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Rum Runners

Rum Runners
4.2
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Judith Lewis
11:54 24 Aug 23
I must have 100 photos of the sunset at rumrunners. The bar is great. I love the pizza - and leftovers for breakfast. The restaurant has great food. Service is hit or miss but who cares when there are tarpon to watch? My only real complaint is that the resort completely blocks that wonderful breeze so it can get very muggy and buggy.
Sharan Hinkle
08:45 20 Jul 23
Lovely location overlooking the water. Great service! Melt in your mouth baby back ribs, they were wonderful. Excellent Caesar salad. Highly recommend! We have eaten in four restaurants while in Bonaire and this my best meal. Parking across the street.
Jennifer Pratt
11:57 01 Jul 23
Just dined with a group of 6 - we all had fabulous meals - thin crust pizza was amazing. Fresh nice prepared ingredients. Chicken tender and juicy! Creative cocktails. Best dining experience we have had all week in Bonaire. Not sure why this restaurant is only 4.1 - deserves to be much higher. Thank you for great evening!
Theo OnTour
23:56 06 Jun 23
Went here with family at the end of a warm workday in paradise.We were greeted promptly upon arrival and were escorted to our reserved seaside table by one of the friendly waitresses. We ordered some bread as a starter and I ordered the baby back ribs as mains. Wow, those were really some tender, juicy, fall-off-the-bone ribs! And it was a large portion as well.The experience even got enhanced by a great sunset display in the distance.We all enjoyed our dinner and left the site very satisfied. Recommended!
Rob van Temmen
00:08 03 Jun 23
Location is everything, especially during sunset.Food was good, the desert was very disappointing.Very little and not what was expected.
Pamela Mackey
21:12 10 May 23
We have eaten at Rum Runners twice during out stay on Bonaire. Once in the seaside dining room (fabulous table for two by the sea) and once in the bar. Boht times the food has been very good, the service excellent and the ambiance of the place wonderful. The seaside table was quiet and romantic; the bar was lively and full of great island music. Highly recommend.
Xavi Werleman
17:47 18 Mar 23
It was an amazing night! Food was amazing, I had chicken quesadilla, an different cocktail.The service was very good, attentive.I was sitting at the bar with JuanCarlos as bartender.They are a great team, I recommend you to give them a try.
Carissa Lawlor
18:08 25 Jan 23
Quite the collection of cocktails! Especially if you like Gin. Good vibe, bar is lovely, dining room is better for a quiet meal. Theres a lot of room for the quality of flavors in their dishes. We ordered the calamari which was as expected. The “Main Bowl” served with fresh fish, rice, and kimchi was okay. High expectations for this dish weren’t met, but I appreciate the thought they put into it.
Denise Crappell
02:46 30 Dec 22
Great food and great views! Really enjoyed everything and the service was good too!
Rylund Lewis
21:05 21 Aug 22
Staying at Buddy Dive, we stopped by one night for dinner. The restaurant has outdoor seating with skimpy awnings. For a solid half hour we were blinded by the setting sun.Also it took a while for drinks to make the table. But drinks were accompanied with some fantastic bread and butter.For dinner I had a deconstructed rice bowl with tuna, salmon, avocado, etc. I dont recall it's name, though Im attaching a picture.Overall I was pleased with the dinner.
Tom Peters
17:59 14 Aug 22
Dinner was good, but not special. Staff was friendly, but a bit slow.The view is spectaculair. If possible reserve a spot during sunset and a sea side table.
Fronzy 101
13:58 23 Jul 22
Definitely room for improvement. Staff are very polite, but slow to serve. The food could take anywhere between 20 minutes to sometimes an hour depending on the time of day.
connor vlug
04:17 18 Jul 22
We had a nice table downstairs. The view there was awesome. The food was pretty good! Our waiter Ruben served us very well. We really enjoyed our night! We will come soon again! Thankyou Rum Runners! 🙂
Prabhuti Tiwari
18:56 05 Jul 22
This is a lovely place to sit, drink/eat and enjoy the ocean view. Beautiful sunset view from the restaurant. Klein Bonaire is clearly visible from here.
Steven Gerritsen
01:49 03 Jun 22
3 stars for the view. The drinks took quiet long to arrive since they apparently had too many cocktail orders. After a long wait, it arrived but even with so much practice, it was a glass of pure alcohol. The pizza similar, saw many ordering it so I had high expectation and saw a pizza oven, but the cheese used and the crust is something Dr. Oetker could compete with. The fajitas and wine were good though and as mentioned, the location is a beauty!
Meaghan Knauer
12:47 16 May 22
Very hit or miss. We visited multiple times during our trip, and half the time the service was fantastic, the other half of the time it was not. Yesterday for lunch we stopped in around 2pm and waited 26 minutes for a server to take our order, and that was only after another employee saw us and alerted her. Food was great though every time except for yesterday. Great location to watch the tarpon swim.
Doug B
13:55 16 Apr 22
Resort restaurant with good selection from seafood to pasta to burgers. Great buffet breakfast.
Joël Candelaria
12:12 24 Feb 22
One of my favorite restaurants (with a great bar too!) To dine at during sunsets. Highly recommendable.
Ernst Hart
20:23 13 Jan 22
