The Drift (Winterset, IA) Review

4.5* (out of 5)

Food: 5*

Atmosphere: 4*

Value: 4*

Service: 5*

10/05/2023 The Drift (515) 462-1178

A great stop for a lively atmosphere, friendly small-town service, great food and a good tap beer selection just outside the Des Moines metro area. We got our chance for a return visit – and this time we did get to try one of their desserts! Our last visit was almost 2 years ago during the Bridge Festival and we enjoyed it enough to recommend it for dinner while in town with our neighbors. Lori took excellent care of us and had great recommendations – when you go, be sure to say ‘Hi’ to Lori from The Food and Drink Guy!

We started off with a flight of beers (see picture) and a Strawberry Basil Smash (see picture) – which were both very enjoyable. For our dinner, my wife ordered the Grown-Up Grilled Cheese (see picture) and I ordered the Reuben (see picture) based on Lori’s recommendation. Our neighbor ordered the Italian Sausage Flatbread (see picture). As is our regular custom, we shared tastes of each others orders so we could all experience multiple offerings. We found all of them to be very good and would highly recommend them.

If you follow my posts, you know I LOVE desserts, so possibly the highlight of the meal was the German Apple Cake (see picture) that we ordered to share. It was very good – you probably don’t want to leave without trying a piece yourself!

10/18/2021

Food: 4*

Atmosphere: 4*

Value: 4*

Service: 3*

Stopped for a beer during the Bridge Festival and then stopped for dinner before driving home. The beer selection was great and we really enjoyed the food at the end of the day. My wife ordered the Epic Nachos and I ordered the Reuben (see pictures of each) and both were very good.

The desserts also looked delicious but we were so full, we had to defer for a future visit…

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