02/08/06

Best so far

by downcydeguy

My first visit here was a gift from my g/f last year and it was amazing! The multi-coursed meal was beyond terrific. Every item from the iceberg salad starter to the rich chocolate dessert to end it was delicious! If I could afford $100 a day to eat there, I would. Nonetheless, I hope to visit this place many more times to come!

12/07/08

Best In Columbus

by Lorrine

My husband and I have been to the Hyde Park almost every weekend for over a year, and the food, the staff and the atmosphere are all tops. The Steak Griffin with the Cabernet Shallot Butter and the Pretzel Bread alone make the experience worth while. Not to mention the biggest and best piece of Chocolate cake you have ever had. The Manager Scott and Chad are wonderful and if your go request Lincoln or Chris as your serves for the evening...They are the BEST!!!

• Pros: Everything about this place is top notch.
• Cons: The valet staff can be abrasive at times.

08/20/08

Avoid Friday nights, actually just avoid it

by lashey8888

My boyfriend and I were visiting Columbus and two locals recommended Hyde Park as they best place in town for steak. We went on Friday around 6pm and the host sat us right next to the bar which was absolutely packed with men, you can figure it out. I don't have a problem with homosexuals at all. However watching men hug and kiss for and hour during our date was less than romantic. I ordered a margarita that tasted like straight tequilla, yuck. My boyfriend ordered his steak medium and it came to us completely brown throughout. I ordered the Steak Griffin and it was not edible. There was so much peppercorn on the dish you couldn't taste the steak itself. Their au gratin potatoes were amazing as were the salads and service. In the end our meal was comped. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone who is looking for a delicious meal or a romantic atmosphere.

• Pros: Decor and Service
• Cons: Food and atmosphere

12/17/07

Hyde Park - Crossroads

by okjoe

On 12/15 we hosted a group of 8 to the Hyde Park on High Street / Cross Roads Area. The service left a lot to be desired. The waitress continously reminded us how "good" everything was. Be carefull for the appitizer sampler. Waitress suggested one for the table and continued to charge each couple $35 for the sampler. Prior to ordering I told the waitress I would prefer another appitizer and made it seem as if it was not an option. Not a fan of shellfish I was out my desired appitizer and $35. It must have been the waitress special of the night. Steak was cooked to order, but seasoned inconsistently, still very good. Creamed spinich was soupy and not real creamy.

Atmosphere was very classy, later dinner hours were a bit loud and tables were close together. Non the less a good steakhouse atmosphere.

Service leaves a lot of room for improvement, food was below expectations for a high end steak house.

• Pros: atmosphere and location
• Cons: wait staff and price

05/30/07

Great Atmosphere

by mofori03

I loved the deco in the restaurant. The atmosphere was fantastic. I felt like I was at a swanky restaurant in New York city.

• Pros: The atmosphere was great
• Cons: the steak was not made according to my order

11/20/06

Their best steak was horrible

by qomag

We wanted to have a nice evening with a geat food - result my steak was burned even though I ordered it medium I berely eat it. I heard a lot of good things about this restaurant but it is overpriced and I wasn't lucky with my food in that place!

09/30/06

Terrific food, service and great live jazz!

by keithandnet

Wondeful! My husband and I celebrated our anniversary at the Henderson rd. location. It was our first visit there. We just finished off what was left of his huge steak with some eggs for breakfast! The atmosphere was terrific, service top notch. Lovely resteraunt and delish food; will definelty return again, if nothing else for the live jazz.

09/11/06

WOW

by bigindo

I went to the high street location with my girlfriend for my 25th birthday few days ago. The place was great,real classy, service was good,our server was real friendly and accomodating, although her friend was snobby, but most importantly, the steak was AWESOME!!!! i had the ribeye, and my goodness,never had one like that before, and i've been to some of the finest steakhouses. After dinner ended, they remembered that it was my birthday, eventhough my gf told me that she booked the place 3 weeks in advance, and brought us some pie which was sweet and delicious FOR FREE...to sum it up: it was a deligthful dining experience and i'll definitely come back for lots more!!!

WARNING: their steaks come charred no matter how you order them (rare,medium,etc) which is quite the norm at fine steakhouses, so if you don't like them charred,you might want to tell them in advance. and try their sauce toppings...the citrus sauce was great..but my favorite is to make the steak OSCAR STYLE...topped with crab meats,asparagus and bearnaise sauce... yumm..

• Pros: Best steak i ever had bar none
• Cons: valet parkins is $5...food is pricey

07/29/06

High St. restaurant not worth it

by seattlechk

While in town, my husband and I took my parents to the Hyde Park on High St. The reservation was for a table by the window and a birthday. In a virtually empty dining room, we were seated in the back. The steaks came out charred (ordered rare & med rare) and the waiter was arrogant - interrupting conversation, talking right over us. No mention was made of the birthday. We've been to the Henderson Road restaurant and it was wonderful...don't know what went wrong here.

• Pros: attractive dining room
• Cons: server, hostess, bad steak prep

07/05/06

Very nice

by eddie5150

Been there twice.....Both times the food was excellent, service was outstanding. Times to avoid are weekend nites, and prom time....Also, if you drive a Mercedes, Lamborghini, Ferrari, BMW, or any Escalade with 24's you get to park right next to the door in a no parking section and no one says anything to you!

• Pros: Food, service
• Cons: Busy times