One of the best places to enjoy a beautiful sunset over Klein bonaire. A very chilled spot with good food and in my opinion the best cocktails of bonaire. Make sure you check out the spiced watermelon cocktail and do a refreshing dive from the pier. Staff is friendly and fast.
J. B.
00:42 11 Dec 21
Update Dec 2021: Dropped 2 stars due to higher prices and lower quality of food preparation. The catch of the day was barracuda. Regretfully, the barracuda fillets were not much larger than sardines and were overcooked to being tough and dry.2019 review: Good food, friendly staff, reasonable prices and right on the Caribbean Sea! Outdoor seating with large canopy covers for shade and keeping off rain. Have been a regular for years.
Saralyn Ostwinkle
11:22 07 Dec 21
We made reservations a couple of months ago and they where all ready for us! We where celebrating my son and daughter in laws anniversary and they really made it special!!!Then the menu was a all u can eat w lots of meat and three sauces at the end and oh my!!! Sooo yummy!!!TIP-- It was quite at 6 when we arrived but by 8 when we left u would have had to have reservations.
Magiel Janson
23:39 08 Nov 21
4 stars for the location. Nice at the water, in the evening with huge tarpons swimming nearby. We heard they have the best Italian style pizza on the island, but I hope we heard wrong. Not that good.
Tracy Powers
12:58 11 Oct 21
The pizza oven is amazing! But the lunch/dinner menu is too limited. I would like to see chicken tenders, soup of the day, or a chicken sandwich on the menu for simple eaters. The breakfast buffet was wonderful.
Giovanni Wester
23:55 25 Sep 21
Nice place. The ambience is nice. It has bar at one side and restaurant at the other. Reservation is recommended otherwise you might not find a spot. If you are not guests of Captain Dons Habitat you need to park outside on the street, there is a security so no worries, you then walk to the place. They server great Cucumber Mojito and a lot of other signature drinks and cocktails. Food is delicious.. Nice place for a good night out
Johapi
19:23 25 Aug 21
Wonderful view, very nice staff and great food! And... when we were there some sharks swam by😄
Jonas Ladekjaer
04:06 04 Aug 21
Went here on a whim because everything else was full up. Great vibes, delicious pizza and an opinionated cat - what’s not to love?
Steven Sparkman
20:09 27 Jul 21
Good late night drinks, attentive staff and decent pizza.
Brutal But Honest
19:38 20 Jul 21
Nice place for lunch (Had the chicken quesadilla) it was excellent, but your floor staff can use some training in how to interact with guests.Add some music while y'all at it.
Kris Mattingly
11:34 20 Jul 21
Everything was great! Friendly staff and delicious pizza.
Emely Ruiz-dos Santos
14:42 21 Jun 21
I went for fathersday. Once a month they have special 3 course menu. The rest of the month you can enjoy food from the cart. The place is nice and the view is relaxing. The service is great.
Kim Smed
02:33 31 May 21
We weren't drinking but the bartender was pouring some pretty good looking drinks. We had some food which was actually pretty darn good. Pizza and Sticky Chicks. Those are chicken skewers. The portions size was a little small but the food and presentation were very good. Pizza is "cracker" crust. We never ran out of water and he was quick to ask if we needed another coke.
To Ku
00:47 21 May 21
Beautiful view over the ocean and perfect for Sunset dinner. Good food and drinks, also the service was great.
Adely Jansen
14:25 03 May 21
Great Ambiance with sea view...Great Food and excellent service @ a reasonable price
Daniel Piar
20:48 26 Apr 21
Rum runners great place to get pizza I always get the barbecue chicken pizza it’s Really good the crust is on the thin side that’s that’s how the pizza crust is so one person can eat a whole pizza and you wouldn’t be that full. Great place to hang out with friends or family have some pizza and some drinks to staff is great awesome bartenders make make good cocktails.
Matthew Davies
22:12 12 Apr 21
The ceviche was on point! Incredible view and terrace overlooking the water.
Irène Irene
18:10 07 Feb 21
Friendly staff & excellent food nicely presented!
Carmel & Crusita de Palm-Leoneta
03:00 21 Dec 20
Friendly and fast service, always with a smile, the place to be for dinner, ask for the ribeye
Harriet and Russ Whitehouse
00:24 23 Nov 20
Nice thin crust pizza. Excellent service and lovely location.
Ashja Bosboom
14:03 23 Oct 20
Beautiful place and good food. Would go there again
Carolyn Schokker
00:19 05 Sep 20
Amazing breakfast at Rum Runners
Kate Butler
17:44 07 Feb 20
We live on Bonaire and Rum Runners is our go-to restaurant for ourselves and when we have visitors. We tell ourselves whenever we want to remember why we moved here, we eat at Rum Runners. It's directly on the ocean and every table has an ocean view.The food is terrific. Wide variety of dishes, and we think they do the best burgers on the island. You can also get fajitas, great pizza, steaks, chicken, fish and pasta. Prices are reasonable and the staff is terrific. Most of them have been there for years. We're there every Wednesday night, a standing date with our friends.They also do buffet nights, and Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners. There is a separate bar there and their gift shop stays open late. We think they have the best souvenirs on the island and frequently wander in there after dinner.During high season it's smart to make a reservation for dinner. At lunch you can just walk in.
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Casual DiningInternationalPizza

