Wicked Hen

Another solid Columbus restaurant. The dining room makes this place special. Really clean and classy space. Food was unique, adventurous and surprisingly great! Only improvements I would like to see are a house made lemonade. Not a fan of fountain drinks. And the parking is shared in the square — so not a lot of space for customers.

My wife and I visited Wicked Hen for the first time on a recent date night. The restaurant is nice, but they seem to be suffering from the labor shortage. We ate upstairs, which was a bit chilly, and even though it was less than half-full, there were delays because there was only one person working the entire floor. He was a new employee and nice but obviously frazzled. The food itself was good but pricey, which was not unexpected. We had the pumpkin seed encrusted trout and chicken Marsala, along with deviled egg mini-bagels. All were very good, but the chicken portion left my wife hungry. My wife also loved the Water Moccasin drink, while I liked the Porch Pounder. At $14, the drinks were very expensive for a 4-ounce glass. It’s definitely a special occasion place. Hopefully, they can get their labor difficulties resolved so that the outing can be even more special.

Our server upstairs was working so incredibly hard. She was awesome! Unfortunately the food was a tad mediocre for dinner . While the options seemed unique and promising, it didn’t deliver fully . The shrimp and grits weren’t all that . I will say that the bite of the sweet potato waffle with the pecan chicken was so scrumptious! The homemade icing on the carrot cake was good but the cake itself was cold and lacking unfortunately . Nothing made me want to come back except maybe the review I read about the brunch menu and the Cuban in particular. Pretty empty for a Friday night , don’t think reservations are a must

Was recommended a new place and it’s a cute little restaurant. They had a bigger party of like 12 but only a few other people were there, which totally bogged down the service/kitchen. It took us about 15 to get our appetizer and then another 40 mins to get our food. Even without the time delay tbh the food was overall bland. The duck egg rolls were the best by a long shot, followed by the cucumber salad and then fries, which were really the only seasoned items. Server was friendly and kept our drinks full and apologized but the food LOOKED good but tasted bland which would make us not come back again.

Shared parking with the rest of the square, accepts cash and card. The main array of restaurant seating is downstairs with a cool upstairs bar with some patio seating. The menu is concise but not lacking, with something for just about everyone on the list. I had the lamb burger while everyone else had the shrimp and grits. Everything was really good and it's nice to find a place who serves good collards (a LITTLE salty)! The space is chic, simple, and attractive and the service was good. Definitely recommended for an upscale southern cuisine experience!

Wicked Hen was the model experience for a Saturday dinner. The food was delicious, the wine selection was serviceable, the waitstaff was attentive and friendly, and the cooks know what they are doing. The pork belly was some of the best I've eaten, and the jalapeño cornbread tasted just like I'd been teleported to my grandmother's house. Also, you'll want a slice of key lime pie.

Took myself to brunch on this fine Saturday. The service was good considering there were only 2 sweet women working. The appearance of the food was more razzle dazzle than the taste. I ordered deviled eggs with salmon...not a predominant taste of salmon...decent, wouldn't order that again. I ordered pecan chicken and waffles. Pecan chicken was great. I just wished the waffle itself had more flavor and spices. I would have this again, but probably not my 1st choice. I have had their dinner before and it was amazing. You just have to experiment a little. I would definitely recommend this place as they have food that doesn't taste similar to everything else.