Okay, let’s get honest for a second; if I
asked you to describe Hard Rock Café in a few words, I’m sure the following
would be said: “too touristy”, “tourist trap”, “boring food”, “ I only go there
when I’m out of town”. Until recently, I would completely agree with you; I
myself have said those exact same words many times before when I thought of
Hard Rock Café- “been to a few on vacation trips”, “way to touristy for me,
especially in Boston”, and “I only take my out of town friends there…gives me a
good excuse to get another guitar pin”.
My attitude of Hard Rock Café all changed
after a recent BlogandTweetBos event I attended, where we would be among the
first to try Hard Rock Café’s all new revamped menu, and might I say, “this
place ain’t just for the tourists anymore”!
A group of Boston Bloggers gathered together
on a beautiful, sunny Saturday afternoon at the Hard Rock Café in Boston, where
we were greeted to our own private dining area and given a full view of all the
delicious food we were about to enjoy.
Before we got down and dirty with our
enchanting lunch feast, we were introduced to Jordan, head of marketing for
Hard Rock Café Boston and their executive chef, who would guide us through each
course and explain a little more about Hard Rock Café.
First Course Salad
Mini Grilled Chicken and Arugula Salad- a
small starter salad (which is good since the actual entrees are a very decent
size), with a fresh blend of different tastes including spicy pecans, oranges
and crumbled feta cheese.
Barbecue Sampler
A generous sample of hickory-smoked ribs,
smoked barbecue chicken and mini beef brisket sandwich, with a side of cowboy
beans were laid out in front of me and all I could think was, “Oh, My Napkin!”.
Although they can be ordered separately, the sampler had everything I would
want when my taste buds were craving a taste of the South (minus a cowboy).
Legendary Burgers and Sandwiches
Small and packed with lots of taste, our
plates had a trio of mini burgers, which included:
Fiesta Burger- if Southern tasting isn’t your
thing, but Mexican is, the Fiesta burger would be in order, a burger topped
with jalapeños, Jack cheese, guacamole and pico de gallo, the taste will be
like a firecracker to you mouth.
Tango Burger- described as a ‘Sloppy Joe’
this burger has actual Sloppy Joe mix, Jack, American and blue cheese and tangy
bbq sauce on top of your burger…you may want to ask for extra napkins.
Fresh Vegetable Sandwich- this sandwich is a
great option whether you’re not a fan of meat or looking for a healthy
alternative, this sandwich combines Portobello mushrooms, zuchinni, yellow
squash, roasted red peppers, asparagus and Jack cheese all in between a grilled
sourdough bun.
Hand Crafted Legendary Entrees
Grilled Norwegian Salmon- personally, I’m not a fan of salmon, (I don’t like fish that tastes like fish), the salmon is presented in a unique way that actually gives it a different taste of fish. The salmon is wrapped in cedar paper, (which to my surprise, you don’t actually eat the paper…oops), served with mashed potatoes, if you are like and not a salmon person, you may want to at least give this one a try.
Sweet Desserts
As if we didn’t have enough delectable food
in our stomachs already, we had to make room for what had arrived right in
front of us, dessert. Like the trio mini-burgers, we were given a sample of
three of Hard Rock Café’s most popular desserts; cheesecake made with Oreo cookie
pieces, fresh apple cobbler and hot fudge sundae- anyone of these choices is a
good choice.
Hard Rock Café Drinks
Of course, no blogger event would be complete
without drinks…and Hard Rock Café was no exception! Along with all the amazing
food we tried, we also tried a slew of different types of drinks for all
different types of pallets.
Air Mexico Tequila Flight – a mix of three
different types of margarita drinks with flavors including watermelon, blue curaçao and wildberry.
Red Berry Press- fruity tasting drink
including strawberries, raspberries and lemons, which are actually pressed in a
French coffee press giving this vodka drink more summer flavor.
Twist & Shout- a very unique taste in my opinion, this drink had a strange concoction that included Guinness Beer, spiced rum, chocolate syrup, salted caramel syrup, ice cream and topped with whip cream and bacon, this drink may not please all taste buds, buy I say, ‘don’t knock it, til you try it’.
Salted Caramel Café- a great tasting dessert
drink which mixes Irish Cream, salted caramel syrup and fresh hot coffee, is a
great way to end a delectable meal.
I really need to give props to Hard Rock Café
for their revamped menu; I was genuinely surprised by the array of options and
flavors that each dish had to offer. Next time your in the Faneuil Hall area,
stop by and see and taste what I’m talking about…never know, you might be having drinks with your co-worker and rubbing elbow with the family from Toledo, Ohio!
Note: I was not paid to do this blog post. All opinions, whether you like them or not, are all my own
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| Photo courtesy of Hard Rock Cafe Boston |
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Note: I was not paid to do this blog post. All opinions, whether you like them or not, are all my own
That was such a fun day. I think I'm still full from it. :-)
ReplyDeleteWill I see you this Saturday at the next Blog & Tweet event?
Haha!! Same here, especially when I see those pictures!!
DeleteWon't be able to go to the next event, have a SkeeBall pool party that day!! Have to keep my eye out for another New Balance GNO events, looks like fun.