LA Rock Review Reviews

The restaurant is positioned just off the high street where finding somewhere to park is a challenge even though there is a small car park opposite. The entrance to the restaurant is very welcoming although I saw one or two of the patrons smoking besides the front door. There is waiting area with sofas if you want to have a drink before going to your table. The decor is very minimalistic with exposed brickwork.
The meal itself was reasonable value for money considering that it is mentioned in the Michelin Guide. In my humble opinion worth a visit

Amazing food as always! Wonderful service too. Definitely my favourite place to eat locally.

Loved my lunch here. My type of restaurant, very posh

Amazing food, great service and lovely decor. Great place for an intimate meal.

Love this place. Everything about it is amazing. A real passion for food and fine dining

Went for my father's birthday, had their version of Sunday lunch, right from starters to desert and then floater coffee with their home made sweets was truly amazing. You have to go if you love the flavour of food.

Excellent food and service. Would highly recommend.

Wonderful place to enjoy good food, staff are friendly without labouring the point. Not a cheap venue but for those special occasions it's worth it

Went for lunch and the food was amazing. Service is also really good, perfect visit. Definitely worth a visit on special occasions

Visited La Rock for an anniversary following a couple of recommendations - lived up to the promise and we had a wonderful meal and evening.

Sophisticated yet welcoming atmosphere.

Friendly, very attentive and highly knowledgable staff who talked you through every component of the dishes.

Very high end, creative, fine dining menu full of interesting, innovative dishes and unexpected ingredients and combinations.

Towards the top end of restaurant prices in nottingham but well worth it - would say this is probably the best dining experience we've had in nottingham.

Highly recommended for special occasions and food lovers!

I always love this place it is the perfect setting for a special occasion meal and the food is simply outstanding. The staff are attentive without being overbearing. Love amuse-bouche they serve, such a nice touch. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

Stunning food.
Bit pricey but worth it

Visited as a celebration of a few things recently. Lovely venue. Beautifully clean, presentation and atmosphere. Food exquisite especially the amouse buche! We enjoyed mocktails and they have an extensive non alcoholic menu. Overall some of the best food we have eaten- the goats cheese and quince starter was phenomenal and my other half loved the cremue. Would certainly return for special occasion but overall good value.

Always outstanding with each course having subtle flavours to enhance the dish.
You are always made to feel special as soon as you step over the threshold.

Outstanding restaurant or course, being so well awarded. Great for the occasion of a romantic meal for 2. Very happy for my wife and I Anniversary. Highly recommended for a evening to be remembered.

Please do not go here if your a parent. Don t dare have a night off or a last minute hey lets go for dinner

We were unable to go due to having a baby. A sleeping baby. A 18 week old baby that doesnt make a peep.

The discrimination is remarkable. If my child went on a mad screaming fest of course I would have been understanding of going to another room or outside to calm her down. But she never does.

I will NEVER recommend to any parent. To anyone with children of any age.

Thank you for allowing us parents to know we are not welcome in your eyes. I ll wait till my daughter is 18 and out the house before I think of going to dinner again.

Pathetic

Fabulous place. Definitely one for a special occasion. Lovely atmosphere and amazing food

Fabulous place for a special occasion.
Amazing food with attention to detail, both in flavours and in presentation.

Great food and fantastic service. A real find and will be back

Looking for somewhere fairly local for a special meal. We had heard of La Rock and thought to give it a try. So glad we did. The staff were friendly but professional. The food looked and tasted amazing. More expensive than our usual nights out but field a special occasion well worth it. Will definitely return.

The most delicious meal ,outstanding quality and excellent service. This has to be the best place i have ever enjoyed a meal.

The food and service are top notch. My favourite place for a special occasion.

Hidden gem in Nottingham, amazing food and really nice staff.

The very best dining experience available in the area. From the imaginative and beautifully presented food, to the almost frighteningly well timed staff, it was a perfect dining experience.

Very nice restaurant, Food was great! I'l be going back again!

Food was brilliant, worth the price and if you want to be full just order some more veg with the main course.

We booked a lunchtime table for a belated birthday celebration for my wife. The food was very, very good - indeed it was probably one of the tastiest meals we have had. The staff were very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Would certainly recomend.

It s worth the trip from Nottingham city to eat at La Rock. Ideal for a romantic dinner.

Just be warned, we had difficulties with navigation to La Rock using sat nav and the post code provided.

From the moment you step through the door the staff make you feel welcome and nothing is too much trouble. Never been there before but will definitely be going back. Would rate it as one of the finest restaurants in Nottinghamshire.

Service from start to finish was excellent, made a cocktail not on the menu for me. Food was prompt if anything a little too fast.food was very good as was the presentation. I will certainly return.

Lovely, unusual food. Stylish surroundings and helpful staff. Not expensive for what you get.

Beautiful surroundings. Excellent service and attentive staff. Food was amazing. Loved it.

Lovely place, great attentive staff and super food!

We had an excellent experience here on a busy night. I joined 7 family members for an evening meal while I was visiting from New Zealand. Great service, lovely varied and creative dishes. This is highly recommended for a great foodie meal, great service and lovely drink.

Great value for money fine dining. Highly recommended :)

Excellent quality food and service. Cocktails and wine list fantastic.

Wonderful food as always. Very polite helpful friendly staff.

Went for a special dinner, food was nice but didn't have the 'wow' factor I was expecting and extremely expensive

Lived up to its reputation as one of the best in Notts. Great service.

Food is better than I ever expected, will definitely be returning!

I have been coming to La Rock for many years now...love it!
The service is first class,front of house Diva is brilliant,the Chef amazing, all the staff are lovely...we have never had anything less than perfect to eat,delicious flavours fabulously presented...the whole experience excellent.
Looking forward to my next visit on Saturday evening..

