Star Bar

“Amazing food, drinks and service for any meal at a good price!”

Nathan Erickson★★★★★

I’ve been a Star Bar patron for over a decade. From a location for seemingly every group happy hour, political get to know ya, or just because social time, it’s been here. It’s not the destination for nearly as many group events, but it still rocks for a laid back, casual evening with friends. The bathrooms are clean, the taps rotate with the season, and the food is consistently good. The only 2 downsides I’ve found are: - they used to host far more small musical acts. that’s gone by the way side. I’m unsure if whoever booked/managed lost interest or small bands don’t want to play here, but

Randy Ward★★★★★

They used to have bands here but now I think they're embracing the neighborhood bar persona. I really think it's the best non Irish bar pints of Guinness in Des Moines. Food is always good there. seems to be an older crowd there usually. Also i once had a gin martini there that was out of this world!

Debra Doerr★★

Since we did not plan ahead, we couldn't find a reservation on Valentine's Day. We decided to go out on the 13th instead. We saw that the Star Bar had a Valentine's Prix Fixe menu, so I called to make a reservation. We should have turned around when we walked in at 7:30 (prime dining time) to find a sea of empty tables. I think I was the only person that actually made a reservation. My husband had the Surf and Turf from the prix fixe menu, and I ordered the parmesan steak medallions off of the regular menu. I ordered my steak medium rare and my husband ordered his ribeye the same way. What w

Sara Skarsgard★★★★★

Star bar is a gorgeous local dsm spot I'd highly recommend! You walk in and the ambience is beautiful, and the furniture was sparkling it looked so clean. They have beautiful art all over and the bathrooms were clean as well. We stopped in for apps and a couple drinks and we weren't disappointed! We got the Buffalo chicken wings with ranch and the pork dumplings. I'd highly recommend both, so delicious!! Probably the best pork dumplings I've ever had! Our bartender Jill made amazing drinks and is super friendly and welcoming! She made us lemon drops, a mandarin martini and a blackberry lemon d