The Rockwood pub in Aylesbury Vale

Still the ... Best pub in town 👍🏻

Atmos would be good, but we were there on a quiet afternoon.

I had lunch here and a pint on a quiet Thursday. The food was good and very reasonably priced. A sandwich , fries and a pint cost be £13 Pleasant beer garden out the back. Friendly staff.

One of the nicest pubs in Aylesbury with friendly staff and a courtyard at the rear. Well worth a visit.

Lovely central pub with good food. The lady at the bar who served us was incredibly kind and attentive. She made sure we had everything we needed and provided excellent service with a smile.

My band The Atomic Prune played here and would love to be back

Sat on a bench with my brother, it was only suitable for 1 and a half people.

Lunch with bestie, excellent as usual. We both had the gammon, egg and chips, delicious 😋 Several visits later and the food is still delicious. This time there was a group of us who all enjoyed sitting out in the courtyard garden with our food. Every time we go to the Rockwood the food is great, today was as good as usual.

Excellent all round and very reasonable this was our second visit and will be our regular when in town.

Great local pub with a good selection of beer and a menu of good food.

Impromptu lunch which turned out to be a lucky find Ordered a fish finger sandwich which was excellent and a fair price Definitely recommend and will be back Also a dog friendly bar

Good vibe here great when there's live music

Pretty average all around. Food was edible.

Best pub I aylesbury now ..selection of ales normally available..relaxing pub to chill out

Lovely food, good variety. great service, friendly atmosphere, all round great place to eat and enjoy food and a pint or relax with a coffee or tea. Great entertainment.

blonde woman who works there was very rude

Amazing friendly staff! Host fantastic live music and dj nights!!! Best pub quiz ever!!!

Best bar in Aylesbury, owners are fantastic and the staff are super friendly. Always a great selection on the music as well 👌

Lively friendly pub good selection of drinks

A cosy, friendly pub in the heart of Aylesbury

Nice place warm and very energetic 🔥🔥

Was there on Halloween weekend, decorated out for the event. Staff very welcoming, great atmosphere, mixed generations in venue.

Great burgers and decent beers. Really recommended.

This is one of my preferred venues to head out into town with my partner. There's a great selection of drinks and we are often lucky enough to find live music being performed.

Pleasant pub. Helpful staff. A bit expensive but probably worth it.

Great little pub, look out for some top bands, as this place is doing its best to keep live music going. Great night out.

Some of the best bar staff I have encountered. I’ve visited this pub a few times and always made to feel welcome. They treat all customers as valued guests and good prices! One of the friendliest pubs on Bucks!

Very nice pub, good vegan food and great service. There's nice extras like a cupboard full of games to play with and blankets you can use, in the garden, if you get cold. The staff couldn't be more helpful, nice and cheerful. I dont normally feel very relaxed in new pubs but i loved it in here and could have stayed all day. It has a really nice, laid-back and relaxed atmosphere.

Occasionally call in here with friends. Nice pub, food looks great and a very popular venue however their real ale to me is often undrinkable.

A very charming, very old pub with excellent food and service. We were welcomed by the barman, who was very friendly and cordial. I asked about their ciders and was promptly given samples of the two on tap. Both were nice, but I preferred the Rosie's Pig rhubarb. We both had the vegan lentil burger with chunky fries and side salad. Unlike most pubs we've visited, these seemed to be homemade on location rather than a frozen commercial patty, and they were quite good, as were the chips. The place was quiet while we were there, and offers several distinct seating areas, including a secluded courtyard, tables outside in front, and several different areas with both high and low tables inside. Adding to the homey touches provided by the photos and paintings of the area at various times in history were a box of games to play while you were there and a box of neatly-folded blankets with a sign encouraging you to borrow one if you were cold. I found this a particularly nice touch. There is also at least one fireplace with a supply of logs. Toilets were very clean, as was the rest of the pub. Very much enjoyed the time we spent there. Recommended!

Warm & friendly staff and owners. Pleasant atmosphere and a great place for a decent poor at a good price. Great value for money.

Great traditional pub in the centre of Aylesbury

Love the rock wood great place to chill out

Great pint, if not slightly expensive

Good service and atmosphere was good but still looks like it did ove 20 years ago.

Fantastic! After several attempts to find a dog friendly place , we came across this place ... What a lovely welcome and service, great chips and choice of music ... We will be back for a pint later 😘

2 of us had lunch here on a Saturday. Good atmosphere, friendly staff and the food was good.

