Hard Rock Cafe Hong Kong

I had been wanting to try the burgers from the Hard Rock Cafe in Hong Kong for a long time. During these four years in Hong Kong {time flies!} I've come across some really yummy burgers as I explained in my Main St. Deli post. I nonetheless thought I couldn't do a proper burger ranking until I had tried the ones in Hard Rock Cafe. The reason why is the burgers from the Hard Rock Cafe in Barcelona are my favorites in town, and I was expecting the ones in Hong Kong to be just as good.

Last Sunday we arrived to the ferry pier in Central after our weekend getaway, and the timing was perfect for us to finally hit the restaurant. To my bitter disappointment, the "Legendary Burgers" at the Hard Rock Cafe in Hong Kong where not even close to the ones in Barcelona. While I have to admit the beef quality was extraordinary, the rest of the ingredients didn't help to make of this a burger I'd be happy to order again.

J had the Legendary 10 oz. burger (HK$150) while I had the mushroom and caramelized onion one (HK$160). He upgraded his set to onion rings {+ $38} and they were delish! {The ones at Main St. Deli are still better though}.

Visited on: December 9, 2012
Overall Quality: 3*
Price: HK$380 for two HUGE burgers with fries and onion rings
Value for Money: 3*
Would I recommend it? Unfortunately not. The burgers were not up to my expectations and they are oh-so pricey!

Main St. Deli: a slice of The Big Apple in Hong Kong

A couple of weeks ago I passed by a restaurant that reminded me deeply of my days in New York. I was in a rush and didn't even have time to take a look at the name, but I later on did some research and found out it's Langham Hotel's Main St. Deli, a typical New York deli. The place looked gorgeous and the reviews were good, so I couldn't wait to try it out! Last Saturday we finally had the chance to go, right after finishing our proposal reenactment photoshoot (pics coming up tomorrow by the way so stay tunned!).

We had a burger each. I had the Blue Ribbon beef burger, with blue cheese and caramelized onion, while J had the Monster beef burger with the biggest onion rings I've ever seen! But then everything at Main St. Deli is huge. I'm guessing it's an American thing. One foot long hot dogs and huge cake slices are among the craziness of this place! You can find their menu in pdf here.

The burgers come with fries or salad, or you can add HK$8 to upgrade to sweet potatoes, curly or Idaho fries. I had sweet potatoes and J had the regular fries.

The burgers were truly delicious (the crispy onion rings were the best I ever had!) and they are now our second favorites in town, right after BLT burger in Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, our absolute winner. I really want to try the burgers at Hard Rock Cafe in Hong Kong because I've had them in other Hard Rock Cafes around the world and looove them! Only after having tried those I can do a proper burger ranking in Hong Kong!

Visited on: November 24, 2012 

Overall Quality: 4.5*

Price: KH$148 + 10% service charge for an 8oz burger with fries (-15% with HSBC credit card!)

Value for Money: 4.5*

Would I recommend it? Oh yes! A yummy New York style deli in Hong Kong! What is there not to like!?