My Restaurant Rules

[Roobunny]

I do wish Sydney would get the boot though....Evan's money grubbing is getting tiresome.

Yes! He's driving me mad with that.

 

[benny's buddy]

How does anyone know the 'voting public' had anything to do with it? For all we know, the final outcome of this series is decided in some Seven backroom in Sydney, before the thing even airs. There is simply no transparency in the eviction process IMO. Were just supposed to take their word for it that Melbourne got the most votes? Get real.

Yeah true. But going on the past decisions made by Australia on such shows as Big Brother and Australian Idol, it wouldn't surprise me at all.

At least on BB they tell you the voting percentages.

As for the Perth restaurant, not even if you paid me would I go and eat there. That bloke raises a sweat just lifting a plate, let along taking it up those stairs. He sweats all over everything, it's disgusting.

 

[Shinboners]

How entirely predictable. Perth was never going to go til the next eviction, as as has been aluded to on this thread before, you can be sure Seven and the 'Beautiful Couple' had some kind of nod and wink agreement that they would be 'given' Melbourne.
MRR is about as transparent in its evictions process as a brick wall.

I could have sworn that earlier in this thread, you were convinced that the conspiracy was to knock Perth out in the first round. Now the conspiracy is to knock Perth out in the second round. If by some fluke, Perth survives, will the conspiracy be, "Well, they couldn't knock Perth out in round 2 because it'd be too obvious, so they're going to knock them out in round 3"?

 

[Shinboners]

Why would you bother putting money into those lot.

It'd be throwing money down the drain. Having said that, if you did want to start a restaurant with the Melbourne team, you'd keep Deb and her kitchen staff and build around them. I reckon that Dan could be trained to do the dining room duties - I thought he worked hard and was keen to learn whilst Rob spent his time prancing around and signing autographs.

As for the rest of it, I think most of the restaurants (bar Perth) have closed the gap with Brisbane. They all seem to be running fairly smoothly now. However, Evan is rapidly catching up with Andre as the most annoying person in the competition. I reckon Andre means well, but he lacks the nerve to make any tough decisions. Evan, on the other hand, is just an overgrown kid.

 

[UNIT]

. If by some fluke, Perth survives, will the conspiracy be, "Well, they couldn't knock Perth out in round 2 because it'd be too obvious, so they're going to knock them out in round 3"?

Look, here is my take.

Perth were never going to fire a shot in MRR II. If i have gone on about conspiracies it was in as much as it was obvious earlier in the series from the amount of airtime and the nature of the airtime that the producers clearly didnt want Perth to be seen in a good light. If i want to be ultra cynical u could say the descion to have two morbidly obese unlikeable contestants for Perth was probably pre ordained somewhere along the lines as well. As has been aluded to earlier in the thread, the producers clearly wanted Sydney to go further this time round. Funny thing is they keep shooting themself in the foot, and someone ought to tell them Seven execs can only protect them for so long.
In regards to this
I could have sworn that earlier in this thread, you were convinced that the conspiracy was to knock Perth out in the first round. Now the conspiracy is to knock Perth out in the second round

The entry of Nathan and Georgia into proceedings was another oh so suspicious bit of television in as much as it was painfully clear they didnt want to go to Perth, and again the men in suits wouldnt of wanted them there anyway...if i made the statement that Perth would go first, it would of been prior to the revelation that Nathan and Georgia would take over the first evicted restaraunt. Oh what a shock it was the one in the city Nathan said would be one of the fine dining hubs of the next decade.

Im sorry but the way this show goes about its business, is just asking for conspiracy theories and accusations of hidden agendas. It just isnt transparent what happens and why. Id wager some serious cash that Perth will go next.

 

[Shinboners]

Perth were never going to fire a shot in MRR II. If i have gone on about conspiracies it was in as much as it was obvious earlier in the series from the amount of airtime and the nature of the airtime that the producers clearly didnt want Perth to be seen in a good light.

Every city was given a rough time.

If i want to be ultra cynical u could say the descion to have two morbidly obese unlikeable contestants for Perth was probably pre ordained somewhere along the lines as well.

