
Des Moines
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 7, 2023
overall5food4service4ambience5
It was a week night. We were the only ones there for a short while. Great service. Quick food delivery. Drinks were very good too. We had a good experience. I am going again soon with some more friends
RD
RyanD
Des Moines
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 5, 2023
overall5food5service4ambience4
Everything was made better by my girlfriend and I getting engaged right after on the walk back home.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Des Moines
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 4, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Absolutely amazing food & martini’s. We had a party of 6 and everyone loved their choice of entree as well as the new appetizers. We strongly recommend the various options of Mac N’ Cheese!
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brianb
Des Moines
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent martinis and food. Place as very busy but staff kept up, great service!
BM
BrittniM
Minneapolis
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 18, 2023
overall2food1service4ambience2
The brisket was inedible, dry, and, tasted almost like plastic. The fries were hard and rubbery, we reserved solely because they advertised romanesco broccoli with cauliflower and a macaron flight both are on the menu. Neither were available, not because they were out, but because they hadn't updated their menus and no longer served them i had a full on panic attack(not their fault) because I have literally only ever sent one dish back in my life before this. The mac and cheese got an pretty good review from my kiddo and the only reason im giving 2 stars and not one is because the dessert was satisfactory and the waitress was wonderful. We were here Feb 18
B
Beth
Des Moines
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 18, 2023
overall5food4service5ambience5
The food was good, along with the drinks. Our server was fabulous.
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 15, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience3
Poutine was beyond delicious, must try! Also recommend Chicken Bacon Ranch Mac and Cheese and Creme Brulee. Service was top notch, our waitress was awesome!
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 14, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Everything was Perfect!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Des Moines
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on February 14, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The special Valentine’s Day menu was on fire. The quality and variety of food was amazing. I will definitely be on the look out for other special event dining experiences here.
KH
KyleH
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 14, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was delicious and the drinks were amazing
OT
OpenTable Diner
Des Moines
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on February 11, 2023
overall3food2service4ambience3
Drinks were well-made and food tasted good however the food came out cold.
DD
DanD
Phoenix
24 reviews
vip
5.0
24 reviews
Dined on January 31, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Great first time experience. Martini night was fun and good value. Food was good and great server attentive to our needs.
AJ
AngieJ
Minneapolis
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on January 25, 2023
overall3food3service4ambience3
Average. Just average. Not good. Not bad.
AE
AmyE
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on January 22, 2023
overall5food4service5ambience5
Had a wonderful time for my husbands birthday. The waitress forgot to bring the cake but overall the experience was great!
NS
NatashaS
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on January 14, 2023
overall5food5service4ambience4
Food was outstanding, martinis were delicious and service was great. Definitely will be back!
M
Matt
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on January 7, 2023
overall3food3service2ambience3
We arrived on time for our reservation, 15 minutes after sitting down the server let us know that there were reservations for our table in an hour and 15 later. Also the server ran closed out the wrong bill and we had to close out twice.
LJ
LindaJ
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on January 6, 2023
overall3food4service4ambience3
Everything was good until our waitress told us we had to be out by 7:30. This was with an hour and a half left. Put a damper on our evening. We were going to Civic Center so would have been out. Rude!!
GR
GeneR
Des Moines
22 reviews
vip
5.0
22 reviews
Dined on January 5, 2023
overall5food3service5ambience5
The perfect setting for a relaxing light meal before a show at the Civic Center. The drinks are very good. We tried several appetizers to mixed reviews (some great, some okay), but the service and server were fantastic. We will be back!
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on January 1, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
New Years Eve Celebration
PG
PatrickG
Des Moines
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on January 1, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
New Year’s Eve before the concert
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Brians
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 31, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Truly amazing! Loved every second!!!!!! Our annual tradition will never die. If they are open we will be there!!!!!!!!!
NL
NanL
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 31, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great service and great food once again! The Stuffed Olive continues to be one of our favorites!
TD
TheresaD
San Francisco
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on December 29, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had so much fun and loved everything! We had crispy cauliflower, croquettes, artichoke dip, Mac and cheese (yummy!), Cajun and Caribbean salmon, salmon tacos, burger with fries and AMAZING crème brûlée. Everything was delicious. The drinks were amazing too. The mule with Revelton mulberry gin was my personal favorite. Our waitress was great and we found close street parking. What a fun night!! Reservations are a must.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Des Moines
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 24, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Alexis was a great host. The martinis are craftily made and decorative! I had a wonderful Irish coffee as well.
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 21, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We arrived during a snowfall where all other surrounding businesses were closing for 2” of snow. The service was outstanding! There was a band playing and they were wonderful. The martinis…. I didn’t have one that I didn’t like! And my dinner of chicken and spinach risotto was amazing! I can’t say enough good things about this place. Recommend it to all!
SC
SamanthaC
Des Moines
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 20, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
My favorite place Always top notch service, martinis and food
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 8, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
It is fun choosing martinis at this place! There are so many options and flavors. The three for the price of two special on certain nights is a great way to branch out and try new flavors. Food is yummy. Love the small plates. Our wait staff was very knowledgeable of the drink and food menu, making winner suggestions. Can’t wait to go back!
TB
TriciaB
Des Moines
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 7, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience5
Stuffed Olive's food is always fabulous! It has become our go-to place when we want a nice dinner in the downtown Des Moines area.
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pwax
Des Moines
12 reviews
5.0
12 reviews
Dined on November 20, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
There were 3 of us. We ordered dinner salads and 3 shareable plates (meat balls, bruschetta and crab dip.) Excellent food and it was plenty for the 3 of us.
MT
MikeyT
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 19, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
One of the best burgers I have ever eaten. Martinis were good.
KH
KatieH
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 13, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience4
We had reservations but when we arrived, our table wasn’t quite ready yet. The host was in constant communication about our table and offered to get drinks for us while we waited. Once seated, the wait staff was great. The drinks were amazing and the food was delicious. We will definitely be back!
G
Gayle
Omaha
11 reviews
vip
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on November 7, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Loved the Monday night martini bogo!

