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- I'm finally in Cornwall and in particular, Padstow. I've been told many times not to go to Stein's Fish and Chips due to it's lack of quality and overpriced nature, however I thought I'd see what the fuss is all about in today's review and as you can see by the title, this was a very unhappy review.
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I think ALL of us should really think about how we support these celebrity chefs and realise how good a living they are having off of our money. It's time to totally ignore them and support good HONEST local businesses only.
A very good point Barry however in a couple of videos time I actually have a great experience 👌
If its Rock and the Mariners I've visited and totally enjoyed it! Thanks Gary , we love your great reviews.
Well said.
That looked rank and I'd eat anything
Spot on 👍👍👍
Anyone who pays this much for fish and chips from ANYWHERE regardless of who's name is above the door, is completely insane!
£31 is a complete rip off, no matter what the quality is 🤷🏻♀️
It was shocking
@@GaryEats I agree 👍🏻
Wasn't just for fish and chips, he had scampi, peas and tartare sauce. Fish and chips were about 14 pounds which is average price anywhere!
Lets hope he takes note of all the adverse comments! From the internet - The most expensive fish and chips in the UK: From Tom Kerridge's £37 Harrods meal, a £27.50 plate at Bentley's in Mayfair, and Gordon Ramsay's £23 dish..the priciest offerings of the British classic, so as a celebrity restaurant he's pretty cheap ! 😄
@@patrickellaby still way to expensive, wasn't even freshly caught fish either 🤷🏻♀️
Particularly as it was essentially a take away, with cardboard boxes and a wooden fork. Then you have to find somewhere to sit amongst the seagull droppings and lousy cold weather.
Known locally as Padstein, the locals wouldn't set foot into any of his food empire.
I can understand why Terry
A good friend of mine, here in Australia who is English like me, also mentioned Padstow is actually Padstein several years ago. He had actually been to Padstow unlike me. I don't know the place from Adam.
If the locals won’t eat there, that says it all.
I’ve eaten at his sea food restaurant and bistro many times and they have been excellent. I’d say the sea fid restaurant is perhaps the best and most consistent if any of the celebrity chef restaurants out there.
I don’t think it’s fair to bash Rick stein, he’s done a lot for British food producers and encouraged many chefs.
I’m not at excusing the fish and chips tasted here.
But don’t comment if you haven’t been.
Jamie Oliver’s ‘15’ in Watergate Bay was excellent too.
I can’t stand Gordon Ramsay as a human being but his restaurants are excellent.
@@adamyeo8590 as a former resident of Cornwall, I've eaten at Steins Padstow and Falmouth fish restaurants. To say it was excellent would be false. Yet a short walk down the road in Falmouth, there is a fish and chip takeaway that knocks Rick Steins place into a cooked hat and, at a lower price with larger fish and a bigger portion of chips.
These celebrity chefs trade on their so called famous names. I wonder how many customers return a second time.
Rick Stein should be ashamed of having his name on that food.
And they ran out of curry sauce? Couldn't they have opened another tin?
I seems like they couldn’t Harry
@@GaryEats Enjoying your videos, Thank you.
hahaha
😂
Just add water to some from the bucket of concentrate, they get from the wholesaler?!?
I live in West Cornwall. When Stein opened his restaurant in Porthleven he had flyers delivered to all the homes in the wider area offering special off-season prices for local residents. One lunchtime special offer for us low-paid locals was ‘A mackerel, simply grilled’. Any fishing harbour in Cornwall has fresh mackerel available on the quayside for less than 50p each.
How much was Stein asking locals for ‘A mackerel, simply grilled’ at his special ‘Off-season’ prices ? £25. For a 50p mackerel that we could ‘Simply grill’ at home.
We stayed away in droves of course, and now Stein has sold off the restaurant . Good riddance to a deeply unpopular character.
We were in Porthleven last week. We chanced by a small cafe opposite the Annes Pasty Shop on the stormy Monday as shelter from the rain with our two soaking dogs and I had the most amazing bowl of soup in there. Home made & delicious. It was packed all the time we sat in there so its clearly well known for good food. Its the little places that seem to excel these days.
What the hell...
You are right but forgot to mention the fire 🔥.... after he refused to buy locally caught fish from Porthlevan fishermen.
Well done, at his age why is he so GREEDY.
If this was an ice cream shop it would be called ROBIN BASKINS
“The portion of fish was so small the seagulls left me alone” has got to be an all-time one-liner… 😂
Haha thanks Joseph
No such thing as a Seagull ( interesting fact of the day :) )
Brilliantly truthful comment.
@@Cheapmealsandfood There's also no such thing as a fish. Especially in this case.
When the seagulls feel sorry for your fare you are in trouble they merciless lol
Stein. Probably the most over-rated cook on the planet.
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Stein, is that a jewish name perchance?
I actually think he is a very good cook but that's a moot point, this food has nothing to do with him, his son runs the business and they are simply making shoddy fish and chips with his name on it. He needs to sort it out and tell his son and the staff to get their acts together. I've now seen a few reviews of this rubbish - nobody likes it or thinks it's acceptable. Frankly you'd be better off buying frozen Youngs or Birds Eye and cooking it in your oven than wasting your money - it would be healthier too, without all that grease.
