My friends and I really enjoyed ourselves last night. This was our first time dining there. We enjoyed our appetizers. Entrees and dessert. Also, the drinks were amazing! We hope to come back again soon.
jackie
We loved Rooh! The food was delicious and the service was amazing. All around great experience!
Matthew Gallegly
If you threw a dart at this menu, you would love what you were serve served. Wonderfully flavored dishes and delicious cocktails. They’re great with dietary restrictions as well. One of the best restaurants in Columbus. Worth every penny.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sreejit Menon
Very good food and experience overall. Some dishes like the Cauliflower Koliwada, Feta Salad, Sweet Potato Chaat and creative cocktails, desserts were standout and fun, while a few mains felt average or small for the price. Still a must visit overall for the unique twists and vibe.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Mallanagouda Patil
This is one of the Indian fine dining restaurants located in downtown Columbus. The ambiance and location are excellent, and there’s also an attached bar. The menu is limited but includes both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. If you’re looking to enjoy authentic Indian flavors in a fine dining setting, this is a great choice. However, if you’re a foodie or prefer generous portions, this place might not be ideal, as the quantities are small and prices are on the higher side.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Prashant
I was visiting this place after 4.5 years, and unfortunately, the experience was quite disappointing compared to what it used to be. I am not sure whether there has been a change in management or new chefs in the kitchen, but the overall taste and quality of the food have noticeably declined.
I ordered several items, including the Mango Mule, Kababs, Chaat, Biryani, Keema, Dal, and a few more dishes. Out of everything we tried, the only item that truly tasted good was the Lamb Keema. The rest lacked the flavor, balance, and freshness that this restaurant once delivered so well. It felt far from the standards I remembered from my previous visits.
Another odd experience was being served entrées and main courses on quarter plates. It simply didn’t make sense to place substantial dishes on such small plates, especially when sharing. I had to specifically request the server to bring larger plates so that we could properly enjoy the meal.
To be fair, the server was polite, attentive, and efficient, and I have no complaints regarding the service. The staff did their best, and their professionalism stood out.
However, the atmosphere felt dull, lacking the vibrant energy and warmth that once made the place enjoyable. Overall, it was not the experience I had hoped for after so many years.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lamb Shank Nihari GF
Barbara
The food at Rooh is consistently fantastic. We tend to do small plates and share everything. My go-to fave is the sweet potato chaat—we often have to get more of that because everyone loves it. The drinks are always good, too, and go so well with the food. Love this restaurant!
Opentable Diner
I found the food at Rooh amazing, and service was attentive. I was there early (5:30 pm) on a weeknight and it was not noisy at all. The only drawback that I had was that their happy hour drinks are a bit small for the price. Tasty, but not a lot of it.
PV M
Rooh is the best Indian restaurant we've ever visited in Columbus.
There is an elegance to everything ordered, and the flavors are truly impeccable. We ordered butter chicken, palak paneer, nawabi malai kofta, lamb shank nihari with garlic naan, and rice. The butter chicken and palak paneer stood out for their incredible texture and flavor. I particularly loved the lamb shank; the sauce was flavorful, and the lamb was beautifully tender. The butter chicken is also amazing, offering complexity to its flavors. I highly recommend pairing it with the garlic naan. The mango lassi was also fresh and we ordered carrot halwa cake in dessert and it was delicious —all were top-notch dishes. The food presentation reminiscent of high end restaurants that focus on simplicity, texture and flavors.
The service was great, and the staff was friendly, even though the place was packed and busy since we went over the weekend.
I definitely plan to visit again soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Whittney Jenkins
This is Americanized Indian food.
Disappointed in the fact that there were no options for spice in regards to the dishes. Also very overpriced for no flavor food.
I ordered the butter chicken, came with white rice, naan came separate. ( This was after my small plate was sent back due to the saffron rice had no favor and it was a quesadilla dish that was made with naan with meat inside.)
Overall ambience was very decorative, but there are other Indian restaurants locally owned that are 5+ stars and above! This was NOT it
We ordered five or six small plates and four large plates. Each one was better than the previous one.
This restaurant must be one of the best we have been to over the last few years and all of are foodies and picky eaters.
Staff was very friendly and helpful. The owner or the general manager was very helpful
Neda
It was my third time at Rooh and my worst experience. We were seated 30 minutes after our reservation time. Service was extremely slow. Our food arrived one hour after being seated. The quality of the food wasn't as good as before. The short ribs were extremely hard and could not even cut the meat with the knife! Overall, a bad experience.
ANJANA
Overall very disappointed with our experience on this visit ( we have been here a couple of years back and had loved it ). Our server was sweet and did her best but seemed like she had more than she could handle. Once she took our drinks and starter order she did not come back to check on us for 20 mins during which time our drink wasn't even served to us. Found the food taste wise lackluster. The lamb shank nihari I ordered was room temperature. The dishes were all extremely small portion wise, including the drinks which although were very good are at best about two generous gulps. So just overpriced all around and not worth it. On a positive note we liked the ambiance here, the stemware, silverware and the decor are all beautiful with attention paid to how it's all presented.
Victoria Hirsel
My husband and I love going here, the food is amazing, the drinks are even better, and the owner is so nice and welcoming!!
