GINO'S CELEBRITY CHEF RESTAURANT Was A MAJOR LETDOWN! 

Seems like 80% of the time if there's a restaurant whose main attraction is celebrity name recognition, it's just a money grab with mediocre food.

I almost spit out my drink when I saw the Ferrero Rocher placement on top of the cheesecake; wrapper and all. That was one of the funniest product placements I have seen in a long time. At least something was memorable about that all too average meal.

Just shows that your pound note is better spent at a small, local, independent restuarant, rather than a chain or celebrity endorsed restaurant.

Has anyone else noticed how Gary’s confidence in presenting has changed over time? Now so much more confidence and warm

Not for me mate!! I was spitting feathers when he brought out your main and you hadn’t finished your starter,lazy service. I’ve passed this gaff a few times and I’ve been tempted to pop in…..thanks to you my friend, I’ll be giving it a wide berth!!

My partner and I went to Gino's in Birmingham. It was undoubtedly the most memorable dining experience we have ever had... for all the wrong reasons. Both our meals were completely inedible. Mine had so much salt in it, there was a real risk of renal failure. When we complained (in the most genteel manner imaginable), the manager went full on Basil Fawtly, repeatedly telling us that they had followed Gino's recipe cards. Which was totally the wrong response for so many reasons. The restaurant is still there, run by the same business, but, curiously, no longer bearing Gino's name. Awful.

Sent a suggestion in to Gary Eats, and he firstly replies and then apologises for taking such a long time to reply (like a week!) - what a nice person!

Gary , I’m the boring pensioner trying to Exist on £221 per week state pension but enjoying your vids, any way half English Half Italian, the only good thing is I’m a master when it comes to cooking Italian food , Pasta and a pizzas as you already know are the cheapest financial layout and highest return. £2.50 I could have made that dish and it would have been better , cheers Matey

Think I am beginning to enjoy your "negative" reviews more and more. Giving these jokers a reality check. Great stuff as always 👍

The prawns on ciabatta is not a dish you would see in Italy but it is a dish you would see on a dodgy italian owned restaurant in UK charging £16 for 6 prawns as the bread costs next to nothing!

I think the slightly bent brown metal air conditioning vent behind you contrasting with the faux marble stone accentuated the 'utterly average'

gary you are doing such a service by exposing these chain scams. The celebrity made his money long ago and this is now private equity.

You sir are a gem and a RU-vid hero. Polite, honest and no hidden agenda Thank you for another great video

Don't ever change Gary! Genuinely take time out of my day to watch your new videos

I would rather give a £55 donation to charity than consume tasteless carbs. I doubt this place will exist for long unless everything improves. Value your honest and unbiased opinions as ever, well done.

Jamie Olivers place in Angel was horrendous. After 30mins our mains arrived, But i was told my main was not available, the 4 of us immediately walked out

Gino D'Acampo is a joke just like Jamie Oliver. He closes restaurants owing £4,939,332 to 49 creditors and suppliers, in addition to £113,975 to HMRC and £37,887 in staff wages then opens other restaurants again. He's a conman. Would like you to visit Lina stores sometime Gary and give us a review of one of their branches. The one near Coal Drops Yard in Kings Cross is probably the nicest one. 5 quid for an espresso. 😱 Ridiculous. They don't deserve your custom Gary. You should have said "do you know who I am?" 😂

that's not beef ragu friend thats just tomatosauce,Ragu Boilognese is beef and LOADS of veggies that has simmered for HOURS and in italy even days. we have a name for this kinda kitchen in my country it's called 'rip-off'

I hate when the main dish arrives before i have finished the starter. I feel stressed out. Thank you Gary! From a windy Sweden with love.❤

Made the long trip from the midlands to Edinburgh The Kitchin for my 60th - worth every penny, you can feel and see the levels of quality attention and cooking the moment you walk through the door. Tom even invited us into the kitchen after service and there he was, alone, wiping down the ovens. That's the measure of passion and dedication that gets Michelin drooling and rightly so.

You could say he 'stole' your money.....bit like what he did to Paul Young......

To be honest Gary , you've hit the nail on the head with this one! In the comments I noted "mediocre " mentioned. There's a small Italian restaurant near Finchley Rd Station ... Tiny... Amazing food, ambience, family run... Gino does have to pay some pretty stiff overheads , so that needs to be thrown in as well. But that doesn't mean serving ordinary Italian food...

