Rock & Rose (Richmond Upon Thames)

• It says on Rock and Rose's website that they are an award winning restaurant which is intriguing
• After my visit I felt this is definitely not a place for folk with discernible palates
• Rock and Rose is full of promise
• They have an exciting web page with the usual high res pics of a beautifully decorated eatery
• R attract a demographic more consistent with that of a celebration or hen's night destination
• R serve adequate food for folk who are their to enjoy great cocktails
• Unfortunately it is probably not the best place for food centric folk like myself to visit
• Surf and turf food crossed with befuddled oriental styled plates that appear to be throw backs to the 90's
• The best choice I could muster from the menu were Halloumi cheese salad with nuts and sweet potato for starters and the burger and fries
• (when they sell lobster for 20 squid in London with a free cocktail )
• A) have some okey from the skokey execute a lobster thermidore when they have lamb shank served with nuts and chilli on the menu I mean
• B) not one soul in the entire restaurant was eating or had ordered any lobster
• You know in all actuality there was nothing wrong with either of the dishes I had
• I had deliberately chosen plates that were easy to execute and the burger was perfectly served pink
• The tuna with their sushi starter however was on the turn
• They'd paired it with a curry chutney that completely over powered the cheese but otherwise it was great
• The waitress forgot drinks and ordered the wrong dish and we were asked to vacate our seats without any warning she hesitantly came to us at 9.30pm and said I need the table back at 9.30pm
• We were shifted to the lovely outdoor setting albeit amongst the smokers but we were ok with that
• Whilst taking our starters we where not informed that there was no longer Sunday lunch menu available eg lamb etc
• The bar tender was rather brash and failed to keep us up to date with our table seating we had to ask on many occasion
• I have been here before and the service was slightly more acceptable than my second time
• My cousin took me here whilst I was visiting London
• Cocktails like the Hibiscus Royale are delicious as are mocktails like the Rock and Rose with passionfruit and cranberry
• Food on the whole is very well cooked and diverse the menu is very hard to choose from due to the good flavour combinations and variety
• Having said this it is not exciting and certainly doesn't reflect the decor or vibe of the restaurant
• My Halloumi salad with tomatoes and pearl barley was nice as a starter
• My girlfriend's lamb rump with herb rub and potatoes was very tasty and my teryaki chicken
• The dessert of cheesecake and berry compote was again very picturesque and well presented and moorish too
• On the whole a really good buzzy experience with lots of pro's to go with a few minor cons
• Congrats Adam for mixing the best cocktails of my life
• The food arrived at the right pace and everything was of the highest quality
• Dessert was brownie with ice cream and although already satisfied it is worth to eat it
• A great dinner with friends all the cocktails were amazing and excellent food

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