Food was like a day's inn buffet, nothing special...but the service was good and the coffee was fabulous...regrettably, the prices are ludicrously high for common biscuits from a mix and what was probably powdered eggsVegetarian options: This is the kind of place people go because it's there and because of its name...not deservedly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 3
ErnestF
Nice environment. Front of the house not particularly friendly. Bartenders were great during our wait for the table. A bit slow with dinner service due to rush for a play. Overall food was very good And the same with the wait staff. Bread pudding was barely warm.
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Horrendous experience-don't recommend. Eaten 35+ times at various Ruth's Chris in past 7 years for special celebrations. Had reservation at 5 PM on 3/2/24 for celebration of my son's birthday. It took a while for waiter, Ken, to appear at table. Ken brought a shrimp appetizer for my son's birthday-my husband has seafood allergy-a nice gesture, but was wasted. We ordered our meal as had been waiting. Salads arrived with a few minor issues. All 3 of our 11 oz filets that we ordered medium rare arrived with the mac and cheese we ordered. The loaded mashed potatoes did not arrive & the food deliverer asked if we were notified that there were no mashed potatoes & we had not been. Without being asked a baked potato was brought. We did not wish baked & instead ordered au gratin potatoes. All 3 of our steaks were rare & cold. Ken finally came back to table & took back our steaks. We ate our sides on our bread plates as no other plates. Finished with most of our sides & steaks still not back. Steaks finally came back & 1 was right then other 2 were charred. Our son ate his steak & my husband and I waited 40 more minutes to get our steaks back. No hot sides offered to go with our steaks. We have now been at table for 2 hours-our drinks were not refilled, our dishes have not been cleared & we have not seen a manager. Ken returns & asks us to write name of our son on paper. At this point, dishes still not cleared & drinks are not refilled. At 2 1/2 hours, my son was brought a dessert for his birthday. We weren't brought dessert dishes, no refills and no check. Ken asked us if a manager had spoken to us. Finally saw assistant GM, Justin Caldwell, who said he had call outs and sorry that not come to table. We explained the whole horrible experience and all he offered was $100 dining certificate to return and try them again. Had issues with getting gift card to go through as had to put tip before run by GM. Our meal was almost $300-the $100 is not acceptable-would it be for you
Lola
Anthony in the bar area is the most amazing server. He is always attentive. Anthony makes the best drinks. He really pays attention to the customer's needs.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
CW71
This Ruth's Chris in Columbia is not as good as the Farview Rd location in Charlotte. We went on a Friday night (with a reservation, 3/1/24) and the service was extremely slow. It took 20 minutes to get our first cocktail (the salads came out before we even had our drinks) and our server was absent most of the time working at other tables. It also took 20 minutes to get our bottle of wine. The food (mostly steaks) was not as good as it usually is except for the baked potato. The Brussels sprouts were a bit soggy and overcooked. This location has been around a long time so I'm surprised at the lack of service, timeliness and average quality of the food. Disappointed and won't return.
sarahdine
Poor service. Food was unusually slow coming out. Server did not know what vegan meant even though I called ahead to explain that my daughter is vegan. Restaurant didn't know what Ruth's coffee was. They had trouble using our gift cards. Other diners were very loud. Food was excellent. I received a free appetizer and dessert for my birthday.
Markijah Deveaux
Everything was amazing , our server was Mickey and he truly made my experience better . Thank you : )
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Mac & Cheese, Stuffed Chicken Breast
Dan Clayton
We enjoy going to Ruth's Chris on a regular basis in Columbia, SC, staff is always wonderful and last night, 2-24-24, Mickey was our server. We enjoy the bar area and last night they were busy, he especially, and the rest of the servers as well, did a great job making sure everyone had what they needed when they needed it. They weren't rushed, they were all just very professional about providing excellent service. Thanks Mickey, we enjoyed our experience very much!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
D'Antre Shivers
5 stars doesn't do this place justice. Waiter wasn't the best but the food outweighed all of us
Service was great. Food is good and the atmosphere is good. Although for such high scale restaurant I was expecting more. There are a couple better options in columbia for the price where the food is similar and the atomsphere even better. Id still recommend giving them a try..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Mac & Cheese, Salmon Ribeye Steak Creamed Spinach and Fingerling Potatoes
Food was like a day's inn buffet, nothing special...but the service was good and the coffee was fabulous...regrettably, the prices are ludicrously high for common biscuits from a mix and what was probably powdered eggsVegetarian options: This is the kind of place people go because it's there and because of its name...not deservedly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 3
Nice environment. Front of the house not particularly friendly. Bartenders were great during our wait for the table. A bit slow with dinner service due to rush for a play. Overall food was very good And the same with the wait staff. Bread pudding was barely warm.
