The food and service were great! Our waitress Shannon along with Vinny made sure we were well taken care of. Definitely will be back as long as they are there! Only thing I ask is for yall to put some Nee Orleans bounce music so Vinny can dance! read more

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Food is consistently good, including shrimp and salmon dishes. Love the build-your-own salad option. Janiya did a great job serving us. Very attentive. read more

We love Vinny !!!!! Best Manager !!!! Thank you to Kara our server as well ! Food was fresh and amazing !! read more

Hickory Tavern - We love Vinny !!!!! Best Manager !!!! Thank you to Kara our server as well ! - Sports Bars Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

03/30/2026 I didn't feel up to cooking today. Yes, it was one of those days. My allergies are getting the best of me:) The hubby stated he was in the mood for Hickory Tavern, and that was all I needed to hear! We did an order pickup. I ordered the Asian Power Bowl w/Grilled Shrimp and the Nacho Deluxe(small). My Asian Power Bowl was absolutely delicious! It had a great selection of vegetables mixed with rice, eggs with an Asian sesame dressing and chili lime crema. It tasted wonderful, and they gave you a good serving of it. As for the nachos, I am sure they were good, but I was just too full to even try them:) I had them once before so I know they were a hit. My husband ordered the Asian Power Bowl w/Grilled Chicken. Pretty much of the same ingredients as mine but a different protein. He enjoyed his to the last drop! No crumbs left anywhere:) He also ordered the Street Corn that he raves on each time he opens his mouth! Overall, the meal was amazing, customer service was the best and the restaurant was clean and half empty, which meant a run in and out. We enjoyed everything! read more

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Had a great meal and service with Kara. They were very busy with the World Cup game and we still had amazing service.

This is a local place. I did like that inside it had a lot of local references: quotes and paraphernalia. But I felt the food was just ok. I think I was expecting too much. The shrimp for me had too much sauce on them. Then the burger wasn't anything special, it really needed more seasoning. Our server was nice but overall service seems slow and they were not even busy. read more

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I was there with 5 co-workers and 1 former co-worker celebrating a Baby Shower on 06.16.26. My meal was $17.59 plus I left a tip of $7.41 total $25.00. I still have my receipt in hand for proof. When I searched my credit card statement online, I was charged $25.00 for my meal plus an additional $36.23. That is robbery and not fair to patrons. If you visit or has visited in the past this restaurant and pay or paid using your credit card please, please, please monitor your credit card charges. This could be happening continuously to patrons. read more

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My wife and I had given up on Hickory Tavern. Poor service, so so food, long wait times for service, long wait times for food, we just gave up. Last Sunday, we were looking for brunch, but all our first choices were packed, we decided to give HT another try. As soon as we were seated, Janiyah came to our table. She took our drink orders and was back in minutes. My wife and I just looked at each other in shock at the quick service. After several trips to check on us, Janiyah took our order. She returned about ten minutes with our order. The food was great and it was still warm! What an unexpected change. Will definitely be back. read more

My Ole Pal and I had a wonderful lunch with our favorite waitress, Cara. She did an amazing job as ALWAYS. We also met the new manager, Savanna, she was very professional and friendly. Highly recommend and don't forget to ask for Cara read more

Vinny and Mika gave Exceptional service. Vinny made sure we were ok. Mika recommended the Chicken Caprese and I wasnt disappointed

Food was delicious!!! Service was excellent, especially our waitress Summer and the manager Jennifer. They also offer a 10% discount for active duty members meal! read more

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Fantastic food, service, and atmosphere! I had the power bowl and it was two meals. The croissants were also a nice treat! read more

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The atmosphere, service and food was outstanding. Veteran friendly. Samantha was an awesome server. Next time we are in town we will return read more

Definitely if you have the time take the opportunity while you are in between Family Day and Graduation day from Ft. Jackson. Food and service were excellent! Restaurant and bar area were clean and seating was good. read more

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Wanted to find somewhere to transfer an early dinner and watch some college football. I've been to this spot before but it had been a couple of years so I didn't know what to expect. Friendly and attentive servers, great drinks, varied menu and more than enough TV screens to catch all of the sports action taking place at the time. I dont know why I stopped coming here, but I will be back more often this CFB season. Highly recommend! read more

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We went for dinner last night. The atmosphere was inviting and the facility was clean. The staff was friendly and attentive. Unfortunately, we ended up only having a drink and leaving. It was too hot in the restaurant for us to be able to sit and enjoy our food. read more

Vincent the Manager saved the evening. We were disappointed with our first server because she seemed a little bothered. My husband suggested that we leave but we came back in and asked for the Manager. Vincent listened to our complaints and offered us his service. He was very attentive and took excellent care of us... read more

Noticed new menu with some favorites missing (sweet potato fries and grilled shrimp taco) ordered pow pow tacos and quesadillas. Shrimp is fried but still tasty. Asked for salsa for the quesadillas but they don't have salsa anymore:( Our server Samantha was great! Prompt, friendly and always with a smile. Will return to see her! read more

We have travelled through Columbia and have been trying to find a good place to have dinner. This time we tried Hickory Tavern. The ribs were maybe the best I have had, and the chicken tenders were perfectly tender. Manager and bartender Vinnie and Payton were excellent. We will be back next time we travel through. read more

