Columbia & Midlands Restaurants
Restaurant Reviews
Motor Supply Company Bistro920 Gervais St., Columbia, SC 29201
Located in the historic Congaree Vista, Motor Supply has been serving the finest and most diverse culinary dishes for over 18 years. Our menu changes daily, allowing us to indulge our diners with something new and delicious every time they come through the door. We offer an eclectic blend of Contemporary American, French, Italian and Asian Cuisine...something for everyone's palate! In addition to using herbs from our own garden, we use only the freshest local produce and meats available. Come and taste the difference. The centerpiece of our restaurant is a beautiful early 19th century, solid-Oak Bar with marble columns, imported from Europe. From this bar flow over 180 of the finest wines the world has to offer(Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence,2006). We also have an extensive list of imported, domestic and gravity Beers to choose from as well as your favorite cocktail. We are located in the heart of the Vista, walking distance from all the best entertainment Columbia has to offer.
Price: $30 and under
Cuisine: Contemporary American
Phone: (803) 256-6687
Ruth's Chris Steak House - ColumbiaHilton Hotel, Columbia, SC 29201
Ruth's Chris Steak House serves the finest aged, corn-fed USDA Prime beef. Broiled in a trademark 1,800° oven & served on a plate heated to 500 degrees, your steak is presented sizzling hot at your table. Additionally, the menu includes select fresh seafood & other meat entrees, including seasonal specialties like foie gras, buffalo strip & scallops. A variety of fresh-cooked vegetables, including seven kinds of potatoes, salads, homemade desserts & an extensive selection of over 100 domestic & imported wines complete your dining experience. Ruth's Chris never fails to please!
Price: $50 and over
Cuisine: Steak
Phone: (803) 212-6666
Mill Pond Steakhouse84 Boykins Mill Rd, Rembert, SC 29128
The Mill Pond Steak House is the only up-scaled steakhouse in the midlands. We offer the best Certified Angus Beef that is aged for 40 plus days before it is served to the guest. We have a well developed and seasoned staff that is committed to your dining needs. It starts from the time you pick up the phone to make a reservation to the time you are welcomed at the front door and lasts forever. When you arrive to the Mill Pond Steakhouse in Boykin, SC you take a step back in time. The restaurant is composed of three historic buildings established in the early 19th century. The kitchen was the old Post office, the bar was the old General Store and the main dining room was another General Store relocated to its present location. From the heart pine floors to the reclaimed lumber that was once walls of several cabins in Boykin, you realize that you are surrounded by history. Mill Pond Steak House offers rustic elegance with southern hospitality and a one of a kind dining experience.
Price: $30 and under
Cuisine: Steak
Phone: (803) 425-8825
Saluda's751 Saluda Avenue, Columbia, SC 29205
Saluda's is a casual fine dining restaurant located in the heart of Five Points. We proudly use a local produce and source nearly all of our ingredients with South Carolina products. We specialize in traditional Southern cuisine prepared using classic techniques with French and Italian influences. Our professional and courteous staff serves all of our guests with true Southern hospitality.
Price: $30 and under
Cuisine: American
Phone: (803) 799-9500
Solstice Kitchen841-4 Sparkleberry Lane, Columbia, SC 29229
Solstice Kitchen & Wine Bar is the newest addition to the fine dining restaurant scene in Columbia, South Carolina! Located in Northeast Columbia, Solstice offers a menu that showcases exactly what the name implies; hence it "changes with the seasons". On a daily basis, and through our many specialty distributors, we use as wide a variety of ingredients as any restaurant in the state. We utilize these products in our New American cuisine as we fuse styles from classic French cooking, to traditional flavors of the Mediterranean, to the inspiration of Thai and Japanese cooking, and of course from traditional American culinary roots like Southern, Cajun/Creole, Southwest and many more. We are also proud to offer some of our regions most innovative cocktails, infused liquors and an ever-growing wine list of over 400 selections from around the world as we are equally committed to our libations as we are to our cuisine. Experience Solstice and indulge your senses.
Price: $31 to $50
Cuisine: Contemporary American
Phone: (803) 788-6966
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