Great experience in Columbus at North High Street ending with a dinner at Rooh. The food was outstanding and our servicer Caitlin was amazing and recommended some very good choices from the menu. We had a slow paced dinner with a good view of the street from the window table.
drstandd
Excellent! Arianna made our first trip to Rooh a memorable one! Loved the Sweet Potato Chaat, Avocado & Green Chickpea Bhel, Butter Chicken, and Beef Short Ribs. We will be back!
M Sawicki
This place is amazing! I'm in Columbus for a conference right now, and I ate here three nights in a row. The second night I brought a couple of friends, and they were dying to come back with me the third night. I saw other repeat diners from my conference as well.We tried basically everything from the small plates, and I had a couple of the mocktails as well as the butter chicken. Nothing disappointed in the slightest. I would especially recommend the sweet potato dish, which has delightfully crispy kale and a really nice creamy yogurt sauce. Every flavor was spot on, but the food was escalated in a way that I haven't seen before. The price points were pretty unbelievable as well for what we were getting. I can't imagine getting anything close to this good where I live for less than two or three times the price.On top of this, it was clear that every staff member I talked to was really proud to be working there and truly loved the food. It's really heartening to hear the genuine joy in people's voices when they're talking about their work. This really set Rooh apart from other restaurants in a way that I wasn't expecting. Highly recommend, I would come back to Columbus just to eat here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kara Matthies
A friend and I dined here last week with the goal of ordering (almost) everything on the menu. (She has an allergy to shrimp/prawn, so we didn't order those dishes). We initially met 24 years ago when I was a manager of an Indian restaurant, and the owner hired her as a server.Here's what we ordered (and we asked that the chef up the spice level a bit). For the record, everythingwas delicious, but some dishes stood out:Appetizers:Cauliflower Koliwada -delicious, toasty cumin flavor - my favorite vegetarian appetizerWild Mushroom Kulcha - I liked itChicken Malai Tikka - deliciousLamb Keema Hyderabadi - this was my favorite appetizer, even though I'm not a huge lamb fanBeef Short Rib Koftas - very delicious...probably my 2nd favorite appetizerEntrees:Paneer Pinwheel - this dish has the Makhani Red Pepper curry that is used with the chicken Makhani. This curry has always been one of my favorites, so I'm biased.Achari Paneer Saag - this was delicious, and they were very generous with the spinach in the dish, which was a nice surprise.Stuffed Indian Eggplant - deliciousButter Chicken - My comfort food dish, and it did not disappoint. If you do eat chicken, I would recommend this over this pinwheels, which uses the same sauce. Otherwise, the pinwheels are a great vegetarian option.Lamb Shank Nihari - This, is the best entree on the menu (although we didn't try the Prawns or Beef Short Rib). The sauce is so flavorful, and the lamb is roasted to perfection ...so tender! Again, I'm not a huge lamb fan, so I love it when places surprise me.Dessert:Pumpkin JamonCarrot Halwa CakeI loved both desserts, so what you choose would be to preference, not quality.I personally loved the Halwa cake because I prefer desserts that are less sweet. I recommend that you try both.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
King Krab
Just not worth what they’re charging food wise. I’ll say some of the infused drinks are really good though. Also I’ve heard the manager brag that he’s one of the youngest managers in the short north yet his family owns the place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Holli Kranz
This is the restaurant that made me fall in love with Indian food! One of our favorites in the short north and never have been disappointed. The dishes are unique and delicious and the cocktails are a highlight. Always have to get the chili cheese naan (do it!) and paan clouds cocktail.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nash Trattner
Great food. Great service. Great vibe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
NTRA
Rooh is great. The food is amazing and unique. I tried 2 appetizers and 3 entrees, and loved them all. The service was both fast, persistent, and respectful. The music and ambience was also great. Could not recommend it more.
Corben Leo
Ate here while on a business trip. It was so good thats we went back the next night! I’m not sure who came up with the butter chicken cocktail, but wow does it work. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jessica Manna
This is a gem of a Michelin-quality restaurant that Columbus is truly lucky to have. It’s called “progressive Indian” for a reason - modern takes on Indian flavors prepared with elegance and sophistication. If you are looking for a giant portion of cheap, standard Indian fare, you’re thinking the wrong way. This is an elegant fine dining experience with taste and presentation to match. The food was exceptional. My only request would be to add a few more vegan dishes to the menu. We shared the cauliflower appetizer, the stuffed eggplant, basmati, and roti. This was enough for the two of us, although, if we were coming with some additional friends, we would really want to try multiple dishes. That is OK, and certainly won’t stop me from coming back (often!) to this innovative and special spot! Service is as attentive and friendly. The interior design is absolutely spectacular and first class, just beautiful. Columbus, do you know how lucky we are lucky to have Indian fine dining!?
