The Rock Restaurant and Bar

Came for lunch no one said a word to me for 5 – 10 minutes. Got up and left. Not the first time for lack of service. Two strikes and you are out.

I had a chicken salad and it was excellent.
The staff is friendly and helpful. The place is clean and although I didn’t sit out in the back porch. My view was great from my table. They had many TVs playing sports. There is another part of the place. The bar, however I haven’t tried it yet.
I will definitely come back again.

Good food, good prices and good people. Was right down the street from our house when we lived here and spent many a Friday night here to grab a drink, some dinner and watch a game.

My parents used to go here on nights out when I was in high school and raved about the drink specials and menu. I’ve been here several times myself. I like to atmosphere. Service I personally received was just ok. It’s a good place to grab a drink after work if you live there, but I’ve only since been back to meet up with old high school friends. There aren’t many places nearby out in this neck of the woods to go hang, so I think this is a pretty good spot.

Other than free trivia every Tuesday night there’s not a whole lot that’s special about The Rock. The food is extremely mediocre but there are some decent Mexican dishes on the menu if you choose wisely. I’ve never not eaten in the bar or on the bar patio and the ambiance is again rather mediocre. The bar is exactly what you would expect from a neighborhood strip mall bar, a bunch of Tvs, beer pitcher deals and daily drink specials. The patio is nice but the service can get a little slow if the bar is busy inside.

STAFF/​ATMOSPHERE: We came for lunch on a Thursday a couple of weeks ago, for lunch before a movie. We were greeted immediately and seated shortly thereafter. The staff on duty were friendly and attentive. The décor atmosphere is a cross between sports bar and mountain lodge. As a Saints fan, I could have done without the Broncos labeled Tabasco (LOL).
FOOD: The portions on the entrees we selected were HUGE. We would definitely have taken home leftovers if we’d been going home. I ordered the Junior burrito plate with an a la carte enchilada. That burrito was PACKED with meat and flavor. My husband ordered the tamale plate and had to tap out before he finished the third tamale. I loved the fact that we could choose our own heat level. The hot was perfect for me because I like the heat while still being able to taste the flavor. We still wanted to try the sopapilla pieces though so admittedly, we left a little room for those. They were hot, cinnamony and delicious.
COST: For chips/​salsa, two entrees and drinks, and a dessert to share, our tab was around $ 35, reasonable, in my opinion, for the amount of food.

I remember when the pancakes were the size of the plate-​no more. The pancakes are slightly larger than a silver dollar. Don’t order the pancakes.

The Green chili is dope. And for you older folks, that means amazing.
They’ve got a solid menu with a plethora of options!
I ordered the country fried steak and it came perfectly cooked with a great big helping of country gravy on top! Delicious option and I will definitely get it again.
Great prices for a simple night out to eat with guaranteed quality!

Nothing special, I came to watch the game and eat. Service was very slow 45 min to get the meal and came out cold.
Fajitas are nothing special.

Good bar food, good drink prices, bar staff has good attitude and treats you like a regular. Will come back again.

I have been here at least a half of dozen times since my last review and felt compelled to update. The service has definitely improved and the wings kick ass and take names. Obviously, they have a well established business and they continue to make small improvements here and there, I definitely notice it. I have no problem spending money at my neighborhood watering hole. Keep up the good work.

Meatloaf! Just do yourself a favor and get the meatloaf. Love it here. Everything we’ve tried on the menu is good, and the service is always great. Only downside is that there is usually a wait.

The resturant has good food but the bar seems a little dirty. Stick bar mats, dirty glasses. People who dont even work there behind the bar. They really cater to there regulars. A ok neighborhood dive bar.
Resterant has good breakfast burritos

I went in the restaurant with my wife, a few friends from out of town, and my daughter, who was celebrating her 21^st birthday. The owner came over to the table and introduced herself, she made us feel very welcome. The server and owner both made a recommendation that the ladies try the Rock-​a-​rita in which they all enjoyed very much. We ordered nachos and a few orders of assorted wings… they were very very good. The beef nachos were alright at best but the wings and fries plus the customer service will difintly have us coming back.
We had a very good time, this maybe one of our new local spots since it’s very close to home.

