Hard Rock Cafe Amsterdam | Gluten-free in Amsterdam

Aaron
03/01/2026

3

I visited Hard Rock Cafe for dinner during my trip to Amsterdam. The highlight of my experience here was the staff, who were amazing and couldn’t do more to make my visit as amazing as possible. They were friendly, kind and spoke great English too, also offering a free dessert and celebration, as I mentioned, I was visiting Amsterdam for my birthday, which was the following day. This was my second time visiting this Hard Rock Cafe location, which I first visited in December 2022 before my most recent visit in December 2025. The location is great, it’s right by the canals, and a short walk away from the Marriott and Apple Store, located on Max Euweplein. The vibes inside the place are cool, as you’d find at any Hard Rock. They do have disabled access, including a mobility lift and a ramp. Although some may find this difficult, it’s nice to see the space open to everyone, so a disabled member of my party could join us. On my most recent visit, I went for the Smokehouse BBQ Combo with pulled pork and chicken. I found the portion size to be a little small, especially for the price, with the dish coming to €25.95 - the food was slightly disappointing, it was a little dry and chewy, and just lacked much flavour overall. It felt more like a fast-food experience than a great dining experience. For drinks, I went for the Electric Blues Cocktail with my own collectable glass (The selection of glasses in the shop was cool, and I was able to go for a Tiki glass), this contained vodka, rum, gin, Blue Curaçao and even Red Bull, and considering there was so much going on, it didn’t really taste of much and I wouldn’t order it again. Sadly, my usual Hard Rock favourite, the Southern Rock, wasn’t listed on the menu at this location. When my food was served, it came without the beans and coleslaw, which I found to be odd, as the dish regularly includes beans/coleslaw in other Hard Rock locations. The coleslaw is stated to be included on the gluten-free menu, but it seems to be different here, as I also had this issue on my visit back in 2022. I do feel the gluten-free menu needs to be updated as it’s listing things which aren’t possible, and I wasn’t told about this ahead of time, so it felt misleading. The staff here are great, and the overall vibes with the views of the canals is also pretty cool, although food standard could be improved, I would consider returning on future trips to the city.