Bar Rufus Menu – Minneapolis, MN

Type : Restaurant

Location : Minneapolis, MN

Bar Rufus honors the multi-faceted patriarch of Rand Tower Hotel, Rufus Rand. An accomplished pilot in the Lafayette Flying Corps in World War I, innovator in American aviation, father, and husband, Bar Rufus captures the essence of the man who built the house in which we are all summoned to gather and play. Bar Rufus features recognizable cocktails, while using inventive ingredients and flavor combinations that deviate from the classic, as well as a menu of lighter bites with French influence.

Based on 71 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ No takeout ✔️ No delivery

Bar Rufus 55402

Address:
527 S Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55402

Phone: (612) 224-3710

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Hours

Monday

(Labor Day)
4–10 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 4–10 PM
Wednesday 4–10 PM
Thursday 4–10 PM
Friday 4–10 PM
Saturday 4–10 PM
Sunday 4–10 PM

Menu

Dinner
OYSTERS ON THE SHELL* | 24
mignonette, lemon, horseradish
BURRATA TARTINE | 11
pesto, basil, chervil
STEAMED MUSSELS | 22
white wine, vadouvan, serrano
LYONNAISE SALAD | 18
frisee, sherry vinaigrette, bacon, soft boiled egg
BEEF TARTARE | 18
horseradish, mustard seeds, fried capers, country bread
BLONDETTE BURGER | 21
smoked cheddar, duck fat, tarragon mustard brioche
POMME FRITES | 8
curry mayo, ketchup
Wine Menu
Chardonnay, Blanquette De Limoux ‘Le Moulin’ J. Laurens, Languedoc, FR, NV $12.00
Chardonnay, Altesse, Bugey Blanc, Thierry Tissot, Savoie, FR 2017 $16.00
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Jacques Chaput, Brut Tradition, Champagne, FR NV $20.00
Melon De Bourgogne, Muscadet Sèvre-Et-Maine, Domaine De La Combe, Loire, FR 2020 $11.00
Sauvigon Blanc, Domaine Bersan Saint-Bris, Bungundy, FR 2020 $15.00
Chardonnay, Chazny, Burgundy, FR 2018 $16.00
Chenin Blanc, Saumur-Champigny ‘Argile’ Chateau Hureau, Loire, FR 2019 $15.00
Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Blaye Côtes De Bordeaux ‘Prestige’ Ch. Cailleteau Bergeron, Bordeaux, FR 2019 $12.00
Temperanillo, Garnacha, Ostatu, Rioja, SP 2022 $13.00
Cabernet Franc, Saumur-Champigny Domaine Roche Neuves ‘Cuvée Domaine’ Loire, FR 2020 $18.00
Syrah, St. Chinian ‘Travers De Marceau’ Domaine Rimbert, Languedoc-Rousillon, FR 2018 $14.00
Gamay, Terres Dorees ‘L’Ancien’ Beaujolais, FR 2019 $13.00
Grenache, Wiley Wines, Central Coast, CA 2021 $17.00
Pinot Noir, L’ Oliveto, Russian River , CA $16.00
Bad Weather Pilsner
Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
Indeed Flavorwave IPA
Lagunitas IPA
Surly Midnight Stout
Number 12 LA Route Cider
Bauhaus Guavatron Pink Gose
Bad Weather Anomaly Passion Fruit Ale
Miller High Life
Surly Furious IPA
Bauhaus Wonderstuff Pilsner
Bent Paddle Coffee Stout
Felicette
orange, grapefruit, red bitter aperitif, seltzer
Choupette
allspice, cassia, clove, honey, lemon, seltzer
Cocktails
Airmail | 16
saison pale rum, honey, lime, blanquette brut
Kir Royale | 16
massenez cassis, blanquette brut
75 | 16
lecarre french brandy, lemon, blanquette brut
La Frenchie | 16
vodka, raspberry ferment, pineapple
Whiskey & Soda | 16
copperies single malt whiskey francais, maker’s 46, sparkling water, lemon
Bonne Nuit | 16
rittenhouse rye, griottini aperitif, carpano antica, anise, aromatic bitters
Musette’s Negroni | 16
gin, campari, dolin rouge, byrrh quinquina
Rufus Old Fashioned | 16
rye whisky, calvados, cacao, green apple, pineau des charentes, demerara, bitters
The Rand Tower Martini | 20
ketel one, tanqueray, herbes de provence and olive vermouth, accoutrements
Le Happy Aperitif
OYSTERS ON THE SHELL* | 19
mignonette, lemon, horseradish
BURRATA TARTINE | 8
pesto basil
STEAMED MUSSELS | 19
white wine, vadouvan, serrano
LYONNAISE SALADE | 15
frisee, sherry vinaigrette, bacon, soft boiled egg
BEEF TARTARE | 15
horseradish, mustard seeds, fried capers, country bread
BLONDETTE BURGER | 18
smoked cheddar, duck fat, tarragon mustard, brioche
POMME FRITES | 6
curry mayo, ketchup
THE ONE SIP MARTINI | 5
ketel one, tanqueray, herbes de provence vermouth, olive, accoutrements
