The Rock Inn

Excellent service and quality! This pub WAS a no go place, what someone with ambition and insight can do!! Visited this afternoon for a friend's birthday, so glad I chose The Rock!! Exceptional food and service. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! Still fabulous!! Lovely place to sit and people watch!! Called in after a concert this evening, the live music in the bar sounded great! Unfortunately my ears were still ringing from my own evening! Great atmosphere in this place!! Called in this evening for a thirsty husband! He was delighted with the beer, and said the land lord was keeping a good pint! I can say that the coffee was nice too! This pub is likely to take the place of his local pub that has closed down. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

We got a table for 2 easily enough without prebooking, the service was really excellent, and we were definitely well looked after and informed of changes to the menu. We eyed the sharer steak options for 2 and 4 people, but the Chateaubriand (steak for two) was out of stock. We did get to witness the T-bone steak for 4 people, as a gentleman was celebrating his birthday, and two of his friends shared with him - it looked lush! Definitely one I want to try if given the chance :D Back to our menu, the squid rings were lovely and not overcooked, and my wife's cauliflower wings were excellent. Our mains were the burger with chips, and a lamb curry - we were both very pleased with the dishes, so full of flavour. You could taste the chef's skill and passion had gone into them. The one hiccup of our meal was the wait time between service to order dessert, and this was due to the live band that had started in the adjacent pub section of the Rock Inn. Nevertheless, once we'd ordered our desserts and they'd been served, we were pleased once again. The crème brulée had a new twist with the macerated strawberries on top, which actually went really well. As a die-hard Frenchman, I found the change surprising, but also felt it escalated the dish to a new level of appreciation so thank you for broadening my palate. My wife's knickerbocker glory, which I finished, was darn tasty too. Happy to recommend this restaurant and will visit again for that steak!

I popped in for lunch last Friday and had a really excellent meal. I had the burger and it was amazing. It exceeded my expectations by a long way! Will definitely come back again and plan to go with friends. The staff are all very friendly and attentive. I would suggest that this is one of the best places to eat in Porthcawl.