Hard Rock Cafe — Restaurant in Chandigarh

Hard Rock Cafe, Inc. is an American multinational chain of theme bar-restaurants, memorabilia shops, casinos and museums founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton in London. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2007, Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida and was headquartered in Orlando, Florida, until April 2018, when the corporate offices were relocated to Davie, Florida. As of July 2018, Hard Rock International has venues in 74 countries, including 172 bar or cafe-restaurants, 37 hotels, and 4 casinos.

On June 10, 2021, Hard Rock announced Lionel Messi as its Hard Rock brand ambassador as the company celebrated its 50th anniversary.

The first Hard Rock Cafe opened on June 14, 1971, at 150 Old Park Lane, Hyde Park, Mayfair, London, under the ownership of two Americans, Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton. Hard Rock initially had an eclectic decor, but it later started to display memorabilia. In 1978, a second location was opened in Toronto, Canada.

The chain began to expand worldwide in 1982 with locations, among others, in Jackson, Tennessee, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Paris, and Berlin. Hard Rock Cafe locations in the United States vary from smaller, more tourist driven markets (Biloxi, Pigeon Forge, Key West) to large metropolises (Houston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York City, Chicago, Boston, Washington, D.C.).

Hard Rock Cafe typically does not franchise cafe locations in the United States. All U.S. cafes are corporate owned and operated, except for cafes in Tampa and in the Four Winds New Buffalo casino. However, in the transition of the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel property, originally owned and then later sold to Rank by founder Peter Morton, Morton retained hotel naming rights west of the Mississippi. When Morton sold his Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel to the Morgans Hotel Group, he also sold those naming rights, which then gave rise to two US franchised hotels (without cafes) in Albuquerque and Tulsa. (The Albuquerque hotel no longer pays for the Hard Rock rights and reverted to its former name in June 2013.) Additional casino hotels franchised from Morgan's were subsequently opened in Sioux City, Iowa and Vancouver, Canada. A Hard Rock Cafe exists in Empire, Colorado, which was established in 1934 that is not part of the chain.

In 1990, The Rank Group, a London-based leisure company, acquired Mecca Leisure Group and continued expansion of the concept in its geographic territory. Rank went on to purchase Hard Rock America from Peter Morton as well as Hard Rock Canada from Nick Bitove. After the completion of these acquisitions, Rank gained worldwide control of the brand. In March 2007, the Seminole Tribe of Florida acquired Hard Rock Cafe International, Inc. and other related entities from Rank for US$965 million.

In 2008, anonymous members of the wait staff in London criticized the business because of its practice of paying them less than half the official minimum wage in the UK, with the business allocating the tips to staff wages, thus bringing their salaries within the minimum wage requirements. Most customers, it was argued, do not realize that they are subsidizing a low wage when they give the tip.

Taj Mahal, which in 2018 was reopened as Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. All-inclusive resorts operate under the Hard Rock brand in the Dominican Republic and Mexico. In 2013, the Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park opened as a joint slot machine and track venture., near Cleveland, Ohio. Then in early 2019, it was announced that JACK Cincinnati Casino in Cincinnati was sold for $745 million to Vici Properties and Hard Rock International, with Vici acquiring the land and buildings for $558 million and Hard Rock buying the operating business for $187 million. Hard Rock would lease the casino from Vici for $43 million per year, and would rebrand it as Hard Rock...

My Order- Passion fruit mai tai Blackberry sparkling sangria Boozy cookies n cream milkshake Jumbo combo non veg Original legendary chicken burger

My Review- What can be better than listening to rocking music whilst enjoying food and drinks that are absolutely amazeballs!! Encased within the rock n roll memorabilia, this cafe is absorbed in a world of music with ofcourse legendary flavors and polished drinks. Beginning with some startling drinks on the house's recommendation, my favorite would be their Passion fruit mai tai with a tropical edge of robust with the bacardi black. The blackberry sangria was mostly concentrates along with wine which I felt lacked the freshness of fruits. The boozy milkshakes on the menu were something I was totally amazed with. It was a very new concept for me to mix alcohol and milk together. Ordering this milkshake was the good decision. Loved the flavor of Vanilla vodka which really uplifted the conceptualization of milkshakes. Not only the drinks, the food was stunning too. With an ample serving for 3-4 people, the jumbo combo is a humongous platter. With 4 different appetizers and their condiments it's a steal deal. Sauces like honey mustard, blue cheese dressing & barbecue sauce really compliments the chicken wings, onion rings, tupelo chicken tenders, tomato bruschetta and even corn & spinach rolls. With promoting legendary flavors it's a must to try their legendary chicken burger when you visit here. The smokiness of the bacon, creamy cheddar cheese and the fresh veggies collectively make a very scrumptious burger. The burger is served with fries & their in-house signature dipping sauce. The ambiance has a nice character to it, the rock shop to buy HRC souvenirs and the bar setting adds more to it. Special mention to chef Amardeep & Ajay for preparing such a delightful dining experience. Totally recommended!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cost for 2- Rupees 2000 approx. (Alcohol included) . Keep supporting...

Rude manager, identified himself as Rahul. Don't know whether he told his correct name or not. Three times I ordered specific items from the menu, the serving person took the order each time and came back saying that such items are not available.. that got repeated even for the bar menu as well. Serving individuals did neither even bother to apprise about the unavailability about items while handing over the menu nor when I ordered the items. Every time I ordered items, they came back saying items are not available. It took me 1 hour for me to get first item served onto the table.

And when I requested for the manager to please come and speak, he looked at me while approaching the table and out of egoistic behaviour, took 10 minutes roaming around leisurely while approaching the table, and that too when in the whole outlet only three tables were occupied. And when I asked him why it took him so late, he told he has other work too.. and mind it there were only three tables occupied. And when I complained that most of the items were not available, he said "NO PROBLEM SIR, YOU CAN ORDER WHAT IS AVAILABLE". 😂 And even said, you can complain to whomsoever you want to, be it consumer court or whomsoever..

My special evening with my family got spoilt...

Don't expect HARD ROCK CAFE standards while visiting this place.

Even the cocktails served were too much diluted, almost lacked presence of any alcohol and flavours, to term them as cocktails and not mocktails. They tasted like plain water with lots of crushed ice.. Even after complaining the same, they did not even bother to get them corrected.

My evening with my family got spoilt even before it...