Hard Rock Cafe: All-you-can-eat ribs for $34.95 on Thursdays!

Nope, I didn't have the all-you-can-eat ribs, because I didn't go on a Thursday, but I intend to.

Firstly, I must declare that this is going to be a picture-heavy post.

Anyway, last Saturday, in conjunction with the end of Sue's ski trip/holiday here in Melbourne (she would be leaving on Sunday), the group of us current and ex-Ormondians gathered up, took a tram to the city and had dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe on Bourke Street.




It would be my first time in Hard Rock Cafe, so I didn't know what to expect, but I certainly didn't expect them to be playing live rock music very loudly, so loud that we couldn't even hear each other talking. Perhaps that's why they are called 'Hard Rock'.

With 16 people attending, you know that we'll be taking lots of pictures.



I don't think she realises that there's someone behind her.




Ha-ha. This from 2 Man U fans.

By now, you might be tempted to ask, "No food?"


To which I would reply, "Of course there's food, it'll be coming soon."

And you'll all go:


So here's the food.


The starter of Potato Skins. "Large potato shells, fried golden brown, filled with Jack and Cheddar cheeses, crisp seasoned bacon, green onions and parsley. Served with a side of sour cream for dipping."


These were good. Too good. But perhaps, not enough. Just enough to get you to the 'just right' stage. But for only 6 dollars more on a Thursday, you get to eat as many of these ribs as you like!


"Select pork, hickory-smoked then handpulled, so it’s tender and juicy. Served with your choice of our authentic vinegar-based or Hickory Smoked BBQ sauces and topped with marinated slaw. Served with seasoned fries, ranch beans and homemade coleslaw." I didn't try this, so I don't now how its like. Apparently it was called 'Pig Sandwich' previously, and they've now changed it to 'Pork Sandwich'.


Not sure what burger this is, but it does look nice.

Moving on to desserts.


Now this was awesome. You know how awesome a dessert is when I, Chin Jian Wey, rate it higher than the meat. From the description of "Ice cream and hot fudge on a fresh brownie, topped with chopped walnuts, chocolate", it does sound very simple, but somehow, the amalgam of hot and cold, and crunchy and soft, comes together to give a wonderful explosion of flavour in your mouth. We shared 2 of these between 5 of us. That's 5 bucks each.


Yum!


Didn't try this, but I think it was on their recommended list.

All-in-all, the food's not too bad, but nothing spectacular. However, like I said, it was too noisy, so don't go there if you want to have conversations. Go to someplace else like TGI Friday's (which was our original destination, but it was too far away) instead. Not that I'm saying that TGI Friday's is better than this place, no.