What would you choose?

The very first, one and only Hard Rock Café, opened in 1971.We'd queue outside for a table way back then at London University:
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karadekoolaid said:
The very first, one and only Hard Rock Café, opened in 1971.We'd queue outside for a table way back then at London University:
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We’ve been there many times. When we first moved to the UK in late-1992, it was top of the list for MrsT to visit - her Christmas gift (that she picked out herself) that year was a Hard Rock leather bomber jacket, which was definitely not cheap, and she still has it (but never wears it).
 
TastyReuben said:
I haven’t tried one…yet. MrsT likes eating there, so I’ll get a mimosa next time.
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Yeah I just can't figure out any other reason why people would complain. If they don't like them, they shouldn't order them. It's not like people are pounding them and getting hammered, and I am guessing they don't offer them on Sundays so the church going crowd can just give it a rest, eh?
 
TastyReuben said:
They don’t like it because Cracker Barrel is considered the famliest of family restaurants, and it’s morning booze to boot.

What next, wine in church? Oops…!
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And that's why evangelical Christians don't care for the Catholics so much.
 
JAS_OH1 said:
And that's why evangelical Christians don't care for the Catholics so much.
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Yeah, it’s all the Pentecostals and Primitive Baptists around here raising hell.

When I was a kid and going to the Pentacostal church, we didn’t have wine for communion, it was grape juice for everybody.
 
kaneohegirlinaz said:
I've never been to a Hard Rock Cafe ...
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When I was studying in London in the early 70s, this was THE place to go. This was the perfect place to impress a prospective girlfriend or to celebrate a special occasion. Hard Rock echoed through the restaurant all day long and there were queues half a mile long outside, waiting to be seated.
Important to remember that the only alternative in the UK at that time was a grotty chain called "Wimpy's", where the burgers could be easily exchanged for hockey pucks. McD's didn't open their first restaurant until 1974.
 
PabloLerntKochen said:
I guess the "special occasion" was when the last lecture was done :drink:
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I seem to remember going on a protest march in 1975. We were probably protesting about the awful cheese and onion rolls we had every day for lunch.
Anyhow... when we got to Hyde Park Corner, the radical socialists, marxists and anarchists combined all went to listen to some histrionic diatribes, while we went off to the Hard Rock!
 
Lullabelle said:
The menu looks pretty generic but would like to give it a try just to say I have been.
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Back then, the only "burgers"we could find were Wimpy's, and they were dire. A big, fat, juicy burger, straight off the grill, served with dill pickles and a little tray with ketchup, mayo and diced onions, plus a huge plate of "French Fries"was something totally exotic for us students. Add to that, the latest rock music reverberated all through the café at all times.
Nowadays, where virtually every pub has a selection of burgers on the menu and you've got loads of burger choices, I'd agree - it does look pretty generic.
I showed the photo to my ex-girlfriend ( now a very, very dear friend) the other day when we went for coffee. "OOOOHHH! " she said, "we went there after Chris and Jerry's wedding!"
...and I'm wondering "who the heck are Chris & Jerry? Does she mean Tom & Jerry??" :hyper: :hyper: :cool:
 
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