Columbia Restaurant (The) - Tampa Restaurant

  • Address: 2117 East 7th Avenue, Tampa, FL 33605-3903
  • Phone: +1 813 248 4961
  • Email:
  • Website:www.columbiarestaurant.com
Average Rating
4.0
 56+ reviews
from 4 sources
Yelp
3.5
 23+ reviews
Yahoo! Travel
4.5
 21+ reviews
CitySearch
4.5
 11+ reviews
Frommers
3.0
 1+ reviews

Estimated Price: From $14

Columbia Restaurant (The)
2117 East 7th Avenue
Tampa, FL 33605-3903

Columbia Restaurant (The) Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • This restaurant is owned and operated by the same Tampa family that founded it two generations ago. Beautifully hand-painted tiles and intricate fretwork decorate the exterior of the restaurant, while the interior boasts a two-story atrium. Warm lighting and a sense of history combine to create a... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • The Scene :The state's oldest restaurant, owned by the Gonzmarts (the same Tampa family that has operated it since 1905), the Columbia anchors a whole block of Ybor City. Its gorgeous building exudes a dignified splendor, glistening with colorful, hand-painted Spanish tile and flounced stone fret... more on CitySearch
  • Columbia [STSTST] SPANISH -- Columbia celebrated 100 years in 2005.Its tile building occupies an entire city block in the heart of Ybor City. Tourists flock here to soak up the ambience, and so do the locals because it's so much fun to clap along during the fire-belching Spanish flamenco floor sh... more on Frommers
  • Make a date for some of the best Latin cuisine in Tampa. A fixture since 1905, this magnificent structure with an old-world air, spacious dining rooms, and a sunny courtyard takes up an entire city block and seems to feed the entire city—locals as well as travelers—throughout the week... more on Fodor's
  • The oldest restaurant in Florida still maintains its reputation as one of the top Cuban-Spanish venues in the state. more on Gayot

Reviews From Across The Web read all

5.0
Must dine here in Tampa

Would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone visiting the Tampa area. Excellent food, great atmosphere, reasonable prices. ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

4.0
its alright

I had the paella and it was delicious. it was pricey but a very beautiful spot. I would recommend it more as a lunch place if you want to save a little money and be in a more relaxed atmosphere- ... bogdana, a user of citysearch.com. Read full review on CitySearch

4.0
Carmen H. 's review

When I had a reason to be in Tampa recently with a colleague from Minnesota, I wanted to show her the Columbia, a restaurant I remembered from the two ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

3.0

The food was not as flavorful as I had hoped it would be. The service was good - interesting that they serve the men first - guess that is the "old culture" of the place. The flaminco show was very entertaining but we felt that we were ... sherry santoro, a user of we8there.com. Read full review on We8There

1.0
Overpriced, overrated

This place has been resting on its laurels for many years. The food's not especially fresh and not imaginative, the servers can be arrogant (especially if you're Anglo) and the proces are ridiculous. Cool-looking place, but that's it. If you really know food you won't like the Columbia. ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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