Scopri Restaurant

401 Locust St, Des Moines
(515) 244-2151

Recent Reviews

Elizabeth Stoneman

Waitress was nice and did what she could but overall the delivery of food was disappointing. There were 2 tables when we arrived, 5 including us when we left. We chose to order from the menu instead of the buffet. We waited 40 minutes for the first round of food. My food and my son’s side dish weren’t finished. We saw them grab a plate and potatoes from the buffet and serve to us, even though we ordered from the menu.The food was subpar. Pancakes were plain, biscuits dry and hard, eggs Benedict was overcooked, potatoes were rubbery and my dish tasted like it came from the buffet.$80 later we walked out. Next time we’ll dine at a local small business, pay half the price and likely enjoy the experience.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 2

Matt Pietri

Despite being clearly understaffed and overwhelmed, the bartenders here deftly handle our large crowd of conference goers. Kept the drinks and food flowing, and were friendly along the way. Made our stay enjoyable!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bub Sing

Simple but very good small breakfast buffet or you can order off of the menu. Service was beyond excellent.Bad reviews are pretty old so you might want to give it a try.It's basic but good.

Jeffrey Jackson

Bartender was awesome! Extremely friendly and welcoming! Great personality and excellent service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

AMY CHU

Surprisingly affordable breakfast buffet for a hotel. Service was wonderfully caring and top notch, nice Midwestern vibes…

Greg Austin

Valerie made the breakfast 5 stars. She was so nice and accommodating, can't say enough nice things about her and the experience we had because of her. Breakfast buffet was good, nothing out of the ordinary. Valerie made the difference between 4 and 5 stars.

Ronnie Evans

Good breakfast. Great service.

Randall Shealy

I dine in this great restaurant from time to time! This is the best place to eat. I visit this spot routinely. The meals are excellent, the workers are professional and the rates are good. I like being in this restaurant for a rich lunch.

Sabrina Jean

I wish that I could give it 0 stars. The food and drinks were not good. Portions were insanely small, and the prices are quite high. The only good things were the crab cakes and their bread basket. Their drinks were absolutely terrible, overpriced and not prepared properly. Worst Negroni and Moscow mule I have ever tasted. Go literally anywhere else. Service was okay at best. Server seemed very put out by us being here.

Thomas Richards

I travel about a dozen times a year. This is by far the worst "breakfast buffet I've had". All 3 hot items were unetible and the service was close to non existent. Even if you get free breakfast vouchers, avoid this place.

Meghan Campbell

Great brunch!

Larisa Staples

One of the worst dining experiences I have had - service was nonexistent, the garlic butter pasta dish I ordered was inedible - the pasta overcooked but mixed with so much dried fennel and seasoning that it was like chewing on wet hay, with a clear flavorless sauce that was most likely vegetable oil. The $36 filet my bf ordered was the flat 'tail' piece of the tenderloin rolled up into a ball, it was almost comical how awful the food was. Go anywhere else and even if you are staying at the hotel there are much better options nearby.

Megan Pope

The food was less than stellar compared to the prices and ambiance. I would head a block South and go to any of the nearby restaurants instead.

Kyle L.

This place was terrible. Went to try a new place. I got the filet and my girl got the pasta with butter garlic sauce. Hers was like eating alfalfa super over powered by fennel and no hint of butter or garlic. My filet waa the end price of the tenderloin rolled up to look like a nice cut of steak. It seemed they put some grill marks on it and let the heat lamp do the rest. The pasta wasnt hot temperature wise and just not good. If your looking for a good local Italian spot go to Tumea and Sons. Its always good! Im sorry I even tried a new spot sometimes its better to stick with what you know is good. Pretty sure the inly thing keeping this place alive is the hotel crowd that is only there for the night.

Sabrina Krysa

I wish that I could give it 0 stars. The food and drinks were not good. Portions were insanely small, and the prices are quite high. The only good things were the crab cakes and their bread basket. Their drinks were absolutely terrible, overpriced and not prepared properly. Worst Negroni and Moscow mule I have ever tasted. Go literally anywhere else. Service was okay at best. Server seemed very put out by us being here.

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