Trostels Greenbriar Restaurant & Bar Menu

  • Appetizers
  • Soup, Salads and A la Carte
  • Pasta
  • Seafood
  • Steaks and Chops
  • Poultry
  • Twilight Dining
  • Greenbriar Specialties
  • Desserts

Healthy Meal suggestions for Trostels Greenbriar Restaurant & Bar

  • Appetizers
  • Soup, Salads and A la Carte
  • Pasta
  • Seafood
  • Steaks and Chops
  • Poultry
  • Twilight Dining
  • Greenbriar Specialties
  • Desserts

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  • Craig Z.

    Had the Cajun prime rib with a side of brussels. The Brussels were off the hook. The prime rib cut like butter. I have no clue how it is so tender. I also tried the seared tuna. It was awesome too. The staff was friendly and attentive. I'll be back.

    (5)
  • Marion D.

    We ate there the other night and it was just like any other time we have been there. UNBELIEVABLE. We asked for something special and they delivered in an unbelievable way. What a time!!! We all had something different and fantastic. Great folks, but hey, you are in Iowa. I love living in the middle of nowhere. People who care and serve a product that is local or as fresh as possible. Try the pickle appetizer and gunpowder ribeye. WOW.

    (5)
  • Frederic B.

    Old style restaurant, good pork loin and great wine choices. A bit on the pricey side for what you get but well worth trying anyway.

    (4)
  • Shelana L.

    Food is fantastic with unique flavors, economical pricing and great service! They have a meeting room I use frequently for business meetings.

    (5)
  • Amber H.

    You won't be disappointed with Trostels Greenbriar. The menu has a dish for any craving and the food is out of this world. I went this past Saturday around 7 pm. The atmosphere was nice - not too crowded and the wait staff were very friendly. We ordered the mini tacos appetizer off the specials menu, two pasta and chicken dishes, a bottle of wine and two desserts to go. Everything was fantastic. Beyond the yummy food, the thing that sets this restaurant above the rest was the friendly and efficient wait staff. I would recommend this place to people who are willing to spend a little extra money to make date night special.

    (5)
  • Eileen M.

    This place is not my cup of tea. The lighting in the bar area is very bad, and the sound level gets so loud that it's hard for my 90 year old grandfather to hear everyone at the table. Also the wait staff was not great. When I asked the waitress if we could order she replied, "Um I'm not ready at the moment" and walked back to the kitchen. When she came back with out appitetzer of fried calamari, it was overcooked. My entree for the night was a chicken salad that had fruit in it. The grilled chicken was really bland and tasteless. The rest of the salad was not great either. I would not recommend this place.

    (1)
  • Todd B.

    I thought this restaurant was great. We went with a business group and had read that the reviews on Yelp (though there weren't that many) were less than flattering. With that said, I though the Thai Beef Rolls and Mushroom appetizers were great and my Ribeye (medium rare) was fantastic! I would definitely go back to this place, with the only negative being that it was kind of pricey.

    (5)
  • Nic P.

    Was in Des Moines for the second time in almost as many months to try and woo a vendor. He's a good ole boy and doesn't understand the word 'vegetarian' as Iowa has THE best steaks in the whole country. I don't doubt that, but I'm not interested in testing that out. At any rate we come here and try this hot mess of a place out. Hot is an exaggeration and really shouldn't be used anywhere near this train wreck. The first sign that this was a problem was not Yelping first. Bad Nickolle. I saw this after we walked in on time for our reservation and were made to wait for 15 minutes. I can be pretty patient, that wasn't the problem. About five minutes after we walk in a couple walks in and finds out they have to wait for their table too. They head to the bar while we wait, and wait, and wait... Soon we see this couple walk past us and get a table in this packed restaurant (I have no idea how that happened, they must have been having a buy one get one free night). What? My perspective client sees this happen and not being a shrinking violet confronts the hostess. She says 'Oh, sorry, they asked for a booth and it opened up so we gave it to them and they also had the same reservation time (but arrived well AFTER us).' Huh? Okay, well, WE would have taken a booth. They completely ignore us and our demand that we get seated immediately. Another five minutes FINALLY get a seat in this rundown, antiquated wanna be supper club. Ha. Not worth the wait. None of this next part will surprise you. Slow waitress who talks in this obnoxiously high tone of voice as though everything she's telling you is forced and she really doesn't even want to be talking to you. Ask for a vegetarian menu and surprised to get one. I also ask for a call drink along with my client. We get those, but it took right between so glad you remembered and almost too late, forget it. My client orders steak, I can't speak to the quality, but he wasn't impressed. It looked gross to me as it had a Bearnaise sauce smothering it. I order a wedge salad with no bacon or blue cheese, it was okay. I also ordered some kind of gnocchi. I would tell you what it was, but it's not on their online menu and I've forgotten, blessedly. It was sitting in so much grease and was so slimy soft that I thought I would gag. It had ricotta cheese that I couldn't taste. We actually tried to guess what it was, we had to have the menu. On the veg menu it also had an entree of vegetables. It was a small bowl of julienned veggies that was also smothered in oil and priced as a full priced entree. Please see pictures of this grotesque ripoff. Had chocolate creme brulee. It was the most interesting thing I had as I've never tasted anything with that kind of texture before and certainly not in a creme brulee. It had the consistency of heated pudding as it tried to slide off the spoon. Pretty sure creme brulee has a much stickier texture, but maybe were trying something different. Failed. Listen, the reviews this place has are there for a reason: the food is TERRIBLE. The service is so god awful that if they had inspectors for that the place would probably have been shut down years ago. You'd have been luckier playing the lotto than trying to find a nice place for a good meal here. AVOID. AVOID. AVOID. Zero good points.

