Hard Rock Cafe Cost Comparisons

About Hard Rock Cafe

You can buy an international Hard Rock Cafe franchise in Canada, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, South America or South Africa. However, the chain is not expanding in the United States at the time of publication. The company franchises to other companies with substantial assets, as it estimates a new Hard Rock Cafe has initial costs of about $3 million to $5 million depending on size and location. Merchandise sales account for more than 40 percent of franchise income.

Full Service Restaurant Franchise Opportunities

Below is a quick comparison of Hard Rock Cafe against other Full Service Restaurant franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Hard Rock Cafe with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.

Franchise	Franchise Fee	Royalty	Advertising Fee	Development Costs
5 & Diner	$35,000	5%		$250,000-$750,000
abc Country Restaurants	$50,000	4%	2%	$250,000-$700,000
Albert's Family Restaurant	$25,000			$280,000-$400,000
Another Broken Egg Cafe	$50,000	5%	1%	$505,500-$1,175,500
Applebee's	$35,000	4% initially, 5% possible after	not less than 4%	$2,009,038-$8,267,250
Applejack's	$25,000	4%	2%	$250,000-$275,000
Arthur Treacher's	$30,000	5%		$145,000-$268,000
Au Vieux Duluth Express	$30,000-$40,000			$175,000-$500,000
Bar Louie	$50,000	5%	2% local, 1%Nat'l	$923,500-$3,707,333
Baton Rouge Restaurant	$60,000	5%	2%	$1,600,000-$1,800,000
Ben & Florentine Restaurants	$35,000	6%		$619,650-$817,800
Bennigan's Grill & Tavern	$35,000	4%	1%	$1,027,075-$3,588,244
Best of Mediterranean	$20,000	4%		$126,300-$574,700
Big Boy Restaurants	$40,000	4%	1% local +2% Nat'l	$861,800-$3,568,000
Black Bear Diners	$55,000	4.5%	1%	$1,133,800-$2,114,200
Black Rock Bar & Grill	$50,000	4%	1%	$1,519,940-$2,957,625
Bombshells Restaurant	$50,000	5.5%		$1,731,000-$3,086,000
Boscos	N/A			$827,000-$994,000
Browns Socialhouse	$50,000	6%		$2,000,000-$2,500,000
Casey's	$60,000	5%	4%	$500,000-$1,600,000
Chocolate Bar	N/A			$250,000-$500,000
Cool Hand Luke's	$50,000			$373,000-$1,817,500
Cool-de-Sac	$75,000	6%		$858,700-$1,988,667
Cosi Inc	$40,000	5%	2%	$762,600-$899,800
Country Kitchen	$40,000	4%	3% local + 1% Int'l	$425,000-$1,685,000
Denny's	$10,000-$30,000	4.5%-7%	3%-3.5%	$305,000-$2,404,695
Dunn's Famous	$20,000-$50,000	5%	2%Nat'l+1% Local	$150,000-$800,000
Eggspectation	$50,000	5%	2% Nat'l 1% local	$650,000-$1,500,000
Einstein Bros. Bagels	$35,000	5%	5%	$138,550-$935,850
Elmer's	$40,000	4%	1%	$712,000-$3,209,500
Fresh To Order	$30,000			$489,500-$646,500
Friendly Banners	$30,000	4%	2%	$450,000
Friendly's Restaurants	$30,000-$35,000	4%	3.5%	$498,500-$1,950,000
Gandolfo's New York Delicatessen	$25,000	6%	2% local +1% Nat'l	$302,450-$558,950
George Webb Restaurants	$250,000			$402,000-$850,000
Giorgio Restaurants	$25,000-$50,000	4.5%-7%		$175,000-$500,000
Golden Corral	$50,000	4%	2.4%	$2,700,795-$7,037,915
Golden Griddle	$25,000	5%		$100,000-$450,000
Great Steak	$30,000	6%		$155,900-$520,300
