I’m one of those weird people who collects things on their travels. It’s fridge magnets for me, I love opening my fridge on a dark cold day to be reminded of all the wonderful places I have visited. My friend has a unique travel collectable and buys a Hard Rock Café guitar pin wherever she visits, so I have gotten into the habit of visiting Hard Rock Café’s around the world to help her build her collection. Whilst I prefer to support independents, there is always time for a quick cocktail and perhaps a burger whilst picking up travel trinkets for friends.
The Hard Rock Café in Manchester are celebrating St Patrick’s Day in style this year and you simply must call in to try one of their special shakes, which is available until 17th March. Absolut vanilla vodka, vanilla ice cream, oreo cookies and a hint of mint topped with white chocolate whipped cream, Irish sprinkles and rainbow sweets. It is a dessert in a glass and seriously rich but I could not stop drinking it. I’ll definitely be calling in for another if I am in the city this weekend.
You would be as well grabbing a burger before your sweet indulgence and the Guinness burger is perfect for St Patrick’s Day too. A ½ lb burger is smothered with a rich Guinness cheese sauce and a smear of sweet Jamesons jam. The cheese is gorgeous and the best I have tried outside of the States, where I ate FAR too much of the stuff. The jam is quite dense and does have a sweetness throughout but also a touch of savoury sourness that you would expect from a whisky based product. It is a lovely burger and I was surprised how much I enjoyed it.
To finish things off in style I also tried one of the new cocktails on the Spring menu. The Sparkling Mojito Royale mixes Bacardi Superior Rum with guava, mint and lime before being topped with a prosecco float, right up my street as anyone who knows me will tell you. The guava adds a nice twist of fruit flavour to the ordinarily mint heavy cocktail so it is lightened up, perfect for Spring.
If you pop by this weekend for St Patrick’s Day you will also be treated to live music, alongside those great shakes. Will you be getting ShamRocked?
I was invited to dine at Hard Rock Café as a guest and was not asked to pay for my meal.
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Ah I also collect fridge magnets! The shakes are amazing, aren’t they? Going back more this Sunday ?
Hey, very nice information. I came across this on Google, and I am stoked that I did. I will definitely be coming back here more often. Wish I could add to the conversation and bring a bit more to the table, but am just taking in as much info as I can at the moment. Thanks for sharing.
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