J. Gilbert's Wood Fired Steaks & Seafood Columbus

Great cozy spot on the north end of Columbus. Took the wife here for a birthday dinner. They greeted us very warmly and our table was ready when we arrived. The bar area looks lively and was almost completely full - maybe one seat at the bat and a small table the only empty spaces. Our table was big enough to comfortably seat four, so the two of us had a lot of space. There are some two-space booths, and looked just as comfortable. The tables was set with a birthday greeting which was a nice touch. Our waitress, Lori, was very good - professional, kept up at the table and answered our questions about the menu. We started out with drinks and each had a bowl of their French Onion soup which was delicious. My wife had the filet with asparagus and excellent mashed potatoes. My blacke

Boyfriend and I went on Saturday to celebrate my birthday, our anniversary and Valentine's Day. We started the evening off with a warm loaf of bread with two types of butter. I had a Espresso Martini and boyfriend had a Manhattan. Our waitress, Kim was fantastic with great personality and very attentive to our table. She answered all of our questions like a pro. We shared the shrimp cocktail which was so fresh and amazing. The cocktail sauce had a load of horseradish, which is what we like! Boyfriend ordered the Prime Rib with Whipped Potatoes and Wild Mushrooms with Truffle Butter. I ordered the ‘The Dean’s’ Shrimp with Jumbo Lump Crab, Asparagus, Blistered Cherry Tomatoes, and Lemon Beurre Blanc. They were both very good and so much food, we took home leftovers. We finished up

Ordered the prie fixe meal with the crab bisque, ribeye and chocolate mousse. We were initially served sourdough bread that was crunchy and hot. There were 2 sets of butter, regular butter and vegeterian butter? Both were very good. The soup was a pretty decent size. Good chunks of crabs. Delicious. Ribeye was cooked PERFECTLY. It was well seasoned and super juicy. Usually, the dead center gets cooked to medium rare and the edges are more medium. This place, the whole steak was medium rare throughout. Probably one of the best cooked ribeyes I have had. I got the cream corn and asparagus for the sides. By this time, I was so full so desserts had to go home with me. Staff were extremely nice and the atmosphere of the restaurant was great. Would definitely come here again!

Went for our anniversary. Since we booked on Open Table there was a question asking if we were celebrating anything, so I said so. We were delighted to see the table decorated and a card on the table. Everyone who came to the table told us happy anniversary. We were offered champagne or a free dessert. This was totally unexpected, this was our first time here, so it was truly such a nice touch. We chose the carrot cake for dessert, but were too full from the food we ate so we asked for it to go.

We went to J Gilbert’s back in February for Valentine’s Day and were relatively unimpressed. However, we went back again for a birthday and the food was much better. This time, we got calamari, prime rib, and crème brûlée. The calamari had some great sauce, the prime rib was perfectly cooked if not a little underseasoned, and the crème brûlée was fantastic. While I was hesitant at my last visit with the filet, the prime rib was great. The biggest flaw this place has is that it’s a pretty large time commitment to go. We went right when they opened and we were there for two and a half hours, with the last forty five minutes of that spent just waiting on the bill. Great food, but you’ll need to carve out a large chunk of your evening for a meal here.