His sister Phyllis Stein is better😆
Absoloutely not. I think you mean universe.
I'm a Fisherman' and I think a lot of fish and chip shops do sell cod when it's not cod most rip you off . Im afraid its probably pollock
That’s even worse to hear Dave
I love Pollock and it tastes very different to Cod
@@nowayjose1853no it’s a bottom feeder🥴
Graeme?
The irony of Cornwall being really expensive whilst being one of the poorest regions in Europe
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You're not in Europe remember, it's what you wanted down there.
When was the uk not part of Europe? We left the EU but we are still European unfortunately, not a member of the Eu
@@stepheng8779 How are we not in Europe lol??
Yep it is the only fish and chip shop they have in Cornwall isn't it? There are no other fish and chip shops whatsoever elsewhere who maybe cater for locals. They probably only have pasty shops catering for the yokels in your mind I believe?
I live in Cornwall and the entire place has become a terrible, overpriced tourist trap. It's cheaper to spend a week in Spain than two days in Cornwall
Unfortunately I think you’re right
True
You can say that about most of the UK now unfortunately
Most definitely. It's all got really boring here now.
Totally agree
As a former resident of Cornwall, these businesses rub their hands together when the summer season comes around because they charge charge the earth to visitors.
A tourist trap Terry for sure
It’s the same up here during the tourist season, I worked in a roadside restaurant in my mid twenties (had a student loan and various other debts to pay for the pleasure of becoming ‘educated.” And it turned over 1 million a week from the restaurant and snack bar they had, the also sold hiking/walking clothes, boots that’s etc in one shop on the premises and a specialist whisky and other beverage shop on the premises as well, they must have been turning over nearly 2 million per week, on an average week in summer. It was always unbelievably busy, I know for a fact my employers were absolutely rubbing their hands together!
@@scottishadonis What were you "educated" in? I'm guessing It wasn't English Language.
@@CB-xr1eg If you must know? I have a masters degree in electronic engineering and a masters degree in applied physics, I’m guessing you aren’t educated at all…
@@CB-xr1eg The English language*
It’s all about FAME . Stein’s overpricing , Jimmy Savile’s getting away with “murder.” etc etc . If a homeless man who is hungry asks a restaurant for some food the chances are he would be sent away. But if a famous football player like Messi dines in the restaurant there is a chance that he would get the drinks or food Free . It’s all about FAME. I like the reporter’s video but he must eat the food before it gets cold.
It wasn't cold, the gravy was.
Extremely disappointing. He put his name on it, and he's serving frozen scampi, and serves a pitiful portion of fish and worthless mushy peas. It's a ripoff and an insult to fish and chips.
An insult to the nation! We're an island surrounded by sea and fish, he is supposedly a top chef, Fish and Chips is a national dish, how hard can it be?
Very very disappointing
did Ramsey buy steins rubbish restaurant
He bangs on about local food and freshness, then he puts out this swill at enormous prices?
well said, Ramsey and stein are both the same
The prices are outrageous and the portion size of the sauces are shocking . I dont think we have ever seen Gary so annoyed.
It was truly shocking Audrey. I was very very annoyed
Did you order off the children's menu?!
You should have gone to the one on the harbour.every body I know, feels cheated that's been there.
@@richardmccann1366 No the elderly person menu who are blind.
I watch a video from tower fisheries in Blackpool £8 the food looked amazing and came with the mushy peas and sauce . paying that much when there buying the scampi from the same places as every were else that charge around £8 just using the name to scam people
The price is what 90% of chippys in Cornwall are charging, I live in truro Cornwall and if myself and my wife order 2x cod chips curry sauce, and a piece of cod for the dog we pay £37
When I lived in West Cornwall, I wanted to take my new husband there for a treat. I tried to book by phone, but was told they only had a table at 10.30pm in the foreseeable future. Disappointed, nevertheless, I booked and drove across Cornwall (I was living in Falmouth). When we arrived, we had to wait 20 minutes as "the table wasn't available yet". When we sat down, we were quickly told not to take more than an hour (rich, I thought). We ordered drinks and food. I have to say, the menu was fairly disappointing - as was the food. We left in just over the hour (with an annoyed look from our waitress). The bill arrived, over 175!! We got into the car and drove home. I'm pleased to hear that the restaurant has closed!
This was really really poor
Take him were? The fish and chips shop or the Sea food restaurant!
I worked for the Steins company for a number of years. I won't go into details about things here but I will say Gary, you were a lot closer to the truth with some of your thoughts about the source of the food than you realise. There is a another chip shop in Padstow called Chip Ahoy and you will find most of the Steins staff getting there fish and chips there. People don't believe me when I tell them some of the things about Steins so I'm glad you have done this video with a completely unbiased approach. I Get you wish you had gone back to Nice Baps again!!
That’s absolutely terrible to hear Andy that’s just unacceptable but not surprising
I totally agree with you why didn't you complain?
Not been to Padstein for about 13 years now but when we used to go regularly, we always had fish and chips from Chip Ahoy. Streets ahead of Stein and much cheaper. Glad to hear it's still going
The owner of chip ahoy loved us. We'd park the Steins van outside his shop, and then go in for our lunch all wearing Steins branded tops. He would make a point of shouting across the shop really loudly when the order for Steins was ready.
