Rocco's Tavern

Fun sports bar on NFL Sunday and watched three games at once which I absolutely loved. The garlic fries with garlic aioli was delicious. Their ranch dressing was also spot on. The nachos were good and so were the drinks. The service was excellent. Only wish the bathroom was in a little better shape. No way to dry my hands. One toilet seat was totally broken and no soap. Ladies need our bathrooms in better shape !

Nice tavern, clean and cozy to hang out. Not too busy on an early Friday evening. Staffing friendly and attentive. Food is great. Had nachos with chicken Drinks are cold and refreshing

It's a good place to drink simply after dinner. There are a lot of people after 6 o'clock. They sell various kinds of beer.

Such a cozy place to drink beer with friends and watch sport. Opened until late night. But the kitchen is closed at 22PM. Too many craft beers selection available on taps. 20PM all inside was change to karaoke party with ID checking before access. The price was reasonable.

The bartender, an absolutely charming African-American woman, was so wonderful and gracious. It was my first time in Rocco’s. I will recommend everyone I know to go there.

Unbelievable. This was my second time at Rocco's. The first time, I saw two fights, like full-on brawls, but I decided it might have been random and gave it another chance after the USC/UCLA football game. First of all, it's so crowded in the bar that it's impossible to walk through without getting shoved into other people. Not like a normal bar, like this has got to be a fire hazard, which is so funny because they make you wait 15 minutes for every person in line in front of you. I had barely stepped foot in the bar, and I had already seen 3 people blacked out in their friends' arms and 1 fight. Then, I get squeezed into this guy because it's so tight, and he immediately starts getting aggressive with me. As I'm trying to walk away into the crowd, his friend shoves me hard from behind and gives me a pissy look. Control your clientele. I'm never spending money here again.

Very nice place with a nice, homey pub experience. The staff is very professional and the open/glass windows offer a unique vibe that i really like. Thanks.

Walked in straight from getting off the job to watch the Eagles game, my second time here. Midway through the second quarter, the bouncer approaches my two top with an attitude and says, “You gotta get up. I need this table for a family.” The place is full but not at capacity, with other tables and situations similar to mine. I ask, “Why?” He responds, “You’ve been here and you haven’t ordered anything.” So I said, “No one has come to my table.” “You order at the bar. Get up.” was his response. “I’m going to order at halftime (which I did).” I asked him, ”If I needed to order to have the table then why didn’t you just say that, why are coming at me so hostile?” He tells me, “You’ve been here an hour and haven’t ordered anything.” I say, “Cause I’m not hungry yet.” He walks off saying, “Go order at the bar.” (As if to be allowing me to do so). I speak to the bartender Adam and relay to him this unprovoked exchange and he says he would speak to the bouncer (I have little faith much was said beyond a quick question and a response). My order comes and at halftime I need to go feed the meter. I placed napkins on top of my food, and drink, to which from my long time understanding, communicates to the bar, and it’s staff, that “I am not leaving, I’ll be back in a few.“, coinciding with my card and open tab still at the bar. 15 minutes later (because that’s how long halftime is) I come back in, my food, my drink, all have been cleared, and someone new is sitting at my table. I go back to Adam and ask “is there something I’m missing here? Why is it so difficult to watch the game and have some food at the table I’ve been sitting at the entire time?“. He responds,” I didn’t know you were gone, the wait staff just come and clear things off the table, can I get you a new order? You can take a seat at the bar.” I do that, the food runner that dropped my order off, I say to him, “could you bring me an extra ketchup?“ He nods yes, and never comes back, choosing to go attend to other patrons for the rest of the night. Fast forward to the fourth quarter late in the game, Adam is long gone and a new bartender has replaced him. With just over two minutes left in the Eagles game, the streaming set up for half the TVs showing it, goes out. The new bartender and the bouncer scramble for over 10 minutes attempting to get the game back on, resolving the situation with now just 15 seconds left. The only reason I chose to watch the game here was because of my first experience earlier this week. There was a woman of color bartending, and training a new hire. Both were attentive, conversational, and had a natural positive energy throughout the night, the exact opposite of this experience. Thanks for the memories.

