The WORST episodes of My Kitchen Rules

Every episode of My Kitchen Rules ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of My Kitchen Rules!

Teams of two from across Australia compete to determine who makes the best meal. The teams prepare three-course meals and score one another's dishes. Celebrity chefs Pete Evans and Manu Feildel also judge the meals. The low-scoring teams are eliminated throughout the competition with the eventual winning pair earning a AU$250,000 grand prize.

Last Updated: 1/10/2025Network: SevenStatus: Continuing
Josh & Andi (WA)
star
6.10
10 votes

#1 - Josh & Andi (WA)

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/2013

Tonight the competition heads to the west coast and into the kitchen with dating hipsters Josh and Andi. They like to follow the fashion trends, but will their food be in vogue with the judges and their guests?

Elimination Kitchen: Thomas & Carla (VIC, Group 1)
star
6.18
11 votes

#2 - Elimination Kitchen: Thomas & Carla (VIC, Group 1)

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/20/2012

Tonight begins the round of elimination kitchens as we go around the county again. To start things off Thomas & Carla (VIC) from Group 1. After failing to impress the judges and fellow contestants with their dessert, they're desperate to make amends. Will they make the most of their second chance or crumble under the pressure?

Offsite Challenge: Taronga Zoo
star
6.28
39 votes

#3 - Offsite Challenge: Taronga Zoo

Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/12/2013

Tonight, teams are cooking lunch for hoards of school kids on a school excursion at Taronga Zoo. Teams will have to cook healthy kid-friendly food for 200 children. The best dish as voted by the kids will be safe from elimination, with the weakest team heading straight to the Sudden Death Cook-Off.

star
6.29
7 votes

#4 - Semifinal

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/16/2010

Mossy & Gabe and Veronica & Shadi competed for the final position to compete in the Grand Final.

star
6.29
7 votes

#5 - Quarter Finals 3

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/15/2010

Veronica & Shadi vs Tanja & Gen

Mick & Matt (TAS)
star
6.34
41 votes

#6 - Mick & Matt (TAS)

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/29/2013

Tonight, it is Tasmania's turn as father and son Mick and Matt prepare their three-course menu. There will be thrills and spills as they battle the clock and their nerves to plate up on time.

star
6.39
28 votes

#7 - Episode 18

Season 11 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/2/2020

A new round of restaurant takeovers sees House Manu take on Modern Australian. As the Faves try to deliver the wow factor, a new alliance could change the course of the competition forever.

star
6.44
9 votes

#8 - Victoria (Group 1)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/2/2010

Clint & Noah

Group One: NSW
star
6.50
14 votes

#9 - Group One: NSW

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/30/2012

There are plenty of surprises in store as Australia's favourite home- cooking show My Kitchen Rules returns for a brand new series. Our twelve new cooking teams each take turns to transform an ordinary home into an instant restaurant, serving up a three- course menu designed to impress not only their fellow contestants but MKR judges, Pete Evans and Manu Feildel. Tonight, it is NSW's turn as Greek siblings Steve and Helen battle the clock and their nerves to plate up on time. Will they be able to recover after an oven mishap threatens to derail the show's first instant restaurant? Let the battle begin!

star
6.53
15 votes

#10 - Queensland (Group 1)

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/8/2010

Tanja & Gen

star
6.57
7 votes

#11 - Quarter Finals 1

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/8/2010

Similar to the Kitchen Cook-off, 6 Teams went head to head in pairs, where 3 would advance. Clint & Noah received the highest points from the whole round and automatically proceeded to the Grand Final. The remaining two successful teams from this round (Mossy & Gabe and Veronica & Shadi) faced off in the Semi Final to compete against Clint & Noah. Holly & Grace vs Mossy & Gabe

star
6.62
13 votes

#12 - Sudden Death Cook-Off 5

Season 2 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/6/2011

The lowest-ranking teams face off in a battle for survival in the competition. They must cook their best three-course meal for the judges and guest judges Guy Grossi, Tobie Puttock, Liz Egan and Karen Martini.

star
6.62
13 votes

#13 - Sudden Death Cook-Off 2

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/9/2011

Episode 9
star
6.63
8 votes

#14 - Episode 9

Season 14 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/1/2024

In the most anticipated Instant Restaurant this season, Melbourne duo Janey & Maddie step up in their heels. Will these self appointed Kitchen Queens serve up culinary triumph or a right Royal flop?

Group Two: WA
star
6.64
11 votes

#15 - Group Two: WA

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/9/2012

Engaged scientists Emma and Andrew host their instant restaurant. Will they have the right formula to win? They'll serve up a three-course menu designed to impress not only their fellow contestants but also judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel. In a hilarious episode, Andrew's clumsiness threatens to get the better of them as they spend more time tending to his wounds than their menu.

Episode 21
star
6.67
9 votes

#16 - Episode 21

Season 14 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/12/2024

The top four cooking teams return to Kitchen HQ for the start of Finals Round. Their challenge is to create a banquet and fight for an advantage going into the semi-finals.

Episode 10
star
6.67
15 votes

#17 - Episode 10

Season 13 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/21/2023

In Melbourne, it’s the battle of the OG’s vs the Gate Crashers, as housemates Nick & Christian are hoping to redeem themselves with their second cook at their Instant Restaurant, “3181”.

star
6.68
76 votes

#18 - Asian Street Food Challenge (Group 2)

Season 9 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/12/2018

Group 2 is bringing the heat to Spice Alley, rocking the woks at their very own Asian street food stalls. With a paying public to please, one team stumbles in their own backyard.

Episode 4
star
6.69
13 votes

#19 - Episode 4

Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/11/2023

Tonight, besties Coco and Pearls are pushing their fighting to the side, and hoping to offer their guests both style AND substance with a creative menu in Northern NSW.

Episode 1
star
6.71
14 votes

#20 - Episode 1

Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/7/2022

A number of teams of amateur chefs hit the kitchen in an attempt to impress judges Nigella Lawson and Manu Feildel.

star
6.71
14 votes

#21 - Kitchen Cook-Off

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/15/2011

There is a 30-minute rapid cook-off with a twist followed by a spectacular cooking showdown. The lowest ranking team will be sent to the sudden-death cook-off. Who will face elimination?

star
6.72
25 votes

#22 - Episode 28

Season 11 - Episode 28 - Aired 3/23/2020

The last Instant Restaurant of the Finals. Tonight’s team have a strategy to win, but will their confidence be their undoing? Expect a night of surprises as the Grand Final line up is decided.

Episode 14
star
6.75
8 votes

#23 - Episode 14

Season 14 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/21/2024

The teams battle it out in Kitchen HQ to avoid being sent to an elimination cook-off, and to win a massive reward from judges Manu Fieldel and Colin Fassnidge.

Episode 12
star
6.75
8 votes

#24 - Episode 12

Season 14 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/14/2024

MKR's first ever German team, husband and wife Robert and Andrea, hope to impress the judges with their traditional Bavarian cuisine.

Episode 14
star
6.75
12 votes

#25 - Episode 14

Season 13 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/2/2023

Tonight, it’s the Semi Final where Manu, Colin and domestic goddess, Nigella Lawson, welcome the top four teams into Kitchen HQ to compete across two eliminations for their spot in the Grand Final.