Rick has always been a business man first and a feeder of the rich and middle class second. Long live the chippies across the UK that serve the people (including those of us who can’t afford Rick’s prices).
I agree support the independent fish and chip shops
Everyone says Steins is a rip off. He doesn’t care as long as the cash rolls in.
I really liked his restaurant Greg but this was shocking
Whilst complaining to the restaurant is difficult, in a circumstance of this nature it is a necessary action. The visual aspect of this meal was appalling, and Gary is a very reasonable bloke. Definitely one to avoid like the plague.🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
I think his offering is really hit an miss, I love the man himself and he has some decent restaurants, his fish and chip shops are just trash unfortunately. The theme I have is don't trust celebs fish and chip shops. Expensive always, great....not often
Pretty sure his restaurant group lost millions last year 😮
Nice review Gary, all that way for that Lol 3/10
Small cod is really cheap about a quarter the price of large. as a Cornish fisherman myself I know how it works nobody wants the small flakes but old Rick found a way to palm it off on the public at more than the going rate, times must be really hard for him these days is all I can say!
Thank you for the information that’s not good to hear
My understanding is that Rick's son runs this business now. His dad needs to tell him to get a grip.
This place is a disgrace to Cornwall!
Anyone local would tell you to go to another chippy for a fraction of the price and a whole lot better.
Please don’t get ripped off with this phoney rubbish.
I agree completely
Putting a green garnish on the fish or scampi does not improve quality of food nor should it justify the prices. These celebrity chefs should be held to account for the substandard food and rip of prices.
Yeah we've all had cheap pub grub where they put some inedible curled parsley on it as if it spruces it up. This is unforgivable from a world renowned chef though.
Overly pretentious
I've been to a few of Gordon Ramsay diners over the years, all were excellent, 5 * 🤷
@@GaryEats Try Australia! Oh my gawd............. We have one's here for AU$125+ for that lot in front of you however all the seafood is actually fresh on the day.
They can be held to account if people don’t go but people do go
The biggest insult was that tartare sauce, WTH, £1.75 for a tablespoon? That’s highway robbery! Shameful.
I can remember when one pound would by 24 portions of fish and chips ! Fish were 6d and chips were 4d.
Value was fine according to some 🤣
At least Dick Turpin wore a mask! 😂😂😂
If I buy scampi, I fully expect tartare sauce to come with. I've never known anyone to charge extra for condiments. If burger vans can afford to let you serve yourself as much ketchup, mustard or mayo from the pump bottles as you like, why should one pay nearly 2 quid for a tablespoon of tartare sauce.
I wouldn't mind if Rick Stein was affecting as a Michelin starred chef but his travel series were always about hearty, simple, affordable food with local ingredients. Fish in Cornwall ought to be as abundant as any food comes. It's just hoiked out of the water there and then. I was in the international tourism capital of Bath (miles from the sea) last weekend and got a massive haddock and chips (OK, not brilliant) for £16.
@@roberthindle5146 The first place I was asked to pay for condiments was at a chippy in Matlock. I declined and never went to that chippy again.
I find you fascinating, really calm and concise in your reviews. No exaggeration in your videos. Just lovely watching your videos. I like genuine people like you.
That’s very kind thank you
A very well put together video. I love your enthusiasm my friend 😊
Thank you so much 😁
You are NOT being harsh. His place is appalling value for money, absolute shite if truth be told. Rick Stein is a disgrace if he doesn't buck up his ideas. Thank you for being so honest. I wish I had complained when I took my family there and spent £120 on mediocrity. ARRRHHHGH
Thanks Alex. It was abysmal and I'm sorry you had the same experience
Shite indeed 😉
He doesn’t care. Go away, peasant
Imagine coughing up 120 when you weren’t happy. Absolute clown.
So disappointed to see this. It was always my dream to eat at Rick Stein’s Restaurant. Guess I’ll put a cross through that one! We’ve got lots of great fish restaurants & beach concessions in Ireland that would beat this hands down. Come and check them out 😊
Rick Stein’s place in Padstow is renowned for being a complete and utter rip-off. Nothing new here Gary I’m afraid. 😢
I have read this as well
Not good
I went there once and ONLY once, not good and bloody expensive, you are paying for Steins TV reputation!...
So is his restaurant at Mudgee NSW
Yeah I live in Cornwall and heard nothing but bad reviews so never bothered.
Steins tried to charge us over 90 pounds for four people . We told them to stick the fish and chips and walked away. We have a local cafe in a marina near mine that charges nine pounds for a sausage roll and a cup of tea.
Shocking and that's much better to hear regarding your cafe
Gary I have subscribed to your feed on the basis of this review alone. Your honesty and unique presentation style are truly infectious. It highlights the fact to us all that a name that is attached to a product no matter the origin or fame of that name does not necessarily guarantee the quality of the product. Looking forward to going back and looking at all your reviews. I’m sorry that you lost your money mate!.
That’s very kind and really appreciated thank you 👍
Stein's stance on his staff's furlough payments during the height of the pandemic tells you all you need to know. Haven't watched his TV shows since. Wouldn't dream of visiting his restaurants now.
