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| - I'm in town visiting a friend from Texas and we are on a happy hour hunt. So we went to the Rum Bar specifically for that. What's interesting is that there is no happy menu. The chef chooses 2-3 plates to serve daily-it's kind of a surprise.
Food:
We ordered the Jerk Pork Sliders and Pork Belly w/ plantain. We were highly satisfied with the pork sliders. They had a good flavor and just enough heat. However, the Pork Belly w/ plantain was not to our liking. The dish is unique in terms of composition and presentation, but it's super small, (check out the photo) and the pork belly consisted of no meat, just pure pork belly fat. It was disappointing.
To drink, we ordered the Rum punch bowl special for the day. It was amazing-full of ginger, lemon, honey, rum..etc. I generally like drinks on the sweeter side, but this was a great balance.
Ambiance: It's casual upscale- a good setting for friends or casual business. There is nice Caribbean music playing in the background. It's definitely my style.
Service: We sat at the bar. There was a new bartender in training, which slowed things down a bit, but other than that, it was great.
If you don't want to eat, that's fine, but definitely go for a drink-try the punch bowl special of the day.
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