I have changed my review. A few years back now I gave this pub 2 stars because of my experience there, BUT I went there last night and now I will give it 4 stars. I really liked it in there now, it could be different management I'm not sure. A good selection of beer and the bar staff are very friendly (one of them was very beautiful ssshhh) anyway I will definitely go back.

The staff are super friendly and the beer selection is good.

Best pint in Aylesbury. Friendly staff, good food and good booze!

Beautiful, lovely pub, staff friendly & welcoming. Dog friendly which was a win win for us

Popped in yesterday for lunch (30th May) on a nostalgic trip to the town of my birth 73 years ago..Delightful service from the two girls on duty, food was superb and great value..Oh yeah, good playlist too 😉 Highly recomend

Very accommodating staff and the food and bevs are always of a good standard, nice and cozy building!!

Nice place in the heart of the town to enjoy your drinks and company. Your friends would love and excellent service is great.

Good beer, friendly, efficient staff and a nice, dog-friendly atmosphere. Really pleased we went there.

Good old fashioned pub with a great atmosphere and well kept beers

Best and our favourite pub in Aylesbury. Buckinghamshire! Good selection of drinks, food too, super friendly staff, cosy, and excellent selection of crisps!

Dropped in on a spontaneous visit expecting to be left eating a salad (!!) Only to find they have a separate GF fryer and GF options to choose from! Staff were great and very reassuring when i explained i was Coeliac, even though there was some initial confusing with veganism. Food was delicious and no issues afterwards (always a relief when dining somewhere without all the prep work beforehand). Thanks for a great find but shame the pub isn't on the Coeliac UK App for us to find. Will definitely visit again.

Love this pub, great beers, lagers and ciders at reasonable prices combined with a no nonsense bar meals menu. Hes you can save a few pence in a spoons but this place is way better, great staff, friendly clientele. Many organised events lik open mikle nights and quiz nights and they show the 6 Nations Rugby - Go along and enjoy!

Warm welcome from the bar on entering the pub. Offered dog biscuits for the spaniels and a water bowl for the table. Brilliant service. Food was very nice hot and fresh especially the gammon. Nice presentation. Defiantly worth using the pub. 10/10.

Went for the first time for a drink and lunch with a friend. Really relaxed atmosphere, tasty food, excellent value and service. They don’t scrimp on the portions and the burger was delicious. You could tell food was freshly prepared and I like the fact that they use local produce when they can.

Quite outstanding 3 for £12 menu snacks.. excellent value and Elise behind the bar, and everywhere else too, was bright and bubbly.....

Was kicked out by a jumped up little security guard because I let him go pass me and he said I was drunk and kicked me out after just getting beein served at the bar really bad security staff had 2 drinks don't go to this pub if you are going to be treated this badly for trying to do the right thing and let the security guard go past you will never go to this pub again bar staff was amazing but the security is shocking the bad

Trying to find a table for the England football game, we called ahead but they were fully booked. We unexpectedly received a phone call back from the pub when they had a cancellation - tick number one! The pub staff were all so friendly and attentive - tick number two!! The pub is clean and well decorated, and the atmosphere in general, very much helped by the lovely working team was brilliant. Some many ticks!!! Not in Aylesbury much, but know where we’ll be going from now on when we are. Great pub, great people.

Our first time out in the sun for lunch since lockdown so it was nice to this pub had out door seating. Have been here before and always been great, a nice friendly little pub with really good food and friendly staff giving lovely service… very nicely placed in the centre of aylesbury.

1st visit since 10pm curfew and masks table service etc..the team handled it superbly and enforced it when some peeps decided they were above the law so it helps all to feel comfortable. Great food, we ordered small dishes to share, sooo tasty. Fishcakes particularly gorgeous. Always love a visit to the Rockwood. Its a little gem, lovely decor, friendly staff.. Too cold to go outside but the garden is cute

Popped in for drinks only around midday on a Saturday. It had just opened so quiet. nice looking old pub overlooking Kingsbury (Square). Internally sympathetically modernised, retaining the beams, grey painted. Very nice and spotlessly clean. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

Visited this pub with my partner and friends. Lovely pub and much improved. Very cosy and busy. Great atmosphere and will definitely be visiting again. Drinks reasonably priced and pleasant bar staff.

