Des Moines Renaissance Faire Food and Drink
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 7:20 PM
Our royal food court will feature many types of food and drink. Several taverns will also serve beers and wines. Here is a listing of our current food vendors as well as some of the food items they offer.
Food Vendors
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NEW for 2009: Ames British Foods - Breakfast (English and Americana) served here! Big Ben Banger on a stick or with mash potato and gravy, cornish pastie with gravy or mushy peas, Scotch eggs, Beans on toast, pickled eggs and much more English fare! (And they promise it's not as bland as many American's think!) |
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Amos Fabulous Foods - Burgers and hot dogs, official "Oinker Burgers", kinky and dirty spuds, and (when available) sweet roasted corn. |
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Amos Fabulous Foods 2 - Chinese food. |
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NEW for 2009: Bavarian Cafe (Strudl Haus Bakery) - Pastries, delicacies, imported sausages, German beer, snow cones and much more! |
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Bud's Home Made Root Beer - Serving home made root beer and cream soda. Bring your Bud's bottle back to the faire for discounted refills! |
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Crepes and Cream - Ice cream on crepes. |
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House of Legs - Turkey legs. |
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Humphrey's - Ye Ole Famous Funnel Cakes (plain or with berries and cream), Fresh Squeezed Lemonade, and English Corn Dogs. The Humphrey family has been serving you the most delicious foods for many generations, while you watch them being made. Food items are homemade, fresh before your eyes. Funnel cakes are a delicious, refreshing, taste treat delight that will make you want to come again and again. |
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Miller Lite Tavern - Adult beverages including beers and Captain Morgan Rum (though probably not mixed together). |
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The Nut House - Roasted nuts. |
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Off With Your Bread - Soup bowl (French Guillotine). Various soups served in a bread bowl. “Shell Shocking” – refreshing creamy fruit sorbet in natural fruit shell. |
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TBA |
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Sir David's Wild Game - Kabobs. |
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Summerset Winery - Summerset Winery will be pouring
complimentary samples and selling the following wines by the bottle
during the DM RenFaire:
White Wines: Edelweiss, LaCrosse (Gold medal winner), Niagara. Blush Wine: Swenson Red (Double Gold medal winner). Rosé Wines: Vino Rosso (Double Gold medal winner), Rosé. Red Wines: Frontenac (Gold medal winner), Vintage Red, Concord. Sport Wines: Our top 3 best sellers conveniently bottled in 16.9 oz plastic bottles for only $8.00/pp. Harvest White (International Gold medal winner and “Best of Class”), Summer Blush (Gold medal winner), Caba Moch (Caution: The ladies of Indianola say this is wine is an aphrodisiac! Also known as a “party in a bottle”. This wine a Sangria style Rosé. Sweet and fruity and very easy to drink. Serve chilled. Our #1 seller. Gold medal winner). |
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Two Wenches Coffee & Chocolate Shoppe - Located across from the castle, this quaint coffee and chocolate shoppe features a variety of flavored and iced or blended coffees, cappuccino, espresso,hot chocolate and Tazo hot teas. Indulge yourself with a hand-dipped chocolate covered strawberries, decadent homemade fudge, chocolate and carmel covered rice crispy bars,a turtle on a stick or a cool frozen chocolate dipped cheesecake. For lunch enjoy a refreshing chicken or tuna Pita sandwich. |
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Viking Pavilion - Buffalo burgers and dogs, pickles, jerky. |
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NEW for 2009: Ye Old Pizza Pies - Pizza pie, traditional pizza, white pizza and more. Custom pies by request! |
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Ye Olde Smoothies - Cold strawberry smoothies and hot apple cider if the weather gets cooler. Just south of Main Street, second red building on the right hand side. YOU CAN STICK YOUR NOSE IN OUR BUSINESS ANYTIME! |
- See also: Village Vendors
Food Items
- Bakery Items (selection varies each day) - pies, muffins, cinnamon rolls, cookies, brownies, cakes, etc.
- Boar
- Brats
- Bread Bowl Soups - baked potatoes, broccoli and cheese, chicken and rice
- Buffalo burgers, hot dogs, jerky
- Caramel Apples
- Chocolate - strawberries, gourmet desserts, etc.
- Corn Dogs
- Cotton Candy ("faery floss")
- Crepes and Cream (ice cream)
- Curly Fries
- Duck
- French Fries / Curly Fries
- Fruits - apple, lemon, pineapple.
- Fudge
- Funnel Cakes
- Hamburgers
- Hot Dogs
- Kettle Corn
- Mozzarella Sticks
- Nuts (salted, cinnamon, etc.)
- Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches
- Pita Sandwiches
- Potatoes Chips
- Pizza
- Roasted Corn
- Sausage Sandwiches
- Scotch Eggs
- Sherbet (apple, lemon, pineapple)
- Shrimp
- Snow Cones
- Turkey Legs
- Vegetables
- ...and much more.
Drink
- Apple Cider (cold and hot)
- Beer and Ale (Miller Lite, MGD, Boulevard Wheat, Newcastle Brown Ale, Guinness)
- Bottled Water
- Captain Morgan and Cola
- Chai
- Coffee Drinks
- Cream Soda
- Home Made Root Beer
- Hot Chocolate
- Iowa Wines from Summerset Winery (6+ types)
- Lemonade and Strawberry Lemonade
- Root Beer (home made!)
- Smoothies
- Sodas - 7-Up, Dr. Pepper, Diet Rite
- Teas
- ...and much more.


















