Crispy Coconut Bites: coconut rice arancini bites with flaked coconut, katsu sauce. Perfect starter! at On the Rocks in Torquay
Delicious creamy rigatoni with a refreshing basil oil and crispy chickpeas. We loved this so much we have been recreating it at home. at On the Rocks in Torquay
Exterior (from their social media) at On the Rocks in Torquay

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Upmarket seafront restaurant and wine bar. Most of the sides are vegan, such as fries, new potatoes, winter greens, tempura vegetables, tofu rice balls, spiced tomato bruschetta, baby leaf salad, glazed bok choy. Mains include mushroom risotto, 3-bean chilli, spiced bean burger, chilli garlic linguini. Accommodates vegan when you ask. Tuesday tapas night deal is 3 tapas and a beer or wine: the patatas bravas, pan con tomate, and tempura vegetables are the vegan choices. Reported closed June 2024.

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3 Reviews

First Review by VeganAnnaS

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Tabbyfa

Points +272

Vegan
12 Jul 2022

Inattentive Staff / Over Priced

The vegan pizza was very nice with nice sea front views, but staff were a little slow and completely forgot to bring us drinks. We had to ask to get the table wiped clean after previous people left and weren’t looked after once the food had come despite it being quite empty/not busy. For the price you pay, you can probably find places with more vegan options and more on it / attentive staff.

Updated from previous review on 2022-07-12

Cons: A few vegan options , Not very attentive staff

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Aldentepasta

Points +50

Vegan
05 Sep 2021

Fancy restaurant on the English Riviera

Such a beautiful location! Views of the ‘English Riviera’ which, if you’re blessed with a warm summer evening, doesn’t get much better than that!

Although the vegan options are slim (two starters and two mains options) my goodness they are delicious! We chose the crispy coconut bites for our starters and they were mouth-wateringly good. Perfect balance of textures and flavours. For our main we chose the rigatoni although I was tempted by the cashew cigars!

Pasta was top quality. Creamy and flavourful with lots of curious ingredients that worked well together. Red peppers, mushrooms, thyme, basil oil, crispy chickpeas in a cashew cream sauce. It almost shouldn’t work but absolutely did? We’ve since been cooking a variation of it at home!

Unfortunately no vegan dessert options which is a shame, although the other dishes are so filling we didn’t have room for one anyway!

Pros: Excellent food, Unbeatable views of the ocean, Friendly staff

Cons: They were short staffed due to covid, No vegan desserts

Beautiful view from the outdoor seating area. at On the Rocks in Torquay

Delicious creamy rigatoni with a refreshing basil oil and crispy chickpeas. We loved this so much we have been recreating it at home. at On the Rocks in Torquay

Crispy Coconut Bites: coconut rice arancini bites with flaked coconut, katsu sauce. Perfect starter! at On the Rocks in Torquay

A handful of vegan options on a mostly fish-based menu however each option was creative and delicious! at On the Rocks in Torquay

Avatar VeganAnnaS

VeganAnnaS

Points +2786

Vegan
04 Jan 2018

Could do better

Visited on an evening with a special menu so the vegan choices for the mains were limited to two types of linguini. Nice atmosphere but service was mixed - some of the staff were particularly helpful and welcoming, others dismissive. It is a restaurant rather than cafe so relatively pricey for what it is (£15 for a bowl of no terribly exciting pasta). Good location close to the seafront.

Pros: 3 vegan mains on the regular menu, Seafront location

Cons: Pricey, Service was mixed

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