Rhumbar

by David J.

As I walked into the Mirage last week the first thing I noticed is a new bar patio off to the right of the entrance. Rhumbar - this sounds interesting. There used to be a gift shop sundry store located where this cool looking bar is now. I walked in and grabbed a menu and went straight for the mai-tai. There it is ... the original Trader Vic's recipe. OK, that's a good start. But $14?I wasn't in the mood to drink at that moment but it was nice to know that I could get an original Trader Vic's mai tai if I wanted one. Did I want to spend $14? By the way, I know what you are thinking ... why not just go to Trader Vic's at PH? Good idea, except that it has been years since Trader Vic's stopped using their original recipe for their mai tai.Just before dinner at BLT Burger I stopped in at Rhumbar and ordered a mai tai to go. Despite the fact that Rhumbar is directly across from BLT the bartender wouldn't let me have a glass. Sorry, but I'm not paying $14 for a drink in a plastic cup. Of course, I didn't say this but I sure was thinking it. The bartender must have read my mind because she said I could use a glass from BLT Burger. Uh, OK.So, how was the mai tai? Not bad, but certainly not worth $14. I would drink plenty of these at $6-7 each, but $14 makes even the resorts on the beach in hawaii look cheap. There was absolutely zero buzz obtained from this mai tai.A final thought ... I'm really down on drinking establishments that think putting an "attractive" woman in a "sexy" outfit behind the bar is cool. I'm talking about Rhumbar, and Fix, and Stack and others of that kind. I've yet to go to a place like this where the girls behind the bar are even remotely nice. A tip to the girls at Rhumbar - lighten up on the makeup. Another tip - those outfits you wear aren't even remotely sexy. And finally, would it kill you to smile?Improve the service and lower the prices and I think you might be on to something.

by Marcus D.

Again, just doing our best to stimulate the economy by dropping money on single malt scotches.  The piece of ass Fijian waitress didn't laugh too hard when I mispronounced Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban - the waitress, unlike the Ice Queen and the Invisible Woman at Stack, understands that a smile and a few kind words goes a long way in the industry.  My buddy got the mojitos, and for the second round I got a fourteen year old Oban - enough with the pedophillic jokes you are making up in your heads, you sick F's! It was a nice night to sit outside in the big chairs drinking scotch with the lava show going on behind us - it's very kitschy, but hey, look where you are.  Would I make this a definite stop again? Probably not.  Would I make that girl from Fiji my bride?  Absolutely!

by vaishali j.

Our group was looking for a nice place to grab a drink but one person couldn't get into the Beetles Lounge and TaO so we decided to come here. It took 30 minutes to catch a place outside for our group. It was not too crowded inside. They were not that busy on the inside. This place is very small. Now for the drinks....We ordered Mojitons, Pina Colada, Banana Cream drink, Whisky drink and something else. The frozen drinks tasted worse than icee or slurpies. Then the mojitos were too minty and not sweet at all and could barely taste the rum. They checked my I.D like for 3 minutes and 2 times eventhough I'm 23! lol but the lady was really nice inside and another guy outside was good too.

by Jessie M.

After a quick review from Cigar Aficianado, my gfs and i decided to check out Rhumbar after our morning conference. The humidor was not as widely stocked as claimed on the CA article. There seemed to be more higher end cigars you can find at their Casa Fuente Cigar shop---oh wait, one of the owners is part of Casa Fuente....ahhhhh...The drinks were decent but bland. Definitely a miss for us gals.

by Boris H.

I can't say enough good things about this place. The cocktails I had over three different nights  - The 1944 Mai Tai, The Hemingway Daiquiri, a Caipirinha and The Tortonga were all excellent! I'm not Mr. Mojito but I loved their Mojito. They also have great ice That's right GREAT ICE! - crushed, cubed however the drink was created the ice is right for it which ensures it to be tasty to the very end. Throw in the fresh fruit they use and I've got nothing to complain about. Which is almost impossible!I've read some whining about this place but I don't think it's insane to think that at the Mirage you might need more than $5.00 in your pocket to enjoy yourself. If you think the prices are too expensive for a well made cocktail that's as strong as two drinks at most other places then walk down to down to Slots-A-Fun and get a 99¢ Heineken.It's also a cigar bar but it's a rum bar first and it is Las Vegas so I can deal with the smoke as long as I'm sipping a crispy cocktail. Plus there are only occasionally people smoking cigars, it's not like there's a cigar-smoking robot seated at the bar all night and you could go out to the patio to try and escape it but I'm gonna tough it out. The drinks are that good.

by Steph C.

