J Peters Grill and Bar- Columbia/ Forest Acres

What an awesome find! Excellent food and great service! Thanks to Unilocal… We found you! Will stop by again on our way through Columbia!

There is not one entrée available for a vegetarian, I ordered the grilled cheese, which is on the kids menu, because of this. 30 seconds before the food was brought out, I was informed I’d have to pay for a club sandwich. So let me understand this, I have to pay for meat I wouldn’t be getting and am penalized for being a vegetarian and older than 12? Had I been told when I ordered that I would have to pay for meat I wasn’t receiving I wouldn’t have been upset, I would have chosen to leave. Horrible customer service!

Vegetarians delight… psych. Nothing on the menu besides vegetables, macaroni, and grilled cheese but have no fear if you’re older than 12 and order a grilled cheese the MANAGER says he must charge you for a CLUB sandwich. WTF. Perhaps with a dick slap for a side item as a penalty for being vegetarian. I hope bread and cheese was worth a bad review.
If it would’ve been communicated that we were going to be charged for a club sandwich instead of a grilled cheese sooner than 30 seconds before our food was brought out (40 minutes after we ordered) it might not have been a problem but after waiting 40 minutes for our food to be told you’re being charged for something you didn’t order because you’re a vegetarian. We were stuck with whatever you decided. So what were our options at that point??? We were kind enough to pay for food we didn’t eat and left on the table, then tipped our waitress $ 10 cash since it was the «managers» decision to pull that shenanigan, not hers. You could have charged us $ 20 for an ADULT grilled cheese I wouldn’t blinked an eye but allowing us to order then at the 11^th hour tell us something different is just bad business. But no worries we live closer to California Dreaming. Stay hot J. Peters keep up those management skills. Sincerely, All in the love of Grilled Cheese.

Basically California Dreaming in miniature. Service was decent but not highly attentive. Shecrab soup was meaty, but bitter to taste with shells remaining, and the sweet server took it off my bill. Do not order it. Salads are massive, tuna on the black and blue cooked perfectly to order. Id like to come back and try something more manly.

The prime rib sandwich is just wonderful. It’s more than one person can eat. But the rave is their burgers. A house burger and a salad are to die for and they make the hamburger to order. It’s juicy and delicious. We do take out so don’t have a review of noise level or good for kids as our kids are grown.

I’ve tried this restaurant now 3 times, and I’ve yet to have a 4 – 5 star experience. I’ve eaten at similar restaurants, with much better food. Appetizers on first trip had no flavor and were not at all as the menu described (frozen product and just plain melted cheese); second trip they were out of salad toppings for the J. Peters Salad (I only got lettuce, cheese and meat… and alot of it) and last trip has resulted in bland food. I was hoping good things as I hear good things about the Chapin restaurant, but a no-​go for me.

Food and service were excellent. I was here on business looking for a good steak, good beer selection and TVs to watch Monday night football. This place had what I was looking for!
I decided to go with the prime rib and it was tasty! It was huge and whatever seasoning they used was excellent. The house salad was awesome and I couldn’t even finish the loaded baked potato, but the bite or two I took, that was great.
Excellent draft beer selection, and the bartender was so attentive. I would recommend this fine establishment to anyone and will return if I am ever back in the Columbia area.

Standard steakhouse food. Nice salads and homemade fries. Good service as well.

So I’m not sure what happened, but the quality of the food has taken a turn for the worse. We’ve gotten take-​out two times recently and were pretty disappointed both times. I got the club sandwich which included processed cheese product instead of real cheese. That was unfortunate to say the least.
I then decided to return to the chicken finger platter only to discover that they’re using completely different tenders now. These tasted more like the frozen ones you buy from Trader Joe’s or can find at Zaxby’s. Not sure what’s going on but probably won’t be going back anytime soon.

The food here would have rated more stars but the music was so loud that the dining experience was horrible. The service was good and the food was also. I have been eating there every couple of weeks since it opened but this latest experience has made me rethink my choices. If I return it will be for takeout. Glad I did not take friends as we would have had to scream at one another.

Food was okay, I ordered the prime rib sandwich since the bartender recommend it but I wasn’t super impressed. It was okay but the service was great. Good uncrowded place to watch football. I would recommend this place.

This place is like the less sophisticated little brother of California Dreaming. I’m pretty sure most of the food is the same but it’s more sports bar-​ish and casual than I feel at California Dreaming. It was busy and people seemed to be having a good time.
I ordered the J Peters Salad. It’s the exact same thing as the California Dreaming salad. I’m totally OK with this. In my opinion, most salads should be like the CD salad because it’s ridiculously delicious. I’m also excited because J Peters is much closer to my house than CD so I can get on the regular.
My friend and dinner companion for the evening wanted a grilled cheese sandwich. This was only listed on the kids menu. She offered to pay more for it because it’s really what she wanted but the waitress told us it was against their policy to serve kids menu to adults. So eh.
Overall it seems like a cool place to hang out, watch a game, grab a drink and nosh on that tasty salad (you know you really want that honey croissant).

