Booked the Hickory Room for a 50th birthday party and couldn't have had a better experience. Its a beautiful, airy room with tall windows in downtown Columbus. It was easy to locate and ample paid parking was close by and felt safe. The room itself is private with it's own bar, coat racks and restrooms. Working with their event planner Haley was easy and quick, she set up a fantastic menu of their catering (all delicious) which served our 50 guests well. On the night of the event, they made a special sidewalk sign that all my guests chuckled about. The 3 bartenders we worked with were super and they made everyone feel welcome. Overall, I would highly recommend the Hickory Room if you want a stress-free yet special event space!
Audrey C.
We went here at Christmas time. It was a great treat with ambience and amazing food. Service was great too!
Westervillefoodie
The menu is very inventive and extremely well done. I had the Mahi Mahi and it was excellent with great flavors. One of the guests had the Hungarian goulash which was a vegan dish made with tofu. I tasted it. Since we make a lot of Hungarian food at home, i know the cuisine well. This dish was excellent with authentic taste. The onion rings were crispy, not greasy and were a shared starter which all three of us thought were one the best onion rings we have ever had. They are must have starter.
Baylee D.
The food was average for the price point. We waited over 30 minutes for our meals. I ordered soda water with lime, asked for a refill at some point and was charged $5 per drink, it wasn't a bottle of mineral water, just plain carbonated water from the soda nozzle.
Mark R.
Really cozy tap room with restaurant in downtown Columbus. Only had a pint and my wife a cocktail, and they were very good. Service was pleasant and welcoming. Will happily return.
The food did take a while to come out - a long while. But, we knew to expect that from other reviews. They kept the drinks flowing (shocker), and it was definitely worth the wait! Great food, great atmosphere, intolerable food service times (45 minutes for our first appetizer for a party of 2). Would come back! Just...have a snack first lol.
TWJS
I have wanted to dine here for a long time and was incredibly disappointed with the service and the food. Our hostess was great, but our waiter clearly did not care and was in no hurry to help us - hence the hostess took our drink orders to help him out, and then it took a good 20 minutes for him to bring them. The goulash was relatively tasteless. I did enjoy the pastry beer I got and would have enjoyed lingering for another one, but due to the wait time and lack of attentiveness on our waiter's part, I really just wanted to leave after dinner. I might enjoy the more relaxed side but will not be formally dining again here.
Tyler
A swing and a miss. The chef's should be upset because their good work was overshadowed last night by terrible service. Almost 30 minutes to get our first drink. We had a party of six and the first three meals came out only to have to wait almost ten minutes for the next three meals. They must have been short staffed because our server was also working behind the bar - not a recipe for good service at a restaurant that has menu prices where good service is a must. It was a disappointment.
GregC
Wolf's Ridge dining room menu is not what it used to be. The truncated menu was stripped of what it was known for. I got the chef's tasting menu and I subbed out one of the dishes I already had for an appetizer. The only dish they would let me get was the spinach salad, and it was terrible. The main course (duck) was weak and mostly flavorless. And the dessert (basically pumpkin coffee cake) was dry. I remember a time when Wolf's Ridge was one of the best places in town for food. My wife and I left disappointed and nostalgic for their old menu.
Really nice restaurant space, good value relative to other upscale restaurants. Big salad portion (wedge), excellent pasta, Crème brûlée a tad unevenly cooked due to the dish selected. Had a great time!
This was my second time here and I was really hoping they would have redeemed themselves but that didn't happen. The service was incredibly slow, the food was average at best and for the price plated sloppily and even used plastic ramekins.
Lovely staff treated us like friends, they were professional and attentive, and had pride in their jobs. Beautiful dishes, unique food and drink options. Very delicious. Want to go again soon and try their brunch experience.
Wilbert B.
Great beer and have always enjoyed the taproom but had a terrible dining experience here recently. The mussels were in a bitter tasting broth and the blackened catfish was inedible. I ate only a few bites and had to put my fork down it was pretty disappointing considering what our bill was. I won't be dining here again!
Lynn K.
had a very nice ambiance and really enjoy our experience at WRB - beer was excellent and I'd love to go back to do another flight.
We went during restaurant week. Server was amazing! The wedge salad very, very delicious. We ordered the duck and the salmon dishes. The duck dish was excellent. The duck was cooked perfectly and the barley was seasoned well and went great with the dish. The salmon dish wasn't so great. The salmon itself was seasoned and cooked perfectly, but the spaetzle wasn't seasoned at all and was slimy. The crème fraiche, which came with it, tasted like light sour cream they added water to. The egg nog crème brûlée Was pretty good, it came with two cookies which were great for dipping! We asked the server which of their beers he would suggest with each course and he gave us great pairings! Really you can't go wrong with any of their delicious beers!!
