Hiraeth

36 E Lincoln St, Columbus
(614) 824-4516

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Nazmun Saikat

Great food. Sometimes a bit heavy on the salt sprinkling though. Sucks they are event only now.

Jasper

Seriously amazing food and service! Our server joked around with us all night. We mentioned that we were heading to the jazz bar Ginger Rabbit afterwards, and they called ahead for us to save us a seat! We were blown away. It was a super memorable night and a highlight of our trip to Columbus.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Max Heintel

Great food and service. Drinks were just ok. Smells great as soon as you enter. Like the graphic design and decor

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sean Firlotte

we have had the privilege to dine here three times (so far..) and it's just an amazing experience. Andrew has been our server twice and is world class.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kevin Donnelly

Had a great meal here with my wife. We had a bunch of the mezze as a kind of tapas meal with some cocktails which was an excellent experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Marsha Mack

SIT DOWNSTAIRS -- I wish someone had told me that. All dining areas are described on Hiraeth's website and social media, but what you need to know is that you want to sit downstairs, preferably the bar.Food here is of course wonderful. The menu is seasonally inspired, plated beautifully, and everything is monstrously delicious. I enjoyed the fried branzino entree with red peas, winter citrus salad, and naan with hummus and lamb. Oddly, the hummus with lamb was the standout- perfectly seasoned and exploding with flavor. The branzino, however, was a showstopper - every table around me ordered it! It is an enormous fish (at least 14" long), served standing at attention. The trio of sides that come with it are tasty and potent with Southeast Asian flair. The fish itself relied heavily on the sides for seasoning, making the combination all the more entwined.Drinks were good, in particular an unusual tropical anise cocktail that piqued my interest - however, I am a black licorice lover. My lavender latte espresso martini could have stood to have more lavender, but was thoroughly savored nonetheless.The lemon tart for dessert was a irresistibly cute little number, with Italian meringue torched right onto the plate. What fun!Counting the days, hours, minutes until my next visit…

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Porter Yelton

The most wonderful addition to the Columbus dining scene. I've been twice in the past few weeks and have been absolutely blown away by every single dish. When friends at my table suggested ordering the hand roll, I was quite skeptical--the track record of Japanese food in non-Japanese restaurants around here is...not great--but when it arrived, it was one of the best I've ever had. This place can truly make anything delicious. The servers are also ALL top notch and great at their jobs. Kudos!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stephanie Meyerin

I came with my sister and cousin, say on the street level dining room and shared 3 of the small plates. Initially, I was concerned this wouldn't be enough food - but we all left satisfied. The cocktails were also very good. It is on the pricier side, but you can tell the food quality meets those expectations. I highly recommend the lamb hummus and the guilded martini. I do recommend reserving a table near the open kitchen. When you make your reservations it'll give you the available dining options, of possible, pick the one near the kitchen.

Dietary restrictions: They asked when I made reservations and when we got there about dietary restrictions.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Mackenzie Lawrence

Every time I’m in the city I go to Hiraeth and can’t say enough about how incredible the food and drinks are. Not to mention i don’t think there’s anywhere else in Columbus that has a staff like theirs. They always give the best recommendations on which dishes to get and a good drink/wine pairing. I also LOVE how you can be upstairs and then go downstairs and it feels like a completely different place I always love getting dressed up and taking friends there that haven’t been. Oh and if you need parking there is a parking garage attached which is great because short north parking can be a mess

Kerry Yoakum

I am a foodie and heard great things about this place. Drinks, service and atmosphere were great. However, the food was good but not great. The ribs were overcooked and the chef seemed very annoyed when we brought it to his attention. The NY strip was flavorless, especially for a steak cooked over an open wood fired grill. At this price point I expected a much better meal.*****I am editing you down to one star after your response. I also note that this isn't paid or planted review like some of the others in the review section.Nevertheless, thank you for your response. Glad you acknowledge the sub par meal (I definitely agree it was), since your chef didn't and did nothing but glare at us after we brought the ribs to his attention.Please know that all he said was "do you want more?" Not thank you for bring this to my attention or sorry. My response was no thank you and he stormed away. I don't think bringing attention to mis-cooked items is horrifying behavior or being combative and we definitely were not disturbingly loud as he suggests. He was the one with an attitude and should be embarrassed by his behavior.As for being escorted out, it was just another embarrassment for your establishment as it was another mishandling of the situation. Upon engaging in some deep reflection as you suggest, I thank you for covering my meal as I would have very upset at spending so much on a mediocre meal. As another patron indicated, your food is good but not great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 3

Queeni Stoncheck

I love me a nice moody restaurant. We sat at the chef’s table which was really nice!! My favorite was their roasted cauliflower that has like a smoky taste to it soo good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stacy Smith

Been a handful of times and the service, food and atmosphere are always spot on!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bobertchin

Great addition to the fine dining scene in Columbus. I'm not happy with the location... Everything is in short north, and the area is too touristy for me.. However, the food is top notch..

The name refers to an attempt to return to a place or feeling that you can't really return to..kind of like nostalgia. It's appropriate, since every experience at this place will likely be different. We sat at the bar downstairs, but there are three other areas to dine. I think we made a great first choice.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Abrar Samad

Everything about this restaurant is worth talking about. The service, creativity with the dishes and the overall ambience. The whole fried fish was incredible and went really well with the pickled cucumber and the spicy egglplant that came with it. They even gave us complementary garlic rice - it went really well with the fish! We also tried the naan with dip, the caesar salad and the char sou ribs. They were all great. Def coming back. Well done BJ Liberman!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tim Cebula

If you are a foodie and love the “experience” give this place a try. The chefs table is amazing. Awesome menu and everything is designed to be shared. Parking is easy too with a garage attached to the building.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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