Despite the weather getting colder, the Des Moines restaurant news just keeps coming. Here is the latest news from the Des Moines restaurant scene.
Proof has suspended its lunch service for the winter. Management at the Western Gateway Mediterranean restaurant stated that most of their lunch menu favorites will be available on the dinner menu and that they will be focusing in on their fine dining experience. Here is what they posted on their Facebook page regarding the change:
We are suspending lunch service for the winter, although most of your midday favorites will be available at dinner. The space will be available for private events during the day. We have decided to close lunch for the winter to really focus on our craft: fresh, playful and modern take on Mediterranean Cuisine. Proof’s mission to make fine dining food interactive, approachable, affordable, and a lot of fun will be in full throttle. Proof’s culinary team has worked under extraordinary chefs in amazing restaurants. They helped us fall in love with food, with eating, [and] with creating the perfect bite. But most of these restaurants are out of reach for people like our friends, our families, and us; they are seeming too hard to get into, too expensive, or too intimidating. Our mission [is] to create an inviting space where progressive culinary experience [is] accessible to anyone who wants it.
This week the Riverwalk Hub also announced that they would be scaling back their hours for the winter. The Hub made the announcement via their Facebook account on Monday:
Hello Hub Patrons! As of today, Monday, November 4th, we will be reducing business hours as followed:
Monday: 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Thursday: 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday: 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.These hours will continue to run through the beginning of April 2014. Private/special events will be available during and after business hours. Please contact privateclientcatering@gmail.com for any information and/or inquiries. Freshly brewed Zanzibar's coffee and espresso beverages will be served daily from open to close, along with our French pastries. Lunch will continue to be served at 11a.m. every day Monday through Sunday. Homemade soup will be offered during this cold season, along with our French baguettes, salads, pastries, cheese plates, and all coffee products. Our Iowa-crafted beers and California wine selections will also be offered daily from open to close. We will be serving cocktails in the evening too, so come on in before your Civic Center show or a night out downtown and have a beverage or two.
The Home Plate Diner announced earlier this week on KCWI 23's morning show "Great Day" that they will offer free breakfast or a free lunch sandwich to all veterans on Veteran's Day at both of their Des Moines restaurants. Check out the nearby video for all the details.
The Big Steer in Altoona has brought back their Sunday brunch. The restaurant has offered breakfast (usually just for holidays) and lunch at times in the past, but this time, the move is designed to be semi-permanent. The Altoona steakhouse started offering brunch on Sunday from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. in September and has recently decided to stick with it long-term. The Sunday brunch menu includes their entire dinner menu with the addition of items like Crème Brûlée French Toast, Steak and Eggs, Chicken Fried Steak, and Biscuits and Gravy.
Finally, Sbrocco Wine Bar & Restaurant is back in the news for two reasons. The Court Avenue establishment was named to Open Table's "Top 100 Restaurants with the Most Notable Wine Lists". Sbrocco was the only Iowa restaurant to make the list. Sbrocco also announced recently that they will hold their annual Holiday Wine Show on November 16 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For $10, you will be able to taste more than 70 wines. The restaurant will also announce details on their 2014 wine club at the event. The wine club members will get a number of discounts and benefits throughout 2014.
