Living A Mexican Dream At Hard Rock Cafe

Last month my husband had been to The USA for a business trip. When he returned back he told me all the things that he did there. Apart from visiting few of his friends, he also went and purchased some props for me for my food styling. But there was one thing he kept speaking about. That was the Mexican cuisine which he tried there. Mexican cuisine tastes and looks similar to Indian cuisine. 

Mexico lies on the border of west USA. It is a beautiful and colourful country with delicious and colourful food, great music and awesome culture. The cuisine is known for its variety of spices and intense flavors. Since the local climate and geography is different, the Mexican food varies by region. My husband told me lot about tacos, quesadillas, enchiladas, burritos and more. Ever since he told me about the Mexican food, I have been longing to eat and taste it and I always dream about the same.

One fine day I saw on social media that Hard Rock Café has spiced things up with Taste of Mexico Menu which is inspired by authentic ethnic flavors. After little more inquiry I realized that all the outlets across India have geared up to take food lovers like me on a Mexican delicacy sojourn. This distinguished international brand is kicking things up a notch and paying homage to classic Mexican cuisine and cocktails with their new Taste of Mexico menu! There are special experiences like “sing for your supper” karaoke nights which gives a Mexican experience. I heard that there will be a grand fiesta night of fun and salsa on 28th May 2016. I am eagerly waiting for it.

All the way from USA my husband used to send pictures of different Mexican food on whatsapp and I was longing to eat the same. The foodie in me would never rest in peace until I tried some authentic Mexican cuisine. I was very happy to see various dishes, cocktails and mocktails being served at the Mexican festival. When I saw the menu , I saw that it included everything that my husband told me right from tacos to quesadillas to irresistible mains.

Off I went to Hard Rock cafe and tasted most of the things, clicked pictures and sent them back to my hubby to show that all these things are now available in Bangalore too.

The new Mexican menu features lots of dishes like Mexican street corn salsa, Vegetarian taco, Samosette of spicy corn and cheddar cheese which is crispy phyllo triangles filled with corn mixed spices and oozing cheddar cheese with tangy pesto mayo. This dish is similar to samosas except for the cheese. Albuquerque - Vegetarian Burrito which is Flour tortilla with smoked chipotle ranch, topped with shredded lettuce, crispy potato pops, south west refried beans, sweet chili, Mexican rice, mixed cheese, roasted vegetables, served with spiced fries & tangy salsa.

I tried the following:

Mexi - Cali Spiced Cottage Cheese BBQ Skewers which is skillet of BBQ glazed & spice rubbed cottage cheese skewers, served over chimi churi spiced fajita onion & peppers was yummiest veg starter.

Char grilled chicken tenders marinated with Tex-Mex spice rub & tangy marinate, served with honey mustard dip I just loved the Tex- Mex Spiced - Char Grilled Chicken Skewers.

Chicken Tinga Tacos with shredded chipotle chicken, tomatillo salsa, queso, avocado, picante sauce and cilantro were awesome.

Fiesta Chicken Quesadillas made of Chicken al pastor, grilled pineapple, picante sauce, chipotle paste, mixed queso and cilantro. This is served with a side of sour cream.

Apart from this lots of mocktails are also served. I and my friends tasted the following:

Troublermaker – made of hot Jose Cuervo Especial Silver Tequila, Jalapeno bits, Cointreau.

Diablo made with Fruit of the season - Mango, cucumber, Jose Cuervo Especial Silver Tequila topped with Ginger beer.

Amigo made with Blue berry crush, luxardo sour cherry liqueur, Jose Cuervo Especial Silver Tequila & a hint of orgeat.

Cranberry & lychee margarita made of Freshly squeezed lime juice, Jose Cuervo Especial Silver Tequila, lychee, Cranberries & Hard Rock Cafe's secret ingredient Split over rocks.

Everything was so good. With this I can now live on my dream of eating a fiesta of savory, zesty and fiery food. Thanks to my husband for telling me about the Mexican food and bringing out the urge in me to try the same. Now that Hard Rock Cafe has introduced the menu, my Mexican dream has come true. I don’t have to travel all the way to the states or to Mexico to try the same :)

Note: The pictures in post have been shared by Hard Rock Cafe team.