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The Rock Seagrill & Sushi

Bistro Breakfast Seafood Sushi Vegetarian Friendly
New Harbour, Hermanus, 7200, South Africa
(1226 reviews)
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Attributes

  • Child Friendly
  • Romantic
  • Great Views
  • Sunsets
  • Wheelchair Friendly
  • WiFi
  • Fireplace
  • Pet Friendly

The Rock is one of the best-loved destinations in Hermanus, offering spectacular 280 degree views over the New Harbour, Walker Bay and the Kleinrivier mountains.

Reviews (1226)

4.6 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.6
Value 4.4
Service 4.6
Ambience 4.7
  • Helmut K. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 19 May 25
    Very good meal and excelent service with an unforgetable ambience. We enjoyd our stay as the highlight of this day ! THANK YOU !!

    The Rock Seagrill & Sushi responded on Tue 20 May 25:
    Thank you so much for the wonderful review!

  • Hettie Dined: 6 days ago
    3.8
    Food 3.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 19 May 25
    Lovely ambience, friendly service but rather bland food. I was expecting something more from the Kingklip dish. Lots of mash and a rather tasteless piece of fish. Other diners who ordered the same dish agree. The oxtail was a more tasty dish as per fellow diners.

    The Rock Seagrill & Sushi responded on Tue 20 May 25:
    Thank you so much for the feedback Hettie.

  • LAYLA F. Dined: 1 week ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 18 May 25
    Brilliant meal as always. Lovely attentive waitress. Accommodating on every level. Front welcoming lady friendly and professional. It is wonderful that my little dog may join the meal just sleeping on her blanket under the table. Only for that I will make this restaurant my 1 st choice in Hermanus now being a local here. Had Sushi last week and that was also fresh and beautifully prepared.

    The Rock Seagrill & Sushi responded on Tue 20 May 25:
    Thank you so much for the wonderful review Layla!

  • COETZEE Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 15 May 25 (Guest left no comment)

    The Rock Seagrill & Sushi responded on Tue 20 May 25:
    Thank you so much for the wonderful review!

  • Joe v. Dined: 1 week ago
    2.8
    Food 2.0
    Value 2.0
    Service 3.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 12 May 25 (Guest left no comment)

    The Rock Seagrill & Sushi responded on Tue 20 May 25:
    Hi Joe, thank you so much for taking the time to give us feedback. We value the feedback that we get from our customers. If I may ask you to please send us an email elaborating on your experience so that we may get a better understanding of where to improve. My email address is reservations@therockhermanus.co.za. Have a lovely day further, Jannicke

  • TRACY-LEE W. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 12 May 25
    This was our first visit to this restaurant and we had a great time . There was a triathlon happening and the closed all roads surrounding the harbor but a kind waiter drove us back to the fate so we didn't have to walk back as far . Excellent service and we will go back again.

    The Rock Seagrill & Sushi responded on Tue 20 May 25:
    Good Morning Tracy-Lee, thank you so much for the lovely review and for your understanding. We look forward to coming again soon.

  • Debra T. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 09 May 25
    An excellent meal and service.

    The Rock Seagrill & Sushi responded on Tue 20 May 25:
    Thank you so much for the wonderful review!

  • Gill P. Dined: 3 weeks ago
    2.5
    Food 3.0
    Value 2.0
    Service 3.0
    Ambience 2.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 09 May 25
    Food was underwhelming. I had the kingklip which was ordinary. One of our party ordered the tuna starter (which came without the listed avo, we had to ask for it) and had an extreme reaction before the end of the evening, red hot flushed face and an immediate runny tummy, elevated pulse rate - I had half a slice of his tuna and had a similar but lesser reaction. Obviously a problem with the tuna which we reported the next day. Very hot and stuffy in the restaurant, the extractor fans are clearly inadequate as a strong smell of cooking food pervaded it; we opened the windows a bit later on but other patrons always object to fresh air, sadly; our waiter seemed to rush us and was not prepared to entertain at all our request to split the sides between a half portion of starch (rice or fries) and a half portion of salad which we thought was unreasonable as most restaurants are very happy to do this, we even offered to pay for an additional portion. Menu and wine list extremely difficult to read in the dim light as the typeface is too faint and small, it should be bolder and solid black type not grey. Wine list also a bit underwhelming. We realise you like to support local Hemel en Aarde wineries but we found the choice very limited. All in all a disappointing and expensive evening. Won't be coming back.

    The Rock Seagrill & Sushi responded on Fri 23 May 25:
    Dear Gill, Thank you very much for taking the time to give us some feed back regarding your dinner experience. We keep very limited portions of Tuna to ensure that our fish is as fresh as possible, as we are aware that Histamine levels rise in Tuna very quickly and take every precaution to ensure freshness with that being said, this does not completely eliminate the chances of experiencing a Histamine reaction and we sincerely apologize for this. If the incident was reported on the evening or the next day Management was certainly not informed as we would have made sure to follow up. If you could please let us know who you spoke to or who you informed so that we can hold them responsible for not following proper procedure. There was also no excuse for the kitchen forgetting to put the Avo on your salad and we will address that with our Head Chef. It is always tricky with the ventilation in the Restaurant we have installed fans to help with excess heat and to circulate air. There is always a battle with the wind being right on the edge of the water, some guests appreciate the fresh air and others prefer to have the windows closed. Having an open kitchen there will always be a food smell of sort in the Restaurant, our hopes are that it was a "good food" smell and not an off putting smell. As a rule we do not split sides, you are however welcome to order extra sides and then share/split as you like. If this was not offered to you we do greatly apologize for that. The print on our Wine list is small and rather faded we will be printing new and updated menu's in the next couple of days and will darken the grey for ease of reading. We are proud supporters of our local valley wines and take great pride in supporting our local business and helping our local economy grow. We do however offer corkage of R50 per bottle if in future if you have a special wine that you would like to bring in. All that being said we would love to invite you back to the restaurant on the house to apologize for the disappointing experience and hopefully show you how great the experience can be. Please let us know if you would be willing to give us another chance and make up for the disappointing experience that you had and we will issue you with a dinning experience for Two on us. Have a lovely day further, Jannicke

  • Alastair L. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    3
    Food 3.0
    0.0
    Service 2.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 07 May 25 (Guest left no comment)

    The Rock Seagrill & Sushi responded on Tue 20 May 25:
    Hi Alistar, thank you very much for taking the time to give us feedback on your experience. We rely on our guests to give us feedback so that we can improve our offering. May I ask if you have the time to please pop me an email elaborating on your experience so that we may address this with our team. My email address is reservations@therockhermanus.co.za. Thanks, Jannicke

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  • Monday 08h30 - 21h00
  • Tuesday 08h30 - 21h00
  • Wednesday 08h30 - 21h00
  • Thursday 08h30 - 21h00
  • Friday 08h30 - 21h00
  • Saturday 08h30 - 21h00
  • Sunday 08h30 - 21h00