Clyde's Fine Diner

Gaby our host and waitress was super kind, and the food was OUTSTANDING! We had the double smashed burger with fries (OMG those fries!!!!!) and the kale salad with chicken and dressing on the side. Delicious!!! Fast service, great prices and very kind staff. Definitely a place for a great moment and yummy food!

One of my favorite spots so far in dsm. Space is fun, great bar area, playing good music on a vinyl… food and drinks are great. Good N/A drinks too!

Good food but $18 for a sandwich with no side and not enough meat to cover the bun was disappointing

Food is outstanding! A welcome meal in any major city. Des Moines has let me down at many well reviewed establishments but this place really knows how to cook. Properly seasoned food with creative dishes. Worth a visit.

I’ve been wanting to go here for a while now. I saw they opened at 4 so I got there about 4:13 (no real food you can get until 5) which is fine however, the bartender saw me sat down, did not acknowledge me and yeah that’s okay because he was making some type of cocktail that required a lot of attention & mind you.. I’m the only costumer in there so I was confused who drink he was making, well after 11 minutes of watching him make this drink. The whole time it just for himself, he chugged it gone, bumped and then came to greet me.. I don’t know about you guys however I don’t find that good costumer service one bit. After I ask him to make an Ol Fashioned. It took maybe 15 minutes .. which is just wow. It was decent, however he went right back to making himself another drink?? Yeah, I cashed out and went on my way. I will not being dining somewhere, where the person serving me is intoxicated. The manager was sitting right there .. just wow. I will not be back.

Went for our first anniversary dinner, left disappointed. Ordered asparagus, brussel sprouts, steak frites, and mojo pork sandwich. Asked my server to swap the blue cheese butter on the steak frites for smoked butter. She let me know they were out, and I opted for regular butter instead. Totally fine. The dish arrived with a dollop of blue cheese butter. I tried to just remove it and muster through it, but blue cheese is the one thing I cannot stand and it had already melted on most of the food. I asked for it to be taken back to the kitchen. It came back in less than a minute. At that point I already knew, that instead of remaking my dish, they simply scooped the butter off and swapped it. Guess what? Butter. Melts. It was on everything already. It was all blue cheese tasting. I was highly disappointed that they chose to handle their own mistake in that way. It seemed highly inappropriate and lazy. Imagine that this was an allergen, what issues that may have caused. At this point I was already uncomfortable with having to ask for my dish to be fixed, so I just swapped dishes with my husband. Really disappointing experience for a special night for us. Not to mention, we were not asked if we were celebrating anything. We arrived early to our reservation to make sure there was enough time before their closing, but felt like they were rushing to close while people were still eating. Perhaps this is why they couldn’t be bothered to truly fix my dish. The place is beautiful and the other dishes were good, but this poor service ruined the night.

Mojo pork sandwich is very good. Pork is juicy and tender. Sauce is nice, goes very well with pork. Fries are good. Overall, I had very good experience.

My wife and I came here for lunch today. Service was very friendly and had great recommendations. The brussel sprouts were amongst the best I’ve ever had. I had the Hot bird and she had a salad for entrees and while they were delicious in my opinion the sandwich had a little too much sauce and liquid on it but overall delish! Definitely a quality spot in town.

Everything at Clyde’s was impeccable - the interior and patio vibe, the cocktails, and most importantly - the food! Every bite I had was to die for.

We had the Brussels salad, tomato salad, appetizer specials (crab tamale, melon (with ham - I forgot the name!), gazpacho oysters, cheeseburger, French fries, & summer gnocchi. Literally every bite was wonderful.

If you must order only two apps - fries and Brussels are to die for. The summer gnocchi was seriously amazing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spring Gnocchi, CFD Burger and Fries, Caesar Sprouts

This was a great place to have good conversation and food. It’s got a modern feel to the retro look, our server was nice and on it, and the food was wonderful. Even my friend ordered extra dill pickle wings to go because they were so good. We all agreed we would go back again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: CFD Burger and Fries, Dill Pickle Chicken Wings, Steak Frites, Mojo Pork Sandwich

By far one of the best dining experiences I’ve had in Des Moines. I do not necessarily call this place a “fine dining” however the in the name “fine diner” makes absolutely perfect sense. Food was top notch, creative and reasonably inexpensive for how amazing it was. If it was in New York it would’ve been $100 for the two apps we ordered. I mean who would’ve thought of dill pickle wings?!? I want to email them asking him for the recipe so I can make them at home. I’m going to be dreaming about it for months! As for service, equally as top notch. You could tell it was very busy and all the staff were running around. However, unlike most establishments you could tell the servers were helping each other out and all took care of every need in a timely manner for how busy it was. If I could give this more than five stars I would. Can’t wait to go back next time I visit Des Moines.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dill Pickle Chicken Wings

Came in on short notice with a group of 14, half children. It was busy and we were treated like absolute gold. Service was flawless as was the food. Would love to point out a favorite but everything was spot on. Highly highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Half price bottles of wine on Wednesdays and oysters make weeknights special.

Shrimpwich and BLT did not disappoint!

If you’re near downtown DSM or East village give it a try!

We like sitting on the shaded afternoon patio or at the vintage bar top.

Warm cookies and homemade soft serve…. The perfect ending to date night.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

What a gem! I’ll be dreaming about this carrot salad for days - and the strawberry soft serve?! Game over….

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Felt like a burger this evening so popped down to Clyde’s Fine Diner to give it a try. I ordered the burger which didn’t come with a side. It was very tasty but for the price a side should have been included. My fiancé wasn’t that hungry and so got the cheese board, it was average. There are plenty other places to try

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5