Superb venue for meeting friends, work colleagues and family. Your hosts Dan and Emily and their staff go that extra mile to look after you. The food is all made on the premises and has many of their own twists to tantalise your taste buds.  There is a fine array of good quality real ale, trendy lagers and an excellent range of gin and special mixes. Give it a try, it's not the public house it used to be. It's trendy, well managed, super decor and it even has live local bands playing occasionally at weekends. Quiz night Wednesday's and then there is England rugby. Easily, the best and well managed venue in Aylesbury. You won't be disappointed. 

Situated in old Aylesbury, overlooking the square. Lovely atmosphere with pleasant contemporary decor but still with a cosy traditional pub feel, especially with the open fire. A great range on the menu and all served very promptly and well presented. It was good to have coffee served in nice ceramic cups and a cafetiere instead of something out of a machine. Staff were friendly, though it was quiet whilst we were there. Should we be in Aylesbury again, it would definitely be first choice for lunch again. Everything was clean and the toilets were also attractively decorated.

I visited Aylesbury with friends and we did a bit of a pub crawl on the Saturday night. Definitely the best pub we went in. A much nicer look than other pubs we came across and the atmosphere was spot on. Ended up not going to look for another pub after finding here. Will definitely visit again when next in the area.

Thoroughly enjoyed visiting this pub with friends. Staff were polite, helpful and gave a bit of good banter! Definitely be visiting again when next in the area

Great veggie food at a good price served with good culinary knowledge and a smile from the wonderful staff. If back in Aylesbury would be back.

£18 for two double spirits (one gin and one vodka) with lemonade. Shocking. Atmosphere was non-existent, staff were unenthusiastic. No wonder the place was empty at 10pm on a Saturday night. Won't be back again.

Almost walked past, thinking it was a craft beer place offering lots of beers in bottles.How wrong could I be.Fantastically kept Real Ales (hubby has had quite a few bad Doombar pints in London over the last few days.... as the youngsters have no idea how to keep Real Ales).So this place was a dream.There is also Fosters, Amstel, Guinness and various Ciders.Free Wi-fi.Pub food is also available.The pub is spotlessly clean.... no sticking to tables here. Plus the toiletries were the best pub loos I’ve visited in a very long while for cleanliness.The staff were really friendly and informative of the selection on beers. Which is a rarity.As we often get a shrug with I dunno answer. BUT NOT HERE.I cannot find a single negative to say, except I wish we lived closer, so we could visit frequently, as 100 miles is a little too far.However, we will be back.

I have good memories of this pub. Having said that, my first memory from the 1970's, was this pub being full of market traders and members of the Irish community, that all liked to sort their disagreements in a physical way which made me wary of ever entering the building. As my teenage years arrived, I had many happy time frequenting this pub. In my sensible adult years, I have returned several times to listen to the many talented musicians that seem to live in the area. My most recent visit was a lovely memory of my past. For a Saturday night, it was quiet but I'd recommend the Rockwood as a piece of Aylesbury history, especially now, as other happy memories are; The Derby Arms = a block of flats; The Saracen's Head = a New Testament Church of God venue; The Dark Lantern = a noise box of a club!

I visited the pub with my family after being recommended. I loved the interior and the care and attention that had clearly been put in. The staff were attentive and the food was lovely. Will definitely be telling my friends to go!

Really lovely warm atmosphere, had food and wine and it was all very good. Would highly recommend It’s in a little corner of the town center. There’s a lovely seating area at the back too near

Popped in here early ye3sterday evening before the Theatre. We were the only customers!! Nice cold Carlsberg!!

As I said... Matt the landlord makes the best Bloody Mary I’ve had in a long time.. made my hangover bare-able

Decided to visit here for Sunday lunch, disappointing overpriced and a very tasteless lunch. Wouldn’t recommend this venue for a Sunday lunch

Now there is a place in Aylesbury to have a Sunday roast!! And a fabulous one at that. The beef just melted, the veg cooked to perfection and the potatoes......wow. just as a roast potato should be, crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle. 100% perfect and the staff couldn't have been friendlier and more helpful. Thank you Rockwood.

Great pub with traditional character, good selection of beer and ciders and a good all round pub, worth a visit

Have had lunch here quite a few times and have never been disappointed with the quality. Good size portions. I had ham, eggs and chips which was tasty and well cooked. The staff are friendly and the pub has a really nice cosy feel.

Checked out The Rockwood today with the wife & baby girl. Wasn't there long but left with a great impression. The pub is small but so warm and inviting. The staff were really friendly and the atmosphere was great. Will definitely be going back 👍

Popped in for some lunch with some friends, Was told a 10 minute wait ended up being 40 minutes. Food was average pub food nothing fancy and the portion size was average. Pricey as well.

