Rum House Review

I was really looking forward to eating here. Unfortunately, I doubt I will be back. We went last night, at 7pm, there was a 15 minute wait for a table for two. 45 to sit on the patio. The dining room is very open so, it was almost like sitting outside. First thing, it is loud in there. Like, really, really loud. Which is fine, it's a fun place.

Look over the menu, order a tea, soft drink and queso. Not a specific complaint to the Rum House, but why are places charging $2.75 for a soft drink?! Anyway, queso was a very small bowl of something resembling Velveeta. Very meh, but it's melted cheese. I ordered the Red Curry Shrimp and my friend got the ribs. Waitress was very frazzled, with lots of large tables. I didn't get the idea that they had quite enough servers on hand.

The food came out quickly, and both dishes were just very underwhelming. Mine had 8 large shrimp, in a curry sauce, with coconut rice, a "roll" and some black thing, that was maybe a fried plantain. The sauce was bland, the dish didn't have much flavor. My friend said his ribs were bland as well. His dish came with a mound of tasteless brown mush. We still aren't sure what it was.

We ordered the banana bread pudding and we thought at least we may end on a high note. Nope. Very overcooked and dry. Also, there were two slimy brown things, which may have been bananas but tasted like an olive?? I don't know, by that point, the combination of the noise and not-so-great meal just had us ready to get out of there.

The meal, with tip, no alcohol, was $60. There are too many good restaurants in BR to choose from. So, I went for the novelty of a new place, I guess. I wish it had been better.