Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern - American restaurant in Upper Arlington - 1635 W Lane Ave, USA

My brother recommended the Rusty Bucket for lunch while in the Lane Avenue area. The server was very chatty and launched into a diatribe on why Dr. Pepper is not a Pepsi owned product but may be distributed by Pepsi. All I asked for was a Dr. Pepper...we stopped for a late lunch and the place was pretty empty so maybe he was starving for conversation. I ordered a root beer since they did not have Dr. Pepper and the Reuben sans sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing and with Kettle Chips. My brother the Fish Sandwich with coleslaw and fries. The Reuben came grilled on marble rye bread that was unfortunately grilled in so much butter that it was greasy. I ate the 2nd half as an open-faced sandwich, ditching the bread. Corned beef and Swiss cheese were tasty. My brother enjoyed his fish sandwich and particularly mentioned how good the coleslaw was. My kettle chips tasted like Cape Cod out of the bag and nothing special. My brother's fries were also not particularly noteworthy. On the whole, it was an okay meal.

My son and I had a bacon burger. Daughter had sliders. All burgers were near flavorless. In fact, it had almost a weird flavor, like it was raw meat but in a well-done burger. Other Daughter had tenders, and she had to salt them. Fries were ok. Some had flavor but not all around. Was pretty disappointed. Our server was also pretty scarce

I usually go to Rusty Bucket in another state. Same quality food, same very good environment. At this one, I had the Caesar salad and the buffalo chicken sandwich. Food arrived fast, tasted great. I’ll be returning for sure.

Drinks were delicious and served quick :)) happy with the bar. It wasn't super busy and food came out slow and a lil dry for fish, i was not overly impressed. But over all was a pretty good experience.

Service was absolutely OUTSTANDING! Sorry that we didn't get the server's name, but he was simply awesome. Food as always was excellent. I had raspberry ice tea and bacon burger. Dish! Everyone's meal was perfect. My grandchildren love this place and we will certainly be back!

Been to this location twice. Not very busy each time on weekends. We were quickly seated in groups of 3 or 4. Small menu without much selection. Average chain food. They offer a gluten free bun but the waitress said the fries could may not be because they don't separate fryers between fries and other foods which can be problematic for celiac. We had one good waitress who was personable and timely. The waiter we had on the first visit didn't put the dressing on the side of the salad as requested and also brought the wrong dressing and was MIA for correction on the early lunch. Not a very good value for a $100 for a party of 4 for lunch considering the quality of food and service. The chicken parm and burgers are good. The meatloaf, fish and chips and fish tacos left much to be desired and there are many much better options in the immediate area.

Was recently in the area for my college graduation. Went here for lunch. It's an odd shaped restaurant so the tables were arranged as best they could in the space they had but they were a little too close. My sister and I ordered our food: a reuben and a Cubano. After almost a forty minute wait (and everyone around us had gotten their food) our server informed us that he had forgotten to put our order in. He gave us a complimentary order of fried pickles in apology and by this time we were so hungry we didn't want to start over somewhere else so we waited. The food was okay; it was "bar food", not really spectacular. By the time we were finished with our lunch it was almost 2 hours. I wouldn't recommend it and since it's a chain, you might have a different experience at another location.

Had seen reviews of this place online and gave it a try. The wait staff had been a bit on the slow moving side, so ordering and receiving my food took a while. I ordered a Club Sandwich and Mac and Cheese with Chicken tenders with a side of fries. That Mac and Cheese was probably the best part of the meal, even if it was a small serving. A bit on the pricey side for the serving sizes, but the food was good so I had no legitimate complaints.