Tuscany at Des Moines Creek

This place used to be phenomenal. I know that it is really difficult to keep good staff so I'm trying to keep that in mind, but I don't know what's happened. Rarely if ever is the restaurant busy anymore except for maybe on Sundays or holidays.The bakery was superb and perfect and lately the pies and even the breads don't taste the same. The last time we had the bread it was doughy and raw in the middle.The breakfasts are okay but nobody seems to know how to cook eggs properly. Every time I've ordered them they come out wrong. Decent prices though and their pancakes are good. Lunches are pretty good you can still get the combinations with the pie or soup or salad. The fries are good and I like the Tuscany chicken burger.The dinners are not worth the cost anymore. I'm quite sure that the majority of it is just heated up from frozen. I don't know how they keep such a huge menu with the lack of clientele they have. (Probably why everything is frozen.)The part that makes me the most sad is that they used to have amazing buffets for the holidays like Thanksgiving, Mother's Day and Easter. Lately the quality of even those buffets have gone incredibly downhill. For example we did the Thanksgiving buffet this year and they didn't keep things fresh. We were there later in the day but still within the reservations, and many of the offerings were dried out or burned.I understand the owners are struggling and I get that, but maybe you should focus on handful of things you can do well vs having a huge menu.

I live within a 5 minute walk of this restaurant but today was the first time I have eaten there. I joined a group of 17 Wesley Des Moines residents gathering for a group breakfast. we were seated in a private back room and primarily served by one server. She quickly brought coffee for everyone who wanted it and took orders for all of us. The food came out in waves of 5-6 dishes each but for such a large group, surprisingly quickly. Most people ordered breakfast food and portions seemed generous and inviting. I ordered a Phila. cheese steak that came with fries. Unlike many places, the roll was what it should have been, not the mushy hot dog roll that many places use. The flavor was good but it could have used a bit more meat and fillings. The included fries were very good. Decor is dated and old but there seemed to be a lot of regulars and the breakfast was enjoyable. I will go back again.

Loved this place for many years. My perfect Gram cannot make a better pie. My whole life I believed hers were the best. These ladies match her perfectionJust a wonderful place

Devin shire pie crust is hard and not made like it used to. Raspberry was delicious. Parking lot is tough since it's on a slope. Interior is rundown

9/18/2022:I write this review from the perspective of the roaches found in the restaurant:I was eating my breakfast this morning when this man and woman walked in. I can't believe they allow humans to eat here. Me and my family have been documented as being here since 2020 and even photographed in some of our favorite dishes like omelets but to have humans interrupting my food is too much.I can't recommend this place to my fellow roach family. We should go elsewhere.Humans should too. When you walk in and roaches are on the seat staring at you BEFORE you even sit down, do not sit down. Go elsewhere.

Suprised!!Surprised!!!Was looking for a sit down and relax place for breakfast ... found it! Restaurant is quite dated but comfortable booths and a fireplace table make up for that Portions are generous and prices were lower than expected Wait staff was warm, attentive, super friendly and to our surprise in this Era of labor shortage our order to table time was surprisingly quick

Well, Saturday was the last time I will eat at Tuscany. Too bad, it was a good place to go for several years but they have finally driven it into the ground. It was always "homey", stated otherwise, a little dirty and sticky and in dire need of a remodel. But, the nice wait staff and the okay food made up for the environment. In the past couple of months there has been quite a change; the wait staff can no longer cover for the bad food. They made one set of over medium eggs with lace on the edges and cooked almost over hard. The second set was less lacey but still cooked way past over medium. They served diet Pepsi that had almost no syrup so it looked like weak tea. Apparently, they do not even pretend to care anymore. The final straw was when the wait staff demanded the plates rather than asking for them.I need to say goodbye here because we will never return to your restaurant.

Go for the pies. I do like going here, but I'm only reviewing the pies. I love the Hawaiian Sensation, it's a coconut cream pie with a white chocolate macadamia nut cookie on the bottom.The Raspberry Devonshire cream pie is quite incredible. Think dense cheesecake topped with 3" of raspberries. The sweet, tart raspberries match well with the Devonshire cream.The pies above are my go to pies, I've also enjoyed the triple chocolate and lemon meringue.

Guess this place has been here forever and I've gone to get my nails done down the street for years and finally we decided to stop in. Reminds me of an old time diner atmosphere. Nice folks working there, very attentive, place was clean and they do have a varied menu including breakfast until 2:00.Both my friend and I wanted BLTs, pretty much our go to although they had lots of choices for sandwiches. She got hers not toasted and I wanted my bread toasted. Believe me I could hardly tell the difference. Lots of bacon which was good, fries were decent but the meal was average. Would we go there again, maybe if we were in the area but its not a standout .

Our food was hit and miss. My friend and I saw a rat run through the restaraunt. We brought up that we saw a rat run across the floor to a staff member and they did not even react to it. We were disappointed that they did not apologize or even acknowledge what we just said. We are not going to eat here again.