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
50 YEARS OF STELLAR SERVICE AT THE REFECTORY
View Article As PDF We’re grateful to Columbus Business First for recently sitting down with our owner, Kamal Boulos, to reflect on The Refectory’s nearly five decades in Columbus — and the journey that has shaped us along the way. The article traces the path from our beginnings in 1976 — when the restaurant operated under the name Olde Church-House … Read More
The Refectory Ranked Among Columbus’s Top Fine Dining Restaurants of 2025
We’re thrilled to share that Columbus Underground recently included The Refectory in its annual roundup of the Top 10 Fine Dining Restaurants in Columbus of 2025 — a list shaped by readers’ votes and celebrating the city’s vibrant dining scene. In the list published earlier this month, The Refectory appears alongside celebrated local restaurants such as Agni, Lindey’s, Cento, and … Read More
Kamal Boulos Honored by the Ohio Restaurant & Hospitality Alliance
We are humbled and honored to share that The Refectory and owner Kamal Boulos were recently inducted into the Ohio Restaurant & Hospitality Alliance Hall of Fame — a recognition reserved for industry leaders who have demonstrated enduring excellence and meaningful contribution to Ohio’s hospitality community. The Columbus Business Journals covered the event in a recent article, highlighting the restaurants … Read More
Columbus Underground Praises The Refectory’s French Fare
View The Article – https://columbusunderground.com/restaurant-review-refectorys-french-fare-ma1/ We’re honored that Columbus Underground recently featured The Refectory in their review of standout French cuisine in the city. The article highlights everything our guests have long cherished — a warm, polished service, a dining room that feels both timeless and intimate, and menus that evolve with the seasons and Chef Richard’s creative inspirations. Seated … Read More