On the Rock

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  From out of town and thought we would check this place out after seeing the web-site.  The menu and atmosphere looked decent.  Reviews here sounded okay too.  Upon walking in we noticed we were the only ones there, which was odd since it was dinner time.  After placing our order the waitress came back and said they were out of some of the things we had ordered.  How could they run out of things if no one was eating there.  Food arrived and everything was dried out, chicken strips, cheese burger, fish and steak.  The icing on the cake...a 12 INCH LONG HAIR WRAPPED AROUND A PIECE OF LETTUCE.  It wasn't on my plate, but it was enough for all of us in the dinner party to lose our appetites.  My friend had to go back and talk to the manager, who at first didn't seem to offer any consolation, but eventually took the infected entree off of our bill.  (I felt bad for our waitress who was doing a good job, stinks that the management and kitchen didn't have their act together.)  Needless to say, it explains a lot when no one is dining there and I definitely will not be back either.

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  Posted on 12.12.12 Elizabeth M.

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  Great place to eat and drink, plenty of room, good food at a more then fair price.look out the window at the river and you think you are up north. Good fish fry and the Sunday brunch is hard to beat.the rock is just what Watertown needs.

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  Posted on 02.22.12 Willard S.

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  Beautiful view of the rock river. The place needs a little sprucing up to really be a hit but otherwise the feel of the place is friendly. Good food and great potential. Reasonably priced drinks and friendly wait staff.

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  Posted on 12.15.11 Jim F.

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  I had a fish fry at On The Rock, Friday night. It was fast good service and very good food. Very reasonably priced menu.

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  Posted on 08.13.11 Steven W.

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  From East Gate Inn to Settler's Bay the name and the food has changed often enough over the years. It recently opened as "On the Rock" (as in Rock River) and we (party of 8) were there on a Wednesday at 6pm.
  
  Most of us had the Fish Fry (Wednesday Special). Unfortunately their "real Cod" (their words!) comes from the Atlantic as it is shipped in from China (how does that make sense?). Unfortunately, it's on the "AVOID" list (<a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.montereybayaquarium.org%2Fcr%2Fcr_seafoodwatch%2Fcontent%2Fmedia%2FMBA_SeafoodWatch_MidwestGuide.pdf&s=5b27c1482445cfb9376913e183775041ea47491b56905df9291d6a2c980d2cf5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.montereybayaq…</a>).  So, I can't recommend it in general.
  
  More specifically, unlike most places where you get a basket of baked and fried fish, here you had to choose one or the other. You could not have both, as they were priced differently. The coleslaw and potato salad were given "Ah it's okay" reviews. Everyone agreed that Settler's Bay had had the better fish fry (and that East Gate Inn had had much better coleslaw) than On The Rock. I tend to love french fries, but the taste wasn't worth the serious salt intake, in my opinion.
  
  One of us had the Arizona Chicken, a slighty spicy sandwich. Portions were large and served with potato chips. I was told it was "good." I had a 10" green pepper and pineapple pizza. It was a thinner crust and both smelled delicious (and more importantly) tasted delicious.
  
  The service was good (e.g., friendly and paid attention to our table by stopping by several times). One caveat, however, it wasn't that busy. I think our waitress had no more than 3 tables while we were there, so I can't vouch for what it is when the place is jam-packed.
  
  I guess I'd go back for the pizza if we needed some place to get together, but we'll probably head to the Elias Inn for fish fry next time. (Oh they do serve Sprecher Rootbeer, so 2 thumbs up for that!)

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  Posted on 06.22.11 Janet C.

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