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    Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern

    3.4 (149 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    RUSTY BUCKET RESTAURANT AND TAVERN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Happy hour specials

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    Navapat K.

    One of my favorite restaurants in our neighborhood! I don't know why it takes me 6years to review this place lol The food always great! I always get the same menu Soy Glaze Salmon (with extra glaze), my husband he loves to try everything but his favorite is Sliders. Our new favorite is the Brussels sprouts, omg! It's so good! This location is the best! We went around Columbus, Hilliard, Dublin or Worthington, I would say Clintonville has the best service so far!

    Salmon with sticky rice
    Barb H.

    Nice, friendly service. I asked if the salmon had a salty crust or salt on top and the waitress said no but it definitely did. I don't like salt-encrusted tops or super-salty tasting food. I ate it anyway b/c I was hungry and didn't want to make a scene and I tried to balance it out with the sweet sauce. The correct answer to "does the salamon have salt on top" is YES.

    Bloody Mary
    Emily B.

    My favorite Bucket! Convenient location to my house and it seems you can always get a table (reservations available on website!) Service is always friendly (sometimes too friendly--"Rock & Roll"--IYKYK! LOL) love their Bloody Mary specials on Sundays and my go to is their Beef Stroganoff. Great selection of beers on tap. Good happy hour specials during the week!

    Double Nickel Salad
    Cheryl B.

    A friend recommended the chili at Rusty Bucket so I had been looking forward to trying it out. I ordered a bowl of sirloin chili and a small nickel salad to go. I'm not sure why my friend said the chili is good. It's not! I am more than disappointed. I cannot even call this bowl of tomato sauce a chili. It lacks meat, beans, and seasoning. Served with a large bowl of unnecessary tortilla chips. I give this a two star rating because the salad was good and the hostess handling carry out was attentive and pleasant.

    Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
    Abby R.

    Overall a pretty good experience. Came in on a busy Friday night and was seated promptly. Very open with TVs but not incredibly loud. Our server was wonderful, very friendly and personable. She seemed to be stretched pretty thin with tables all over- not around for drink refills or check-ins. Overall food was delicious. The batter on the chicken tenders and pickles was light and crispy, and everything was fresh. The cold brew martini was phenomenal with great flavor. The serving sizes are huge and everyone went home with leftovers.

    Menu Oct 2023
    Wing Yan K.

    They do have a heated patio and I ended up sitting at the bar as per the host suggested. Their menu cover some variety from appetizers to entrée and dessert. I got an order of Wings with BBQ sauce and the Chicken Parmesan. The overall flavor of the Chicken Parmesan is on the stronger side and I could use a little bit more sauce on the pasta. The panko crusted chicken did maintain the crispiness and good with the tomato sauce and the cheese. I also like their Wings as well. Juicy and they have a good smokey BBQ sauce.

    Burger
    Jaclyn C.

    Great little chain restaurant in the heart of Clintonville. Staff is amazing. We love sitting at the bar talking to Daniel. He's wonderful and very friendly. Food is great, only suggestion though is the plates are all huge. Pretty easy to split basically anything on the menu and still be full. Wish they had half orders available. I'll definitely be back!

    Rusty Bucket Sliders formerly Bucket Bites
    Kyle P.

    I had been going to Rusty Bucket for the Sliders, formerly Bucket Bites. They moved the Sliders into appetizers, but went back to the burger menu. I noticed that they are smaller than the original Bucket Bites, but still very delicious and filled me up with Sweet Potato Fries and washed it down with a Diet Pepsi. My friend and I had great service from the nice lady server. I will go back to Rusty Bucket for the Sliders again because that is my favorite.

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    You always have to ask for silverware, ketchup and napkins. The food is great!! I wish they'd bring the potstickers back!!

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    Food, prices and excellent service. A familiar place for enjoy with family, friends or business.

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    Beautiful afternoon on the patio. Delicious food and drinks. Great friendly fast service.

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    2 years ago

    Outstanding service and delivery delicious food, my favorite place to eat on weekdays.

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    We were here with a large party (roughly 20 people) and was surprised to be waited on by a woman…read morewho said she'd been there less than a week. (It was clear she had serving experience though). She began by counting off numbers to match the bill with parent/child. I opted for the grilled walleye and was excited to see they had gluten free fries. The fried walleye was a HUGE serving that was definitely meant for sharing. The mozzarella sticks were a huge hit. The salads looked phenomenal and my daughter loved her burger. Now, when we got the bills it was mass chaos! The manager was very gracious in helping our server. I felt bad since she was so new. She really did a great job at handling so many orders among our 2 tables.

    I've had this place bookmarked for a while but never found ourselves in downtown cbus until today…read more We saw a matinee show at the Ohio Theatre (highly recommend) and then walked over to Pat & Gracie's for a late lunch. Arrived approximately 3:30pm - restaurant basically empty (maybe 5 tables total occupied). Went to check in for 2 and the host said he had reservations at 5. Huh? So I asked do you mean you can't seat us until 5? And he said no, that we need to leave by then because other people are coming. I thought that was very weird and unprofessional. I've never had an experience like that before. It's a basic sit down place, why would you think we'd linger for more than an hour and a half? Whatever, weird feeling, but we were seated. Seated in the walkway. Not like in a path but literally blocking the walkway where you step down. Why do I say this? Because people walking by kept banging into me. Not their fault. Why is there a table there? And why were we seated there when at least 80% of the restaurant was empty???? Ok whatever. Ordered food including their signature made in-house tots. Waitress comes back and says they were slammed in the morning and they're out of tots. (Man I feel bad for the people coming at 5. LOL) whatever except the people at the next table appeared to be served tots. Food was tasteless. The Mac and cheese had a weird texture like the roux wasn't cooked properly. My patty melt was mostly bread as the patty was too small for the bread. My husband had the signature chimi burger and it completely lacked any chimichurri flavor. Like at all. We were out by 4ish (plenty of time for them to prepare for their expected onslaught) and needless to say I've unbookmarked this place from my yelp. Maybe we'll try the Mexican place across the street next time. ‍

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