Hard Rock Cafe - Glasgow

Name: Hard Rock Cafe - Glasgow
Address: 179 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, SCT, United Kingdom, G1 2JZ
Telephone: 0141 353 8790
Price range: £25 and under
Rating: 4.3

4.3

1563 Reviews

£25 and under

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Hard Rock Cafe Glasgow is located in the heart of Glasgow’s historic Style Mile in the restored, renaissance-inspired Athenaeum Theatre. Established in 1893, this striking theatre has musical history of its own: originally a music school, it later became the home to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama. With historic musical memorabilia gracing every wall, Hard Rock Cafe Glasgow fits right into the historic charm of the area and honors the history of the Athenaeum Theatre.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

May 26, 2022

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
American
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu, Sun 12:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–12:00 am
Phone number
0141 353 8790
Website
https://www.hardrockcafe.com/location/glasgow/#utm_source=rest_of_network&utm_medium=Yext&utm_campaign=Listings
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, JCB, MasterCard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Catering
Our fantastic menu is freshly prepared on the premises. The Hard Rock Cafe menu stays true to form, with American-style smokehouse specialties such as the hickory-smoked ribs topping the list, along with the local legendary burger, which is unique to each branch. Alcoholic twisted shakes and hot fudge brownies are favourites for pudding.
Private party facilities
There is more to Hard Rock Cafe Glasgow than fantastic food. We are also a full-service event planning venue for all type of private events from birthday parties to business meetings and everything in between. Forget boring business meetings and lame after parties – Hard Rock Cafe Glasgow will make your next event truly special.
Private party contact
Lauren McKenzie: 0141 353 8790

Location
179 Buchanan Street Glasgow, SCT G1 2JZ
Neighborhood
Glasgow
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Next to Buchanan Street SPT Subway Station and one minute to Glasgow Queen Street Railway Station.
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Beer Garden, Cafe, Cocktails, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Popular dishes

CLASSIC NACHOS
Crisp tortilla chips layered with ranch-style beans and a four-cheese sauce blend, topped with fresh pico de gallo, spicy jalapeños, melted cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, pickled red onions and scallions, served with sour cream on the side. Add Guacamole, Grilled Chicken, or Grilled Steak for an additional cost.
ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK SPICY SHRIMP™
Crispy shrimp, tossed in a creamy, spicy sauce, topped with scallions, served on a bed of coleslaw.
WINGS
Our signature slow-roasted jumbo wings tossed with your choice of classic buffalo, sweet & spicy tangy, or house-made barbecue sauce, served with celery and blue cheese dressing.
BONELESS BODACIOUS WINGS
Three mini-burgers with melted American cheese, crispy onion ring and creamy coleslaw on a toasted brioche bun.
ALL-AMERICAN SLIDERS
Three mini-burgers with melted American cheese, crispy onion ring and creamy coleslaw on a toasted brioche bun.
CUBAN SLIDERS
Three mini-burgers with melted Swiss cheese, Dijon mayonnaise, hand-pulled smoked pork and sliced pickle.

LEGENDARY® STEAK BURGERS

All Legendary® Steak Burgers are served with fresh toasted buns and seasoned fries. Upgrade your fries to loaded cheese fries for more.