We went here Friday night for the first time. My neighbor and I both ordered the Prime Rib sandwich, which everyone has been raving over. I also tried the She Crab Soup and he had a small house salad with thousand island dressing. My wife ordered the house salad with balsamic dressiing and the She Crab soup. His wife ordered the house salad with the house honey mustard dressing and the potato soup.
I thought the prime rib sandwich was good, but not great. It had a load of sliced prime rib on it and a slice of cheese along with a large containier of Au Jus. My wife took a bite of it and didn’t like it, saying it had too much fat in it, which I didn’t really see. The taste was just so-​so. My neighbor really didn’t comment on his sandwich, but finished it. He said the salad was very good. My She Crab soup was also good, not great. But I’m comparing it to some fine restaurants in Charleston (82 Queen)… I thought it could use a little more Sherry taste in it. But the consistency was good, not too thick and not too runny. My wife said the same thing about the She Crab soup, saying it was adequate but also needed a little more taste, such as the Sherry that I had mentioned. She didn’t finish the soup.
My neighbor loved her salad and she ordered it with the honey mustard dressing, which is the way to order it. They also got the croissant with the honey mustard glaze similar to Cal. Dreaming has with their salad. Very good. She ate about half of her potato soup and said it was good.
Our server was very good, prompt and kept coming to check on the table. Atmosphere is sports bar and a little lout (to be expected) but nicely decorated. I doubt if we would go back based on the menu. They do have steaks and two selections of fish that can be ordered grilled or blackened, but the selection was either Mahi Mahi or Salmon. All the other fish was fried. They didn’t have any shrimp dish that wasn’t fried. Some of the appetizers sounded good but I doubt if any of us would return based on the menu and what else is available in town.

The food was pretty good and we got a lot of it but our waitstaff was not friendly at all. He wouldn’t even make eye contact. He got our drinks messed up and spilled food on us. Edwin really needed to step up his game!

Sunday brunch with the girls was fab.
Let’s call a spade a spade… It’s similar to Cali Dreaming. Yes, croissants, hot bacon honey mustard dressing on a loaded salad, she crab soup similar.
The service is great, bartenders attentive, and atmosphere nice.
Loved the cheese dip with jalapeño.
Great house salad.
Fish sandwich was very nice.
Spicy shrimp was delish.
Wraps are huge.
Best loaded mash ever.
Planning to try the steak next time and the quesadilla for app.

Yum!!! This place is so good. I can’t wait to go back and try more items because I had such a hard time picking out what I wanted to eat. The menu has so many great things to choose from. Just make sure you come here hungry. Portions are large.
I had the house salad with the dressing on the side. AND it came with a croissant with honey on it for starters. … That was a meal in itself. I had to make myself quit eating it so I’d have room to eat my steak. Nice fresh salad!
Then I got the Prime Rib cooked medium … It was cooked perfect! So tender, so tasty, and very little fat. It was a good piece of meat. I also got my baked potato with just butter and chives. It was so good, I even forgot to put on the salt and pepper.
The service was excellent. Our waitress was great and she was very familiar with the menu and had many recommendations. I couldn’t have asked for better service!
All I can say is that this is a GREAT restaurant. Lots of choices on the menu. I can’t wait to go back! I’m definitely giving it 5 stars!

Food was below average. Service was below average. Loaded mashed potatoes were cold. Prime rib was ok but a little fatty. My wife order a lemon drop martini and they give her a lemon drop shot pored into a martini glass.

I had eaten at the J Peters on Anderson’s Main Street with family a couple years back, so I was pleased to hear they opened a Columbia location. Think California Dreaming, with a cheaper price tag. Our food was great. Service was spot on, and our wait was minimal on a Friday night. The menu is large, so everyone can find something they’d like. The Tuna sandwich was SUPER. Cooked perfectly. My wife had a buffalo chicken sandwich which was also good. The side salad is identical to California Dreaming, and was great.

Today for lunch I enjoyed the best Blackened Tuna sandwich that I ever had and was delighted when it arrived so very fast. It was perfect seasoned and cooked to perfection w/​side of vegetables with a light garlic butter sauce.
This is my kinda place to enjoy a fine meal…
You can’t go wrong here! This place is great!

Great food. Very much like California Dreaming but better. The salads are great too. Glad to have this addition to Forest Acres!