The Kings Contrivance has been voted Howard County’s finest dining for more than twenty years. Our elegant 1890’s mansion is the perfect setting for your special occasion. We can accommodate private parties from 5 to 150, and are the ideal venue for receptions, rehearsal dinners and intimate weddings. From customized menu planning to impeccable cuisine, The Kings Contrivance will make your event an occasion to remember.

The Kings Contrivance is well known as Columbia's finest restaurant, serving the very best in continental cuisine. It is located on what was a 370 acre farm granted by one of the Lords Baltimore in 1730 to the Reverend James Macgill. A stately Federal Period mansion was built on the present site. It burned to the ground and was rebuilt in the late 1890s. The residence remained in the Macgill family until the 1960s when it was converted into its present form to provide fine dining to the new town of Columbia. Directions