Reviews for Spotted Salamander Cafe And Catering in Columbia, SC

The Spotted Salamander has a delicious and creative menu, although actual salamander is missing. The pecan chicken salad... sandwich is a winner, and we loved the deviled eggs. The dining room is pleasant and inviting, the staff are friendly andefficient. The only flaw here is with the coffee. The first cup the waiter brought me looked and tasted weaker than my lategrandmother's tea. (She never allowed a tea bag to steep longer than 60 seconds.) The second cup was dark enough to look good,and it was fresh, but it was thin and would never pass muster at a McDonald's or Sheetz. Read more

Everything that we have tried is greatness. The different flavors and textures are like invitations to try something new each... time - which is good since their menu changes daily! Open for work week lunch, Tues is fried chicken sandwich day, while Fri isburger day. Their BLT pasta is yummy and the deviled eggs are ?the best I?ve ever had?. Cute decor, free street parking, anddon?t forget about dessert. Read more

Upon entering this cute cafe, I new it was a winner! Immediately greeted with smiles and warm feels. The quaint small dining... area was filled with small details that should not be overlooked, and gives the Spotted Salamander uniqueness. Note thedifferent salt shakers, the way your check is delivered, etc? The staff is extremely friendly and inviting. Our waitress waspatient when we took our time ordering. She never let our glasses of water and tea get half empty. I was so impressed bythis! Ok, now the food was absolutely delicious. I got their chicken salad with a side of broccoli salad. The flavors in bothwere perfect. I want to know what spices they put in their chicken salad, so delicious. I liked that it was chucks of chickenand not shredded. Highly recommend this eclectic cafe, you won?t be disappointed! My new favorite lunch spot! Thank you formaking my lunch meeting so enjoyable. Read more

If you are in Columbia you HAVE to eat here!!! The food is incredible, the quality is consistent, and the variety makes it that... much better. I think the truest testament to the food is how incredible the tomato sandwiches in the summer are. It is a truechallenge to make the simple extraordinary and memorable but they do it everytime! I cannot replicate it no matter how hard Itry. Their menu rotates with specials and they are always delicious. Highly recommend the deviled eggs and pimento cheese aswell. Cannot rave about this place enough!! Read more

WOW! First soft shell crab sandwich in 2 years due to Covid shutting down restaurants for lunch. The Spotted Salamander Catering... did their?s differently but it was still good. They used a homemade sweet hot Nashville sauce and I had them put it on toastrather than soft bread. This is a great place with good seats and excellent atmosphere. While I was there they had about 20customers get takeout or curbside which I?ve never seen before. There are quite a few offices nearby, so, I figured manytakeouts were for that reason alone. Read more

Wow! The food and experience is top notch. They have the most delicious deviled eggs, brisket mac-n-cheese, wrap and desserts. I... could eat something different every time. My taste buds were blessed with their food. Read more

Locally owned restaurant by Chef Jessica Shillato. Farm to table restaurant. They use local produce. The food is always... fresh. We have been customers since 2015. I love attending the wine pairing and beer pairing meals in the evenings. They bookup fast and are limited. Those evenings have always been a lot of fun and delicious. We have also attended FreeTimes eventswhere they catered for Halloween. Also a lot of fun! Cool to see how creative they were with the food. I work one mile away anddrop in for lunch from time to time. Never disappointed! Every cake is delicious, but crack cake is the best! Oh and the deviledeggs. Highly recommend! Huge supporter! :) Follow on Instagram and on Facebook for daily menu updates and photos. Read more

It's a really lovely place, comfortable but classy atmosphere, and service was fantastic. And I think the food is very good, but... I wasn't blown off my feet by what I ate, so it's an expectation vs. reality thing for me that lost that star. My sangria was abit watered down, to start. Then the pimento cheese, which was my real goal for the meal, doesn't have any pimentos! It's justfinely shredded cheese and mayo and probably some spices. It was good, but it wasn't great. I had it on my list to try somereally good SC pimento cheese while I was in town, and this place was put forward as a good option, and I just wasn't impressed.My main was a fried fish sandwich, which was very good all around, but nothing groundbreaking, it was mainly just a qualitypiece of fish. They change their specials according to the day of the week - I know at least that there is fried chicken onTuesdays and burgers on Thursdays, which both might have been better than my fish. They also specialize in deviled eggs and somesort of small "ham delight" sandwich, which also might have been better options. If I were closer, or lived here, I might make apoint of trying more, but I think I'd rather try other restaurants first. Read more