Best Restaurants for Special Occasions in Iowa

We drive every year from Iowa City to 801 for our anniversary dinner. No better place to celebrate! Best food atmosphere and service!

Too loud and being seated next to the door and being blasted with cold air everytime the door was opened was no fun. Most likely not coming back.

The calamari and shrimp appetizer was a delightful surprise of flavors and prepared well. 8 oz filet steak was perfectly cooked, tender and richly flavorful. Nice Malbec to match. Service ensured we were attended to regularly and took time to spare some fun to share a bit about the restaurant history and the foods.

It was our first time atEatery A. We were greeted warmly and showed our seat immediately everyone was very friendly and kind and our waitress. Izzy, greated us within a minute of being seated and served us water immediately. She was attentive cleared the plates. Every time she came by the experience was a 10 out of 10 thank you.

Alba consistently delivers a high quality dining experience. Des Moines best restaurant in my book. Really excellent food! The only thing I don’t love is all the hard surfaces makes it loud when it’s busy.