Prices Roll Back to 1905 at Columbia Restaurant

On Sunday, September 16, 2012, 12pm-7pm, all six Columbia Restaurant locations will roll back their prices for their annual "1905 Day” to celebrate the 107th anniversary of Florida’s oldest restaurant, owned and operated by fourth and fifth generation founding family members. Guests can expect to enjoy the restaurant's Spanish cuisine for the prices they might have paid in 1905. On this day only, reservations are not accepted, and take-out items are not available. 

The menu is to include: 

• Chicken & Yellow Rice “Ybor” - $2.95
• Boliche (eye round of beef) - $2.95
• Merluza “Russian Style” - $2.95
• Columbia’s Original “1905" Salad™ - $1.95
• Spanish Bean or Cuban Black Bean Soup: cup – .50 cents or bowl .75 cents 
• Sangria: glass - $.95 cents or pitcher - $4.95
• Flan - $.50 cents
• Richly brewed American coffee - $.05 cents

The closest location of the chain is at 649 Front Street, Celebration, FL 34747. The Columbia Restaurant was founded in 1905 and is Florida’s oldest restaurant. All Columbia Restaurants are owned and operated by 4th and 5th generation members of the founding family.

The original Columbia Restaurant was founded in Tampa’s Historic Ybor City in 1905 by Cuban immigrant Casimiro Hernandez, Sr. It began as a 60-seat corner café known for its Cuban coffee and authentic Cuban sandwiches, frequented by the local cigar workers.