The Aperture

The Aperture reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Greg VIP

   Cincinnati17 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   All of the food was very good, but the Black Maitake was our standout dish for the evening!
   

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   Brook

   Cincinnati9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   What a wonderful experience from top to bottom. A perfect gem in Walnut Hills. The service was incredible. The menu and wine list is fabulous. So well thought out and developed. Beautiful, simple dining room. And the food…. Exceptional.
   

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   Mary Alice

   Philadelphia5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a party of 5 and shared 8 selections from the menu. The menu was adapted for a vegan diner in our group and offered nearly the entire menu. Our server, Dan, offered recommendations and highlighted the ingredients of each dish we ordered. The service was excellent! The pacing of each dish was perfect. Plenty of time to relish all of the flavors and enjoy the food. There was plenty of food for everyone to taste each plate. We ordered Smoked Mackerel, octopus, tiger prawn toast, cucumber+ricotta, black maitake mushroom, lumache, lamb ribs and branzino. I would order them all again - everything was delicious. We didn’t have room for dessert! I’m looking forward to returning to try more amazing food offerings. The food experience at The Aperture is incredible!
   

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   Susan VIP

   Cincinnati36 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 3 May 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Some of the most unique flavors and combinations that I've had in awhile! Depending on how many courses you order, plan to be there around two hours. We shared nine items between four people.
   

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   Dawn

   Cincinnati2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 1 May 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We visited to celebrate our anniversary. The quality of the food was the best we have had in Cincinnati ever! We also ran into a couple of tables of people we know so it was very cozy and friendly. The wait staff are fabulous.
   

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   Brian VIP

   Cincinnati17 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 29 April 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We loved our dinner. Aperture keeps elevating its game - a treasure to have in our fair city. Can’t wait to get back.
   

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   karl VIP

   Cincinnati23 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 27 April 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Awesome place! Food was great, lots of flavor! Staff was super attentive and on the ball! Highly recommend!
   

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   Jeff

   Cincinnati4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 26 April 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Simply fantastic food, some of the best in Cincinnati. This is the level of cooking you find in NY and San Francisco. Starters - AMAZING. Main courses - INCREDIBLE. Don't miss the charred carrots with lamb ragu. The service was also fantastic - super attentive but not overbearing, so knowledgeable about the menu, ingredients etc. and really fun overall. If there was a downside, it was the very limited dessert menu (2 items) and they were both pretty obscure. The white chocolate/raspberry tart was tasty but the smoked creme anglaise an unnecessary distraction. We're lucky to have a restaurant like the Aperture in Cincinnati - can't wait to go back.
   

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   Trang VIP

   Cincinnati53 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 25 April 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Looking forward to our first dinner…decor is not what you would expect…it was very cold inside…loved our leek and carrots… lamb and short ribs were delicious…just disappointed with the desserts…and coffee was lukewarm
   

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    karen VIP

    Cincinnati62 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 25 April 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    Service was great. Very energetic environment with interesting minimalist decor. Food was well presented and interesting. To our taste the food was good but not outstanding. Portion size was small, but not unacceptable for small plates. Featured protein in small plates i would characterized as a trace
    

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