Watershed Distillery

1145 Chesapeake Ave, Columbus
(614) 357-1936

Recent Reviews

Alicia Folk

Went to Watershed for the first time to celebrate our wedding anniversary, the food was amazing but the staff is what will bring us back for sure! They treated us like family and made our special day even better. Thank you so much for a great evening!!!!

Sairam Chaitanya

Update:The management was very quick to action and reached out to make things better.If I wanted a $23 burger and having to wait 45 mins for it, I would have gone to Wendy’s.Great drinks but the time to get any service at the table for the money is definitely not worth the time.

Ed Stewart

This place is great. Distillery tour was very informative and the spirits are nice...!! I will return very soon. Thank you for what you all do here..!!

Lara Panayotoff

Phenomenal food and drink, and great service. The server steered us in the right direction on cocktails which landed us on a classic old fashioned and the magic of the unicorn, both of which hit the spot. For food, we started with the tempura cauliflower which set the bar very, very high. Meaty and satisfying, with a delicious onion topping and delicate curry sauce. We went on to the grilled octopus, which was honestly some of the best I have had - tender as you can get. Finally, we shared the mushroom pasta with the added short rib. The split portion was more than enough to round out the meal for us. This dish was incredibly rich but it was topped off by a clever and bright salsa verde that brought it all into balance. As we finished up, the place started really filling up and I'm not surprised. We headed out after picking up a bottle of black walnut old fashioned mix to take home.

Josh Clayton

Hed an amazing tour lead by Betty, learned so much, can't wait to come back.

Lisa H.

Mushroom Pasta: good but not excellent. A little too much salt? Sky Jam cocktail: good but the smell reminded me of toilet air freshener (really!) Oatmeal Creampie: good but too sweet. Waiter: excellent. Atmosphere: casual, fun, light-hearted, enjoyable

Amy K.

We really enjoyed Watershed Kitchen. The service, food and cocktails (man the cocktails!) were so good. The menu doesn't have a lot of items and most are not very "traditional" but everything was DELICIOUS! I had the burger and my husband enjoyed the Porterhouse. Can't wait to go back! The "Choose your Own Adventure" cocktail menu was FUN!

Amy B.

I ordered a NY Strip steak was so tough like a cow hide and stringy it was $44.00 which was a price gauging for the low quality meat served.

Emix1

My NY strip steak was $44.00 of the leather shoes bottom toughest meat ever and I couldn't chew it... so overpriced and not worth the money spent. The interior lightning was so dim and couldn't read the menu.

Tommy Boy

Great place to visit. The Bottle room has tastings and opens early. Kitchen opens around 4pm so plan accordingly if you are hungry. Staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. They do have special store picks.

DublinKH

Since we ordered each different cocktail, it took for a while to be served. We celebrated my daughter's birthday and I mentioned to the server, we didn't get any recognition though other tables got something.

AndrewH

For the expense of the food - which is good - the tight packed ambiance and uncomfortable chairs became unbearable. We were 1 foot away on either side from other tables and couldn't hear each other to speak.

L C.

Beautiful date night ambiance and the menu is very sophisticated for its location. This place was unexpectedly fancy and I loved it!

JustAJ

Food was very good, cocktails were excellent. Our server was knowledgeable and helpful, but did forget to bring out the appetizer we ordered. My wife's tofu lo mein entree was quite a bit spicier than she expected. She probably would have ordered something else had the menu indicated that the dish brought some heat. (It did say there was a chili crunch topping, but didn't mention that noodle sauce itself would also be hot.) My hearty fisherman's bacon was delicious, with the pickled shallots complementing the rich, salty cheese sauce perfectly, and my duck with dumplings was hearty and very satisfying, if slightly over salted. I especially enjoyed the fresh, crunchy, and flavorful mirepoix salad element that contrasted the gravy and Dumplings beautifully. Our desserts were tasty, and I enjoyed the sharp blackberry jam in my oatmeal cream pie, but the buttercream had split and the cookie was crunchier than I would have expected for an oatmeal cream pie shell. My wife's brownie was similarly tough, with a slightly nuttier taste than one would expect. When we asked the waiter if it had been made with gluten-free flour, he said all their desserts are currently gluten-free, which explained the tougher textures and unusual flavor profiles, but was not indicated on the menu. Gluten-free options are wonderful if you need them, but we have no dietary restrictions and our ordering decisions would have been different had we known in advance. It seems slightly disingenuous hide the fact, given that we spent $30 on desserts we probably would have avoided, were all the facts available. All that said, the ambience was excellent, the food and drinks were good, and we will likely be back soon with slightly different expectations.

Arielle Salse

Great happy hour!! Super nice bartenders.Highly recommend the “Magic of the Unicorns” cocktail

Load More