ORIGINAL LEGENDARY® BURGER
The burger that started it all! Fresh steak burger, with Applewood bacon, Tillamook® cheddar cheese, crispy onion ring, leaf lettuce and vine-ripened tomato, served with our signature steak sauce on the side.
BBQ BACON CHEESEBURGER
Fresh steak burger, seasoned and seared with a signature spice blend, topped with house-made barbecue sauce, crispy shoestring onions, Tillamook® cheddar cheese, Applewood bacon, leaf lettuce and vine-ripened tomato, served with our signature steak sauce on the side.
THE BIG CHEESEBURGER
Three slices of Tillamook® cheddar cheese melted on our fresh steak burger with leaf lettuce, vine-ripened tomato and red onion, served with our signature steak sauce on the side.
DOUBLE DECKER DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER
A tribute to our 1971 “Down Home Double Burger” Two stacked steak burgers with American cheese, mayonnaise, leaf lettuce, vine-ripened tomato and red onion, served with our signature steak sauce on the side.
MOVING MOUNTAINS® BURGER
100% plant-based patty, topped with Cheddar cheese and a crispy onion ring, served with leaf lettuce and vine-ripened tomato.
SURF & TURF BURGER
Our signature steak burger topped with One Night in Bangkok Spicy Shrimp™ on a bed of spicy slaw, served with our signature steak sauce on the side.
COUNTRY BURGER
Two smashed & stacked burgers seasoned and seared medium-well, with American cheese, leaf lettuce, vine-ripened tomato, red onion, pickles, house-made burger sauce and served with a side of sweet relish.
SWISS MUSHROOM BURGER
Two smashed & stacked burgers seasoned and seared medium-well, with Swiss cheese, sautéed mushrooms, leaf lettuce, vine-ripened tomato, and Dijon mayonnaise.
SPICY DIABLO BURGER
Two smashed & stacked burgers seasoned and seared medium-well, with Monterey Jack cheese, pickled jalapeños, leaf lettuce, vine-ripened tomato, and spicy mayonnaise.

SANDWICHES

Served with seasoned fries or upgrade to Cheese Fries with Applewood Bacon.

BBQ PULLED PORK SANDWICH
Hand-pulled smoked pork with our house-made barbecue sauce, served on a toasted fresh brioche bun with coleslaw and pickles.
GRILLED CHICKEN SANDWICH
Grilled fresh chicken with melted Monterey Jack cheese, Applewood bacon, leaf lettuce and vine-ripened tomato, served on a toasted fresh brioche bun with honey mustard sauce.
FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH
Crispy buttermilk-marinated chicken breast with leaf lettuce, vine-ripened tomato and ranch dressing, served on a toasted fresh brioche bun. Spice it up with our classic buffalo sauce upon request!

SALADS & BOWLS

GRILLED CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD
Chicken breast, grilled and sliced with fresh romaine tossed in a classic Caesar dressing, topped with parmesan crisps, croutons and shaved parmesan cheese. Substitute Grilled Salmon for an additional cost
STEAK SALAD
Grilled steak on a bed of fresh mixed greens tossed in a blue cheese vinaigrette, with pickled red onions, red peppers and Roma tomatoes, finished with crispy shoestring onions and blue cheese crumbles.
GRILLED SALMON NOODLE BOWL
Ramen noodles tossed in a sesame-soy dressing over a bed of mixed greens topped with edamame, julienned carrots, red peppers, cabbage, and scallions, served with grilled Norwegian salmon.
SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN BOWL
Fajita-spiced chicken, quinoa corn salad, pico de gallo, seasoned black beans and red cabbage served on mixed greens tossed in a guacamole ranch dressing.

SPECIALTY ENTRÉES

BABY BACK RIBS
Seasoned with our signature spice blend, then glazed with our house-made barbecue sauce and grilled to perfection, served with seasoned fries, coleslaw and ranch-style beans.
COWBOY RIBEYE
397g grilled ribeye topped with herb butter, served with golden mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables. Enjoy Surf n’ Turf style with One Night in Bagkok Spicy Shrimp™ for an additional cost.
NEW YORK STRIP STEAK
340g New York strip steak, grilled and topped with herb butter, served with golden mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables. Enjoy Surf n’ Turf style with One Night in Bagkok Spicy Shrimp™ for an additional cost.
FAMOUS FAJITAS
Classic Tex-Mex-style fajitas, served with fresh pico de gallo, Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese, house-made guacamole, sour cream and warm tortillas. Available with: Grilled Chicken, Grilled Steak, Duo Combo, or Veggie Fajitas.
TWISTED MAC, CHICKEN & CHEESE
100% all-natural grilled chicken breast, sliced and served on cavatappi pasta tossed in a four-cheese sauce blend with diced red peppers.
BARBECUE CHICKEN
Half chicken, brined then basted with our house-made barbecue sauce and roasted until fork-tender. Served with seasoned fries, coleslaw and ranch-style beans.
SMOKEHOUSE BBQ COMBO
Choose from slow-cooked Baby Back Ribs, Barbecue Chicken, or hand-pulled smoked pork served with our house-made barbecue sauce. The perfect combination of our smokehouse specialties, served with seasoned fries, coleslaw and ranch-style beans.
CEDAR PLANK SALMON
Grilled Norwegian salmon, served on a cedar plank with sweet & spicy mustard glaze, served with Yukon Gold mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables.
TUPELO CHICKEN TENDERS
Crispy, fresh chicken tenders served with seasoned fries, honey mustard and our house-made barbecue sauce.

