Baratta's Restaurant and Catering 2320 South Union Street, Des Moines, IA 50315

"Absolutely exceptional, amazing food amazing service amazing atmosphere. It's a classic restaurant feel that delivers delicious food and amazing service. My only regret is not taking photos of everything we try."

"We had the Chicken Carbonara and the Capacolla Sandwich with fries. Came with a couple pieces of bread when we first sat down. Nice pre-snack. The Chicken Carbonara came with a choice of soup or salad. I opted for the salad. Good price for 2 meals, 1 beer and 1 rum/coke."

"We went here for dinner, and I have to say that I was a little disappointed. The food here is pretty pricey, and so I was really hoping for it to be very good. I started with the pepper cheese soup, which came with my meal. I'd expected a cheese soup with a little pepper flavor, but they had far too much pepper in it, and it was all I could taste, really. This even impacted my actual meal, as the flavor of the pepper lingered. I got the steak de burgo, and while it was cooked to the doneness I like, and the sauce was quite good, the first half of it was a bit ruined by the fact that I could still really only taste pepper on my tongue because of the soup. I also got this with a pasta side, and the sauce tasted like something that was store-bought, which was okay but definitely not the quality I'd expected. My wife got the chicken pesto pasta, and she said it was good, though I didn't try it. I would like to recommend this place, but it's honestly difficult to say how good the food is from my perspective due to the soup causing so much of an issue for me."

"First off this is truly a diamond in the rough. This is a destination restaurant in the middle of a neighborhood. It’s worth it. The atmosphere is simple and is very family friendly. Patrons were wearing everything from jeans and t-shirts to dress clothes. Service was fast and friendly. The food was all excellent and the drinks were also well made. Be careful the drink prices are a bit high, they will double your bill in a hurry. What a great place to celebrate mom’s 80th birthday."

"The food here is good. There were just a couple of things that prevented me from giving a 5 star rating. The bread you get when you first sit down is amazing, in fact we asked for more with our meal. The appetizers were really good with the fried mushrooms and ravioli stealing the show. The meals were good but not great. The food was made correctly and was hot it just came with a lot of onion and red peppers. The flavor was good but we don't like the taste of red pepper which kind of ruined our meal. The chicken on top of our pasta was a little rubbery and didn't have a lot of flavor. We will definitely try this place again but not right away."