Tonic Court Ave.

210 Court Ave, Des Moines
(515) 777-1182

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Kevin Smith

Great place to go out and have a couple beers. Bartenders are super nice and quick with your drinks. Very attentive and service is great. Anna and Jasmine were great and very friendly!

Lani Torres

one of my favorite bars, every monday they do buy 2 vegas bombs get a free CAT scan, highly recommend <3

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jacob Stelken

Always open and running great deals! Brooke is the best!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Jaiden Wallander

I love this place, Brooke is always fantastic!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Meredith Coleman

I’ve been coming to this bar for years and it’s usually a decent experience. Nothing over-the-top, but a good place to grab a drink. That said, my partner and I stopped in last night, ordered two shots and one drink, and closed out pretty quickly, only to find we were automatically gratuitied.
I understand if this is a new policy, but it doesn’t really feel right to add gratuity to such a small tab, especially at a late-night bar where people are just grabbing a quick drink. If that’s the standard now, maybe a heads-up would be appreciated or consider reserving it for larger tabs or groups. Just wanted to give honest feedback from someone who’s supported this place for a long time. We always tip great! Just feels extremely unnecessary.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 2

Victor

What a fun friendly place. I was here for work and I felt welcomed immediately! This is my go to when I’m in Des Moines.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Denisa Topic

Outstanding visit to Tonic Downtown, stylish and welcoming vibe, and the staff were great, attentive, and spot-on!!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

john jennerjohn

Wow! The atmosphere is top notch! Employees were great but the best of all was the owner! NE iowa boy living the life with a great establishment! Hats off to one bad ass bar!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nickole Pugh

Good music. Drink cost a lil high. Younger crowd.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 3

Brianna Holmes

Bartender with the tattoos is very rude and according to what we saw Iowa drinking law does let someone under 21 in a licensed establishment until 10pm. This bartender told us we could finish our drinks before the 1 minor in a group of parents and older adults had to leave. Then 5 minutes later she kicked out our minor very very rudely. Mind you another bartender said we were also good to stay til 10pm but then lied and said she never said that when there was a group of 8 people that witnessed her say it. Regardless even if we were wrong and our minor couldn’t stay the bartender with the glasses and tattoos was extremely rude and needs a refresher on customer service and an attitude adjustment. Very very unprofessional and disgusting.

Atmosphere: 2

Service: 1

Jayci Vos

Hands down my favorite bar in downtown Des Moines. Had their Bloody Mary and Espresso Martini. Both were phenomenal. Also met the owner of the bar. All around great guy. It’s always nice to find a bar that is welcoming to all types of people.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Moses Corvera Mata

I love it here treated like family Ana is my best friend here I give it more then ten stars woooo tonic

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

April Czarnecki

The DJ tonight sucks (aka old man)

Myles Playz

Just disgusting bar they need closed down ASAP

Heather B

Best spot downtown! Anna, Brooke and Kyle always take A+ care of us. They make the best martinis and their staff has the best attitude! Love it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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