General Info

Our beautifully designed oceanfront restaurant & cocktailbar are situated on one of the most amazing spots of Bonaire, opposite the uninhabited island of Klein Bonaire. Our menu includes items that are prepared fresh to order.

Our servers are friendly and the atmosphere is perfect for dining with friends, family or business associates.

Over the past 25+ years Rum Runners has grown by leaps and bounds by holding fast to these simple principles: serve excellent food and cocktails, provide outstanding service and create memorable experiences for our guests.

Restaurant Services & Facilities

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Additional Info

Pizza Temple 11:30am – 10:00pm every day.
Pizza is always a good idea! Especially our thin crust pizza from our open pizza temple kitchen. Our recipes bring a touch of fresh flavours. Eat your pizza in our restaurant or order it for take out. Authentic Italian thin crust pizza baked to perfection in a traditional stone oven. Choose from a wide assortment of toppings, create your own or try one of the chef’s creation. Great for that in between dive craving or take away for the perfect mid-night snack.

Monday Night All You Can Eat BBQ Buffet 6:00pm – 10:00pm on Monday.
Monday night it is BBQ time! Be our guest, together with many locals. Our BBQ night is famous island wide and beyond. Enjoy delicious meat, fish and vegetarian dishes from the grill. Everyone loves Monday night’s “All You Can Eat” BBQ buffet from 7:00pm until 10:00pm.

Live Entertainment Monday and Thursday

Happy Hour Daily from 5:30pm – 6:30pm at the Deco Stop Bar

Contact & Reservations

Contact Info

Location

Bonaire Culinair Event

To showcase Bonaire's culinary wealth, a 15-day culinary event is organized that takes place on the entire island, starting on September 22nd until the 6th of October. Several culinary hotspots on Bonaire have created a special menu for a discounted price. The event is the perfect opportunity to discover a wide variety of restaurants Bonaire has to offer.

