Midlands'

Diner in the Marriott hotel. Open at 6:30 am which is big plus for me. Staff and chef were attentive to my request and replaced hash browns with veggies. Solid breakfast options.

Was looking forward to dinner here. Decent menu, and beautifully presented food. Unfortunately didn’t taste as good as it looked, slight bland, but not horrible. Polite and friendly staff, and quite efficient consider only one waitress on a busy Friday night. Prices not too bad for a hotel restaurant. EDIT: Ate breakfast here this morning. Changed the rating from three stars to a one. The service was awful, though staff polite. The breakfast buffet was abysmal, the Fairfield Inn quite frankly has a better selection. For a full service Marriott, I’d expect more. I can handle the weak selection, dirty, dishes, I draw the line there. Lastly, the charged an 11 year old $18.95 for a bowl of cereal, really? I won’t be dining here again.

Went to Midlands' last night for dinner. An order of the crab cakes was shared for an appetizer. They were loaded with crab and cooked to perfection. I had the shrimp and grits as an entree an they were amazing. The menu lists them as award winning and I can clearly see why. My girlfriend had the chicken and waffles, which was also listed as a signature dish. The chicken and the waffles were tasty but the bourbon maple glaze was VERY heavy on the bourbon. In a blind tasting I would have just called it reduced bourbon. The maple was undetectable. Other than that though it was a well prepared dish.

Gorgeous hotel restaurant in the heart of Downtown Columbia features all you would expect from the Marriott brand. The food was perfectly prepared, and my cocktail was one of the best Old Fashions I’ve ever had. Waitress / bargirl was very attentive and friendly, atmosphere was low lit upscale classy. Very much enjoyed it here. Will definitely be back and highly recommend.

I must say this place is nice looking and the service is top notch. Desmond was very nice to my party. The food however was another story. We ordered simple. A burger and fries medium well. The burger was cooked to death and the fries were undercooked and very soft. Maybe the other foods on the menu are better but the burgers on this day were lacking.