The BEST episodes of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares

Every episode of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares!

Gordon Ramsay attempts to transform struggling restaurants with his own menu of extremely frank and forthright advice. The heat is on - and this chef's not mincing any words...

Last Updated: 5/4/2025Network: Channel 4Status: Ended

7.92

229 votes

#1 - Momma Cherri's Soul Food Shack

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/7/2005

Gordon Ramsay turns his attention to Momma Cherri's Soul Food Shack, an intimate 40-seater a stone's throw from Brighton's sea front.

Directors: Christine Hall

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7.88

292 votes

#2 - Curry Lounge

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/11/2007

The Curry Lounge is in Nottingham, the city with more restaurants per square mile than any other in Britain. Enter Gordon, relishing the prospect of tackling an Indian restaurant for the first time.

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7.84

287 votes

#3 - Morgans

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/12/2006

Gordon grapples with girl power when he takes on Morgan's, an intimate family-run restaurant in the heart of WAG territory near Liverpool.

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7.76

253 votes

#4 - Moore Place

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/18/2004

Ramsay visits Moore Place in Esher where joint owners Nick Whitehouse and Richard Hodgson are trying to create a profitable business.

Directors: Christine Hall

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7.76

214 votes

#5 - La Riviera Revisited

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/19/2006

Gordon returns to La Riviera - now renamed Abstract - a fine dining restaurant in Inverness, as they plan to expand. Top French chef Loic Lefebvre is still there and has been promoted.

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7.74

209 votes

#6 - D-Place

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/31/2005

This episode returns to 2005 where Gordon gets to grips with another Kitchen Nightmare. Can Gordon Ramsay turn around the fortunes of D-Place at Chelmsford in Essex?

Directors: Christine Hall

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7.72

310 votes

#7 - Ruby Tates

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/30/2007

Ruby Tates in Brighton is owned and run by ex-actor Allan Love. It's an oyster bar and seafood restaurant but Allan's never tasted the food because he hates fish. Can Gordon help?

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7.71

221 votes

#8 - La Lanterna

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/24/2005

Multi Michelin-starred Gordon Ramsay travels to La Lanterna in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, an 'Italian' restaurant as authentic as its Hawaiian pizza that's losing £1,000 a week.

Directors: Christine Hall

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7.70

310 votes

#9 - Rococo

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/5/2006

Gordon Ramsay tackles the fading Rococo restaurant in King's Lynn, run by Nick, an ex-Michelin-starred chef who's resting on his laurels with an overpriced menu trapped in the 90s.

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7.62

327 votes

#10 - The Fish and Anchor

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/4/2007

Gordon visits the Fish & Anchor, a restaurant and bar near Lampeter in rural West Wales, owned and run by ex-boxer Mike and his wife Caron.

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7.60

305 votes

#11 - The Priory

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/27/2007

Gordon takes on The Priory, a 100-seater carvery in Haywards Heath, Sussex. It's owned by ex-IT consultant Scott and located in a beautiful former convent, but is in desperate need of help.

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7.58

332 votes

#12 - Oscar's

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/14/2006

At the family-run Oscars in Nantwich, the menu's a mess, the punter's aren't returning and the chef has problems. Cue Gordon Ramsay.

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7.57

324 votes

#13 - Piccolo Teatro

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/2007

Piccolo Teatro is a bijou vegetarian restaurant in Paris run by feisty Scot Rachel and her friend Stephanie, who are in need of a miracle to turn things around.

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7.55

313 votes

#14 - Bonapartes

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/27/2004

Gordon Ramsay visits Bonapartes in Silsden, West Yorkshire. The head chef specialises in 'fine dining', but Ramsay discovers the true skills of the wannabe TV chef when he tastes his food and vomits.

Directors: Christine Hall

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7.53

268 votes

#15 - The Fenwick Arms

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/21/2006

Gordon Ramsay takes on a pub for the first time; the Fenwick Arms, Lancashire. Can he persuade owner Brian to ditch his complex menu and cloying sauces for great, simple food?

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7.52

142 votes

#16 - Bonapartes Revisited

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/12/2005

Gordon revisits Bonapartes in Silsden to see if his potent recipe of passion, perfectionism and inspirational leadership continues.

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7.51

138 votes

#17 - The Walnut Tree Revisited

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/28/2005

Ramsay revisits the Walnut Tree Inn, set in beautiful Welsh countryside. Last time it was struggling to survive and Gordon gave the owner, Francesco, his best advice, but did he take it?

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7.49

309 votes

#18 - The Granary

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/18/2007

The venue for the final programme is The Granary in rural Hampshire, which at 200 covers, is the biggest challenge Gordon's ever taken on.

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7.49

237 votes

#19 - The Walnut Tree Inn

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/11/2004

Gordon Ramsay meets Francesco Mattioli, the owner of The Walnut Tree Inn in South Wales, who needs his help.

Directors: Christine Hall

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7.48

157 votes

#20 - The Fenwick Arms Revisited

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/13/2007

Gordon Ramsay is back to see how Brian and Elaine are faring at the Fenwick Arms in rural Lancashire.

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7.46

314 votes

#21 - La Parra de Burriana

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/14/2006

Gordon heads for Spain, where Laurence's up-market restaurant amid the Costa del Sol's caffs is, simply, a shambles.

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7.45

283 votes

#22 - The Glass House

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/4/2004

The venue is The Glass House in Ambleside, where Ramsay finds owner Neil Farrell close to tears as another Saturday night turns into a nightmare.

Directors: Christine Hall

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7.39

284 votes

#23 - Clubway 41

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/7/2006

Gordon Ramsay gets stuck into the kitchens of Clubway 41; which is in trouble with a bizarre menu and demoralised staff.

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Momma Cherri's Soul Food Shack Revisited

7.37

203 votes

#24 - Momma Cherri's Soul Food Shack Revisited

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/19/2006

Gordon returns to Momma Cherri's Soul Food Shack in Brighton to see how its owner Charita Jones is coping with a bustling business along with plans to expand.

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7.36

287 votes

#25 - La Gondola

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/14/2006

La Gondola - a hotel and restaurant in Derby - strikes Gordon as being stuck in the past, and indeed its glory days were back in the 1970s. The challenge is to haul the staff, decor and cuisine into the 21st century and once again fill the dining room with happy customers.

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