Rocco's Tavern is such an amazing vibe, day or night! The food is amazing and the service is unbeatable. I even managed to drop my phone in a very inconvenient spot where I could not reach it and the whole Rocco's Team including the owner went so far out of their way to help me get it. I never experienced better customer service!

Rocco's Tavern is a fun bar / restaurant located in the heart of Westwood! I came here with a group of friends for happy hour and we were able to sing a table that sat all of us. I love the spacing of the restaurant where the bar is in the middle and the tv's are situated to capture each table. It's def a great place to catch a game. The drinks and food are great! I ordered the Buffalo wings with French fries which came out delicious and fresh. The food also came out pretty quickly which I was pleasantly surprised by since it was crowded. Will definitely be back!

Your neighborhood bar whenever you want to watch a game and have a good time! We came here for the Superbowl game and the place was popping. We wanted to sit down and enjoy some beer and appetizers, but all of the seats were filled. Lucky for us, they told us the basement was also available and was not as crowded. We sat at the bar, ordered Buffalo and Parmesan wings, a side of fries, and cider. Food is good, nothing fancy, but remember, you're not here for the food, you're here for the vibes. Fast service, great beer and drinks available, and two levels to watch a game.

I used to order from here at least once a month. Switched to another pizza place that is right around corner that is my go to. Wanted to treat myself to some Rocco's who I thought was one of the best pizza places. I hadn't ordered from here in about a year... What a huge disappointment. How do you screw up a pepperoni pizza? It tasted terrible like bad bowling alley pizza. And the calamari was so overcooked it was like jerky. Never again boys it was a good run. Owners - Audit the kitchen now before you go under in a year.

Awesome location, definitely will be coming back soon. Food: Plenty of selection to choose from, from appetizers, to main entrees. On my first visit here we went with 2 appetizers. Which were the pizza fries (with pepperoni), and for the 2nd appetizer we went with the loaded nachos (with chicken). Drinks: Again plenty of options to select from, from non alcohol options, to many beers on tap or bottled, as well as your spirits. For our 2 drink options we went with Skinny margarita, and Mexican mule. Both really good, and plenty of alcohol within their drinks. Seating: we came here during a Monday aftet work, and there were tons of seats to choose from. I could imagine this location getting packed, given location is right next to UCLA. Customer service: Super friendly & welcoming, thee main reason I'd consider coming back soon. Recommended: Absolutely.

Stopped here because the reviews weren't terrible and I was hungry. I ordered a regular mule (which they advertise on Their bar drink menu)... they served it to me in a water glass, enough said .... Then they charge $19.99 for 10 peel&eat shrimp and the guy asks if I want them peeled luckily I asked if there was a price diff and sure enough it's another $2.99 to have them peeled, 10 shrimp! Gtfoh ... I guess I should have just gotten wings and a beer ... not the friendliest of bartenders, bar is dirty, and the music is way too loud to be enjoyable. I will not be coming back.

Everyone's favorite happy hour go-to bar after work . Our UCLA team often does hour staff HH at Rocco's and feels like home . The 2/1 special on drinks and bar food ( calamari , pizza , wings ) are not pretty good . We recently had a coworkers bday here in the private room downstairs which was awesome ! Thx to Owner Ali ,Curtis , Adam and Sam for always accommodating us

Bridget the bartender is one of the kindest, sweetest people in this city! And that's where my compliments to Rocco's end. The owner, Ali, is unbelievably rude, combative, and misogynistic. While working as a third party contractor for the bar, where I am not employed by Ali, I was treated lower than low. He barked orders at me, deliberately called me by the wrong name after multiple corrections, refused to greet me or directly answer my questions, and ultimately demanded that I "SMILE FOR HIM" in exchange for the tools I needed to do my job. I have never been spoken to so rudely by anybody, much less a business owner while they were on the job. He swore at me, raised his voice, and when I refused to smile for him like a dancing monkey, he got me fired from my contracting job at Rocco's. Good riddance. Do not patronize an establishment run by a sexist who expects women to do a song-and-dance for him -- if he would treat a contractor on the job this way, he'll treat his customers this way too.

Swung in here for a quick drink and my friend wanted to watch the Golden State Warriors whoop up on the Chicago Bulls before our movie date. We asked the bartender if he'd put the game on...he did right away. I ordered a vodka soda w/ lime. And paid $9. Not terrible in my opinion, but he quickly came over and apologized and handed me another vodka soda w/ lime. It was happy hour still! 2-4-1 baby! Had me nicely buzzed to cry my eyes out at the Landmark theater next door when we watched the movie All of us Strangers! Thanks for wetting my whistle, and lubing my tear ducts!

