gervais & vine

the positive reviews on this website and others are a frank embarrassment to columbia, sc's restaurants. if people who eat here are doing so because of the favorable reviews local give to this pit, then no doubtcolumbiawill be viewed as a wasteland for any kind of dining. of our 4 people, two got sick. when i asked the waitress where they got their cold smoked salmon, she had no idea. ordered it anyway, and it was fishy and disgusting. the pizza used a par-boiled obviously premade crust from some low-end supplier. the shrimp in the dish we got with that were not cleaned (i.e. digestive tube intact). service was spotty at best. the 'spread' plate was of the greasiest cheese mash imaginable. overall we were embarrassed to have exposed our friends from chicago to this hole, and we will never return and never recommend it to anyone we care about.

nichole and i were in columbia, sc recently, checking out the city-wide culinary scene with andrea mensink and dayna cantelmi, of the midlands authority for conventions, sports & tourism . if you haven’t been in a while, you’ll be surprised at the number and quality of restaurants, bakeries, breweries, and wine bars. quite a few had opened since my last visit, and there are more in the works. a change in south carolina law, the “pint bill” giving microbreweries the ability to serve up to 48ozs to patrons on site, has led to a craft beer boom incolumbiaand across the state. joining hunter-gatherer brewery and ale house , three new breweries have opened incolumbiasince the law passed, conquest brewing company , river rat brewery , and swamp cabbage brewing company . and – more are in the works. after two days of sampling and sipping at some of columbia’s best, we were more excited than ever about the september 15-17, 2015 columbiasmall plate crawl . the food and drinks were amazing

a great communal experience. whilecolumbiais an unlikely place to find great tapas gervais & vine serves just that. the attached pics speak volumes about presentation and i can tell you personally that taste is commensurate. i particularly enjoyed the shrimp gambas with its hot and spicy sauce mixed in with just the right amount of garlic. it's a great place to take a date because tapas lends itself to a communal atmosphere as the food is shared and also because g & v has a great selection of wine.

topcolumbiaspot. one of two best wine spots in town (cellar on greene being the other), and home of delicious tapas and a nice atmosphere. a must try if you're in columbia, and the best vista spot.