“Cross your fingers for Rumba, a wonderful collision of fantasy and skilled

“Cross your fingers for Rumba, a wonderful collision of fantasy and skilled bartending that sets the standard for highly focused cocktailing. Situated somewhere between theme park and graduate seminar, the terrifically fun Rumba gives guests a peek at how watering holes might operate once drinkers get into the groove of settling on a liquor before they settle on a bar.”Read the rest of Hanna Raskin’s review here.Photos by Kevin P. Casey.Published on December 12, 2012

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Rumba Restaurant on Friday, December 8, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)