We have been to Thompson’s fish and chip place today on A64! Lovely - I agree about the curry sauce - it was delightful! x

A fiver for a cup of tea is absolutely taking the proverbial. If these big name chefs are putting their name to places they really should make sure it delivers. Thanks for taking one for the team Gary, saves me spending my hard earned here!

2:02 when one of the menu items "isn't ready yet" that tells you a lot about how well run the kitchen is...

Isn't it about time members of the public realised that when attaching one's celebrity name to a restaurant, even if it is the owner of the establishment, does not necessarily improve the quality of the food or the ability of the chef, whilst bumping the prices to convince it's customers they are experiencing a gastronomic event.

He's a convicted criminal, burgled Paul Youngs house and did 2 yrs.....sounds like he's robbing again at those prices.

in my humble opinion there is nowhere to hide really with Italian dining, it needs to be top quality ingredients, cooked perfectly, in beautiful surroundings. This looked to fall way short. Particularly given the price ! Thanks for another great review Gary

When making something like a ragu you should season throughout the cooking process, so when it arrives lacking seasoning you know it hasn't been cooked with much care. I can just picture my italian friends losing their minds at this!

I’ll file this under the same heading as the one with the Salt Bae chap; a place to give a big swerve. Plonking your main on the table with your starter only just begun is firmly out of order. Chucking a Fer-Roc choc on the dessert is something you’d do at home for a laugh. £53 for that meal is b’locks.

Hi Gary. I think it's got to the stage that we are all sitting here holding our breath waiting for your next review! Fantastic to see you again. Thank you and as always cheers. Stephen.

Really love your channel Gary keep up the great work ! Always watch while I'm eating, Irish fan here 🙏

For a restaurant I would expect they would at least unwrap the ferrero rocher before serving

I do not see myself leaving the states to dine in the restaurants you review but I absolutely enjoy watching your videos.

£22.50 for Spaghetti Bolognese is absolute daylight robbery! I could probably make my own for about £4! 🤣

Hello, Gary and Cameraman. It's the kind of food you can make very, very easily at home for a quarter of the price. I've worked with a few Italian chefs; a quote from one sticks in my head: 'Carbonara, Ragu Bolognaise, Cacio e Pepe, Fettuccine Alfredo - these are the dishes you cook at home for your family when you can't be bothered to cook - a bit like your Beans On Toast. They pay 30 euros for it!'. My favourite double act is probably Steptoe & Son or The Two Ronnies. Great post as always, pal. Love, Claire & Si 👍

Lasagna..."You can't have it as we haven't made it yet"...mmm why wouldn't a restaurant not have prepped this beforehand?. Regarding the chilli and garlic, restaurants have to 'play' safe as customers and their palates can vary so widely, so I can understand this. Regarding the prices, look at the Italian cuisine on this menu and it is set-up to make excellent margins with inexpensive, filling [both appetite and plate] ingredients/base constituents i.e. Pasta=flour and egg, Brushetta=flour and yeast, Pizza=Flour and tomato passata...all create volume on a plate at a small price. They can then 'add' some flavour with a smaller amount of the expensive ingredients i.e. meats/fish/cheeses. Regarding the level of cuisine/skill set required, a lot of the menu has the same base ingredients and then the variety is simply 'assembled' rather than relying on a high level of cooking ability; as you pointed out a lot of the food could be done quite easily at home for a far lower cost...like all celeb chef establishments, you are paying for a 'name', BUT the name isn't actually doing the cooking which then begs the question "Why not just go to a Traditional single-owner restaurant?" where a) the chef will be a native of the cuisine and so know it better than any other chef, and b) you won't be paying for a pointless celeb chef premium!

If I'd missed the introduction I would've thought you were in an all bar one or slug and lettuce. I can't believe they stuck the ferrero rocher on top in the wrapper 😂

Hi Gary, been there twice and we were not impressed. Tried both the pasta and the pizza's, but not very happy about the quality. The only thing saving the meal was the dessert which was Giant profiterole with panna gelato, freshly grated dark chocolate & pistachio cream. Even the starters weren't anything to write home about home, we had parma ham and ciabatta with tomato, garlic and melon on the side. We gave it a 4 out of 10. Another great review, mate and love the way you describe the textures and flavours, it's making me hungry even though the meal is average. Have a wonderful rest of your weekend and all the best to your son and your mum. Looking forward to your email, mate! We are going out with some friends tonight, to a Mexican restaurant which has gotten fabulous reviews, so really looking forward to it. A couple a margaritas, a few beers, good food and great company!

