The New Northwestern Cocktail & Wine Bar — Restaurant in Des Moines

Not a great experience at the New Northwestern yesterday :( Our group of six was seated (four of us ordered and got our drinks, two were waiting for the bartender to come back to our table) - and then a wedding party of 25-30 walked in. I believe they were supposed to be seated in the lobby area (tables clearly set up for a group); however after a few minutes, the entire wedding party came into the bar area for their cocktails. Two bartenders and one server focused entirely on getting cocktails to the wedding party. And then they made shots for the wedding party. We waited 25 minutes and then my husband asked for our check, which we got ten minutes later. Two other small parties left, and our group did too. We went to the Beechwood for...

My wife and I visited The New Northwestern last night. We had a GREAT experience!!!!! I am a gin drinker and was super excited to try the gin flights. Duke the bartender was extremely knowledgeable when in came to the flights. I ended up doing a flight and a couple other cocktails. Every drink I had was fantastic.

The tapas tasted wonderful. All the staff were friendly and attentive to the customers. There was live music as well. All in all it was a really great experience for a date night with the wife. We will definitely...

Usually enjoy this place and spend a fair amount on my company events. Today I was asked to leave because of a “private event” in a rude manner. #1) If you need the money for your business and accept renting out your space for corporate events, they should be done during non-posted business hours.. so that people that drive to spend money at your establishment don’t do it for nothing #2) Hire friendlier employees that aren’t rude to some of your most loyal and profitable customers. My company, including myself, will not...