This is a great sports bar in the heart of Westwood. Lots of TVs for viewing sports. Sometimes the volume is a bit too high though, especially when they are slow. They have a pretty good selection of beer and a cider or two, reasonably priced by LA standards especially during their happy hour. Their food menu is varied and full of pub grub options. I've only had their BBQ chicken pizza, which is delicious. They don't open until 3:00 which is unfortunate; I wish they opened earlier. They are definitely work a try.

My friend and I came here to eat dinner at 9pm on a Friday night. The door guy was very nice and provided us with stools to eat at the bar. Much of the restaurant was being cleared out to make room for the bar/club scene that I guess happens at night here... I'm used to the Rocco's Tavern in Studio City that serves food much later and does not get rid of its tables to turn into a bar/club. It is a college town, though, so that makes sense :) We were fine eating at the bar as we didn't plan to stay long anyway, but what made it very weird is the Manager. Or at least I believe he was the manager as he was wearing a patterned button-down shirt, unlike the black T-shirts everyone else was wearing. The bartender was very nice and she placed our order. Shortly after the manager came by and asked if we had put our food order in yet, which we had... you could tell he wanted us to order ASAP. As we waited for our food we chatted and watched sports on TV. My friend's nachos came out pretty quickly and they were tasty. The only gripe she had was that there were almost no full size chips in the nachos, but mostly pieces of broken chips. My burger took quite awhile to come out, so I picked at my friend's nachos because I was very hungry. Eventually it came out and I loved that it had a pretzel bun... my favorite! It also came with a ton of french fries :) What made our dinner feel weird, though, was that the manager would constantly stare at us as if he was waiting for us to scarf down our food so he could get it out of there. It was continual, and it was very uncomfortable sitting their eating with him continually walking around and then staring at us as we ate. Eventually we were done eating and he promptly took our food plates away. It was just so weird and obvious! We sat for a little while longer as we finished our drinks and then left. I don't think I would come back here again unless it was earlier in the day because we felt so uncomfortable while eating dinner.

Four stars because they have Guinness on tap and that makes me happy. Should be less stars because nowhere else does a Guinness cost $10. I was expecting $8 or something, but... well hello! Love the large open-air windows. Back in the day, I remember this venue being closed-in and a little dodgy, so definitely loving the open-air feel. Lots of televisions. Good for watching sports. Food also available, although we'd just had lunch and didn't have anything. 2023: 21/100

Way too long to even get noticed let alone service. Hire some actual wait staff. I waited for 20 minutes at the bar to even have someone say hello and as of this review, I am still waiting for my food order to even be taken. Inexcusable business

It's always good to go hang out at Roccos Tavern, excellent atmosphere, excellent service, delicious food and delicious beers hahaha, blue moon there hits different

Super loud, but decent food given the bar! Good service and the Italian fries were delicious. Skip the pizza.

An easy 5 stars primarily for my easygoing experience. Came here midday on a Sunday and it was pretty much dead which worked out for my date & I do we can chat up a storm. Our server Josh was attentive and kind. He's also a smart cookie because he wasn't one of those servers who interrupts you because they're hellbent on making rounds. He's actually aware to not interrupt but also be available if needed which is the kind of service we love! Came right before happy hour & into happy hour so 4 beers (2 regular size & 2 larger ones with happy hour price) was only $36. California Blood Orange for anyone who loves citrus! So delicious!!! Didn't get a chance to try the food but it smelled amazing for sure. And ladies, oddly, the bathroom floor was just kinda wet for some unknown reason so if you're one of those drunkies who ends up with their heels off, please put them on when you go to the bathroom!

Great Bar during the night! Super attentive bar tenders and great security. They found my friend's phone when she had lost it under the stairs. Super great during the entire situation! Came back to pick it up in the morning and it was still there.

Rocco is the best! Walk past the others. Appetizers are great. They have you covered here?