I don't think their obesity has less to do with their bad image than their inability to run a restaurant as effectively as other teams. Take a look at Melbourne - Rob is a pretty boy and it didn't save them from elimination.

As has been aluded to earlier in the thread, the producers clearly wanted Sydney to go further this time round. Funny thing is they keep shooting themself in the foot, and someone ought to tell them Seven execs can only protect them for so long.

Every other team, bar Brisbane, has managed to make some series of bad mistakes. Look at Adelaide and their opening night, and the amount of footage of the wife and some of her behaviour. How about Melbourne and their hygeine problems. It's not as if every other team is flawless.

The entry of Nathan and Georgia into proceedings was another oh so suspicious bit of television in as much as it was painfully clear they didnt want to go to Perth, and again the men in suits wouldnt of wanted them there anyway...if i made the statement that Perth would go first, it would of been prior to the revelation that Nathan and Georgia would take over the first evicted restaraunt.

The entry of Nathan and Georgia is just another way of trying to make the competition interesting.

Besides, I suspect that the elimination of Dan and Rob has more to do with their hygeine problems than any desire for Channel 7 to screw Perth over.

Oh what a shock it was the one in the city Nathan said would be one of the fine dining hubs of the next decade.

Actually, Melbourne has been one of the fine dining hubs of the last twenty years or so. The same goes for Sydney.

Im sorry but the way this show goes about its business, is just asking for conspiracy theories and accusations of hidden agendas. It just isnt transparent what happens and why.

If it's that badly rigged in your eyes, why watch it?

Id wager some serious cash that Perth will go next.

If Perth goes next, it'll be due to the team's inability to run a restaurant properly, not because of some anti-Perth agenda.

However, there is a paradox in that it might not be in channel 7's best interest to see Perth get eliminated. They are interesting television because they are so clueless about the restaurant business. Nobody is interested in watching Brisbane because they run their place so well. But we are interested in Andre avoiding making tough decisions, Evan and his brain explosions, and that woman from Adelaide and her bizarre behaviour. And there's always the possibility that the longer that Perth survive, the underdog factor will come into play, and people will start to support them - a bit like the Sara-Marie situation in the first Big Brother. She went from weekly nomination for elimination into sentimenal favouritism.

 

[Dasher39]

I was in Fremantle yesterday and had a look at The Mint Leaf. Very small downstairs, only 6-7 tables max in that area. Would want to hope upstairs has a lot more room.

Andre looked like he does on TV...very sweaty! Not sure if thats the best look, but it was a very hot day in Perth. Only saw Sandy the once, didnt seem the nicest. She greeted the group waiting with:

"Table for two?...Well c'mon then"

She did that with very minimal eye contact and in a tone of voice that seemed as though she didnt care about them.

Also, I wont say too much, dont want to spoil it, but Dicko was there filming, and in the part I saw he was talking about a few surprise happenings at The Mint Leaf...and one POSSIBLE big shock!

Dicko was a very nice person, stuffed up a lot when doing his shoot, which was funny to watch and gladly signed and took photos for the crowd which slowly grew.

But I will leave it at that, and you can all watch tomorrow night. I will upload some photos I took and post them on here for those who are interested!

 

[choc_a_holic]

Thanks dasher

 

[jmerino]

I assume that would be that the chef from perth is wanting to work in Melbourne.

 

[UNIT]

Apparently Chef Shane from Perth finally gave Andre the ultimatum. Get rid of the divisive front of house duo of Telea and Paul, or i walk. Andre clearly a man not stacked with common sense let him (The WA Chef of the Year i might add) walk. Andre you are an absolute idiot and deserve to lose your resteraunt ASAP. Im sure Mummy had her two bobs worth in there somewhere, as Telea, the theatrical cow that she is, always seemed to be run to her when things didnt go her way.
Also, rumor has it the talk of Chef Shane being poached by Nathan and Georgia has a twist. Apparently at the last minute the offer was rescinded.
How nice of them.

