15 Best Italian Restaurants in Columbia

“We hold our event The Table here quite often and what an amazing experience. The cuisine is over the top excellent and prepared by hand from scratch. Every one of our guests have enjoyed our events at Madrigal Cafe & Restaurant“

“Very good atmosphere there! Wait staff is friendly and prompt! Closest thing I have had to Italian food without being in NY of Italy; from the appetizers to the main dishes down to the dessert! Homemade pasta that you can tell is homemade the sauce is homemade! Highly recommend if your a foodie or if Italian like me is your favorite meal type!“

“Celebrated my birthday at this fine dining establishment. The atmosphere, music, and especially the food was fantastic. Will definitely be back.“

“DELICIOUS FOOD & DRINKS. Restaurant has made needed cosmetic improvements. Service was great!“

“We had the Spinach Artichoke pizza and a cannoli - both were delicious! I'll def go back! The staff was great and service was fast.“

“The food was good, the service was excellent, and prices were fair. This place is open for breakfast and lunch. There were vegetarian options. I had a grilled portobello sandwich with coleslaw and a slice of pecan pie for dessert.“

“Nice chicken cutlet. Rainbow cookies were like from home. Wife bit into the cannoli and I swear I saw a tear. Will go back!“

“It was an okay restaurant, but not worth the money we paid. I do recommend the Italian egg rolls. They were fabulous.“

“A very enjoyable lunch. I sat in the bar area and had chicken scallopini. I like the jazz music and appreciated all the smiles from team who ensured I kept a full glass of tea and liked my food. I had a little friendly chat with the hostess. The team really worked together. Will definitely keep going back.Parking: Easy access if using a medical device.“

“Za's has been around Columbia since the end of the last century, and the fact that it's still operating says good things. And there are a lot of good things here starting with the people who work here. We showed up one recent evening with a couple of handicapped people as our guests. Rendell could not have treated any of us with any greater dignity and courtesy; he was a gem in getting us seated conveniently and quickly. And he made sure our server Collette was every bit as kind and helpful. We are much appreciative. Za's has always been fun to some degree because it has a lot of shaded outside seating (and dogs are welcome). But it also has a good beer and wine list and some good food including lots of varieties of brick-oven pizzas. Yum. We especially loved the charred okra, spinach and artichoke dip, the hummus and a couple of the aforementioned pizzas. We came away very happy. Really the only downside seems to be the lack of parking given the small lot and businesses in the area. If you drop by please say hello to Rendell.“

“The food was delicious, everything was greasy and hot! service was great! Prices was good too! I would highly recommend !“

“I am impressed with the quality of the product at olive garden since I went there back in 2014. The salad + breadsticks were first-rate and so was the waitress!! The only sauce that I don't like was the triple cheese tomato sauce and it tasted like pureed baby food. Again, I am pleased with the service. ??“

“Was visiting from out of town. Amazing food and friendly staff. The fettuccini alfredo has the best sauce from any restaurant I've been to. Highly recommend!Vegetarian options: Options are not aimed at vegetarian diets or labeled as such, but there are plenty of options that do not have meat or offer meat as an optional addition, which allows for a large selection of dishes that are friendly to vegetarians.“

“The food was beyond terrific! I had the Extra Special Calzone, my wife the Chicken Parmigiana and my sister an individual pizza. We all enjoyed our meal tremendously and the service was also top notch. If I wanted to complain, I would have liked a little more choice in the tap beer, but that's insignificant. And the price was extremely reasonable! Go here-you won't regret it! Highly recommended!“

“The BEST pizza in town“