CHARDONNAY, BLANQUETTE | 10
Blanquette de Limoux ‘Le Moulin’ , J. Laurens, Languedoc, FR NV
GAMAY | 10
Beaujolais, Terres Dorees, ‘L’ Ancien’ Burgundy, FR 2019
SAUVIGNON BLANC | 13
Domaine Bersan Saint-Bris, Burgundy, FR 2020
TAP BEER | 6
Spirits
Belvedere | 14
Far North Syva | 12
Grey Goose | 14
Ida Graves | 12
Ketel One | 14
Midwest | 12
St. George Citrus | 13
Tito’s | 13
Beefeater | 12
Bombay Sapphire | 13
Boodles | 12
Citadelle | 12
Du Nord | 13
Forthave Blue Gin | 15
Future Gin | 13
Gamle Ode Celebration Aquavit | 11
Gamle Ode Dill Aquavit | 11
G’Vine Floraison | 13
G’Vine Nouaison | 14
Hendrick’s | 15
Roku | 13
Tanqueray | 13
Tanqueray 10 | 14
Angostura 1919 | 16
El Dorado 3 Year | 12
El Dorado 5 Year | 13
El Dorado 8 Year | 14
Far North Alander Spiced | 13
Novo Fogo Silver | 13
Novo Fogo Tanager | 16
Plantation 3 Star | 12
Plantation 5 Yr | 12
Plantation Stiggins’ Fancy Pineapple | 13
Rhum J.M. Agricole Blanc | 14
Saison Pale Rum | 12
Trois Rivieres Blanc Agricole | 13
Trois Rivieres Cuvee D L’Ocean | 14
Casamigos Anejo | 20
Casamigos Blanco | 17
Casamigos Reposado | 18
Cazadores Blanco | 13
Don Julio 1942 | 46
Don Julio Blanco | 20
Don Julio Reposado | 25
El Jimador Blanco | 12
El Jimador Reposado |12
Espolon Blanco | 13
Espolon Reposado | 14
Gran Dovejo Blanco | 15
Gran Dovejo Reposado | 17
Patron Blanco | 15
Banhez Cuishe Mezcal | 36
Del Maguey Vida | 15
La Luna Cupreata Mezcal | 13
Sotol La Higuera | 18
Xicaru Silver | 14
Amador Bourbon | 28
Basil Hayden | 18
Bulleit Bourbon | 13
Coperies Whisky Francais | 16
Douglas & Todd | 14
Four Roses | 13
Four Roses Small Batch | 16
Henry McKenna | 13
Isaac Bowman Port Barrel Finish | 22
Kentucky Owl 10 Year Rye | 76
Kentucky Owl 11 Year Rye | 120
Maker’s Mark | 14
Masterson’s 10 Year Rye | 25
New Richmond Rye | 15
Old Grand Dad Bonded | 12
Pinhook 4 Year | 22
Rebel 100 | 13
Redemption 10 Year | 38
Redemption Rum Cask | 20
Redemption Rye | 13
Woodford Bourbon | 14
Woodford Rye | 16
Yellowstone Bourbon | 16
Dewar’s | 12
Distiller’s Art 23 | 80
Glenlivet 12 | 22
Glenmorangie | 18
Glenmorangie Signet | 90
Highland Park 12 Year | 25
Johnnie Walker Black | 16
Johnnie Walker Blue | 65
Lagavulin 8 | 16
Laphroaig 10 | 25
Macallan 12 Sherry Cask | 36
Ardbeg Drum | 45
Ardbeg Wee Beastie | 18
Dubliner 10 | 25
Keeper’s Heart Irish + American | 14
Redbreast 12 Year | 30
Whistler Bodega Cask | 19
Whistler P.X. I Love You | 14
Whistler Sherry Cask | 15
Yamazaki 12 | 41
Claque Pepin Calvados | 15
Copper & Kings Floodwall Apple Brandy | 18
Lecarre French Brandy | 12
Oro Pisco | 19
Pierre Ferrand 1840 | 15
Pierre Ferrand Ambre | 17
Remy Martin VSOP | 23
Amaro CioCiaro | 10
Angostura Amaro | 13
Aperol | 10
Aveze | 10
Benedictine | 10
Campari | 10
Drambuie | 14
Fernet Branca | 12
Fernet Branca Menta | 12
Forthave Amaro | 16
Grand Marnier | 13
Green Chartreuse | 17
Jepson’s Malort | 10
Kubler Absinthe | 18
Montenegro | 13
Pernod | 12
St. George Absinthe | 24
Yellow Chartreuse | 17
Byrrh Grand Quinquina | 10
Carpano Antica | 13
Dolin Blanc | 9
Dolin Dry | 9
Dolin Rouge | 9
Jean Luc-Pasquet Pineau Des Charentes | 12
La Quintinye Blanc Vermouth | 12
Wine By The Bottle
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay | 88
Jacques Chaput, Brut Tradition, Champagne, FR NV
Chardonnay | 136
Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, ‘Longitude’ Larmandier-Bernier, Champagne, FR NV
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Munier | 176
Rosé Brut, Billecart-Salmon, Champagne, FR NV
Marsanne, Viognier | 80
‘L’Ècume de Jour’ Les Deplaudes des Tartaras, N. Rhone, FR 2020
Sauvignon Blanc | 96
Sancerre ‘La Croix du Roy’ Lucien Crochet, Loire, FR 2020
Chardonnay | 120
Chablis, La Boissoneuse, Julien Brocard, Burgundy, FR 2020
Chardonnay | 88
Franck Family, Carneros, CA 2019
Roussanne | 120
Alpilles Blanc ‘Jaspe’ Domaine de Hauvette, Provence, FR 2021
Gamay | 92
Morgon, Lapiere, Beaujolais, FR 2021
Pinot Noir | 120
Givry, Clos St-Pierre, Baron Thenard, Burgundy, FR 2018
Mourvedre+ | 84
Bandol, Bastide Blanche, Provence, FR 2019
Cabernet Sauvignon | 116
Cathy Corison, Napa, CA 2017
Pinot Noir | 136
Hirsch ‘San Andreas Fault’, Sonoma Coast, CA 2020