Bonaire Culinair Event Offer

2-Course Lunch Menu $27.50

Appetizer
Cheesy break-apart garlic bread ǀ Smoked red onion jerba hole dip
or
Cream of potato & Leek ǀ Bacon, onion crisp

Main Course
Green peas ǀ Pumpkin ǀ Roasted Garlic ǀ Olive oil ǀ Crushed red pepper ǀ Lime zest ǀ Homemade Pasta
or
Clams ǀ Shrimp ǀ Garlic ǀ Spinach ǀ Parmesan ǀ Cream ǀ Dehydrated cherry tomato ǀ Homemade Pasta

Optional Dessert $7.50
Lime 3 way: Pie ǀ Sherbet ǀ Foam

Deals

Deals

RESERVE A TABLE

> This deal cannot be combined with any other offers
> The price of the deal is in US$ and per person
> Reserve for free and pay at the restaurant

RESERVE A TABLE

> This deal cannot be combined with any other offers
> The price of the deal is in US$ and per person
> Reserve for free and pay at the restaurant

RESERVE A TABLE

> This deal cannot be combined with any other offers
> The price of the deal is in US$ and per person
> Reserve for free and pay at the restaurant

Opening Hours

Opening Hours

This restaurant is open for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

  • MondayB: 7:00am – 10:00am | L: 11:30am – 4:00pm | D: 5:30pm – 10:00pm
  • TuesdayB: 7:00am – 10:00am | L: 11:30am – 4:00pm | D: 5:30pm – 10:00pm
  • WednesdayB: 7:00am – 10:00am | L: 11:30am – 4:00pm | D: 5:30pm – 10:00pm
  • ThursdayB: 7:00am – 10:00am | L: 11:30am – 4:00pm | D: 5:30pm – 10:00pm
  • FridayB: 7:00am – 10:00am | L: 11:30am – 4:00pm | D: 5:30pm – 10:00pm
  • SaturdayB: 7:00am – 10:00am | L: 11:30am – 4:00pm | D: 5:30pm – 10:00pm
  • SundayB: 7:00am – 10:00am | L: 11:30am – 4:00pm | D: 5:30pm – 10:00pm

