Callahan's Columbus — Restaurant in Columbus

Callahan's has a special place in my heart. This is where I met my husband and we've enjoyed many fun days/nights enjoying the rooftop patio bar, dance floor, and watching many sports events in the lower level bar.

We also hosted our engagement party in the private pub room which had access to our own bathroom for our guests so as the night went on we could steer clear of the main crowd and enjoy our night with our friends and family. We had our own private bartender and the staff prepped great pizzas, dips, and snacks for our guests.

When it came to finding a place to continue the party when our wedding rolled around, Callahan's was also the top choice. For our "after reception-reception" the owner, Jeff, roped off our own area up on the roof top patio. Guests were able to use the side entrance and avoid the busy weekend lines at the main entrance and we were very well taken care of.

Since then my friends and I have hosted many birthday parties, bachelorette parties, etc at Callahan's and have never been disappointed.

Obviously, on the weekends the bar is slammed. It has the best dance floor, an amazing view, and multiple bars to get a drink from. It goes without saying that if you're not looking for a crowded place with loud music on a Saturday night, then you may want to go somewhere else. There will be lines to get in, after all, there's a fire code they have to abide by, there will be a wait for a drink, but the bartenders are fast and experienced and will get to you as quickly as you can. There are beer tubs and shot bars located through out the space to hopefully cut down on those lines, so be on the lookout for those. And as for the comments on the bouncers, it's their job to keep the patrons safe. If they think you're even remotely a threat to the well being of the establishment, then they're going to take action. There's no tolerance when it comes to those acting belligerent.

All in all, Callahan's is easily the best bar to visit in the Arena/Park St District. It's also a fabulous event space for parties, meetings, etc. Very much so...

Worst experience ever! Short story: I was celebrating my birthday, bar-hopping in the Short North area, and walked in this bar around 1 a.m. with 7 friends: Law school students, ages between 25-30. Huge crowd inside, so the majority of us went ahead and walked all the way to the roof top to get some air. In the meantime, 3 of my friends stayed downstairs to get some drinks. After about 5 minutes I noticed that my friends had stayed behind, so I decided to go downstairs to get them, and tell them that we were upstairs. In my intent to reach my friends, I got stopped by one of the employees, before I could even take the stairs. He did not let me to go downstairs to get my friends, or would not even let me go downstairs for any reason.. Did not let me explain him anything, and then all of the sudden just demanded me to get out of the place, called the police, another security guy came (big male, like 7 inches taller than me), almost spitting on my face, demanding me to leave, without letting me say a word. I felt so insecure, assaulted and very scared that these guys could have just hit me or get violent with me in any moment. The police came and took me out. They would not let me go talk to my friends to tell them I was leaving, did not let me explain why I was going to go downstairs... it was AWFULL. This people have no notion of what RESPECT or customer service mean.

I would never come back to this place again and will not...

The bouncer blocked the fire exit. When I tried to leave, he smashed me in between the two doors. I'm not sure why he attacked me but when I got outside and yelled at him for what he did, he tried to push me into the street. He was a large 6'5" man. I am a 32 year old 5'3" 120lb female veteran who served three tours overseas. I tried to contact the establishment regarding what happened to me. Not a single response. My back has hurt ever since and been severely bruised. I filed charges against them. I would never go here again and hope they go out of business soon riddled with lawsuits. Yelp calls it the "Worst bar ever to visit in Columbus." Unless you're into getting beat up by bouncers for no reason while police observe and do nothing, I'd skip this bar/restaurant. Public announcement: The police outside are hired by Callahan's. They are allowed to perform private security in uniform in accordance with the city. However, if these police are not helping you or wrong in the situations here, you need to call the actual police on duty. These men are not here to protect you. They're here to...