    (1)
  • Natalie D.

    Great dinner with my mom for a Saturday evening dinner. Was lovely and delicious. We sat in the lounge area. Amazing service. Loved it. Will be back again. And the spice rub is fabs!!

    (4)
  • Jenny C.

    Poor service in the bar as usual. One of the reasons we live next door and do not come here. They somehow forgot the bread with our four course meal...grrrrr. Food can be questionable and unreliable but surprisingly good once in a while. Drinks are usually questionable and not worth your time. I came here for the first time in the spring of 1997 and have watched its downfall :(.

    (2)
  • Avonni H.

    Trostels Greenbriar's staff were very professional and attentive. The atmosphere there does have a somewhat "Happy Birthday Grandma!" feel. I wasn't especially excited by the Brie which had a bizarre before and after taste of refrigerator bitters. I hate that taste and consider myself a cheese enthusiast. I did however enjoy my prime rib it was tender, juicy and flavorful. Order your steak medium if you want medium rare. I guess every chef has there own interpretation of what medium rare is. Medium rare to me means a warm pink center, not freshly slaughtered and sliced. I would go back for another prime rib dinner and let's not forget the bacon wrapped shrimp;) Does bacon really make everything taste better? YES IT DOES.

    (3)
  • Abbie T.

    Definitely not worth the price. While there is plenty of food thrown at you, it is a very "fine dining 1970s style" - both from what comes out of the kitchen and the decor. It's nothing fancy. A steak/potatoes kind of place ... but nothing jumps off the plate and has me hoping to come back. The staff is great, like being served by your aunt or uncle - but in general the quality just isn't up to par with the price. The regulars are older couples... who usually make it out to dinner before 5:30 and everyone seems to be a bit more dressed up than other places in Des Moines. Low lighting makes it hard to comment on cleanliness, but I probably wouldn't want to know.

    (2)
  • Holly J.

    Greenbriar has delicious food. Especially red meat and the havarti shrimp. Great wine selection, knowledgeable and attentive staff, the works. This is not your grandma's restaurant.

    (5)
  • Lim K.

    Looking for an outdoor dining on a Saturday evening we chose to go to this restaurant. There were plenty tables and chairs in the patio area. I noticed some of the tables had rusted spots and there were few different kinds of tables and chairs. The place could use some decorations to make it a little more attractive. As for the food, we ordered wagyu beef, Thai beef rolls, and applewood smoked pork and asparagus pizza. They seem to use some fancy words to describe the dishes; however, the descriptions of the food was better than the taste. The wagyu beef had about five small pieces with some mushrooms. It tasted okay, nothing special. The Thai rolls were rolled like a size of small cigar and tasted very dry. The pizza was also dry and did not have much flavor. After a couple of bites I lost my appetite. We asked the remaining pizza to go. ;

    (2)
  • Seth M.

    The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. The wine list was impressive with a lot of variety and interesting choices. It tasted like the kitchen used fresh and quality ingredients, and were prepared very well. The Wagyu beef appetizer was excellent, and good value. The elk loin was cooked perfeclty med rare, and truffled potatoes were amazing. I will be back again.

    (5)
  • Ed F.

    One of my favorite places to eat in Des Moines, I've never had a bad meal at the Greenbriar. This is a fine dining experience with prices to match. The Iowa Chop I had at my last visit was the best pork chop I ever had! It was lightly seasoned to let the flavor of the meat do all the talking. Nice grilled flavor and oh so juicy. I can't wait to go back again because I'm pretty sure I know what I'm ordering.

