Reviews for Plain Talk Books & Coffee in Des Moines, IA
Great prices and they serve Bauder's pharmacy ice cream. Try a peppermint chip sundae with hot fudge!
Bagel was fresh. Service a bit slow. Cappuccino was heavy on milk.
Fun, old-fashioned style soda fountain in Des Moines' East Village! Best part is, it's a specialty micro-business employing... individuals with disabilities. There is a used bookstore in the back that you can browse. They don't do any advertising, soit's rarely crowded since only locals know about it. Read more
Super friendly staff who helped me find a great "surprise me" drink for my husband. They suggested the Gandalf with almond milk... hot and he loved it. I got the Raven and it was a fantastic wake me up cold drink. Their book selection may be smaller than someshops but they still have a wide selection on topics so there is something for everyone! Thanks for being such a great littlegem to find while we were home visiting family. Read more
Love the ambiance, literary menu names, ice cream, and coffee. My sandwich was Ben's Bird of Courage. Looked perfect but too big... to take a bite and everything fell out. Broccoli cheese soup tasted great but a little too liquid for my taste. Read more
Came here with my dog and sat outside. Coffee was decent but what really blew me away was the sandwich! The Salisbury was... AMAZING!!! Read more
Staff was super cool and friendly. Dog friendly, they offered to get my dog some water without me even asking. I got some... peppermint ice cream that was delicious, all of their ice cream is handmade, but not in house. Also was only $1.60 for my singlescoop. Very cool independent book selection. Vintage vibe. Read more
I rarely write reviews, but we are from out of town and noticed how friendly everyone in Des Moines is until we stopped here.... Both employees were very rude. It was almost like they were mad at each other. We ordered and they forgot about one order andthen made the other order wrong. We were sitting at the bar and they wanted to close so they were spraying chemicals near ourdrinks. We moved outside and were told that they needed to close and move the chairs inside. We arrived at 4:30. They were openfor another half hour. It was extremely rude. Read more