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Columbia Restaurant - Ybor City, Tampa, FL
Award-winning

Columbia Restaurant - Ybor City

4.7
4.7
17627 Reviews
$31 to $50
Spanish

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 270 times today

About this restaurant

  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
  • Good for groups
The Columbia is Florida’s Oldest RestaurantSM, founded in Tampa's historic Ybor City in 1905. Family-owned and operated for 119 years, the restaurant has earned acclaim for old-world charm as well as for its award-winning Spanish/Cuban cuisine and wine list.

Open 365 days a year, including all holidays and serving lunch and dinner daily.

Casual attire is fine, but we don’t allow sleeveless shirts on men in the dining room.

Experience the Fire of Flamenco!
Flamenco Dance Shows: There is an $10 cover charge per person for guests over the age of 12.

Monday through Thursday dinner reservation times for the 7 p.m. show are 5:30, 6 or 6:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday dinner reservations for the 7 p.m. show are 5:30, 6 or 6:30 p.m. and for the 9:30 p.m. show, seatings are at 8:30 or 9 p.m.

Reservations for dinner and the show are required. Please call the restaurant to check availability for reservations.

Please call 813.248.4961 for flamenco show reservations.

Additional information

  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Plate 2022
  • Phone number
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Spanish, Cuban
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Daily 11:00 am–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Free parking on the street or in one of our two private lots either directly across the street from the restaurant or directly behind the building.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Geraldo Bayona

Private dining

What 17,627 people are saying

Columbia Restaurant - Ybor City reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Tampa / Central Florida West

    Most Booked

  • Tampa

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City is a Tampa icon known for its "fabulous food" and "outstanding service." Guests frequently praise the "wonderful atmosphere" and "historic charm," with highlights including the "delicious" 1905 salad and sangria. The restaurant offers a "memorable dining experience" with "authentic Cuban and Spanish cuisine," making it a must-visit for both locals and visitors.

17,626 Reviews
  1. Michael

    Tampa1 review

    3.0

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    We chose to take friends who had never been there for dinner because it was always an exceptional experience and very delicious food. We had a reservation and got right in on time at 6:00. We were disappointed at how long it took to get everything, waited probably 20 or more minutes to just get bread and drinks! Our waiter was very friendly, but was either stretched too thin with tables or kept forgetting things for us. My husbands glass of water had lipstick stuck to the rim (no biggie) but had to ask about 4 times for a new glass! The Spanish bean soup is his favorite so we recommended it to our friends and the beans were kinda hard,not cooked long enough. When we finally got our main dish, two of them were cold, the yellow rice was kinda cold and hard, and one was just “warm”. We returned two and they brought out a new entree fairly quick but was kinda dried out. We apologized to our friends and said , this was usually a very top notch place! I am so surprised at the level of quality for such a great place. We usually have a very nice experience with great food. We will definitely try it again, but I hope they are not going downhill like so many places do. When you spend a lot of money, and are disappointed in the experience, it is frustrating!

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  2. Jessica

    New York City7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Abby was amazing. Food was great. Happy I tried this place while in the area. Def recommend the salad!

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  3. MichelleC

    Tampa2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Their signature salad is worth the trip! The restaurant and all their various dining rooms are spectacular!

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  4. Barbara VIP

    New York City27 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Perfect, as usual! Columbia knows how to do everything right. ❤️💃🏼

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    Tampa2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    It took about 15 minutes for Chris S. to make it to our table. Once he did, he poured/mixed the tableside white sangria that we ordered with an assistant of his, and then disappeared for another 10 minutes before he made it back to take our order. Luckily, I have been there before, so I was able to make some suggestions regarding the menu because he gave no recommendations, no menu tour, just straight to taking orders. I absolutely love the Columbia and have been going since I was a child. I raved about it to my three guests (two from out of town) who had never been. The food and ambiance always live up to the billing, but it was just a bit disappointing that our service was a bit underwhelming.

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  6. Kristy

    San Francisco2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Great experience, food was fantastic, seevice was great even for being so busy. For a large table of people, it was hard to hear anyone across the table. Really interesting and eclectic decor, and loved the ambiance and live music. Would definitely return.

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  7. Elaine

    Toronto15 reviews

    4.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 2
    We had 5 in attendance. This was my first time dining there. The food and service was very good. It was unfortunately very noisy and we couldn't hear anyone in our party to have any type of conversation without almost yelling. That was the only minus. Otherwise it was enjoyable.

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  8. JANICE VIP

    Tampa3 reviews

    4.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We all love the food at the Columbia but the chairs in the patio area are HORRIBLE. The most uncomfortable chairs ever. Hard seat, hard backs and way too low to the ground. I am short and they were miserable. I could barely last through the meal without my back killing me.

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  9. DebbieArt

    Philadelphia33 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was excellent. The waiter was very attentive. Great flamenco show.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Tampa5 reviews

    3.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    4pm reservation. Didn’t get seated until 435. No one spoke to us then until 445. Had to flag a server, who turned out to be awesome, but front end of experience was very disappointing. Bread great, salad great , empanadas very good, ….entrees were good.

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FAQs

Columbia Restaurant - Ybor City offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (813) 248-4961.

Columbia Restaurant - Ybor City is rated 4.7 stars by 17627 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 270 times today
Google Map for Columbia Restaurant - Ybor City

2117 East 7th Avenue, Tampa, FL 33605

Additional information

  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Plate 2022
  • Phone number
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Spanish, Cuban
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Daily 11:00 am–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Free parking on the street or in one of our two private lots either directly across the street from the restaurant or directly behind the building.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Geraldo Bayona
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