Menu Guide · Short North, Columbus, Ohio
The Guild House — Menu Guide
By Firoz Khan · FK Digital Media
The Guild House sits at 624 North High Street in the Short North Arts District, next door to the Le Méridien Columbus The Joseph hotel — one important piece of honesty first: it's not inside the hotel, but it serves as its de facto dining room, and it's a Cameron Mitchell restaurant, which in Columbus carries real weight. The concept is a modern artisan eatery: creative New American food served from breakfast through dinner, with repurposed wood, local art, and a strong cocktail program. Below is our independent walkthrough of the menu, reported price bands, and what we'd order. Everything is written in our own words; prices are reported figures, not a copy of the restaurant's menu.
At a glance
- Location
- 624 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215 (Short North, adjacent to Le Méridien Columbus The Joseph)
- Chef
- Sonny Pache (Cameron Mitchell Restaurants)
- Cuisine
- New American, artisan / farm-to-table
- Price level
- $31–$50 per person (OpenTable)
- Reservations
- Recommended for dinner and weekend brunch; book via OpenTable
- Phone
- +1 (614) 280-9780
Signature dishes
The menu turns over with the seasons, but a core set of signatures has defined the restaurant since it opened: Tuna Ribbons (ahi tuna, avocado, radish, chili oil, yuzu sesame dressing), Pork Cheeks (tomato gravy, spaghetti squash, charred shishito peppers), Prime Rib Cap (sweet onion relish, Pointe Reyes blue cheese, mustard vinaigrette), Scallops (English peas, baby carrots, parsnip puree, orange vinaigrette), and Seasonal Doughnuts. These are the dishes reviewers write home about, and the pork cheeks and prime rib cap are the two to prioritize if it's your first visit.
Price bands
Published reviews from earlier years put appetizers around $12–$17 and entrées around $21–$34 — think pork cheeks at $15 as a starter, a chicken roulade around $27, and a ribeye near $34. Those figures are dated (from 2015–2020 reviews), so treat them as the shape of the menu rather than today's numbers; current prices should be confirmed with the restaurant. Diner favorites that recur in recent reviews include lamb chops with fried rice, the smoked chicken hash at brunch, and a chocolate peanut butter torte for dessert.
Hours & happy hour
- Breakfast: daily, 7am–11am
- Lunch: Monday–Friday, 11am–3pm
- Brunch: Saturday–Sunday, 11am–3pm
- Dinner: Monday–Saturday, 3pm–10pm; Sunday, 3pm–9pm
- Happy hour: Monday–Friday, 4pm–6pm
The happy hour is the value play — reviewers consistently call it one of the better deals in the Short North.
What we'd order
If we had one meal here, this is how we'd play it:
- To start: the Tuna Ribbons — light, precise, and the signature opener.
- The main event: the Pork Cheeks. Fork-tender, unctuous, and the dish the kitchen is known for.
- Or the splurge: the Prime Rib Cap — an uncommon cut that beef lovers rave about.
- To finish: the Seasonal Doughnuts, or the chocolate peanut butter torte if it's on.
Planning your visit
- It's a Cameron Mitchell house — service is polished and the room handles business dinners, dates, and celebrations with equal ease.
- Book weekend brunch ahead. Locals call it their number-one brunch spot, and it fills up.
- Budget: at $31–$50 per person, it's upscale without being precious — dinner for two with drinks lands in the low-to-mid hundreds.
About these prices
Individual dish prices above come from published reviews from 2015–2020 and are likely dated — we present them as the menu's shape, not current figures. Always confirm prices with the restaurant before visiting.