A proper pub in the heart of Aylesbury. The staff are friendly and it is generally a laid back place. A gorgeous resident cat called Cosmo is the icing on the cake.

Have never had food but often is on our route for a drink around town - nice atmosphere and staff always nice.

Es raro estos días para encontrar un agradable pub independiente con buena comida y bebidas en la ciudad pero la Rockwood es una gran excepción.

Visité hace unas pocas semanas y la comida era estándar y el servicio al cliente era bueno. Es una lástima que no tenía queso en mi jamón (jamón, huevos y patatas fritas) y que mi baguette asociados habían sido calentados. Agradable pub, aunque con un...

Pub estupendo con un buen ambiente., cervezas están bien, pero la comida es buena y buenos precios. Este pub tiene una pequeña zona para sentarse al aire libre fuera de la parte trasera.

Unwelcoming! Food wasn't avaliable even at 4pm considering it says served all day and drinks are over priced. ..

Eaten here a few times and the burgers are highly recommended. Friendly bar staff and welcoming atmosphere.

Recently visited here, we were the second group in the pub, we ordered straight away, it did begin to get busy, but it took them an hour to serve two baguettes and a sandwich. When it finally arrived, the sandwich for my 4 year old daughter had mould on the crust, my wife took it back and showed them and said we had waited an hour for food, the landlord responded with 'can't you see we're busy' not a great reason for serving mouldy food. He was aggressive and said 'so what do you want me to do' when she said isn't that obvious, he threw the sandwich in the bin, threw a refund on the bar and then made no attempt to offer us another sandwich. I ended up sharing my lunch with my daughter, before leaving. Not a family friendly pub!

We took he children for a trip to the Roald Dahl Museum. Out the back gates of the museum gardens is this pub. We popped in for lunch and although the pub was quiet were pleasantly surprised by the staff friendliness, service and quality of food.The pub does a sandwich, soup and drink for £5. This can save you up to £5 on the combined cost of those items. My wife and I had this - her cheese and tomato and I had Brie and bacon.Really fresh, piping hot food arrived including a jacket potato for my 10 year old and sides of bread (doorsteps!) and chips (huge portion) of a gorgeous crunchy fluffy variety.Perfect for a family lunch.

Great place, very friendly people, relatively small but nice outdoor place. Havent really eaten here but from the atmosphere I could really see why the locals value this place!

Not eaten here yet but have been in for drinks several times - the food being served looks great and seems good value from the menuReal Ale and choice of larger make this a favorite

This place is a great little pub, served up a fantastic burger, average pricing, friendly staff and a nice little courtyard area in the back where you can lunch under large umbrellas and heaters.

I have eaten here at lunchtimes with friends over the last six months and the Rockwood has consistently delivered on their tasty lunchtime fare. This traditional 16th century pub offers good wholesome food, freshly cooked and served with smile. A broad menu choice of the sort of things you would generally expect, but a class above your standard Weatherspoons/Slug & lettuce offerings.Prices and portion sizes are good value for money and our meals have always been delivered to our table in timely manner.On a sunny day they have seating both outside next to the fountain in Kingsbury Square, or if you prefer somewhere more secluded, then the enclosed beer garden at the back of the establishment is a peaceful area to relax in away from the hustle and bustle, surrounded by the period buildings of old Aylesbury.I have visited in evenings as well and there has always been a great atmosphere, sporting a good selection of beers and offering something a little different and much more friendly than your standard night out.

This pub in Kingsbury Aylesbury has an old fashioned feel about it, but has also manage to blend modern aspects very well. The food we ordered arrived fairly promptly was cooked how we asked and was really very good. The staff were very friendly and knowledgable. There are other cheaper places to eat and drink in Kingsbury but they certainly lack the pleasant atmosphere of this place. There is also a courtyard at the rear of the building where customers can smoke that is a nice litle sun-trap particularly in the summer. The pub is also within a 2 or 3 minute walk from the County Museum (Roald Dahl centre) and St mary's church. all in all well worth paying a visit.

This pub (one of the few left in the country, I assume from expereince) actually serves real, freshly cooked food (that is really quite delicious) and is certainly worth visiting, if pub grub is your liking. One thing to note, however is (unlike the previous reviewer) I did not find the atmosphere particularly stunning. While it is certainly better than your usual Yates's or Whetherspoon's, I found parts of the decor (particularly the fireplaces) to be rather tacky, but don't let that distract you from the good food on offer.

Great food & service at this old, character filled pub.