Came here after an exam this summer and it felt so good to be back! There was a line but it was worth the wait. Everyone was so excited regardless if they were leaving or coming in. It was a fun-filled night at this sports bar with a game on and just the right music to welcome us all back after a long hiatus. Throughout one evening that consisted of a beverage or two and several moments of watching the baseball game on one of the many TVs they had, I felt a sense of normalcy amidst everything we were going through in our world. Visits to this amazing haven are always fun especially after matches and games. The last visit during happy hour incorporated the 10 piece garlic parmesan chicken wings with ranch on the side. The service was great and they provided enough ranch for the entire meal! This was most likely the best meal I had this month and it was nice that there were still safety measures put in place with multiple games going on at once on the various televisions. We'll definitely be going back soon for happy hour or another event!

Oh Rocco's, I can't quit you. It's just so good. I always get 911 wings that are usually 5/5, sometimes they can be a tiny bit fatty (which I realize most other people like) Thursday night I branched out a bit and got the sizzling shrimp and oh my god. So good. 5/5. Reminds me of the shrimp and mussel skillet that was at the stinking rose RIP seriously amazing!! Pasta is also great. Pizza is good. Drinks are good and HH is amazing 2/1 until 7

Horrible service. Actually terrible management don't go on a weekend at night. Dirty inside and too highly priced

Ali was so rude it was insane. I will NEVER be back. He was talking super inappropriately to us it was unreal. Can I give this place 0 stars??? Just came to have a good time and we didn't even get to enter.

Definitely a vibe here and Hisham was amazing at making drinks and a boss serving this bee storm! GO UCLA

Best place in the world, drinks and people are absolutely amazing. The music they play is spectacular!

Rocco's surprisingly has really good pizza! Their combo pizza is honestly one of the best I've had in Westwood. It's very quiet during the day, and a great place to come chat with friends. The staff are very friendly, but it took us a bit to figure out that we had to order on our phones.

This is a amazing place that is very fun to watch the game as well as have a lot of fun with friends! Best place to go

Best place ever. Please watch games here they have the best food and drinks. 10/10 recommend

A hair in my beer glass and hamburger tastes like it was defrosted days ago. But other than that would come back for the multiple TVs and attempt at a clean beer but definitely not the food.

Pizza and wings were delicious. Not fancy, but a good place to watch sports. The staff were very friendly!

best place ever! My friends and I had so much fun it was amazing! Pizza was so good! Thank you so much fun!

servers did not even acknowledged me, i had to ask to for everything, food was ok and slow. super loud inside

Finally made it here, and I look forward to going back. Whether it's a sports bar, tavern, restaurant, whatever what you get is a bunch of big tvs around big tables with a big bar in the middle. The service here is EXCELLENT. Thank you to the two gentlemen who took care of my party n me. Refilling non-alcoholic drinks, no problem. Fully stacked bar, yup. If you like wings, try these. Did you want both ranch AND blue cheese? No problem. And the other food I saw looked like quality restaurant food, not bar food. After two hours I was full and felt like this is well-managed, tightly run ship I look forward to going back to.

I had not been in in a few years, place was packed! Super nice staff and Bartender went out of his way to put on a WNBA Seattle Storm game. Great happy hour deal, 24 oz beer!!! Great food and great vibes. Fun seeing the top professionals at work in the broadcast booth! Check out Roccos and chillax.

Disappointing the pre-pandemic menu has not been restored. I miss the Mozzarella en Carrozza dish. Rocco's seriously needs to step up their handicap accommodation. They have one single table for wheelchair guests with zero chairs to go with it. When I'm with my girlfriend, I have to use a pub stool to sit at the lower table. It makes conversing and eating very awkward being forced to sit so high. Am I going to have to buy some chairs to give them? This has been the case for years. Come on, even a folding chair would be a step in the right direction.

