Rum Runners Cafe

Cute place in Christopher's old location. Super friendly server and the owner stopped by the table to welcome us. Boneless wings in nice sauce. The potato soup was nontraditional but yummy. They feature huge baked potatoes with a choice of toppings. I want to try a burger next time they looked good.

After running errands on a cold day, we decided to grab some lunch. We have been meaning to try Rum Runners for lunch and I am glad that we did. The space was most comfortable and decorated in a fun prohibition vibe. The names of the items on the menu carried the prohibition theme and all sounded appealing. My wife got The Real McCoy burger with onion rings while I got a baked potato with chili, cheese and cheese sauce, The George "Bugs" Moran (love that so many menu items were named after Gangsters). We also shared an order of the Fried Pickles. The burger was delicious and freshly ground. The cook talked with us and shared his approach to grinding and spicing the meat that became the burger. The attention to detail made for a fantastic burger. The onion rings were light with a coating that accentuated the onion. They were indeed flavorful and light with a tasty tang that you would expect from a superior onion ring. The baked potato was huge -- nearly filling the plate! The homemade chili was delicious and paired perfectly with the potato. Our service was amazing! We were well taken care of and the server offered information that was helpful as we made our choices. Far too few places give you info that helps you make up your mind when so many tantalizing options are on the menu.Our only complaint was that we left no room for dessert and could not try the Rum Cake, although one of the cooks and co-owners Terry shared some caramel sauce with us! Damn, you want to take a bath in it. We also met co-owner and cook Jamie who showed us around the restaurant. We really wanted some of the dessert, but we filled up on food and had no room left in our stomachs. We will be back for dessert and... well, for more of everything. Do yourself a favor and visit Rum Runners!

Service was amazing (our server was Chip, who was on her third job of the day, starting at 3 am - so impressed!). Very friendly atmosphere.Burgers were good. Sweet potato fries with caramel sauce were amazing (would have loved a few more as the side dish). Shared the pineapple and mango salad as an appetizer and loved the dressing. Looking forward to the bar being open to increase the Speakeasy vibe!

Adorable themed 1920's "Prohibition" restaurant located inside of a strip mall. Very small business with a small business origin story of a single couple bringing this to life. As of this moment, they're still working on their liquor license, so it's restaurant-only, but they have a really neat bar area set-up for when it happens. I'm excited to pop back in, and I'm really looking forward to seeing where Rum Runner's Cafe goes. PROS:-Delicious food. I had a salad because I was trying to be healthy (and it was good!), but I ended up eating more of the french fries and chili instead. I really liked the chili! -Wings were great too. My partner said they were really fresh, and the sauces were really flavorful. He said a few of the wings were slightly too large (wrong sauce-to-meat ratio, I guess. I don't wing), but the majority were absolute perfection. He'd eat them again in a heartbeat. -If you like their sauces, they have some of their sauces available in bottles for to-go purchase for at-home yummy. -They don't skimp on the dressings/dips. You know how some places give you a small enough salad dressing cup that you have to ask for 3 of them? Not here. You could bathe in the dressing cups they provide with your meal.-Really friendly service. Just the single waitress running the place, but she was really soft-spoken and nice, and she did a great job taking our order and refilling drinks. -Comfortable seating. Zero complaints about sitting down here - but we honestly didn't sit long since food was up surprisingly fast. -Variety of available seating. We were really comfortable in a booth, but they have lots of standard tables with armless wooden chairs, too, if you'd prefer that. -Two all-gender restrooms. -Don't worry about parking either. Located inside a strip mall, there's a TON of parking right around Rum Runner's.CONS:-They did a surprisingly great job decorating for the 1920's theme. It doesn't feel as cohesive as if a multi-billion dollar corporation did it (like if Hilton put one in their hotel), but it feels surprisingly cohesive for building out of an old diner space. The overhead fluorescent lights are probably the biggest detractor from their "prohibition", "rum runner" theme, but I'm not sure how they can easily solve that without making the place too dark for most people.

