Without a doubt the best Vietnamese restaurant in Wellington. My partner and I are real foodies and we keep on going there weekly ,what is a good sign. Fresh ingredients, nice strong flavours and great smily service. What else to expect? Highly recommeneded !!!
Rhonda Henderson-Deakin
+5
Beautiful meal indeed. One of the best tasting meal ever. Ohhhhh the flavours �
Hi all, Rock yard is no longer BYO restaurant and have put together a fantastic new wine list with something for everyone. And we’ve selected wines to complement and enhance our Vietnamese cuisine. Come and join us on Tuesday for "2 for 1" Mains all day and Wednesday & Saturday for special discount on cocktails :)
Got the vegetarian pancake. Meal was a decent size, and tasted good, was impressed. However my meal came out after everyone else’s and the waiter had to ask twice again what my order was, so think he may have not understood me, or forgotten. Other meals were on time though, and a good size too.
Pleasant environment yesterday evening with great vibe from two large groups of diners. Started with the Tasting Plate for two and it was delicious, piece de résistance being the rice paper rolls. Then had the Roast duck green curry and the Grilled Tamarind Chicken - both so delicious it's hard to say which one I enjoyed more - would recommend both to one and all. Definitely will be making a return visit!
I've been here countless times and if im looking for a byo that serves decent food too this is it. The salmon fillet with rice is amazing. The beef salad tops anything. I had the lemongrass chicken and I think it would be better if it was a crumbed fried execution. Companions have also said the curry is great and I tell you now if you dont order the chicken wings for an appetiser you'll regret it. Damn tasty. The staff are also lovely every time.
I had never heard of this place till a friend suggested we heard there for dinner because of the BYO.
We all chose Welly on a Plate meals - 2 courses plus a drink for $35. Not a bad deal. The food was ok. I enjoyed my entree more than my main as I found the pork a wee bit dry, but that could be a preference thing.
The place was busy so service patchy. Thankfully we had our BYO or we would have been waiting awhile for someone to take a drinks order.
The decor and ambience are low key and while it is clean and tidy, I want blown away.
Would go back to try other dishes on the menu, as there is a great GF selection, but wouldn't be my very first choice.
Went here for my sister's birthday BYO and had a very pleasant experience. I am no expert in Vietnamese cuisine, but it was tasty and seemed authentic. It was a Saturday night and they had 2 for 1 cocktails which was a bonus. The meals (both entrees and mains) were huge, and the staff were very friendly. One thing that really impressed me at this restaurant was the amazing ambience and decor. Really, the only thing holding me back from giving 5 stars would be the price.
A great night with lovely Vietnamese dishes. Price was very reasonable and quality was good. Staff were very friendly and efficient. The only complaint is that the place was really noisy.
Wow really big portions! Really loved the fresh starters and to be honest didn't really have enough room for mains even though we're quite big eaters usually. My favourite was the vegetarian lotus root and tofu salad. Food very good, but not quite amazing, same with the ambiance otherwise would have rated 5. Very nice wait staff.
Portion was generous! We had the normal pho and a braised beef dish for lunch.
Flavour was not bad for the pho but still lacked that richness of the soup.
The braised beef was so tender and just melts in your mouth but the soup it came with was a bit too over powering with the star shaped spice.
A really satisfying dinner out. My prawn salad was fresh, authentic and had the biggest, tastiest prawns ever! The wait staff, while being totally unobtrusive, were also really attentive. Just one suggestion: I totally understand that you get so busy we had to leave the table when the next lot of diners turned up. So we stood at the bar to finish our drinks, allow the table to be cleared etc. But by this time the place was so crowded and the narrow part between the bar and other tables was so full (of us!) that your wait staff had to tread very carefully to get past. How about a small, comfortable couch and coffee table set up somewhere so we can transition out more gracefully and not be in the way? That'd definitely bring my review up to 5 stars. Thanks!
Wow - what a find! Absolutely delicious food; friendly service and a really nice vibe. We ordered a Beef Pho and a Chicken Salad … sound pretty standard but were blown away by how delicious they were and were salivating over the food being delivered to other tables! Will be back!
We had a great time here on Saturday night! Our waiter was so hilarious he had us in fits of laughter and was also great at making sure we had everything we needed. The wine list was great and all our food was delicious (especially the popcorn chicken), we left full and happy. Would highly recommend.
Food was really good there! We got everything within 5-10 mins since we made our order. Especially I liked the cheesecake with raspberry sauce. But service there is not that good. We always had to ask staff ourselves to come over and clean our dishes or ask to bring us a dessert after waiting for 10 minutes to get their attention. I think you should pay more attention at your guests guys.
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Really enjoy going to this restaurant. I love the interior decor with colourful Vietnamese lanterns handing from the ceiling, the food is great and the staff are always very friendly and accommodating, and the atmosphere is vibrant.
We had the Crispy Pillow Dumplings filled with buttercup squash and the Soft Shell Crab Bao Buns as starters. Both were really yum. The dumplings were light, crispy and fluffy like pillows.
For mains we had the Chilli Lemongrass Chicken and Soy Glazed Tofu with Vermicelli Noodles. We weren't sure at first if the chicken was actually chicken because it tasted more like duck, but we were assured that it is. My partner enjoyed it. I was a little disappointed with the salad as it didn't have much flavour and all the ingredients were separated in the bowl, but even when all mixed together it didn't have much flavour. So I requested some fish sauce mixed with chilli plus some fresh coriander and that made it so much more flavoursome. I would highly recommend they serve the dish with this sauce and coriander to add more flavour. The staff were very polite and checked on us regularly. It was no problem for them to cater for my request. Great service.
This is our second time at Rock Yard and we have once again been delighted by our experience. Great food, so tasty and generous sizes, lovely staff and nice atmosphere. The restaurant was busy, testimony of its popularity but yet it felt comfortable and there was no wait for our food. Highly recommend Rock Yard for a night out or a pre-show dinner like we did on Thursday.
A group of friends gathered to celebrate Christmas at the Rock Yard last night and the food, service and atmosphere were outstanding. The staff were very attentive and responded to any request with a smile. They checked with all of us that we were enjoying ourselves and asking if we needed anything else. There was a lot of banter and engagement with some staff that added to the whole evening. Planning to return. Highly recommended
Great atmosphere, awesome food, cool staff.
A perfect place to go as a group or a couple and enjoy a fantastic meal.
Lots of options for the discerning palette, wide range of beers and wines to go with your good choices.
Service was perfect, food was delicious, pricing is reasonable. All in all we couln‘t be more content.
Would also recommend to go on Tuesdays, because every second main meal is free.
4 of us (my daughter, mother, sister in law and myself) had a wonderful meal at Rock Yard tonight. All of the staff were awesome...attentive, very friendly, helpful and in 1 case incredibly funny. We enjoyed the banter and laughs as much as the delicious fresh and plentiful food. Loved the meal and the service. Thoroughly enjoyed everything about our night at Rock Yard. Thank you so much. Can't wait to return.
We shared a selection of dishes: spring rolls, soft shell crab, pork belly, chilli chicken, king prawns, and roast duck curry. The stand outs were the king prawns and soft shell crab. (And the phin filter coffee, a must try!) The dishes were all still good, but not remarkable.
We had a table with many dietary restrictions: gluten free, dairy free, and fish allergies, and the staff were excellent in accommodating these restrictions.
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