Review of Columbia Restaurant

We made a birthday reservation to ensure we didn’t have a wait. Upon arrival the hostess staff seemed confused and did not acknowledge us at first. Then another couple came in after us and they sat them first, without communication. After a few minutes we were seated with a GF menu & birthday card. Our waiter never acknowledged the birthday, but did acknowledge my gluten allergy. He then brought me gluten bread, and later joked about having an extra crouton salad, which clearly had no croutons. This was not acceptable behavior from a professional at a prominent restaurant. I had the Paella for my main course, the meat was awful, as it was not cooked properly, but the seafood was good. Once that was done our waiter offer dessert that contained gluten, again, forgetting my allergy. We reminded him of it again. We ordered the flan. It was brought out with no acknowledgement of my birthday. While the flan was good, we were not satisfied with the service and main course. The check was brought to us, we paid and proceeded to the hostess to ask for a manager, but our server was there talking to the hostess. We brought it to his attention of the lack of acknowledgment of my birthday and he proceeded to say “you should have told me.” Not accepting responsibility. Again, the reservation was booked for a birthday & a card was placed on the table by the lady who brought us to our table. They clearly knew it was my birthday. He asked us to wait, so we did. He came back a few minutes later and gave us a gluten cheesecake and a gift card, but did not mention the value. While the food did not make me sick, the food was subpar, and the service from our server was unprofessional and rather disrespectful for my Celiac needs. If you eat here I would be very cautious.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Below Average