Middle West Spirits

Stopped in mid day for some samples and was impressed with their offerings. In particular, their rye done with pumpernickel rye stood out as noteworthy. Young guy serving up the samples was extremely informative and personable...so much so that we came all the way back across town to have dinner at the next door restaurant which is affiliated with the distillery. Was able to try an old fashioned there which was next level tasty and a pour or one their barrel aged bourbons which was excellent as well. Oh yes...the food was good as well, especially the pizza. If I lived in this area, I'd be buying their bourbons and going back to the restaurant next door, for sure.

Dropped off a cake downtown to my son, on the way back home we decided to stop at Middle West Spirits because, well, I dont like baking... I needed a reward. We had never been there. They are located off a narrow side street and I was super happy to learn they have a HUGE private parking lot, so you don't need to worry about your car getting sideswiped. You enter through their store. The store is really nicely designed and merchandised. Its kind of a nice cozy foyer with book cases full of items. Past the store is a nice sized dining room. They have a bar area and lots of seating. They do have food there and the prices are super reasonable! But.... Dinner begins at 5 PM (reservations are helpful) and we got there at 4:15 PM. (They lost a star for not having appetizers that could be served earlier than 5) We decided to go in and have a couple of rye whiskeys on the rocks. The huge single square ice cube that it is served with was cool. I know thats weird, but it had this cool texture that was slightly different from other single huge cubes, which made me smile. I notice things like that. After sitting there I quickly figured out that this bartender makes a lovely bourbon, sour, it is actually pretty and looked delicious. I'll definitely get next time we visit. I cant wait to return!

Did a tour and dinner here with two other people and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Parking at MWS can be a bit difficult, but we were able to secure a spot in the lot. It's a super cute building from the outside, smaller than I thought on the inside from looking at aerial pictures. The bottle shop is small, but cute. The gentleman at the desk seemed very uninterested in speaking to us, being friendly, and barely looked up from his device. So that was kind of a crappy first impression. But out of everything that was probably the only sour note of the night. The tour was great- very informative, very behind-the-scenes. The tasting included their standard bourbon, vodka, stone fruit vodka, and their gin. I wish that it had included more bourbon or maybe one of their ryes instead of 2 vodkas or the gin, but I get playing to the masses. We had made a reservation ahead of time and got a great booth. We were the only ones in the restaurant at 6:15 on a Friday which seemed a little strange, but it picked up shortly after. Service was great, our server was very friendly. As far as food went, we got a little bit of everything- chicken sandwich, burger, Pappardelle, duck fat fries, Caesar salad, their cask flight, and an old fashioned. EVERYTHING was fantastic. The only thing that was slightly disappointing was the size of the Pappardelle dish, it was definitely too small. But everything tasted fantastic. Fries were great, bourbon was great. They had a really nice selection of their own spirits at the bar and I loved that. The bartender even went to the bottle shop to get a bottle to open because the bar didn't have one available- so impressed with that. Really enjoyed our time here and would definitely come back. I do wish their menu was a little bigger- it's only a handful of items- because the food was super delish. Would definitely recommend this place.

My son and I and an absolutely wonderful experience last evening. The welcoming from the manager was terrific with a huge smile. We chose to sit at the bar for the conversation and suggestions. The drinks were so delicious with the talented staff. J T knew how to make a great cocktails. We enjoyed all the appetizers. We started out the endive cups which had many flavors on a leaf. The walleye rillettes was a winner and a wonderful surprise. The pork chop with the seasoning provided a tender delicious bite with every cut and the cedar plank salmon was was cooked to perfection with moist center and crispy outside. The biggest surprise was the chef coming out to describe the bourbon cake we ordered and he wanted us to add the bourbon infused ice cream to complement the cake. It's not often that the chef want to check the interest of a patron and how might he make the evening special and perfect. I can't say enough about the wonderful ambiance these talented staff members created for the evening. I'm from San Diego, California and service bar at Middle West Spirits is a diamond!

It's a shame that the products are so good (especially the bourbon cream) because the staff has been SO rude every time we have visited the bottle shop. The other day my fiancé and I stopped by the bottle shop to stock up on a few bottles (we live out of town and figured we should buy directly from the business as opposed to a big box store). Immediately upon entering the bottle shop, the employee didn't look up or greet us and instead walked out of the bottle shop on his cell phone. A few minutes later when he retired (still on his cell phone) we asked a few questions and each response was a short one word yes or no, still not looking up from his phone. We decided just to leave and buy what we needed at a grocery store where the staff is much more friendly and a really willing to answer any questions we have.We were hoping that our past bad experiences with Middle West were flukes, however, now that it happened yet again we have decided we won't be going back.The only reason my review is for 2 stars and not less is because their products are pretty good.

The manager at Middle West Spirits was really great and allowed us a tasting before they opened. Wonderful spirits as we tasted 3 of their select line of their liquid gold whiskeys. Sorry but I can't remember their names but they were most enjoyable. Hey, make reservations for dinner! The staff was a lot of fun . Thanks to the staff for a marvelous experience.

Delicious spirits! Good people! Yummy food! Yep...you have to go to middlewest! The tour was fun. The food was so good...every time...maybe my favorite in Columbus. Always great service.

No tastier way to support our local businesses than buying their ABSOLUTELY Delicious Bourbon Cream! It has been my go-to coffee creamer on cold weekend mornings & is perfect straight up.

Great cocktails, ambiance was what you'd expect, outstanding service. Highly recommend you request Tika as your server

Service Bar is a MUST TRY! Outstanding eclectic mix of cocktails and food pairings. Exceptional chef and inventive cocktails highlighting the best examples of their distilling prowess. What an Exceptional Experience - The Special Dinners are a "must attend" for any gastro connoisseur. We just participated in their "prix fixe" collaboration dinner with Black Radish Creamery. A fantastic blending between Service Bar's chef, Middle West's innovative mixologist, and the Black Radish Cheesemonger. Great ambiance in a private dining area, 4 delectable courses, and we made a few new friends.