SIGNATURE COCKTAILS

HURRICANE
Our signature cocktail and a 1940s New Orleans classic! Bacardi Superior Rum, a blend of orange, mango, pineapple juice and grenadine, finished with a float of Bacardi Black Rum and Amaretto.
CLASSIC CARIBBEAN MOJITO
A treasured favorite with a little extra jazz! Bacardi Superior Rum, house-made mint syrup, fresh squeezed lime juice and sparkling soda, with a premium Bacardi Añejo Cuatro floater and a powdered sugar sprinkle.
PASSION FRUIT MAI TAI
A Tiki classic invented in the 1940s in California! Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, passion fruit and a blend of traditional Tiki flavors, topped with a pineapple wedge.

JAM SESSIONS

BLACKBERRY SPARKLING SANGRIA
A signature blend of red wine, the fresh flavors of blackberries, cranberry juice and squeeze of orange, topped with bubbly Riondo Prosecco.
ROCKIN’ FRESH RITA
Milagro Silver Tequila, fresh lime juice and agave nectar, finished with our signature sweet and savory rim.
ULTIMATE LONG ISLAND ICED TEA
Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Bombay Sapphire Gin, Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum and Cointreau Orange Liqueur with sweet & sour and a splash of Coca-Cola.

ALTERNATIVE ROCK

(ALCOHOL FREE)

STRAWBERRY BASIL LEMONADE
A refreshing lemonade muddled with fresh strawberries and basil.
COOKIES & CREAM MINI-MILKSHAKE
All-natural Madagascar vanilla bean ice cream blended with white chocolate and Oreo® cookies, finished with whipped cream and a sugar-dusted brownie square.
PROUDLY SERVING COKE PRODUCTS
Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta Orange, Dr Pepper, Mello Yello, Fuze Raspberry Tea, Bottled IBC Root Beer, Red Bull® Energy Drink, Red Bull® Sugarfree, Hard Rock Energy Citrus

DESSERTS

HOT FUDGE BROWNIE
Warm chocolate brownie topped with vanilla bean ice cream, hot fudge, chopped walnuts, chocolate sprinkles, fresh whipped cream and a cherry.
NEW YORK CHEESECAKE
Rich and creamy NY-style cheesecake served with thin layers of chocolate and caramel sauce, finished with sprinkles of toffee-almond crunch.
HOMEMADE APPLE COBBLER
Old-fashioned apple cobbler with warm Granny Smith apples, baked until golden brown and topped with vanilla bean ice cream and caramel sauce.
ICE CREAM
Choose from Madagascar vanilla bean or rich chocolate.
DINER-STYLE MILKSHAKES
Your choice of Madagascar vanilla bean or rich chocolate ice cream blended thick and finished with fresh whipped cream.

PREMIUM SIDES SERVED À LA CARTE

SEASONED FRIES
FRESH VEGETABLES
TWISTED MAC, CHICKEN & CHEESE
GOLDEN ONION RING TOWER
YUKON GOLD MASHED POTATOES
SIDE CAESAR SALAD
SIDE HOUSE SALAD

What 1,563 people are saying

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4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.3Food
4.4Service
4.3Ambience
4Value

