Well I know that people will judge Gordon Ramsay very harshly for this result. But in fairness to Ramsay, I think it is worth noting the following points before judging him too harshly: He is being called in to try and turn around the absolute BOTTOM of the barrel restaurant fiasco situations, at a point in which it is often too late (due to insane debt levels). If you were tasked with going around to businesses that were on the threshold of bankruptcy, and trying to turn them around, your success rate would not be that great, no matter what the level of your skills and talents. 2) Despite being continuously thrust into trying to save near hopeless situations... he nevertheless takes on the challenge, and really seems to give a lot of himself, in terms of emotion and energy. 3) Finally it should be noted that while the show is primarily dramatic entertainment, nevertheless, I strongly believe the show has actually SAVED far more restaurant businesses then we can know. In other words, MANY restaurant owners around the world watch these shows and undoubtedly learn from it, taking away the idea that customers should be treasured, respected, and treated like gold. Conveyed in that show, is the idea of respect, in terms of cleanliness of the kitchen, the use of prime ingredients, and simplification of overly complex and convoluted menu choices. There is also the idea that it's never too late to try and change and turn things around, and at least go out fighting to make the restaurant far greater than it is. 4) Sorry another thought just came to mind: that show also influences "regular" people like me, to improve our home kitchen cleanliness and ingredients! So in the end, we'll probably never know the true statistic on how many restaurants this show has saved, by inspiration and teaching lessons... But whether or not for the shear entertainment drama of it all, or for the restaurants it does help turn around that we'll never know about... I still think this show has great value. More on reddit.com

NGL your food photos actually look very good until the bread service then it's potatoes, fish, and chicken. It looks a lot more set lunch than Carte Blanche to me. More on reddit.com

Good tactic: not sure where you're based but if in spitting distance of the West Midlands... if Folium don't get a star in the next round or two it'll be a crime. Tho' they just got a good Guardian write up so they may hike their prices ;D

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if you're referring to the royal hospital outlet, i found it meh. top-notch service but food wasn't that exciting. agree with the other posters that u can find better food at other outlets. More on reddit.com