Address: 63 Onslow Rd, Bevois Valley, Southampton SO14 0JL, United Kingdom
Rating: 4.5
based on 140 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"AMAZING BURGERS AMAZING BEER."
"The bare faced deliciousness of each burger on the menu is unrivalled."
"Absolutely awesome meal, very tasty and great service."
"Probably the best burger place in Southampton, excellent food, service and atmosphere."
"The food was really great and staff/customer service matched."
"Their burgers and steaks are amazing."
"The food is fantastic, Americanised portion, and beautifully layed out."
Cons:
"They messed up with our order, the food was orribile, burger was overcooked and dry, bacon was chewy and hard to eat, and the bread stale."
"Lacking a bit of flavour you would otherwise expect from a nicely seasoned burger."
"Burger was dry and tasteless."
"The food tastes nowhere near like it used to, the burger putty was dry, bacon was hard to eat."
"The food is way over-priced for it's quality."
"The burgers look impressive but are dry and chewy!"
"Overrated burgers that taste like they are made from cheap mince and have a huge load of black pepper added to cover up that fact."
Service
Pros:
"Service is excellent."
"Great friendly staff and very helpful."
"One note tonight... I left my sunglasses there and the young lad that works there walked up the road to us waiting at bus stop to return them to me. Great service!"
"Friendly staff and the manager, Blanca with a bubbly personality, made us feel very welcomed."
"The staff couldn't do enough to help us."
"Staff very friendly and look after customers."
"Staff were friendly and all of our orders were completely right."
Cons:
"The bar is under staffed and really needs another bar server to avoid the slow delivery of drinks."
"Drinks took 20 minutes to arrive, food took at least 45."
"Waitress had zero interest in her job and we needed to enquire both times in order to receive our orders."
"Staff was not very attentive and okish friendly (they just didn't bother at all)."
"Great menu but let down now by the staff."
"Barman really was not friendly and everything was an effort."
"The service isn't that attentive."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"Nice cozy pub, offering variety of beers and berry cider not seen in other pubs."
"Great pub for a burger meal!"
"Always a wide selection of cider and ale, relaxed atmosphere and great food."
"A relaxed environment, at the top of Bevois valley, so very much part of Southampton's alternative scene."
"This pub had an awesome atmosphere, their style and image is brilliant and very 'hipster'."
"Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and always fresh and cool art on the walls."
"Good busy atmosphere, worth booking ahead for food, highly recommended."
Cons:
"The venue itself is very cramped, with it difficult to navigate round the bar area, to the bathrooms etc when full."
"Quaint pub ruined by someone trying to be a nightclub."
"The ambience has slipped, instead of sticking with the rock theme its now playing rnb music."
"It’s loud, plays drum and bass all the time."
"We were placed right next to a very loud DJ, surrounded by loud customers and found it hard to hear each other."
"Sadly the Rockstone appears to be turning into a more generic pub."
"Today it was very very slow and it wasn't busy at all."
Value
Pros:
"The food is still great and it is expensive but it is worth it however..."
"Price for a burger & chips is steep but you get what you pay for."
"Seriously I'm getting hungry thinking about it. I will say its not the cheapest place on earth but frick, you get what you pay for without a doubt."
"Best burgers around!!!! Went for the 2 for 22 deal on a Tuesday and it was amazing!!!!"
"The prices are reasonable (except on Wednesdays when they are even better: 30% off for students)."
"Good offers (e.g. Monday-Tuesday two burger menues for 22£, students day 30% off, ...)."
"Not too expensive, good busy atmosphere, worth booking ahead for food, highly recommended."
Cons:
"It's not the cheapest place around with main meals around the £15 mark."
"No real ales on pump, but they'll sell you seriously overpriced old speckled hen."
"Otherwise great selection of drinks (many of which are overpriced) and friendly staff."
"Quite expensive for pub food, but you wont leave hungry. The wine is extortionate if you buy by the bottle - it does taste great though."
"You're paying a premium (yes, ~£20 for a burger is a premium) for an experience which is quite underwhelming."
"The food is way over-priced for it's quality."
"Prices are £15 per burger so not cheap."
Menu Variety
Pros:
"Very good burger selection (including vegan option)."
"Very good vegetarian options."
"Great hidden gem. Food menu is amazing with great burgers and some really unique combinations."
"It also caters well with vegetarian, vegan and gluten free diets including vegan alcoholic options."
"For every meat option there is a veggie/vegan one too."
"Amazing food. Incredible selection for vegans and vegetarians."
"The burgers are original and there is a good variety."
Cons:
"The menu is greatly reduced in choice."
"The menu extremely limited in terms of choice - it's basically just burgers."
"No cranberry sauce despite it being on several menu items."
"Recent change in ownership has removed all cask ales."
"Has been better before Covid. Menu changed. Average Burgers."
"Sadly no ale on tap, but they were very apologetic and explained they needed to do some work on the lines."
"They look impressive, but don't be fooled. They couldn't even cook mine medium rare, which was slightly hilarious considering its size."
Cleanliness & Maintenance
Pros:
"Nice little raised back courtyard area outside(allegedly heated but saw no evidence of heating) as well a paved garden in the front."
"There's a great beer garden with patio heaters and a lot of seating."
"Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and always fresh and cool art on the walls."
Cons:
"Apart from the place wasn't that tidy and clean."
"The first thing I noticed about the place was the overwhelming musky smell in the bar area."
"If it was a bit cleaner I'd definitely give it 5 stars."