Outback Steakhouse Columbia Harbison Blvd.

The woman at the door wanted me to sit at the bar while others could sit somewhere. Minus a star? The bartenders were not so friendly, but I forced them to smile. The regular ones receive most of the service Another star withdrawal? I was in a few steak houses and this one is rated as average, which means I was better. The funny thing. Only the Marriott in downtown Columbia can make a real lemon drop. I have them three tries. They were not shaken with ice, but poured together. Training. Do I have to call Bar Rescue to this place?? Dinner was for the rest. So the chefs are freezing.

The food was great and our server was excellent. I believe her name was Dee(? . She handled our family of 14, with multiple tabs, with patience and kindness. All our orders were correct and she checked back frequently even though they were extremely busy. We all enjoyed our lunch especially my 94 year old Papa. Thanks for making his birthday lunch a great experience!

If steaks were nothing but thick shoe leather, this meal would be a perfect experience. Outback steakhouse is a shadow of it 's former self. I honestly don 't know why I keep going back. It 's like they are everywhere, so it 's easy. I tell myself, Self, maybe this time they won 't totally screw it up . But alas, every time I have ordered anything from Outback Steakhouse in the last ten years, it has been dreadful. Do yourself a favor, and order food from Texas Roadhouse. They still care about quality, and their steaks far surpass the quasi-protein grey lumps of canvas that Outback serves as steaks.

Let me start by saying I am really giving them a 3.5. But idk how to do half a star. So me and the family went there a few days ago to celebrate my step son birthday. The big 11.. he wanted to go there for his birthday. Now keep in mind none of us ever ate there before. So i went in a bit skeptical. And i am.not a big steak fan. So just ordering took a minute. The one steak item I wanted to try they sauce that came with it.. they were out so I was not happy about that. But we all ordered. I got a rib and chicken plate. And to my surprise the food was actually pretty good. The free bread they gave was fresh and delicious. The employees seemed nice. Service was a little slow. Which I was shocked because it was not packed. But other than that. It was a surprisingly good meal. It was more thumbs up and than down. So yeah. I would recommend outback. I would go back. There were a few things I wanted to try.

We were seated as soon as we walked in after leaving another restaurant that had over an hour wait. We placed our drink orders and a blooming onion boozy blueberry lemonade and cherry limeade. The waitress dropped my water on the way to the table and I didn't get another until the end of my meal... It took a long time to receive our cocktails (the boozy cherry limeade was good). The bread and appetizer arrived first. I requested my own bread and honey butter but it was the last item I received. My Alice Springs chicken came with very burnt mushrooms... after waiting until closing to get my meal, I had to send it back. The cook should have never sent that out. The loaded potato wasn't loaded. As I mentioned earlier, I didn't receive bread and honey butter until I was almost finished with my meal. I was having a horrible day and just wanted a good meal. Restaurants are having a difficult time obtaining quality staff... service tonight has convinced me to just cook and eat at home for awhile.