I didn’t know that until someone else made the same comment absolutely shocking
I have no clue who he is, now I will have to check him out.
Yeah he wouldn't be getting a penny of money.
Unsure what his stance was but furlough wax majorly for complete scrounging lazy bstards. Just saying.
@@51SaffronHe is ur usual Middle Class type
There is no way on earth I'd pay £31.10 for that. Just stay away people - (unless you're a fool).
I agree a tourist trap
Nor would I, I'm not into curry sauce and mushy peas, im a purist,just fish and chips no vinegar
Or a tourist!
As a Cornish man i wouldn't give that man a penny.
Con job. I was there the other year. His chippy is the first thing you see when you get off of the tourist bus( where it swings round ) you literally walk into it. Small portion of chips. Small piece of cod. We gave it a miss. Plenty of places in the town. Pasties, pies sausage rolls. Cake shops tea rooms. All much better value. You've been warned. Walk on.
It’s a tourist trap Sharon unfortunately
Rick Stein was filming for his TV series on Cornwall a few years ago here in Newlyn and he and the film crew had a break and went to a local pub. They sat in the beer garden with their drinks and proceeded to take out their packed lunches and eat them then and there. One of the staff asked if they could eat it elsewhere and Stein commented that they had bought the drinks in the pub and so they were entitled to stay to drink them and also eat their own food!!! Some locals sitting nearby heard this and told him they also thought he should leave, but he didn't. Arrogant.
I was at a food exhibition a few years back, and Rick Stein was there. I have NEVER EVER known a man more arrogant and full of himself. He really believed his own legend. A customer tried a sample of his food and said it was bland, and undercooked. Rick Stein made a show of that person, saying sarcastic shite like "wow a food expert! I thought that was me"..... he's an absolute gobshite
Try that in one of his places!
Did you know Rick Stein is actually German?
@@idanceforpennies281 not really the point, is it?
Maybe the pub seats looked like sun beds.@@idanceforpennies281
The chef must be talented to be able to weld two fish fingers together
Even describing it as fish fingers might require some flexing of the trade description act.
😂😂😂 think it was two halves of a fishfinger.
😂😂😂
Lol I burst out laughing
Well said, and they weren't the chunky ones either ! !
I'm not a fan of celebrity chefs - trading on a name, and often not caring about quality or value. The only one who stood out for me was Keith Floyd, who stomped about his restaurant in wooden clogs, tasted everything, and slurped his way through a busy day making sure his customers were happy. I saw him look at a plate of food being served, and send it back - then went into the kitchen and personally cooked its replacement. Rick Stein can't have ever eaten that crap he serves, or if he did, he's a mercenary, not a celebrity.
I agree and absolutely loved Keith RIP a real legend 👌👌
Great video as always Gary. Keep it up..all the best from Scotland
Thank you very much Andrew 🏴🏴
Well said, Gary. I went there with my girlfriend. It was the most expensive and worst fish and chips we'd ever eaten. We will never go back. Considering Rick Stein is a seafood guy, I was so surprised at how bad it was. You were generous, I'd give that place 0/10
Thank you. Sorry you had a bad experience
He didn't have place he had cod
@@jay-lm4weI saw what you did there 🤣🤣🤣
Now you see why us locals dont visit these places. It's an embarrassment to our beautiful county.
I fully understand Tony 👍
Garry so sorry i said unkind things about you ,i should have watched more before making such bad coments ,i hope you aren't to offended , sorry again david ,lesson learned by me
David that's very kind of you to say, please have a superb week and hope to see you commenting again soon
Why is everyone still paying these extortionate prices, it beggars belief. Save your money you are making Mr stein millions😮
Just a review Nicola
One thing I really respect about your work is that none of this is sensationalized - so when Gary calls it an Absolute Rip Off, you know damn well it is going to be an absolute rip off, and the proof is right in front of you. Sorry you had to pay for this mess!
Thank you, just being honest
Spot on it’s how I called it based on Gary’s reviews
He did a great favour for the thousands who will now NOT get ripped off by going to this ridiculously expensive "restaurant". Every one of the 5 Whitby F&C restaurants Gary went to to critique cr&%ped all over this place!!
I drive the buses that terminate at the back of his place. Tourists always seem to go there and return unhappy. Ask yourself, why don't the locals go there?
A very good point Ian thank you
Because there's a cheaper chippy opposite Anne's cottage .
Harry Ramsden of Padstow 😅
I was born down the road in St Eval, and had the joy of living in Treyarnon and going to school in St Merryn, There was a perfectly good chippy on the corner in Padders and we loved the Hoss. That twat has ruined the area with his gentrifying bollox, I would love to bump into him him and give him a Scots handshake
Buses go there because the drivers get paid by them to do so. Its obvious
Give it to me, I'll eat it. You just want to sit and stare at it!!!
enjoy
£3.95 for a portion of chips is criminal, I used to work in hospitality and the biggest mark ups were fizzy pop and chips. A portion of chips probably costs them 10 pence to make if they're buying bulk.
