The Rumpus Room

First and last time I tried Rumpus Room, sad to hear about them closing.
The wait was a bit long, but we did have a pretty big group. However, when we were seated, it was a lively crowd. The staff were friendly, always had a smile on even though it was the last day (or second-​to-​last day?) until they were closing for good. I liked the atmosphere, very different from other places I’ve been to so far, they had a unique style with a bunch of decorations that seemed to give the place some history.
I had the chicken and waffles and the deep fried oreos. SO GOOD, I tried to savor every last bite I could. I’ve never had either so it was a new experience for me, but I’m glad I had a chance to try them here for the first time before they closed. Hopefully they’ll open a new place somewhere else in Vancouver.

That ended on such a sour note, what a shame.
I arrived at 5:00. I have been mentioning to friends for the last few weeks that the restaurant would be closing and they should join me. First one girlfriend arrived. it looked so busy we just grabbed a table. Then a third friend arrived so we moved to an empty four top. A waiter came over and scolded us for doing so, no matter he was still kind enough to bring her a menu. Oh wait, they DID NOT. After a couple hours I got a text saying two more friends were on there way. By the time they arrived my other two girlfriends had already left. I asked him to bring my new friends some menus of which he kindly DID NOT. Again.
Over the evening we ordered DFP, chicken & waffles (3 orders) veggie burger and deep fried cheesecake. we also had a bucket of beer and cocktail. It is past 8:30 this time it was coming to an end and we were ready for the bill. but our waitress who had taken our order seemed busy with her other tables.
I tried over and over to get her attention to no avail. It was at kleast 15 minutes maybe longer since anyone had spoke to us. My friends and I were laughing at how difficult it had become. even with the loud music on I was trying everything. HELLO, EXCUSE ME. Nothing gets her attention, finally I start flagging my arms, hallelujah, she sees me, so instead of making her walk all the way over I make the international sign for ‘bill please’. She came over with this condensing look on her face bends down puts her hand on her knees and says ‘can I help you’. Wow from woman to woman that’s like go time! I had been in the restaurant for four hours and all off a sudden she takes on this attitude? When she returns she sAys she is a human with feelings and making the internAtional sign for «bill please», hurt her feeling. Is she kidding? Its Funny because I thought I was saving her a few steps by using my hand to signal that I needed the bill.
I really wish my last visit and therefore my last review would be one I always remember but it will probably be my incident with the waitress I don’t forget, sadly.
Tear the place down it’s apparent the staff don’t care. Thanks brunette server for making my last visit such a sour one.

I usually go to Lucy’s across the street… It’s my regular late night burger joint, but opted for something different one night. The food was pretty decent. Service… Not so much.
We expect to get water at very least, but even after the server (we will refer to her as Girl 1) takes our order, nothing. She’s just chatting people up at the bar. 10 minutes+ later, another server (Girl 2) sees us and asks if we ordered yet. She notices we don’t have drink and then gets us water.
Food was ok. Nobody checks up on us the whole time we are eating, and we run out of water too. We ask Girl 1 for the bill, and same situation as the water… It never comes. Girl 2 later comes by and asks if we would like anything else. We ask her for the bill and she gets it for us.
Whoever Girl 1 was, she’s dead weight and ruined the experience for us. GG… Girl 2 carried as much as she could, but just not enough. Back to Lucy’s.

Really fantastic chicken & waffles. Came with gravy & maple syrup.
Showed up by 10:30am on a Sunday and could snag a table for seven no problem. By 10:35am though the next folks were out of luck.
Really potent & somewhat off-​putting Ceasar. Just so much fresh horseradish that I couldn’t handle finishing it. On the bright side, it took me a long time to sip at it so it really lasted.

Such a great place! I had so many fun nights at Rumpus Room… so many good memories over the last 2 years. The service is great… its like going to a friends place. I like the menu, because its simple and the food is tasty & the drinks are good. Give it a try!

My kids and I hang out here as often as possible. Really friendly service… delicious fried pickles… the chicken bites are my favourite. (you need to order all the dips!!)
The kids play jenga and board games, while I drink pickle backs and de-​stress.
It’s really great Saturday afternoon respite…

So my friend insisted we go to here to try the jimmy hendrix drink. I was really excited too-​what a shame it tasted like an iced down mojito with a poorly sliced cucumber. I was surprised they didn’t put more thought into this drink, you know, naming it after a music legend and all…
Food looked good but don;t hold your breathe on me coming back and dining. In fact, I will never return here. This also regards the poor service — — the waitresses decided to do shots behind the counter while leaving us waiting on the bill. Tisk tisk ladies.
One thing they really took time in preserving is the 70’s theme :) Especially with the pedophile van parked outside (at least I think that was a prop?). The inside décor must do an awesome job at appealing to the typical hipster wannabe. The environment here can really enhance your non-​conformist image ;) (l say this with love)

I really want to like this place, really I do! I love the whole idea of it: their patio with all the crazy flamingos, the vibe, the board games, the zany menu with deep fried pickles.
But wow, their service is atrocious. Not only did it take a long time for someone to take our drink order, but our food took a really long time to make it to our table. Salads and a fried egg sandwich? It wasn’t a difficult order. What was going on in the kitchen? When we wanted to settle up our bill, the server couldn’t be found. When he finally did show up, he got the items on our bill wrong and disappeared to fix it. I say disappeared because it took another 15 minutes for him to return.
I’m torn on whether I want to venture to the Rumpus Room again. The food was decent, but nothing amazing. I just don’t think I can abide the sloooow service again.

