Urban Cellar - Wine Bar, Grille, And Market

640 S 50th St Suite #2110, West Des Moines
(515) 226-3230

Recent Reviews

Cari Jacobsen

Always happy with the Chicken Verde soup, as well as happy hour. Joey was a great server.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

John Miller

Been there a few times. I thought the Philly Cheesesteak was just okay, but the Honey brined fried chicken is hard to beat.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Marvin Azzopardi

Incredible Blood Mary’s and Breakfast!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jim Veatch

Stopped in for lunch. My first time at this restaurant. Waited up front for several minutes before I found someone at the bar to seat us. Service was very slow. Server brought me the wrong drink and then argued that I had ordered which I had not. She did return with the correct drink but also with an attitude. Having had enough of her rudeness, I paid the tab and went down the street which I was treated as a customer and enjoyed our lunch!

Service: 1

Chad Alley

Love the chicken and

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kimberly Kerr

Recently stopped in for Happy Hour and was surprised that the house wine was Canyon Ranch. I expected a more unique selection since a wine market is located at the entrance. Very dark but it is called a cellar.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cellar Grilled Salmon Salad

Kathie Miller

Had dinner with a coworker here and I can't say enough good things about it. The atmosphere was great, the service was fast and attentive, and the food....we had the Mama's meatballs and Margherita pizza, and OMG they were both fantastic. We were there for happy hour and our food was half price with a decent selection of other half price items. I may have to get an order of those meatballs to go before next week when I head back to MD.Highly recommend this restaurant!!!!Lol, yes I took a bit of the meatballs before I took the picture. And my friend really enjoyed the house wine, said it was very good. She had the house red.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Margherita Pizza

Cherrell B

Seating was quick. Service was very slow. Cucumbers in our salad were frozen. The creamy couscous was very oily not creamy. Salmon was decent. Pecan crusted chicken was decent. Nice atmosphere. Prefer experience of Urban Grill over Urban Cellar.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 2

Kathy W.

Swing by traveling thru. meat and cheese board is awesome - consider changing up bread for thinner pieces or crackers or crostini to enjoy all of the cool items in board. Hard to eat. Service okay - tad slow.

Garry H

Very good pricing on the wine list. The wine manager is very knowledgeable. Mama's meatballs is a great appetizer. The pork chop was good. My wife had the salmon special which was good.

Trish Nadolsky

Did the Bubbles & Brunch event. I highly recommend any of these events by Urban Cellar. Kyle is a master of wines and the chefs always rise to the occasion with delicious dishes to pair with the wines. 10 outta 10, would highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Audrey Klunenberg

Great happy hour. We both had old fashioned's and they were nice and sweet. For apps we got the fried zucchini and Margherita pizza. Tried the candy bar pie and some wine too. I would love to come back on a Monday for their sixty dollar couples special!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Candy Bar Pie, Margherita Pizza

Monty D.

What a warm, inviting classy place (see my inside pics). The 4 of us went there for lunch and were able to have a very enjoyable lunch and conversation without being rushed or talked over by others. Our waiter was quick and attentive.We started with the Onion Strings, see my pic. There was ample for the 4 of us. As you can see in my pic, they were deep fried and very crispy. The strings of onions were just as named - battered thin lengths of mild onions. The side sauce is mayo based and thinly flavored (you may want to request an alternative). Their Classic Burger was on point. I ordered it medium rare and it came out perfectly. While the bun was light and airy, it held together to the last bite. I'd add a bit more salt to enhance the flavoring. The side sweet potato fries was addictive. In the foreground was a side of dipping honey for the fries - this hit the mark for me. We also had the Salmon BLT. As you can see in my pic, the Salmon fills the whole sandwich. It was cooked just right and was still moist. The bacon added the right amount of saltiness and the garlic aioli added flavor. The Brussel sprouts were cooked well and the grilled, smoky flavor came through. As a heads up, we found the Cavatelli to have quite a bit of heat to it. We ordered and took out desserts home, so the pics terribly under represented how good they were. Even a long car ride home and many hours later we really enjoyed the Chocolate Cake and Crème Brule.We look forward to our next visit.

Sunshine VandeBerg

If I could give this place a zero, I would. It wasfairly empty when we went to eat last night.The hostess didn't ask where we wanted to sit,stead left us standing in the entryway. Why thetables weren't clean on a slow night is beyondme? The bathrooms open to the bar which isstrange. Our server was very slow. My saladwas inedible as the lettuce was so wilted Iwould have thrown it away if it was in myfridge. The seabass was hard and veryovercooked and dry. The tuna tartare lookedlike it had been run through a blender andsmelled off. As tuna tartare is one of myfavorite meals, I have eaten it in lots ofrestaurants and this was by far the absoluteWorst. For a $63 dinner, which didn't even getto eat, - will not be trying this place again, Verydisappointing.If I could give this place a zero, I would. It wasfairly empty when we went to eat last night.The hostess didn't ask where we wanted to sit,stead left us standing in the entryway. Why thetables weren't clean on a slow night is beyondme? The bathrooms open to the bar which isstrange. Our server was very slow. My saladwas inedible as the lettuce was so wilted Iwould have thrown it away if it was in myfridge. The seabass was hard and veryovercooked and dry. The tuna tartare lookedlike it had been run through a blender andsmelled off. As tuna tartare is one of myfavorite meals, I have eaten it in lots ofrestaurants and this was by far the absoluteWorst. For a $63 dinner, which didn't even getto eat, - will not be trying this place again, Verydisappointing.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

R G.

We always enjoy coming here. Good food. Typically fast and friendly servers. Decent but not too large dinner portions. Sometimes noisy but mostly able to converse well in a booth.

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Urban Cellar - Wine Bar, Grille, And Market

640 S 50th St Suite #2110, West Des Moines, IA 50265
(515) 226-3230