| Promising to combine snapshots
of an island Eden with four-star cuisine and impeccable service.
Rumrunners Restaurant will open its doors next week.
Set to be the epicenter of entertainment within the Marina
at Cape Harbour, the restaurant managers envision rumrunners
as the ultimate seaside dining experience, tailored to every
customer’s dinner needs.
“There is something here for every type of diner,”
Will Stout, builder of Rumrunners and the owner of Cape Harbour,
said.
Built upon 40 acres of land adjacent to the Marina at Cape
Harbour, Stout is planning a series of condominiums, high-end
retail facilities, coffee shops, a bakery, and at least one
more restaurant to complete his multi-faceted community model.
“We consider this the first-class dining place to kick
off the Marina at Cape Harbour,” Stout said.
Decorated in bold oranges, pinks and yellows, the castlesque
establishment will remind customers of a tropical style fairy
tale – replete with looming palm trees and 25-foot ceilings.
Just under 10,000 square feet and built to seat up to 300
people, Rumrunners will be the largest waterfront restaurant
in Cape Coral.
Perhaps the most useful aspect of the restaurant is its accessibility
to boaters. Equipped with an entire marina and roughly 30
spaces for docking, customers can walk right inside Rumrunners
doors after a day of waterskiing and swimming.
“If people want to wear bathing suits, they can dine
on the deck. A formal dining room is inside for people who
want to dress for dinner,” Stout said.
Part-owner Todd Johnson believes no one aspect of the restaurant
stands above another, as the ambiance, cuisine, décor,
and location all
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combine to create a spectacular
whole.
“We have everything a restaurant could need,”
Johnson said.
However, he stresses that the atmosphere of Rumrunners should
reflect a casual, easygoing style.
“With the fireplace out on the deck and the warmth of
the tropical colors, it should be a comfortable and casual
restaurant…we call it ‘Caribbean Casual’,”
Johnson said.
With 70 employees thus far – 50 servers, eight bartenders,
and the remainder kitchen staff – the owners intend
to make sure customers have the best service possible.
Meals vary in price, with more affordable prices for the casual
diner and more expensive items for the formal diner.
Specials will range from $18 to $28, with the bulk of their
“American fresh-flavored” cuisine comprised of
seafood entrees.
And restaurant administrators are entertaining high hopes
for the success and reputation of their newest venture.
“I think this will become a world-class entertainment
restaurant throughout all of southwest Florida,” Stout
said.
City officials welcome the news that the restaurant is set
to open.
“This is a taste of good things to come in the future
development of the Meta project,” said Councilmember
Dick Stevens, who represents District 2 where Cape Harbour
is located.
“It’s nice to have a nice restaurant,” he
said, “I think it will be a very good thing if it attracts
some upscale diners; that means more dollars spent in the
Cape, that’s good.”
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