I can't express enough how great our experience here was! The food was delicious and the staff super friendly! I so hope we get a Rocco's Tacos in NC!
Tableside guac, pitcher of chipotle margaritas and a big molcajete of meat! Can't go wrong with that! I figured getting the molcajete and making tacos was cheaper than getting tacos.
My daughter and her fiance decided at the end of February to get married in Orlando at the Orange County Court House at the end of April. My husband and I invited all the wedding guests to join us at Rocco's Tacos the night before the wedding so we had a group of 20. We had not been to Orlando in 18 years so I did some research on Tripadvisor looking for a restaurant that younger wedding guests might enjoy. Rocco's had great reviews for its food and tequila bar so we decided to give it a try. The restaurant lived up to its reviews and everyone enjoyed themselves. Our tables looked out on the patio overlooking the lake-the sliding door was open. It was noisy but the place was packed. Our servers stayed on top of our needs which was impressive since they were not only serving our group of 20 but at least one other large group. We used Uber to come and go so I cannot say anything about the valet parking. Would we go there again? Definitely!
Each time I visit Orlando I assure we make a reservation at Rocco's. In fact, I have recommended this restaurant to dozens of my friends and business colleagues. I will chalk this most recent visit to "unusual" but it was very disappointed. I know in advance Saturday nights are exceptionally busy and even with a reservation we may not be seated immediately. So long as we can grab a beer, that is not a problem. In this case, our table was ready and the server promptly took our drink order. I only ordered a bottle of beer and waited for 20 minuets. When I asked about not receiving it I was told they had to "remake it." Not certain how you "remake" a beer but......okay. I love the Rocco's chicken enchiladas which I again ordered. However, they were made in a small corn tortilla's, similar to the size of a taco tortillas and not the normal size. Perhaps they ran out but to pass them off in a smaller size is rather classless and dishonest. Again, I typically receive exceptional food and service and this poor experience will not force me away. I will visit on my next trip and expect a better experience.
The owners should be ashamed of themselves. Forced customers to get valet parking and pay $20 for cinco de mayo. Telling customers no wait and then you go inside and learn the lunch time wait was 2 hours. Of course they not refund the money for customers who cannot wait 2 hours.
People this restaurant is over rated. Restaurant was over crowded, bunch of loud college kids drinking like there is no tomorrow. The service was maybe ok but the food was tasteless and very poor presentations. Will not recommend Rocco's and will never go back again.
Food was not good, drinks tasted like watered-down and the service was VEEEEERY poor. I don't see myself recommending this place to anyone or going back ever again. The ONLY reason why I give it two stars instead of one is because the place looks good. Specially if you seat on the back, because of the view. But if I should ever be forced to go back there. I'd sit in the back and order Uber Eats from someplace else.
Had reservations, was told we had a table in front of us and the earliest they could take us would be 930 pm, called 20 minutes before our reservation to reduce our party size from 12 to 9. Was told I didn’t have a reservation. I had a text confirmation, was told they close in an hour and I could risk coming. Arrived on time, sat for 20 minutes. No one took our order for another 20 minutes, drinks arrived watered down like it had been sitting in ice for a long time, dinner arrived cold to the touch. Tortillas were raw, not even warm. Beans were old/cold. Rice, steak, was all cold. My husband ordered the seafood combination bowl, all cold. The food was decent, but cold. My daughter was served a “wet” burrito with no sauce on top. Server offered to split the bill but after three tries we gave up and put it on one card. Kicker was kid finding drugs (bag of white substance) in the parking lot.
The restaurant was busy but we were seated right away. The drinks were great and the food was tasty. I recommend this place as a first stop
The parking is a nightmare, unless you valet. The atmosphere is awesome. I went with a group of work friends and was disappointed. It took over 45 minutes for the waiter to take our order. The chips and salsa that were brought to the table were delicious. The guac that my friend ordered was made tableside and was fresh and delicious, but that is where the positive review ends. Out of the 8 of us that ate, 6 found the food to have little taste. I ordered the shrimp tacos ($19) and the portion was good, but there was very little flavor. The interesting thing was it had a lot of heat, but no spice. The server seemed angry at my friends who had gotten happy hour drinks at the bar outside as we were waiting for the table. He told them "You should not have brought those in." They politely told him that they bought them at this restaurant while they were waiting and the price was half that if they bought them inside. They later noticed that he had added their drinks to their bill. Of course they got a manager to take them off, but what if they hadn't noticed?