Hard Core Cafe - Gladstone

Great to eat or drink, excellent service, plenty of parking and next door is a top of the line bike customization shop that stocks many parts and does excellent workmanship.

A while back someone posted in a FB group wondering why people had not gone to a particular restaurant. Their complaint was that there were no pictures or posts about this restaurant. I must admit they were correct, and I set out to do something about it. So yesterday afternoon I got in my jalopy, and I drove over to a café they call Hard Core!When I got there, I ordered up a nice cold Dunkel and their version of the club sandwich. You see they take three slices of wheat bread and toast them to perfection and then they put onto that bread a good smear of mayo and on top of that mayo they put down some lettuce, cheese, turkey, and add the second slice and on that second slice they put a little more cheese tomato ham and bacon put the lid on it, drive a stake through its heart and cut it in half.Holy Moly!This is where human endurance is tested for you see that sandwich sits well over 3 and 1/2 in high! Even after attempting to squeeze it together, unless you have a lower jaw that you can unhinge, you cannot wrap your mouth around it. And when you do as I did and take a bite out of the bottom half and then a bite out of the top half, so you can get all of the flavors, I was amazed at how incredibly delicious and fresh this sandwich was.This is an incredible sandwich!Well done Hard Core CaféWell done indeed!It’s a Thursday afternoon and I'm filling my belly with a fantastic club sandwich in Gladstone!!

I've been to a few different bike shops and either over rated or they just suck. These guys are great, friendly, helpfull, treat you like your family. Store is there, the shop is right next door, and the other side is a bar and pub. Amazing food great people, the coolest bike shop t-shirt. I've never found anything close to it in the ciry.

Amazing potato skins, the place smells super clean and new which is pretty rare for bars in my experience. Awesome

Great local spot. Food is spot on, not your typical bar food. I 've never had a bad meal here. Pizza, salad, sandwiches, tacos are all wonderful great portions and prices. Definitely the cleanest bar I 've ever been in. Fun drink specials