Hy-Vee Market Grille — Restaurant in Ames

Service and quality of food has gone down over past 6 months. There is minimal waitress service and you place order near entrance, pick up your own drinks and then hope your food arrives hot and in less than 15 min. If you want a beer or wine or mixed drink, you can order at bar and take to your table. There is a very good Happy Hour from 4 - 6 pm with $2 draft beer and half price apps. There is a nice salad bar for $5 after 5 pm and Chinese food and pizza are available. HyVee will give you a lot of food but the quality and dinner choices and service are...

I regret eating here every time I do. Tried Market Grille a handful of times and I wont be going back. My orders are consistently made incorrectly, the food quality is mediocre at best. This place is presented like a restaurant but you would be pressed to find a better experience here, than you would expect at a hospital cafeteria. I was even served moldy fruit, and found more than one hair in my food. Talk about a plethora of health code violations right in the...

Something is nearly always forgotten. Sunday brunch is a big disappointment. Go to the one in Ankeny. It's fantastic. After several months, we decided to give the Ames location another chance. Big mistake. Several dirty dishes (most of the dishes we picked up had hard, crusted on food), hard French toast, soggy waffles, and various hard, dried out foods in the warmers. We can't understand how this location is so incredibly different from...