Rock-It Bar

We used to come to this place regularly, ever since they changed the menu they took away all my go to dishes (poblano Cesar salad and cauliflower nachos)... also very upset that they are closing early. Most ppl go there after work to shop and grab a bite to eat and that too is gone. Please return the hours back to at least 8 pm, so that we can continue to come back to support the bar. This is our neighborhood's "Cheers"!!! With this said, the 1 star review is for the management and not for the staff that we absolutely love and enjoy seeing regularly. They are lovely and we've always been happy with them and the food they serve.

They changed the menu around, which kind of stinks. I like the old menu I felt like it had a fresher take on food in general. The fish tacos now are fried, and in my opinion overly fried.They have a lot of outdoor seating and it's very dog friendly, but I'm just not digging on the menu

I'm so disappointed the powers-that-be have decided to start closing the Rock-It Bar at 7:00pm. Rock-It Bar is a great place to have a meal and a drink at a reasonable price. It's a place where my friends and I like to meet to have a meal. Sadly, with "last call" for food at 6:00, this will no longer be a dining destination for us. I don't typically shop at Whole Foods, but on more than one occasion I've purchased groceries aftering dining at Rock-It. I guess there won't be anymore "impulse shopping" at WF for me. I really hope that whoever made this decision will reconsider.

This is one of our favorite spots to eat. Such a bummer they changed the menu we have frequented a lot less since then but we used to go two to three times a week. Hoping they change it back or add more of what they used to have on there.

WHAT'S UP ! Our first lunch visit here back in January was LIGHTS OUT fantastic. It was 1.30pm on a Saturday and the LUNCH MENU was on. On Saturday my wife and I had stuff to do around Laguna Hills...a number of stops before lunch. Our last stop was this Whole Foods Market but first we wanted another great lunch at the Rock-It Bar. LUNCH ! We walked in here around 12.45pm and picked up a copy of what we thought would be the lunch menu but it was the BRUNCH MENU Saturday & Sunday 9am-2pm ! The place was as dead as a cracker ! Now we do breakfast and we do lunch but we very seldom do brunch. IT GOT WORSE ! We asked the lovely cashier / server Stacey why it was just brunch and not really even brunch because we were looking at a BREAKFAST ONLY MENU. Stacey explained that when "CHEF" wasn't here on weekends it was brunch from 9am to 2pm. Normally "CHEF" prepares all the ingredients early in the morning for the normal lunch / dinner period that day when he is on. When he is not on then the lunch menu does not commence until 2pm. WHAT ! We've never eaten anywhere in the world in our entire lives where lunch starts at 2pm. Now I guess we should have nipped next door to the sandwich bar at this point.....but we didn't think of that. We picked the most unbreakfastlike item on the menu.....BREAKFAST BURRITO ( Flour tortilla, cage free eggs, cheddar cheese, bacon, pico de gallo, potatoes, tomatillo salsa w/ side of fruit ). Not ideal when we were hoping for a nice burger and fries. Stacey the cashier took it all in her stride...I mean she is pretty much running the whole show and has to explain to customers that the lunch menu doesn't commence til 2pm because "CHEF" is somewhere else. HOW BIZARRE ! Stacey brought us tall glasses of iced water and a few minutes later our 2 fat Breakfast Burritos and sides of fresh fruit. Don't get me wrong our breakfast burritos tasted fine but we had already enjoyed a lovely breakfast at home early that morning. LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH was what we needed and wanted. GET ANOTHER CHEF who can work weekends !NOTE - Of course with over 22 million views of my Yelp reviews and pics in 2022 I can tell you what is great !

BOOOOOOOOOOO!Really?? Are you guys trying to destroy your customer base?Crew members working in the Bar are GREAT! Management NOT SO GOOD!

I "love" the Customer Service generic response. Obviously they don't really care, and are not at all interested in customers. Rating is for Corporate, not the Rock It Bar!

Favorite local spot to meet my friends for dinner and a beverage. Unfortunately, the Whole Foods management has been slowly stripping away all of the things that I love about this place. They started by taking away brunch and my favorite steak caesar salad and now they're closing the restaurant at 6 PM and the bar at 6:30 PM. As a working woman it is really difficult to be here by 6 PM to have dinner and would generally eat dinner here 2 to 3 times a week. I absolutely adore the staff here at the rocket bar! It is unfortunate in a town with very few options to loose the Rocket Bar as a dinner and beverage place. I am seriously hoping this is a temporary problem that will be resolved!

One Star Because of MANAGEMENT and the new hours!It seems that management is making rash decisions about food and hours of Rockit Bar. This is not just a typical cafe located inside a Whole Foods. This is a gathering place for regulars who obviously patronize quite often. I've made a lot of great friendships at Rockit Bar over the years. I've reluctantly tolerated the removal of their amazing brunch, the hard liquor, the steak Caesar and other favorites from the menu. Now they are changing the evening closing hours??? What is going on? I was there last night and Stacy had to let at least 12 people (not regulars - we already knew) know that the bar has new hours, the kitchen closed at 6:00 pm, the bar closed at 7:00 pm (last call at 6:30 pm). The bar usually starts to fill up right around 5:00 pm and is bustling to the point at times that it's "too busy". People stay until closing, which was around 9:00 pm. We love it there!Management has also placed the heavy burden of communicating the new hours to the patrons that are not reading the signage sloppily set out by them. The news hasn't been very palatable and the staff has to take the brunt of the reactions from startled potential customers. If Management wants to be clueless about how "other stores" run their cafes, then they should be standing at the door or entry way letting the customers know that the kitchen has new hours and that the bar will close by 7:00 with last call at 6:30.All in all: Management needs to get a clue! Not all stores have these hours! Newport stays open a lot later. Make the Rockit Bar stay open until 9:00! Despite the negative reactions the staff has been receiving, Daria, Gary, Stacy and Rene have all been extremely professional and courteous to everyone. Their service has always been amazing and continues to be! Keep up the great work you all!MANAGEMENT! Please stop acting like you know what's going on at other stores and then implement these silly policies at the Laguna Niguel store. Come by around 6:00 pm and see how many people have to be turned away later because the kitchen is closed. Bring the original hours back.Thanks!

The only reason for one star is the recent decision to close at 7 pm with last call for food at 6 pm. The place and staff are more than amazing. The decision is so disappointing. The management really missed the beat on this. Disappointing for the community that loves Rock-it Bar. Hopefully the management will come to their senses and return to reasonable hours. Very disappointing.