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Hard Rock Cafe Prices

Andz

Andz

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Our second HRC in South Africa opened recently in Sandton, an upmarket area north of central Johannesburg. The first one, in Cape Town, opened in November 1996 and closed in June 2001 and at the time was one of the biggest HRCs in the world. I went there several times and I'm sort of a HRC fan, I have about 15 classic white T shirts from around the world and about 80 pins.

On Saturday we went to the new one, sat down, looked at the menu... faaark!

Before saying any more, I'd like to get some input from around the world on what the following items cost in your local currency, converted into USD.

The menu is about the same all over so these should be on most:

BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwich
Our in-house smoked chickens that are hand-pulled, so the meat is tender and juicy. Served on a toasted Ciabatta bun topped with our Hickory Bar-B-Que sauce. Topped with our creamy cole slaw.

Hickory BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger
Basted with our special Hickory Bar-B-Que sauce and smothered with caramelized onions. Topped with crisp seasoned bacon and melted Cheddar cheese.

Hand-breaded onion rings
 
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I haven't eaten at the HRC (anywhere I think) but in Cleveland, Ohio (USA) a good (not exec chef level) would probably charge $10-12 for those items, you could definitely get them for a little cheaper, or spend more if you're at a pricey restaurant. Cleveland is generally considered a place with a very low cost of living. Onion rings (as a side) probably $3-5, as an appetizer probably $8. I can't wait to see what they're charging down there.
 
Well at the current exchange rate the burger is $ 10.25, the sandwich $11.15 and the onion rings as a side are $ 3.70.

I know that infrastructure, property, staff all cost money but at my local take out franchise a comparable sized (but actually better) burger with fries and a Coke is the equivalent of $3.20. The HRC may be located in an affluent area but the whole square is restaurants so competition is stiff.

A 330ml bottle of Heineken in my local pub is around a dollar but you can pay up to 4 times that, depending on the venue.
 
Too bad I don't live in Vegas anymore, I could have verified the prices. Can't you pull up the menus from the website? You're also paying for the ambiance.
 
VEGASRIDER said:
Too bad I don't live in Vegas anymore, I could have verified the prices. Can't you pull up the menus from the website? You're also paying for the ambiance.
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Second on the ambiance - It's a dine in restaurant, so it'll be more than equivilantish fare from the fast food joints -

Sidenote - what is the expectation on tipping in South Africa? When I was in West Africa - no tipping - but I wasn't sure how they handled it down there.
 
The menus on the website don't have prices.

Standard tip here is 10% but if you are not happy with the service there will be less or no tip. Most restaurants add 10% on tables of 8 or 10 or more, but 10% is the norm.
 
Those seem like reasonable prices based on what we have in Canada, $4 for a bottle of Heineken is the starting price, many places will be more. Standard tip here is 15% as well, if your in a group its an automatic 18%
 
erburtt said:
Those seem like reasonable prices based on what we have in Canada, $4 for a bottle of Heineken is the starting price
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I mentioned the Heineken to put the price of the $10 burger into perspective, I know that all over the world prices are different. I paid $11 for a Heineken in Amman in Jordan in 2012. It didn't stop me though :spank:
 
Speaking of Heineken Beer, when I was in Holland, I asked the server why they kept serving me the beer in such small glasses? Their answer was it tasted better that way. Yeah right, I told them to bring me a larger glass. But In Germany, the glasses are too big.
 
Andz said:
The menus on the website don't have prices.

Standard tip here is 10% but if you are not happy with the service there will be less or no tip. Most restaurants add 10% on tables of 8 or 10 or more, but 10% is the norm.
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They tack on 15-18% here for tip on large parties. In general I tip 20%. I have friends who work in the service industry here in AZ (largest employment sector) and they say typical is about 20%, awesome is 30% and sometimes they get big business people that do 100% tip.
 
VEGASRIDER said:
Speaking of Heineken Beer, when I was in Holland, I asked the server why they kept serving me the beer in such small glasses? Their answer was it tasted better that way. Yeah right, I told them to bring me a larger glass. But In Germany, the glasses are too big.
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Kenny I guess they're a bit more concerned with selling you a "flat" beer, but you can easily ask for a "vaasje" (a vase) or a "grote" (large) beer. It's strange but in the uk they're more concerned with getting a full glass (without a head) but that would be unforgivable over here, as you will generally get about 2 fingers of head on your beer. As Andy says in Germany you generally get 500mls, unless you're at an Octoberfest.

Sorry on the original question I have no idea.
 
I was tidying out my desk this morning and I found a cash slip from Fatburger in Cairo. Cheeseburger, fries and a coke for the equivalent of 10 USD. Maybe that's the going rate


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