Hard Times Cafe	$30,000			$449,000-$1,000,000
Hooters	$75,000	5%	2.5%	$956,500-$4,275,000
Houlihan's	$40,000	4%		$1,600,000-$4,300,000
House of Jazz	$75,000	5%	2%	$750,000-$1,200,000
Humpty's	$30,000	5%	2%	$495,000-$695,000
I Dream of Falafel	$25,000	5%	3%	$337,811-$470,302
IHOP	$40,000-$50,000	4.5%	3.5%	$414,866-$3,374,043
IL FORNELLO	$35,000	4%	1%	$100,000-$700,000
Indigo Joe's	$30,000	5%	1.5%	$1,200,000-$1,300,000
Kayson's Grille	$25,000	5%	1%	$489,700-$618,000
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants	$75,000	5%		$49,789,087-$70,127,050
L and L Franchise	$30,000	3%-4%	1%-2%	$133,700-$535,000
La Madeleine	$40,000	5%	2.5%	$1,249,362-$3,088,747
La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill	$25,000-$50,000	5%	3%	$189,550-$992,590
Manhattan Bagel	$25,000	5%	5%	$481,000-$705,000
Manny's Grill	$25,000	5%		$171,235-$516,652
Max & Erma's	$40,000	4%		$622,500-$3,100,000
McAlister's Deli	$15,000-$35,000	5%	3%	$398,000-$2,094,200
Miami Grill	$30,000	6%	3%	$175,000-And Up
Naples Tomato	$30,000	5%	5%	$1,353,000-$1,892,500
Original Joe's	$39,000	5%	2%	$950,000
Palapas Restaurants	$30,000	5%		$750,000-$2,000,000
Pantry, The	$40,000			$450,000-$600,000
Perkins	$40,000	4%		$1,557,975-$2,742,975
Perko's Cafe Grill	$35,000	4%		$292,500-$1,357,000
Quaker Steak & Lube	$40,000	5%	3%	$1,800,000-$3,700,000
Red Hot & Blue	$45,000	5%		$380,700-$1,000,000
Rhapsody's	$42,500-$56,000	6%	1 - 3%	$565,000-And Up
Ricky's	$45,000	4.5%	3%	$800,000-$950,000
Ricky's All Day Grill	$45,000	5%	3%	$300,000-And Up
Roy Rogers	$30,000	5%	3%	$767,250-$1,580,950
Ruby Tuesday	$35,000	4% of gross sales	1.5% of gross sales	$1,559,650-$3,877,400
Salsarita's Fresh Cantina	$30,000	5%	1% Nat'l 1.5% Local	$283,150-$563,900
Sam & Louie's N Y Pizza	$25,000	5%		$331,500-$474,700
Sammy J Peppers	$50,000			$750,000-$1,500,000
Seacrets	$45,000	6% and 10% from hotel	1% local	$1,639,333-$3,061,667
Shingle Inn Cafes	N/A			$250,001-$450,000
Shoney's Restaurants	$25,000-$35,000	2.5-3.5%		$568,000-$2,800,000
Smitty's Restaurants	$35,000			$400,000-$600,000
Soul De Cuba Cafe	$65,000	6%		$160,350-$487,000
Soul Fixins' Restaurant	$30,000	5%		$274,000-$524,000
South Philly Steak & Fries	$25,000			$292,500-$464,500
Symposium Cafe	$40,000	4%	1%	$625,000-$675,000
T.G.I. Friday's	N/A			$1,000,000-$3,000,000
Taste Of Mediterranean	$12,000-$20,000	$1,000. a month, Flat Fee.	2%	$99,000-And Up
Tin Star Restaurant	$20,000-$35,000	4%		$500,000
Twin Peaks	$50,000	5%	3%	$1,309,800-$2,365,900
Uccello's Ristorante, Pizzeria & Sports Lounge	$50,000	5%	5%	$1,332,100-$1,958,333
uWink	$50,000	4% + 2% Technology Fee	1%	$1,645,000-$3,472,000
Village Inn Restaurants	$40,000	4%	1%local +0.5%Nat'l	$963,000-$2,570,000
Western Sizzlin	$30,000	3%		$811,000-$2,300,000
White Hen Pantry	$30,000	Varies		$52,400-$225,200
White Spot Restaurants	$75,000			$900,000-And Up
Wimpys Diner	$30,000	4%	2%	$250,000-$500,000
Winger's Grill & Bar	$35,000	4%		$150,000-$550,000
Zaxby's	$35,000	6%	2.87%-5%	$343,200-$695,200