Columbia Café At Tampa International Airport

The crab cake tapas was not to my taste. One needed hot sauce to get any flavor. The Cuban sandwich was well made. The bread was not too heavy. However, again not much flavor. Overall the food was rather bland to my taste. I only ordered the two items, did not finish the crab tapas, so cannot recommend any other items.

Its an airport dining concession, and it is a good example of that. When I ate there in August 2023, service was good without being pushy. Food was good, and I had the Cuban sandwich. Sandwich was really good, but the fries could have been done better. They were a bit soggy and not crisp. Next time, I will sub/get their salad instead. I saw it on other's tables, and it was stellar looking. If I had more time, I might have requested a remake, but it was a timing thing on my flight time. Dessert flan was super tasty, and definitely house-made! It was, for me, one of the better flans I've had in a long time. I would definitely eat here on future trips through Tampa Airport.

We've eaten at and enjoyed Columbia in Sarasota, so we were very anxious to try this airport location. The food did not disappoint. Their 1905 salad is something special. They don't do it table-side like other locations, but that's not surprising given a busy airport location. The taste is everything I remembered and the portion size is huge. My wife had the shrimp and crab dip, and loved it. The only rub here is that service is lackluster. Our server had to be reminded to bring bread and a few other things we requested. And, quite honestly, she just wasn't very pleasant. But that certainly didn't ruin an otherwise great meal.

Have you been to the Columbia? Yes... Do you love the Columbia? Yes.... Now you can love the Columbia at the airport! Sincerely enjoyed our breakfast today and our server was fantastic!

The service and atmosphere were amazing. They served a baguette with butter, which was really tasty. The food wasn't that good overall, but for airport food, it was good enough.