It’s an outrageous price I agree
£4.50 where I live and they are not great and not alot in the tray rip off
Gary, I was planning on taking my 3 Kids there in July. I want to thank you for saving me a fortune. Rick Stein should bow his head in shame at that atrocious garbage. Yes its cost you 30 quid, but you have saved your viewers money. Thankyou
Can you imagine how disappointing and sad it would've been if you hadn't seen this, you only wanted a nice meal with your family and this is what you got. Very grateful for garry so we can avoid this mishap.
@@od1401 I would have been mortified. I can not thank Gary enough. I genuinely wish he had complained and got a refund
you can get better fish and chips at other places in Padstein for a third of the price.
You are more than welcome Chloe, please spend your hard earned money elsewhere
@@GaryEats We are now going to Looe Bay instead. A fraction of the price and excellent. Hope the rest of your visit is better
Wow, I don't know what got a worse battering - the cod or Rick Stein's reputation after your review! TBH I think your score of 1 was being a tad generous, what a rip off.
I mean no ill will towards Rick, just very annoyed in this review
@@GaryEats he should check on the quality of the food. Just because his famous, he should not get away with selling substandard food.
Hahaha boom boom 🦊
Twas a good joke that’s all
No ill will here.
Stein was a good guy in my book until now. What an eye opener. Saw restaurants in Winchester and sandbanks. Scum tax avoiding snob hangouts
So glad I’ve caught up to this vid.im off to Cornwall in a few weeks and was going to try the fish and chips here.Erm don’t think I’ll bother..I actually felt sorry for you having to eat that..omg I can’t believe how bad it looked especially the tartar sauce..I’m going on a hunt for the best Cornish pasties while touring around..might be a good vid for you one day to find the best one..loved this vid even tho the food looked dire…keep up the good work Gary
Unfortunately it’s a tourist trap Ian far better places in the town for sure 👌
Sorry Gary now you know why the town is referred to as "Steinstow". The prices are displayed so if you buy at celebrity restaurants - buyer beware, the more fool you! Friends who were big Dylan fans paid a fortune to go to one of his concerts - he walked on stage, grunted, sang a few songs, told the audience "Thanks for making me even richer!" and disappeared. Stein has the same contemptuous attitude.
He needs to get a grip on hie “empire” Clive
Hated every second of my visit at Padstow. No local people. It’s all just a facade. Full of jumped up twonks and everything is overpriced. If you unfortunately find yourself there, get the ferry over to the island the other side! That’s literally the highlight of Padstow, getting out of it!
Padstein. Get it right 😅
I did an£ the video is up tonight, now that was a meal
@@GaryEats excellent! I’ll be watching that shortly then 👌
A place like that wouldn't last 10 seconds in Whitby. It just wouldn't survive.
Northerner’s wouldn’t stand for that believe you me
We know good fish and chips
And would go back in with that crap and demand our money back
It was abysmal. Whitby is an absolute gem which I cannot wait to revisit
@@Thomas-fr1ww Cornwall is a weird place with weird people.
@@blackvulcan100 North Cornwall is not south
@@GamerFrisco Still cornwall
I’d have been back in that door and demanded a refund on everything except the chips.
Not good at all
Two 10 year old girls complaining about the "nine quid for two bloody ice creams" suggest people arent completely sucked in by unreasonableness.
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Never rated steins. Too expensive, lack of flavour, poor size portion.
It's a shame as I really liked his restaurant in Barnes but this was abysmal
Did Camera man like Scampi 🍤
Fish worth 4 Pounds?
Tartare Sauce 30 Pence
Rip off, poor Gary, shame on you Rick
Whenever I see a restaurant chain carrying a famous chef's name...... you'll likely find me next door !
Not good Dean
Same 😂😂😂
@@GaryEats Indeed, I wish it wasn't so. But when they deliver inedible food like that at prices like that, they will only drive customers away. They need to deliver what is being paid for, up their game. Thanks for a great video and the money saving 'heads up'.
So true. Brian Turner grill in Slough hotel. Seen better at a roadside shed
Thanks for reviewing this and saving a lot of people a lot of money with an accurate and honest assessment.
Thanks Liam one to avoid unless it improves dramatically
First time in Cornwall?? Missing out bro!! Love the channel
I am Chris but I’ll be returning very soon and thank you very much 👌
@@GaryEats keep up the good work
"The portions were so small the seagulls actually left me alone" Gary unleashes his inner Tony Hancock.
Thank you Alan
"What does it mean? Where are we going? There was a very good Tweety Pie on at the start" 🤣🤣
The seagulls having a whip-round for him! Come on lads we're not letting Padstow down!
So £60 give or take for takeaway fish and chips, for two, that is nowhere near central London. Why do these beloved tv chefs ruin their reputations for money they probably don't really need?
A great point
I wouldn’t consider a portion of cod, scampi, chips and three sauces to be a for a single person unless you are greedy or reviewing like Gary. The realistic price here would be near £40 for two people, which is still spendy all things considered, but also not extortionate, especially if the quality is there, which it clearly wasn’t.
@@X22GJP£40 pounds for takeaway fish and chips isn't extortionate? You must have a lot more discretionary income than most of us. Well done.
London ain't cheap. Medium cod is 10.95. Working class chippies are far and few between as only middle class can afford it in London
@@EMEL-hr4ut I live in Harlesden. £9. 50 for Fish and Chips. And it's nice.
great video sir, your honesty is great, hope you had some Guinness to make up for that meal
I did have a few Harvey and thank you 🍺🍺
I used to work in a pub kitchen.
