Robert's On Miami 116 Miami Street  In Urbana, Ohio   937-653-6060

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About the Chef

A native of Nantucket, Massachusetts, Chef Robert (Bob) Arnold started in the restaurant business, and the tender age of 12. By the time he was 14.  Bob worked overnight in a restaurant bakery, where he learned the importance of making all his products from scratch (and yes, you can tell and taste the difference).

At the age of 15, Bob's mentor, Baker Cliff suffered five heart failures in five days (Pleased to say the Cliff survived but was permanently benched: no pun intended). This let Bob alone to run to bakeshop and began a life of attention to detail in the culinary arts.

After a brief stop in pre-medical studies Bob returned to his calling (after all your chef is more important than your doctor; you'll see your chef several times a year but you'll usually are avoid your doctor like the plague).

From Nantucket to Providence Rhode Island to Washington, DC to Columbus and finally to Urbana Chef Bob has plied this trade, these thirty-four years with one axiom.

Use fresh, quality ingredients

Create your dishes from scratch

Make them to order

And allow the flavors of food to speak for themselves

By the way, in case your wondering why Chef Bob landed in Urbana.  The answer is simple. He married a native 25 years ago. Happy to say chef beat the odds in marriage and restaurant business.

I dedicate everything to Roberta, she who is my wife.

About Roberts on Miami

Located in downtown Urbana's historic district Roberts on Miami is housed a building built in the and mid 1880's.

Originally opened as a saloon by Cornelius Breslin, great-grandfather of our webmaster, 116 Miami St has served as a grocery, electrical supply store, the Prince motor Co., the Palm Grill and most recently, as the Urbana Moose Lodge.

Chef Bob and and his wife Roberta spent long hours to restore the façade of the building to the image of a 1930s photograph they unearthed with the help of the Urbana Historical Association.

Inside Roberts, we have created an atmosphere of soothing colors and turn-of-the-century ambience including a copper top bar, a tin ceiling and relaxing dining experience. Roberts welcomes diners who wish to step out of the rough and tumble rush of society and chain restaurants and into the calm civility of times gone by.

Your table beckons: Will you answer the call?

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