Gary I fully agree, seasoning should be added before the plate arrives to the table! Any restaurant worth its salt (and pepper) wouldn't send a plate out that requires a bite eaten to be mediocre before the guest realizes they need to season the dish themselves.

These celebrity restaurants just play on the name ! Loved ya face when you tried the cherries 😂😂👍

Gino used to put his name on frozen italian foods at iceland. I'd never eat at a restaurant run by a celebrity chef that does that. If you'll do that but also charge £20 for a margerita, you don't stand for anything, or believe in your own output. I've now just seen the bit where he stuck a garage chocolate on a cheesecake. Even with these prices he is really aiming at the lowest common denominator.

Once went to one of Gino’s restaurants in Manchester and had a similar experience. Maybe they shouldn’t let a convicted burglar rip people off just because his name is above the door.

The restaurant is overhyped and too expensive because of Gino..great review as always Gary..exposing these frauds for what they true are

Celebrity chefs rarely fail to disappoint 😅 Pizza is just an expensive way to order cheese on toast!

8 quid each for 3 prawns on dry toast😮 I could've cooked a much better bolognese than that !! I think you should bin these celebrity chef places and stick to local businesses. Great work as usual gary ❤

One of my mottos is….you get what you pay for! Sadly, when eating out, it’s not always the case…..another great review 😊

The Ferrero Rocher placement had me crying and the way you shared it with cameramen 😂😂 another great review Gary!!!

Everyone should go back and revisit your meal at Osteria Romana and compare that to this. The gulf in quality, freshness, presentation and dining experience is enormous..

Thanks Gazza for another great review... Your main looked like it came straight out of a tin can with some chedda sprinkled on top..😮😮😮

I am a viewer from the United States and I have never found a famous chef-owned restaurant worth the hype! The city that I'm from was on one of Gordon Ramsay's shows. The restaurant that he "TRANSFORMED " was in business for 86 years before his transformation and lasted 18 months after he was done! The restaurant was located in an industrial zone and served breakfast and lunch to the area workers and then on Friday and Saturday they had a fish fry and a steak night and served hundreds of hungry patrons. The restaurant was sold and the new owners wanted to go upmarket and bought in Gordon Ramsay who changed the menu quadrupled the prices and tried to make it upscale. I had been there multiple times under former ownership and it was standing room only and after Gordon Ramsay got done with it you could hear an echo in it!

Hello our lovely Gary, love all your videos and jolly personality and sense of humour 😊 What a gorgeous restaurant. Gino was great in the day but has sadly lost his flare over the years. I love the look of your starter but would love more garlic personally. That pasta looked so lovely but looks can be deceiving. What a shame . The sweet did looked perfect and I'm so happy you loved it. Yet again a very honest and fair score . I really appreciate all the very hard work you and your Son put in to all your videos. Thank you x Always fair, truthful and many times have us smiling. Bless you and your family. Have a lovely weekend and hopefully a good rest. You deserve it . All the best sweet x 😊

I think after watching you reviews of celebrities restaurants I will save my money. Much prefer a family run affair anyway, nice review Gary and son. The pudding looks like something you can buy in any good supermarket 🤣🤣🤣

Gino d'Acampo is pretty much the worst of the new TV chefs. More about being a personality than making good food. He is also a convicted burglar. Having spent 2 years in prison.

I love every episode you make Gary, I like Greeno Eats, especially as he's down in my neck of the woods, and a Wareham boy like me 😁. The Harry Ramsden in Bournemouth with the two of you was great! But you sir are the King!! Eagerly looking forward to the next episode already. Plus I've now got lots of spots bookmarked to check out travelling the country

55 quid for one person,110 for 2,its out of most peoples league,but well done Gary

Perfect video as always with professional camera work. Good and honest review. 😃👍

It's like Bella Italia with a celebrity name attached (not a knock on Bella Italia who are good at what they do - mass market, quick Italian food) and the prices inflated to reflect it.

