Roca - Kalamazoo

Queso fundido was excellent. A little underwhelmed by the Barbacoa tacos- Nothing to really set them apart from your standard good taqueria tacos. Barbacoa cook... read more Queso fundido was excellent. A little underwhelmed by the Barbacoa tacos- Nothing to really set them apart from your standard good taqueria tacos. Barbacoa cooked well but not seasoned enough. I am a fan of the homemade tortillas.

Nice casual ambiance, enjoyed the food and read more Nice casual ambiance, enjoyed the food and

The space was inviting and the server was nice, but the experience was overall fairly poor. We got the guac and chips and an order of Escabeche to start and it... read more The space was inviting and the server was nice, but the experience was overall fairly poor. We got the guac and chips and an order of Escabeche to start and it was all pretty good. The price for the guacamole seemed excessive for what was provided. We were there for Downtown Restaurant Week and I ordered the beef empanada, mahi mahi, and flan for desert as a three course meal while my wife ordered shrimp tacos. We were asked if we would like the empanada, mahi, and tacos to come out together and we agreed to that. Instead the empanada, tacos, and the flan came out together and the mahi some 10 minutes later. I had never been served desert before my entrée before but there's a first time for everything I guess. The empanada was fairly bland, but the cabbage slaw it was served on was very flavorful, if a bit rough in how it was cut. The shrimp tacos were terrible, with a single soggy corn tortilla for each that fell apart and tiny shrimp that has no flavor at all. We are glad not to get too much salt in a restaurant, but the food was very under seasoned. The mahi finally arrived and it was cooked very well and was very succulent. Unfortunately it was served with an avocado puree on top that must have been made from very under ripe avocados as it was quite bitter. The fish was also placed upon what looked and tasted to be canned corn, though when I asked I was informed that they make it in house. It was indistinguishable from canned corn at least. The flan had a house made strawberry compote on top and was an excellent desert that I enjoyed very much after having had to work around it for the rest of the meal.As we were getting ready to leave we heard a pianist doing a sound check and were informed that they have live music from 6-9 pm and it was about to start. Our reservation was for 6 pm and it was now close to 7. That seemed fitting overall.We had been to Roca a couple of times previously and had good experiences but after this I don't expect we will be going back.

Great Restaurant week food!Mai Mai was seasoned perfectly!Ceviche needed lots more lime! read more Great Restaurant week food!Mai Mai was seasoned perfectly!Ceviche needed lots more lime!

We stayed in Kalamazoo and this is the second time that we ate at Roca!We love everything about this place! The atmosphere is modern and hip and so are the deli... read more We stayed in Kalamazoo and this is the second time that we ate at Roca!We love everything about this place! The atmosphere is modern and hip and so are the delicious cocktails! Our server was amazing and the food was out of this world! It’s so refreshing to go to a place that is putting out delicious Spanish inspired food and not another place that has a Tex mex menu! Can’t wait to be back!Get their version of bbq chicken! Delicious!