Polaris Grill
Guests from across the globe come for our Famous "55" salad, Wild mushroom bisque, and Aztec Chowder but leave raving about the fresh seafood and delicious steaks. Owned and operated by local restaurateurs Cliff Madden and Darren Greene, the Polaris Grill delivers the best dining experience in North Columbus. Serving lunch Monday through Sunday, a sensational brunch on Saturday and Sunday, and dinner nightly the owners use their 50+ years combined restaurant experience to transform the Polaris Grill into a Columbus dining destination.
Safety precautions
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Common areas deep cleaned daily
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Staff temperature check required
Popular dishes
Orange Horseradish Crusted Halibut
Served with citrus butter sauce and fresh vegetables and garlic mashed potatoes.
21 reviews
Grilled Salmon Oscar
Topped with sweet crabmeat, demi glace and bearnaise sauce and served with garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus.
21 reviews
Filet Mignon
USDA Choice; topped with bacon chive butter and served with an Idaho potato, demi glace & fresh vegetables. OR Bleu Cheese Crusted add $3.95 Roasted tomatoes, mushrooms and demi glace with garlic mashed potatoes. Oscar Style add $4.95 Maryland blue crab, bearnaise sauce, asparagus and garlic mashed potatoes.
13 reviews
Menu
Excellent food and service!!
We arrived 40 minutes before our reservation and asked if PG could seat us early. The manager was very kind and said he would try, and then came out to our car when a table opened. The salad, halibut and prime rib were superb! Calamari was so-so, not a light crispy panko like I would expect. Creme brûlée also was B+ . The temperature good and caramelized top was good but the custard was a little grainy instead of a perfectly smooth texture. We had a table in the bar area, and it felt a little too close, and we could not avoid hearing loud conversations at the bar, that eventually led to angry words between two strangers at the bar. This eruption was not the fault of PG, just a couple rude customers. Our server was excellent!
Polaris Grill has good salad (55) and soups (Aztec chowder; Mushroom bisque). The whipped butter that comes with the bread is very good.
Everything else is just ok, however.
The shrimp cocktail is $16, and it’s awful. It’s Gummy, not crisp. It’s translucent, not white. It doesn’t ‘snap’ when you bit into it. I don’t know enough about shrimp to know if it’s just not good quality, or if it’s just how they prepare it, but I would not recommend it
In general, I’d say they need to freshen up their menu.
Food and Service in the bar area was fantastic. The bar was hopping so it was noisy but it was a Friday evening. We have been there during the week and the service and food has always been great. We enjoy the happy hour especially after a tough day. Can stop in to get an appetizer and a beer.
Always the best food and service..great place to go
Love this menu and the quality of food and service. A favorite of mine for a long time and they never disappoint. Frankly, they don't get enough credit .
Food and service was excellent. Will definitely dine here again!
Great food and super service
From our former 40 years in Worthington (now 2 years in Delaware retirement community): nearly always our favorite choice for anniversary dinnerl l l
Exceptional food and serve!
Excellent food, service and atmosphere. Will be returning!
Great food and was very fast. Our food was out before we knew it
The service we received was exceptional! I enjoyed the filet cooked perfectly, the two New York strips were a little tough, medium and medium rare. Large side portions of vegetables and potatoes. We will make return visits, a favorite, something in the menu for everyone.
Always excellent! Dinner for three....felt very safe. What a great place. Service excellent.
Outstanding meal and service! Start to finish💯
Excellent as always, we love Polaris Grill!
Five stars as always!
Their appetizer Louisiana shrimp with grits pancake was amazing you can’t go wrong with the 55 salad
Our meal, service and atmosphere was excellent. Will be making frequent visits to Polaris Grill!
In the 16 years we've lived here, we've never had a disappointing meal or service at the Polaris Grill.
Wonderful place to celebrate Valentines Day! The food was AMAZING!
The food was exquisite! I enjoyed my service as well.
We sat in bar area so the service was a little slow. The ratio of servers to customers was not good.
Nothing great. Food ok Server wasn't around much. Needed to flag down others for condiments, ect. We have eaten here for several years and usually ok. Better restaurants nearby.
Waiter was very congenial and the food was very good. It’s too bad restaurants can’t create a better atmosphere due to the pandemic. I’m sure they would if they could.
Easy to get into w a reservation
Always great food and service and has been for years. Very well managed.
Great food. Our waitress Danielle was very good. We enjoyed our dinner.
Thank you
Food was great and server Emily did an outstanding job.
Early Valentine’s Day dinner. Had a great server....Jacob. Food was very good....just a real nice evening!
We had a party of 8 for my husband’s birthday. The waiter was excellent. The food was very, very good.
Great food. Quick service.
Beautiful place, great location and fabulous food and staff! Definitely recommend
The service and food were great, we plane on coming back soon, telling all our friends
about Polaris grill
Nice environment and very good food. Waitress was attentive and helpful.
We enjoyed our Halibut entree and berry salads. Good service and
attractive room. Good parking and they honored our resesrvation
in a timely fashion. Will be back.
Excellent service and food
The food and service were phenomenal! I will definitely be going back.
We enjoy our time and food here. Best ribs in the city!
Another wonderful visit! Went for my mother in law’s birthday and delicious as always! Love the orange horseradish encrusted halibut and the salmon oscar. Son-in-law had the ribs- huge rack and he said they were wonderful! Don’t forget to add a 55 salad! Polaris Grill never disappoints😋
Great food and service and atmosphere. Nice choices above and beyond standard salmon or burger.
FAQs
Polaris Grill offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (614) 431-5598.
Polaris Grill is rated 4.7 stars by 3270 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.
