Skip the Line: Hard Rock Cafe London

London, United Kingdom

Established on Old Park Lane in June 14th 1971, this is the Hard Rock Cafe that started it all. The Hard Rock Cafe London became an instant classic and remains as famous as ever around town for attracting the best rock stars down for a burger and the occasional "jamming session"!

Come and enjoy a meal from the cafe's great menu and lose yourself in the extensive rock and roll memorabilia collection. Or just pull up a stool at the bar and enjoy the atmosphere.

Amongst the valuable collection of rock memorabilia you'll see the first ever piece donated to the Hard Rock Cafe - Eric Clapton's Lead II Fender.
The Hard Rock Cafe London is as authentic now as when it was founded almost 40 years ago. Book dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe now and Skip the Lines!

The Vault
Located in the old Coutts Bank, once used to protect the Queens coffers, the Hard Rock Cafe London Rock Shop houses the most valuable pieces of memorabilia in the Hard Rock Cafe's collection.

USD $28.65

Review by: Evangelos G	February 2012
Very poor! Wish I could give 0 stars. Had to wait 1hour for a table and had to wait 20 minutes in line for a skip the line event offer. Not worth it service was very poor!

Review by: Walter W	December 2011
The immediate seating is a plus when purchasing this package. The people are friendly and will explain how the whole memoribilia collection got started with Eric Clapton's guitar.The original Hard Rock is a must see while visiting London.

Review by: victoria h	November 2011
AFTER ARRIVING AT THE HARD ROCK CAFE, THERE WAS A 2 1/2 HOUR WAIT, BUT BECAUSE WE HAD BOOKED WITH VIATOR WE ONLY HAD 3/4 OF AN HOUR WAIT. YOU ALSO KNEW YOUR MEAL WAS PRE-PAID. FOOD LOVELY.

Review by: Roger G	September 2011
skip the line? ha, ha, ha, we waited 45 min to be seated, that is not correctly, hands off ! Ok, the food and service was good

Review by: Frenchy	September 2011
What can I say!!This is the original Hard Rock Cafe with great decor and very good staff!!!_br/_ Food is what you would expect, very large portions and good value.

Review by: Simone R	September 2011
Had a bit of a problem explaining to door guy that we had these tickets, but once he was prepared to look at them and his book then let us straight in and to our table - whilst others lined up in the rain for at least 30 minutes.

Review by: Michael J	September 2011
On arriving at Hard Rock I presented the voucher and was told we would have to wait for about 1 hour, although I had prepaid and understood we could "skip the line". I was disappointed and after discussion realised there were tables outside which we were told the wait would be about 20 minutes. We decided to sit outside which was a mistake as we completely missed the atmosphere of the Cafe inside and it soon became very cold and windy outside. Infact we skipped the ice cream as we were too cold to eat it. Very disappointed.

Review by: Heather S	August 2011
Enjoyed this meal, good value for money and great to get into the shop and cafe without queueing. Would recommend - good evening out.

Review by: Annie M	August 2011
Skipped ahead of a pretty long line and were seated immediately!

Review by: CDJ	July 2011
Enjoyed our meal and the service was good.

Review by: jen	July 2011
I was really disapointed in this. After a long walk to get there we handed the voucher to one of the workers and they had absolutely no idea what it was, so we got a little worried because we thought we had booked it for nothing. After about 10 minutes waiting and hearing them discuss amongst themselves, the owner finally approached us and notified us that they had an event on that night and we could eat there but it wuld be really rushed. we obviously chose to eat there as werre paid but didnt really enjoy it as we felt pressured to eat really quickly. The waitor was great though, but was very disapointedthat they were not organised and didnt have us booked or notified us about the event, they made it out as if "we will let you eat" obviously we were entitled to eat here as ihad paid for both of us. wouldnt do this again!

Review by: SONIA Y K	July 2011
We were turned away on our attempt at using the voucher for dinner on the day it was booked (26th Jun) due to the venue being entirely booked out for a private function. (obviously associated with the HRC concert)...so that was disappointing. The manager/staff were apologetic, very helpful and noted on our voucher that we could return at anytime. Fortunately our time schedule allowed us to come the following week. We loved it, great service, food and staff! . _br/_ Atmosphere priceless!! would go again in a heartbeat. The only reason we knocked off a star was for the initial diappointment of being unable to attend when we had a hotel close by and had been to HRC concert the Night.

