Smash Park Des Moines

We went Smash Park for my birthday and had SO much fun playing pickle ball!! This place has all kinds of games and things to do! Huge games, arcade games, inside games, outside, bouchée ball, yard shuffleboard, corn hole and I’m sure we didn’t even see everything. The menu was really fun and yummy. The drinks we got were really good too, unfortunately the service was not great. We ordered a round of drinks, and our food, our waitress never came back. We arrived 2 hours before our pickle ball court reservation. When our food arrived, we asked the guy who brought it if we could get a refill, he never came back. Then a bus boy was clearing a table next to us, we asked him if we could have napkins, he said yes, but also never came back. Finally our waitress came to the table next to us, we asked her if we could all get refills and napkins she said yes, but also never came back. By the time our pickleball reservation rolled around we still hadn’t gotten refills or napkins so that’s a bummer, we would’ve liked to try a couple more of their special cocktails and dessert. We had the wings, freitobowl, Caribbean shrimp bowl and sheet ton of nachos, all of which were good. However, we had SO much fun playing the games, we will still come back and try it again. We ended up asking someone near the door to get our check since we never got it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Sheet Ton Nachos

Would love to see Elf trivia!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Tater Tots

Great space, good enough bar food, great service from Kam while the place was jammed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Cheese Curds, Sheet Ton Nachos

Great bartender Kam. Had a blast

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

If you come sit at the bar, Kam was amazing!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Wings

My family and I recently stopped at Smash Park in Des Moines on a whim for some family fun and food. The atmosphere was laid back and our kids thoroughly enjoyed the outdoor pickle ball courts and the arcade. Food, dessert and drinks were all crowd pleasers! And to go completely over the top, we left our blanket outside and Jerry answered my phone call, went outside to retrieve it from the bench where I left it, and mailed it back to me free of charge. In a world where kindness and customer support are harder and harder to come by, Jerry and Smash Park get a 10/10 from this family!!!

They have something for everyone - awesome service, atmosphere and events!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Great place to hang with kids in between sporting games!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Was told to go there by a relative and had a terrible experience. We all came from over 2 hours away and got there to be completely ignored by staff, our table was just taken by others and our stuff was taken or used. We waited over an hour and a half to be seen by another waitress and she didn't help us what so ever. After the first half hour of waiting I finally got annoyed and got our own drinks from the bar. We asked for water mostly and couldn't even get that. Never got asked if we wanted food. Don't waste your time there.

The food has gone way downhill with their latest menu change. I used to eat there all the time. Staff is very friendly. Drinks are expensive.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Would love New Girl

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

We need more Disney trivia and Pixar movies trivia

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Wings

Food, atmosphere, and everything was great. Kids running around and screaming without any rules.. ruined it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The garlic fries were very small and a lot of money. Everything is barbecued on the menu and they need to change it up. The old-fashioned was very good. The specialty drink for the night the Chris-Mossa was good.

Parking: Nnnnn

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Tater Tots

I love the events and the people here. Name that tune and Bachelor watch parties are my favorite events they put on!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Nachos