Just had chicken cacciatore and the chicken was a piece of rubber but the rest was good.
The food here is good. There were just a couple of things that prevented me from giving a 5 star rating. The bread you get when you first sit down is amazing, in fact we asked for more with our meal. The appetizers were really good with the fried mushrooms and ravioli stealing the show. The meals were good but not great. The food was made correctly and was hot it just came with a lot of onion and red peppers. The flavor was good but we don't like the taste of red pepper which kind of ruined our meal. The chicken on top of our pasta was a little rubbery and didn't have a lot of flavor. We will definitely try this place again but not right away.
First visit on a Saturday evening at around 630. Party of 4, 3 adults and a child. Super short wait- maybe 10 minutes for a table. Space nice and open and clean. The gal that took our drink order quick and friendly and efficient.Here's a breakdown:Appetizers (cheese sticks/shrimp) 10/10Salads 8/10Soup 6/10Drinks 7/10Steak 2/10Fettuccine (adult & child version) 8/10Chicken Picatta 2/10Cake (lemon/carrot) 10/10Service 6/10Atmosphere 6/10Price 5/10The steak was so tough it was hard to chew. The picatta was drowned in lemon sauce in an overpowering way.The cakes were the best things I've had in my life, as was the bang bang shrimp appetizer. House garlic dressing very yummy.They were busy, so that for sure went into our level of service. Portion sizes generous. I felt overpriced, yet I know prices for EVERYTHING have increased. We may try again someday on a week night or for lunch. It was an occasional 'splurge' outing with family, so I am glad we gave a local place a try.
A fantastic Italian style restaurant! The pasta is great, the creamy garlic dressing is very good, & the chocolate cheesecake is incredible. The service is always excellent & the restaurant has a very comfortable feeling. They also offer prime rib on Thursday nights which is as good as any I've had in the Des Moines area
Bread was good. The salad dressing was ok and I should have ordered it on the side, that way I can control how much I put on. Cavatelli was really good. Salad was good as well. Pepper cheese soup is awesome make sure you get it if you go. Staff were very nice and waitress was on it. Didn't have to ask for anything. Chocolate cake was very good with great flavor and moist.
Hidden gem tucked away on the south side of DSM. Both food and service were excellent! A half order of homemade onion rings was more than enough for the 2 of us, we even had extras. We also shared the Cajun chicken and fettuccine dish...the Cajun spice blended well with the creamy fettuccine sauce. We were more than happy with our choices. I would also suggest trying the Pineapple Mule...yum!! We'll be back!
Love this place I tried the baked spaghetti with Alfredo sauce and there salads are on point! Great food and great service!
The staff is polite and friendly. I was disappointed when I opened my onion rings and they were burnt.
I highly recommend Barattas. The menu is outstanding, atmosphere so comfy and fun, and the owners and staff so pleasant and caring. Good times - great food!
Great service and food. Very friendly and wonderful atmosphere.