We made our way around the menu. The octopus was amazing, would recommend if you eat here. The lobster was fresh from the tank and very simple to pull apart.The royal surf and turf was a bit pricy, but very much worth it imo. Steak was perfectly cooked and the king crab was so tender and delicious. The oysters were a bit salty but still decent. All in all id give it a 9.5/10. Would highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oscar Style Alaskan King Crab & Bernaise Sauce, Surf and Turf Fillet Mignon and Lobster Tail, Sea Scallops, Lobster Mac & Cheese, Octopus
Pharfid Knewgun
The food and drinks were good. The service was amazingThe atmosphere feels like an 80's cruise ship ?
It was very busy, so we felt a bit rushed by the staff. The food was good, but for the price wasn't great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Tammie C.
This was our first time visiting Splash but won't be our last. The interior is intriguing, the service is stellar and the food was incredible. We started out oysters on the half-shell as my daughter has been craving them since a recent trip to Seattle-they hit the spot. We then moved on to the Oysters Rockafeller-very good. They had a fig starter that we tried and it was AMAZING. So good! We also had the lobster bisque and the lobster wontons. We thought everything was so very tasty. Love this place. It may ne our new favorite!!
Josh Crabb
Fresh seasfood in Iowa? Absolutely! Excellent food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
FeliciaM
We visited Splash to celebrate several birthdays in our party. The service was superb, the food excellent (as always) and the atmosphere relaxed. They even printed special birthday menus!
Regina
I hadn't been to Splash for a couple of years, and it did not disappoint. Rex the bartender remembered exactly how I liked my cocktail. The food was indescribably delicious. I'm not letting that much time pass before I return.
Table was positioned in the doorway of the bar. It was cold, noisy and people were constantly walking within inches of my seat. The worst experience. I spoke to the cold hostess, she said that's the table assigned and walked off. Just rude. We were very disappointed.
Splash is always a wonderful dining experience. We love the scallops. I order mine pan-seared with the Moutarde sauce. My asparagus was also cooked to perfection as was the lobster mac and cheese. Great wine list as well!
We went prior to attending a show at the Civic Center. Everyone was so wonderful. Our waitress, Heather, made sure to check in to make sure all was okay with our food and drinks. A wonderful experience! We will definitely be back!
We had a great experience at Splash. We started with the Lobster Wontons, served with a Yuzu sesame sauce. A burst of flavor in each bite. My Shrimp Risotto was full of flavor and so creamy. Serving size was more than generous. My boyfriend's filet was very good! His side choices were broccolini and sweet potato mash; both very tasty. We opted for the Chocolate Strawberry Tart for dessert (don't quote me on the name, it was on their February menu) It was one of the best tarts we've had. The crust was amazing and full of flavor!
ElliottS
Splash has been go to for many years, tho we had not been there for a while. Food was excellent. Atmosphere pretty good. And our server was appropriately attentive. My only ding would be not being given a new glass for wine when I ordered something different for my second round, i.e., new wine was poured in on top of the old. Other than that, the evening was delightful - pre-symphony event over at the Civic Center.
Curt
My wife is gluten free (allergy not celiac) and we like to have her study the menu before we arrive but the menu doesn't show or comment much about gluten free options. While our server was diligent in addressing questions on this, it would be less intrusive to the overall experience if the menu proactively addressed this in the menu. Not a complaint, rather a suggestion..... Thanks.
SamJ
Very disappointing! We had 2 very nice starters but our dinner didn't arrive. We were left to just sit and wait! Meanwhile all of the guests that had arrived after us had been served their meals and even finished eating before our waitress finally came past our table and we asked about our dinners. She came back later to let us know our meal orders had been misplaced in the kitchen. She had never checked back as to why we had no meals, did not refill waters, etc.; we were just totally ignored! My husband's meal was to be seabass cioppino over fettuccine in white cream sauce. When our meals finally arrived, the sea bass and fettuccine was in a spicy tomato-based sauce which causes my husband digestive issues. He scraped as much of the sauce as he could off of the seafood, left the fettuccine uneaten and we called it an evening. We were out celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary so this made the evening extremely disappointing!
Robert D.
My wife and I dined at Splash last evening. While we had a pleasant dinner, with excellent service, the quality of the food was disappointing. Starter: Carpaccio-thinly sliced beef served with crostini. Unfortunately, the carpaccio was allowed to get warm. We had to "scrape" it from the plate. While the taste was good, we'd have preferred to have it served in a way that resembled good quality carpaccio. Sriracha Scallps: They were done nicely. Sweet and firm. The sauce was excellent. Sea Bass Cioppino: Disappointed with this dish. The Shrimp and the Sea Bass were over cooked. The single Scallop was perfect. the mussels were "OK". The highlight (unfortunately) of the plate was the grilled bread. All in all, I might go back. Next time if the food quality is similar this favorite of ours over the years will likely be crossed off our list.
