The Food Market - Columbia

The Food Market - Columbia reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Valerie VIP

   Baltimore21 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Food and service were great as usual. Music sound level was a bit too much this time.
   

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   Sara VIP

   Baltimore74 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Amazing food and service. Corn beignets were excellent. Short rib and burger also superb! Server was very attentive!
   

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   Amber

   Washington DC3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Food was good, service was excellent. Nice atmosphere to have dinner with a friend. I recommend the lamb chops & the brussel sprouts.
   

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   tina

   New York City14 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   I had more expectations from food market after reading all the reviews. However, the food tasted stale, the ambiance was ok. Service was good. But I feel like if the food tasted better I would have given a higher rating
   

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   J

   Washington DC1 review

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Great vibe tucked hidden away in an office building right next to Columbia Mall. Everything was perfect
   

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   Jeffrey

   Baltimore55 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Entire experience was a bit mediocre. While some of the food was good, some was made incorrectly or missing items. Our table of 4 seemed like an afterthought for our server, she disappeared for long periods of time. This was our first time at the Columbia location, a much different experience here than at the Hampden location.
   

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   Virginia

   Baltimore13 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   We enjoyed our brunch at Food Market. The food, drinks, and service were excellent. Lucia, our server, did and excellent job.
   

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   Chari VIP

   Baltimore7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 25 May 2025

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

   We started off with a couple drinks, bohemian raspberry and w.a.s.p. (whiskey and spicy pepper), and the mozzarella sticks. Followed it up with the shrimp dinner and duck lo mein. Finished the night with the Heath Bar bread pudding. ALL very amazing.
   

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   Jennifer VIP

   Los Angeles23 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 24 May 2025

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

   We’ve dined here often. Seems like lately the management has forgotten how to train their dining servers. Slow to be greeted, slow to get water then slow for drinks had to remind him “Oh yeah…lemme go get ‘em…” Slow for the food (was not hot when it arrived) then foreverrrrr to get the bill. Last two times there, different dining server, same inattentive service. Front desk greeters are great and then it goes downhill from there. Please hire more staff or something. Food is delicious. So that’s a plus.
   

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    Shoshana VIP

    Baltimore14 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 23 May 2025

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

    The Food Market is one of our go-to places for a delicious meal whether it's for special occasion or a date night out. There is always something new to try in addition to the reliable favorites like the pretzels and bear cheese or the crispy brussels sprouts. Last night, my mom and I tried the spring pot pie and were really impressed. It did need salt but the dish was comforting and delicious. I mentioned to Boris (who is an awesome server!) that there should be a vegetarian pot pie for every season (tomato-corn for summer; root vegetable for fall/winter etc.) - he suggested that I write that in a review on OpenTable which is what I am doing now :-).
    

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