We are in from Florida and wanted to try something we don't have at home! We were ALL very impressed with the food. It was incredible! And, Brandi was an awesome and knowledgeable server!! Loved it! read more

The service was amazing, we decided to come here to watch the world cup, every tv was on the game we wanted to watch! the food was amazing and shannon made sure to check on us as much as possible and was super sweet! the manager vinny was also very sweet and made sure everything was good! went up to the bar to order a shot a dublin was quick to take our order as well, 10/10 experience would definitely come back! read more

So we started extremely rocky with our first server so we were going to leave. But Vincent stepped in and provided superior service and corrected the action professionally. Not only that but the section we moved to was for a different server. That person was kind and she was busy. It was a busy night so I appreciate the going above and beyond. Thank you Vince for turning around the night read more

We love Hickory Tavern! Best food, drinks and environment. Big shoutout to Kara and manager Vinny were amazing! Would recommend to anyone!!!! read more

This was my first time going was very hungry and decided to come there with friends and family that had been. Food was not what was expected the wait was unusually long for the food and appetizers but Vinny was top tier he turned my experience around he was very attentive and made sure we left out with smiles on our face. Mac and cheese and the rice a no no but otherwise great customer service from Vinny thank you sir for your hospitality it was A1... read more

We had a large group out on the patio and Kara and Vinny did a great job at taking care of our group. Food and drinks were brought out quickly and drinks stayed full. We love coming here and are always taken care of! read more

Food was great, customer service was good and attentive. Thoroughly enjoyed everything.

Excellent service with good food and a lot of TVs! Definitely a sports bar to hang out and watch a game. I was happy to stumble across this location for lunch one day and I left full and happy. read more

Absolutely love Hickory Tavern!! New menu is awesome!! Mika, Chase, Dublin and Shannon are ALL great! This is my go to place!

20 minute wait to get a table at a place that's less than a third capacity. 10 minutes for someone to speak to us then 45 minutes to get the food but at least the $20 burger tasted like it came out of a school cafeteria. read more

The food was good but the staff was MIA and they had no front end host so customers were just waiting for anybody to sit them.

Vinny was awesome! Service was great! They were timely and efficient and a vibe! Definitely will be back!

Ate there tonight with my family. We had a larger party and were seated immediately. The resturant was fairly empty as well but our server, Brianna, seemed annoyed to be serving us. We ordered food and drinks and planned to spend a decent amount of money there. Our drinks arrived after our appetizers, and afterwards were only refilled per request. Anything we asked for from our server it seemed like an issue and took a long time to get to the table. Finally, after everything was finished we were stacking plates and attempting to help our server clear the table. As I stacked a few plates to hand to her the server Brianna, peered over my left shoulder and gave me one of the most disgusting looks as if I just insulted her. Otherwise our food was good, any other server that came to the table was extremely nice and attentive and the managers were kind as well, it was just our server who was rude. I typically try to give servers the benefit of the doubt as maybe she had a rough night, but after the look she gave me and the way we were treated after every request I couldn't not say anything. read more

The food, service and atmosphere was great. Christin was attentive and the manager was engaging..

This is a restaurant I visit frequently ... the server was very friendly and came to the table when she saw me at down since member of my party was there before me ... Started off with the Pow Pow shrimp .... The serving was very healthy today and heavy on the shrimp. The flavor was also on point also. For my entree I did something and went with the power bowl and it was amazing ... the tuna was prepared perfectly .... The mix of all the ingredients was a perfect combo .. esp just leaving the gym. This was very light and refreshing .... Thx Hickory Tavern read more

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I'm from out of town, I was hesitant in going from the low-ish rating on here but I'm here to tell you I wasn't disappointed. I sat at the bar, I ordered a simple miller lite, water and their summer special salmon salad. I don't usually get salmon but the salad was absolutely delicious. It is a summer special so not sure how long it will be around, but I think it should be a normal menu item. Another customer, whom ordered ribs that looked amazing, mentioned they love the salads there too. It looks like they have daily specials, I think burgers are half off on Monday's, but I personally wanted something lighter that evening. Food came out quick. Bartender was nice and checked in on me through out the meal. Outdoor seating looks nice too if hanging with a group when it's not too hot out. I recommend checking them out! read more

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Food was delicious, Service was great, the manager (Vinny) and waitress (Michayl) were sweet, nice, and funny! Would love to come back!

Cara is the Best Server in the entire place!!!! Her service is top tier. Venny is the manager, and all my time of coming here I never had a manager come to my table to introduce himself and made himself available. This is definitely a Restaurant u need to frequent food and service top tier!!!!!! read more

We were seated for 15 minutes and no one. We went to the front of restaurant and asked about a server. After 30 minutes we left!!

Vinny, the manager that was on duty for my lunch break was incredible. The staff was very friendly, even making sure they didn't ignore me while sitting at the bar area. The burger I got was great too and came out way faster than I figured it would! If you are in the area and looking for a spot to relax, watch some sports and enjoy the atmosphere...Hickory is the place. read more

Came here 3 years ago on a business trip, waited more than 30 min for our food so we ended up walking out to get some Chipotle. 3 years later on another business trip, decided to give it another try, and same story waited 43 minutes for my food to come out. Both times it was not busy. read more