Reviews of Rock-Cola 50's Cafe (Coffee Shop)

Marian Martin

This is a small (and I mean small) 50's decorated diner with yummy diner food. It's a simple straight forward space with no frills. There are a handful of booth tables and counter seating if you want a full view of the cooking line right where the action happens. Every time I've been here the joint has been jumping and I know why it's YUMMY!

Pam Cartwright

Fantastic food and large portions.

Peggy Conrad-Bailey

Be prepared to step back in time, not manufactured to look like you are back in time either. This little place has barely changed since the 50's, it's just adorable. Good solid diner food.

Steven Sexton

Went here for lunch and it was really good! The restaurant has a nice 50s theme but could use a little bit of a good cleaning. The service was really friendly and the food was very good! The grilled tenderloin was huge! We will definitely be back again.

Michele Hawker

I am addicted to this place. The Hawg Dog platter is phenomenal. The cho-cola is sensational. Very friendly staff. The owner is a hell of a nice guy. You need to try it.

Monique Streets

Delicious Pancakes! Tastes like French Toast.. crisp and everything. Great Burgers and fries.

Melissa A. Weidenbach

I stopped in by chance with my fiance after looking up diners near me.... it was cute, cozy, eccentric, both owners were there, friendly more than happy to chat up about the history of the place and even told us about the famous choc cola. amazing good morning breakfast best bacon I've eaten from a restaurant...ever.

Shelley

What a cool place... GREAT food, courteous, friendly employees... you have to try it!

Pamela Staten

It's my sister and I favorite place Sentimental

vanessa simpson

This place is awesome! We ate here last night before going to the Speedrome. The tenderloin was awesome and very big. My husband got the mushroom swiss burger, he said it was the best hes ever ate. Our daughter got the grilled cheese, she ate it all. If you knew her that means alot lol. This is the place to go. The service was great, very welcoming & wasnt very expensive!

Patsy Perry

Great food and staff!

Sherri Hess

Very nice

J Thomas Wade

Somewhat of a Hidden Gem. Great food and reasonable prices.

Roberta Graves

Good food fast service

Andrea Dayharsh

So much fun!

Smooth Gibson

Food, price and service are very good.

Kendall Erickson

Great shakes! Great date place too.

Melissa Mohler

Great food, great service, great atmosphere!

Donna Wiseman

Been a long time since we'd ate here but with the special going on for Devour Indy, decided it was a good time to stop in. Service was fast (we were doing take-out due to prior commitment). Were greeted by a friendly gal as we walked in-something you don't often see. Food was good - will have to come back again. Would highly recommend!

Mark Robertson

Such a unique place.

Tim Apple

Great food, haven't ordered a thing that I haven't loved from their menu. Fast friendly, and professional service as well.

Jennifer Emerson

Adorable diner! GET THE HAWG DOG!!!

Melissa Paulson

Awesome place food and people

Phillip Thompson

It was great the food was very good as usual and the staff was friendly

MARK FLEMING

Really good food and pleasant service. Enjoyed all the nostalgic photos displayed throughout the diner.

Bret Furgason

Great food. Nice people. Fun atmosphere

Morris Windhorst

I love this place. It is a step back in time. It is fun, if you know how to enjoy life.

Todd Frederick

Definitely a great place and some Of the best food in town if you've never been here you need to go From 1 to 10 I give it 11

Jeremy Beamer

Great little cafe. Servers know us when we come in. Foods always great. Love venturing there on the weekend.

Jason Petersen

This little diner has an incredible menu, great service and is by far the best little restaurant on the east side of Indianapolis! The food was amazing! This is the kind of place where you keep going back to try everything on the menu!

Alyson Gurganus

Yummy comfort food. Best hash browns in town. Fantastic grilled tenderloin. Everything I've had has been great!

Donald Webb

Great place, awesome food. Good people. Try the pork chop sandwich it is awesome.