I’ve been to the Rumpus Room a couple of times and its A-​OK. The service is always good and friendly, and the food is decent… But the crowded dining room make this place a bit uncomfortable and hectic.
There’s really no viable place to stand while you wait for a table, for guests who are waiting end up just sort of loitering around awkwardly, hanging over your shoulder while you try to relax and eat. And well, it’s just not ideal.
I DO enjoy their menu though– casual and fun, but still seriously GOOD and tasty! And they always have pitchers of great drinks. All in all, It’s a decent spot to have a drink or two to start out your night… But you won’t be able to get too comfortable with the crowds and noise.

I’ve driven by this place so many times and always thought to myself, «I should go there sometime.» So after months of drive bys, I finally went in.
The service here is atrocious. You might want to bring your own water bottle or something because they sparingly refill the jug they give you. Also, check out the menu online, get your seat and order IMMEDIATELY. Tracking down wait staff to take an order or do anything is incredibly difficult.
Now onto the food:
— My friend can’t stop raving about the deep fried pickles. I didn’t have any but she gets them each time.
— I had the grilled cheese sandwich with bacon (extra cost for that) and OMFG it was amazing. Why didn’t I make this at home? *note to self: get a panini press, buy this stuff and make it at home*.
I’d come back just to hang out with friends and get some food. I wouldn’t come here expecting great service. Also, sometimes there’s a wait so be prepared for that.

Very eccentric and unique place. Lots and lots of deep fried food… even the chicken sandwich i expected to be healthy was deep fried. Oh pickles are also deep fried too. …
It’s a kind of a pub that the food is not so great but there’s something that makes me want to visit again. For some reason I’m craving for deep fried pickles.

This place has been on my bucket list for a very long time. Every time my best friend and I leave the record store we always say, «We should go there,» however, make up one excuse or another why we don’t. Those pink flamingos on the patio are ghetto awesome enticing. Today was the first nice day in a string of rainy days, therefore, I stood up and made a decision on behalf of the both of us. Today was the day my best friend and I were going to try the Rumpus Room.
The Rumpus room is known for the ambiance. 70’s kitch meets laid back hipster feel. The food is comfort food made simple without the diner scary grease. If you want grease, they have that as well.
The menu is diverse enough that if you want to go full throttle guilty pleasure you can. There are also healthy conservative options for those not willing to take the risk of waist expansion by the end of the week, especially for those like myself on Weight Watchers. I got away with the vegetarian Chile and the vegan platter. Regards of which way you go menu wise, it warrants a secondary visit.
While you’re waiting for your meal there are board games that you can play. My best friend and I played Jenga. Patrons have written colourful and daring things on selected Jenga pieces. I wrote down the coolest ones in my notebook as dares for my next ladies night. My best friend wasn’t as ballsy as I in doing the dares.
The prices for most dishes were fair, however, $ 12 for a veggie platter in which it was advertised as grilled and only 2 selections were grilled. The cranberry chutney as advertised on the menu never arrived on the platter. The veggie chili was awesome, basic and calorie friendly.
Server was nice, not personable but nice. She pushed a little too hard on the drinks but was tolerable.
My best friend and I got there just before the Saturday party rush, however, when the clock hits 7 be prepared for a long wait on a Saturday night.

I went back once since my last review. The drinks were good (but overpriced) and I ordered a veggie corn dog that when I bit into it realized they gave me a meat one. The waitress was very apologetic and comped me the corn dog but still…
I get that people like to come here and hang out all casual like as if they were at a friend’s house but the place is way too expensive to have service this bad and laid back.

Ummmmm how has it taken me this long to get here!!!
I kept trying to check this place out but my friends always wanted to opt for somewhere else.
A friend from out of town was here and I jumped on the opportunity and both of us were blown away by not only the menu options, but the menu prices.
Guys — this place is a STEAL!
My girlfriend ordered the pulled pork, and a side of the wedge salad. in total it was maybe 12 $.
The pulled pork was so large she had to eat it with a knife and fork, and it’s pulled FRESH! and the wedge salad is blue cheese and bacon and wasn’t skimpy. You can hardly find any blue cheese dish for under 10 dollars anywhere. And this was with a sandwich half the size of my body. No joke.
It took us probably 15 minutes to order our food, we had to keep sending the waiter away because there were so many options. What I REALLY loved about this place is that with each sandwich your options were more than just a side of soup, salad or fries. You could pick any of their salads, any of their fries and the daily fresh soup.
We gobbled up our lunch and went and ran some errands and met up with a few other friends and a few hours later decided we liked it so much we would go BACK and get some drinks and snacks on the patio.
Bonus…PITCHERS OF PIMMS CUP! swoon.
I had the deep fried oreos upon our return, and while the novelty is super exciting, it wasn’t the most exciting in my mouth. The cookie part gets a little soggy and chewy from being deep fried, and being battered it gets a little bland. But it comes served with ice cream, whipped cream topped with rainbow sprinkles. Awesome display.
Our server on the patio was a little grumpy and when we finally asked for the bill there were some orders on there that weren’t ours and he was nowhere to be found for ages so we sat and waited and waited which was a little irritating.
There’s tons of veggie, vegan and meat options for all here. And the ceasers!!! ohhhhh the spices that they use holy moly. I’m coming back here for sure! yum!

