I've been to Hard Rock Cafes all over the place, and they're all pretty much the same, bar the memorabilia & a few drinks or specific dishes. Dublin's is no exception - but the cocktails. Oh, the cocktails. €5 a cocktail is fairly decent in the capital, and these cocktails aren't tiny, either. So, I've gone here to drink a few more times than I've gone to eat. Having said that, when I've gone for dinner I've been annoyed with the price - certainly overpriced, which is why I've often just gone for nibbles or the 'Bar Food' that they serve in the evenings. On certain days (usually Thursdays) they have live bands, and that's always fun. Note: beware of the dizzying occurrence that is usually music playing and a DIFFERENT song's music video being played on the HRC screens. read more

As an American who stayed at the Morgan Hotel with my Irish wife, this place was very outstanding. Love the live music they had on while we waited by the bar to be seated for a table for dinner. Anyway, I never been to a Hard Rock in NYC and I'm actually glad We tried this one out. Everything else was pretty crowded and we didn't really like the pictures of the small dishes we saw on yelp for the price. Lol. I highly recommend this place for a good time. read more

I have been in Hard Rock Cafe's all over the world and this was by far the worse. We were excited that it had apparently been recently overhauled and reopened. The decor isn't very appealing and the food was worse. The kitchen was not prepared, most of what we had wanted was not available. The server was very nice but obviously undertrained, brought the wrong salads, brought cooking oil and white vinegar instead of olive oil and balsamic vinegar (we saw them pull out new cruets to fill) and then a lot of taxes and actually charging a service charge. 4 people, one coke, 2 small salads, one ice cream sundae over $40. Worse restaurant in Temple Bar. read more

The Hard Rock Cafe in Dublin is quite possibly on of the worst restaurants I have ever had the displeasure of dining at in Ireland. The meal started out ok, they got our drinks out to us without an issues, but it all went downhill from there. We arrived in what we were later informed was a shift change and somehow our waiter left after taking our order. We ending up flagging down other wait staff for everything during the whole meal and going to the bar to collect our own drinks. After we finished we waited for 20 minutes to grab another member of the wait staff and ask for our bill. We were ignored. We then went to the bartender, who said he would send our server over. Again we waited ANOTHER 20 minutes and it wasn't until we actually interrupted yet another waiter taking an order that he informed us our waiter left an hour ago. He was nice enough to print out our bill, after telling us he was busy and we were bothering him. That was when we were hit with a first in Ireland - they don't add VAT on the menu prices! I have never, EVER been to ANY business in Ireland that did not include VAT in their prices. We paid €20 each for cheese burgers, then on the bill they add VAT and a few other charges, making those burgers €25 each. Same goes for the €10 drinks! Our total bill for four people was like €90, which is not too bad if you are eating out, but then they slap on the VAT and it was €130. So basically for a couple beers and burgers the four of us paid €130. They also automatically add gratuity on EVERY bill, so for our crap service we were forced to shell out even more cash. I don't mind paying a few hundred quid at a meal for quality food and service, but the menu here is simple stuff like burgers and chicken fingers, nothing fancy and the wait staff were quite rude and acted like they would rather be somewhere else. Being forced to pay gratuity after having such shoddy service and being hit with a larger than expected bill makes this place the worst place I have ever reviewed. They obviously feed off of tourists who come to Ireland and visit Temple Bar. I would advise anyone who comes here to give this place a miss! read more

The Hard Rock Café, Dublin.... although it's only there a few years, it's facade has been photographed by more people and nationalities than probably any other restaurant in the country. On entry, the first thing that grabs your attention is the Trabant car that hangs upside down from the ceiling over the stairway down to the bar. This is the actual car U2 drove onstage in on their mega ZOOTV tour. If you're a veteran globetrotting Hard Rock fan, you'll notice that things are done differently in Hard Rock, Dublin. This is mainly because it's not a corporate store. This franchise is owned partly by the owners of the TGI Friday's franchise in Ireland (slightly ironic, huh?) and Frankey's on Temple Bar Square. Although it's not corporate, it's still a great place to visit for food or drinks. The staff and management are all fantastically friendly but not annoying ( apart from Conor in the bar but he's still a legend!) and for such a branded restaurant in the heart of the tourist trap, the prices are really reasonable! To put it into perspective, if you go in with a friend and have, say, a cheeseburger, a pint and a cocktail EACH, you're each gonna pay about €15 which in my book is amazing value. New on the menu are chilli dogs and chilli burgers which are fab but still don't compete with the gargantuan garlic and cheese spinach burger that I love slobbering all over my face after a few €5 Lynchburg Lemonades. It has a bright, electric, friendly atmosphere with smiles wherever you look and, of course, the tempting merchandise store to ensure you go home penniless. I'm giving it 5 stars because basically, I can't fault it! read more

