Having received an invite to sample some of the burgers on
the new Legendary Burger menu at the Hard Rock Café, it was something I
couldn’t pass up.
It’s been many a year since I was last in a Hard Rock Café
and I mean many a year. I used to frequent the one in Tel Aviv a few times back
in the early nineties.
If you’ve ever been on a Kibbutz, you’ll know that you will
drive anywhere for some decent food and once in a while a few of us would
escape and travel south to Tel Aviv for some good and slightly unhealthy food
and decent chips. Sometimes the food on the Kibbutz was too healthy.
The original Hard Rock Café is busy and I mean busy. I
showed up around 5.30pm and there was already a 90 minute wait and when I left
an hour or so later it was touching 2 hours and showing no sign of easing off.
Yes, Hard Rock Café’s are a bit of a tourist trap, but with
great rock music being played and some amazing rock memorabilia lining the
walls upstairs and down as well, you’d have to be a real grouch not to have a
good time.
An Eric Clapton guitar sits in pride of place over the bar
and a drum kit used by John Bonham was within touching distance of where I was
sitting. Amazing.
So to the burgers, we opted for the famous 10oz Legendary
Burger and a Hickory BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger, a Hurricane cocktail and a beer.
As we were waiting our Vibe Host came by to say hi and find
out if we had any tracks we wanted to hear. The list was endless but we
narrowed it down to some Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and a bit of Led Zep. All our choices began as we were tucking in to our burgers. Nice touch.
Well burgers, beer and some good old rock n roll, it’s a
perfect combination that will never grow old or get out of date.
Portions are not small at the Hard Rock Café, the Legendary
Burger came with bacon, 2 slices of cheese and an onion ring, as well as a lot
of fries. Wasn’t so keen on the onion ring in the burger, but you could really taste
the meat, well seasoned and juicy.
My Hickory Barbecue Bacon Cheeseburger was just that. Good bar-b-q flavour, oozing in cheese
and juicy meat. The bun held together well, which surprised me a little, as
I’ve had too many burgers recently that have fallen apart. A very good burger.
From where we were sitting we could see right into the kitchen, and on the grill was at
least 20 burgers being cooked, it seemed everyone was having burgers that
night. Good choice.
As I said the Hard Rock Café may be a bit of a tourist joint
but it’s a fun place and with a group of friends you will eat some great burgers
listening to some classic rock tunes. Enjoy. I did.
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