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Hard Rock Hotel Maldives

Wine & Dine at Hard Rock Hotel Maldives

Sessions' open-kitchen dining room, tables set for the evening

Sessions

Cuisine
Contemporary international, ingredient-driven
Setting
Open kitchen, main all-day dining room
Hours
Breakfast 07:00–10:30 · Lunch 12:30–15:00 · Dinner 18:30–22:00 (à la carte & theme nights) / 19:00–22:00 (buffet)
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

The resort's main all-day room runs an open kitchen and a rotating theme-night calendar, with a Private Chef's Studio seating up to 12 for a more private table.

The Elephant and The Butterfly's namesake mural — an elephant with butterfly wings amid monarch butterflies and flowers — painted across the dining room wall

The Elephant and The Butterfly

Cuisine
Mexican and Latin American — ceviche and tiradito
Setting
Beachfront, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera-inspired dining room
Hours
12:00–16:00 & 18:30–22:00 (à la carte) / 19:00–22:00 (buffet nights)
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

A beachfront Mexican and Latin American room built around ceviche and tiradito, its Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera-inspired decor setting the tone for à la carte service and evening buffet nights.

The swim-up Pool Bar built into the main pool, with its waterslide behind

Pool Bar

Cuisine
Pan-Latin casual bites
Setting
Swim-up infinity pool bar with underwater sound system and waterslide
Hours
Bar 09:00–23:30 · Food 12:00–17:00
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

A swim-up bar built into the main pool, with an underwater sound system and waterslide keeping the afternoon crowd close to the water.

Hard Rock Cafe Maldives, memorabilia lining the walls of the dining room at The Marina @ CROSSROADS

Hard Rock Cafe Maldives

Cuisine
American classics
Setting
The Marina @ CROSSROADS, a short walk via the 500 m footbridge
Hours
12:00–00:30
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

A short walk across the footbridge to The Marina, where the brand's memorabilia-lined room runs live band residencies into the night and can host a full-floor event for up to 190.

Before you book

What meal plans are available?

Five plans run from Half Board (US$95++ per person, dinner only) through Full Board (US$160++, lunch and dinner), Full Board Plus (US$185++, plus non-alcoholic beverages) and All Inclusive (US$210++, plus standard alcoholic beverages) up to Premium All Inclusive (US$299++, plus premium beverages and 30% off in-villa dining and spa). Every plan carries access to venues across Hard Rock Hotel Maldives, SAii Lagoon and The Marina @ CROSSROADS — seven additional restaurants and a beach club beyond the four described here. Children under 6 dine free, and ages 6–11 at a discount.

Sessions' open-kitchen dining room, tables set for the evening

Talk to a specialist about dining here.

Thirty minutes on dates, occasion and which table actually suits you: no obligation, no scripted pitch.

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