Rum Bar

When I pay for expensive food, I want the food to be expensive. I do not mind paying $9 for four wings, but those wings should be fabulous. They should look and taste like money was used to present the best product possible. When $9 jerk wing appetizers look worst than $2.50 for five chinese wings in garlic sauce, the you know your in trouble. We are from the Caribbean and can confidently say, the food sucks. This is Caribbean food for tourist, the most uninformed kind at that. I ordered the Pernil. Now, everyone knows when you serve roasted pork, the best part of the dish is the crispy pork skin. Was there even a sliver of crackling in my fancy bowl? No! They probably wont start losing money though, since I see there stock in trade is attracting 20/30 yr olds on theme nights, but true love of Caribbean culture should go elsewhere for their food fix. more

The food was nothing but bar food. Poorly thought out and executed. Also, I had dinner for only two people and a 18% gratuity charge was automatically included. Not a fan. also i was asked 8 times if i wanted any more alcoholic drinks? They really want to get you drunk and buy for drinks. Could not just enjoy my date. They just want your money. Bother you about drinking. Get you drunk. Charge you tip hoping you didnt notice and then tip on top of that. more

Our night here was below average. Pros: the Cilantro - chili mojito Cons: The service, The food, Out of stock items more

Rittenhouse Square has planty to offer, the shopping in this area is wonderful and the best place to go after a day of shopping is Rum Bar. I have been to Rum Bar on many occasions. The best time we went there was for a friend who lived in the area's 21st Birthday party. We got plenty of food, about 2 dishes for the each of us. And plenty of drinks. The staff was extrememly nice. My friend goes to a culinary school in the area, and the Head Chef was a graduate of the same school my friend attends and she came out to talk to us and we had nothing bad to say about anything. The ceviche was amazing, and the habenero grilled cheese is the best thing you can eat. We also had the wonderful opportunity to meet the owner, who was so nice and accomodating. The mojitos and the daquiris are the best things that I have ever tasted. The carribbean and pirate theme is so much fun, and the music is fun. If you are looking for a lounge and not a place where guys are creepy and looking for a place you can sit down and enjoy an evening, this is the place. If you are looking for a club and just to meet someone, go somewhere else, this isn't the place for you. It's a relaxing atmospehere with wonderful food, drinks, and staff. I highly recomend Rum Bar for a nice evening. Pros: Drinks, Staff, Food, essentially Everything! Cons: Nothing! more

our experience here was delightful. the tapas are healthy portions (2 per person was enough) and so good. the west indies style mac n' cheese is perfect! the drinks are fresh, and the infused rums make the drinks extra special. and don't forget the dessert... even if your stuffed. the rum cake is tasty even if the rum flavor isn't strong. we've been to a quite a few caribbean islands, and the food here is a delightful fusion of american comfort food with a caribbean kick. i can't wait to go back! Pros: great food, great price Cons: hip hop music isn't ideal for dinner time conversation more

Not sure about the previous reviews of Rum Bar, but I love the place. I go there about once or twice a month. Drinks are strong, maybe a little pricy, but if you see what goes into making each one, you'd understand. Service is always good, bartenders know my drink each time I come in. Pros: Best cocktails in the city Cons: Narrow bar, it'd be better if it was bigger. more

saw the good reviews so I checked it out. Very dissapointing Pros: Strong Drinks Cons: everything else more

HORRIBLE GIRLS NIGHT OUT!!!!!!!!!!! We will never return. Guys are skeezy and aggressive. Bartenders are too. Waiter took 25 minutes to stop by our table and when she did, she was openly rude!!!!! No dancing. Drinks were expensive and weak. And my best friend got sick the next day to boot. (don?t get the seafood ceviche). Pros: you get to leave Cons: looks nice inside more

Great place to go with a group. We were celebrating a bachelorette party. Cool vibes... no dancing unfortunately, but tasty drinks, good noshes, and very cool staff. Flaming bartender lips! Pros: Drinks and Service Cons: No DJ or Dancing more

My friends took me to Rum Bar for dinner. Ive been there before, but never knew they had food! The server let us know that it was a small plate menu and encouraged order 2-4 dishes per person based on our appetitie. I'm a big eater and felt compelled to order a lot. Between the three of us, we ordered about 10 dishes. The food came out scattered, as the server said it would. The only downside to this was that the seabass I was really craving didnt come out until the end. I had a Painkiller #3, which was served in an ovesized cappucino mug. I get this every time I come in for drinks. Its made with rum, coconut, and pineapple with a touch of nutmeg. Great drink! The first food that came out was the scallop ceviche and the guacamole. The guac was so fresh and brightly green. The ceviche had the perfect acidity to bring out the flavors of the scallops. We had mini burgers which blew away the ones I had at Alfa and Barclay. There was an amazing sweetness to it, and the perfectly toasted rolls were dynamite. I couldnt stop talking about the burgers! Other dishes we had were fried calamari, jamaican beef patties (DAMN good!), and that Seabass. Best seabass Ive ever had! My friend Pete had talked it up, and it lived up to the hype! After my Painkiller, I tried a sipping rum. The server suggested a rum called Zaya. I ordered it, and it was great! I didnt know rum could taste so smooth. Pros: The food, the drinks, the service, the ambience Cons: parking was tough more

I will say that the drinks werent bad but that had nothing to do with the kitchen... The menu is tapas style and we ordered quite a few dishes.... We started off with the chorizo which was tasted old and cheap and very unflavorful. The scallops were over cooked the risotto it came with was gummy and pasty which meant it had wither been cooked for a long time or sat out for a long time. Sea bass is one of my favorite choices but this was the worst ive had, it didnt even taste like sea bass and once more like the scallops was over cooked. The flank steak was cold, and was in a bed of refried beans that HAD to be out of a can an tasted just like something from taco bell. The conch fritters werent horrible but I really think that they were baught frozen they had a 'refreshed fish' consistency and taste. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST!!!!!!!! the Tuna ceveche was something we couldnt even eat.. I was so excited to see it on the menu as its one of my favorite dishes but it was GREY!!! which means its was definitely quite old -- at least over one day. There wasnt any beautiful red tuna color in sight . We actually complained about it and the waitress said alot of people complain about it and she took it off are bill!!!! Ive never heard anything like it before !!!!!!! I understand that Rum bar is mostly a rum bar but if youre going to have a kitchen then cook half way decent food. I wasnt expecting culinary gold but what I did get was the worst meal in a long time. Our friend that picked the restaurant actually apologized for picking it. Not to mention that the decor looked like a hideous DIY do over and reminded me of a bad Trading Spaces episode. There are so many good Restaurants in Philly so please please make a better choice. Ive never been compelled to write a review before but I had to vent my frustrations about the horrible food. Pros: location, drinks Cons: FOOD, loud dance hits were playing, oh yeah the FOOD!!! more

The chili coriander mojito was spicy & awesome! I will have to go back just to try all the specialty drinks. The small plates were enough to eat *with the drinks*. All the food was overcooked but had great flavors. Late-night bartender was slow, but worth it. Pros: Great mojitos. Creative flavors in food and drink. Cons: Ambience, food overcooked. more

Love the mojitos here [especially on Monday when they're two-for-one]. Recently been coming in for lunch as work around the corner. Trio of mini burgers rock. And afterwork happy hour always has something going on. more