Rock Garden Cafe Bar

Featured reviews

• G

  Google user

  ·1 month ago

  “I was expecting good things from this establishment based on the reviews. We both ordered pizza with onion rings and coleslaw. We expected for the price of the pizzas for them to be fresh dough based and cooked in a pizza style oven. We received a frozen type base you get in a supermarket. I have tasted far better £3 pizzas from Lidl. The coleslaw had a horrible taste and only good things were the onion rings. We left most of it and wished we had gone to Wetherspoons. Half the price for the pizzas and drinks and a million times better. If Wetherspoons can sell decent pizza why can’t RGC?”

• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “Great bar in the heart of Torquay, particularly love the garden buried between old towering industrial buildings, any one that does estella on tap is a winner for me!”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “Connor gave great service at The Rock Retreat. The atmosphere was fantastic, the food was lovely, and the whole experience was enjoyable from start to finish. Friendly, attentive service and a great place to relax. Highly recommended." If you're posting on Facebook: "Had an amazing time at The Rock Retreat. Connor gave fantastic service, the atmosphere was brilliant, and the food was lovely. Will definitely be back!"”

• G

  Google user

  ·4 months ago

  “Lovely bar and a beautiful beer garden at the back. They also provide a service where they look after your luggage for you before you travel home. Excellent service and very friendly staff. The cocktails were also very good!”

• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “We spent Easter weekend in Torquay and went to the Rock Garden on the recommendation of the tattooist across the road! We weren't disappointed and spent 6 hours in there!! Nothing was too much trouble for Agne & Stefan who looked after us while we were there. We were fussy about our seating arrangement and moved 3 times but nothing fazed these guys. Service with a smile and a bit of banter. We recommend the show stopper cocktails. We had nachos to eat but didn't realise how big they would be. We would say maybe share one! We stayed for the live music by Limewires who were awesome! The next morning, I realised that I'd left my glasses behind so popped back to find them. Yuri, one of the owners helped us and we stopped for a chat. We then decided to go back that night for more live music as we had felt so safe there the night before ☺️”

• G

  Google user

  ·7 months ago

  “Great service, great food, clean and well presented place. Portion sizes are plentiful and served nicely. So glad we found this cafe/bar/restaurant. We’ve been twice now making the most of the 50% off mains until late March making it a really well priced dinner out that you don’t need deep pockets for! Relaxed staff who are happy to have a chat, or leave you to it!”

• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “We had a wonderful anniversary weekend in Torquay and visited here on both evenings — and it was a fantastic experience. From the very beginning, the team went out of their way to make us feel welcome, reserving our preferred tables on both nights. The food was excellent with generous portions, and both live music acts were brilliant — a perfect choice and great fun. A special mention for having 1664 Blanc on tap — such a rare find and very much appreciated. What really stood out, though, was the service. Every member of staff was genuinely friendly and welcoming, making us feel like long-time friends rather than just customers. The level of service was truly exceptional — “5-star restaurant/hotel” quality, but delivered with warmth, fun, and a relaxed atmosphere. Huge thanks to the whole team and to those behind the scenes who clearly do an excellent job recruiting and training such a fantastic group of people. We wouldn’t normally leave a review for a pub, but this experience absolutely deserved it. Very highly recommended!”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “I’ve not been here for sometime now as moved away, but I have eaten here previously on a regular basis. I’m not sure they do it anymore but you could order Steak on a stone 🥩 where basically you cook it yourself. Always enjoy that but appreciate its not to everyone’s taste! Edit: Visted hee at the weekend and it’s still very good. No steak on a stone unfortunately so we just had nachos and pizza. We sat outside and really enjoyed the food and drinks.”

• G

  Google user

  ·2 years ago

  “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.”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 years ago

  “This place is amazing, the garden… wow, loved it. You’d forget you’re in the town once there. Didn’t eat here so unfair to comment on the food but judging on everything else about this place I should imagine the food wouldn’t be a let down!”