Back to Florida again, to June 30, when we enjoyed a special lunch at the famous and historic Columbia Restaurant since 1905 in Sarasota, Florida.
Our dear friends Jo and Dennis did recommend this to us...
Alongside Beautiful St. Armands Circle in Sarasota you find this gem...
The setting is very tropical with a covered patio.
We both LOVE history and if you can experience such a historic gem of a Spanish Restaurant - we are game!
We're so fortunate for having dear friends that used to have their business at St. Armands Circle and they sure did tip us!
It seems that the Columbia Restaurant in Tampa's Ybor City is the oldest one of their chain.
In 1905, Casimiro Hernandez, Sr. the great-grandfather of this family business, immigrated to Tampa's Ybor City from Cuba and opened a small café called Columbia Café.
You can read the history here above...
So I had to have the Ensalada, Columbia's Original '1905' Salad
As for me, I opted for the Columbia Original '1905' Salad with Shrimp 'Al Ajillo' (Cuban Garlic Shrimps) and Pieter had the one with Turkey.
There are now 7 locations all over Florida...
We did enjoy our lunch on the patio, partially in the sun.
For sure we will be back on a next trip as we loved this place!
Thanks for your visit!
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletedas ist ein einladendes Restaurant.
Alles Liebe
Elisabeth
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletetoll eure Erlebnisse. Süss die Hunde eurer Freunde. :-)
Und lecker Essen habt ihr gehabt...Pizza...Shrimpsalat...und dazu die passende Umgebung. Schön wenn Altes so erhalten wird.
Ganz liebe Grüse
Julia
Um belo restaurante o Columbia e gostei de ver as caravelas portuguesas.
ReplyDeleteContinuação de uma boa semana.
Andarilhar
Lovely restaurant Mariette. I like the patio area and of course your prawn salad looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteHello dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteOh I bet you enjoyed the place, what's in your dish looks so yummy that it inspires me for a recipe... Yes I can do some cuisine sometimes, as long as it is easy!!
Travel as much as you can, it's the best life can offer!
Much love and take care :)
Was für ein leckerer Salat, liebe Mariette, mit Knoblauch mmmmm
ReplyDeleteHabe gerade bemerkt, dass ich Dir noch nicht folge???? und mich neu in Deine Leserliste eingetragen (war immer der Meinung, dass ich schon lange Deine Leserin bin, hat sich da mal was geändert?)
Ich freue mich ;-)))
Liebe Grüße von Traudi
Lieve Mariette ,
ReplyDeletede salade ziet er heerlijk uit , het lijkt me een groot restaurant ..
ik hoop dat het goed gesmaakt heeft ,,,
heel veel liefs
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeletethis looks like a nice restaurant!
Happy rest of the week to you,
Love and hugs and blessings, Claudia xo
That looks such a nice restaurant. I love the open concept!
ReplyDeleteYour shrimp salad looks so yummy :-) If I visit one of the cities on the list, I gotta check out the restaurant!
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteYou both has went back sarasota florida spanish restaurants original 1905 still there Pieter has Turkey!
I will there if I can ...
Michiko