Shared the nachos and we both got one of their specialty cocktails. Felt like any other hard rock but it's very accessible which is nice. Overall food was okay and service was good. Best part is the atmosphere which I'm sure is what everyone wants to hear. read more

I went to Hard Rock this evening, as usual the food and the service were good I know the food is oily but It's still good, When you go there just look for a waiter looks like sheldon cooper,I told him that, I couldn't stare at him without saying anything read more

Mediocre food for high prices, mediocre service at best. Good videos while eating, hence the second star. The children's meals were decent, but again expensive. I had a 27-euro New York Steak that was overdone and gristly. Others complained that their burgers were overdone. I had never been to a Hard Rock before, and given my experience here, there is no good reason to go to any Hard Rock again. read more

Worst service ever and rude when we corrected them about our food. I have never been so appalled by service at a restaurant.

Being here a couple of times, fo the good prices on the drinks, 5.50 the cocktails and 4.50 but i expected more of a big franchise, the food is not that great, the service is ok, the deco is what u have in a hard rock so no harm done, what i find it annoying is the band downstairs passing the sound for 30 minutes, the sound guy couldnt get it right, and there is no acustic isolation so upstair was a bad mix of sounds, other thing i find a little confusing is the quantity of table u can't sit downstairs without no sign on them, then when u sit down somebody came to ask u to move read more

Stopped in at the bar and didn't get served for 20 min. Ordered a Long Island..pretty much tasted like a sour lemonade! The bar was a mess as well with trash all over the place. The bartenders seemed irritated and not well trained at all. Not the best experience I've had at a Hard Rock. I recommend maybe just getting a table and avoiding the bar. We didn't stay for food. Not our favorite bar in Dublin! read more

So today I went for a quick pre dinner drink with my in laws. As soon as we entered we got a really friendly welcome from the host. We each got a drink at the bar, this was where are first star was lost. The price and value of beverage. I have been here before and I know the deal with the cocktails, there cheap for a reason! €5 for a cocktail is great value but the quality of the beverage is lacking. I chose the Alabama slammer which was really nice, and in my opinion the best of the menu, don't go for the iced teas or mojito, they are a massive let down, nothing at all like the real thing. Alabama slammer is made with orange juice so that gives you more substance and won't leave a sticky taste in your mouth like the rest. My father in law got a beer and he was terribly annoyed because a pint is priced at €4 and a bottle is €5.25. He ended up having to get the bottle as they didn't have what he wanted on tap but he was really put off by the price difference. The worse part of this experience was the flies at the bar.I noticed when I first sat down ,that there were flies swarming around my head. I took no heed at first but after a few mins of this I noticed the entire roof of the bar was covered in what appeared to be fruit flies. They looked as though they were coming from a air vent an when we were paying we mentioned them. The batman explained that they have an issue with flies whenever the Liffey is high. Which grossed me out even more. It was one thing to have flies but to have insects coming from a river in a city is just really discusting. Really grossed me out. It made me concerned about the hygiene standards and made me really not want to return. I have given them 2 stars because there customer service is fantastic. The barman even hooked me up with a seat at the bar. This is very rare in dublin and I was really delighted :) Pity about the rest. read more

Food was good but geez is it expensive a burger runs over 18 euros! BUT i would definatly go back again... Lol

It was a Hard Rock Cafe. What you would expect. The only thing I could say about it was, they needed more help. The restaurant was have empty and we had to wait. This wasn't at noon either. The service was slow and over worked. Food was hot and as ordered. Need more staff to service more efficiently and more people could eat, which would make them more money. read more

