The Walnut - Des Moines

Excellent lunch. We had the Tabasco Turkey Melt, Burger and the Turkey BLT. All were amazing. The Melt came out later because esomeone had handed it to another table, but they were apologetic and got it out as quickly as possible.

Love that this place is in our neighborhood. Tasty items on the menu. It's a great place to pop in and have a beer while you hang and munch!

My partner and I arrived around 5:30 on Friday evening. It was seat yourself so we found a table and waited for someone to come over with menus. Our server was a bit delayed due to helping train a new staff member. Not a problem though, it 's totally understandable. The dining room we were sitting in was very open and spacious with TVs on the wall with some college basketball on. In general, it wasn 't too loud of an environment, even when it filled up!The food was just okay though. We started with an order of spicy corn Fritters. Our order was in the fryer for a minute or two too long and unfortunately the filling was a bit bland, not spicy or favorable like the name of the dish insinuates. Our meals came and I ordered the portobello sandwich and parm fries. The sandwich was AWESOME. Very flavorable and I really enjoyed how the portobello was prepared. The parm fries were also very good. They were super crispy without being overcooked. The side of Wasabi cucumber was a bit disappointing though. It was a nice cucumber salad but there was no Wasabi flavor to be had. Similar to the corn Fritters, my desire for some spice/heat was unfulfilled. My partner enjoyed her house salad; however the Mac and cheese was rather bland and lacked the creamy garlic qualities that she expected.Overall we enjoyed our experience but might wait to give it another shot for now. Main advice for the establishment is to season, season, season.

I've been coming regularly for a long time and it has never disappointed. Great food and service everytime, and cheap drinks for downtown.

Meal was bar food nothing too fancy, a half tespoon of parmesean make your fries special. Not crowded but was still very loud.. Service was good