About Us

Our goal at MERITAGE is to offer the best dining experience in the greater Columbus area with excellent food, wine and service.  We serve lunch daily Monday—Saturday from 11am to 3 pm in The Deli Café at MERITAGE, our European-style deli with pannini grilled sandwiches, salads and soups served for your enjoyment.  The Room  at MERITAGE and Tapatinis at MERITAGE serve dinner Thursday-Saturday beginning at 5:30 pm.  Reservations are recommended.  Our menu changes with the seasons and features American-Regional cuisine.   MERITAGE has earned Wine Spectator Magazine’s Award of Excellence for 2006, 2007 & 2008.  MERITAGE is the first and only restaurant in the Columbus area to achieve this status.  Owner, Faye Simmons personally selects small vineyard and boutique wines as a focus for our wine collection.  Our premium full bar service offers an extensive, unsurpassed martini list for your enjoyment.   Outdoor dining is available on the romantic French Quarter style balcony of Tapatinis while The Courtyard at MERITAGE offers our guests a more fun, casual atmosphere when weather permits.

MERITAGE joins together annually with PTAP to form our Relay for Life Team with the American Cancer Society.  A special  mulit-course wine dinner is our main fundraising event held in April.  In 2007 & 2008, the MERITAGE/PTAP team was recognized as the top fundraising team from our local event. 

The Room  at MERITAGE is available for private luncheon events Tuesday-Saturday and dinner events Tuesday & Wednesday.  Monday’s are available by special request.  We invite corporate, pharmaceutical and private groups to let MERITAGE cater your next event.  The ambience of our dining room is unique, warm and perfect for your special event. Recent guests include: TSYS, Synovus, AFLAC, CB&T, AstraZeneca, Merck, Ortho-McNeil, Schering-Plough, Amgen, Novartis, The Hughston Foundation & Southern Nuclear.  MERITAGE also offers offsite catering by request.  Recent clients include Columbus State University, Columbus Regional Healthcare, St Francis Hospital, Mercedes-Benz of Columbus, Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley, Ferguson Enterprises, The Rosalynn Carter Institute & Microsoft.