Great review as usual. I really like your style, honest and thoughtful 😎

Keith Floyd is my favourite chef. My mum has a recipe book called "Far Flung Floyd" I like how some clips have him on a ship to disguise his swaying. I remember a clip of him cooking a french meal for a french woman, she said it wasn't right and he was just like "oh, nevermind" xD legend.

The problem with celebrity chef restaurants is that you pay for the brand. It is style over quality. I bought Gino D'Campo frozen food products at a reduced price. I gave it a go and it tasted rank

So, just to be clear, they brought out your main course before you'd finished your starter? If that's the case, that shows a real inattention to detail. Most waiting staff are very low paid and deserve every tip they get, and it's not their fault if food is brought out early, but that's just unforgivable. It shows that a restaurant isn't being run properly, and that starts higher up, not with the waiting staff.

Gary is always concise and detailed with his reviews and kind and considerate by the same token. He knows more than ever we need our moneys worth. I look for his new reviews daily and often revisit his catalog. Thanks Gary.

If a restaurant tells you they haven’t got something on the menu ready yet and not willing to give good service and attempt to hurry up and make it for you, then get up and leave. Don’t tolerate that nonsense, especially at those prices. Secondly, sitting outside a toxic plume of car exhaust is not wine and dining. Nothing like a true Italian restaurant. Another great review.

What, exactly, can someone do to spag bol to move it to the next level? Cover it with truffles? Gold leaf on the pasta, I don't know. Certainly not charging twenty quid for it. It's a expensive location, sure and a well known chef (cook?), but does that translate to a memorablly good meal. No, it doesn't. From now on, Gary, I'd concentrate on giving the oxygen of publicity to locally run places producing food with care and passion and leave the celebrity chefs to the cullinary darkness where they belong.

Only good thing about your meal was the desert and that was brought in. Gino’s clip joint won’t last for long in London, it’s a harsh place for restaurants that aren’t any good.

Brutal by the simplicity of your responses. This is why we watch the channel. Thank you ! You should never feel pressured on time when you go to a restaurant as you go there to relax and enjoy the food. Starter looked interesting, Italian Prawn Toasts. The amount of parmesan on the main is excessive. It looks like a snow storm in Canada (or Hoth if you watch AVE on RU-vid) Desert look nice, its aesthetically pleasing, but as you say, its all about the taste. For me, its a 50-50 as to if I'd visit. I'm sure I could make the same starter and main at home, although the desert is currently beyond my skill level.

Love an Italian. Spag-bol 🍝any old way is fine by me. But at £22.50 it needs to blow you away & this one obviously didn't! Love to see which dessert you are going to choose these days & luckily it saved the day (I knew you would give the Ferrero to your son!!)😄All those London restaurants you've been visiting lately have had their own musical theme tunes outside with tooting from every direction!📣But Morecambe & Wise theme song says it all...🎵''Bring me sunshine, in your smile, Bring me laughter all the while''....And you do of course Gary!!👨😄 x J x

Gino doesn’t even wear a mask for robbery GARY❤❤

The sections panning round the premesis and accompanying music in the intros are getting better and better ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lovely looking place, I love the arch shaped door and windows

Great video Gary. We see his restaurant when we stay over the road in Aldwych, and it doesn’t appear to be particularly busy. Having said that I think the menu had a lot of appealing options and would certainly tempt me. I didn’t think the prices were over the top - there were six king prawns in the starter, and £16 is less than you’d pay at Fishworks or Loch Fyne for the same. The pasta dish was very generous. I was surprised at one of the pieces of bruschetta not having any of the dressing on it. I was also an amazed that your main was brought out before you’d finished your starter. This happened to us at a Turkish recently and I was very clear what they could do with it, including don’t even think about keeping it warm and bringing it back. You should not have paid the SC. They didn’t even offer freshly ground pepper. It would be interesting if you thought about making a complaint when things are unacceptable, as most of us would in your shoes. Gino’s restaurant certainly warranted a comment or two. We’ve noticed you often laud the service as excellent when all the staff have done is ask if the meal is ok. This should be standard and not celebrated.

Yellow polo shirt with Bolognese sauce 😂 - reminds me of that old Dolmio advert Gary

right right right , 16 pound for 6 prawns on two bits of bread , i'm out , ridiculous price

As many have and will say celebrity chef spots are generally not brilliant. Italian restaurants can be hit and miss anyways. There's one in Brighton east Sussex. Amazed me how they managed to make everything so bland! I actually watching this was more cross with that bent louvre behind you!! Cheers Gary.

