Serves meat, vegan options available. International hospitality group operating restaurants, hotels, and casinos. Founded 1971 with the opening of its first restaurant in London. Serves primarily American and western-style food. A vegetarian/vegan menu lists burgers, wraps, Mexican dishes, fries, sides, and salads. Rock n roll themed with music memorabilia for decor. Selection may vary by location. This location has a separate vegan menu with three starters, six mains and three desserts. Reported closed March 2025.
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Sandhill, Quayside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, NE1
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Last update on 19 Mar 2025 by KaterinaLouisa
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Added by KaterinaLouisa on 08 Dec 2021
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8 Reviews
First Review by KaterinaLouisa
MellyFratelli
Points +606
Salt! - Edit
Hard Rock has a separate vegan menu. What I do not have is a separate stomach for salt, which is what I would have needed to eat the inedible chips which accompanied by SEVENTEEN POUND (£) hotdog.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-02-19
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fussycow
Points +98
Hard rock chain - Edit
I have visited a couple of times and I won’t be rushing back. Yes the decor and the music is good. The staff were decent. There is a separate vegan menu which is a plus. Probably a okay venue of eating with a mixed group of Omnis/veggie/vegan. The cocktails were made to a high standard. Sadly the food is just a bit basic for the price. There are many other places I would rather dine at in the area.
Read morePros: Separate vegan menu , Nice , Cocktails
Cons: Basic food , Overpriced
hack_man
Good to know. Think I’ll give it a miss, have been intrigued about going. They’re obviously offering vegan because they have to
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JaneyBL
Points +181
Poor quality overpriced food - Edit
Yes they have a vegan menu, but I still can’t get over the poor quality of the food for the prices they charge.
Read moreI had vegan fajitas (£17) which was a huge dump of green beans with a few mushrooms and red peppers thrown in. Didn’t taste like any spices or flavour to it.
Yes portions are huge, but this disappoints me as wastage is massive too. I ate as much as I could but still more than half left.
Other half had the jackfruit chilli which I tasted. Very average. Spicy but didn’t taste of much else.
Service was average. Had to try to get waitress attention a few times. I’d put on the booking it was a birthday and needed 2 vegan menus. Still had to ask for the menus and only given one. No acknowledgment of the birthday.
Overall I’ll not be back to any Hard Rock. I went to the Manchester one a few years ago and had same experience. Totally overpriced and underwhelming.
Pros: None
Cons: Poor quality food, Overpriced , Average service
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pateyrad
Points +64
Great vegan selection - Edit
We have been to Hard rock several times since it opened and the constantly updated vegan menu is great. The Bruschetta starter and hot dog main are particularly good.
Read moreThe atmosphere is what you would expect from hard rock, and the staff/service are great.
Pros: Good vegan range, Great music , Fantastic atmosphere
Cons: Not the cheapest, but still good value , Service slows markedly when it’s busy
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Vegan_Elf
Points +1348
Amazing Experience! - Edit
Fantastic Vegan Food, Some of the Vegaterian options can be made Vegan.
Read moreVery helpful staff who have lots of knowledge of their big menu, good options of drinks, I did enjoy the Motorhead Over Kill Beer. The inside looks grate.
I went for a friends birthday meal out for her 50th & the staff all sang Happy Birthday to her & gave her a free dessert.
Pros: Plenty of vegan options., Is on a bus rout., Lovely & helpful staff.
Cons: Very Expensive. , No Vegan Dessert options.
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Tofuli
Points +417
Love HRC, dislike the service here - Edit
I went in the weeks that the restaurant opened and there was only one vegan option at the time, it was good they offered vegan cheese and mayo for the burger but this wasn't clear on the menu (but I was pleasantly surprised). The deco is cool as you would expect from a HRC. Portions very generous and cocktails delicous. I note they have since offered a full vegan menu which I am yet to try, but will update once I do.
Read moreUpdate from visit 14/02/22: the new vegan menu is much more extensive than the previous and I really do appreciate the effort. However, after the service we had at our valentine's visit I cannot not reduce from 4 stars to 3. We had a booking at 9:30pm, we had a wait for our table, no vegan menu given, had to ask twice till I got given it. Our drinks took more than half an hour to get to our table, we didn't have a drink until 10:15, 45 mins after our booking and food came about 10 mins after that. I had the vegan hotdog which was OK, a bit bland and the chilli a bit watery. I'm going to give the benefit of the doubt given if was valentine's and as we love HRC, we will probably give it another try - maybe just for a drink.
Updated from previous review on 2022-02-15
Pros: Vegan cheese and mayo, Great cocktails, Quayside location
Cons: Expensive for Newcastle, Poor service
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ClareKnighton
Points +990
Burger and a Cider after the GNR - Edit
Food was great, might have tasted extra good because of the 13.1 miles ran just before!
Read morePros: Vegan options , Cool venue
Cons: Busy
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KaterinaLouisa
Points +5047
Full vegan menu - Edit
Hard Rock Cafe Newcastle introduced a full vegan menu in December 2021. Loved the sliders, hot dog and chocolate caramel tart.
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