Moda Restaurant and Bar

We arrived at the Residence Inn in time for Happy Hour (Sun-Thu 5-7 pm), and Moda provided the right atmosphere to unwind after a long day of driving. $6 for a personal-sized HH pizza, $6 for delicious truffle fries, and $6 for a glass of house cabernet. I'm not sure if that particular pizza is available outside of happy hour for a higher price, but I was grateful it was an option for my picky eater.I also got the short rib mac & cheese ($18), which was very good and very rich.Sad to see that the bucatini has disappeared from the menu. What is available, is very good, however!The restaurant and bar area were not too busy on a Wednesday evening, which provided a comfortable, laidback atmosphere for my young child to explore a little. We enjoyed our meal and our time here.

Hotel restaurants can be hit or miss - this was definitely a hit! After traveling we were happy to find this in our hotel. A variety of items were on the menu and the staff were all really pleasant. We enjoyed the feta dip with crostini for an app. Entrees included a couple of pasta dishes and a salad. Everything came out pretty quickly and was tasty. It's located just off the lobby in a big open air feel.

Great food for a hotel restaurant. I usually skip hotel restaurants. But we were staying at the Residence Inn next door and found this restaurant very convenient.Hummus plate was as good as any hummus plate in any restaurant I've ever been to. And I've ordered hummus many many times.Glazed salmon with shitake rice and broccolini was as good as any fish entre in any restaurant I've ever been to. And fairly priced, too!Cheese cake with cherry sauce was excellent, as well. Not sure why they call the sauce "tart" cherry sauce; it wasn't tart; I loved it.Ingredients tasted fresh.Service was excellent both times we visited. Wide variety of seating; booths and lounge chairs; some seats have outlets to plug in your phones.Would have visited more times had they been open in the afternoons.

We came in after the Chelsea game and it was extremely busy with everyone arriving at once! Things were moving slow as would be expected, but it seemed like the entire staff from bartenders, to servers, to management were hustling to the best of their ability. When food and cocktails reached us it was well prepared and a manager named Patrick stopped by to talk to us for a few minutes to explain and apologize. He seemed sincere and kind even though I saw a few guests being rude to him when he tried to explain the same things to them. As someone who has worked in service I really think a host would have been helpful as we all just sat at once and flooded our orders into the bar and kitchen?

Moda is located inside the Residence Inn hotel, as you walk in to the left, and they extend for the majority of the lobby. We went for happy hour ( sun-tue, 5-7 pm) for the great prices on both drinks and appetizers. We started off with pretzel bites. They came with a type of mustard and cheese sauce. They weren't fresh, but still really good. Even though they don't have it listed, they do have a veggie patty to substitute to all the burgers if you just ask. I ordered a Moda Burger, both it and the fries it came with were delicious! After happy hour ended we ordered one more drink and I went with an holiday spritz. It was perfect! Our server was great and extremely attentive.

Limited menu, but somewhat expected for a hotel restaurant. Following an unreasonably long wait for the food, one item was wrong and another was cold. Reply from service was merely an offer to remake the food, and have us wait some more. Very disappointing.

Hit the spot!!!During my stay last year at the Residence Inn, I was on my way to the parking lot to get something from my car and discovered Moda. Its located right in the main area of the hotel so you can't miss it. I was planning on going out that night but as the night went on it started to rain then pour!! My original plan was to go downtown or hit some of the bars in the area, but I decided on plan B due to rain. Plan B was to work out, catch up on work, watch a movie and get a good nights sleep for a change, but a person has to eat...right? I headed downstairs from my suite and went to MODA. There were people scattered about the restaurant area, some eating and some drinking some doing both. I saw some of the food that the other guests were eating and their plates were devoid of food (a ​good sign). I sat at the bar with a few other travellers and met some really cool people. The bartender was a really cool gal, whose name eludes me but she was very friendly and knowledgeable about the menu and the local craft beers that MODA served. When it came time to order I took my bartenders advice and ordered the soup of the day, a beef stew which looked like chilli​. For the main course this evening I tried the braised beef tacos AKA BARBACOA TACOS. Much to my delight the stew was on point and matched my beer perfectly. I switched beer for the second course, the tacos which were messy, like a taco should be, the braised beef was insanely good, juicy and tender. The street corn side was a really refreshing and interesting side. Hey!! I only tried two things but both were prepared right, and both were a good take on classic foods. I would eat there again!!!

I wish I knew about this restaurant at the beginning of the trip. Wouldn't have hit up Sonic so much. I came in to a relatively lively dinner crowd and sat at a booth. Ordered the roasted tomato soup and the wild mushroom pizza. The soup was amazing. Perfect amount of spice and cheese. I also enjoyed the pizza, though I would say the balsamic drizzle was a bit too sweet. Didn't stop me from eating almost the entire thing. I really wanted a steak, and I thought for a hotel restaurant the menu was a bit limited. Had great service the entire time.

Friendly staff and food taste good, but I don't think I would call this a flatbread pizza.... it's more like a kids pizza

Hmmmmm... how to review MODA?The food was quite good.The Chef's Perfect Sandwich was really good - pastrami, caramelized onions, on a pretzel roll. The MODA Salad was very good. Fries were tasty. Bar drinks were good. The kids options were great. Prices were a few dollars higher than they might have been, but not by too much.Here's the tough part - MODA is inside the new Marriott on Olentangy River Road, close to OSU and the Schottenstein Center. The hotel lobby, bar and restaurant are lovely. I wouldn't hesitate to have visiting friends stay here.We chose to dine at MODA because we had a concert at Schottenstein, and wanted to eat and drink nearby before heading over to the Schott.Service was very friendly, but noticeably slow. They were quick to seat us and quick to take our order, but food came out slow, follow-up was slow, and getting the check was slow.In fairness, they had a huge event going on in the hotel's big meeting space, and I'm sure the kitchen and servers were slammed taking care of the hundreds of people at the event.So... I'd give them 4+ stars for food, 4 stars for friendly service, 3 stars for ambiance (no matter how you dress it up, it's still the lobby of a nice Marriott), but would absolutely deduct 1 or 2 stars if there's a big event on property. If there's no event, MODA was great. If there's a big event, don't plan on getting in and out quickly...