User reviews:

Posted by: Sarah on 16 Mar ' 13 at 10:10

After reading some previous reviews I was sceptical about dining here, however I had already bought a Groupon voucher for a fantastic sushi deal so I went anyway. My advise to everyone is to ignore the past comments and try it. I had a brilliant experience, with knowledgeable, polite and helpful staff. The sushi was Great and the Chef who hosted the sushi lesson provided me with valuable information into the history behind sushi and also how I can make my own. I will definitely return to this Restaurant!

Posted by: Heidi on 19 Oct ' 12 at 19:32

Food not good at all, especially for the price. Service slow. There are much better places in Dubai than this for a night out.

Posted by: James on 17 May ' 12 at 16:56

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I think the food is improved a lot it seems like a new chef has taken over the place the menu is changed , rock bottom was never a place for dinning but with new chef coming in the food quality is improved a lot we attended the sushi lesson and the chef knows wht he is talking about changed the way we thought about sushi, my friends had the sweet chili prawn salad and the duck and arugula salad the duck confit was the best I had in dubai try out the melting chocolate cake with ginger ice cream it's to die for never seen a melting chocolate cake so perfect and guess what it's free on the house from the chef overall we would definetly visit RBC tecom once again

Posted by: shams on 04 Mar ' 12 at 04:39

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As avid sushi fans, and recipients of the millions of group coupon offers in my inbox each morning, my wife and I opted for purchasing a 'deal' - an all you can eat sushi dinner for AED 56; valued at AED 140 at the Rock Bottom Cafe in TECOM. Given it was an all-you-ca-eat, we resisted the temptation to snack during the day, and headed out after making a reservation that evening. Upon arrival we were greeted by a hostess who could not find our name on the reservation list. We were asked to proceed 'upstairs' to the cafe where the reservation would likely be included on the 'master' list. An oversized bouncer showed us to the elevator and we were asked to stepped into an elevator furnished with dim blue lights. Memories of Dr. Who crept into our minds. We were shown a master reservation list and found our name. We were surprised to see that a typical bar would feature an all you can eat sushi menu. Our table was a small booth overlooking a dated bar, with tacky music, and disco lights. The place smelled of stale smoke, and we knew we were in for the worst sushi imaginable. The hostess collected our vouchers immediately, and showed us the 'all you can eat sushi menu' - a menu consisting of 6 choices - 4 of which had no fish in it. My wife and I stared into this 2-item menu with absolute horror. We called the manager on duty - a brit named James. We asked him what kind of restaurant advertises an all you can eat sushi deal with 2 items on the menu. He proceeded to explain that there was nothing he can do, and that we should try it. So we did. We received two orders of rolls, miso soup and one salad. We received the soup which was overly salty. We had one sip and asked the waitress to remove it from our table. The rolls arrived, and by this time, we were famished. There was no soy sauce, nor were there chopsticks. We requested these, and received them 5-minutes later. When we were finally ready to eat the maki we were utterly put off, but still wanted to give them a chance to redeem themselves. I took a bite, only to find fish bones in my sushi!! I've eated sushi at a LOT of places, but NEVER have I found massive fish bones in it. To top it off, the rice was not cooked properly, leaving me with a mouthful of crunchy rice. We ordered the bill, leaving the unfinished meal at our table - paid for the AED 20 green tea bag, and left. Worst experience ever.

Posted by: andrea g on 18 Jan ' 12 at 09:38

We have been to Rockbottom before, for a much needed beer after a hectic tuesday during the world cup games. The atmosphere was friendly, and the beers were cold. It seemed like it would be lively after 11pm. However we received a groupon coupon and went to the establishment for dinner last night. I ordered the "mushroom and cheese burger" without mushrooms (just wanted a cheeseburger) and hubby ordered the blue cheese and strawberry spinach salad, as well as some chicken wings.
1- his salad was either unwashed or fell on the floor and was scooped back into the bowl. there was sand or something all over it. and for the first 10 minutes he was wondering if it was a seasoning in the salad dressing. Then the chicken wings came out and they were basically like "frog legs" as he affectionately called them. no meat on them at all. he asked for spicy. i clarified "not wimpy american spicy, but breathing fire indian level of spicy" and a newborn baby could handle the spice level of the wings, but the wing sauce wasn't bad.

After taking my burger order it took me a few minutes to realize he never asked me how i wanted it cooked. When we finally spotted the waiter to tell him i wanted it cooked medium/medium well he said he put the order through as well done and it was already done cooking. He offered to make another burger, but i have worked in restaurants before where the chef/cook gets angry that a patron does not like his food and does deplorable things to it. So i decided to eat it anyway. plus im pregnant and should only eat well-done due to bacteria risk but whatever. i saw it as a sign to eat it well done form this place. I opened the bun to adjust the "fixins" to my liking and got a whiff of something god awful. It smelt like my dog's breath. Granted my sense of smell is heightened due to pregnancy but it did not smell like a burger. It smelt like they cooked it on a grill that hasn't been cleaned for ages. Bleh. I also asked for pickles on the side so i can stack some pickled cucumber on my burger. (when its placed on the burger i find the pickle juice gets all over the bun and soaks it. gross.)
he said sure no problem

brings out the food without the pickles. says "they will be here in a minute"

10 minutes later a bus boy brings me a bowl of shredded cabbage and says its the side salad for my dinner. i said " i asked for pickles can you please bring them"

10 minutes later still no pickles.

FINALLY the waiter brings them and half of my dinner is now gone as it was an eat now or eat cold.

THEN THE TIP OF THE ICEBERg -hubby ordered a plate of nachos. i think he felt like HE was the pregnant one lol. it literally seemed that they took a bag of Amigo tortilla chips, added them to the deep fryer, and brought them to our table with shredded cheese and some ground beef on top. Thats it. #1 - greasiest chips i have ever seen in my entire life. #2 - just meat and cheese on chips. No salsa, no jalapenos, no olives, no onions, no tomatoes, just meat and cheese. for 40 dhs. Ridiculous.

This place is great for a beer, has a great lively bar atmosphere, but do not order food unless its typical bar food only. aka something deep fried or a quesadilla.