Horrendous experience-don't recommend. Eaten 35+ times at various Ruth's Chris in past 7 years for special celebrations. Had reservation at 5 PM on 3/2/24 for celebration of my son's birthday. It took a while for waiter, Ken, to appear at table. Ken brought a shrimp appetizer for my son's birthday-my husband has seafood allergy-a nice gesture, but was wasted. We ordered our meal as had been waiting. Salads arrived with a few minor issues. All 3 of our 11 oz filets that we ordered medium rare arrived with the mac and cheese we ordered. The loaded mashed potatoes did not arrive & the food deliverer asked if we were notified that there were no mashed potatoes & we had not been. Without being asked a baked potato was brought. We did not wish baked & instead ordered au gratin potatoes. All 3 of our steaks were rare & cold. Ken finally came back to table & took back our steaks. We ate our sides on our bread plates as no other plates. Finished with most of our sides & steaks still not back. Steaks finally came back & 1 was right then other 2 were charred. Our son ate his steak & my husband and I waited 40 more minutes to get our steaks back. No hot sides offered to go with our steaks. We have now been at table for 2 hours-our drinks were not refilled, our dishes have not been cleared & we have not seen a manager. Ken returns & asks us to write name of our son on paper. At this point, dishes still not cleared & drinks are not refilled. At 2 1/2 hours, my son was brought a dessert for his birthday. We weren't brought dessert dishes, no refills and no check. Ken asked us if a manager had spoken to us. Finally saw assistant GM, Justin Caldwell, who said he had call outs and sorry that not come to table. We explained the whole horrible experience and all he offered was $100 dining certificate to return and try them again. Had issues with getting gift card to go through as had to put tip before run by GM. Our meal was almost $300-the $100 is not acceptable-would it be for you
Anthony in the bar area is the most amazing server. He is always attentive. Anthony makes the best drinks. He really pays attention to the customer's needs.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
This Ruth's Chris in Columbia is not as good as the Farview Rd location in Charlotte. We went on a Friday night (with a reservation, 3/1/24) and the service was extremely slow. It took 20 minutes to get our first cocktail (the salads came out before we even had our drinks) and our server was absent most of the time working at other tables. It also took 20 minutes to get our bottle of wine. The food (mostly steaks) was not as good as it usually is except for the baked potato. The Brussels sprouts were a bit soggy and overcooked. This location has been around a long time so I'm surprised at the lack of service, timeliness and average quality of the food. Disappointed and won't return.
Poor service. Food was unusually slow coming out. Server did not know what vegan meant even though I called ahead to explain that my daughter is vegan. Restaurant didn't know what Ruth's coffee was. They had trouble using our gift cards. Other diners were very loud. Food was excellent. I received a free appetizer and dessert for my birthday.
Everything was amazing , our server was Mickey and he truly made my experience better . Thank you : )
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Mac & Cheese, Stuffed Chicken Breast
We enjoy going to Ruth's Chris on a regular basis in Columbia, SC, staff is always wonderful and last night, 2-24-24, Mickey was our server. We enjoy the bar area and last night they were busy, he especially, and the rest of the servers as well, did a great job making sure everyone had what they needed when they needed it. They weren't rushed, they were all just very professional about providing excellent service. Thanks Mickey, we enjoyed our experience very much!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
5 stars doesn't do this place justice. Waiter wasn't the best but the food outweighed all of us
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Steak, Lobster Tail
Loved!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️our server Renee was excellent !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Creme Brulee and Cocolate Cheesecake, Steak, Garlic Crusted Sea Bass
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Enjoyed the Ribeye Steak & Lobster and my wife was treated with a yummy Birthday treat. Our server Thaliaya was Awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Steak, Lobster Tail
Great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service was great. Food is good and the atmosphere is good. Although for such high scale restaurant I was expecting more. There are a couple better options in columbia for the price where the food is similar and the atomsphere even better. Id still recommend giving them a try..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Mac & Cheese, Salmon Ribeye Steak Creamed Spinach and Fingerling Potatoes