Rookwood Bar and ‘Cue

Rookwood Bar and ‘Cue was the restaurant of choice for our large party on Saturday night. We booked in advance and they offered us the main menu or one of their large party options. The large party options offered a menu with three choices of starter and main or two different banquets with steaks, wings, Mac and cheese etc. We opted for the large party menu and as requested by the restaurant placed our orders in advance midweek.
Normally pre-​booking gives me a bit of a headache. I’m indecisive at the best of times when I’m out to eat so having to choose days in advance makes me worry that the notion would have worn off by then. I’d ordered corned beef hash croquettes for my starter and the rump steak with peppercorn sauce and beef dripping cooked chips. And luckily by the time Saturday night came I was really looking forward to having a delicious medium-​rare steak!
The restaurant is upstairs and is quite small, but they had changed the layout slightly to ensure that our group didn’t feel cramped in which was a nice touch. We had a drinks order taken (a very deep, fruity Zinfandel for myself) and then our starters were brought to us quickly after.
Three huge, golden brown potato croquettes with a side of crunchy red cabbage slaw were placed in front of me. Was this the starter?! The breadcrumb coating was crisp and coated a fluffy, tangy centre. There was a good balance of flavours, with some spring onion lifting the milder potato and corned beef flavours. In my head I was going to eat two and save room for my steak but they were delicious and I ate all three.
Our plates were cleared and the mains were brought out. I immediately regretted polishing off my starter as another huge plate of food faced me. My steak was a perfect medium rare but the peppercorn sauce was full of whole peppercorns and was a little bit too hot for my liking. The onion ring was encased in a light crisp batter but the onion was slightly undercooked. The chips on the other hand were unanimously decided upon as the highlight of everyone’s meal. Well seasoned, fluffy, a good bite to the outside and perfectly golden. Just delicious.
We were very well taken care of here and they gave us 20% off our first round of drinks in Bar Bodega downstairs too. A really lovely place, with wonderful food and attentive staff. If you’re looking for some proper steakhouse style food then Rookwood should be on your go to list.

Great food, great service.
Upon reading other reviews of this place I made it my business to drop by to try the sirloin steak. My wife tried the «big daddy» burger meal. The steak was done to perfection and tasted excellent. The big daddy meal couldn’t be finished by my wife bless her, but I gave her a hand and I must say the burgers were great and the beef dripped fries were addictive to say the least. The service was exactly what u would expect from a properly run establishment.
The restaurant was upstairs from the bar and had a kinda rock retro feel to it with music to match but with a really atmosphere.
This place is must for the lover of meat and a one stop shop for steak lovers. If you miss this place while in Liverpool you have missed out.

Rockwood is ideally placed, just off Bold Street and behind FACT. It is a specialist burger restaurant, serving delicious burgers with a twist. I had the special which was served with pulled pork, a mushroom and peppercorn sauce. My friends really enjoyed the Vegetarian option ‘The Green Angel’. The cocktails were on a Sunday to Thursday 2 for £10 offer… I can recommend the ‘Tommy Gun Margherita’. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. We had to wait a while to be served but it was busy!

Rookwood Liverpool is perhaps the best burger joint in the city. Having been here twice this month, I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing the both their pulled pork and ‘Bacon Bad’ burgers. Both of which have been excellent. Portion sizes are good, chips included. Drinks are reasonably priced — a meal for two including drinks is around £20.
All the food is locally sourced in Liverpool and the surrounding areas — you can see it being cooked on the barbecue if you sit upstairs. The décor is very modern and chill — a nice atmosphere for a meal with friends.
Also — you can get 20% off the bill for both food and drinks with an Independent Liverpool card, making a meal out that little bit better!