The Periodic Table Restaurant & Bar

8808 Centre Park Dr, Columbia - 21045
164 reviews
Salad American
(410) 753-0299

Heard about the Periodic Table, indecisive about where to have dinner, long work day, Also, received a $10 coupon in the mail, bonus, let's try here.Outdoor presentation looked appealing, with welcoming hostess sat me at my preferred table. Many seating choices, the restaurant was not buzzing.Casual wait staff, not on point, proceeded to take orders, and returned with lukewarm, good cream chicken chowder. I prefer this type of soup HOT !Flatbread favored more like a pizza, loads of cheese. Chicken salad sub, better suited on sliced 12 grain bread.Curiosity, has been established.

Food and drinks were great; American with some Asian fusion food. The atmosphere was cozy. On Saturday nights they have bands/musical entertainment. The night I was there, "Three's A Crowd" (Richard Walton on guitar & vocals) were performing - always excellent!

I really wanted to like this place but the best I can muster is that it was interesting. The bourbon chicken was ridiculously sweet, the cocktail was interesting but not worth having again, and the carrot cake was dense but had decent flavor. Overall, not that great.

The food was really delicious. And the service that I received was awesome. They have a really cool happy hour concept. I will definitely be back again.

I had high hopes, menu looked good and a friend that went said it was good. My experience was not so great. Food/Drinks: husband got the battery acid, he liked it, it was supposed to be set on fire for a little show, our sever couldn’t get it to work, I had the sangria is was good. “Osso bucco wings” were enjoyable, I’d order them again. I got the “French Dip”, it was just ok, roll was flavorless I think if it was griddled it would of been 100% better. The gravy that come with tasted like it came out of a jar or powdered mix. I subbed onion rings for fries and they were amazing, maybe the highlight of the meal. My husband had a burger, he ordered it medium but came well. He said it was ok and didn’t want to reorder. Came with fries that was lackluster. Service: the best way to describe it was bare minimum. We went on a Monday at like 6:30pm, maybe 3 other tables, and a couple people at the bar, several servers, host and bartender. Our server was not very knowledgeable, asking any questions like soup of the day, specials, was like pulling teeth. Our entrées came out five minutes after appetizer. She didn’t check on us after entrees were dropped. I had to stare her down to get refills on my drink. She also charged me for 3 drinks even though the menu said free refills, when I brought it up she was like “oh is it?” (Maybe padding the tab of a better tip?!?) Summary, it has potential food wise but with all the great restaurants in HOCO I don’t think it’s worth a second chance.

Great ambiance, good variety of food options. Staff was very friendly.Food can be a little on the over-spicy side, so order carefully.I love the changing menus, and enjoyed our meal. Would definitely come back.

food was amazing. the ambiance & decor was so cool! staff was super charming. went around dinner tine and it got super busy. looked like a band was setting up too...when our food came it was gorgeous. taste lived up to they hype. brisket grilled cheese, Korean nachos, chicken rice bowl all great! price was relative to the quality of the foos. we were not disappointed. drawback - super short staffed. wait time to order was long, and a few things came out wrong...wait time to order dessert was so long we skipped it, that was followed by another wait for the check.. I don't hold wait times against any location that has a help wanted sign outside especiallywhen the food is righteous and so was our waiter.

Really wanted to like this place, but just can't. The place looks nice, the menu and theme are creative, but the food is mediocre and the service was awful.The night we went the restaurant was about 25% full. We were seated immediately by a friendly hostess, and the two tables near us had 3 staff working them. One was also the bartender, who was very busy, but still made time for her table. Our waitress never showed. Eventually the hostess noticed, apologized, and brought us water. Nearly 20 minutes into our visit, the waitress appeared, barely spoke to us, took the order, and left. Throughout the night it became incredibly clear that she couldn't care less about any of her tables.The tables on either side of us continued to receive normal, friendly service. Drinks were never refilled, our waitress (who had one other table in the entire restaurant, but spent most of her time in the kitchen) appeared every 15-20 minutes, usually only after the hostess went into the kitchen presumably to remind her that she had tables. Waitstaff for the adjacent tables collaborated to cover for each other, but ignored this waitress's (and our) tables. As for the food, it was generic pub fare likely pulled out of a freezer and thrown into a deep fryer, microwave, or skillet and then served with only slightly more attention paid to it than was to the tables... nothing was bad, but everything was mediocre. After over an hour and 15 minutes of futility, we gave up, got the rest of our food to go, and left.

We tried Periodic Table for the first time and the food was just simply amazing. We ordered the wings and nachos for appetizers and the crusted Salmon and fish and chips. Everything was mouthwatering and delicious. Our server Megan was also very helpful and attentive. Will certainly be going back.

Great staff amazing food. Go see for yourself! Also the comedy show is hilarious