View the article here: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2026/09/20/the-refectory-rooh-culinary-exchange.html? Columbus Business First recently put it simply: this collaboration brings together one of Columbus’ oldest and most revered restaurants with a younger restaurant that’s earned its own devoted following. That contrast — five decades of French tradition meeting a newer voice in Columbus dining — is exactly what makes this pairing worth paying attention to. … Read More
A Standard You Have to Keep Earning
The DiRoNA Award of Excellence — bestowed by Distinguished Restaurants of North America — is not a one-time honor you earn and hang on the wall. It’s a continued commitment, extended only to restaurants that consistently deliver across every dimension of the dining experience: cuisine, wine, service, and atmosphere, all measured against exacting standards. To hold the award into 2027 … Read More
The Refectory Named Among Columbus’s Best Overall Restaurants by OpenTable Diners’ Choice
We’re honored to share that The Refectory has been recognized on OpenTable’s Diners’ Choice list for Best Overall Restaurants in Columbus — a distinction based entirely on the people who matter most to us: our guests. An Award Built on Real Reviews Unlike many industry accolades, OpenTable’s Diners’ Choice Awards aren’t decided by critics or editors. Each month, OpenTable reviews … Read More
Fifty Years of Excellence, Recognized: The Refectory and the DiRoNA Award
There are milestones you plan for, and there are honors that find you along the way. As The Refectory celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2026, we’re proud to hold one of the most respected distinctions in North American fine dining: the DiRoNA Award of Excellence. For half a century, we’ve believed that a truly great restaurant isn’t measured by any … Read More
The Refectory Named One of Ohio’s Top Restaurants Worth the Drive
Fifty years in, and people are still making the trip. The Refectory has been featured in Take Me to Tennessee’s roundup of the “12 Top-Rated Ohio Restaurants That Are Worth Every Mile of the Drive” — a statewide list highlighting destination dining rooms from Cleveland to Cincinnati, Columbus to Yellow Springs, that turn a simple road trip into an experience … Read More
The Refectory Earns Wine Spectator’s Best of Award of Excellence for 2026
This year, as The Refectory celebrates 50 years of French dining in Columbus, we’re marking the milestone with a distinction that speaks directly to what our guests experience at the table: Wine Spectator has named The Refectory a Best of Award of Excellence winner in its 2026 Restaurant Awards. We’re honored to be one of just a handful of Columbus … Read More
Fifty Years, One Church, and a Wine Cellar That Started in a Metal Locker
Columbus Monthly just published a beautiful look back at The Refectory’s first fifty years — and it reminded us how much of our story is still being written by the same people who started it. It begins, fittingly, in 1976: a converted 19th-century church on Bethel Road, a fledgling restaurant called the Olde Church-House, and a teenage line cook named … Read More
The Refectory Recognized Among the Most Stunning Dining Rooms in the Country
We’re honored to share that The Refectory Restaurant has been featured in a recent national roundup by Fast Food Club highlighting the most stunning restaurant dining rooms across all 50 states. To be recognized not just for our cuisine, but for the atmosphere we’ve carefully preserved and cultivated over decades, is incredibly meaningful — especially as we approach our 50th … Read More
The Refectory Named Ohio’s Best French Restaurant – AOL
We are honored to share some exciting news: The Refectory Restaurant has been recognized as the best French restaurant in Ohio in a recent feature highlighting standout dining destinations across the country. 👉 Read the full article here:Read the article on AOL The recognition places The Refectory among the most notable French dining destinations in the state, celebrating the restaurant’s … Read More
The Refectory Named Ohio’s Best French Restaurant
We’re honored and grateful to share that The Refectory Restaurant has been recognized as the best French restaurant in Ohio, highlighted in a recent feature by The Columbus Dispatch. 🎉 👉 Read the full article here:The Refectory in Columbus named Ohio’s best French restaurant The article highlights what so many of our guests already know — that The Refectory has … Read More