My friends and I really enjoyed ourselves last night. This was our first time dining there. We enjoyed our appetizers. Entrees and dessert. Also, the drinks were amazing! We hope to come back again soon.
We loved Rooh! The food was delicious and the service was amazing. All around great experience!
If you threw a dart at this menu, you would love what you were serve served. Wonderfully flavored dishes and delicious cocktails. They’re great with dietary restrictions as well. One of the best restaurants in Columbus. Worth every penny.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good food and experience overall. Some dishes like the Cauliflower Koliwada, Feta Salad, Sweet Potato Chaat and creative cocktails, desserts were standout and fun, while a few mains felt average or small for the price. Still a must visit overall for the unique twists and vibe.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
This is one of the Indian fine dining restaurants located in downtown Columbus. The ambiance and location are excellent, and there’s also an attached bar. The menu is limited but includes both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. If you’re looking to enjoy authentic Indian flavors in a fine dining setting, this is a great choice. However, if you’re a foodie or prefer generous portions, this place might not be ideal, as the quantities are small and prices are on the higher side.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I was visiting this place after 4.5 years, and unfortunately, the experience was quite disappointing compared to what it used to be. I am not sure whether there has been a change in management or new chefs in the kitchen, but the overall taste and quality of the food have noticeably declined.
I ordered several items, including the Mango Mule, Kababs, Chaat, Biryani, Keema, Dal, and a few more dishes. Out of everything we tried, the only item that truly tasted good was the Lamb Keema. The rest lacked the flavor, balance, and freshness that this restaurant once delivered so well. It felt far from the standards I remembered from my previous visits.
Another odd experience was being served entrées and main courses on quarter plates. It simply didn’t make sense to place substantial dishes on such small plates, especially when sharing. I had to specifically request the server to bring larger plates so that we could properly enjoy the meal.
To be fair, the server was polite, attentive, and efficient, and I have no complaints regarding the service. The staff did their best, and their professionalism stood out.
However, the atmosphere felt dull, lacking the vibrant energy and warmth that once made the place enjoyable. Overall, it was not the experience I had hoped for after so many years.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lamb Shank Nihari GF
The food at Rooh is consistently fantastic. We tend to do small plates and share everything. My go-to fave is the sweet potato chaat—we often have to get more of that because everyone loves it. The drinks are always good, too, and go so well with the food. Love this restaurant!
I found the food at Rooh amazing, and service was attentive. I was there early (5:30 pm) on a weeknight and it was not noisy at all. The only drawback that I had was that their happy hour drinks are a bit small for the price. Tasty, but not a lot of it.
Rooh is the best Indian restaurant we've ever visited in Columbus.
There is an elegance to everything ordered, and the flavors are truly impeccable. We ordered butter chicken, palak paneer, nawabi malai kofta, lamb shank nihari with garlic naan, and rice. The butter chicken and palak paneer stood out for their incredible texture and flavor. I particularly loved the lamb shank; the sauce was flavorful, and the lamb was beautifully tender. The butter chicken is also amazing, offering complexity to its flavors. I highly recommend pairing it with the garlic naan. The mango lassi was also fresh and we ordered carrot halwa cake in dessert and it was delicious —all were top-notch dishes. The food presentation reminiscent of high end restaurants that focus on simplicity, texture and flavors.
The service was great, and the staff was friendly, even though the place was packed and busy since we went over the weekend.
I definitely plan to visit again soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is Americanized Indian food.
Disappointed in the fact that there were no options for spice in regards to the dishes. Also very overpriced for no flavor food.
I ordered the butter chicken, came with white rice, naan came separate. ( This was after my small plate was sent back due to the saffron rice had no favor and it was a quesadilla dish that was made with naan with meat inside.)
Overall ambience was very decorative, but there are other Indian restaurants locally owned that are 5+ stars and above! This was NOT it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
Five of us went to celebrate a birthday
We ordered five or six small plates and four large plates. Each one was better than the previous one.
This restaurant must be one of the best we have been to over the last few years and all of are foodies and picky eaters.
Staff was very friendly and helpful. The owner or the general manager was very helpful
It was my third time at Rooh and my worst experience. We were seated 30 minutes after our reservation time. Service was extremely slow. Our food arrived one hour after being seated. The quality of the food wasn't as good as before. The short ribs were extremely hard and could not even cut the meat with the knife! Overall, a bad experience.
Overall very disappointed with our experience on this visit ( we have been here a couple of years back and had loved it ). Our server was sweet and did her best but seemed like she had more than she could handle. Once she took our drinks and starter order she did not come back to check on us for 20 mins during which time our drink wasn't even served to us. Found the food taste wise lackluster. The lamb shank nihari I ordered was room temperature. The dishes were all extremely small portion wise, including the drinks which although were very good are at best about two generous gulps. So just overpriced all around and not worth it. On a positive note we liked the ambiance here, the stemware, silverware and the decor are all beautiful with attention paid to how it's all presented.
My husband and I love going here, the food is amazing, the drinks are even better, and the owner is so nice and welcoming!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lamb Shank Nihari GF, Paan Cloud
Wonderful food, calm relaxing spot. Staff was very pleasant and the owner stopped by our table to check in - very nice! Highly recommended
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