Description: I have to say I had never been in a Hard Rock Cafe so that I do not have the comparison and apparently there are two Hard Rock Cafes in Amsterdam, one of which is probably a fake. I was in the vicinity of the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum.
Noon to about 13 clock so I'm gone with 7 mates to the café and at the entrance we were asked what we wanted. The cafe extends as far as I have seen over 3 floors, in the middle to get in and then you can either go up or down.
Even outside on the menu we have seen the extortionate prices, so we really wanted only an Amstel (beer) because it is the cheapest. The bartender told us that it is a beer without alcohol, but that took us not quite fit so we took a Heineken. The 0.33 bottle costs whopping € 3.25. Besides beer, there are also still several cocktails and a wide selection of snacks. Although a few of us have smoked, it was in the room not stuffy or anything. The music was a bit noisy but not too loud, eventually you could still have a good time even if the person is not right next to you. The music they played was of course Rock and indeed different (eg The Beatles). It was striking that many old songs were played.
On the walls are all objects of celebs. Drum hits from Metallica's drummer, a pair of pants by Aerosmith then guitar, shoes, pictures and more . On the televisions are music video’s played.
So I found the atmosphere quite well. By the way, the bartender, we converse in English and Dutch.
The bar stools are comfortable, not too high and stable. The decor is somewhat rustic with wood, but still feels modern and not old fashioned. We have spent over an hour quite nice. Next door, a small shop of the Hard Rock Cafe was here and of course you can buy the famous T-shirts, but the selection was quite small.
While it was surprisingly empty, which was probably because of the time, but the atmosphere was quite good. The music was of course top and the "Star-goods' are impressive. Otherwise, the cafe is decorated very nice and comfortable. The Hard Rock charge more, I have been annoyed that it is expensive but I didn’t expected it was that expensive. For me four stars.
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