Oh my! My favorite was the sweet potatoe app and butter chicken ? I will be dreaming ? of this tonight to come back to! Thank you ? what a great date night with my husband ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zeshan Khan
I so desperately wanted to like Rooh. The idea of an upscale, contemporary Indian restaurant picked my interest. The interior is designed well and the service is there. It’s just the food that’s lacking. I’ll pay a ridiculous amount of money for food that raises my arm hairs. Rooh did not deliver however. I’m told that I must’ve went a day that their executive chef was not there because others rave about this place. Perhaps I’m spoiled having had the best south Asian food from here to LA. The only redeeming factor were the mocktails. The menu all sounds amazing and is really unique. However the portions were small (which is totally fine by me if it at least tasted better than average). Rooh is just mediocre Indian food devoid of the rich, succulent flavors which are a staple in the region’s cuisine. For example, we ordered a raita (yogurt) and it was sweet rather than salty. I will say the sweet potato chaat was different and scrumptious in its own right. At the end of the day, just hit Khaab or Neehee’s if you want actual Indian fare in Columbus.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tempura Kale and Sweet Potato, Butter Chicken Plain Naan
Shannon Bauchert
This place is overrated. The portion sizes are ridiculously small for the prices they charge. The flavors are good. The service is great, but who cares when you spend almost $200 for two people and you’re still hungry and immediately got get a snack upon leaving. This was including appetizers, entrees, and two breads. I know this is Progressive Indian cuisine, but you might as well go for the standard Indian food. It tastes just as good (sometimes better) and it’s a fraction of the cost. The ambience inside is bland. I don’t get the hype. I’ve stupidly been twice thinking the second time I’d be happier and feel less scammed. That mango mule cocktail is fire though.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
midiner
Hands down our favorite meal on a recent trip to Columbus. Their cocktails and dishes are creative and flavor-packed. Vegetarians have plenty to choose from, and everything we tasted was fresh, elegantly presented, and delicious, from appetizers to sorbet. This truly is the "elevated" Indian cuisine that their website boasts of. Highly recommended.
Glowlleee
We had a great time. Reisha is an absolute star! She has great customer service and she is so efficient at what she does! Part of our dinning experience is her friendly customer care! We live the food too! Great place and we love the bitter chicken and all the curries.
Great experience in Columbus at North High Street ending with a dinner at Rooh. The food was outstanding and our servicer Caitlin was amazing and recommended some very good choices from the menu. We had a slow paced dinner with a good view of the street from the window table.
Excellent! Arianna made our first trip to Rooh a memorable one! Loved the Sweet Potato Chaat, Avocado & Green Chickpea Bhel, Butter Chicken, and Beef Short Ribs. We will be back!
This place is amazing! I'm in Columbus for a conference right now, and I ate here three nights in a row. The second night I brought a couple of friends, and they were dying to come back with me the third night. I saw other repeat diners from my conference as well.We tried basically everything from the small plates, and I had a couple of the mocktails as well as the butter chicken. Nothing disappointed in the slightest. I would especially recommend the sweet potato dish, which has delightfully crispy kale and a really nice creamy yogurt sauce. Every flavor was spot on, but the food was escalated in a way that I haven't seen before. The price points were pretty unbelievable as well for what we were getting. I can't imagine getting anything close to this good where I live for less than two or three times the price.On top of this, it was clear that every staff member I talked to was really proud to be working there and truly loved the food. It's really heartening to hear the genuine joy in people's voices when they're talking about their work. This really set Rooh apart from other restaurants in a way that I wasn't expecting. Highly recommend, I would come back to Columbus just to eat here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A friend and I dined here last week with the goal of ordering (almost) everything on the menu. (She has an allergy to shrimp/prawn, so we didn't order those dishes). We initially met 24 years ago when I was a manager of an Indian restaurant, and the owner hired her as a server.Here's what we ordered (and we asked that the chef up the spice level a bit). For the record, everythingwas delicious, but some dishes stood out:Appetizers:Cauliflower Koliwada -delicious, toasty cumin flavor - my favorite vegetarian appetizerWild Mushroom Kulcha - I liked itChicken Malai Tikka - deliciousLamb Keema Hyderabadi - this was my favorite appetizer, even though I'm not a huge lamb fanBeef Short Rib Koftas - very delicious...probably my 2nd favorite appetizerEntrees:Paneer Pinwheel - this dish has the Makhani Red Pepper curry that is used with the chicken Makhani. This curry has always been one of my favorites, so I'm biased.Achari Paneer Saag - this was delicious, and they were very generous with the spinach in the dish, which was a nice surprise.Stuffed Indian Eggplant - deliciousButter Chicken - My comfort food dish, and it did not disappoint. If you do eat chicken, I would recommend this over this pinwheels, which uses the same sauce. Otherwise, the pinwheels are a great vegetarian option.Lamb Shank Nihari - This, is the best entree on the menu (although we didn't try the Prawns or Beef Short Rib). The sauce is so flavorful, and the lamb is roasted to perfection ...so tender! Again, I'm not a huge lamb fan, so I love it when places surprise me.Dessert:Pumpkin JamonCarrot Halwa CakeI loved both desserts, so what you choose would be to preference, not quality.I personally loved the Halwa cake because I prefer desserts that are less sweet. I recommend that you try both.