Reviews for Gastro Grub & Pub in Waukee, IA
Awesome restaurant! The drinks are amazing, the bartenders even whipped up a drink that wasn’t on the menu. The wagyu burger... was incredible. Read more
1st of all, we sat at the bar & the bartender was excellent. Very knowledgeable about all the drinks & friendly. The Brussels... sprouts were great. Very disappointed about no ‘happy hour’ since Covid. Of course, I read the reviews saying how great HHwas & there was even an icon at the bottom of the online menu of a happy hour drink. I’m recommending Gastro Grub & Pub bringit back, I think it’d be great for business + also update website & reviews. Read more
This is a great place for excellent food and some great beer options. Very unique for the greater Des Moines area to have over... 80 beers from across the nation available in cans or bottles! So fun to sample these unique bees that you couldn't.othetwisefind in Iowa! My wife and I ordered a Cobb salad and side of brussel sprouts and couldn't eat it all! Don't miss it! Read more
We came in late on a Friday evening. We were seated right away as there weren’t a lot of people. Our waitress was very... friendly and made sure we were well taken care of. The music was a little loud and a lot of the beer options were in cans, butit was a nice space. The food was really good. The brussel sprouts appetizer was delicious. Tart with the bacon balsamicvinaigrette, but balanced out with the saltiness of the pork pieces. We split the short rib grilled cheese and it was fantastic.The bread was crispy on the outside and the meat, onion and cheese melted in your mouth. The touch of arugula was a nicefreshness. It was the first real fall evening, so we got the roasted squash soup as our side. Yum. Creamy and delicious. Thecornbread croutons added such a nice spice and the pepitas a nice little crunch. We don’t get out to Waukee much, but I wouldcome again if I was in the area. Read more
We were in town from Kansas City visiting family and had dinner. The food was awesome and we cannot think of a place back home... that’s even remotely close to Gastro Grub & Pub! The menu is great and I feel like the place overall is very inclusive to allappetites! Really enjoyed everything we had. Our apps were the fried babybels, and the steak deburgo poutine which were bothamazing! Two of us got the bacon jam burger and the other got the short rib grilled cheese which were all amazing! My husbandgot the new fashioned which he really loved and I got a non alcohol pineapple cherry spritz! I really loved that they had nonalcoholic options other than just soft drinks. Our waitress was awesome!! We loved that you could see the kitchen from where wewere seated, when business started to pick up it was really cool to see the kitchen buzzing and working together to pump out thefood fast! We will definitely visit again when we come back to town! Read more
Disappointing. Service was slow and our waitress seemed to be the only one really working. There was no Thanksgiving poutine... which is the reason we chose to eat here. The fried chicken sandwich and the bun were burnt and almost inedible. French frieswere average, child's plate was just a great chunk of plain grilled chicken, although the asparagus with it was yummy. Turkeypot pie soup with biscuit topping was delicious as was the dessert, pumpkin roll & cookie spoons, topped by praline caramel icecream with dates. The latter being out of this world! Lavendar lemonade cocktail was smooth and flavorful and Barq's root beeris always great! The take home steak poutine was okay, but we've had better in different places. Read more
I was not expecting the food to be as good as it was at this restaurant. We ordered a lot of appetizers and a couple of entrees... as well just to try a bunch of different things. The mac and cheese was amazing. The poutine was unbelievable. The french friestasted amazing by themselves, and then there were different dipping sauces - pesto and sriracha - which took it to anotherlevel. When we have friends and family come in from out of town to visit we will definitely be taking them to Gastro. I highlyrecommend this restaurant. The service was also excellent. Any questions we had about any of the food items they explained verywell. We were very pleasantly surprised and will definitely visit again. Read more
Fun, eclectic good and bar menu. As I understand it, almost everything is homemade (even the ice cream). Brussel appetizer is a... winner, as are the salads, burgers and chicken sandwich. Probably has the best quality draft beer selection in the area, alwaysnew and unusual rotation on tap. Read more