As you would expect from the Hard Rock franchise, the Dublin branch does exactly what it says on the tin. The decor is fantastic, autographed pictures of rock stars adorn the walls along with rock memoribilia such as guitars and drum sticks. The Hard Rock shop is easily accessible from the street and you don't have to walk through the restaurant to get to it. The food is great and the service is polite and efficient. The bill was a bit pricey but I have come to expect this from Hard Rock & the temple bar area. fans of Hard Rock wont mind paying the price to visit and add some dublin souviners to their collection read more

Went to Hard Rock Cafe whilst in Dublin and I had high expectations and they were not met =(. The food was nothing special. It was pretty poor actually! They had a good range of cocktails thought, but it was extremely pricy for what it was. I loved the look of the place, but that was about it really. A pleasant experience, but nothing special. read more

Hard Rock cafe always brings you good food even though the places are usually packed. Bonus is the rock atmosphere and soundtrack.

The staff was good but the food was sub par but it was to be expected the kitchen was just getting ready to close anyone going to Ireland in the temple bar area should understand that the kitchen close early so you need to plan ahead for that read more

Hostess was very warm and welcoming Had a good window seat, Chicken wings to start was great , Entree I had the steak it was delicious My girlfriends chicken was overdone and lacked flavor Overall good experience ! read more

Beautiful location, the interior awesome!! We were greeted by a car hovering over the descent to the bar area, where we had great cocktails and a dream of an oreo cheesecake. We had a good view on the bar itself, where one of the barkeepers entertained with his juggling practices. Great bar to visit! read more

Wouldn't say it was the most atmospheric Hard Rock I've been too but they staff are friendly, we were seated quickly and the food was great as always :-) read more

Ate here once with my girlfriend back a few months ago for her birthday, the waiter was so witty and great he made us feel right at home. The food was AMAZING some of the best food I've ever indulged in, I'm returning for my 19th birthday to have a few cocktails and enjoy an amazing meal and I'm so excited for it, will be a place I will always go to! read more

Service was good but paying over $20 for a burger (18€ +SC) that seems to be only possible in well done is poor performance. This place also doesn't really have the feel of a Hard Rock Cafe. Better to skip this one and take one of the many local places. read more

I like the hard rock ! Cool place I love all the memorabilia on the walls, the music there is great. Staff are always super nice, the food however is alright, not knock your socks off good but I won't complain about it either. Also it is a little be expensive for what it is. However !! €5.50 cocktails !! And they are Delish.. Not to be missed :) read more

At the Hard Rock Cafe in Dublin I ate the best burger of my life! (Bacon Cheeseburger) I've never eaten such a fresh, tasty, big and delicious burger like this! The waiter was friendly and quick and I liked the decoration very much! Nice Restaurant! If you're in Dublin you have to go there!! read more

This is the tenth Hard Rock Cafe around the globe that I have sampled and I have to say I was a little underwhelmed compared to some of the other experiences. It is very small - very small! The front door so close to the seating area that, as it opens constantly, there is also a constant draught. This might be okay somewhere warm and balmy but in Ireland where there is regularly more rain than there was in Noah's Flood, this is not good. We had to be asked to be seated further into the restaurant due to being frozen cold. Thankfully, when we were in, it was quiet enough to accommodate this but on a busier night this may well have not been possible. We didn't come across the "Irish hospitality" some seem to have enjoyed. Not one of the staff we were served by were from the Emerald Isle. In fact, if it were not for the ubiquitous piped U2 music and memorabilia, there would be no clue as to where you were in the world. And there's only so much ubiquitous U2 one can take... read more

By far the worst Hard Rock I've been to. My husband and I have been to a few of the cafes in Europe, since we collect the Hurricane glasses. The feeling of this restaurant was more bar than restaurant, and I dont think that is the image this franchise wants to give. I couldn't hear my husband talking to me as we sat shoulder to shoulder. If you're going to open an American restaurant, make sure you follow our standards of service. You are a restaurant first, and a bar second. I asked for the music to be turned down because the last thing I needed after 12 hours of sightseeing at 7 months pregnant, was to have music obnoxiously blaring in my ear while I eat. My request was totally ignored. The only reason i gave 2 stars, is because the ( I'm assuming) manager was phenomenal. He actually took an interest in us and made conversation. I'm sorry to say I will never go back, and I've told all of our friends here on base about it. read more