My husband and I decided to swing by Rum Runners for lunch on a whim, and we were pleasantly surprised by our experience.The atmosphere was relaxed, and despite it being midday, the place was quiet with only a few tables occupied. We were promptly greeted and seated, and our server was friendly and attentive throughout our meal.We both opted for their signature burgers. I went for "The Busted Al Capone," a hefty blend of chuck and round, perfectly grilled and topped with gooey Cheddar cheese, crispy bacon, and tangy BBQ sauce on a soft kaiser bun. It was a flavor bomb! My husband chose "The 'Lucky' Luciano," which came with Italian provolone cheese and savory portobellos. He decided to add a bit of spice for an extra fifty cents, but honestly, we couldn't discern much difference in flavor between the spiced and unspiced versions.The food arrived hot, which is always a good sign. The burgers were juicy and clearly made with quality ingredients. We particularly enjoyed the crispy onion rings and fries that accompanied our meals--definitely a must-try side!Overall, Rum Runners left us with a positive impression. The burgers were delicious, the service was excellent, and the ambiance was comfortable. We're already planning our next visit to sample more items from their menu.

I missed the mark on food pictures because the food didn't last long enough for pictures! Our waitress was fantastic in welcoming us and explaining the menu. Super attentive, and everything you want from a waitress. The vibe is a Prohibition era restaurant with upcoming Speak Easy to open in the near future. We ordered the fried pickles (amazing), followed by a few burgers and a chicken sandwich. Everything. Was cooked perfectly, extremely flavorful, and their sauces make anything better. I will go back just to have wings in their signature sauces. We wrapped up dinner with a sundae and a rum cake. Their chocolate and caramel sauces are out of this world good! The owners have a great story, and it's the epitome of local. Go give them a try as I know it will be worth it.

My partner and I decided to try this place out finally and I'm glad we did. Their speakeasy bar is finally open and it's so cute. Plenty of places to sit in the restaurant and the atmosphere is nice, clean, and well lit. We sat in the speakeasy and had great tasting drinks. Reading previous reviews made us get the fried pickles and we were definitely not disappointed. We ordered two burgers and they were well seasoned. You can order your sandwich "spiced ". It's not spicy hot, but rather a blend of Worcestershire, horseradish and onion and perhaps their secret bbq sauce. We got our sandwiches spiced and it's well worth it. The flavor is unique and the burger was very juicy. The sides were great as well. I got onion rings. My partner got sweet potato fries, and they bring out a caramel sauce for the sweet potato fries that's very addicting, Lastly, the service was impressive and everyone is super nice. We got to meet the owners and they are very friendly and hard-working. The type of people you want as friends definitely give this place a try. I really hope it stays around. You can definitely go back to this place just for the speakeasy, and get yourself a really nice drink and sit back and relax.

The food here is amazing, all homemade recipes. The breading on the friend pickles are magnificent, the burger is so juicy, and the service is wonderful. this place has such nice decorative qualities as well.

Got 5 meals to go. The two chef salads were very disappointing. You need to have more ham to justify a cost like that.

Small place in Kettering. From the name of it you'd think it would be somewhat of a bar atmosphere, it's not. Small to medium size dining area with a small separate bar which was closed for a private event, on a Saturday night. Strike 1, don't close your bar on a weekend night.Wings were excellent, the in-house sauce is excellent.We ordered a burger and a chicken sandwich. After too long, both drinks empty, our waitress noticed our food didn't come out and was puzzled. She said she had no idea what happened, but we were pretty sure our food was delivered to a close by table. She was nice enough and we asked for our food to go, strike 2.Food came out and we asked for our checks, checks came out with the wrong orders, it was like a buck off so at this point we just paid. Strike 3. No discount was offered for the numerous mistakes.Got home and our take out order wasn't correct, fries with the chicken sandwich and onion rings with the burger, strike 4. Seriously, wtf?Food was good, worth trying again, but the overall experience was not good.