Rock Garden Cafe Bar

40-42 Swan St, Torquay
01803 200558

Recent Reviews

James Rogers

£7.50 for 4 average tasting microwaved chicken wings?! Having a laugh! Can’t say I’ll be going back based on what we saw and had.. it’s that sort of thing that’ll make the place bankrupt again.

Jason Hartland

It was early evening but the food was excellent and would recommend m. It was a cold day so not very

tony dowling

My wife and I have been here three times together,and my wife has been there quite a bit with friends and with work colleagues.My wife always has pizza which she thinks are great.I've had chicken and ribs twice which were underwhelming and today had a Philli Cheese sandwich.The filling was tasty enough but it was a very meagre portion but the most awful bit was the dry bread roll.There was,no attempt to spray a bit of olive or another oil on it and then griddle it to crisp it up,make it softer and tastier.It simply was a very dry almost stale bread roll.I imagine that there are no cooks or chefs behind the scenes and that all of the food comes in pre- packed and is prepared on that basis.The place is very clean,the staff are great and prices are reasonable.They need to address the poor quality of certain food they offer for sale, some people would want to order other advertised foods other than pizza and burgers and should expect a reasonable standard of quality.This was my third visit and the third time I was dissatisfied.We were the only customers too so workload was not an issue.

Holly simon Bates

Went for a late lunch/early dinner with my husband and 2 year old son. ordering wasn't a problem as it wasn't busy. wait time for our food was OK. my sons plate came out hotter than the sun so had to request one that wasn't going to cause him burn as we could barely touch it. I ordered a medium/rare steak which came out very well done. my husband had the chilli and chips which was dry and no flavour of chilli. no table checks were done as it seemed staff were more interested in their phones. although our meals were edible they didn't reflect the price we paid. we were quick to eat and leave as anyone with a 2 year old knows they don't like to hang around.whilst getting our sons coat on, get him into his pram and get our things together a serve thought that was the right time to clear our table. As we danced around each other he did ask if everything was OK, we told our meals weren't as great as we had expected but he didn't seemed to care. Just felt like they could of waited for us to sort ourselves out before trying to get rid of us.feels like they lack basic customer service unfortunately.the decor and music is on point tho.

dtarren1

We have previously been to this venue for the live entertainment a few years ago and revisited again. The live singers were very good but what let this venue down is the food and service. When asked by staff about the food we advised it was not the greatest and the General manager then came over, and particularly told us that we were wrong. The peri-peri pizza had no real taste as the chicken was bland and one of the party said it had a fishy taste and the maple glazed salmon was not glazed in anything. The manager was not interested. The other major issue is that both men in our party went to the toilets and these were disgusting and the stench was unbearable ! As a General Manager is not only responsible for managing the staff, handling complaints but also the general cleanliness of the venue, of which this one did not. He was eager to leave once the music had finished, with his coat on ready to leave his team to finish up... ! It is a great venue with great music, but the general service and food lets it down.

jo

A Tuesday late lunch with work colleagues, so it was quiet. Staff were friendly and helpful and the pizza was delicious. Wanted a Brownie so had to bring some of the pizza home.Would eat here again.

Zack Pearce

Cool venue and great grub.Visited with my folks and enjoyed a nice meal.The food took a long time to come out but was worth the wait.I had the Greedy Pig burger. A tasty thick burger patty with a good amount of pulled pork. The bun was buttered nicely but needed sauce because it was quite dry. Fortunately the lovely coleslaw on the side came in handy!The wedges were really big and the portion was generous. Definitely worth having over the fries. They could've been a bit hotter and crispier though.The ribs were great, good flavour from the meat and marinade.My Mum enjoyed the salmon with maple glaze.I'd recommend a visit if you're in Torquay.

zcpearce24

Visited with my folks and enjoyed a nice meal. The food took a long time to come out but was worth the wait. I had the Greedy Pig burger. A tasty thick burger patty with a good amount of pulled pork. The bun was buttered nicely but needed sauce because it was quite dry. Fortunately the lovely coleslaw on the side came in handy! The wedges were really big and the portion was generous. Definitely worth having over the fries. They could've been a bit hotter and crispier though. The ribs were great, good flavour from the meat and marinade. My Mum enjoyed the salmon with maple glaze. I'd recommend a visit if you're in Torquay.

Ben Shaw

The service from the girls behind the bar was great. Ben, the food runner, polite on the ball and efficient, The BEST and hats of to the CHEFS was the food, only a burger but by far best burger in torquay hands down messy to eat but the flavour packs a punch, do not have the fries, have the potato wedges they are proper ones not pre made in the bag.

christianbJ7401PR

Food was nice , unfortunately the customer service is awful , wasn’t asked if my food was okay , no communication when taking the plate , no please and thank you when I ordered , this is just basic stuff that could of made the experience so much different.

Fats84

5☆ The service from the girls behind the bar was great. Ben, the food runner, polite on the ball and efficient, The BEST and hats of to the CHEFS was the food, only a burger but by far best burger in torquay hands down messy to eat but the flavour packs a punch, do not have the fries, have the potato wedges they are proper ones not pre made in the bag.

Sam Edser

Ordered using the app and didn't receive drinks so chased them up at the bar, asked if they'd received our food order and they said yes, waited an hour and ten minutes for a vegan kebab and a jacket potato, food was Luke warm but edible, chips were a bit on the cardboardy side. Not worth an hour's wait while other tables were leaving and asking for refunds. Rock garden used to be a great place to go for lunch, seems like it's gone downhill. 2 stars since food was edible.

Rebecca W

I honestly think this was up there with the worst roast I’ve ever eaten. Could have generally got better at weatherspoons.

Shaun G

We had our work's Christmas do here the first weekend in December and had a brilliant time. There were forty of us and we can't thank enough the staff that worked that night for being so friendly, polite and patient with our large group that had had a couple of drinks by the time we came to sit down! Three courses for that price was amazing value with generous portions of tasty food. The band were excellent and really added to the atmosphere and everyone at work has commented on what a great time they had. Communication beforehand regarding sorting payment and everyone's food choices was also brilliant. Thanks again and we highly recommend.

SheffieldBelle

This bar is freezing so wrap up warm if you're thinking of dining here Now for the food I ordered salmon which was over cooked and dry and the jacket potato ? that came with it was cooked in the microwave No crispy skin just pale blandness My fella said his pizza was OK

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