Million Pound Menu

Anyone thinking of starting a restaurant should watch this. It's very entertaining and allows you to predict the outcome.

I looked forward to season 2 of million pound menu and it did not disappoint. So much so that I took the next 2 hours googling the all the restaurant concepts to see where the ended up after the show. i think million pound menu needs to add an episode of where all the the restauranteurs ended up and if they did realize their dream of opening a restaurant and how well they are doing

The show's current format leaves the viewer without a "where are they now" follow-up once the deal is agreed upon between the investor and the potential business owner(s) which is a bit underwhelming for the last scene. A 3 to 6-mth follow-up at the restaurant's new digs would be an even higher note to end on following the Champagne toast.

I enjoy food show such as Ugly Delicious, etc. I binged this series a couple of years ago and recently binged the second season. I agree with some of the other reviews take that 1) the lack of investment was frustrating; and 2) that the investors who did invest often made the "wrong" choice (to my mind at least). Oh well... "whatever."

After suffering through his banality for two seasons however, I felt compelled to write this review to call out Collins in particular for his thoroughly transparent disingenuousness. Time and again it's clear that he has no interest in investing in anyone. Rather, his primary interest seems to "peep folks' game" in hopes of ripping off their ideas to implement in his own joints.

Two glaring examples arise within the first few episodes of season one. The young cat from Trap Kitchen had a huge IG following from word of mouth, neighborhood love, street cred and cooking in his Mama's flat. Collins was like Snidely Whiplash constantly asking about "How'd you get so many IG followers"? "Tell me the secret sauce of getting more social media love". I half expected him to say: "Hey man, I'm not going to help you but would you mind helping me to steal some of yours"? 😂

I sensed a similar vibe from him with respect to the (again) rather young and naive Shrimpwreck guy. You could practically see the cartoon balloon over Collins' head thinking "Hmm... I'll ask this sucker kid about his supply chain, costs, etc. and add his two signature sandwiches to my own burger joints. Lame.

I enjoyed it, especially season #2 when they changed the format a bit. That change of format to where they required multiple hopefuls to vie for a singular chance to go to Manchester was superior in my view. Focusing on a single restaurant in Manchester created more human interest and a focused approach. The host, Fred Sirieix, was a delight, and Fred brought much knowledge, enthusiasm, and what seemed to be a real interest in seeing these young chefs succeed, whether or not an investment resulted on the show. Sorry to see that there were not more seasons. With the new format, I thought it had a good chance to succeed.