Smoking Goat Pub

3015 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines
(515) 528-8069

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Faith Walters

They have amazing specials for football games and This bar has the absolute best wings and Jalepeno poppers. And probably the best bloody Mary!! 10/10 munch

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Greg Christie

small menu but its a smallish bar. The stuff they do serve is pretty good. We showed up for breakfast and were able to get both menus served to us both the regular and breakfast sandwich. We tried a lot of things on the menu. The B&G's have really nice spiced gravy. Both the Goat Smash and the G.O.A.T. Melt and the G.O.A.T. Griddle were hits with us. We also tried out the garlic parm fries which I would recommend upgrading your basket with. Place has lots of TV's to watch your game and pool tables with interesting things around the walls. Overall nice place in the metro.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Hash Browns, Breakfast Platter, Biscuits and Gravy, Goat Melt

John Delp

Seems like a decent bar but not sure all those Facebook posts make it a good pub but I wanted to try it. First, menu is very small. A few appetizers and about 6 menu items. Wife and I tried the BYO smashburger. The hamburger is a pre-made patty. Not exactly a smash burger to me. It didn't taste good as you can imagine. The sautéed onions, mushrooms and Swiss cheese helped some. Crinkle cut fries were ok but a bit overdone. Mother in law had the fish and chips. Said it was ok but wanted tarter sauce which they didn't have. Overall I'd pass on it again. If you're drunk and hungry it's probably ok for you.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Roxanne Keller

OMG! Their biscuits and gravy are fabulous! I'm on a diet and had to get me some! Winning!

Missy Perry

Great staff and love all the different nightly events.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: G O a T Melt, Chicken Wings, Buffalo Cauliflower, Pork Eggrolls 2

Brock Bailey

Check out Bingo night on Wednesdays and Karaoke with DJ Mikey Nun Ya Friday nights.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Garlic Parmesan Fries, Buffalo Cauliflower, Busch Light

Gabe Wilson

Sunday breakfast is always a hit biscuits and gravy, pancakes, also great all day happy hour !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

STEFANIE PLYM

Great place! Great service!

Sierra Rons

Such a fun place. It is so clean and nice. The owner is fantastic. It is a great addition to the neighborhood. If you haven't checked it out yet you definitely should. Safe, laid back, and comfortable environment. They also have great drink specials. I will be back!

Roxanne Worthington

I'm really bummed :( We came in and sat there for quite awhile and the guy working walked over in our direction quite a few times and didn't even ask if we wanted anything :(
That has never happened and we're really good tippers. :(
Now this rating is ONLY for todays experience. Every other time its been wonderful, but today we had to leave after waiting over 15 mins and being totally ignored :(
It was NOT busy either.
UPDATE...
The owners reached out and apologized and offered to make it right and guide him in a better direction.That in itself speaks volumes.
That means a lot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Garlic Parmesan Fries

Scott Frederick

Food was good, but limited menu. Service was good. It's a bar, so it was what we expected.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Teri Olson

Small-town bar feel in the middle of the city. Very welcoming. Friendly servers. We had a large group and they took great care of us. Drink specials were awesome! Can't wait to go back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Walter Wyatt

Wife and I try to come in when in town. We walked in for some burgers and waited 15 min. The bar had about 5 people in it. The bartender didn’t even acknowledge the we were there. I saw her go and fill here own water glass and walk back to a customer trying to sell her something. Sorry but we love coming here but will be a while before again.Update! They reached out to my wife and promised to make it right. It’s a step in the right direction of giving a damn about their customers. Bravo!

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 1

da stacionis

Great neighborhood

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Kerry Isbell

I kinda hate to share about this place. Now all of you will go there and I won't get a table. ?The Sunday smashburger on an apple fritter is-to-die for. The only thing that could make it better would be a side of coleslaw, so I could put it on the burger ?Spicy Virgin Bloody Mary was ?Two friends had Biscuits and Gravy and both said it was really good. The pancakes were big and fluffy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hash Browns

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