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The Stuffed Olive - Des Moines does offer delivery in partnership with Uber Eats. The Stuffed Olive - Des Moines also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (515) 243-4456.

The Stuffed Olive - Des Moines is rated 4.7 stars by 559 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Mar 26, 2023

9:00 PM

Booked 11 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Takeout

(515) 243-4456

Other options

Google Map for The Stuffed Olive - Des Moines

208 3rd St, Des Moines, IA 50309

Additional information

Neighborhood
Des Moines
Hours of operation
Dinner: Monday - Saturday: 4.00pm - 10.00pm
Cuisines
American
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Public Lot
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Late Night, Takeout, Wine

Website
http://thestuffedolive.com/dsm/
Phone number
(515) 243-4456

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The Stuffed Olive - Des Moines

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Takeout

Other options

Additional information

38 Iowa Restaurants to Love This Valentine's Day

Shared Plates

Bruschetta$12.00

Crispy Cauliflower & Romanesco$12.00

Risotto Croquettes$12.00

Mini Chimis$14.00

Crab Rangoons$13.00

Calamari$16.00

Tuna Tartar*$17.00

Shishito Peppers$12.00

Meatballs$13.00

Creamy Crab Dip$16.00

Spinach Artichoke Dip$14.00

Brussel Sprouts$12.00

Stuffed Mushrooms$14.00

Poutine$16.00

Chicken Skewers$14.00

Cheeseburger Sliders$15.00

Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders$16.00

Entrées

Seared Ahi Tuna*$18.00

Cajun Salmon$18.00

Grilled Salmon Tacos$16.00

Caribbean Salmon$17.00

Traditional Burger and Fries$16.00

Chicken and Spinach Risotto$17.00

Beef Brisket and Fries$16.00

Chicken Sandwich and Fries$16.00

Build Your Own Mac and Cheese$14.00

Spring Salad$14.00

Dinner Salad$14.00

A la Carte

French Fries$5.00

House Salad$5.00

Side Spring Salad$5.00

Desserts

Seasonal Cheesecake$9.00

Crème Brûlée$9.00

Macaron Flight$9.00

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