Spaghetti Works
Restaurant$$$$
Downtown Des Moines, Des Moines
"The beer cheese sauce is great, and a Des Moines institution."(3 Tips)
"... but God save you if George is your server."(3 Tips)
"I recommend the bow tie pasta with Pesto Cream and Beer Cheese."(2 Tips)
"Great salad bar."(4 Tips)
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Nitefall on the RiverJune 24, 2013Yum. Nothing pairs with spaghetti like great tunes. Head on over to Nitefall on the River, located at Simon Estes Amphitheater to see awesome concerts. Slightly Stoopid & Atmosphere perform 8/4.
Carson StepkaMarch 3, 2019The atmosphere of the restaurant and the employees provides a great reassuring feeling of being in your own home. The choices of meal options is seemingly endless. Also, the food is more than stellar!
KT FloridaAugust 5, 2015Beer cheese sauce is great if you like beer. Salad bar has pasta salad & other things besides lettuce
Anthony O'BrienMarch 13, 2014If you can get the red gazebo seating it's perfect for 2 people and the pizza is amazing
- The best choice for pasta is the Combination. I recommend the bow tie pasta with Pesto Cream and Beer Cheese.
Melissa BApril 7, 2017I love mixing sauces! Hot naked & white clam are yummy together! Unlimited bowls!
Mr. S isJuly 13, 2013All you can pasta is always a plus. Also, don't get an appetizer- the salad bar is free with your meal.
Lindsay JohnsonSeptember 17, 2013They have a gluten free menu that's awesome! Try the pesto cream :)
Glenn BarnettMay 16, 2019Incredible $$$ but everything taste the same and none of it good. Feel free to try spaghetti works, I left a 60% tip because people around me kept sending their food back. Service ✅ food was not.
Lindsey AllenNovember 27, 2011Da Vinci Italian sodas are a must have. Over 20 choices plus free refills!- Most often a great experience, but God save you if George is your server.
Steve BuckinghamOctober 9, 2011Great food. Please cut up the salad better!!! Hard to best their patio!!!
Philip ChristensenJune 25, 2011If George isn't your waiter, you're really missing out on your old spaghetti works experience.
Shane ChernissSeptember 9, 2011Pop fountain is horrible. Food is always yummy. Don't let host try to set you by the salad bar or the kitchen when the place is not even busy. Also the ranch dressing taste like mayo
nathan deutmeyerDecember 29, 2011Don't bother with the all you can eat pasta. Everything I had was bland.
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(515) 243-2195
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