Ben Griner

The food was good, but the service was unfortunately some of the worst I have ever experienced.

Xan Lawrence

Amazing food and great service! Can't wait for my next visit!

FoxCat 317

Not a bad spot at all. Very cool ambiance with a super friendly staff. The food is your basic diner fare but it's really tasty. They also have choc-cola....nuff said.

Annette Cornell

This is exactly what you'd expect from a nostalgic, vintage joint and more. From the decor to the menu, you're sure to fall in love with Rock-Cola! I love that they sell Choc-Cola... I'd never even heard of it before; but now I know it's a bit of a rarity! Perhaps you should try some if you stop in. We tried the seasoned onion rings (we were just tourists looking for a snack). They were phenomenal.

Dark sonic The HEGHOG OF DARK CHAOS

Really good food!! Chocola Rulez!!

Sierra Mcclellen

Very friendly and I let them pick and make something up off the menu for my family. They had fun and the family loved it

Pamela Moore

Love it and very good food

Isaac Martinez

Pretty cool place.breakfast in the afternoon rocks!

Rachelle Hershberger

Amazing we love it! Best burgers !

Fred Bishop

Good food! Fun place! A little small & needs some fixing up

Nick R

Good food, great prices and value for your money.

Connor Terhaar

i was just there and the food there is great and filling!

Chad AKERS

Best food in town excellent service friendly atmosphere

Detroit Spencer

Food is delicious. Service is Great. I recommend Everyone to stop in.

Amanda SB

It's a quaint spot surrounded by almost nothing spectacular. The service was great and the food was awesome - get their steak freak (they hand cut them). I also had never had choc-ola but I think I'm a fan.

Kathleen Richard

Nice , homey little restaurant with a good selection. Joined in the conversation with another customer and a staff member. Loved it!

Jeff Miller

It was a hole in the wall diner. Not bad, not great. We are there for breakfast and the place was busy. We had the breakfast buffet and while the food was good I am not sure it was worth the ten dollars per person. Now if you have a big appetite, the buffet would be bwtter

Marjorie Snow

Everything was delicious and everyone was very friendly. Price were really reasonable. Definitely will go back.

Callie Kennington

I was really excited to try this place, but was pretty disappointed. I was drawn to it because of the theme and atmosphere I've seen in pictures, but it didn't live up to expectations. It was pretty dirty and could use a good cleaning, but on top of that the food was super bland and not very good. The customer service wasn't great either.

scott parrott

The place is filthy, the roof was leaking 2 feet away from me on the counter. The food is bland and VERY over priced. What a dump !!

Pat Montgomery

Very nice, old school, 60s style

Billy Isaac

Great food & service!

Eddie Smith

A small fifties themed diner. The food was mediocre at best. Their signature Rock-Cola milk drink taste like an ensure. And the service leaves a lot to be desired. The building could also benefit from some refreshing. Don't waste your time. Go somewhere else.

Bret Cooper

Great food, great staff and the original choc-cola by the gallon! There's nothing better.

Sheryl McDowell

Great Food Great atmosphere Awesome Employees

James Gibbons

Greg is simply the best. Best diner food in Indy. Period

Don Cranfill

Great food ( try the pork chop sandwich) and the home of Choc-ola!

Rich Bird

Good food and quick service! It's not a big place, but worth going to for a quick bite.

Annie Wilson

Love this place good food

christianna herb

My family and I love the historic and unique environment. The ruebens are delicious! We haven't ordered anything we did not like. The staff are always friendly and make you feel right at home.

Kara Lee

Always the best food and service!

Mark Wells

Wow, the food is great, portions are huge, and the staff are very friendly. Great place to eat and take in all of the memorabilia.

Patrick Sauers

Mold on biscuit. Nothing on buffet. And what was on buffet was cold

Frank Greene

I love going there every morning and having coffee. Have met a lot of very nice people. Really enjoy Jill Brenda And Danny. I feel as if I have known them all my life.