Great video as always Gary. food looks tasty- very expensive though. Keep up the fantastic content. Great food review channel- best on RU-vid.

It's also blatant profiteering by Italian restaurants here in the UK offering pasta dishes as a main course. They overload it with the cheap ingredients ie the pasta and the base sauce. In Italy the pasta course is the 'primi', between the 'antipasti' and the 'secondi' which is the meat/fish course. Yes you can mix and match but the pasta course is generally the carbs you build up on before the main course

Wherever you lay your hat. Gino breaks into your home . . .

it’s Covent garden… gonna be double the price. HUGE rents etc we wouldn’t go anywhere near Landan now. happy in the country.

Well done Gary. Visiting London I would go to family run restaurants, I think its the same in most places in the world. Same here in Australia. For quality and money. Appreciate your honest and down to earth attitude, keep going strong....

Well done on sticking the boot in Gary… too many celebrity chefs taking the piss. Bringing your main out after one bite of the starter is a joke. If you’re charging them sort of prices, poor service along with mediocre food is extremely poor.

That doesn’t look like ciabatta, looks more like a sliced baguette.

Just getting Gino's frozen meals from Asda makes much more sense than visiting the restaurant i guess😂.

Great video again mate, been with you since 20k look at you now my fave channel

As someone who knows Italian food and Cooks Italian frequently, that Bolognese was pitiful! It looked liike they waved some meat over it and a few bits fell off!

Gino had a restuarant in Birmingham. It did not last long due to overpriced bland food.

Gino's own brand of ready meals at Asda are dreadful, and I have no intention of purchasing them.

Gary’s genteel approach is really soothing along with his incredibly expressive eyebrows. They should have their own channel! Doesn’t hold back though. Very enjoyable to watch.

Daylight robbery! The whole meal looked like one that you would get at any average restaurant across the country for like 20/25 quid…then you could say “yeah, it was decent” Hope Mr D’Acampo watches this

Great video as always. I'm no chef but my family rave over my ragu. it is not that difficult or expensive to make even with top quality ingredients.

Gary , you can only comment on what you are presented with , bringing out the main course just after you have been served your starter is ' mistimed ' ,almost rude , it's as if they want you out of there ASAP , it is all overpriced by 25-30 % , you shouldn't pay for a name , just quality and only quality , which , perhaps , apart from the desert, you didn't get.. £5 for an espresso , ridiculous. Another great honest review.

I thought the ferrero rocher was a patisserie replica of a real one I can't believe they plonked one unwrapped like that on top of your dessert. Thank you for the vid Gary - fabulous setting 👌

When was spaghetti bolognese ever served with fettuccine? Complete rip off, not particularly keen on Gino, find him very annoying, great vid Gary 👍

I'm sixty3 and learned long ago to avoid these types of restaurants, overpriced for generally basic meals. I go to "mom and pop" establishments, nothing fancy great meals for the most part. Enjoy your reviews sir. I haven't yet been to Europe but will soon and can't wait to hit the local eateries and avoid the celebrity joints.

gino has never set foot in that place

An excellent honest review once more Gary. Onwards and upwards get yourself back to the Wimpy for a "Bendy" as a treat after this disappointment, Comedy gold " would you stop tooting that horn "😂😂 brilliant.

Gary - you confirm what I always suspected at watching Gino´s TV-shows: Nothing special....

Gary, we've just come back from an amazing lunch in Hoppers at King's Cross. You should try it , fantastic Sri Lankan food!

What a disappointment Gary, when you said Gino da Campo I though we were in for a real treat. Just plain homemade food made at a absorbent price. I think you must leave these celeb chefs restaurants and stick to those family run cafes. Nice video Gary

Great review Gary, I always feel a bit let down if I get something in a restaurant that I feel I could do better at home.

20 pound for a bowl of pasta thats needs seasoning. BTW, I would think a "high end" restaurant would provide a small bowl of grated cheese. Not everyone wants it loaded on. Maybe to hide the lack of ragu. Desert looked ok, but the ferreo in the wrapper....55 pound without a beer/ wine. Nope. When I think about Heston's fish and chips. Thanks for letting us know where to go/ avoid. And belated Happy B Day.