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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Awesome restaurant. Great service and staff. Highly recommend
OT
OpenTable Diner
Chicago
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food4service5ambience5
The Hard Rock never disappoints! Great staff, ambience and service. Food is good, but the burgers have gotten noticeably smaller. Inflation!🙄
LR
LindsayR
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
overall1food1service1ambience1
Didn’t enjoy our food at all, very overpriced, not a lot of choice on the menu, took a while between courses to get served, very disappointing
JP
JosephineP
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Never been disappointed, always good service & meals.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Glasgow
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service3ambience5
Great atmosphere and music but went to bar and ordered a double gin tonic . so quite expensive . 10.00 . joked to barman that at least i should get slice of lemon in gin at that price . reply was i don’t make the prices it’s the company .. Well talk about a downer . get some staff with a wee bit sense of humour…did get my lemon slice though…
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HeatherT
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food would highly recommend to all. Music was really good.
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OpenTable Diner
Glasgow
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Outstanding service from start to finish.. 🥰
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Disatisfied
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
overall1food1service2ambience1
four diners - three had burgers. Burgers cold, cheese barely there, mushroom, must have been a teaspoonful. Plates served, burger, chips plain white space on most of the plate, uninspiring. no ketchups etc offered. After managing to grasp a waitress she came with one small portion for four, tried to run away before we could ask for one each. At £15 per burger, would have had better at my local pub. Fourth diner had salmon which was enjoyed. Bill with drinks 1/2 shandy, beer, coke and Sangria over £100. Won't be back
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emacinty
Glasgow
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
overall4food5service4ambience3
Great service and excellent food. Live music was enjoyable but a bit on the loud side. Young Scot card not accepted as ID, even though it's an official form of ID for age purposes in Scotland - not a good company policy.
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Taffyboy
Newcastle
17 reviews
vip
5.0
17 reviews
Dined on May 15, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Absolutely great place, lots of memorabilia and as usual fantastic food drink and service
CB
ColinB
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 15, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
Good, friendly service, spacious place, good very good but the portions are ENORMOUS! Not complaining about that, but don't go here unless you're very hungry :-)
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StuartD
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 15, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Had a cracking lunch yesterday. Food was excellent, service was excellent (Becky was looking after us). A really nice experience and we’ll definitely be back. 🤟
DN
DavidN
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 15, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
In Glasgow for our anniversary nice touch by the Hard Rock Cafe staff to give us a glass of bubbly, many thanks
MF
MeganF
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 14, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Our server, Sammie, was absolutely fantastic! So attentive, helpful and fun to chat with, we would really appreciate if you could feed this back to her- she will know who we are if you mention the baldy guy who ate a full 3 courses- the guy with some stomach! Thank you :)
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Emily
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on May 14, 2022
overall1food1service1ambience3
We arrived for our table and we were taken to our seats, we got our order taken and things were going fine. We both ordered fajitas. They arrived and they were far from fajitas. The chicken was unseasoned, the Wraps were all ripped and was impossible to wrap. I had to ask a waitress for a pot of seasoning for the chicken because it was so bad.. our plates got collected. We waited half an hour for drinks, our waitress avoided us and other servers didn’t want to take our dessert order so we got up and went to the bar and complained. We asked for the bill but they wouldn’t give us the bill, had to wait for our waitress. She gave us our bill no apology just gave us the card machine to pay.
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OpenTable Diner
Glasgow
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 14, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Had a lovely meal before heading to a concert,would highly recommend.
CS
CharlieS
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 13, 2022
overall5food3service5ambience3
Staff were amazing and really made our anniversary dinner fab we got to choose our table and everything I ask for i.e bottle of fizz on the table on arrival was all done. Food wise the prawn on coleslaw starter wasn’t great would be better if not lightly coated in batter and fried as it felt like the shell was still on them which put me off eating it would be better prawns peeled and cooked in a garlic chilli sauce I think but that’s my only criticism the mains mac & cheese and the ribs were fantastic and the cocktails, staff and atmosphere were all terrific 😁
AR
AshlinnR
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 13, 2022
overall5food4service5ambience3
Food was nice, basic for the price. Service was excellent. Staff are so warm and welcoming.
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 12, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Wred (also known as red) was amazing
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SarahD
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 12, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great location and fab service. Was a little noisy if you wanted a quiet conversation but if you want atmosphere then it’s perfect
PB
PaulineB
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 12, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
