Columbia Cafe at the Tampa Bay History Center

Great Riverwalk location. Nice small meal menu. Great sangria and Cuban bread.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had a party of 7 for lunch the other day with reservations- service was incredible, food amazing, and drinks flowed! We had great seating, alot of the cuban half and half combos, and as usual, this didn't disappoint! Will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good food at reasonable prices. Sit outside on the terrace and enjoy the Tampa Riverfront.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

If I could put -10, I put. The cuban sandwich and roasted pork sandwich were terribly dry. Seriously, has ever chef eaten that sandwiches??. So dry and no taste.
The restaurant was busy, but it seems like they have not enough servers. They were running around and felt like running back and force with empty hands 🤣
We got bread 5 mins before our main dishes, so what's the point.
We asked check and waited for 20 mins. They brought us the wrong check. It took another 15 mins to correct. Who wants to spend 35 mins to wait for their check ?

I hope the management will read this post and improve the taste of the food and service

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Honestly, I don't get it. People love this place and the 1905 salad. I think it's average at best. I realize I'm in the minority, but I've had better Cuban sandwiches at gas stations and I've had better salads just about everywhere.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Had a nice Valentines Day dinner at Columbia Cafe!!! We had a group of 8 and got seated right away. Amazing!

— Food — everyone enjoyed their food. The Cuban and salad was the hit.

— Service — A+++

— Atmosphere — nice view right on the Riverwalk.

Would definitely go again in the future.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food at the Colombian restaurant is so good! I highly recommend their classic salad in Cuban. The atmosphere in the Tampa Bay location is really nice as well, looking at the water. Their black bean soup is out of sight as well. You can’t go wrong with this place.!!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We recently came here for dinner, here is was I thought.

Atmosphere: This is a secondary location of the original Columbia Restaurant in Ybor located inside the Tampa History Center. It’s located right along the river walk. It is outside but completely covered and has air conditioning fans for when it gets to warm. You can also bring your fur friends! The space is decorated to represent the original restaurant.

Bathroom: The bathroom was pretty clean. It had two stalls, a sink, and a changing station.

Service: Our server Diego was very professional and nice. Our food came out quickly.

Food: I’ve eaten at the Columbia before and the food was good for the price. We tried their stuffed mushrooms as an appetizer which was good and split their paella. The paella was enough to share between two people, it also comes with Cuban toast and butter. This is a good place to come if you’re looking for a simple lunch or dinner with Spanish food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Delicious food, very welcoming staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing place for great food and what a beautiful view.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This Columbia stood out so much the service and the food was delicious all because of one waiter, Cheche every time he walked over his nice gold plated name tag shined exactly like his personality. He talked to us and was very attentive to all customers including my mother who got confused on where the bathroom was and the one and only led her the way to the bathroom. He made the Columbia Restaurant stand up and stand out. And the legends name is Cheche. Y’all should give him a raise. And anyone who ever goes to that restaurant should thank Cheche. Also Cheche thanks for the bread.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wow this place was amazing! The service was incredible!! Hiram was our waiter and he was awesome!! We had the half Cuban and half salad. Everything was delicious! Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

It was our 3rd time back to this restaurant while here for a work conference. Even if it's cold, go! They have heaters and they actually work. We love this restaurant so much. Glad we made reservations for our last night here in Tampa as it was a Friday evening. Delicious food, delicious mojitos and an energetic crowd. Heidi, our server was incredible and helped us to perfect our 1905 salad when we get back home so we can always have one when we crave it!

Ricky was an excellent server! Food was delicious, especially the bread pudding. The mojito was super tasty. They are right by the river and the vibes were great. Thank you!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The Cuban sandwiches and 1905 salad are soooo good!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5