Spaghetti Works - Des Moines

This was a cute Italian diner type of experience. It's in a great location with a lot happening. The service was a little inconsistent between employees. They have a small salad bar, which was oddly almost too dark to see anything. We ordered their gluten free options. The food was good, but left something to be desired in presentation.

Walked in on a whim. Planning to go to another restaurant near here, but I'm glad I went to Spaghetti Works instead. I was not familiar with many of there sauses so decided to get the sampler. It was fabulous. There were a couple sauses I was not as fond of, but there were surprises too. I am not a big seafood person, but the SPICY red clam sauce was amazing. And try actually mean spicy. The beer cheese an chili were both good and completely new experiences for me. If you are undecided on more than a couple of them, give it a try ... On and it's A LOT of food. Additionally I started with their salad bar, basic lettuce and some fun toppings, plus a wide variety of dressings. I'm sure I could have made a meal of it if I had tried. And the people, although they were short staffed, the staff was still wonderful and made my experience even better. I believe Jada was my servers name and she was extremely helpful.

Food good. Atmosphere good. People good. Salad bar good. They have plenty of variety and can basically get any pasta dish any way you want it. Kids pizza was delicious and melty (6yo description not mine)

I am absolutely in love! The food is so amazing, and it was surprisingly cheap with how well their quality was. I got the build your own pasta where you get free refills on your pasta, and it was only $11 per person! The food was absolutely amazing, as was the salad bar. Their desert tasted good too, though they don't have many options for it. I really enjoyed the vibe overall of this place, it felt cozy and not overcrowded, even though I was there when they were very busy. The servers were nice and we got our food very quickly. I'm in love and I will definitely go again soon!

Spaghetti works is one of my favorite places to eat whenever I am in the Des Moines area. It 's in the middle of downtown in the perfect place. If you stay in the downtown area, you must try this gem. They have an awesome salad bar. You can load up on greens and then they have the best 'junk ' to add to your salad. Then once you are done with all the salad comes the garlic bread and pasta! When I say pasta, I mean Loooord Jeeeeeesus. They have so much pasta to choose from. Gluten free, whole grain, normal pasta etc. Then to top it off they have 12 different Sauces to choose from. You can even mix and match them to your liking! Meat, beer cheese, pesto, Alfredo and many more. Best thing is. . .they are kid friendly. Please take a moment and try this divine place! If you like pasta. . . It 's well worth the visit.