Ransom Spirits and Provisions

If I could give them a zero, I would. We were in town to visit with family and could make it out to the bar around 10:00. Even though the sign on the door states they close at 11, the bartender told us last call was at 10:30 when we walked into the door and the waitress told me the kitchen closed at 10:30. No big deal. The deal breaker for me was when the bartender was rude to a few members of our party, one being my husband. When asked to make a Rusty Nail, the bartender told my husband that a Rusty Nail is a glorified Old Fashioned, which is not true, and he should be a man and just order a scotch. When mixing another drink, the bartender started making fun of members of our party. He also used his bare hands to place the ice cubes in the highball glasses, which is completely unsanitary. And when I got my extra dirty vodka martini, it had a long hair in it! When it was returned to be remade, it was basically vodka and olives. I asked to have more olive brine added, and it wasn't much better. The bar has a neat atmosphere but the staff make it unpleasant. Our local family members who recommended the place were completely embarrassed and I felt bad for them. It's not their fault that the staff do not know how to treat people. Hopefully management will make it right.

Ransom has definitely stepped up their game over the past several months. Some really great food options that weren't there when I last reviewed this quaint, hip place in Columbia. Great cocktails and wonderful meals for everyone in our large party. Service was patient and spectacular.

Loved this place! The drinks were incredible! Servers were very nice, and the ambiance was great. The pizza and burger were amazing! Didn't love the mac n cheese but still a super delicious, lovely place! Other things on the menu sounded great as well. Would recommend (:

Food is expensive for the portion size - but it's delicious. Our party tried the burger - which was 2 thumbs up - the Yuzu salad - which was good - but spicy - and the Chicken Lettuce Wraps - also 2 thumbs up. Service was fine - but seemed rushed - restaurant was not busy. Atmosphere is nice - the building is beautiful and they have a back patio. My biggest complaint is their tipping in their table side tablet - calculated tip on the total bill including tax - which is incorrect. It should calculate tip on the total bill before tax. Beware.

The food and drinks were excellent. We ordered the salmon + salad, baked gruyere, steak frites, and the waygu burger. For drinks we ordered the dancing queen and the beach burro. The service was spectacular. The ambience was nice except the music style didn't fit the mood the restaurant was trying to create and the music was too loud. The bigger negative is that our food didn't come out at the same time. Three out of the six of us got our meals 2-3 mins after the first three did. In the areas that matter most though this place killed it.