Columbia Café At Tampa International Airport

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!

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.

I’ve eaten at several locations for the Columbia and it never disappoints. This cafe version at TPA is the same and I’ve eaten here multiple times. The price for the amount of food you get is second to none at airports! Also, service is friendly (thank you Kristina) and that is not usually the case at airport restaurants. My go to is the Roast Pork Sandwich, great Mojo flavor.

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.

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.