Hot Rocks Surf Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
Restaurant - American in Bournemouth
Pier Approach
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH2 5AA
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Big Kahuna Big disappointment
Someone told us the burgers were good here - we were shocked to see they cost over £11.00 but went ahead. We were served large patties of dry tasteless meat with hard charred edges - very disappointing and we felt cheated paying all that money.Service was pleasant and helpful though.
A User - 10/02/2009 | report this review
Disgusting, tacky, avoid at all costs
This place has to be one of the worst places I have ever been in my life. I felt like I was stuck in a nightmare.A day trip to Bournemouth in the pouring rain and we came here because the other restaurant on the beach was full.The interior is really tacky - trying to be an American surf diner but not feeling like one. To ask for a table we had to ask what looked like a security guard at the foot of the stairwell (despite the place being empty) - he then radioed up to let the "restaurant" know we were coming before we were allowed up. This was just weird. What a bad procedure. Upstairs was just as bad looking as downstairs. Cheap, tacky, nasty.For the type of place it is, the type of food it serves, and for the location, the food prices are WAY too high (my nasty chilli was £10 - it'd be cheaper in London).The service was poor - useless kids standing around and mumbling to us when they served us.The food was AWFUL. I'm veggie so had 2 choices; I went for the vegetarian chili. HORRENDOUS. Vegetarian doesn't equal wanting to eat every single vegetable. I've never seen anything like it. It had huge chunks of carrot and courgette (literally an inch thick), broccoli, pepper, aubergine, sweetcorn. Disgusting. Not only that, but the huge inch thick chunks of carrot and courgette were completely raw. I told this to the waitress who sent over the manager: he looked annoyed and told me it was because their style of cooking was to "lightly stir fry the vegetables before adding them to the meal" - er, no... the vegetables are raw.I felt violated coming away from this place. It was the worst place I have ever been to in my life.Avoid, avoid, avoid.
A User - 12/09/2008 | report this review
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