Welcome if you bring a speech jammer for your child-Not child friendly

The Food was good

The waitresses were friendly, polite and helpful

Unfortunately our whole experience was ruined by the Front Of House/Restaurant Manager Daiva coming over and asking our 18 month old son directly to keep the noise down first, then on a second occasion she anxiously asked me if I could keep him quiet as there were other guests and we weren t expecting him!. What difference expecting him would have made I don t know!?

1) I e-mailed the restaurant before visiting in April to inquire about my son and was told that children were allowed at the 12:00 hours sitting, based on this I booked at 12:30 hours

2) I understand that our little darling is not everyone s little darling, so we were conscious of noise for other guests

3) Noise coming from my son was intermittent and the noise was reasonable noise.

4) Other guests were interacting with my son and were not complaining about him to staff or to us as his parents

5) I felt we were dealt with like we were tumultuous, lacked etiquette and empathy towards fellow dinners

6) We left early (skipped Tea/coffee) as we felt embarrassed, awkward, anxious and tense. We didn t argue as we didn t want to cause a scene and fit into a stereo-type that might have been
preconceived by her.

Recommendation

It s probably best that the restaurant doesn t allow children at any time, if the reaction from the Front Of House/Restaurant Manager is as above.

Keeping a high chair where it was not immediately accessible (in the vacuum cleaning cupboard) was a bit of a clue initially that the restaurant wasn t child friendly

Wow, excellent meal and service, would definitely recommend.

Everything was just perfect. The food was as always outstanding. The hostess and staff were friendly and professional. Nothing was overpriced. Just like I remembered before the lockdown of 2020.

Lovely intimate setting. Great service and fabulous food. Amazing gin section and cocktails too!

What is their to say excellent food excellent staff should be Michelin star highly recommend it

Great fine dinning experience, staff are very friendly and attentive and the food is excellent. You will have a fair choice of food and beverages. All worth the price!

Just had an amazing evening enjoying the festive taster menu. The food was excellent along with the customer service. Can't recommend this restaurant enough

Best restaurant in nottingham in terms of service and food quality.
Been here on multiple occasions and happy each time. My mother has diet restrictions wich makes menu choices very limited, the chef has come up with something off menu and origional each time. With great results.
Highly reccomended.

One of the best restaurants you will ever visit. Amazing food and staff.

Amazing place, food excellent and service faultless

Incredible food and some of the best service I've ever experienced. Planning the next visit already.

One the very best dining experiences to be had in Nottingham. Great food and superb service. Not to be missed. Treat your other half to the high life once in a while.

Visited with a party of 4 for the Christmas menu in December. We have all been a few times before, and knew what to expect, The food certainly lived up to its expectations - delicious, inventive, presented beautifully, good portion sizes for a tasting menu and really could not be faulted. So based on the food alone, 5/5!

The reason for my 3 stars out of 5 is the staff. La Rock seems to have hired a lot of young girls recently which isn't bad in itself but it is bad when the staff have no finesse, no personality, tell you what each course is in parrot fashion like they've memorised it from a book with no emotion, when they don't smile, and when they stand in a group around the bar chatting. It made the restaurant feel more Pizza Hut than a high end restaurant which is reaching (no doubt) for its first Michelin Star.

I visited Sat Bains in November and the service between the two restaurant is worlds apart. La Rock please take note - hire some experienced mature staff who have personalities. You can't rely on good food alone.

Out of this world great place great staff wonderful food

Good food and service however for the price I would have expected a little more.

Visited here on a Saturday night our wedding anniversary treat,lovely welcome served cocktails...wrong starters served and to the table opposite, food good but hmm not amazing, we opted to share the cheese board this was not room temperature quite chilled,different cheeses were not explained to us, but the table next to us had a full explanation of flavours etc. Had to wait a long time for the bill and as we waited for our taxi we felt a little uncomfortable in the foyer,

My favourite restaurant... Perfect service, perfect food and perfect drinks. Can not fault the place

From Sheffield found from web. The website looked great so gave it a try and really enjoyed the place staff were great the restaurant looked great and more important the food was great will see me again many thanks

Brilliant service and lovely staff and food. Thank you.

Delicious food and lovely atmosphere! Also, doing a lot more to stay COVID safe than other restaurants in the area. Will definitely be back

What a very special place, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves thank you

One of the best restaurants we've been to second time we have been and can't wait to go again and we've only just left

It has simply been one of my best dining experiences I've ever had. It's a great place for a romantic dinner, birthday lunch and more! I'll definitely be back :) Thanks!

Wow! Wasn't sure what to expect, a late Christmas treat for two, but the food was out of this world. And all the little extras, such a surprise but delicious from start to finish. Hope to go again soon

Lovely welcome by Daiva. Really enjoyed our time. The meal was delicious. Wine and cocktail menu are outstanding. We will return. Thank you for a lovely day.

Loved it but it is so hard to get in. Now fully booked for the next month.

Perfect eating experience.
Fantastic food
Great staff and service
Third time and every time has been just as good.

Delicious taster menu which recreated some classic dishes such as surf and turf and a cheese board in an innovative way. For example our surf and turf was a beef fillet served in an oyster shell topped with a cooked oyster.

Yet another excellent meal at LaRock.
Actually no, I'll correct that because just saying "nice meal" doesn't even remotely do it justice, i think "dining experience" describes it better because the level of service and attention to detail from the moment you walk through the door to the moment you leave is exemplary, It's not just the food that sets this place apart, the whole experience is on another level.

Great dinner with La Rock. Excellent food and great service. Who knew soy sauce and blackberries made such s great pairing? Had the best cut of venison ever, and will now be disappointed at all future restaurants.