Yacht Club
📍 Cruising areas in Des Moines
Yacht Club is located in Des Moines (United States). Featured in the cruising areas category, it has a rating of 7.4. Check all the details here.
Features and services of Yacht Club
Highlights
- Bar games
- Fast service
- Great beer selection
- Great cocktails
- Live music
- Live performances
- Sport
Accessibility
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Dancing
- Happy-hour drinks
- Spirits
- Wine
Dining options
- Outside food allowed
Amenities
- Toilet
Atmosphere
- Casual
- Cosy
- Trendy
Crowd
- Groups
Payments
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
Parking
- Free of charge street parking
- Free parking lot
Yacht Club is in position 5 out of 13 in cruising areas in Des Moines
Customer Reviews
Yacht Club has a rating of 4.3 out of 5 based on over 284 reviews on Google
My Friday night visit was decent with a friendly talkative bartender that didn’t push me out quickly after a 12 pm last call. Saturday was crowded with a bartender that catered to the regulars. She was slow to the point of maybe this line of work isn’t your calling. She could figure out prices as she charged me 12$ for two beers/2shots on to change to 15$ and finally 18$. Not cool anyway you look at it even if she wasn’t good at middle school math. I didn’t mind the atmosphere. All kinds of weirdness but nothing bad. Weird seating with a booth a table a few seats at the bar and an area in the middle that made to sense at all. I can’t give the YC a poor review because it’s something you might experience in a true backwoods dive bar. Opening the door of the Yacht Club is kind of like a Cadillac up on blocks in Kim Reynolds front yard….
I haven't been here in a long time. So, the other night I stopped in with friends. I noticed some things that definitely need attention! First, the chairs need new seats, but even more, the seat on the ladies toilet is completely broken! I'm sorry, but that's totally unacceptable! Fix it!!
Had a good time with "THE PEOPLES BAND"! Two Phenomenal female vocals & keyboard player! the entire band was fun. Service was great, drinks were great! The bar itself could definitely use a major cleaning & complete remodel/update! Very small to accommodate a full piece band, with extremely limited seating & standing room! Do not park on the side in the gas station parking lot next door unless you want to pay to get it out of impound, after gas station owner has it towed! We didn't allow all that to ruin our fun though! 😁
Bartender was awesome! He served us quickly and had fun jokes and banter to go with it!! It wasn't super busy when we went but I'm guessing that had a lot to do with the Dew Tour going on. DO NOT park in the parking lot next door (gas station and such) if you don't want to get towed. Park behind the building or on the street.
One of my favorite (and only) places I’ll grab a drink. Bartenders are always kind, attentive, personable, and make you feel at home. The variety of music is fantastic and the drinks are great. Love The Yacht.
Friendly staff and crowd and great Ingersoll Ave. location. I often love the bands that play this small, cozy venue, but small is the operative word here. When there's live music, the place is packed to the rafters. There isn't a good (or comfortable) place to take in the show. This place would be great if it was just a wee bit larger.
Bartenders, kind of atrocious to people that aren't regulars. Conversation was more important than getting us drinks...but let's talk about the fact that it was fun it was a very diverse dive bar crowd and it just felt like the music could lead to a dance party at any second... Some places have energy this is one of them. You can feel that there's a culture here and just willingness to have fun. Any place though where you let a pretty girl come in with the puppy is awesome.
Information about Yacht Club
Address
Yacht Club is located at 2617 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312, United States
Business Hours
Monday: 15:00–02:00
Tuesday: 15:00–02:00
Wednesday: 15:00–02:00
Thursday: 15:00–02:00
Friday: 15:00–02:00
Saturday: 15:00–02:00
Sunday: 15:00–00:00