Hard Rock Cafe New York, New York

"HArd Rock cafe"(HRC) is a chain of restaurants across all major cities and toursit attractions across the globe.HRC is infact one place I usually never miss out if its present in the city i visit.This to describe in short is a "restaurant cum rock 'n roll museum rolled into one ".This review is more generally on HRC that I have visited in many places(NY,Paris,Rome,Berlin,Niagara Falls) and not exclusively on the joint in NY. Food : The menu is somewhat a standard fare acorss all HRC joints.My usual choices ,which is an all veggie affair,but non-veggies ,no problems you have almost equivalent ... more

I continue my articles of New York City by focusing on The Hard Rock Cafe. It is situated just off broadway on 57th St. We went there on a tuesday night, with no reservation, and was told we would have to wait about 15 mins, but actually waited only 5. Whilst we waited we were directed to the bar which was tiny and packed. We were given a electronic tag which indicated to us when our table was ready. The restuarant was decorated in memento's of those people that had been to the restuarant and played there (ie guitar's etc...). The meal was not bad (American Burger for me) and for NYC not too ... more

I have been to other HRC in various places around the world. On a recent trip to NYC I decided to take a visit to the HRC. HRC is situated on 57th Street, not far from Broadway. It's in a nice part of town, not far from Carnegie Hall, Central Park, Broadway and the shops - ideal for a trip. It was a Wednesday afternoon in May 2005 and the weather was not great. We found the HRC easily and went inside. Initial thoughts and impressions were pretty much the same as any other HRC anywhere in the world. The lighting was low, the music was rock, the tables and floor were wooden and the waiters / ... more