Comune

@comune_restaurant , the upscale vegetarian restaurant doesn't disappoint. We had their bread and spread. rice dish, their split peas and roasted cauliflower and their chocolate cheese cake. Names are all wrong of course because , well , I don't know French or high cuisine language all vegan of course. The only disappointing thing about this restaurant is why they have not embraced veganism ? It's so good !

Hands down, the worst dining experience I had in Columbus. We started off our meal with appetizers: the flatbread and tartine. Both dishes we did enjoy, but upon further reflection we also found them underwhelming given the restaurant's reputation. For entrees, we ordered the crispy rice and breaded lion mane mushrooms to split since we don't often fry things at home. The crispy rice was under seasoned and had a mushy texture, which made the whole experience unpleasant. My least favorite dish was the lion mane, the dish tasted overly dry and could have benefited from having the side greens dressed more with vinaigrette. As someone who grew up with vegetarian cooks in the family, I'm used to having meatless meals. However, our meal here felt weirdly incomplete. Overall, based on the price point and highly rated reviews, Commune was disappointing. We thought the breads were tasty and a promising start to our meal, but everything following failed to hold up. Service was also questionable. Near the end of our meal, we struggled to pay the bill with our server walking past our table multiple times to the point we got the impression they were ignoring us.

Executive summary: Amazing, creative, and delicious food with comically small portions.This is a great place to go for snacking, or when you''re a little hungry, or for an appetizer. Even the full portions here are quite small.Having said that, I did appreciate the dark ambiance, friendly service, and the wildly creative takes on food. You'll definitely eat things here you've never had before anywhere else. This is a great spot if you're an adventurous eater.Really solid, curated selection of cocktails/beers/wines too!

Was nice to see a fancy like vegan place in Columbus. I wanted to come here my last visit in Columbus but for got to so i made sure i stopped by before i left. It was a Wednesday night and it wasn't as busy in there i think it was just us and two other parties. So it was nice and quiet. The inside was very simple but cute . The staff was nice and mad good suggestions. I will say if you just order one thing you won't get full off it so i would suggest getting starters as well. The food was really fresh. It was good but i was still hungry

This place is EXCEPTIONAL!! The ambience is super romantic and cozy. The service feels very individualized. The food is worth every penny. There is one bread dish that we ordered that was so good! I forgot the name but it was so dammmm good we ordered two of them I think it's made with shio koji which makes it so unique. You can't go wrong with whatever you order!!

Comune is a restaurant experience that is very unique in Columbus. I loved the creativity of the menu and how they were doing things I have not seen offered elsewhere. All of the menu is vegetarian, with some vegan options. Service was so nice. Attentive but not rushed. The dining room is filled with healthy plants and natural light. Someone is taking great care of those plants! They have a small bar seating area and a lovely outdoor patio. The menu is fairly small with the majority of it being appetizer offerings. We decided that the "small" plates are really where they shine. Halloumi was one the best plates of food I have ever had. The sharpness of the cheese with the sweetness from the apple salad was a perfect combo. I do think the kitchen has a slightly heavy hand with the salt and the mushroom paprikash entree was way over salted. They change the menu up regularly with seasonal offerings. I look forward to returning for another food adventure.

Back at Comune and wow their fall menu is sooo good!!! My friend and I just sampled a bunch of shareables and then got a dessert at the end. * Bread & Spread - warm naan with a beet spread, baba ganaush, and apricot squash spread. All were delicious * Halloumi - tasted like apple pie! Insanely good.* Crispy Rice - yummy and herby - I loved the addition of peperoncini *Celery Root Croquettes - Loved the crunchy outer texture and the sauce it came with was fire * Pumpkin Cheesecake- Decadent and flavorful! 5/5 stars!!!

As a carnivore I went to a purely out of love for my cousin but left smitten! The experience was peaceful, beautiful and delicious! Tips for me was the wild mushrooms with sofrito rice. Definitely did not expect to see sofrito rice on a menu here! The brown butter hollandaise was perfection. For dessert the chocolate tart was everything one should be: a firm, deep and dark, blanket of chocolate that you can just wrap yourself up into with accompaniments I would have never considered: a Sauvignon Gris with caramel and porcini cocoa dust. Washed down with amaro nonini. The service was also amazing, and the vibe cozy and intimate.

I'm just blown away every time I visit comune. It's probably my favorite restaurant in Columbus. I brought my boyfriend for his first time. I'm vegetarian and gluten free, he's not, but he loved it too. I love that it's a small space, lots of plants, and servers are always so helpful. They are quick to explain things from the menu that can seem overwhelming. I've never had a bad meal here. This visit I started with the desert melange cocktail, a nice mixture of spicy and sweet. Since my bf has never been, we are still went with two appetizers: the tahdig and the seared halloumi. He still says "that rice dish (the tahdig) changed my whole outlook on things". Lol, I'm not sure what that means, but it's a good thing. The halloumi was delish too- loved the pairing with the roasted peppers. At first the plan was as to share a main dish, but he was so happy with the apps that he decided to get his own meal. There's always a nice mushroom option at comune, and I loved the mushroom confit. He got the grilled summer squash dish and of course thought it was great. Unfortunately we were too full for dessert, but we'll be back of course.

the service was soooooo kind and helpful, big fan of them and am grateful for how kind the servers were. genuine highlight of the night, were able to explain and answer all our questions, and checked in on us regularly: I've heard a lot of positive things about comune and was looking forward to trying it! we tried 6 different plates and 2 desserts, between 4 people. In every bite there was a variety of flavors. my favorite part by far was the breadwe ordered pantry love, butter and radishes, chawanmushi, bread and spread, rigatoni, wild mushroom crispy rice, rhubarb sorbet and a chocolate tarte.. unfortunately, the food was not very filling. it was expensive. on one hand, I get it, there's a lot of delicate and expensive flavors, on the other hand when I spend $60 on a meal I expect it to be satisfying. The drink was delicious and the desserts were refreshing and delightful, I just wish the rest of the meal matched that energy. I am told the menu used to be split up into appetizers, entrees and desserts but now all dishes were in a list together which makes it more confusing to me as to portion sizes. the food itself was extremely rich. If you aren't used to that cuisine, take it slow, because I felt very nauseous afterwards, even though I wasn't full from the food I ate. I wasn't impressed, but perhaps I'll like another season's menu.