Review by: Anita V	May 2011
Still had to wait a bit, but it was well worth booking it before hand.

Review by: Francis B	May 2011
Had a wonderful time. Only a couple of minutes wait till table was ready.Staff and food no problem.Would recommend.

Review by: Kelly B	May 2011
The place was jam packed when we showed up, but we were ushered in and seated right away.

Review by: Michaelanne G	May 2011
Good food and a great time. This is the first Hard Rock cafe and the memoribilia is wonderful.

Review by: Beverley T	April 2011
Although we had the pre-booked no waiting ticket, we waited for over 1 hour and saw people who had just arrived going in before us!!

Review by: tuevans	March 2011
The Skip the Line provided everything we were promised and we purchased this package because we heard that there is always a long wait to get into the Hard Rock. But we got there at dinner time and there was no line! Of course there was no way to know this, but had we known we would have much rather ordered from the full menu. So just decide whether you want to take your chances or not. Cafe, food and service were great!

Review by: Hazel Q	February 2011
Seated straight away and food was delicious! Gold menu was perfect for us as we're both big fans of the hard rock burgers.

Review by: beascott	January 2011
There was no line when I went, but the girls behind me had to wait 20 mins where as I go seated right awayt

Review by: betty c	January 2011
my grandaughter and myself visited your london branch and thoroughly enjoyed our lunch and our waitress was excellent shall be going again in april with my other granddaughter

Review by: SHAUN I	January 2011
My daughter loved it but less than average food and a few large school groups isn't my idea of a good night out. Skipping the line might work in summer but in winter there wasn't much of a line but we still had to stand at the very crowded bar.

Review by: Geraldine F	November 2010
Great and can recommend highly. the food was really good and the service excellent.

Review by: Robert M	October 2010
There was no information explaining how to jump the queue. Had the queue been longer we would have waited longer but there was only a couple of groups in front of us and we were shown straight through. The service and food were good and we enjoyed our visit.

Review by: Diane C	October 2010
A very enjoyable experience which my daughter enjoyed as it was a treat for her 18th birthday. Our server was fun & attentive. Can't wait to go back again!

Review by: Laura Y	October 2010
Great food and great servce led to a great time!

Review by: Frances Anne C	October 2010
I found that the time of day I went, I did not really need to skip the line. The food was OK, nothing fantastic.

Review by: Nicola L	September 2010
excellent night, great atmosphere!!

Review by: Daniel C	September 2010
Excellent, but Hard Rock was not very busy when we arrived.

Review by: Jessica M	September 2010
This is a fantastic offer as you get the best choices on the menu anyway and get seated straight away whilst everyone else queues at the bar for 45 minutes! We showed up on a Saturday night and got shown straight to the table, amazing!

Review by: Ayse C	August 2010
Not waiting in the queue and visiting rock shop made us pleased.

Review by: George C	August 2010
I felt a bit like a 2nd rate diner, our service was a bit slow, it appeared that normal diners were served quicker.

Review by: Anonymous	August 2010
It was great not having to wait - I went straight through while others in the line had to wait at least an hour. As I was alone I was placed in front of the kitchen which hardly provided an atmospheric setting. The menu was tiny and to be honest the food was very average. I have been to this and other HRC's so I can compare and was a little disappointed. Overall however it was worth it and I recommend it if you are an HRC fan and are not too fussy about what you eat. I do suggest going with at least one other person though and getting a table.

Review by: Stuart B	July 2010
cafe verry bizzy when handed ticket at door we waited 10 min 4 a table when the waiting time was 1 and a half hours . the staff were verry fast and meal was good.

Review by: Sonya L	July 2010
We enjoyed our lunch on a Friday afternoon very much but there wasn't any kind of line whatsoever. We passed by on a Tuesday and still no line. We were there in July and it was very hot...no AC on the street level part of the restaurant but if you go below for seating there's AC down there.

