Your Questions, Answered

  • Yes. We offer cheese and chocolate fondue along with rotating snacks and small plates.

  • Reservations are not required. We are primarily first come, first served.

  • Looking to host something more exclusive? Book Highland Underground for a private event. 

    Submit your request here with event details, and our team will follow up to coordinate further.

  • Yes. Per Des Moines city code, guests under 21 may visit until 9 p.m. when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please note that Highland Underground is a cocktail and fondue bar featuring glassware and hot fondue pots, so parental discretion is advised.

  • Yes. We offer a rotating selection of mocktails along with non-alcoholic beer options.

  • Yes. Our front entrance stairwell is equipped with a seated stair lift. Upon arrival, please ring the doorbell located above the stair lift seat, and a member of our team will assist you.

  • While we offer select dairy-free appetizers, we do not currently offer vegan or dairy-free fondue.

  • That’s intentional. Highland Underground was designed to encourage conversation, atmosphere and slowing down for a while.

  • The building was formerly home to Klein’s Department Store, a longtime Highland Park institution. The concept, menu design and storytelling are meant to honor that history and the era that inspired the concept.

  • Yes. Many of the vintage pieces displayed throughout the space are available for purchase. They are supplied by our neighbors at Divine Times Vintage.

  • Highland Underground is owned and operated by Orvis Horatio Group, a Des Moines-based hospitality group focused on experience-driven food and beverage concepts.

  • You’ll find us in Highland Park at 3614 Sixth Ave. in Des Moines, inside the basement of the historic former Klein’s Department Store building.