Cap City Diner--Grandview
Columbus, OH 43212-3135
Phone: (614) 291-3663
- Price:
- $$
- Best of Citysearch:
- Brunch 2006, Dessert 2006, Group Dining 2006
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 11am-9pm
Editorial Review for Cap City Diner--Grandview – by Terry Ward Libby
The Scene
Twenty- and 30-somethings come to both Cap City locations just to hang at the bar and munch fried calamari and big plates of homemade potato chips drenched in melted blue cheese. The decor, crowd and menu demands that you have fun; pick the booth near the stone fireplace for a cozier time.
The Food
The house specialty is a thick slab of meatloaf with a heap of mashed potatoes underneath and a tall pile of crispy onion rings on top. This is gourmet meatloaf to be sure, made with veal, wild mushrooms,and not a drop of ketchup. Mashed potatoes come in two versions--buttermilk and chive or cheddar with chipotle chili pepper. Go crazy: Get an order of each and make a meal of it.
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Insider Tips
Look GoodMitchell instituted a thoughtful call-in policy for diners. You call ahead to check on the wait, they add your name to the list and tell you when to show.
Where to SitIn summer the patio at the Olentangy location cooks with live jazz and steamed lobsters on Sunday nights from 8pm to 11pm.
User Reviews for Cap City Diner--Grandview
01/04/2008 Posted by jitterbugperfume
After having this place recommended to us several times, my boyfriend and I decided to give Cap City a shot. We expected upscale diner food; we got low end Applebee's food. The atmosphere was a little confusing (mismatched chairs, diner entry, oddly lit dining room that couldn't decide whether it was formal and upscale or casual and cheap) as we walked to our table, but we reserved judgment until we'd opened our menus. My boyfriend was after a cheeseburger, so he quickly found what he wanted. I'm a vegetarian, and found nothing but a few children's meals and a terrible sounding "veggie plate", or "assortment of all the vegetables we have laying around for side dishes". To have a menu that is multiple pages in length and not even include one reasonable veggie choice is inconsiderate and irresponsible. Our server was really sweet and commiserated with me about the lack of vegetarian options. The food was all mediocre, uninspired, common, and bland, relying on grease and salt for all the flavoring. My boyfriend ordered his cheeseburger medium rare, expecting the meat to be decent enough to be served this way. It arrived VERY well done and he says it tasted like a frozen patty. The portions were also surprisingly stingy for diner food, so the food looked oddly lost on the giant plates. Unlike a high end restaurant, where you expect a small amount of wonderful food to be beautifully plated, Cap City presented a sad little pile of crappy food. I would never go back, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless that person was a devotee of national chain type dining experiences.
Pros: Our server was helpful, sympathetic, and attentive
Cons: Everything else (food, atmosphere, everything!)
11/13/2007 Posted by amylei333
Cap City used to ROCK! But they have a new menu, and apparently new chefs, because it now falls short of awesome. They've created a new home cookin' kind of menu - a bit too reminiscent of Chili's or Applebee's menu. If you're vegetarian, be warned - there's almost NOTHING on the menu that's vegetarian friendly (unless you want a side salad). And nothing with any real pizzaz. I found the food to be pretty bland - no creative use of spices or sauces like before. Well, all the other Cameron Mitchell restaurants still rock!