Ok! First let me just say that this isn't for the ACTUAL rhumbar lounge just the slushy, yard long mixed drinks that are found right next to the main door of rhumbar (Its like a fat tuesdays)I love fat tuesdays. I swear by it but now that I've had rhumbar's slushies I am not questioning my loyalty to fat tuesdays.Here is why rhumbar is better than fat tuesdays:A) The alcohol IS NOT already in the mixed slushies. They poor the alcohol in your cup then add the slushie on top. Why is this better you may ask?    - you know how much alcohol you are getting    - you can mix the flavors better because it is all the same alcohol.. RUM! (At fat tuesdays you might be mixing light rum with dark rum with vodka..)     - not as crowded as fat tuesdaysB) It is overall cheaper! It was my friends birthday so I got her:-Cherry Bombs (2 cherries soaked in rum)-Sour mother puckers (a sour SOUR shot of alcohol)-Rum jello shots.    I ordered 2 orders of each so we can try them all out. $14 dollars of fun! Definitely worth it! I also got the mango with an extra shot. It can easily mess up two people.. (which it did ughghg)So if you are around Mirage stop by the main door of rhumbar to buy a slushi mmmm

by V V.

The ambiance is what makes this place great. Very Miami lounge-like. Lots of misting fans (great for the Vegas heat) and comfy couches and chairs. Good loungey latin music. Now the drinks....for a place that prides itself of Rum drinks, they really need some help!! That was no where near the best mojito I've had...the caipirinha was better than the mojita, but still not that great. Between the four of us w/ 2 - 3 drinks each, we tried a lot...i'd have to say the best is the Pink Drink....can't remember the exact name, but you'll know it when you see it. Its in a pink block on the menu and $1 goes to breast cancer foundation. However, its so sweet that 2 would be your max. If this place could figure out the true way to make a mojito, then it would be fabulous!! but for now, its just a nice place to lounge for an hour or two.

by David K.

So this past weekend we stayed at Mirage, our first night we went down stairs and noticed we were just way to tired to walk to Caesers for Fat Tuesdays. Instead, we tried Rhumbar's drink machines. This is a review on the outside drink bar, not the actual lounge.Me and my gf ordered the Strawberry Daiquiri mix, she asked for it extra strong and the lady actually poors the alcohol into the cup first. This is cool cause you actually know how much alcohol goes into the cup. This slushy actually tasted REALLY good! And it totally gave me a great buzz too. Reason why I'm going to say this place was much better was because the next day we went to Fat Tuesdays, all their drink machines were giving out cold drinks but not slushy! And they have the nerve to charge you regular price for it. Next time I'm in Vegas I'll stop by Rhumbar before Fat Tuesdays.

by Hel, K.

Despite the bleak outlook on our country's economy, despite the ever growing unemployment rate, and despite the nation's piling debt, Vegas was booming this past Memorial weekend.  I guess you can say that we were all doing our part to pump cash flow into our troubled economy - that or we were getting ourselves further into debt. Without dropping a few hundred dollars for table service or waiting in line since noon, we knew that we weren't going to get into a club Saturday night so we opted to drink and gamble (always a fun alternative).  After losing couple hundred dollars within the first half hour, us unlucky folks took a breather from the merciless tables.  We somehow ended up at Rhumbar, a lounge at the Mirage.  There was no line and no cover charge so we took a seat in its outdoor patio.  I honestly believe it is a requirement to have double Ds to work at this lounge.  Our Latin waitress was beautiful and friendly (although I doubt my male friend noticed anything but  ... her smile).  The drink menu consisted of foo-foo cocktails but that was okay with us because we were pretty darn scorched and needed something refreshing.  I ordered some sort of a citrus mojito, my female friend ordered some sort of a peach/mango daiquiri, and my male friend ordered whatever our waitress recommended.  All drinks were pretty refreshing but weak in their alcohol content.  The price of the drinks was reasonable, considering it was Vegas.   Rhumbar also offers hookah service for about $25.  No line, no cover charge, refreshing drinks, hookah, friendly staff, and waitresses with big boobs (I mean nice smiles) = A-Ok. However, the lounge closes early (2 a.m.) so have a back up plan unless you opt to return to the money-eating tables.  Our waitress invited us to go to Revolution (a club in the Mirage) with the staff but much to my male friend's dismay, we returned to the casino for some more beating.  We discovered that our friends who remained at the tables were up ALOT but I like to think that my leaving was what changed their luck and I would have lost if I had stayed ...