Lucca - Des Moines

Lucca (Thu, 03/24) The Dinner Club is working our way through our looooong list of places we want to attend.  And, most all of us were first timers on Thursday night.  Steve, the owner, assured our experience was incredible.  A personal introduction,wine recommendations, and a complementary cabernet for our club to (thoroughly) enjoy! You choose from their selection, yourfirst three courses (salad, pasta, protein) then enjoy a dessert plate with portions of each selection.  Robert, our server,was patient with our quickly sidetracked group.  He was prompt, patient, and quick to refill our bread! Let 's dig into thefood!  No complaints with our first course as the various salads were dressed proportionately and delicious.  The secondcourse?  This is where we may have been a little loud as we exclaimed our excitement with our personal selection.  And, wepassed our dishes around for everyone to try.  Gnocchi, rigatoni, etc.:  perfectly prepared, cheesy, well seasoned...I couldgo on and on! I believe we covered every option in the fourth course, and in the words of Janice from Friends:  Oh.  My. God!   I can personally attest to the ribeye, scallops, chicken parmesan, and salmon.  I 'm hesitant with scallops as I findthem cooked poorly and/or tasting far too 'fishy '.  You won 't find me saying any of that because they were incredible. Theportions are perfect.   We only had one club member ask for a box and we are all still judging her for not cleaning her platelike we all did with each course. The only constructive feedback is the final course:  dolci.  We had a cookie, gelatin,flour less brownie, and palette cleanser.  The cookie was across the board approved, but after that the reviews were mixed andwe traded like we had pogs in junior high.  I believe there is an opportunity to elevate the dessert selection to meet thelevel of the rest of the course and, perhaps showcase local dessert businesses with their amazing selections.  The palettecleanser

Beautiful relaxing culinary experience. Food was wonderful and wine devine.

Amazing pasta! Two times I have gone now during lunch to order the Salmon pasta. It's only $13 which I believe is a great deal. The food came out in 5 to 10 min it was so quick. Staff has always been friendly. I took two friends here and they both loved it as well! Environment is super cute. I love the architecture of the building as well. Couldn't recommend this place more for a good lunch or cute date.

Amazing service, courteous staff and great food! Scallops were so delicious. Not one bad thing to say about our first time experience here

Fantastic service, very friendly staff! Food is perfect with right amount of portions, you don't leave feeling stuffed. Ambience is relaxing for dinner with family or a romantic date. Will visit again!