My partner and I went to Hard Rock Cafe for the first time. The decor is cool, but our $80 meal wasn't worth it.

<p class="ingestion featured-caption">We ate at the Hard Rock Cafe in Philadelphia. Amena Ahmed</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>My partner and I dined at <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/margaritaville-vs-hard-rock-cafe-food-experience-review-2024-1">Hard Rock Cafe</a> for the first time in Philadelphia.</li><li>We got two appetizers, a steak-burger meal, and specialty <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-boxed-mac-and-cheese-brand-review">mac and cheese</a> with chicken for $80.</li></ul><p>My partner and I are always looking for new <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/review-is-olive-garden-worth-it-for-family-2024-4">chain restaurants to try</a>, and Hard Rock Cafe has been at the top of our list for a while.</p><p>As fans of all genres of music, we were intrigued by the chain's famous decorations, which include autographed vinyls and outfits worn by music icons like Taylor Swift.</p><p>Luckily, Hard Rock International is <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.forbes.com/companies/hard-rock-international/">a multibillion-dollar company</a> with <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.hardrock.com/locations.aspx">over 50 restaurant locations</a> in the US alone, so it's not hard to find one.</p><p>We visited the chain's <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/philadelphia-what-to-know-about-visiting-from-a-local-2023-10">Philadelphia location</a> to see if the food and atmosphere lived up to the hype.</p><p>Here's what our experience was like.</p>