Menu Guide · Downtown Columbus, Ohio
The Keep Kitchen & Liquor Bar at Hotel LeVeque — Menu Guide
The Keep Kitchen & Liquor Bar sits on the mezzanine level of the historic LeVeque Tower at 50 West Broad Street in downtown Columbus — an art-deco landmark completed in 1927, and the setting for one of Ohio's most atmospheric hotel dining rooms. The concept is a modern French brasserie with a speakeasy-style liquor bar: gas lamps, brass, and leather, with classic dishes reinvented using local Ohio ingredients. Next door to the Palace Theatre, it's the natural pre-show dinner. Below is our independent walkthrough of the menu, reported prices, 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
- 50 W Broad St (mezzanine level, LeVeque Tower), Columbus, OH 43215 — Hotel LeVeque
- Concept
- Modern French brasserie + speakeasy liquor bar
- Cuisine
- French classics with Midwestern ingredients
- Price level
- Upscale; happy hour 4–6pm daily is the value play
- Reservations
- Recommended, especially pre-theatre nights
- Phone
- +1 (614) 224-9500
The menu: French classics, Ohio ingredients
The menu runs the French canon with local sourcing: brie fondue, beef carpaccio, steak frites, beef bourguignon, shrimp linguini, French onion soup, moules, and a bouillabaisse. A 2018 published review priced the moules around $16, steak tartare at $15, French onion soup at $8, the bouillabaisse at $28, and steak frites with bordelaise at $24 — dated figures, but they show the menu's mid-range-to-upscale shape. Recent diners rave about the butterscotch crème brûlée, the brie fondue, and a hot-honey crispy chicken sandwich at lunch.
Our take: the French onion soup is the sleeper hit — reviewers call it a contender for the best in the city — and the steak frites is the safe, satisfying center of the menu.
The liquor bar
The "liquor bar" half of the name is earned: old-school cocktails get a modern remake with house-made syrups and botanicals, and the barrel-aged Manhattan is the order to know. There's a daily happy hour Monday–Friday from 4pm to 6pm with specially priced drinks and shareable snacks — the smartest way into the room. The bar runs late on weekends (till 1am Friday and Saturday).
Hours
- Monday–Thursday: breakfast 7am–10:30am, lunch 11am–1:30pm, dinner 5pm–9pm
- Friday: dinner to 10pm
- Saturday: brunch 7am–1:30pm, dinner 5pm–10pm
- Sunday: brunch 7am–1:30pm, dinner 5pm–9pm
- Bar: Sunday–Thursday 4pm–11pm; Friday–Saturday 3pm–1am
What we'd order
If we had one meal here, this is how we'd play it:
- To start: the brie fondue for the table — it's the dish people photograph.
- The main event: steak frites with bordelaise, the brasserie staple done right.
- At the bar: a barrel-aged Manhattan at happy hour, timed before a Palace Theatre show.
- To finish: the butterscotch crème brûlée — the dessert reviewers won't stop talking about.
Planning your visit
- Pre-theatre timing: book dinner before a Palace Theatre show — the room is built for it, and the bar does the post-show nightcap.
- Private dining: the Coleman Room hosts private events for up to 40 guests.
- Budget: upscale but not punishing — plan on a mid-range downtown dinner, less if you lean on happy hour.
About these prices
Individual dish prices above come from a published 2018 review and are likely dated — we present them as the menu's shape, not current figures. Always confirm prices with the restaurant before visiting.