The series pits five couples, each from different states, to compete against each other in opening a successful restaurant. In the early episodes of this show the couples are given a vacant restaurant space in their home city that must be renovated. They compete for additional money that can be used for renovation from a panel of judges based on a presentation of thei... Read all
Genre: Reality-TV
Cast:Matt Moran , Caterina Borsato , Patrick Collins , Ian Dickson , Bella Serventi , Dan Viney , Justine Hall , Evan Hansimikali , Todd Farr , Rob Gangi , Sandy Shannon , Nathan Nichol , John Hall , Francesca de Valence , Georgia Wilson , Andre Shannon , Ash Huish , Amanda Thomas
In the first episode of the second season of My Restaurant Rules, we watch the five brand new teams enter their abandoned properties, where they have to build their new restaurants.
Half the contestants experienced a first-hand taste of restaurant life at Judge Matt Moran's restaurant boot camp this week.
With the restaurants opening their doors for their first customers in only two weeks, the contestants are really beginning to feel the heat. Chefs have been hired, menus have been written and restaurants have been named.
The contestants took their new restaurants for a test drive this week, with each team hosting a dinner for their supporters.
Ding ding! Round one - the restaurants are open and the fight is on. This week the battle hotted-up as the first paying customers arrived.
Surprise restaurant visits were the order of the week, with Dicko, the judges (Matt, Patrick and Caterina), and Nathan and Georgia making their rounds of the restaurants.
From what the judges had seen so far, the MRR restaurants were doing reasonably well. Sure, they'd seen weak points, and perhaps some mistakes; but nothing prepared them for what they found in Melbourne.
The restaurants had the weight of the world on their shoulders over the last two weeks. Judges were reviewing, nominations were threatening and customers were queuing. But this week the weight got even heavier for Melbourne and Perth who are the first to face the public vote.
The knife is high and ready to fall on either Rob and Dan in Melbourne or Sandy and Andre in Perth. They're after your vote to avoid getting the chop, and are campaigning hard to save their restaurants.
In Perth, the aftershocks from the ongoing spat between the kitchen and front-of-house staff were still reverberating throughout The Mint Leaf. The tension heightened in each restaurant as the plasma screens were wheeled in mid-service for Dicko's elimination announcement.
The ongoing spats between the boys in the kitchen and front-of-house staff, Paul and Telea, reach crisis point.
Our teams are going to risk nomination next week if they let just one ordinary meal get under the nose of this critic who will be looking at food, service and ambience to make his final decision.
Emotions started to steam as the news hit that the Secret Reviewer had nominated three teams for possible elimination.
Recipes included with this episode: Morel-crusted Trout Salad with Apple and Walnut Vinaigrette, Pan-seared Scallops with Zucchini and Summer Squash, Cheddar Grits Soufflé, and Salmon Roe Butter Sauce and Stacked Key Lime Pie. Restaurants include: Morels Restaurant, The Hermitage Hotel and Oystercatchers.