Columbia's Steak House - Lexington

Columbia Steak House has become a go to whenever we are in Lexington. The fried mushrooms fried banana peppers are huge. Perfectly crispy, both delivered a crunchy bite that were full of flavor. For our entrees two of us opted for the house special, the Nighthawk special is a tenderloin served with garlic butter, the house Diego salad, and a baked potato, all for $20! My steak was so tender that each bite seemed to melt in my mouth, the bake potatoes were good but not great, but I loved the Diego salad (keep some dinner rolls around to eat with the salad), Two others at our table ordered Hot Browns. The golden brown baked portions were generous, and both said the hot browns were delicious. Columbia Steak House decor is a step back in time and gives you the feel of the supper clubs from the 60/70s. In today's age of cookie cutter corporate steak house chains I loved every minute of my Columbia experience.

This is a staple for our birthday celebration since we've been going since the 80's. This place is stuck in a time warp hit that's ok as long as the food is good!

We visited for lunch. Ambiance is really cool and very Kentucky. The only light you get is through stained glassed windows with horse racing prints. Amber was our server; she was great! Request to sit in her section. Our choices: 1/2. Burgers- too much bread, we both ended up eating with a fork. The burger flavor was perfect and they cooked them just as we ordered. The garden to the sandwich was plentiful! Sides to the burger were steamed broccoli (amazing) and house chips (more amazing). 3. Beef tips with onions, mushrooms, swiss- good portion; had leftovers. Meat is not your traditional tips, it is cut from a ribeye so the quality was great. Cheese is not needed because of the butter/garlic sauce it is cooked in. Sides were baked potato (took up half the plate) and broccoli casserole. It 's a soufflé. All were accompanied with a basket of rolls and cinnamon butter. They looked dry and hard but goodness, they were the opposite. SO GOOD!!! Drink menu is pretty limited to bourbon. And more bourbon. Welcome to Kentucky.

Columbia Steak House is a Lexington institution! This Limestone St. Location is a wonderful little dive kind of place. Service is good and pretty quick. Get the Nighthawk Special. It's the thing to order. Terrific!!

We went here a couple weeks ago and the service was exceptional and the food was heavenly. Perfection. We had a party of 5 for our family and thankfully we were seated in a peaceful and private area. The lighting was perfect and we will definitely be back. Highly impressive by all of us. The next time we all get together we are going here without question.