Bludau’s Goetchius House

Awesome food, but if you don’t like mushrooms make sure you let them know! Great service, food, and atmosphere, but a little pricey. Not an everyday restaurant, but definitely the place to go for special occasions. Remember, this is NOT FAST FOOD! Expect to wait for your food. Use the wait to really enjoy the great bottle of wine and the company you’re with.

We had an absolutely lovely, if not completely bizarre, dinner here. Yes, as Erin mentioned, it is a lengthy dinner. But not too bad, we came expecting a relaxed nice dinner, and that was what we had. Over the course of 2 hours, we enjoyed the menu quite thoroughly. Starting with the rolls (delicious, seriously, and I am not a fan of bread!) and the St. Francis Cabernet (of which we went through 2 bottles amongst the four of us, not too shabby). Then, appetizers. We took a sampler of the coquilles st. jacques (delicious scallops and mushrooms baked into a crust) which were fabulous, the mussels (they were not bad, the sauce was very nice), and the escargots. I love escargot, and they did them up just right, buttery and delicious, baked into mushroom caps. One member of our party was vegetarian, and he had the artichoke casserole, which was also delicious.
Salads were nice, but it’s hard to mess up a salad (I am so glad there was no iceberg in this one, though!!).
The entrees were delicious, the chateaubriand was cooked precisely rare, just as requested (a refreshing touch, a good steak is hard to find, and it hurts when a good steak is demolished!). They were accommodating for our vegetarian friend, who enjoyed his vegetable pasta it seems. The yellowfin tuna special was considered a great success as well.
We asked for bananas foster and cherries jubilee for dessert, and our lovely waitress, upon finding that there was little ice cream and no cherries, gave us a free bunch of bananas foster (heavy on the bananas and delicious, and I don’t like bananas much either!) and then we dug into the chocolate cake (delectable and heavenly) and the key lime pie.
A great success overall, we will certainly be back to enjoy a lovely lazy meal of deliciousness!

Omigod, I have had some of the most ridiculous meals of my life here. We used to always go here to celebrate birthdays, etc., but it just got so absurd that we could no longer return. The service is consistently poor, sometimes taking half hour just to get something simple like a glass of water. They are extremely understaffed, and this is perhaps part of the problem (the last time we were there there was one waitress, and one person working in the kitchen). Be prepared to spend hours here if you are planning on eating, and also be prepared to pester the server. The last time we went my uncle had to actually go into the kitchen and demand that, since we had been waiting at least an hour, that we get some food. On the plus side, if you go here you will be guaranteed a comical story to amuse your friends.

We had our rehearsal dinner in the basement and it was lovely. Bricks all around, a comfortable intimate space, and delicious food and drink… and fun deserts like baked alaska they lit in front of us. One of the best parts is the lit garden out back. And its off a quiet road, but near downtown Columbus, so it feels like a discovery all your own!