All of the Roccos restaurants I've been to are way overpriced for the bad for health food they offer. Beyond that, you could get sick as I did. Good luck eating at their restaurants and I hope the experience is better than I had for a couple days hanging close to a toilet

Appalled at the service, shall I say lack of service. We walked on and had about 20 in our party, we arrived a bit later than everyone else. As we went to the bar we were right up at the bar and the bartender wouldn't acknowledge us, some guys walked up and were served right away. Then someone from our onset came up and she was served right away, She told the bar tender that we needed help, he refused to help us and went to hell two other gentleman that came in after us, and then helped another guy that came in after the guy after us. Our friend told him we needed help again and nothing. So we moved to another section of the bar where and then the manager apparently helped us and at first he was being very snarky, Defending his associate. He kept mocking me for writing this review And as I run up to his attention that that was rude he said that he was just trying to make me laugh. His humor only Noll being very poor taste, and now I'm going back to our party and letting all the nurses and drs know how poorly we were treated. Not sure if it was bc we were the only gay couple in the group. So disappointed

Just wanted to give a Massive thank you to Alex and the whole staff at Roccos for an amazing time. It's always a great time visiting and the whole staff makes us feel so welcome. Roccos is an amazing place and the food is top notch too! Cannot wait to go back again soon. Cheers!!

Glad to see Rocco's is back in business! I used to come here often before COVID to watch football games, and it feels good to be able to do that again. It is a great spot to grab beer and food and watch a game (a rarity in Westwood, sadly) on their numerous TVs. The food isn't stellar, but it's decent with big portions. I came here recently on a Saturday afternoon and it was empty enough that I stayed for most of a football game nibbling at my food and beer at the bar. I've never been to Rocco's at late night, but I heard it gets pretty lit and dance-y. I'm not sure if that's my cup of tea, but daytime Rocco's sure is.

Rocco's is the best place ever Saul is the best security every he keeps us safe and you can drink all night we love Saul you have to come out and try the food the wings are also great door host: Saul is the nicest person ever GET HETE EATLY THE LINE IS CRAZY

The vibe is awesome very busy. The bar tenders were polite and very friendly and made well portioned drinks. The food is exceptionally fresh and full of flavor. My husband got their burger and I got their rigatoni garlic sauce Alfredo. Both are delicious and I would absolutely recommend. We came here to watch the cowboys game which they conveniently have playing on 80% of their big screens.

Highly recommend. Great food and service. Awesome place to come with friends and grab a bite to eat or enjoy music

John at the door was fantastic and was especially welcoming. They had some great pizza and vibes were awesome.

Loved this place, food was amazing, the wings man were so good. John was so funny, he cracked me up so much. Will be coming back for sure!

The food was delicious, love the wings and pizza. My boy John at the door was really kind.

It's hard to gauge a restaurant in Westwood Village on a game night but that's all I have to go by. With the Bruins playing at Pauley and a sellout crowd expected, I wanted to park in Westwood, eat and drink, walk to Pauley and back, and find my car in one piece. Mission accomplished. I parked in a lot for $8 and had a decent meal with my wife and friends. I'm not sure what was in this spot in years past but Rocco's was a cool place for pizza, beer and a salad. Service was efficient even the place was super crowded. It was also very loud....needlessly so... since they had a Lakers game blaring on TV in addition to all of the pregame drinkers screaming to be heard. They offer a decent Italian menu and a few other burgers, sandwiches and such. My 10" pizza hit the spot but the house salad was excellent. The beers were flowing, the tab was not too crazy and we had a good time. It sure helps when the Bruins won, too.

Roccos is the average bar. They typically play electronic and pop music. There is a lot of college students

The door man isn't letting people in if you're not a UCLA student. Will only make an exception if you're a girl, literally 2 girls cut & got in without a problem. Terrible for business. Especially during Covid & because their barley opening back up. Need to fire him immediately! I always used to go there all the time. Shame that they have that type of people working for them.

Best pizza ever!!! Whenever I feel like eating food I come here . Best michealadas! Best pizza ever!!! Whenever I feel like eating food I come here . Best michealadas! TRUST

I'm kinda surprised how well-rated this place is. Yes I know it's a rite of passage for UCLA undergraduates so maybe it's not my scene: I'm a graduate student. I came here on a Friday night with my friends, and it had recently reopened. First, the music was so bad. It wasn't lively or energetic; the songs were unfamiliar and slow-paced. It felt odd. Second, I felt like the drinks were very watered down. I ordered a Malibu Bay Breeze (Malibu coconut rum, pineapple juice, and cranberry juice) and I could hardly taste the rum -- it was mainly the pineapple/cranberry juice yet I was charged around $11/$12 for it. ‍ I guess if you're an undergrad and want a bar scene, this could be the perfect bar for you! For others who have experienced other bars, probably not.