It looks like you got frozen cod and peas and had to pay for commercial tartar sauce.
Indeed sadly so
That fish and tartare sauce should have come with a free magnifying glass so u could see it. Shocking
It was shocking. Should also come with a new recipe, it was very bad
The camera man did good work though initially making not look too bad but I think he's just got a new macro lense
Camera man was rockin his new macro lense on initial shots ov the fish
Never seen you like that Gary. You were really very upset. Well done for what you said to Rick Stein at the end of the video. He needs to know people won't stand to be ripped off like that ! Thanks for the review.
Ere ere
I followed the career of Rick Stein from his early days as celebrity chef. At the time, I was a chef myself and living in Australia (like him) and I could not really understand what the fuss was all about. His recipes were always pinched from somebody else and they all had something in common: they were easy to cook.
His kitchen demeanour on his TV series showed clearly that he was not a trained chef. He was a hack who stumbled into a good thing and who was very lucky to have a wife (a publicist) who knew how he should be promoted. He would have never succeeded in any other area of cooking except seafood, which usually tastes great no matter what you do to it (within reason as we saw in this video).
Unlike all the other trained British chefs like Floydf, Ramsay, Blumenthal, Oliver and Lawson, Stein stood apart as not belonging to the illustrious list. Gary, you have visited the restaurants of several British TV personalities and none of them have allowed their name to be tarnished by a shonky operation. Rick Stein is the only one and the best thing people can do is vote with their feet and go elsewhere. Even as a tourist trap, his fish and chips shop was below par. If I were you, I would send his shop a link to your video and ask for comments. You could then make a follow-up video.
Great idea 👍
Lawson a trained Chef??🤣
I think it’s because Stein has impeccable upper middle class credentials. Public school, Oxford etc. He’s the kinda guy BBC producers would be inclined to commission.
I could not get back to the Yorkshire cost quick enough ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
He wasn't a chef. He kept his fish meals very basic (but tasty) in his early days of being in the kitchen at the Seafood Restaurant. He was a DJ before that.
The greenery looks the most appetising part of the meal as for the rest it looks like a,mum's been to Iceland special!
Definitely David absolutely rubbish
These chefs are only celebrities in their own tiny minds. take me to my local restaurant, that has been there for years, run by people you can trust to give you quality and value.
That’s far better than this offering
I have never seen you so annoyed, and I don't blame you - those mushy peas looked disgusting 😕 . The prices they charged you for that offering is daylight robbery.
I was very very annoyed and I apologise for that sorry
@GaryEats You have nothing to apologise for, I enjoy watching your honest reviews and I think that is why your channel is doing so well.🙂
You could have laid a brick wall with them peas 🤣
@@GaryEats You have nothing to apologize for, anyone would have been annoyed by that monstrosity.
Those mushy peas looked like poor-quality canned rubbish.
Never understood why he got so many tv series. He just wanders around talking with his mouth full, recites inane literary references and clearly has no cookery skills… great review by the way!
He takes half a fork full of the food in his mouth, puts the knife and fork down and babbles on about how fantastic it is !
Look, he is a talent no doubt (even if he was not culinary trained). He has a charisma and I enjoy his shows, but I agree that the F&C look like a rip off. He’s taking his fans for granted and that’s a shame. Hopefully his team are watching this because if this was Rick being filmed eating in a low par restaurant we wouldn’t hear the end of it😮
I do like him
@@GaryEats Gary, you may like his "persona" the same way we like yours. But do we know him when the cameras are recording him? I'm beginning to think there's a side of him that I might not like in reality.
Rick Stein must be aware of the criticism by now, but does nothing to explain or address the issue. I know a portion of the price gets put into a "feeding hungry children" charity but he should be thinking of feeding the poor folk of Britain first!
@@karatefella I noticed that too, no way he could sample the taste of the food that quickly. Perhaps it is the editing that is done poorly. Or he has already tasted the food beforehand and knows how it tastes, then it's just bad acting on his part.
Was due to go there last Christmas 🎄 but couldn’t make the trip
Thanks 🙏 from Australia 🇦🇺
You saved yourself some money. 🇦🇺🇦🇺
Went to Jamie Olivers once, never again. Pretentious, low quality, poor quantity, over priced rubbish. I would tend to avoid any restaurant that uses a celebrity chef's name as it invariable will disappoint as like with anything, you pay for the name. I would bet you that Rick Stein has never set foot in that establishment, I bet he doesn't even own it, he's just affiliated with it and gets a commission for every sale just so that they can use his name to fleece the tourists.
His name is above the door in my opinion it’s his responsibility to put it right, if it was me or you we would 👍
31 quid for fish and chips, including 5 quid for "free" sauces! Rip off!
It’s definitely not value at all
But it was not just fish and chips for 31 quid , Gary added a portion of Scampi at about 10 quid extra. The fish came to about 11 quid and the chips were about 4 quid, still, too much, and Gary showed how poor the portion of fish was in size and taste. So yes I still believe the meal was a bit too pricey but just to put things straight, it was not 31 quid for Fish and chips!
"the portion was so small, the seagulls actually left me alone!" 😂😂 Thanks for the great review Gary!
