Comments on: Jeremy and Jane win BBC Two’s The Restaurant

By: cow and plough

cow and plough — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:40:28 +0000

we would really like to talk to any of the runners up on the program and potentially offer them a restaurant in the midlands.

By: OldTabby

OldTabby — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:43:50 +0000

This series has just finished showing in Canada. So this is the tripe the BBC is serving up these days, no wonder I left the country!

Totally predictable from start to finish – we picked the winners when they & their concept were introduced in the first episode. No matter how badly they messed up, no matter how often they screamed, argued, insulted each other, they & their 8 gourmet courses were destined to win. No self-respecting Frenchman (even one called Ray White with an atrocious ‘accent’) would dream of choosing anyone else.

No matter that the twins were so obviously the best of the bunch, their “Brown & Green” was doomed. Far too mundane for any pretentious French chef. Go see Gordon Ramsey girls, he’ll appreciate you & your concept!

I suppose the new series will just be more of the same – predictable from the get go; full of irritating, pregnant pauses; lots of inane waffle; topped off with the ’school kids’ waiting in trepidation outside the headmaster’s door!! Eventually it will be shown in Canada, I’ll pass thank you very much

By: Steve Barton

Steve Barton — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:28:32 +0000

A shock and a pleasant surprise. Congratulations to Jeremy and Jane, and commiserations to Jess and Laura.
I have to admit I’m chuffed Jeremy and Jane won. Not that necessarily I think they were the best couple over the entire series, but they were so passionate and for me displayed enormous resilience throughout. Jeremy’s final speech on his eight course menu when he was unable to pick any course that he way happy with, even though it had received praise from Raymond Blanc and more importantly Raymond’s Mum, for me just illustrates his passionate approach to his food. But I just want to advocate for each and every couple that entered this competition. The thing that made The Restaurant such compelling, entertaining viewing, is where other reality TV shows failed, it was exactly that: Reality. I know from my own bitter experience running (and failing at running) a restaurant how much effort and hard work every contestant put in. Every customer complaint and every messed up order, each mistake, each badly cooked dish, each accident and every single stressful teardrop over the past 9 weeks, I have previously experienced and have shared again with them week in and week out.
Good luck for the future to every contestant.

Running a restaurant: It’s a stressful and emotional ride. I’m glad that this time, I was just a passenger.