Booked the Hickory Room for a 50th birthday party and couldn't have had a better experience. Its a beautiful, airy room with tall windows in downtown Columbus. It was easy to locate and ample paid parking was close by and felt safe. The room itself is private with it's own bar, coat racks and restrooms. Working with their event planner Haley was easy and quick, she set up a fantastic menu of their catering (all delicious) which served our 50 guests well. On the night of the event, they made a special sidewalk sign that all my guests chuckled about. The 3 bartenders we worked with were super and they made everyone feel welcome. Overall, I would highly recommend the Hickory Room if you want a stress-free yet special event space!
We went here at Christmas time. It was a great treat with ambience and amazing food. Service was great too!
The menu is very inventive and extremely well done. I had the Mahi Mahi and it was excellent with great flavors. One of the guests had the Hungarian goulash which was a vegan dish made with tofu. I tasted it. Since we make a lot of Hungarian food at home, i know the cuisine well. This dish was excellent with authentic taste. The onion rings were crispy, not greasy and were a shared starter which all three of us thought were one the best onion rings we have ever had. They are must have starter.
The food was average for the price point. We waited over 30 minutes for our meals. I ordered soda water with lime, asked for a refill at some point and was charged $5 per drink, it wasn't a bottle of mineral water, just plain carbonated water from the soda nozzle.
Really cozy tap room with restaurant in downtown Columbus. Only had a pint and my wife a cocktail, and they were very good. Service was pleasant and welcoming. Will happily return.
The food did take a while to come out - a long while. But, we knew to expect that from other reviews. They kept the drinks flowing (shocker), and it was definitely worth the wait! Great food, great atmosphere, intolerable food service times (45 minutes for our first appetizer for a party of 2). Would come back! Just...have a snack first lol.
I have wanted to dine here for a long time and was incredibly disappointed with the service and the food. Our hostess was great, but our waiter clearly did not care and was in no hurry to help us - hence the hostess took our drink orders to help him out, and then it took a good 20 minutes for him to bring them. The goulash was relatively tasteless. I did enjoy the pastry beer I got and would have enjoyed lingering for another one, but due to the wait time and lack of attentiveness on our waiter's part, I really just wanted to leave after dinner. I might enjoy the more relaxed side but will not be formally dining again here.
A swing and a miss. The chef's should be upset because their good work was overshadowed last night by terrible service. Almost 30 minutes to get our first drink. We had a party of six and the first three meals came out only to have to wait almost ten minutes for the next three meals. They must have been short staffed because our server was also working behind the bar - not a recipe for good service at a restaurant that has menu prices where good service is a must. It was a disappointment.
Wolf's Ridge dining room menu is not what it used to be. The truncated menu was stripped of what it was known for. I got the chef's tasting menu and I subbed out one of the dishes I already had for an appetizer. The only dish they would let me get was the spinach salad, and it was terrible. The main course (duck) was weak and mostly flavorless. And the dessert (basically pumpkin coffee cake) was dry. I remember a time when Wolf's Ridge was one of the best places in town for food. My wife and I left disappointed and nostalgic for their old menu.
Really nice restaurant space, good value relative to other upscale restaurants. Big salad portion (wedge), excellent pasta, Crème brûlée a tad unevenly cooked due to the dish selected. Had a great time!
Restaurantji Recommends
This was my second time here and I was really hoping they would have redeemed themselves but that didn't happen. The service was incredibly slow, the food was average at best and for the price plated sloppily and even used plastic ramekins.
Lovely staff treated us like friends, they were professional and attentive, and had pride in their jobs. Beautiful dishes, unique food and drink options. Very delicious. Want to go again soon and try their brunch experience.
Great beer and have always enjoyed the taproom but had a terrible dining experience here recently. The mussels were in a bitter tasting broth and the blackened catfish was inedible. I ate only a few bites and had to put my fork down it was pretty disappointing considering what our bill was. I won't be dining here again!
had a very nice ambiance and really enjoy our experience at WRB - beer was excellent and I'd love to go back to do another flight.
We went during restaurant week. Server was amazing! The wedge salad very, very delicious. We ordered the duck and the salmon dishes. The duck dish was excellent. The duck was cooked perfectly and the barley was seasoned well and went great with the dish. The salmon dish wasn't so great. The salmon itself was seasoned and cooked perfectly, but the spaetzle wasn't seasoned at all and was slimy. The crème fraiche, which came with it, tasted like light sour cream they added water to. The egg nog crème brûlée Was pretty good, it came with two cookies which were great for dipping! We asked the server which of their beers he would suggest with each course and he gave us great pairings! Really you can't go wrong with any of their delicious beers!!