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If you want any type of rum from any of the above, cmon on pretty mama.. You DON'T have to go to Kokomo.. BUT, if you or you're AmX is really pretty, there is a 50 year old Appleton Estate Rum for $2500 per. Now, if your pocket book isn't feeling oh-so Hemingway, The Breadfruit claims to have the most extensive Rum menu in all of Arizona.. and after seeing it for myself, I happen to believe this claim. The drinks here are all worthy starting as described by our attentive waiter as 'fruit forward' to more 'heavy and serious' and after dinner as the drink menu follows on. The bartenders at The Breadfruit have a romance with rum, which is regarded as the most versatile spirit. There is a Rum Punch of the day. The evening we were there, it was a light, fruity, rum concoction of hibiscus and roasted smoked pineapple. The punch carried PUNCH. Do not come expecting a full wine list here, as there are only two from Southern Arizona. This is a Rum Bar. Be prepared to take an Uber. :-) The next drink I had for dinner, in lieu of wine, was a Velvet and Vinyl. This drink was almost too pretty to drink! The waiter delivered this deep pink to red libation to my table in a beautiful little glass, don't be fooled by its beauty. On first sip, I decided to do just that: sip it. The Velvet and Vinyl is a beauty of Appleton Estate VX Rum, hibiscus liquor, (which is house made!), ginger, pineapple, lime, bitters and a touch of rose mist. If you are the DD on your night here, don't worry, there are nice libations that carry sans alcohol for you too!
Key Largo, baby why don't we go to Kokomo?
Speaking of Kokomo. If you have ever been in the Florida Keys and had a corn fritter than you will appreciate some of Breadfruits appetizers. We noshed on the delicious Salt Fish Fritter. It was a flat fritter of cod fish served with a creme fraiche of dill and coconut. There are two served warm on a plate and a good way to offset some of that rum before dinner.
Montego.. why don't we go, Jamaica.
Jamaican Jerk.. The Breadfruit and Rum Bar has that too. For dinner, I had the Jerk Pork and Polenta: a slowly smoked pork shoulder that had been marinated in rum, (what else?), jerk rub and smoked over pimento woods and served over tasty warm polenta and seasonal farm vegetables. The pork is more of a pulled type dish over the polenta. My date, my husband, also wanted to relive our vacation to the Caribbean with some tastes of jerk and rum and opted for the Pimento Wood Jerk Chicken, which was a HUGE serving of game hen smoked over pimento wood, rubbed with house jerk rub and served over rice and small peas. This dish had some spice to it! It comes as a hen on a bone and was amazing! The table of us being 6 had various plates that included the Blue Mountain Curried Goat over Basmati Rice and it was said to be yummy and tender and looked like a generous portion. The Guava Glazed Pork Belly was also ordered on our table and there were about 5-6 slices of the Pork Belly two being super fatty with not much meat, which can happen with pork belly and one reason, I personally don't order it. Our friends ordered a dessert to share and for $9 it was a super small ramekin of dessert which is a little on the pricey side to me. Whereas, I felt the rest of the menu was on point for pricing. The menu is ever changing and uses local farms and sources such as Mayas Farms, 2 Wash Ranch, Pillsbury Wines and The Meat Shop , JUST to name a few.
A couple of things to know. The Breadfruit and Rum Bar is small. Make a reservation if you are having dinner. We had a party of 6 for our monthly little dinner club and were asked to secure with a credit card. They will confirm on the day of the reservation and I like that. There was a mix up with our reservation when we arrived despite the confirmation via telephone earlier in the day for what was to be a half and hour later than was logged into the reservation system when we arrived, SO I am glad we decided to arrive early for a drink! There was also some confusion over wanting a drink at the bar and the girl wanting to take us out to the cigar area patio out back. It all worked out and I didn't care either way because we ended up loving our waiter who carried us through the first drink to the last drink after our dinner was served. Parking is somewhat a bear in this area, also. Allow time for that! The patio, should you want to sit out there for the Cigar and Rum Manifest, ( a separate menu all its own!), has patio heaters for the winter and is expansive.
Our service , (from order to getting entrees) , was slow but my husband and I don't mind that after having lived in France and knowing that food is what makes social times the best ! The wait staff made up for the slowness ten fold anyway.
Everybody knows a little place like Kokomo...
(Well, at least if you order that Appleton Estate Vintage, you will :) ) ...
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