Hard Rock Cafe coming to Chiang Mai

[Chiengmaijoe]

it will be in the Night bazaar, in what was Hofbrauhaus, next to The Red Lion. Work has started today, but no idea as to what their opening date will be. Presumably the target will be High-season Nov or Dec. Maybe unrelated, but the stalls along that part of Loi Kroh have been notified that they won't be able to trade after the 12th August - big Traffic Police notices confirm this.

[junglechef]

Will they be serving burgers? 

(Just trying to get TV back on track after the recess)

Is this going to be part of the chain or just a random restaurant that just happens to have a VERY similar name?

[SoloFlyer]

^ Rock Hard?

[hml367]

There used to he a Hard Rock Café on Loi Kroh....   not part of the Hard Rock chain.

[alant]

So much for the tale I was told saying McDonald's was to relocate there...

[jobin]

I'd prefer Hooters. Hard Rock is so out-dated but boobs never die.

[Oscar2]

i remember going to the "Hard Rock Cafe" in Patong Beach, Phuket in 1987? i remember when the songtaew dropped us off and we thought "this can't be it, can it????" the only thing in common was the name.....

[kalbo123]

I wonder when they are open how many pages the TV thread will get about the prices of beer and  hamburgers....

Already looking forward to it!

[Loaded]

Any reason why this will be a positive for the farang community in Chiang Mai?

I actually feel a little disappointed every time I see or hear of a new multi-national restaurant or coffee shop opening here. I avoid them; however for me, it slowly erodes the feel of the Chiang Mai I fell in love with many years ago. You can't stop progress but progress in my opinion would be excluding these types of places.

[FolkGuitar]

If this Chiang Mai edition IS part of the corporate chain, and maintains the standards for food served, it will significantly raise the bar for mid-priced high quality Western foods!

[happy Joe]

For me it confirms my idea to carefully avoid this area of Chiang Mai losing day after day all that was its charm.

[PoorSucker]

2 hours ago, junglechef said:

Will they be serving burgers?

They opened here on Samui already.

They serve burgers.....starting at 769 baht. 

 

 

Hooters opening soon next door.

[Berty100]

1 hour ago, Loaded said:

Any reason why this will be a positive for the farang community in Chiang Mai?

I actually feel a little disappointed every time I see or hear of a new multi-national restaurant or coffee shop opening here. I avoid them; however for me, it slowly erodes the feel of the Chiang Mai I fell in love with many years ago. You can't stop progress but progress in my opinion would be excluding these types of places.

Ever considered that the progress might be directed at the Thai community in Chiang Mai?

[khwaibah]

2 hours ago, hml367 said:

There used to he a Hard Rock Café on Loi Kroh....   not part of the Hard Rock chain.

 

[khwaibah]

[cmsally]

11 minutes ago, Berty100 said:

Ever considered that the progress might be directed at the Thai community in Chiang Mai?

If it was aimed at the Thais they would have chosen a different location.

[stephenterry]

769 baht for a burger? They won't get many local ex-pats as customers. The Red Lion should survive as it's always done, albeit the food is mediocre, IMO.

[puukao]

This is GREAT.  One of the best restaurants in America.  The food is 5-star, and worth every penny!!!!  Could be the greatest restaurant in all of SE Asia, maybe the World!!!

(now say sarcasm 100x)

I might eat there for 769 baht, but I would need free health insurance and travel expenses.  

[stephenterry]

In Pattaya, I almost bought a replica Hard Rock Cafe t-shirt. It looked the biz - except the 'R' in Rock was replaced by a 'C'.

[Ricardo]

9 minutes ago, stephenterry said:

In Pattaya, I almost bought a replica Hard Rock Cafe t-shirt. It looked the biz - except the 'R' in Rock was replaced by a 'C'.

So a slight 'Rock-Up' at the printers' ?

I too do recall the old HRC in Chiang-Mai, with its vintage motorbike instead of a full classic-car, very appropriate I thought !

[FolkGuitar]

53 minutes ago, PoorSucker said:

They opened here on Samui already.

They serve burgers.....starting at 769 baht. 

 

"If"... if... the burgers are of the same quality that are served in the Hard Rock Cafes in Japan, they will be worth every penny and more!  Best I've had anywhere outside my own kitchen! 

 

[terminatorchiangmai]

Waste of effort and money.

A hard rock cafe that has to close at midnight, sure keep on rocking ! 

[ChangMaiSausage]

Don't want to sound the grump but I come on vacation to get away from all of this commercial b*llsh*t restaurants. 

Did/do people not want to travel away from their home countries to experience other cultures including culinary dishes. 

[Chiengmaijoe]

1 hour ago, FolkGuitar said:

"If"... if... the burgers are of the same quality that are served in the Hard Rock Cafes in Japan, they will be worth every penny and more!  Best I've had anywhere outside my own kitchen! 

 

If burgers are their specialty that will make that corner a magnet for burgaholics, which I'm not. It will be a real deal Hard Rock, not like the copies that were in the soi near Thapae gate which later moved to Loi Kroh, or what is now Roadside bar, that was Rock Hard bar. 

It will be interesting to see how they do, especially if it is as expensive as some people suggest.

[hml367]

20 minutes ago, ChangMaiSausage said:

Don't want to sound the grump but I come on vacation to get away from all of this commercial b*llsh*t restaurants. 

Did/do people not want to travel away from their home countries to experience other cultures including culinary dishes. 

coming for visits you could have the same thinking as many others, and some that make their home in Chiang Mai.  However, there seems to be many retired people living in Chaing Mai that want the "Florida retirement community" environment, but less expensive.... only my opinion of course. 

[ChangMaiSausage]

3 minutes ago, hml367 said:

coming for visits you could have the same thinking as many others, and some that make their home in Chiang Mai.  However, there seems to be many retired people living in Chaing Mai that want the "Florida retirement community" environment, but less expensive.... only my opinion of course. 

I know and guessed much the same, don't get me wrong I like a pizza and the odd burger every now and again but I can get my fixes from the likes of Mike's / Dukes etc.. the small places rather than the big franchise places.  Some say progress  

[ChiangraiTony]

Hard Rock food in my opinion is over priced for a basic meal. The Duke's is more affordable and the quality is just about the same. 

Within in the next couple of years many of the Seafood restaurants in the Night Bazzar area will leave there. I heard this from the owner last year.  The owner of the land (Chang Beer) has been increasing the rent and the owners already know about the future plans. Chang Beer Co. Have different plans for that area. 

 

[khwaibah]

Make me wonder due that all HRC sell official merchandize how all the merchants out on Chang Klan are going to make it selling counterfeit items.

[DeaconJohn]

5 minutes ago, khwaibah said:

Make me wonder due that all HRC sell official merchandize how all the merchants out on Chang Klan are going to make it selling counterfeit items.

There's a draconian crackdown on counterfeits being planned soon for Bangkok.

It wouldn't be hard to imagine it being extended to Chiang Mai and other places.

[toofarnorth]

Does anyone know if Hard Cock Cafe is still in Hua-Hin , I think it was near Octopussy ? This was about 10 years ago.