Lol thank you so much
Ate at Stein's Cornish Arms . Absolute rip off. Shite overpriced pub grub. Probably the most disappointing meal I have ever had.
Just subscribed, love your honesty.
That’s very kind and appreciated Nick thank you very much
We've been to RS fish n chip restaurant in Padstow twice...the first time we were the only ones there and our food was amazing so we went back again a year later.....A completely different story second time round! The fish could have been from any old chippy, and the waitress asked if we wanted ketchup and tarter sauce to which we said 'yes'. We then discovered we'd been charge £2 each for the tiny pots of ketchup and tarter, and the food was a huge disappointment, reheated chips and more batter than fish.....we won't be going back again....TOTAL RIP OFF!
Sounds a little bit like Ryanair extras !
Couldn't agree more. Absolutely shocking
Pretty much the experience I outlined first handful of times was fantastic. Had some John Dory once and was absolutely incredible. We probably had a break from Padstow of about 18 months and went back not long before Covid…went twice in a 2 week period and awful both times. Think he dodged a bullet with the curry sauce as that was the strangest thing I’d ever tasted. The tartare sauce used to be lovely and obviously freshly homemade but last couple of times was just funky and awful. He probably has his finger in too many pies to notice or even care.
The mushy peas looked like summat Chalkie wouldve vacated from his bowels
@@parallaxview6770 isn’t he dead? The greedy shyster probably used him for fish cakes on a Wednesday night.
For 10.95 you'd expect it to come with chips not having to pay for chips extra
Nearly £15 for a tiny fish low quality fish, shocking
Like London prices
For 10.95 I'd at least expect it to be cooked properly
to be fair, chips has not come with cod for a long time in many places.
Gary, you seem to have bought a lot of food for one meal for one person, and that's clearly ramped up the price. Unfortunately, £10 for a portion of cod at least (here in the east) is about the going rate.
Also, don't forget, you're paying for "cook to order".
Honestly, if you'd bought a sensible quantity, the price isn't bad for Rick Stein.
Remember it’s both me and the cameraman eating Steve, I don’t mind the cost as you’ll see if you watch the latest video, what I expect for the money is a meal I can enjoy
12:29 - the seagull walking in the background like a gentleman
Lol it didn't want either!!
I think even the seagulls would have turned their beaks up at that!
LMAO🤣🤣
No they wouldn't. Seagulls will even eat garbage!
Nothing for them to eat
@@GaryEats I noticed they left you alone.
Seems they did too.
Surprised the piece of lemon wasn’t a fiver 3/10
LOL
🤣
Haaaaaa
Is that per squeeze I wonder ?????
Hey Man you been Ripped off By Rick and his name Sake thumbs up Garry
If its not wrapped in paper, I'm out.
Fair comment Jason
My husband was disappointed that you didn’t ask for a refund; I’d be interested to know why you decided not to complain about such a shocking meal. Also have to applaud you for your comments, people work very hard for a treat and don’t deserve to be ripped off like this.
Thank you and I didn't complain but I think I should have done
I've been eating and drinking in my local for 10 years. I'm always complaining about the food if it's bad and so I should. But as a restaurant for a one off I'd not complain, I'd just not go there anymore.
I'm way over here in Seattle,from here it doesn't look so good,but the city is beautiful.! The fish looks like it's been sitting under a heat lamp.Dont scampi have tails🤣🤣,the peas,a fail,I would complain if I were you,much love from across the pond,oh,btw,who's Rick Stein?
He is a tv chef that specialises in fish meals believe it or not
@@stjohnbaby Rick Stein is a celeb chef with ties to Padstow who evidently (based on Gary’s vid here) likes to trade on his name to rip off hard working simple families when they visit his branded eateries. Arise, Sir Rick of Stein. You are awarded the knighthood for Services to Ripping Ordinary Folk Off, to Line your own Pockets.
Wow scathing review from Gary, not click bait, this place looked genuinely poor
Never clickbait. I was appalled how bad it was
@GaryEats thanks for saying it how it is
Still ever the Gentleman too🎉
Thank you
Great honest review. Took my family to his restaurant in Sandbanks last summer for a treat. Fish and chips £20 per head, there were 9 chips and a tiny piece of fish, left feeling robbed and heartbroken as i was a HUGE Rick Stein fan.
That’s not good to hear Angus
I like your Videos so much and given we share the same name I have ordered a TShirt. I am in agreement that what you got for your money was very lacklustre, I have been to Rick's actual resturant, we left feeling very dissapointed, and this was our honeymoon! I would guess the Tartar, the Gravy and the scampi were bought frozen in bulk. My best comment would be you should have had the 5 pints of Guiness beforehand lad.
Gary I definitely should have lol, but even in a drunken state I’m not sure it would have been any better lol. Thank you for purchasing a T-Shirt much appreciated
I was in Rick steins restaurant in Padstow a few years back and had steak and chips thinking it would be good, however steak was tiny and came with 8 chips! I kid you not, never again !!!!!!!!!!
Shocking amount of chips
As a former restaurant owner everything seemed to be frozen and prepackaged
The only thing the restaurant did was fry, heat and serve
Disgraceful
You should have returned it and demanded a refund
They didn't even manage to heat it all, the gravy was cold.