Tessa Bolt

We took two young toddlers in here and were given awful looks by the regulars. Seems to be a regular crowd in here. The eggs I ordered were not real and I honestly don't understand why anyone would try to pass off egg replacement as the real thing. Kids enjoyed their hot dog. You have to use at least real ingredients if you want to be successful. You cannot use imitation products.

Scot Slater

Excellent place, good food, great service

Vicki Schrader

Food was delicious and staff very friendly and provided excellent service.

debra throckmorton

Dan and Greg are the best!

Garry

Friendly place, great service & good food

Gretchen Muri

Great food and service! Definitely recommend stopping for philly and the tenderloin sandwich

Paul Berebitsky

Friendly service. Mushroom and Swiss burger very tasty. Fries okay.

Hoz Holla

Had a great cheeseburger and onion rings with a tea for lunch. Friendly service. Reminds me of my high school days.

Susan New

Great daily specials and fresh Choc-ola!

Catherine Holland

Cute interesting place to grab a bite. Heard the breakfast is awesome. I got a grilled cheese and choc-ola.

t rich

GRREAT food! Good service!

Seth Halton

Hand made burgers, 2012 best sandwich from Super bowl 46. Yeah this place is great don't let the size of the building fool you. The cook has skills.

donald jaggers

The 3 women who work here as waitresses and cooks are AMAZING. They are so patient and the Food dear God was amazing. My wife bought the steak and eggs and was cooked perfect medium and was very tender. Their burgers are to kill for. A very enjoyable place with 50's era vibe.

Timothy Wells

This is a small diner with the best food ever. Very big portions and the prices are low. The Saturday buffet was small but very filling. And the best thing was the bacon and french toast. It was great having bacon cooked perfectly and long. The decor was great too,took me back in time to a different era.

Erikaa Feinberg

This place is the sweetest little diner. Very small but it adds to the coziness. The food is great, Americans classics done well. The best thing we've had so far is the blueberry thrill. Fresh vanilla bean ice cream over blueberry bread pudding with some sort of yellow heavenly sauce and whipped cream. Definitely worth a try!

Bill Roth

Always freshly prepared, classic Indiana fare, cooked to perfection! Both the grilled and fried tenderloin sandwiches are outstanding.

J J Pearson

Just love it. You can tell the owner (the cook) loves his little place. We had a "new girl" server and she seemed like she had worked there for years. Effortlessly explained & suggested a couple of menu items that we got & loved. Really just loved the whole "feel" of the place. Can't wait to go back

Chantel Durivage

Small and cozy place. Food was good Service was great!

Benjamin vinard

Awesome food kinda hot inside on a hot day but worth it

Zackery Ryan

Went here for the first time today. Ordered french toast, double bacon, and orange juice. Tasted great, awesome service, fair prices. We’ll be back.

KENNY RANKIN

Great place to eat or take out friendly staff fresh food straight off the grill my friday spot always

lemonshakeup !

Feels like Happy Days! Great team of people! Big portions, good prices...Choc-cola YUM! Chicken Salad, burger, SHAKES!, pancakes as big as your plate! Just all around cute, fun and love when you walk in!

Erin Wigger

This place is a great locals dive!!! Go in!! If there isnt room, they will figure it out! Food is so yummy!! Burgers delicous, Rubens amazing, and the hot dogs are toddler worthy!!!

Alanis mckenzie

Today was my first day coming to this little diner off the road. I was recommended by a family memeber. I’m proud to say that this will be a stop every time we come back this way. You know it’s good food when you gotta sit back and let your gut rest against the table.

Sarah Turner

The service is always great when I go to rock Cola. And they have the best Reuben in Indianapolis

Douglas Lantz

One of the best secret breakfast spots in the entire indy metro

Harley Dee

It was busy and they where very quick! Its always fun watching the cook make your food!

