Spices of Nepal - Nepalese restaurant in Des Moines - 4804 SW 9th St, USA

Raw fish. Will not return. Confused about good reviews. How can you trust food handling when they can't cook simple fried fish. I also got bland watery lentil soup( not impressed) and Naan (also bland and slightly raw dough) My appetite was ruined. I took 2 bites and threw it out. ( mistrust)I was out $18. I did not want confrontation to return obviously raw fish.

The food was alright, but the atmosphere was very weird. I ordered takeout but had to wait inside because their phone service was down. The chair was broken and nobody was in the restaurant. The hostess/cashier took a long time to greet me, and when I paid, she disappeared for a while. Just an off ambience and nothing special taste-wise (in my experience). There’s a lot of Indian cuisine in Des Moines and I probably won’t be coming back here.

Ordered 2 meals and an appetizer. Got there and it was $15 more than what I expected. Got home n had an extra meal. Did not order but paid for it. No flavor to any of it! Will not return! The chicken portion to the butter chicken is pathetic!! Should’ve returned it right away!

What an amazing experience at Spices of Nepal. I had my expectations very little after experiencing Indian food here in USA but I was surprised by the taste at this restaurant. I simply loved it and I am writing this review after 3 visits already. Try the chicken momos and garlic nan and chicken curry. I promise there will be no disappointment. The management are courteous.

Been trying to get the wife to give this place a try. We used to eat here when we was dating back in the Ming Dynasty days. But finally went today & Absolutely amazing she loved her Chana Masala & I loved my Lamb Tikka Masala definitely would recommend. Wife said after 1st bite ya we don't need to drive to another place across town this is it.

Delivery was on time and food was hot. Had the goat curry, chicken soup, paneer Naan. Both loved the Naan. Goat had too many bones, but good flavor.

Unfortunately there's not a great deal of options as far as good, authentic Indian food is concerned in the Des Moines / Iowa area and coming from the UK where Indian food is quite pervasive I have some pretty high standards. And while I don't think this particular establishment meets those high standards (theres definitely better to be found outside the state) the food here is very good for the area and price and definitely one of the better indian restaurants in Iowa that I've manged to find. If you're craving Indian food there is a lot of options and I don't think you'll be disappointed.

The food was good but the portion size is less for the price. Most curry includes complimentary rice but it isn't mentioned in the menu nor was it informed by the server. We ordered kadhai paneer and see the portion size for yourself. This is a bad strategy of including rice with the curry. Let customers decide whether they would like to order rice or bread with the curry. Their phone is not working but the staff said it should be fixed in couple of weeks. The air conditioning is not up to the mark. Their grocery store didn't had a trolley and only had baskets which is an inconvenience if you want to shop more.