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Effective immediately, Rosendale’s has closed up all three of their Short North restaurants at 793 North High Street: Rosendales Modern Bistro, Upstairs at Rosendales and Details. A press release issued tonight cited “a significant decline in weekly sales since Chef Rosendale’s departure” as their main reason for closing the businesses.
“We want to thank all of Columbus and the many patrons from across central Ohio for the last several years, and to the outstanding staff for all their hard work and dedication,” said Chef Richard Rosendale.
What a shame for Columbus dining and the Short North. Here’s hoping the staff finds new jobs as soon as possible. My best to the Rosendales staff.
I agree with Liz. This is sad news. I never ate at Rosendale’s but I went to Details quite a few times and always really enjoyed it.
man that hurts. The turnovers in the Short North have been headspinning this past year or so.
you have ruined my night walker…ruined it. :(
Who won the bet?
While I’m not surprised, I’m pretty sure they were just advertising serving positions on Craigslist very recently. It’s too bad.
Sad to hear!
You would think with declining sales they would close 1 or 2, by closing all 3 they pretty much just gave up. Though not sure if keeping 1 open would have saved them from losing money.
Also gone unmentioned “Cuppy’s” closed quietly a few weeks ago. Today walking back from the reduction sale, I noticed “planet smoothie” is now closed.
Sucks…..quite a few places clothing Planet Smoothie, Cuppys…However a little North there is a new thai place opening at 5th and High and the new coffee shop across the street recently opened.
Should we be worried? Because it does seem rather alarming that one of the crown jewel areas of Columbus seems to have such a high turnover.. Are rents just too high to attract and retain businesses that will keep the Short North a popular destination? Even though Rosendales was a little out of my price range.., it’s still disappointing that it’s going to be another blemish to the area…
I wouldn’t be worried at all. When a neighborhood is home to 100+ businesses, you’re bound to have some turnover. Some businesses don’t last forever, and I wouldn’t be surprised if each of those recently closed businesses cited a different reason (or multiple reasons) for closing their doors.
As far as I can tell, the openings are either keeping up with, or outpacing the closing in the Short North.
everyone take a deep breath. “all three” is just a glorified one. prices were high, portions “artistic” but small and the couple of times i was there, i was unimpressed by the service i received despite the lack of customers.
it’s a tough business folks. if you don’t respond to the market, you are DOA.
I think the fact that a place like Rosendales can’t make it in Columbus is more a testament to the tough competition in the area than a decline in business. I don’t know how many times I saw lines out the door at Rigsby’s while Rosendales was empty.
I have lived in the area for 3 years and Friday was the first night I went to Rosendales Bistro. I went at 7pm and it seemed like they were busy. The food was good but was somewhat overpriced. However, I enjoyed the scene for the most part. To bad they are closing all 3 places but I am glad I at least tried it once.
I would love to see an italian restuarant move in to this location.
as for the turnover scenario – research shows that restaurants have a 57-61% chance of failing in the first three years. http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/restfail.htm
And high-end ventures aren’t spared in the data. Rosendale’s had a good start but made some rather unfortunate moves, and thus it is no more.
as for the concern on what this means for the Short North, history recalls the location of Rosendales was formerly a medical/plasma center with no windows and zero street presence. at the very least, we’ve moved to a building that someone else will be able to use and so in spite of the current hole things are still more forward than they were 3 years ago.
Also change is constant in the Short North. but just opened are places like Big Rock, Little Rooster; Funky & Functional; Sushi Rock; La Travonna and Gingham Bakery, Basil, Old World…. and the new clothing shop at Yukon and a new shoe store near Milk Bar are coming in. And as an update, the large corner formerly occupied by Z Gallerie across from Nordstrom at Easton is being occupied by a seasonal Christmas store. Restaurant and retail are tough all around, even in the best of economic times.
What a shame. In my opinion, the tasting menu–each course containing a new surprise–was the best in Columbus.
Dang – looks like I won’t be using that $20 gift card the new management sent me last month.
I’m sad that I never made it over there to try any of the concepts. I especially wanted to go to Details, but just didn’t make it. :(
Rosendales was seemed arrogant to me, and the constant rebranding looked desperate. Planet Smoothie, from what I understand, was more of a bonehead move from corporate that forced profitable franchise locations like that one to close. Cuppy’s served cold, weak coffee that you had to get yourself. The rest of us are doing fine.
Walker lent the best assessment here. Businesses don’t last forever. Some come in and some go out. No big deal and no reflection on other businesses’ viability.
However, one thing I would throw out there is the message the Rosendales closures send to other would be restaurateurs and entrepreneurs considering the Columbus market for an experimental fine dining concept. It’s not a great message with some of the fine dining closures as of late.
I’m not saying Rosendales had it all right. Although, they opened strong. The food was incredible at first. The space was an 80′s straight jacket and painful. There was obviously a lot of business inexperience and shifts in strategy that eventually has led to it’s current closure.
Anyhow, what I’m driving at is – I hope others have the courage to introduce better, fine dining concepts. My fear is that this market will be overlooked and we’ll continue to get the same boring, mediocre American Continental food restaurants powered by Sysco.
That have… over-designed decor and a focus on cheap food.
I ate there with my squeeze Valentines Day ’08. It seemed laughably overpriced to me. I realize it’s a different setting but we think Betty’s has much better food for at most 1/3 the price.
I loved Rosendale’s and am sad to see it close. We never had a bad meal there and regularly went on Tuesday’s to get the tuna tacos. I will say, i loved the space and the decor. If I was a restaurant entrepreneur I would snatch that space up in a heartbeat.