Sarah Collins

Not even 5 minutes off the highway and TOTALLY worth it. The food was amazing and the prices were very reasonable. Great vibes overall !!

Crickett Robertson

Love this place. Great atmosphere but only ok prices

Angela Hughes

Guilty breakfast buffet pleasure! Great staff!

Mary Gehret

Food was good service was not. Took a long time to get food and the bill

Kevin Teschendorf

They are awesome people and you get your money's worth. Is great food.

Little Lee

Food was perfect. Staff was delightful

Paulie Leicester

Reasonable prices. Food hot and fresh.

Jeffrey Patton

It was Great service. The Philly cheese steak sandwich was awesome! Cool little place I love choc-ola! I hope they come back out with it in cans and bottles!

William Mason

This place was a one and done for us. Slow, poor service, mediocre food at best, and not very clean. Looks way better in the pictures. Great concept, though poorly executed. No need to return. Try for yourself though, others seem to like it.

Buffie Mead

LOVE THIS PLACE

Mindy Lou

Great food, Great Staff, nice atmosphere. Interesting cafe. Lots of memorabilia from the 50' & 60's. Prices very affordable! Will definitely be going back often to try lots more food on their menu. Highly recommend!

Dana Littlejohn

Great place! Large portions, cooked to order, always good and friendly service.

Elaine Schaler

An amazing place to eat. The people are very friendly and have great service. Can't say enough about the food. Absolutely delicious. Most definitely will be going back!

Sam Westlund

It's really good food. You get a lot for your money. And prices are very reasonable. The service was wonderland the staff is very friendly. I would recommend going if you love homey food.

cheri jackson

This little diner has an incredible menu, great service and is by far the best little restaurant on the east side of Indianapolis! The food was amazing! This is the kind of place where you keep going back to try everything on the menu!

Momma Whit

First visit because we happened to be on that side of town. Everyone was friendly and the food was hot and fresh. Loved it...forgot my Choc-cola tho

Dawn Trees

Fun atmosphere, phenomenal food at reasonable prices

Katherine Zahid

Just ate here for the first time and we definitely be back soon! The atmosphere welcoming and old fashioned, something you just don't find these days! The food was great and so are the milk shakes! Looking forward to bringing out of town family members here to experience the fun decor, great food, great service!

terry austin

Best grilled tenderloin in town

Mallory Stanley

Always great food and friendly staff!

P Metzler

I haven't been there in a long time but still have been a customer for many years... It has had high standards to be expected to be what they have built their reputation on... They are the same owners... So I feel like they should still be a great place to go.

Charity Joy Fazel

This was our first visit. We had dinner and the food was excellent! The wait time wasnt long..service was friendly and the price was fair. We'll be back! And p.s. dont let the outside fool you..we were sceptical at first but were gladly suprised from the time we hit the door. Highly recommend☺

Chris Simpson

First time here as it came highly recommended. I had the delicious fried pork fritter and my cousin had the grilled tenderloin. And it is hand beaten and amazing!!! I live in Florida but will return here for this tenderloin on my next visit to indy. Great service. Great people. Great feel. Was concerned with the size of the place, but once you realize you become family on your first trip , you don't mind being close together. This is a Indiana home town feel, and you can't buy that kinda atmosphere

Olivia Conner

We loved our first experience at this cute, little diner. Their burgers and fried mushrooms are so good, and the blueberry thrill dessert is incredibly delicious! We also really enjoyed looking at all of the historic memorabilia on the walls and ceiling. We will definitely visit this place again!

cringboi90

Wonderful staff and delicious food. Would recommend the pancakes and waffles. They are the best we've ever had. Ever.

Robert Essex

The food was delicious but the service was just ok.

candace watts

Good food but the restaurant smelled like cat urine

Maria Galle

Great food and atmosphere!

Frank Lovejoy

Great food and good atmosphere. Staff is super friendly.