B: Breakfast | L: Lunch | D: Dinner

Reviews

Reviews

Rum Runners
4.2
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Judith Lewis
11:54 24 Aug 23
I must have 100 photos of the sunset at rumrunners. The bar is great. I love the pizza - and leftovers for breakfast. The restaurant has great food. Service is hit or miss but who cares when there are tarpon to watch? My only real complaint is that the resort completely blocks that wonderful breeze so it can get very muggy and buggy.
Sharan Hinkle
08:45 20 Jul 23
Lovely location overlooking the water. Great service! Melt in your mouth baby back ribs, they were wonderful. Excellent Caesar salad. Highly recommend! We have eaten in four restaurants while in Bonaire and this my best meal. Parking across the street.
Jennifer Pratt
11:57 01 Jul 23
Just dined with a group of 6 - we all had fabulous meals - thin crust pizza was amazing. Fresh nice prepared ingredients. Chicken tender and juicy! Creative cocktails. Best dining experience we have had all week in Bonaire. Not sure why this restaurant is only 4.1 - deserves to be much higher. Thank you for great evening!
Theo OnTour
23:56 06 Jun 23
Went here with family at the end of a warm workday in paradise.We were greeted promptly upon arrival and were escorted to our reserved seaside table by one of the friendly waitresses. We ordered some bread as a starter and I ordered the baby back ribs as mains. Wow, those were really some tender, juicy, fall-off-the-bone ribs! And it was a large portion as well.The experience even got enhanced by a great sunset display in the distance.We all enjoyed our dinner and left the site very satisfied. Recommended!
Rob van Temmen
00:08 03 Jun 23
Location is everything, especially during sunset.Food was good, the desert was very disappointing.Very little and not what was expected.
Pamela Mackey
21:12 10 May 23
We have eaten at Rum Runners twice during out stay on Bonaire. Once in the seaside dining room (fabulous table for two by the sea) and once in the bar. Boht times the food has been very good, the service excellent and the ambiance of the place wonderful. The seaside table was quiet and romantic; the bar was lively and full of great island music. Highly recommend.
Xavi Werleman
17:47 18 Mar 23
It was an amazing night! Food was amazing, I had chicken quesadilla, an different cocktail.The service was very good, attentive.I was sitting at the bar with JuanCarlos as bartender.They are a great team, I recommend you to give them a try.
Carissa Lawlor
18:08 25 Jan 23
Quite the collection of cocktails! Especially if you like Gin. Good vibe, bar is lovely, dining room is better for a quiet meal. Theres a lot of room for the quality of flavors in their dishes. We ordered the calamari which was as expected. The “Main Bowl” served with fresh fish, rice, and kimchi was okay. High expectations for this dish weren’t met, but I appreciate the thought they put into it.
Denise Crappell
02:46 30 Dec 22
Great food and great views! Really enjoyed everything and the service was good too!
Rylund Lewis
21:05 21 Aug 22
Staying at Buddy Dive, we stopped by one night for dinner. The restaurant has outdoor seating with skimpy awnings. For a solid half hour we were blinded by the setting sun.Also it took a while for drinks to make the table. But drinks were accompanied with some fantastic bread and butter.For dinner I had a deconstructed rice bowl with tuna, salmon, avocado, etc. I dont recall it's name, though Im attaching a picture.Overall I was pleased with the dinner.
Tom Peters
17:59 14 Aug 22
Dinner was good, but not special. Staff was friendly, but a bit slow.The view is spectaculair. If possible reserve a spot during sunset and a sea side table.
Fronzy 101
13:58 23 Jul 22
Definitely room for improvement. Staff are very polite, but slow to serve. The food could take anywhere between 20 minutes to sometimes an hour depending on the time of day.
connor vlug
04:17 18 Jul 22
We had a nice table downstairs. The view there was awesome. The food was pretty good! Our waiter Ruben served us very well. We really enjoyed our night! We will come soon again! Thankyou Rum Runners! 🙂
Prabhuti Tiwari
18:56 05 Jul 22
This is a lovely place to sit, drink/eat and enjoy the ocean view. Beautiful sunset view from the restaurant. Klein Bonaire is clearly visible from here.
Steven Gerritsen
01:49 03 Jun 22
3 stars for the view. The drinks took quiet long to arrive since they apparently had too many cocktail orders. After a long wait, it arrived but even with so much practice, it was a glass of pure alcohol. The pizza similar, saw many ordering it so I had high expectation and saw a pizza oven, but the cheese used and the crust is something Dr. Oetker could compete with. The fajitas and wine were good though and as mentioned, the location is a beauty!
Meaghan Knauer
12:47 16 May 22
Very hit or miss. We visited multiple times during our trip, and half the time the service was fantastic, the other half of the time it was not. Yesterday for lunch we stopped in around 2pm and waited 26 minutes for a server to take our order, and that was only after another employee saw us and alerted her. Food was great though every time except for yesterday. Great location to watch the tarpon swim.
Doug B
13:55 16 Apr 22
Resort restaurant with good selection from seafood to pasta to burgers. Great buffet breakfast.
Joël Candelaria
12:12 24 Feb 22
One of my favorite restaurants (with a great bar too!) To dine at during sunsets. Highly recommendable.
Ernst Hart
20:23 13 Jan 22
