Lupo - Columbus, Ohio

Ryan H.

This place knows flavor!
We went with another couple, got 3 appetizers and 4 different entrees, and we were ALL raving about our food. Every single dish we had was great!

If you are meat eaters, I recommend getting the burger and birria tacos. For the burger, get the queso on the side - put the queso on the tacos and dip the burger in the birria ju. (chefs kiss)

For dessert we got an oatmeal cream pie and Tres leches cake. The OCP was out of this world!!!

Don't miss this place. It's incredible!!

Grant D.

This was our first time to this place. The restaurant is located in an old bank. The decor inside isn’t very interesting and the bathrooms were honestly pretty disgusting, but the outside patio where we ate was actually pretty nice. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but they had fans and the area was blocked from direct sun and they have an overhead cover.

The service was a little off. The host was quite young and a little awkward with communication and setting expectations. We arrived 2 minutes late to our reservation and told us someone was still sitting at our table and they had 10 more minutes until they would ask them to vacate. We stood around for awhile waiting. Not a great start.

Nas was our server and actually did a great job. Very professional and set expectations that the kitchen was running behind. And it was.. took awhile to get our food but the meal was paced out well despite taking a long time.

The food was good. We started with a salad and the burrata both were very good. My partner had the steak and I had the chicken. I thought the chicken was well prepared, the steak had a sweet corn sauce that was very sweet. We didn’t get dessert.

Overall I don’t think we will return unless we found ourselves in the area for some reason. It was about $75/person.

SharBear R.

Absolutely must not miss this restaurant. Tapas style dining. Portions were generous and shareable. Top notch wine selections. Great date night or for special occasions.

Brandi I.

The atmosphere is relaxing and has a good vibe. We sat in the vault (the building used to be an old bank). It was fun like having our own private dining room. The food and drinks were amazing. The service was superb. Great place to eat, drink and celebrate.

Mike R.

One of my new favorite restaurants in Columbus. Great place for those who can never decide on one thing to eat. Tapas style allows you to try a bunch of different things. Each small plate is perfect for 2-3 people to have a taste of the dish. Service was excellent as well.

Lauren G.

This little spot is tucked away in a residential neighborhood and in a really quiet and great location. There is plenty of parking! The food was just okay- the bread was the best thing that I had on the menu. The food is listed as Mediterranean tapas, but it was really Mediterranean American fusion IMO. The service was excellent. We were seated in “the vault” which wasn’t my favorite- sit outside on the patio if you can. The aforementioned fruit flies from other reviews were definitely still there.

Laura H.

One of the best dinners out we’ve had in years! We are big supporters of the wonderful locally owned restaurants in Columbus and were so delighted to finally try Lupo. We loved everything we ordered from food to drinks and dessert. The food was full of layers of flavor without being overwhelming. The eggplant stuffed with chorizo, potatoes & vegetables was perfect. Bistec from Blue’s Creek farms delicious, fried cod, oysters were also top notch. We enjoyed a few glasses of wine along with mixed drinks. Oatmeal cream pie for dessert was so tasty…light cream filling with chewy oatmeal cookies.
We look forward to returning soon with family.
Hannah was a wonderful server and the rest of the staff very accommodating, educated and helpful.
Thank You!!!

May H.

Decided to try Lupo for our date night. Ambience was nice, yet casual. They have a rotating menu and we weren’t too hungry so we shared a few tapas and scallop fra diavolo. Misto fritto was our favorite. This dish was reminiscent bonefish’s bang bang shrimp but with veggies and fish. Octopus was grilled nicely, wasn’t slimey or over cooked. The scallops were cooked to perfection but I didn’t care for the spicy marinara pasta. The pasta tasted homemade, but texturally it wasn’t great. The sauce was mildly spicy so that was a plus however it was bland and just tart.

The star of the show was definitely the gelato. They have unique flavors and olive sea salt was my favorite. We tried horchata gelato too and it was a cinnamon-esque ice cream.

Service was wonderfully. He was thorough and attentive and it seemed every table around us were served well.