Paul V.
Yelp
Rock & Brews!
I have always passed by this restaurant for years and it wasn't until recently when my dad asked lets go out to eat and I thought why not a place that will cater to my dad's liking, hard rock!
There is plenty of parking around the restaurant, even with the construction of whatever is going next to it. Inside was huge and the decorations I already saw my dad looking around, taking pictures, it was fun to see. Rock & Brews as mentioned is huge! You can easily come here with like 20+ people and they can seat you, matter of fact there was a huge party when we got seated. They have a huge bar with a huge beer tap list. I was scared that they wouldn't be playing the classic hard rock music but they were playing it with each monitor showing the music video or even live performances. That is what made me put this restaurant to four stars.
The menu was surprisingly not too big but had a good variety of different dishes. I did love that some of the dishes went with the theme of the restaurant, plus the font and look of the menu was really cool. This is what my fiancée, my parents and I went with:
Pulled pork sandwich - My dad will most likely always order this when he sees it on the menu, the sandwich was paired with choice of fries (he went sweet potato) and a small thing of coleslaw. The sandwich was good, I just wish it wasn't drenched with bbq sauce. The sauce was good but it was so much you couldn't really taste the pork.
Fish and chips: My mom and fiancée went with this dish and this one was a big W. The fish had the right amount of crispy batter, with a huge chunk of fluffy white fish. A lot of places can easily mess this dish up with too much batter, but they did it just right here.
Smokehouse Burger - I love me a BBQ burger, this one was just alright. It reminded me a good backyard burger, which isn't a bad thing. I just wish they cooked my burger to a medium which was asked how I wanted it cooked. The same BBQ sauce was used that was on the pulled pork sandwich which complimented the burger well. As long as its a good burger I will finish it, which I did, but it isn't something I will rave about.
Sweet & Spicy asian wings: I ordered these for the table because of the reviews, we did get them boneless, even though I prefer bone in. I just wanted it to be easier to eat and enjoy. This was the best dish out of all that was ordered, the dressing on the wings are exactly how it says. The sweet side of things almost like Korean wings and in the back end you get a nice kick of spice but nothing crazy. The boneless chicken was fried perfectly with a nice crunchy outside and moist chicken inside. As mentioned above, the burger wouldn't be spoken about to someone, but these wings for sure will be something I tell them they need to order!
In conclusion, Rock & Brews I can definitely see this place being super busy, its great for really big families and has enough brews to satisfy a night out. Would it be a place I would crave and want to come back, maybe not with just my fiancée and I. Maybe a place to bring up for a work function? I do see myself ordering those sweet and spicy wings to go though.
Feast Well Fellow Yelpers!
Kaizokuō Ni Ore Wa Naru!
- Taicho