We made our way around the menu. The octopus was amazing, would recommend if you eat here. The lobster was fresh from the tank and very simple to pull apart.The royal surf and turf was a bit pricy, but very much worth it imo. Steak was perfectly cooked and the king crab was so tender and delicious. The oysters were a bit salty but still decent. All in all id give it a 9.5/10. Would highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oscar Style Alaskan King Crab & Bernaise Sauce, Surf and Turf Fillet Mignon and Lobster Tail, Sea Scallops, Lobster Mac & Cheese, Octopus
The food and drinks were good. The service was amazingThe atmosphere feels like an 80's cruise ship ?
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sea Scallops, Chocolate Mousse
It was very busy, so we felt a bit rushed by the staff. The food was good, but for the price wasn't great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
This was our first time visiting Splash but won't be our last. The interior is intriguing, the service is stellar and the food was incredible. We started out oysters on the half-shell as my daughter has been craving them since a recent trip to Seattle-they hit the spot. We then moved on to the Oysters Rockafeller-very good. They had a fig starter that we tried and it was AMAZING. So good! We also had the lobster bisque and the lobster wontons. We thought everything was so very tasty. Love this place. It may ne our new favorite!!
Fresh seasfood in Iowa? Absolutely! Excellent food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We visited Splash to celebrate several birthdays in our party. The service was superb, the food excellent (as always) and the atmosphere relaxed. They even printed special birthday menus!
I hadn't been to Splash for a couple of years, and it did not disappoint. Rex the bartender remembered exactly how I liked my cocktail. The food was indescribably delicious. I'm not letting that much time pass before I return.
Table was positioned in the doorway of the bar. It was cold, noisy and people were constantly walking within inches of my seat. The worst experience. I spoke to the cold hostess, she said that's the table assigned and walked off. Just rude. We were very disappointed.
Splash is always a wonderful dining experience. We love the scallops. I order mine pan-seared with the Moutarde sauce. My asparagus was also cooked to perfection as was the lobster mac and cheese. Great wine list as well!
We went prior to attending a show at the Civic Center. Everyone was so wonderful. Our waitress, Heather, made sure to check in to make sure all was okay with our food and drinks. A wonderful experience! We will definitely be back!
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We had a great experience at Splash. We started with the Lobster Wontons, served with a Yuzu sesame sauce. A burst of flavor in each bite. My Shrimp Risotto was full of flavor and so creamy. Serving size was more than generous. My boyfriend's filet was very good! His side choices were broccolini and sweet potato mash; both very tasty. We opted for the Chocolate Strawberry Tart for dessert (don't quote me on the name, it was on their February menu) It was one of the best tarts we've had. The crust was amazing and full of flavor!
Splash has been go to for many years, tho we had not been there for a while. Food was excellent. Atmosphere pretty good. And our server was appropriately attentive. My only ding would be not being given a new glass for wine when I ordered something different for my second round, i.e., new wine was poured in on top of the old. Other than that, the evening was delightful - pre-symphony event over at the Civic Center.
My wife is gluten free (allergy not celiac) and we like to have her study the menu before we arrive but the menu doesn't show or comment much about gluten free options. While our server was diligent in addressing questions on this, it would be less intrusive to the overall experience if the menu proactively addressed this in the menu. Not a complaint, rather a suggestion..... Thanks.
Very disappointing! We had 2 very nice starters but our dinner didn't arrive. We were left to just sit and wait! Meanwhile all of the guests that had arrived after us had been served their meals and even finished eating before our waitress finally came past our table and we asked about our dinners. She came back later to let us know our meal orders had been misplaced in the kitchen. She had never checked back as to why we had no meals, did not refill waters, etc.; we were just totally ignored! My husband's meal was to be seabass cioppino over fettuccine in white cream sauce. When our meals finally arrived, the sea bass and fettuccine was in a spicy tomato-based sauce which causes my husband digestive issues. He scraped as much of the sauce as he could off of the seafood, left the fettuccine uneaten and we called it an evening. We were out celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary so this made the evening extremely disappointing!
My wife and I dined at Splash last evening. While we had a pleasant dinner, with excellent service, the quality of the food was disappointing. Starter: Carpaccio-thinly sliced beef served with crostini. Unfortunately, the carpaccio was allowed to get warm. We had to "scrape" it from the plate. While the taste was good, we'd have preferred to have it served in a way that resembled good quality carpaccio. Sriracha Scallps: They were done nicely. Sweet and firm. The sauce was excellent. Sea Bass Cioppino: Disappointed with this dish. The Shrimp and the Sea Bass were over cooked. The single Scallop was perfect. the mussels were "OK". The highlight (unfortunately) of the plate was the grilled bread. All in all, I might go back. Next time if the food quality is similar this favorite of ours over the years will likely be crossed off our list.