The Rumpus Room is a great Main St. gem. It is always reliable and always comfortable and quite often a really, really good time.
This is a perfect place to come for a chill atmosphere, a cheap beer and a delicious and filling hot dog. It is also a great late night spot for pitchers and Jenga. The food is always good and there are quite a few choices so you need never be bored. The hot dog is my absolute favorite thing, with garlic aioli and caramelized onions, nothing beats it.
The comfy couches also make it my favorite home away from home breakfast joint on the weekends. I bring my book, grab a coffee and enjoy a 7 $ breakfast sandwich. I am never disappointed. It is also not crazy busy on a Sunday morning so it is a really nice place to hang around for a while but it does pick up around 11:30.
Warning, it is fairly small and it does fill up quickly. So don’t be surprised if you have to end up sitting at the bar on a Friday night.
Overall, I recommend checking it out if you are in the area or if you just feel like having a comfortable and fun time with some rad people, good food and cheap pitchers!

Deep fried pickles. OMG. This place is along main (aka hipsterville) and, accordingly, has a sort of hip crowd. forget all that.
focus on the food, the fun games you can play (jenga? sweeeet), and if you sit inside there’s a huge window to people watch out of. and you know the ppl watching is gonna be good.
the patio is a bit sad, but also sort of kitschy fun… and the service is provided by hipsters (aka it’s sort of terrible.)
prices are $ and i know it sounds like i’m waffling over whether i like this place or not, but i approve of this place, fo’ sho.
PS: circle around to side streets and don’t park on main, unless you want to pay for parking
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I cant say anything bad about Rumpas Room really, great people, great food, beer. I really love how the Rumpas staff/​owners find really fun ways to stand out… fun décor, mini golf & parking lot parties keep me interested in coming back.
Sometimes there isn’t enough seats for everyone, thats the only downside for me. I often times had to ask twice or didn’t receive what I ordered.
check out the washrooms, very cool.
keep doing what you do!

If I would have decided to walk down the street and walk in here, my expectations would have been much lower; however, I decided to check this place out after looking at their website, which was extremely misleading… well when when your craving chicken and waffles that is.
Anyway, I walked in this joint with my friend and we were completely ignored. One waitress walked right past us. No greeting, nothing. The second waitress was just as rude and didn’t even bring us a menu for a while and when she came to get our orders asked us «you want something to eat?»…
So i’ll be real here, the service sucked balls, the cheese platter was very junior (which included 4 stale crackers from a box along with babybel & laughing cow… really?), and the chicken waffles definitely didn’t deserve a standing ovation nor looked anything remotely close to the picture on the website. No butter & barely any syrup, and chewy. The chicken or lack-​there-​of chicken was ok.
I was expecting more from you Rumpus Room. MORE!
Would I come back here? Probably not and no Jenga game, or classic board game will make the service you gave me acceptable.
Over and out.

I can’t wait to go back!
We sat outside in there makeshift deck… for hours, just enjoying the night.
Vast selection of items! We played dirty Jenga and bantered with surrounding customers. You can order buckets/​pitchers of beer for cheap… while playing various board games… eating deep fried pickles… or conquering old school video games.
For my one night in Vancouver, I’m glad I spent it here.

Muh. Yes and no.
With the most amazingly absurd patio, complete with Astroturf and plastic penguins, The Rumpus Room clearly has a strong point of view. Some like to call it hipster-​chic, but labels are so boring and mostly pretty useless, so I’m a say that it’s more bachelor uncle’s refusing-​to-​grow-​up roommate’s ode to a man cave. A man-​cave in Vancouver.
Like any good Vancouverite, Rumpus Room serves organic meat and is able to make most menu items vegan or vegetarian. But, like the basement that it emulates, Rumpus Room’s finest offerings include, but aren’t limited to: pickleback shots, one of the best 100% organic all-​beef hotdogs that I’ve had the privilege of dipping in some outrageously perfect housemade mustard (don’t ask for details, but mustard is my favourite of all the condiments anywhere and in any situation), and what quite possibly may just be the best damn Caesar to be found in our fine city (though — and I know peeps get down with it – the pepperoni stick was a bit much for me. For ME, a cured meat floozy). For real, I could drink those bad boys (sans pepperoni) all day long. Spicy and rich with fresh celery, this is The Rumpus Room’s golden child.
I’ve heard some stories of not so good service, or slightly bland or boring food, which is a shame, because The Rumpus Room’s got a good kitsch thing that is so over the top, it works, going for it. Having banging grub to back it up would make the place super legit.
That said, I’m just here for hotdogs and Caesars, so what the hell do I know?