Review by: judy w, United Kingdom	June 2010
We had an excellent time the experience was great. One of the best things was the fact that we could jump the line to get seated, especially after walking most of the morning sightseeing. Excellent service and we thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of the day. Would highly recommend to anyone.

Review by: Mark L, United States of America	January 2010
Was very convenient. Went to check in, showed our voucher and was directed to our table within 5 minutes. The limited menu was perfectly fine. Would recommend it if you are a fan of Hard Rock!

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	January 2010
If you want to have dinner at the Hard Rock and not wait ages in the cold just to get on the waiting list -then this is the way to go. We prepaid and just showed up at no set time and we after a little confusion - the staff were unfamiliar with the form were put at the top of the list, given our little device to notify us when our table was ready, and by the time we'd visited the loo to wash our hands - we were seated. The set menu was fine, since we planned to have Hamburgers which was why the founders started the place in the first place - they wanted a place that served a good old American style burger meal. The food was great, the table wonderful, staff friendly - and thanks to another review on this website, we made sure to tour the vault which is a free tour of rock memorabilia in the Hard Rock store across the street. My 15 year old neice visiting from the US said this was the highlight of her time in London.

Review by: Jan M, United States of America	November 2009
Was a lot of fun. The guy in the vault was great - we spent a lot of time talking with him we are still talking about our conversations with him. Our 'priority seating' didn't work out which was disappointing - still had to wait an hour to be seated.

Review by: Joseph K, United States of America	October 2009
I have eaten in the Hard Rock Cafes around the world and always enjoy the atmosphere and the food always reminds me of home ,because of the comfort food and surroundings

Review by: Maria R, United States of America	September 2009
Excellent!! Didn't have to wait but 10 minutes, when waiting time for the rest of the people was around an hour and a half! The food was great too, and service was really good.

Review by: Peter B, United Kingdom	August 2009
Skip the line ticket was well worth the money. Queue was quite long when we got to the cafe; the wait was 40 mins. We showed our skip the line and went straight in and were seated within 5 mins. Now that's what I call service!

Review by: Anne D, Ireland	August 2009
We were so glad we had use the skip the line, we arrived at the hard rock cafe around 5pm and people were waiting to be seated and the waiting time was 30 minutes. We showed our skip the line vouchers and were seated straight away, service was good, diamond menu was good also.

Review by: Kristin C, United States of America	July 2009
This is an awesome Hard Rock location. It has friendly staff, good food, great music and awesome memorabilia. Be sure to ask about The Vault.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	June 2009
Fantastic service and beautiful food. I would definitely recommend it.

Review by: Jeri P, United States of America	December 2008
I recommend this restaurant to anyone who has or has not been to a Hard Rock before. The prebooking works great and the "skip the line" was such a time saver as the evening wait was quite considerable. The service and food were wonderful, and the atmosphere was typical Hard Rock. It's a very short ten minute walk from the underground station or easily accessible by bus or taxi.

Review by: Allyson W, United States of America	July 2008
I am glad I purchased the HRC pass. The waiting was almost two hours. Great service.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	June 2008
This was great for our family of aging rock fans, and their teenage kids. Both the cafe and adjacent Hard Rock vault have incredible rock artifacts, instruments, and photos. When we arrived there was no line to skip, but within an hour there was a long queue. If you like lots of American style cafe food, you'll love the lunch. We'd prefer something smaller and lighter. The separate, unrelated "Rock Legends and Beatles Tour" which you can order through Viator picks up nearby, so consider combining both, as we did. It worked out great.

Review by: Donna C, United States of America	April 2008
Great timing on our part meant that we only had to wait about 15 minutes to be seated. This is a small cafe, and if you want to take advantage of the prebooked, skip the line aspect, be realistic about allowing enough time to arrive semi-hungry and anticipate a wait. The meal was very good and service courteous and accommodating. We enjoyed our meal as we watched the line outside get longer and longer. The tour of the vault was a like a trip through rock & roll history.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	February 2008
We had a fantastic time and loved all the memorabilia.