Miami Dolphins
What can you bring into Hard Rock Stadium?
Outside Food
Exceptions OnlyFood in a clear plastic bag for guests with special medical or dietary needs only is permitted.
Outside Beverages and Water Bottles
AllowedFactory-sealed, plastic bottles of water that are 20 oz. or less in size are permitted; others are prohibited.
Outside Alcohol
Not allowedAlcohol of any kind may not be brought into or removed from Hard Rock Stadium.
Coolers
Not allowedCoolers of any kind are prohibited from being carried into Hard Rock Stadium.
Bags and Purses
AllowedBags are permitted if they do not exceed 12" X 6" X 12" and are subject to search.
How Miami Dolphins compares
- Hard Rock Stadium does not allow outside food outside of medical, infant or dietary exceptions, putting it in the minority: 11 of 32 NFL stadiums do allow it.
- Its 20 oz bottle limit sits between the 16.9 oz cap at Arizona Cardinals and the 34 oz allowed at Denver Broncos.
- Outside alcohol is banned here, as it is at every one of the 32 NFL stadiums we track.
Based on all 32 NFL policies on this site. See the full NFL comparison.
The Spaghetti Policy
Under the 'Marinara Clause,' noodles are 'outside food,' strictly prohibited unless you're medical-grade pasta-dependent, and since the sauce acts as a beverage rather than a factory-sealed 20oz water bottle, the final verdict is NO. If I had a better lawyer, I could argue that a thermos is actually a 'hand-held vessel' and not a 'cooler,' which would totally bypass the bag limit. It's a tragedy, but for now, the pasta remains outside.
Unofficial, untangled, and legally meaningless. Trust the real rules above.