Columbia Restaurant - Emeril Lagasse visits Florida's oldest restaurant in historic Ybor City

[@vicentefloresjr1311]

Exquisita Cuban food 🔝

[@thewolfethatcould8878]

Andrea is stunning! Absolutely love the Columbia!

[@daryldietrich]

Emeril is precious....."we're going to the Colombee er in Floriderr."

[@aligator9552]

There's so many New Englander's down here, that's now how you say it. :)

[@Doug19752533]

in Tamperr lol

[@jamicub39]

My Uncle Ignacio Valdes used to sing there my life was started in Ybor. Viva Cubano

[@IslenoGutierrez]

I partied with Andrea before in Ybor City back when she was 21. She's still beautiful. I used to eat at the Columbia regularly. Food was always good. I'm a Spanish descendant, so I always had a taste for Spanish food, which the Columbia restaurant was known for. The Columbia is a jewel in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida.

[@newjersey-thesupertrucker]

el matador wow your all over youtube comments.i have been to this place and the one in kissimmee fl to, both of them are banging!!

[@maritabatenburg4256]

Delicious sangria salad and Cuban for lunch took riverboat trolley to this Historic location... Ybor City is quaint and charming diversion from architecture to history . Recommend a day n the magnificent Hillsborough River 11 stops on trolley which is FREE.

[@maritabatenburg4256]

Excellent dined with friends there last evening ! 👍👍👍👍

[@angelafuhrmann84]

Excellent Andrea you did a great job.

[@legallyresistingtyranny5901]

That looks delicious!

[@fredarivera3626]

I was there about 3 weeks ago,I use to go with my kids and husband many years ago. I had the best waiter,Ernesto it’s he’s name he recommended the Mariscada excellent choice. Everything was very good. I live in North Carolina,I wish we had a Columbia restaurant here.

[@1905Family]

Thank you, Freda!

[@Cooscoop]

The 1905 salad is da 💣

[@juliamiller8158]

Andrea, you are a beauty!

[@michealguillen8496]

Yes it it she beautiful Andrea Williams so beautiful

[@theresawoodall2216]

I WENT THERE YESTERDAY'

[@UberManTampa]

People have said the Paella was the best they've ever had

[@theirine17]

Pretty restauarant. However, this recipe is just called Arroz y cosas. Authentic "Paella Valénciana" consists of Chicken, Rabbit, green beans, a butter bean called "Garaffo", tomato, saffron, salt, oil, water and rice - NOTHING ELSE! Now if you went to Naples and asked for a traditional Neopolitan Pizza, you likely will have a pizza with fresh mozzerella, sauce, some fresh tomato and basil with nothing else. If you were then to demand "Hey! Where is the sausage? The pepperoni?" Or even, heaven forbid, "the pineapple?!". You may get thrown out of the pizzeria, or maybe even thrown out of Naples. Yes, there is a seafood style of paella called "Mariscos", which includes shrimp, mussels, sepia (cuttlefish), and maybe some cod and or clams. There is even a lobster style of the dish too. In València the preferred drink with paella is cava- which they say helps to digest the paella.

[@massimosanchez6378]

ja ja los calamares se ponen con la cebolla ,pimientos etc porque si no sale el calarar duro !!!!!!!!!!!! y el vino !!!!!!!!!!!

[@Doug19752533]

"Tamperr, Flariderr" "Eeberr City" - its pronounced EE-BOR!

[@luisafernandez9346]

Do they still charge $200 for a Cuban sandwich ?

[@seikibrian8641]

No, they don't, and they never have. The sandwich alone is $10, and the sandwich with a cup of soup is $15.

[@edantes2008]

Be aware that a 20% gratuity will be force upon you no matter how terrible the service is. When you take away the challenge for a waiter or waitress to earn a tip the service becomes robotic and unfriendly. There are too many nice restaurants in Orlando to go back to this place. I felt like they were giving me the food for free, and it ain't cheap. TERRIBLE SERVICE! WILL NEVER GO BACK!

[@1905Family]

For groups over a certain size, yes. It's a common restaurant industry practice. Otherwise, the gratuity is voluntary and at the customer's discretion. If you feel you were unnecessarily charged, please email [e-mail]..