Columbia Restaurant - Sarasota

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   Jeffrey VIP

   Raleigh19 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Love the 1905 salad and the bread. Always a fun place to go when we visit Sarasota.
   

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   Michael

   Tampa4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Columbia always comes through with nice star service,food, wait staff
   

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   Tiki

   Greater Boston6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Tom, our waiter, great, 1905 salad, heaven, bread, yum, Ribeye delish.....gave up dessert for Lent, bummer!
   

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   Marsha VIP

   Detroit26 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   This place has been operating consistently and at a high level of quality for many, many years. The service is top notch and the food is well-priced. The 1905 Salad is a must, unless you don't like garlic.
   

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   DAVID VIP

   Tampa163 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Our server was non-existent. We eat at Columbia often and have never experienced such bad service. That should say we never experienced NO service.
   

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   Elle

   Greater Boston2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   We had a beautiful table outside Staff waiter and food was all excellent !!
   

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   Peter

   Tampa6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Our waiter, Alonso, was super !! Food was delicious. I pushed for a table that was not in a noisy area. Those are few, but we were successful.
   

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   Ellen

   Atlanta8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   A vibrant and busy Sat evening on St Armands. We had wonderful service and and leisurely, enjoyable meal. Although we have eaten here many times, we have never been seated out on the patio next to the sidewalk. If you are looking for a quiet meal, this is not for you; but we loved it!
   

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   Joan VIP

   Chicago24 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   The Pincho Mixta was overcooked, the chicken was dry and the chorizo was tough. The other two dishes were OK. We mentioned the overcooked items to our waiter and the asst. manager comped us a flan for dessert, which was excellent. The restaurant so huge that I think it’s hard to be consistent with food quality.
   

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    Jeff VIP

    Tampa1 review

    5.0

    Dined 3 days ago

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

    Server charged us for 2 side salads (1905) rather than 1 “full salad” to split which would have saved us $4. It may sound petty but we don’t have extra money to waste. Every other time we’ve been to the Columbia the service has been great and we’ve always split the full salad. We’ve never felt nicked and dimmed before this time. The food was excellent and the atmosphere is great. Still love the Columbia but was disappointed with a server looking for ways to drive up our total bill.
    

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