Located conveniently at the beginning of the High Trestle Trail in Ankeny, Trailside is the premier bar and restaurant to visit after a ride, for lunch, or after work with some friends!
We promise to deliver a fun and exciting atmosphere with some of the best food and drinks in Des Moines! Come by sometime soon, we would love to see you!
Based on 310 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
710 SW 3rd St, Ankeny, IA 50023
Phone: (515) 964-5259
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Hours
| Sunday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–9 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–9:30 PM |
| Saturday | 9 AM–9:30 PM |
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Reviews
Christopher Brendeland
I had the Huevos Rancheros, and my son daughter and wife all opted for the Banana Foster French Toast! Trailside is an excellent place to grab brunch, especially on a Saturday morning, which many brunch places don’t do! Flavors were exceptional. I topped off the Huevos Rancheros with a Bloody Mary which was also perfect for the morning. Great time, and great service, we will be back!
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Todd B. (The Food and Drink Guy)
★★★★
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Ashton Verschuure
Best cheese curds we’ve ever had!! So good. Service was great, drinks were delicious. Favorite happy hour spot for sure!
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Theresa “BoatTree” Boat
A favorite for brunch!! The menu changes, but their loaded hash browns are so, so good, and they currently have tomato toast which is my absolute favorite. The staff is super friendly, the space is nice, and they have a virtual line you can hop in before you get there. The only downside is that it can get a bit loud, especially with the music.
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Holly Fettinger
Beautiful afternoon for a stop on the patio – we tried the deviled eggs (amazing) pleasantly surprised with the bill – happy hour special – four drinks and one appetizer – $24!
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Aaron McCombs
trailside is one of our go to places when we are not in the mood to try anything new because we always know if will be great!
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Steve Boers
This place has jumped the shark already.
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Shane Howard
This was our first time here & my wife & I split an assortment of foods. Everything was alright but we felt it’s one of those restaurants that’s trying to hard. Our cheese curds had excellent flavor but they served them with a ranch & red sauce mix poured over the curds. This caused the breading to be mushy when served to us which would not have been a problem if they had served the sauces on the side instead of worrying about a pretty presentation. The hush puppies were excellent & no complaints there, my wife got a Caesar salad & the garlic was pretty overpowering, my Trailside Burger was pretty good but the sweet onion mayo was also a little strong, the fries were very good, & the strawberry shortcake had mixed results. The strawberries & cream on it were excellent but the shortcake was very dry & dense. It reminded me more of a biscuit than a shortcake. The service was excellent & the atmosphere was fun. This place has excellent potential, I just wish they would focus a bit more on quality instead of presentation.
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Dani Casper
Nice place. Trailside burger was amazing! Juicy and flavorful, small ceaser salad was very good and the potato salad was also great. Brussel sprouts were ok, some people rave about them, but didn’t do it for us. Kinda pricey, but it’s ankeny so…. they have different items for dinner/ and buger special in Wednesday
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Carmen M
Love love love everything about TrailSide Tap! The drinks are so amazingly delicious and the food ughhh I’m drooling just thinking about it! Staff was great and super nice!
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