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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   Jeffrey

   Baltimore55 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 2 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 2 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 3 days ago

   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 4 days ago

   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 5 days ago

   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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   Lucy VIP

   Baltimore26 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Food was excellent and for the quality and quantity of food, the total was very reasonable. Will definitely go back
   

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   Janet VIP

   Baltimore20 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Excellent quality food and large portions and the service is outstanding!
   

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   TYNIEKA VIP

   Los Angeles8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 19 May 2025

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

   Food was excellent. Lobster tenders were my favorite
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Baltimore1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 17 May 2025

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

   We did a Saturday Morning Brunch w/ our littles and had a fantastic time. They split an order of pancakes (kids menu) and a side of fruit. We started with the Big Mozz Sticks and each had entrees and everything was fantastic. Reggie was a great server!
   

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    Mark VIP

    Baltimore12 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 15 May 2025

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

    We loved everything about our evening here except for the excessively loud music! We had a group of 3 adults and chose 5 small plates/appetizers and split a dessert. The food was amazing: Caesar salad, cheesy/garlicky shrimp, Brussels sprouts, lamb chops, ahi tuna. I didn’t have the lamb chops, but my companions did and they both thought they were out of this world! My favorite was the Brussels sprouts! The service was excellent. We ended with the bread pudding, and we all enjoyed that as well. I would try to sit outside next time to avoid the loud music, but you can hear the music from their sister restaurant next door, so it won’t be that quiet!
    

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