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today's video we're going to discuss some more restaurants featured on the uk version of kitchen
nightmares and reveal how they're doing now so sit back relax and without further ado let's get right
into the content guys club wave 41 for kitchen nightmares episode Gordon Ramsay pays a visit
to club way41 to bring it back on its feet owned by a couple named dave jackson and don brindley
their three-floor business was once considered blackpool's restaurant of the year but the same
couldn't be said now after only 18 months the place barely makes 5 000 pounds a week which isn't
enough to keep the business running and relies heavily on its cafe on the first floor for income
quickly running out of options the owners decided to call out to Ramsey for some much needed help
upon his eventual arrival the famous chef meets with the owners then sits down to sample the food
ordering a salmon and strawberry salad that was dreadful a pork dish that was tough parsnip chips
that were bendy and mashed potatoes that were actually good Ramsay was generally unimpressed
with the food soon after the kitchen nightmare's host walks around blackpool to talk to the locals
and is shocked to learn that almost no one has heard of the restaurant inviting a group of
around 20 people into club way Ramsay hopes to see how the staff will handle an influx of customers
nigel a cook from the cafe was brought in to help with fulfilling orders but it was clear
that he was inexperienced not only did he look completely lost throughout the entire service but
he got very overwhelmed which resulted in the food being burnt following the terrible service Ramsay
sets up a blind taste test with the owners in hopes of getting them to realize that their food
is dreadful by the end of this both jackson and brinley admit that the restaurants odd concoctions
are gross and don't work with that out of the way the kitchen nightmares host suggested they change
the name to something like jackson's which they think sounds nice he also highlights that they
should move the services downstairs where it's visible from the outside to lure in more customers
since their current menu was god god-awful the famous chef crafts a quick and easy one that
could be even fulfilled in the cafe later on Ramsay learns that jackson hasn't had training
since the 70s and is rusty on the basics of cooking so he teaches them how to make some
dishes with fresh local produce due to the fact that the business was pretty large they
only repainted the interior and added in some new tablecloths but this still made a big difference
post kitchen nightmares the owners reported that things unfortunately got much worse after
Ramsay left it's not totally their fault though since the bus terminal was installed directly
in front of the restaurant which not only made the area very noisy but made it reek of fumes
to cut costs the owners gave up on using fresh produce and only served pre-made frozen garbage
ultimately the place closed down in september of 2006 but was eventually
purchased by new owners in 2007 they renamed it to market street diner and while it performed
relatively well in the beginning it also ended up closing down la riviera in another kitchen
nightmares episode Gordon Ramsay heads over to the failing la rivera to rescue it from closure
owned by a multi-millionaire named barry larson his restaurant spends a whopping 8 000 pounds a
week on food and staff costs alone larson to date has spent well over 2 million pounds in
hopes of proving that fine dining can work in scotland to achieve this goal larson hired a
french chef named louie lefevre who was supposedly trained in some of the best kitchens in france
lefevre hand-picked each person on his team each of which have michelin star-studded backgrounds
additionally they only work with the highest quality imported ingredients which is why the
dishes are so expensive however it's for this very reason that the locals aren't interested
in visiting and why it's empty on most nights desperate to realize his dream larson called
out to Ramsay and his team for some professional guidance upon his eventual arrival the famous chef
expresses to the owner that much like one of his own restaurants the locals are being put off by
the pretentious food sitting down to sample some of the food he has a potato soup that's extremely
rich a scallop starter that has way too many flavors a duck dish that's oddly presented and
a dessert platter that he was given instructions on how to eat Ramsay was left feeling appalled
giving his feedback to the head chef he gets very defensive and explains that he won't accept any
changes to the menu later on Ramsay oddly brings larsen and nefev to a football field in hopes of
convincing them that the overcomplicated menu needs to change but to no avail for his second
attempt the famous chef visits the scottish bar with larsen to illustrate that simplicity
is key but fails yet again as a last resort Ramsay brings in an ex-aaa inspector named david to judge
a scallop dish cooked by lefeve and himself while david believed that Ramsay's dish could be awarded
a four-star rosette lefeve's dish would only get 2-3 stars since it had way too many flavors the
following day lefeve admits that he was wrong and agrees to simplify the menu as well as listen to
Ramsay's advice having a chat with the owner once more he reveals that he wants to redecorate the
restaurant at a cost of 35 000 pounds obviously this was too expensive so Ramsay suggests that
they install a chef's table which could be a unique selling point after simplifying the dishes
on the menu and significantly lowering the food cost thanks to buying local produce the restaurant
was finally ready to relaunch following the taping of this episode the owner decided to rename the
business to abstract and opened another restaurant called contrast next door unfortunately since the
owner was obsessed with getting a michelin star and wasn't able to get one with the simplified
menu he reverted back to the over-complicated dishes no thanks to the recession abstract closed
down in december of 2009 but it seems like contrast is still up and running to this day
in abstract's place a restaurant called castle terrace opened up but this closed down in june
of 2020 due to the pandemic interestingly enough lefevre and his partner caroline garzi opened up a
restaurant called la terry du paint which actually received a michelin star and tons of awards
the sandgate hotel as our final entry we're going to discuss a business that Gordon Ramsay attempted
to save called the sand gate hotel owned by a married couple named peter and lois they're
unfortunately losing close to 2 000 pounds a week which is why they both work a second job to keep
things afloat not knowing how else to move forward they decided to reach out to a professional like
Ramsay for some aid arriving early on into the episode the famous chef is shocked to learn that
the hotel has more than one restaurant including a bar a terrace barbecue and a japanese restaurant
surprisingly they have the same chef stuart white cooked for every single one of the restaurants
which must be quite overwhelming to make matters even worse they collectively have over
168 different meals on offer which is insanely high sitting down in the main restaurant Ramsay
scans the japanese menu and is later told to go down to the basement if he wants his japanese
food finding this to be a ridiculous request the famous chef speaks to the general manager
who agrees to let him eat in the main dining room ordering some rice from the japanese menu that's
underdone and a chicken dish that's tough and odd tasting Ramsay is left feeling horrified with his
experience heading into the kitchen to give his feedback the famous chef ruthlessly critiques
the food but the head chef white thankfully owns up to his mistakes and apologizes through some
discussion the kitchen nightmares host learns that the hotel lost well over 30 thousand pounds
in the last four months which is shocking it doesn't exactly help though that the owners treat
the place like it's their own personal lounge eating from their own supply on a daily basis
hoping to get the staff in check Ramsay later takes chef white and his assistants to fish as a
team building exercise while on the trip the staff finally open up and admit that the menu has way
too many dishes and that they're too complex to make catching a beautiful sea bass at the end of
their day of fishing Ramsay brings the team back and shows them how to make a simple dish with it
serving their creation to the owners they're not only impressed with how delicious it is but how
simple it is to make after improving the menu the famous chef called in a metro named jean-baptiste
to help improve the service quality post kitchen nightmares the owners reported that they have
tons of new customers and are constantly selling out with the improved seafood menu
regardless of the fact that they had a fantastic turnover of 14 000 pounds a week
peter and lois decided to put up the hotel for sale since they wanted a break from the industry
ultimately the place was officially sold back in 2006 and changed hands another 2 times since
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