Came in with pals before a gig at the hydro. A girl who I reckon was one of the managers put on music from the bands playing that night. That was a lovely touch and got us in the mood for the gig. Food was lovely, server a good laugh. Value for money because I was able to use my blue light card. Been to a few Hard Rocks and this is up there as one of the best.
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LindaW
Glasgow
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 12, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
AMAZING! Served by Luke what a lovely guy! Made the whole experience fabulous! Food was lush and happy hour cocktails too woo hoo!
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 11, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had a great meal and our sever Jill was fantastic
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ChristineC
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 11, 2022
overall4food5service3ambience5
Food and drinks great lovely place to visit. Only downside waitress little over the top forever asking if things ok but would not deter me from returning
LV
LisaV
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on May 10, 2022
overall3food1service3ambience3
Burgers were like charcoal and expensive for a meal that wasn’t particularly cooked well
LM
LyndsayM
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 9, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Recently frequented the hard rock cafe and the service was perfect, all the staff were very attentive, had no issue with wheelchair access as the staff were more than happy to assist. The food was amazing and the music and atmosphere even better. Massive thumbs up to the whole team especially Tam 😁👍
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NicoH
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Every member of staff was extremely friendly & helpful, the food was brilliant & would definitely recommend
KT
KT0205
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 7, 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
Service from all but one server was excellent, friendly and efficient. One server was almost abrupt and didn’t seem happy to be there but the others definitely made up for it. Waitress recommended places for afterwards which we visited and they were fab. Food was great. Would definitely come back.
LB
LornaB
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 7, 2022
overall4food1service5ambience4
Firstly our waiter Josh was great. Cocktails were nice but the place was very loud. The burgers all were terrible you could hardly cut through them with a steak knife one person had macaroni and had to send it back as it was so dry got replaced with a burger but same problem again it was so hard like a reheat been many times to the Edinburgh restaurant and never had a problem with the food it was my sons birthday so a little disappointed after making the train journey through. I did see food being returned so it wasn’t just us.
RM
RichardM
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 7, 2022
overall4food4service4ambience3
Big portions Cocktail not so good for price......
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Nikki
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 7, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Tamm was a great waiter. All of his recommendations were perfect, he was very friendly and very attentive. The manager Mary was also great, she ensured the line out front was dealt with swiftly, helped clean up tables and even came to get us and sat us at our table. When a man who had been sat at the bar wandered round the dining area and stopped at our table both another waiter and Mary very swiftly came and dealt with it immediately and apologised multiple times. Felt incredibly comfortable and well looked after the entire evening.
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OpenTable Diner
Glasgow
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on May 7, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great atmosphere and really nice and pleasant staff,great decor and music was good. drinks really good .
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iceman101102103
N. Ireland
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 6, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Really great atmosphere- staff amazing, really good food👏👏
CD
CaitlinD
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 6, 2022
overall5food4service3ambience5
Brilliant staff , a fab food always been my favourite restaurant!
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Jaden
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 6, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Really great atmosphere and the food was delicious. Servers were friendly and helpful.
JA
JannineA
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on May 6, 2022
overall2food1service2ambience3
The kids meals were poor they were cold and bland.
SA
StephenA
Glasgow
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 2, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
A great place for a casual trip. Excellent food, service also good standard.
JG
JacquelineG
Glasgow
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 2, 2022
overall4food4service5ambience5
Amazing service and great food. Only let down was kids food. Pasta was cold and had to be replaced. Side of fries consisted of 5 chips total. Otherwise fantastic and would definitely return.
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paulb
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 1, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
great atmosphere staff were very informative service was quick and team members were very friendly
KM
KellyM
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on May 1, 2022
overall3food4service2ambience3
Food was lovely. Service was quite slow, waited around 20 minutes to be served for a drink. When food arrived, no one came and asked us how it was or asked us if we wanted any other drinks.

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
- Contactless payment available
Physical distancing
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables

Protective equipment
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Staff temperature check required
- Contact tracing information collected

FAQs

You can order delivery directly from Hard Rock Cafe - Glasgow using the Order Online button. Hard Rock Cafe - Glasgow also offers delivery in partnership with Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats. Hard Rock Cafe - Glasgow also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at 0141 353 8790.

Hard Rock Cafe - Glasgow is rated 4.3 stars by 1563 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.