    (4)
  • Kris D.

    Went with a group of 9 people over the weekend. The menu is a little boring--it is definitely a steak and potatoes kind of place, with a few other blah dishes thrown on the menu. Our table ordered several appetizers, and they were all phenomenal. Most of the table ordered steaks, because, as previously noted, that's pretty much all they offer. Everyone was happy. I ordered mine medium rare, and feel it came out closer to medium, but I still enjoyed it. My biggest complaint was the service. We had two waitresses covering the table--as in, one waitress took half of the order, and then another took over for the other half of the table. It was a little odd. I mean, one waitress should be able to handle a table of 9. Yet, despite having double the help, our service was really slow. It took at least 20 minutes to receive any drink we ordered. And the waitresses forgot several of our requests through the meal such as more water, steak sauce, etc. All in all, I'd give the place 4 stars for quality of food, 3 stars for service, and 2 stars for menu selection.

    (3)
  • James Z.

    It's ok. The fact that at 6pm Saturday the place was only half full should say something. It was really pricey for what we got. There's so many more good places, I won't go back. I do have to sat the waitress was great.

    (3)
  • Cat F.

    Have been there twice now,both times in the evening. We haven't been disappointed yet.They have a good selection of entrees and drinks. From the Filet and prime rib to the seafood dishes.They have always been prepared to my liking. The service has been great each time as well. One of the owners stopped by our table to see if the Filet was prepared properly.I told him it was,he seemed like he actually cared. To me that is comforting. The wedge salad with Maytag Blue cheese is Killer. Did I mention they have a great drink selection?

    (4)
  • Emily T.

    This place is an absolute must to go for an amazing steak in Iowa. Hands down the best prime rib you will find in the area. Always cooked to perfection, melts in your mouth and flavorfully devine. We started coming here a few years ago after receiving a gift card and have been coming back since. Our tradition is dining here on valentine's day because of the dim lighted romantic dining feel but also because of the 4 ladies that go around the restaurant serading the diners, it's a wonderful touch. We have noticed some pricing changes over the years, specifically with the steaks, they are fairly priced against competitors, however, you now have to pay a la carte prices for any side you want which seems to be the trend with higher end steak places. We tend to dine here as a special occasion place, but they do have a lot of menu items with a range of prices and we talk about trying those menu items for non occasion type events and just haven't because the prime rib is so dang amazing, it's hard to come here and not have it.

    (4)
  • Curtis D.

    I was very pleased with our experience. I enjoyed the "gunpowder crusted" steak. I don't know why they call it that but it was a generous portion, quite tender, and delicious. I iedered medium and it was closer to rare...that didn't affect my experience but keep in mind when ordering. My lady haf campanelle pasta and was very pleased. This reminds me of supper clubs of bygone days in a refreshing way. Dim lights, great service, and few distractions.

    (4)
  • Roz S.

    What a terrible disappointment. I expected this place to be of similar quality to Trostel's Dish, but with entrees instead of tapas-type dishes and (per the website) a more conservative menu. Certainly the price would imply some level of quality should be expected. I was in for a surprise. Trostel's Greenbriar is the kind of place you take your grandma to on her birthday. The menu is unexciting, the food predictable, and nobody else in the place is under 60. Our dishes ranged from good (steak) to bland (blackened chicken pasta) to just cooked wrong (shrimp and risotto special). The 'avocado risotto' with the special was undercooked and slightly gritty, and the shrimp overcooked, tough, and tiny. I wouldn't have been too disappointed if I had been at some big chain place, but for a supposedly fine restaurant and a $20 entree, I expected better. On the bright side, the service was exceptional. Our waitress was attentive and sweet, and accommodated our requests cheerfully. Overall, though, it was an incredibly disappointing experience. I won't be visiting the Greenbriar again.

    (2)

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Opening Hours

  • Mon :11:30 am - 2:00pm

Specialities

  • Takes Reservations : Yes
    Delivery : No
    Take-out : Yes
    Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
    Good For : Dinner
    Parking : Private Lot
    Bike Parking : Yes
    Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
    Good for Kids : No
    Good for Groups : Yes
    Attire : Casual
    Ambience : Romantic
    Noise Level : Average
    Alcohol : Full Bar
    Outdoor Seating : Yes
    Wi-Fi : No
    Has TV : Yes
    Waiter Service : Yes
    Caters : Yes

Trostels Greenbriar Restaurant & Bar

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