If the Rock is going to serve Tortilla Soup from a can, it might be nice to know that up front so i could order something else. YUCK!
Server was sweet but you should never serve soup from a can. Will NOT go back.

The food used to be better. it is slipping in quality and customer service. I rated low because we used to come here most sundays for breakfast burritos and the last 4 times the waitress or waiter would add an extra dollar or two to the tip. Of course we would find out days later when balancing my checkbook but this happened to my elderly father twice as well. We call the manager/​owner and everytime she acts like its, not a big deal and tells us to come in and she will refund the dollar. I realize its only a buck but this is illegal and she should immediately credit and take up any theft issues with employees bit she does not so I wanted to write a review to let customers beware this seems to be common practice here lately. We dont go here anymore.

Checked in again, we like this place a lot.
The staff on the restaurant side do a great job, twice I ordered the same French dip as I did before,
She had the chef salad this time.
The sandwich was consistent with the last visit…
Awesome!
She said the salad was ok… The toast? Would be best left served with spaghetti…(food cost)… Bacon bits and rice noodles?
The kids menu worked. grill cheese and fries… perfect. Nice bread, good cheese and nicely done…

We’ve been coming here for various meals over the past few years. I recently checked in during a visit and was quite surprised by the low stars as we’ve always had a consistently pleasant time.
This is our go-​to for dinners on weekends or if we are craving mexican delights. The 3 taco platter is my favorite as the portions are ample and the rice is delicious (it’s also $ 7.99). My husband loves the cheese enchiladas and the house margaritas are nice and strong. We’ve had breakfasts here as well and enjoy the breakfast burritos, though I recommend asking for salsa as they can be a bit dry (I don’t get the chili).
We have encountered nights that are super busy in the restaurant, but you can usually find a table in the bar area. Service can be slow but they’re always friendly and acknowledge how slammed they are. Prices are definitely right and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it!

The good parts– drink specials, love the patio, the wings and the chimichanga. Now for the bad (and I’m seeing some consistency on the reviews here) the staff is super young and that comes with some cons. In a way, it’s kind of like a much more watered down hooters. Booty shorts and nearly painted on jeans keep the guys coming back, but I wouldn’t have an issue with it if all the women didn’t treat female customers like crap. If you want good service, be or bring a dude.
Also in the summer they had a MAJOR bug problem on the patio. Hope they fix that for next summer.

We needed a place close to the office for a Friday night come down after work. We decided on The Rock. I had never been here before so something new was welcome in my eyes.
It’s a funky little place in my eyes. You walk in and can go to the bar, or into a quieter area for dining/​drinking in larger groups. There happened to be a larger birthday type party happening in the dining area which made the 4 male companions I had VERY happy. Chicks in short skirts is apparently the cure for staring at numbers for hours.
We were presented with a menu and the specials menu. It’s their 10^th anniversary so every week they have specials and charge the prices from 2003. They have about 10 different ones a week for the next few weeks. Pretty neat and Very Affordable. They do show you the current prices so you can see the difference.
A variety of orders were placed, someone had a shrimp dinner, that came complete with a baked potato, salad and veggies. Another was a Taco Platter, some onion rings and last but not least the Caramel Apple Chimichunga with Iced Cream. Can ya guess what I had? Well, it was actually to share amongst all of us. The shrimp dinner was definitely ample. Tons of veggies and the shrimp was decently breaded and fried. The Onion Rings were not greasy but could have used a little more salt, but that’s a personal taste thing and with salt on the table not an issue. We could not get out of Buddy how the Taco’s were cause he just kept eating. I am assuming by the lack of negative reaction they were pretty good.
Now on to the Chimi. Good Lord that thing was good. Apple pie type filling wrapped in a tortilla and deep fried, covered in Caramel and dusted with Cinnamon served with a cinnamon vanilla iced cream. I think I had a sugar spike when they sat it down on the table with us. This is definitely a desert to be shared with a few people. It’s just too good not to. The apples were not mush, they were still a bit firm in the filling. This I personally prefer. The iced cream was good, but a bit over powered by the massive amount to caramel. Now don’t get me wrong, I like caramel, it was just a bit too generous with it. James had threatened to lick the plate once we were all done, but we didn’t take him up on the offer.
A fun relaxed post late office night was enjoyed by all. I am thinking we will spend more Friday nights after work here in the future.