Wonderful! Evening was lovely (low 70's) so we sat outside! We had the special of the day! Very good! The custom/table-side-made salad was very good also! Great service too (but it wasn't real busy) Short walk from Marriott Waterside hotel!
Raves about the columbia restaurant is all over town and since i made the mistake of going to centro cantina in ybor city (not realizing the columnia restaurant was just a few blocks away), i was elated when i went to the tampa bay history center and so this columbia cafe which had the same menu (maybe a branch). There were too many in the open area of the cafe (which was overlooking the riverwalk) so i just stayed at the 2nd floor. I ordered small version of the 1905 salad and chicken and rice ybor. I read all the rebiews saying i should try 1905 salad but when i tried it there was nothing special about it..be it the taste or the ingredients. Super disappointed. I could have tried the deviled crabcakes had i known! The chicken and rice was the saving grace. The yellow rice tasted like the paella and the roasted rice was tasty. There was too much rice though so even if i wanted to i couldnt finish them all. The place is pricey but it was okay.
They just added a new extended outdoor eating and bar area under a lighted canopy. Beautiful stop for some sangria and cuban bread as you walk the River Walk.
We sat at the new outside bar on a late Sat afternoon/ early evening. Service was a little spotty. Drinks were attended to, but food took awhile and our bartender couldnt seem to remember we asked for cuban bread despite reminders.
Their keg beer was also all out, opening hiccups they said, which I understand, and Im a sangria kind of girl so I was ok with. Hubby was bummed, 2 strikes, no jai alai and no cuban bread.
But, when the food came and the live music started all was well in the world.
801 Old Water St # 1905 - Tampa
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