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Just not worth what they’re charging food wise. I’ll say some of the infused drinks are really good though. Also I’ve heard the manager brag that he’s one of the youngest managers in the short north yet his family owns the place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
This is the restaurant that made me fall in love with Indian food! One of our favorites in the short north and never have been disappointed. The dishes are unique and delicious and the cocktails are a highlight. Always have to get the chili cheese naan (do it!) and paan clouds cocktail.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food. Great service. Great vibe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rooh is great. The food is amazing and unique. I tried 2 appetizers and 3 entrees, and loved them all. The service was both fast, persistent, and respectful. The music and ambience was also great. Could not recommend it more.
Ate here while on a business trip. It was so good thats we went back the next night! I’m not sure who came up with the butter chicken cocktail, but wow does it work. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is a gem of a Michelin-quality restaurant that Columbus is truly lucky to have. It’s called “progressive Indian” for a reason - modern takes on Indian flavors prepared with elegance and sophistication. If you are looking for a giant portion of cheap, standard Indian fare, you’re thinking the wrong way. This is an elegant fine dining experience with taste and presentation to match. The food was exceptional. My only request would be to add a few more vegan dishes to the menu. We shared the cauliflower appetizer, the stuffed eggplant, basmati, and roti. This was enough for the two of us, although, if we were coming with some additional friends, we would really want to try multiple dishes. That is OK, and certainly won’t stop me from coming back (often!) to this innovative and special spot! Service is as attentive and friendly. The interior design is absolutely spectacular and first class, just beautiful. Columbus, do you know how lucky we are lucky to have Indian fine dining!?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cauliflower Koliwada
Restaurantji Recommends
Oh my! My favorite was the sweet potatoe app and butter chicken ? I will be dreaming ? of this tonight to come back to! Thank you ? what a great date night with my husband ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I so desperately wanted to like Rooh. The idea of an upscale, contemporary Indian restaurant picked my interest. The interior is designed well and the service is there. It’s just the food that’s lacking. I’ll pay a ridiculous amount of money for food that raises my arm hairs. Rooh did not deliver however. I’m told that I must’ve went a day that their executive chef was not there because others rave about this place. Perhaps I’m spoiled having had the best south Asian food from here to LA. The only redeeming factor were the mocktails. The menu all sounds amazing and is really unique. However the portions were small (which is totally fine by me if it at least tasted better than average). Rooh is just mediocre Indian food devoid of the rich, succulent flavors which are a staple in the region’s cuisine. For example, we ordered a raita (yogurt) and it was sweet rather than salty. I will say the sweet potato chaat was different and scrumptious in its own right. At the end of the day, just hit Khaab or Neehee’s if you want actual Indian fare in Columbus.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tempura Kale and Sweet Potato, Butter Chicken Plain Naan
This place is overrated. The portion sizes are ridiculously small for the prices they charge. The flavors are good. The service is great, but who cares when you spend almost $200 for two people and you’re still hungry and immediately got get a snack upon leaving. This was including appetizers, entrees, and two breads. I know this is Progressive Indian cuisine, but you might as well go for the standard Indian food. It tastes just as good (sometimes better) and it’s a fraction of the cost. The ambience inside is bland. I don’t get the hype. I’ve stupidly been twice thinking the second time I’d be happier and feel less scammed. That mango mule cocktail is fire though.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
Hands down our favorite meal on a recent trip to Columbus. Their cocktails and dishes are creative and flavor-packed. Vegetarians have plenty to choose from, and everything we tasted was fresh, elegantly presented, and delicious, from appetizers to sorbet. This truly is the "elevated" Indian cuisine that their website boasts of. Highly recommended.
We had a great time. Reisha is an absolute star! She has great customer service and she is so efficient at what she does! Part of our dinning experience is her friendly customer care! We live the food too! Great place and we love the bitter chicken and all the curries.