the rocks

voted best seafood restaurant in 2015 and 2016, i expected awesome fresh seafood dishes. ordered the frutti de mare spaghetti. taste was good, but not enough sauce. made the spaghetti dry. my friend who ordered the same dish has 2 prawns but i only had 1 overcooked prawn. the whole calamari was perfectly cooked, delicious. unfortunately, i think this restaurant is overrated and not worth the price.
even box on collins street, melbourne cbd is better although it didn't meet expectations.

our first restaurant after moving into the area.
food: excellent - entree, main and dessert! must try the spiced apple 🍸 - it is divine!
ambience: excellent - a table for two along the window. it was crowded and busy but not too noisy for a dinner date.
service: outstanding - vigilant without being obtrusive and very friendly.
would definitely return and try other foods on the menu.

atmosphere: the atmosphere was gorgeous. fancy but not intimidating. the perfect place to go for my mum's birthday dinner

service: a slow start after it took a while to be noticed (however we were early for our 6pm booking so there weren't many staff around) however, they really did pick it up from there and the service was exceptional. especially the kiwi waitress who went out of her way to bring extra napkins and wet wipes and offer extra bread. even though we didn't we had other commitments later that evening and she picked up on that and ensured we were able to order promptly meaning that even though we only had an hour and a half we were able to have appetizers, mains and also dessert and coffee. props to the kitchen on the speed also.

food: perfect, i'm already dreaming of going back there and i will (even though i live 3 hours away). i had the mussels in the singapore sauce which were messy to eat (or maybe thats just me in general) but exactly what i'd been craving and they were such a generous portion too (especially with the extra bread), my mum had the bbq squid which she was ecstatic.
for dessert i had the pannacotta which wasn't too sweet and exactly how i like my dessert.

ultimately i could not recommend the rocks more, and will be back for some more mussels as soon as i find a spare weekend!

we had the most lovely time dining here. really good food. partner had bbq calamari. delicious. really good service. was pricey but worth it

it's a beautiful place with great view. the sea foods are very fresh. the waiter is so nice. a wonderful lunch!我们偶然来到这里，很惊喜！drinks here are also good! i want to introduce the rocks to all of my friends!

the rocks has got a wonderful view which makes it irreplaceable here. however the food is not good in taste, not in appropriate portion either. it has a bit of asian fusion which is quite surprising. the price does not match the quality, would not recommend.

loved the view! plus the cauliflower salad and whole baked snapper. great service too. thoroughly recommend this place and can't wait to go back on a balmy evening.

the view of this restaurant is spectacular and the service is very friendly. the food is overpriced and decidedly lacking in quality.

the cheeseburger ($24) had a very dry, flavourless and over cooked meat pattie with an undercooked piece of thick bacon on top. the sauce was unimpressive and the burger was fairly unpleasant to eat. the fish and chips ($33) had bland, tasteless fish that honestly resembled a fillet-o-fish pattie with an eerily similar sauce. the stand out of the meal was the chips and the glass of wine. at these prices that should not be the case. incredibly disappointing.

best steak ever! well done chefs! thanks a lot. i enjoyed dessert too. will come again for sure. and recommend to my friends and family. service was fantastic!

used to come here often a few years back, then didn't visit in a while until now. the menu has changed to more asian style meals. tonight we were unlucky, everything we wanted from the menu they had run out of! (recommend not coming for a late dinner). ended up ordering the green tea noodles which were average and not worth the price, not much crab in it. seafood spaghetti was apparently good though. i guess you're paying for the views. service was friendly but overall wouldn't rush back.

i'm not a big seafood lover and was slightly concerned when i first looked at the menu - so much seafood on offer i thought i might just be eating salad while my husband lapped up the seafood selections! but i quickly found we would both be happy as there were actually quite a few other options for me! we were with friends and started with cocktails. all were fabulous! we ordered a tonne of food to share. overall we were all really pleased but there were some stand out dishes. here it goes with a rating out of 10 for each:
squid (10)
lobster roll (7)
vegie okinimiyaki (5)
dumplings (7)
oysters (8)
lamb shoulder (10)
cauliflower salad (5)
vegies (7)
service was good and the atmosphere was great. highly recommend!

view was good and weather. food quality is decent, a little pricey.. most of my downpoints is in terms of service. it ruined my mood and the atmosphere to be told by one of the floor staff not to put my hand up to get attention.. i'd be fine if not for the fact we already were waiting awhile for someone to come back and take out order.

such a lovely place overlooking the water at mornington. the meals couldn't be faulted everything was amazing! from soft shell burgers that melt in your mouth, oysters for starters and dumplings
then for mains fresh calamari with roasted capsicum and schnapper- flavours were delicious! thank you to the staff for the great service and being helpful in recommending food and drinks

my goodness! another prime example of an overpriced and overrated restaurant in mornington. the service was quite poor and the food itself was disappointing. it was a pity because this place is in a prime spot and it's sad to see such a great opportunity go to waste. wouldn't recommend.

service was great and i love how the waiter introduce and recommend their dishes.
the fusion oysters were really tasty with the wasabi paste and the mussels' texture was just nice and fresh. the letdown was the fish and chips which tasted rather average. nice place to walk around after dinner so i would recommend people to come.