Michael Metcalf

Love this place. Great all you can eat weekend breakfast

Eloise Moore

Rock-cola is very good to go to for really good food. Everyone working there are very nice and the service is excellent. It is a really relaxing place to go eat and relax. Try it, you will like having your meals there.

Sarah

This place is a definitive "greasy spoon joint", but the food is out of this world. The gigantic hamburger and chocolate malt are my guilty pleasures there. The decor is fun and lively, and the same can be said about the staff. My family has always been welcomed and taken care of from the minute we step in to the moment we drag our stuffed selves out.

Biz Acc

This is a fifties diner themed restaurant. They own the rights to a drink called chocola. This drink is similar to chocolate milk. The food is of low quality and there are no healthy options. The concept is great, the execution is poor.

Maddie Dance

I went here for a laid back breakfast bar & some biscuits and gravy. I couldn’t get a word in with my waitress, as she was on the phone and ignored us the whole time. There were 3 staff members there, all as rude as the one before. You could barely get to the breakfast bar because there was seating right in front of it. The breakfast bar was also empty and their reasoning was “it’s 10:30 and our breakfast bar ends at 11 so you get what you get.” The gravy for the biscuits was made from a premade McCormick package. It was hands down the worst biscuits and gravy I’ve EVER had. This restaurant failed on every level. From execution in service to the actual quality of the food. I love hole in the wall restaurants.. just not this one!

EJ LaFleur

Cool little get away takes you back to the fifties. Food is great, friendly staff, the only place in the whole world to get Chocola! This fifties get away is different and a real treat!

Marilyn McClellan

Very good food and friendly place. If you order a sandwich you better split with someone. Good prices too

J C Carter

Went there for lunch and was highly disappointed by the false advertising in the menu. I ordered a 16oz. Chicken breast sandwich and received two chicken patties on a bun!!!!! I Will not be returning. My first impression was not a memorable one in a good way.

Carl Coffey

A great place to dine, and feel like you have returned to the 1950's. Great food, best tenderloin sandwich in the city. I would recommend Rock-Cola 50's Cafe to all ages.

Teddy Brooks

Delicious. Although, it is a burger joint, its not that greasy. Friendly service and a lot of great memorabilia.

Eddie Worrell

Buffet and food are great and service was great with friendly servers who get to know you personally and greet you that way and a great cook/owner

Betty Yosha

Very good food and friendly staff

Kaylee Daugherty

Such a cute little diner and great food and drinks and shakes !! Would highly recommend !!

Peggy Cunningham

They have one of the best pork chops I've ever tasted it's huge and you can make more than one meal off of it and it's extremely juicy and they have a bacon sandwich that is very very good

Nina Campbell

My absolute favorite local diner. Staff is always friendly, and the food is excellent.

Julie Kinard

Awesome BLT

Dennis Dunn

Very retro but not in a good way. Food was good and staff was friendly.

Joe Cansler

The Rock Cola drink is wonderful. The was great as well. Had a wonderful meal in a nostalgic restaurant.

John Sferruzzi

Nice old school place with great food one of the best phillys ive ever had

Brian R

Rock Cola has a nastalgic atmosphere. I support mom and pop diners. The milkshakes used processed flavored syrup which made them too sweet and syrupy. I would suggest using fruit and organic ingredients. The burger was good and the onion rings were good too. I would return here again. They have been in business for over 30 years.

Eric Wilson

Got a Cheeseburger, Fries and a Coke delivered by Grub-Hub. Burger was great , fries were hot and everything got here fast. Thank You

BETTY DOTSON

They have great food

Jaqie Goer

I watched as they didnt use gloves while handling the food. One woman scratched her nose 2x with her hand and did not wash them before touching the food.

vivian price

BLT for breakfast! Super good.

Dorothee Dellamorte

Fantastic service, and delicious breakfast. Thankyou! Will be returning

Geky Minecraft Player

I come with my mom every week.