Django

1420 Locust St, Des Moines - 50309
510 reviews
French Burgers
(515) 288-0268

10/10. Fantastic dining experience. Had a three course meal, and all three courses were special. Prices were on par with similar fine dining restaurants around town. The pork chop was amazing, and I would have gladly paid $50 for it.

We had a nice meal at Django, pork was so tender and amazing. Although both tables for two by the window were empty when we arrived (and they remained empty though out our almost 1h and 40 min visit) hostess said we could not seat there. Well, we were at the restaurant and clearly no reservations so I thought she lacked a bit flexibility and customer focus. But other than that, all was good.

Delicious food, nice staff, good atmosphere. Waitress forgot to get us one of our drinks so she comped a dessert for us; that made us feel valued. Could be argued portion sizes are slightly too small given the price. Still will be going back to try some more food though!

I had enjoyed the food and ambience at Django many times in the last 10 years both for business and family visits. But after not visiting this place since the pandemic we decided to try it on it’s new location for my daughter’s 15th birthday about a month ago. What an expensive disappointment. Bill was about $180 and we hated all the food. We had to ask for three dishes to be sent back because they were raw. The dough was raw and swimming in oil in one, a burger was bleeding raw red all over the buns in a second, (can’t remember details of the third plate), the 4th plate was a piece of flavorless chicken breast with a salad tossed from a supermarket pre washed bag. It was early April and they had the AC on full blast. We were freezing the whole time even though our hostess and waitress did their best to raise the temperature. The waitress also agreed that the food was coming raw and sent it back to the kitchen only to come back with a lot more grease in it. Not even a shade of what this restaurant used to be. What a pity, a sad memory for my daughters birthday.

Visited Iowa in Oct.2021. We were trying new cuisine and was led to this place. The outer and inner appearance of the restaurant was hip and cool, and classy. When you walk inside, you are greeted with happy and smiling faces. The first floor gave me the mellow, contemporary, younger crowd, but still classy. On the second floor (is where we were) it’s very elegant and fancy. The table settings were beautiful. We have never had French cuisine before, so we had to ask a lot of questions about everything. The waitress was polite, attentive, and knowledgeable. She made us feel like we were the only people in the room. Ok.. we ordered poutine and an additional French fries cooked with duck fat.The poutine was good. It had just the amount of everything and those combined flavors were there. The fries though…the were ok. We could not tell any difference between regular fries and those cooked with duck fat. We visited a restaurant in L.A. that had delicious fries, we naturally wanted to compare, but the other place won that race.The duck confit had and excellent presentation and the duck was not tuff and very flavorful. It also microwaved well the next day. This place is not very kid friendly. The menu was limited in options for children( well at least my child.) The space is not very disabled friendly. I have mobility problems and it was difficult to walk up and down the small curvy steps. Overall I give it a 4/5.

Perfect circumstance, Perfect dishes, and Perfect server. Those three combo are matched with my favor. I strongly recommend this place for your special celebration. The only thing I want to suggest is to warm each plate before they serve. I ordered s Django Bar stake, which was awesome, but the plate was not hot so the dish became cold swiftly. Anyhow, despite of the temperature of the plate, I was satisified with the food, services, and circumstance of this place. Great! Thank you for making memorable experience.

We booked the private room for our intimate after-wedding dinner and they went above and beyond. They accommodated our large party, allowed us to bring our own decorations and set them up how we requested and let us play our own music. The food was incredible and the menu had something for everyone. Our server put up with the noise and busyness of the large group and was incredibly polite and helpful. It was a great experience and we would definitely recommend.

We love this place and stop in for happy hour whenever we can!

We love this place and stop in for happy hour whenever we can!

We love this place and stop in for happy hour whenever we can!