Hard Rock Cafe Reviews Summary

Category: American restaurant Glasgow

Address: 179 Buchanan St, Glasgow, G1 2JZ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441413538790

Rating: 4.3
based on 494 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The juicy, thick Fried chicken sandwich I'd really recommend."
  • "The nachos starter that I had as a main was both delicious and massive, even as a main."
  • "Food Amazing big portions."
  • "The food was serviced quickly and tasted amazing."
  • "The Apple Cobbler was amazing."
  • "The food was looking great in the menu, and in reality it was even better."
  • "Both BBQ burger and NY strip steak were well prepared. Steak was very tender and juicy."

Cons:

  • "Food wasn’t great but was ok."
  • "The food was awful. Strange list of unavailable dishes that gave me the impression that it's bought in and microwaved."
  • "The food wasn't great chips over cooked & our burgers were burnt & hard."
  • "Chicken fajitas with 8 strips of chicken.. not even a full breast. Portion of fries for £5 had 27 skinny fries."
  • "Food was ok but not as described, trio combo had the smallest bit of pulled pork that was drowning in crispy onions."
  • "Always go here for the nachos so horrified when what was dumped in front of me was a plate of chewy tortilla chips."
  • "The food, however, was overrated and rather expensive."

Service

Pros:

  • "Our waitress was very polite and professional."
  • "Our server was Luke. He was one of the best servers ever."
  • "Service- Excellent start to finish, recommended foods and promoted their specials very well."
  • "Staff was absolutely wonderful and had the chance to be looked after by the manager himself who was the kindest and coolest person ever."
  • "Warm welcome when we arrived and took to our seat. Our server Esther was chatty and friendly."
  • "Staff were very attentive and friendly and the food was tasty and cooked well."
  • "Our waiter was lovely so helpful and brought over a free ice cream for my son's birthday getting everyone in the place to sing."

Cons:

  • "One server was good. Another was terrible."
  • "However, this time our server was pretty standoffish and wasn't very friendly or pleasant towards our group."
  • "Our waitress, who doesn't write down your order, obviously forgot certain things and had to be reminded."
  • "Bar service was poor."
  • "Service was not great at all, Mains coming out before our starters were cleared."
  • "Service took over 40min which is unacceptable with hungry kids, just horrible experience."
  • "Service quite slow and looked at one point that server forgot about us."

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

  • "It’s good value for money and a lovely experience."
  • "The atmosphere was great."
  • "It felt like a wicked underground bar."
  • "Fantastic experience, was actually much better than I thought it would be."
  • "They have classic rock music, records, and real history in this place."
  • "The restaurant is large with a nice ambience of chatter and good music."
  • "Great venue and staff will do anything possible to make your time with them the best."

Cons:

  • "Not much atmosphere in such a lovely setting."
  • "There again was no atmosphere and it was freezing!!!"
  • "The music was so loud we couldn't even hear each other talk."
  • "The atmosphere is a little 'chain restaurant'."
  • "It was very small with very little memorabilia."
  • "One disappointment was that the exhibits on display did not celebrate Scotland's rich rock & pop history."
  • "The whole place was very cold, especially upstairs in the performance space."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Cracking food, backed up with great staff and cheaper than you'd think."
  • "An Amazing night all round food was top Quality every dish was superb menu was full of choice for every palate."
  • "The steak salad is my favourite dish here though, comes with medium rare beef strips and blue cheese, so delicious!"
  • "You get free glasses if you order large cocktails, check the menu to see which ones apply."
  • "The main thing that made my evening was the staff they went over and beyond for us to enjoy our evening 100% Glasgow Hospitality 10/10 from me would highly recommend to anyone."
  • "The food was also awesome. I had the Surf and Turf Burger and I loved it."
  • "The chips are crispy yummy and vegan burger with Moving Mountains patty is excellent, I would recommend it if you like innovative plant based products that simulate meat."

Cons:

  • "Quite expensive but the look of the place is classy with lots of rock memorabilia on the walls."
  • "The food is nice, but expensive for what you get. Not many good deals/offers available."
  • "For the price, it was an absolute rip off."
  • "Glasgow’s Hard Rock was charging about 50% more for drinks which was the first shock."
  • "£21 for one meal that you could have got better quality down the road in a Wetherspoons."
  • "£7 for a pint of Corona. £17 for nachos. It's just too expensive."
  • "All in all we wouldn’t return here even if it was free and being given away. The worst customer service in a restaurant in Scotland."

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