The Venue

1626 Main St, Columbia
(803) 393-7915

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Vonee Garrett

Great food and drinks! Drag Brunch was AMAZING!! Staff was amazing and attentive! New tradition unlocked! đŸ€—

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dennis Breedlove

I went last year as a birthday treat for myself and a dear friend is treating me out again tomorrow in honor of both of our birthday months.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tarence Thames

Great Vibe and Friendly

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

BB Meadowlark

Went here for the Sunday Drag Review. The show was great. The service was HORRENDOUS. It took them an hour to bring me the wrong meal. They took it back and for the next 45 minutes brought me four different dishes
 none of which I ordered. There were only about nine total dishes to order, I figure if they would have kept going eventually they would have run out of wrong and mistakenly given me the right food. I had to watch everyone around me slowly get their food. They never brought me mine. So in conclusion I sat for four hours hangry and cold, but at least I was entertained I guess.

Wheelchair accessibility: Seemed to be easily accessible. No stairs or high thresholds on the lower level. Did not visit the restrooms.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 1

Electra Blackmon

The show was amazing. A 10 out of 10

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grits, Chicken and Waffles

Jhakal “The Gem” Diamond

A time was had!! We thoroughly enjoyed everything about this place! Will be returning soon!! Our cousins treated us, and we had an amazing time with them!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Kimberly Wall

We visited for three dueling pianos event. The staff was very accommodating and professional. We didn’t eat because when we walked in, there was a strong smell of something perhaps burnt in the kitchen. The ambiance was drab, only a handful of people, no centerpieces for the tables and the menu was not appealing as we searched for date night/romantic ideas and this was on the list. Just wasn’t what we were expecting for an anniversary date. May return at a later date.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 5

Catie Leach

We love The Venue! Always fantastic entertainment and the food is FABULOUS. Idk what they do to their chicken there but I've never had better anywhere else.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chicken and Waffles

Shaleira Smith

We parked for 3 hours and 1hr 45 min later walk into an empty venue. The food is trash. Was cold, overcooked, not seasoned. The mac tasted like it was spoiled. The server we had had a bad attitude. Which made me just walk out. I'm from out of town and wanted to support another black business. I would highly suggest finding another spot. Oh if you decide to go go to Deedee for drinks. Other than that don't waste your money or time.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 1

Kendal Larson

Do not buy tickets for the drag show. Ticket says 12 so we show up at 12, at the door it says 12:30. Ok no big deal, we order food but the music is UNBEARABLY loud in that tiny space we couldn’t even talk sitting next to each other. Waited til 1 & still no drag show. Not even pride music being played, just extremely* loud rap music. Do not expect a good Pride time at this show.

Tracee Henderson

The Drag showc was Amazing, Energetic, Funny, with great music and jokes.The BRUNCH menu was Awful, Terrible, Unhealthy, Very small menu to choose from. Service was a bit slow. I asked for water twice and never got it. I asked for hot sauce and ketchup. I was told they ran out of ketchup but did have hot sauce. So I asked another server for ketchup and they did bring us a handful of packets( good enough)

Vegetarian options: They had French fries, waffles(with fried chicken)a no that's it

Dietary restrictions: 4 of us dined for Brunch. The menu is very limited. There is No vegan or vegetarian options available. Not even a salad. I ordered an omelet and had all meat and cheese removed. The omelet was so thin it was like a crepe. It seemed only one egg was used to prepare this omelet. It was extremely over cooked, flat, no fluff anywhere. It was totally brown on side facing down. I had to take that entire side off and set it aside. I could o lt eat less than half. It came with pimento cheese grits. Not everyone in the South likes pimento cheese. Our table asked for a small sample of the grits to try before placing our order. There were four of us and four thumbs down on the pimento cheese grits. There was no option to order plain or pimento grits so I substituted the grits for breakfast potatoes. Breakfast potatoes normally are potatoes with onions,and bell pepper. They were french fries. The brunch menu as I said, the brunch menu was very limited maybe 8 items to choose from. Not one salad on the brunch menu, no choice of fruit, no oatmeal or anything close to healthy to choose from. Fried chicken, Fried potatoes, Pimento cheese and Hamburger, ALL SAD(Standard American Diet). what is the use in having a Brunch, when the meal options are ALL SAD with Zero healthy choices and overcooked food.The Dag show was Amazing, Energetic, Funny and all around Fun.I'd go back for the drag show, but I'd eat before going.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 2

kristoff Kristofferson

Sunday drag brunch is an element of its own. So welcoming and friendly. They care if you have a great time and want you to participate. It's a whole lot of love and fun while you are there. All the troubles you had before seem obsolete.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken and Waffles, 1600 Burger

Jane-Marie McEachern

Fun night at The Venue with a nice crowd, all enjoying the dueling pianos act. Good pace- food, drinks, and entertainment in cozy surroundings. Recommend this spot for a date night or for a group of friends. Note: Requests for musical hits are highlighted throughout the night. Special thanks to Danielle and the bartender! Your efforts were well appreciated!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Angel Jiles

Great atmosphere and food with friendly staff! Love the live entertainment and shows! A good experience all around!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken and Waffles

Nicole Yunis-Ott

Great live music

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