When we lived in London, beef burgers were often on our weekly menu and a meal of choice when we were out. Our absolute favourite restaurant was Hawksmoor; their burger is one we have tried to replicate ourselves with some success, and is our benchmark for burgers!
Since moving to Bangalore, we have not found it particularly easy to buy beef so a good burger restaurant has been high on our priority list! So part one, Hard Rock Cafe...
Hard Rock Cafe came recommended by friends and colleagues and had some pretty good reviews online. We went on a Friday lunchtime in the Diwali holidays which meant that the restaurant was practically empty. This was great as we had our two young children with us. The building was gorgeous: high ceilings, exposed brick, great artefacts and pictures, and good music.
We ordered potato skins and onion rings to start. The potato skins were undercooked and lacking in flavour. They were a real disappointment after we had sampled the same dish at the Hard Rock Cafe in Baku and loved it. The onion rings were very crispy and came with two good dips.
For mains, we had chicken burger and chips for our boys, and the bbq bacon cheese burger and the original legendary burger for us with a side of ceasar salad. The boys burger was pretty uninteresting and the chips were undercooked. It was all thrown in a bowl which was a again a disappointment after the food was so carefully presented for them in Baku. Our burgers were ok. The meat was juicy and still pink in the middle but lacked seasoning and flavour. The buns were toasted but both dishes were lacking anything that made them particularly memorable.
The service was awful considering that the place was empty. There were lots of staff about but they seemed rather more interested in talking to each other and practising their bottle cocktail tricks. I am not sure what it would be like at a busier time.
All in all, we won't be going back. There are too many really good restaurants in the area to make this worth a repeat visit!
Hard Rock Cafe came recommended by friends and colleagues and had some pretty good reviews online. We went on a Friday lunchtime in the Diwali holidays which meant that the restaurant was practically empty. This was great as we had our two young children with us. The building was gorgeous: high ceilings, exposed brick, great artefacts and pictures, and good music.
We ordered potato skins and onion rings to start. The potato skins were undercooked and lacking in flavour. They were a real disappointment after we had sampled the same dish at the Hard Rock Cafe in Baku and loved it. The onion rings were very crispy and came with two good dips.
For mains, we had chicken burger and chips for our boys, and the bbq bacon cheese burger and the original legendary burger for us with a side of ceasar salad. The boys burger was pretty uninteresting and the chips were undercooked. It was all thrown in a bowl which was a again a disappointment after the food was so carefully presented for them in Baku. Our burgers were ok. The meat was juicy and still pink in the middle but lacked seasoning and flavour. The buns were toasted but both dishes were lacking anything that made them particularly memorable.
The service was awful considering that the place was empty. There were lots of staff about but they seemed rather more interested in talking to each other and practising their bottle cocktail tricks. I am not sure what it would be like at a busier time.
All in all, we won't be going back. There are too many really good restaurants in the area to make this worth a repeat visit!