Spot on
I'm no culinary genius, but even I could tell it was just frozen supermarket crap. The scampi in particular totally gives it away.
I reckon the mushy peas were microwaved an' all
@@yutehube4468 cold gravy is an absolute joke.
Hey Gary I subbed cause both my parents are from England you remind me of my uncle and you go in to places as a youtuber but don’t know kiss ass to the places you do a review like anyone going in for a meal great vids keep it up mate :) cheers
Thank you I really appreciate you subscribing, watching and commenting that’s very kind
Have you tried Inghams Fish restuarant in Filey...it's our fave whilst we visit the town for over 40 years !!!
I haven’t yet but maybe in the future
You’re absolutely correct, Gary. I went to Stein’s restaurant in Padstow a few years ago, and it was staggeringly underwhelming. Food that tasted like it came straight out of the freezer, extortionate prices, surly and disinterested staff. I have no idea how he got so famous or so rich. He should be embarrassed. Cheers, mate!
Thank you!! It was shocking
To quote Harry Enfield sketches; "He Saw You Coming."
He did unfortunately
That is true but Gary's video has had over 300K views in eight days, and there are plenty of others out there trashing this food. Sooner or later they will get their just rewards for ripping people off.
Rick is also my favourite TV chef and you would expect everything to be spot on, he really needs to sort that place out. Absolutely love this channel and you were really more fair than my missus would be because she would have thrown the food at them. Brilliant channel, always great❤
I love listening to Rick Stein and when it comes to great food cooked by top chefs, then prices will reflect that and rightly so. But fish & Chips ? a British Staple is not in the realms of Cordon Blur any where. Good quality oil, potatoes and fish are essential, and in a country where all are plentiful and high restaurant type prices, are not welcomed by the British consumer. That's why the consumption of F&C is falling.
I've been to rip off Ricks. Wouldn't go again. Bang average food.
Your vidoes suck .. I am a gamer myself but I would have thought you would have done commentary on some of your videos ....
Shocking excuse of food here today
@@GaryEats I agree
Your channel sucks! Why don't you have any commentary on your vidoes TheGamesEmporium? I am a gamer by the way also
@@GaryEatsIt didn't look good at all Gary. Even worse than when I went last year. £31 for what you got is outrageous. Definitely a tourist trap that's best avoided.
When is everyone going to realise that when a celebrity chef opens any restaurant it’s simply you buying into their name and not the quality of food. They will never make good quality products cos they know people will come and money 💰 will be made.
We the video after the next one will show if the owner is interested then it works
Spot on. It is an experience to tell people about rather than quality of food.
The seagulls are not daft enough to pay £30 for that,they just steal it after you leave the table.They may leave a white lime tip though after they have dined on the mugs.
As a northener, mushy peas shouldn't be " fluorescent " as you described Gary. They are quite pale and runny and the flavour is far more substantial than the " fluorescent " full of E's peas a lot of places serve. Love your channel and respect your opinions. Sorry to be pedantic about the peas 😊 !!
Not a problem Jane, thank you and I like to be educated
Hello Gary, I'm a new subscriber and am a foodie and especially fond of Fish & Chips! It is difficult to assess your cod by the video alone but combined with your description it would appear that the cod was not freshly fried. I experienced a similar situation where one day locally in London, Kentish Town while eating in, I had freshly fried haddock which was succulent and the batter was light and crisp. On another day the same Fish & Chip restaurant we had a takeaway and the Haddock was poor, the batter had that dull darker colour and was crisp but harder and greasy and similar to yours. From that experience, I concluded and in my opinion, have never had Rick Stein's Fish & Chips but guess on another day it might be very different?
I could go on but the best Fish & Chips was in Yorkshire where I grew up 1960s/70s where everything was fried in beef dripping and mostly freshly fried before the Cod Wars and the EU.
Maybe on another day it could have been better, I was so let down this time. Take care and have a good one, really appreciate you subscribing
Gary has discovered what is common knowledge to most people in the South West, Rick Stein’s establishments are a highly priced for small, mediocre tasting portions…..there are far better chippies in Padstow, such as Chip Ahoy, far cheaper, much bigger portion sizes and excellent taste.
Yes many have mentioned it
We were in Cornwall as a family of 6 around 10 years ago, and even then the Rick Stein prices were sky high, so we never ate in any of his many establishments. On mentioning this to many of our friends over the years, it transpires that they all had a similar experience to you - tiny portions, poor quality, and ridiculously high prices.
It’s weird, because you see him on TV enthusing about local cuisine from all over the world. You’d assume that he’d be about value and quality, but it appears not.
I've not heard many good things
Nobody local or whose been in there thinks its good so he obviously doesn't care about repeat customers, just new tourist turnover. Thats shocking
@@cyberleaderandy1- "there's one born every minute" must be his motto
You should try Papas Barn in Kent for fish and chips Gary. Love the videos.
I know it well Emily near Aylesford
I visit padstow probably once a year as it’s a nice harbour and walk so I’ve often see the takeaways people get from the chip shop half eaten and thrown away. Your experience sadly echos what I’ve overheard from other customers.
That’s disgraceful, I think it’s simply a tourist trap