One of the best places to enjoy a beautiful sunset over Klein bonaire. A very chilled spot with good food and in my opinion the best cocktails of bonaire. Make sure you check out the spiced watermelon cocktail and do a refreshing dive from the pier. Staff is friendly and fast.
J. B.
00:42 11 Dec 21
Update Dec 2021: Dropped 2 stars due to higher prices and lower quality of food preparation. The catch of the day was barracuda. Regretfully, the barracuda fillets were not much larger than sardines and were overcooked to being tough and dry.2019 review: Good food, friendly staff, reasonable prices and right on the Caribbean Sea! Outdoor seating with large canopy covers for shade and keeping off rain. Have been a regular for years.
Saralyn Ostwinkle
11:22 07 Dec 21
We made reservations a couple of months ago and they where all ready for us! We where celebrating my son and daughter in laws anniversary and they really made it special!!!Then the menu was a all u can eat w lots of meat and three sauces at the end and oh my!!! Sooo yummy!!!TIP-- It was quite at 6 when we arrived but by 8 when we left u would have had to have reservations.
Magiel Janson
23:39 08 Nov 21
4 stars for the location. Nice at the water, in the evening with huge tarpons swimming nearby. We heard they have the best Italian style pizza on the island, but I hope we heard wrong. Not that good.
Tracy Powers
12:58 11 Oct 21
The pizza oven is amazing! But the lunch/dinner menu is too limited. I would like to see chicken tenders, soup of the day, or a chicken sandwich on the menu for simple eaters. The breakfast buffet was wonderful.
Giovanni Wester
23:55 25 Sep 21
Nice place. The ambience is nice. It has bar at one side and restaurant at the other. Reservation is recommended otherwise you might not find a spot. If you are not guests of Captain Dons Habitat you need to park outside on the street, there is a security so no worries, you then walk to the place. They server great Cucumber Mojito and a lot of other signature drinks and cocktails. Food is delicious.. Nice place for a good night out
Johapi
19:23 25 Aug 21
Wonderful view, very nice staff and great food! And... when we were there some sharks swam by😄
Jonas Ladekjaer
04:06 04 Aug 21
Went here on a whim because everything else was full up. Great vibes, delicious pizza and an opinionated cat - what’s not to love?
Steven Sparkman
20:09 27 Jul 21
Good late night drinks, attentive staff and decent pizza.
Brutal But Honest
19:38 20 Jul 21
Nice place for lunch (Had the chicken quesadilla) it was excellent, but your floor staff can use some training in how to interact with guests.Add some music while y'all at it.
Kris Mattingly
11:34 20 Jul 21
Everything was great! Friendly staff and delicious pizza.
Emely Ruiz-dos Santos
14:42 21 Jun 21
I went for fathersday. Once a month they have special 3 course menu. The rest of the month you can enjoy food from the cart. The place is nice and the view is relaxing. The service is great.
Kim Smed
02:33 31 May 21
We weren't drinking but the bartender was pouring some pretty good looking drinks. We had some food which was actually pretty darn good. Pizza and Sticky Chicks. Those are chicken skewers. The portions size was a little small but the food and presentation were very good. Pizza is "cracker" crust. We never ran out of water and he was quick to ask if we needed another coke.
To Ku
00:47 21 May 21
Beautiful view over the ocean and perfect for Sunset dinner. Good food and drinks, also the service was great.
Adely Jansen
14:25 03 May 21
Great Ambiance with sea view...Great Food and excellent service @ a reasonable price
Daniel Piar
20:48 26 Apr 21
Rum runners great place to get pizza I always get the barbecue chicken pizza it’s Really good the crust is on the thin side that’s that’s how the pizza crust is so one person can eat a whole pizza and you wouldn’t be that full. Great place to hang out with friends or family have some pizza and some drinks to staff is great awesome bartenders make make good cocktails.
Matthew Davies
22:12 12 Apr 21
The ceviche was on point! Incredible view and terrace overlooking the water.
Irène Irene
18:10 07 Feb 21
Friendly staff & excellent food nicely presented!
Carmel & Crusita de Palm-Leoneta
03:00 21 Dec 20
Friendly and fast service, always with a smile, the place to be for dinner, ask for the ribeye
Harriet and Russ Whitehouse
00:24 23 Nov 20
Nice thin crust pizza. Excellent service and lovely location.
Ashja Bosboom
14:03 23 Oct 20
Beautiful place and good food. Would go there again
Carolyn Schokker
00:19 05 Sep 20
Amazing breakfast at Rum Runners
Kate Butler
17:44 07 Feb 20
We live on Bonaire and Rum Runners is our go-to restaurant for ourselves and when we have visitors. We tell ourselves whenever we want to remember why we moved here, we eat at Rum Runners. It's directly on the ocean and every table has an ocean view.The food is terrific. Wide variety of dishes, and we think they do the best burgers on the island. You can also get fajitas, great pizza, steaks, chicken, fish and pasta. Prices are reasonable and the staff is terrific. Most of them have been there for years. We're there every Wednesday night, a standing date with our friends.They also do buffet nights, and Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners. There is a separate bar there and their gift shop stays open late. We think they have the best souvenirs on the island and frequently wander in there after dinner.During high season it's smart to make a reservation for dinner. At lunch you can just walk in.
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Catch of the Day

Seasons catch served with your choice of a creole hollandaise or fresh jalapeño, bell pepper, tomato and green herd relish

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