Best Romantic Restaurants in Short North - Arena District

The server was welcoming and knowledgeable about the menu items and cocktails. We chose the restaurant for the ambiance and we found that the service and menu were wonderful too.

From the valet, through the softly lit entranceway and view of the patio, to the hostess stand and into the bar to wait for our family, the experience was pleasant and everyone was professional and welcoming. We were seated in a room off the kitchen for our dinner. It was beautiful with fresh hydrangeas, nice lighting and our amazing server, Zach. As he described the menu items, we knew we were in for an authentic Italian dinner. The entire meal was delicious and filled with new tastes and new ingredients that we had not had before. We look forward to visiting their patio in the summer.

Wendy, is this one of our favorite restaurants! The shrimp with Angel hair pasta dish is my personal favorite, as is the lobster bisque. The service is always excellent as are the beverages.  if you can hit the patio on a nice weather day, it is one of the nicest in the city. 

Josh, James and the team are always welcoming and accommodating.

Let me preface this by saying we dined after an OSU game, so it was pretty noisy and busy. Completely understandable in the situation, so keep this in mind when booking! The venue has very modern, sexy vibes. I love that all the booths have their own TV so your party can watch something other than what others watch. The food and drinks are really good. It’s a great place for cocktails (there’s no beer on draft) and there were several bachelorette parties going on while we were there, too. I would recommend for a party or couples night out. Mexican Espresso Martini was perfect. Loved the spicy tuna bites. Would absolutely order those again. I appreciated that the staff was familiar with the new menu for the season and could give great recommendations. We were placed by a big OSU party, so we didn’t get as much attention as I would like, but again…understandable on an OSU football day. The staff was super friendly and apologetic for the placement, so in the end, all good! Food and drinks were out fast, which was so impressive for how busy they were.