Cambria Hotel Columbia Downtown the Vista

Apr 7th, 2024

Very nice room! Lots of good restaurants around.
Mar 29th, 2024

very closed
Mar 23rd, 2024

Mar 21st, 2024

Speaking to the event space & catering only, as I didn't stay at the hotel. Upon first entering, the lobby & bar areas are very nice. The event room was smaller than I expected (only wide enough for two round 8 person tables side-by-side). No decor (such as paintings on the walls) at all. But it was clean & neat. The staff we're friendly enough, but made lots of food-service errors: sitting a plate in front of someone when it belonged to another and just picking it up to move it to the correct person, all while reaching across another individual, ignoring special dietary requests, dropping plates behind diners where bits splashed up onto guests because she was carrying too many not stacked properly. These girls were obviously untrained. The food was awful. Appetizers of frozen soft pretzels cut into pieces served with melted Velveeta and tomato bruschetta that had sat so long the bread (untoasted) was beyond soggy. Caesar salad was wilted, flavorless & stale croutons (the cheap tiny cubes). Fish or chicken both overcooked and smothered in some unrecognizable, gelatinous "sauce". The fish was a whole filet, albeit so thin the edges were too hard to eat. Chicken consisted of 2 chunks, not a whole breast and was very dry despite the attempt to cover it with what they called picata (it was not!). The green beans were clearly dumped out of a can. The rice was not pilaf but rather a mushy & unseasoned mound to take up a third of the plate. The cheesecake was halfway decent (like the premade kind you get from WalMart) with a jarred strawberry glop on top of it. I've had better food at an all you can eat buffet. The entire experience was a huge let-down and I would never personally recommend nor reserve this location.
Apr 6th, 2024