Hard Rock is definitely a rock music restaurant that you should be amazed at. It was born almost alongside the world's greatest rock band, the Beatles, and the hotel's brand identity was created by the Beatles' designer. Hard Rock has held many live concerts in the United States. In 1979, great rock guitarists Eric Patrick Clapton and Pete Townshend hung their guitars on the walls of the restaurant, setting the precedent for the Hard Rock Collection of musical treasures. Today, with a collection of more than 80,000 pieces, it is the world's premier collection of trendy music, which is scattered in nearly 200 stores around the world, witnessing the rise and fall of world rock music. Die-hard fans have traveled all over the world to the Hard Rock Cafe, and at this new store in Shenzhen, there are occasional people who drag boxes here to exchange commemorative stamps for branches around the world. If you pay close attention, you will see that individual waiters have precious early stamps around their necks.
Many people came to know Hard Rock Cafe in Macau and Hong Kong. In the early years, there was a branch in Beijing, which was later withdrawn, and the Shenzhen store is currently the third mainland branch after the Hangzhou and Shanghai stores. This store is located in the Hard Rock Hotel of the same brand, located on the side of Guanlan Road, and the restaurant's usual oversized guitar logo is very eye-catching.
Due to its remote location, the restaurant is not very popular, but its food and music standards have not declined. The meal is a typical American chain style, with a focus on burgers and beef, and the portions are generous. With the exception of a handful of local specialties, each dish is made with the same ingredients and recipes, making it authentic American at any location in the world. All kinds of burgers are the most common staple food for a single person, 88 yuan a piece, and the middle layer is filled with fillings, which is super enjoyable to watch. Interestingly, the legendary burgers in each branch are most likely to follow the local characteristics, and the Hangzhou store has replaced Angus beef with Dongpo meat and vegetables with pickles. The legendary burger in Shenzhen maintains the American style, 220g of large slices of Angus beef, seven ripe, with cheese, bacon and onion rings, the bite is super enjoyable, and the girl may be full after eating half of it.
The steaks are all good, and you can see that the chef is experienced in making steaks. Sirloin and ribeye steak are both parts of the beef body suitable for frying and grilling, with a tender and juicy taste, and the price of 228 yuan a piece is more cost-effective.
If there are many people, you must not miss the Jumbo Platter, every kind of snack in it is delicious. A variety of cold beers and high-calorie foods are also overmatched, with bottled imported beers such as Fujia White and more expensive single malt varieties on offer. It should be noted that the cocktail is an ordinary cup by default, and if you want to print the word "Hard Rock", you have to add additional money, and you can take away the glass after drinking, which is dozens of yuan cheaper than buying it directly at the souvenir shop at the door.
The head of music at the store, who used to work at the Strawberry Music Festival, insisted on inviting foreign rock bands to ensure the original European and American rock style, sometimes lined up several bands in one night, and on weekends when the attendance was less than half the time, Hard Rock seemed to do whatever it took to make music. The hard stone stage is larger, the overall rose red tone is matched with the irregular lamps behind the stage, and the ceiling lights are all inverted microphone shapes, which is very atmospheric. REAL professional audio plus Yamaha and other musical instruments, the live effect is guaranteed. However, due to the band's special circumstances, the music performance was suspended at the end of 2017 and resumed in March 2018, with performances every night.
As mentioned above, live performances are just one of the musical elements of the restaurant. The walls display music collections from the 60s to 80s, including signature guitars used by DRUN DURAN, Joan Jett, TOM PETTY, BON JOVI and others, classic concert costumes worn by Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Black Sabbath, Madonna and others, and even the rose-stamped cheongsam of Second-Hand Rose. The stirring rod and the crystal chandelier on the top of the bar are also made in the shape of a guitar, all of which reflect musical elements. The waiters were very accommodating and nothing was noticeably lacking.
Whether you're a rock fan or not, it's a music restaurant worth a trip. The Badio restaurant, which is a few hundred meters away, is very popular on the Internet, but there is no live resident music, and the production is average, so you can pay attention to the environment.