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: resy.com

Reviews

Lauren Gutting
Vibe is great, it’s adorable in there with the swanky velvet furniture with quirky additions like the feet on the couches. Feels upscale, but not stiff. They also had French music playing. Oh, and the wallpaper in the bathroom was a Loons print!

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Hunter Keeran
Jeremiah was the MAN, we were trying to find somewhere to kill time while our wife’s were at a concert. This was one of the only places open, and it was well worth it. We made friends with our bartender Jeremiah, and it was a great time. I would make sure to check out the gorgeous atmosphere and great service.

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Sarah Kendrick
Not a great spot for groups but looked nice for a date or double date.

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Bogan VanOrnum
Absolutely fabulous! If you love a well prepared martini, order the Rufus. No expiation necessary. Best Oysters I’ve had in MN. It’s an unearthed Gem. Came for wedding Anniversary “stay-cation” and will be back!

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Kyrietta Weber
We went during Grandma’s, so this review is just based on that. The server was really great, but seemed over-stretched. They service was pretty quick at first, but then really slowed before we got our food, and it felt like almost triple the time to get the main course out. The food was ok, but again probably just busy, and understandably so. Would probably go back to try another time, if we make it back up before Grandma’s race.

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Alex Staherski
Had such a great time here, I ended up coming for a second night in a row so I could bring my coworker. Drinks are outstanding, particularly the really impressive Martini presentation, some of the best oysters I’ve ever had, and Jordan is a super fun bartender who makes you feel welcomed and engaged, and who has great recommendations for whatever else you’re looking for in the area.

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Ameya Joshi
Cozy bar in downtown area. It’s good that they’ve daily happy hour but it doesn’t actually feel like an happy hour! Happy hour menu is very limited. Not sure if I would visit again.

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charles reed
Amazing food! Best French Onion soup I’ve ever had. Definitely check out!

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T Rodds
Beautiful, luxurious space with limited bar menu. Pricey and I wasn’t crazy about their food menu, but you’re paying for the ambiance, which is lovely.

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Jen Roberts
Fun cocktails, nice happy hour specials, cute decor. Definitely worth checking out if you’re in the area and want great happy hour specials!

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