 

[Shinboners]

Also, rumor has it the talk of Chef Shane being poached by Nathan and Georgia has a twist. Apparently at the last minute the offer was rescinded.

That's disgraceful if true.

Shane is a very good chef - he has done so well considering what he's had to put up with.

 

[Dasher39]

I assume that would be that the chef from perth is wanting to work in Melbourne.

That would be it. As Dicko says tonight, the were demotions, resignations, ultimatums and the big shock of Chef Shane and Melbourne!

 

[UNIT]

That's disgraceful if true.

Shane is a very good chef - he has done so well considering what he's had to put up with.

Its 100% true im afraid. Not sure exactly how it happened, maybe there is an explanation, but there was definitley a job on the table, and then there wasnt. Both Shane and Bilbo have packed it in, and were planning to take up positions at Melbourne. That offer was taken off the table, now Shane is back at his old resteraunt, and Bilbo is out of a job.

Sounds like a good bloke that Nathan.

 

[Shinboners]

Its 100% true im afraid. Not sure exactly how it happened, maybe there is an explanation, but there was definitley a job on the table, and then there wasnt. Both Shane and Bilbo have packed it in, and were planning to take up positions at Melbourne. That offer was taken off the table, now Shane is back at his old resteraunt, and Bilbo is out of a job.

Sounds like a good bloke that Nathan.

It looks like it wasn't Nathan's fault. From tonight's show, it appears that Shane went to Nathan and tried to get a job with the new Melbourne team. They put it to the Melbourne staff and they said no.

In the end though, I feel sorry for Shane. The guy can cook, and I reckon he really did want to make changes to help Perth win. But Andre couldn't make a decision - and the idiot has now managed to keep a lousy maitre'd, but lose his chef.

As for the new Melbourne team, it looks like they're going to offer some good competition to the Brisbane team.

 

[jmerino]

I watched last night.Those morons in Perth couldn't organise a root in a brothel.The way Andre is behaving is why we don't like politicians.

 

[portentous]

Perth deserves to get the boot next but the problem is that West Australians seem to vote more than anyone else, hence the last series was won by a Perth couple. Most of the people that vote have probably never even been to the restaurant hence are voting solely on state loyalties rather than the actual restaurant.

I wish Andre could see through his mother. She's actually the cause of a lot of the problems by siding with witchiepoo from out the front. You can't run a restaurant without a great chef, front of house staff are far easier to replace.

BTW hope to get to the Greedy Goose in the next couple of weeks. Will let you know what we think.

 

[UNIT]

Have to say i feel the need to apologize to Nathan. If anyone was acting like a tool it was Shane and his lil buddy Bilbo. Fair enough the man had to put up with a lot of sxxx, but you dont put ultimatums to your boss, and you dont act like a merc hawking your services around to competitors, and sticking it in your bosses face. Shane is clearly a talented chef, but his behaviour, no matter what provocation he may have had, was pretty poor. Nathan didnt even offer the guy a position really...so my apologies for saying he screwed over Chef Shane.

 

[Fwoy]

Perth are a train wreck. Good luck to Shane for the future...seems like he was the only one with his head screwed on right over there.

 

[janiek]

agree with you unit (apart from your team )
shane may be a good cook & the teletubbies are useless (which as we with the conspiry theory know is why they were picked from all the contestants we could have had in perth )
but i don't think andre had any other option - if he'd sacked telea then who would have the power in the mint leaf ?- what if shane said well i don;t like the replacement maitre d sack them or i walk again .... ?

in last nights episode i think shane was exposed as just out for himself very two faced- after all his ' best mate lets stick together 'bilbo is now out of a job - if he was a true mate he'd have got bilbo a job with him at oceanus

 

[Prentice]

I disagree - Its his decision and the restaurant does reflect on him even if he does not run it.

As for the power - well he is the top Chef in WA and alot of top Chefs would have probably quit over alot less.

 

[Roobunny]

While there was some dodginess to giving your boss an ultimatum and trying to get a job with another couple - it was Andre's horrible management that was the real debacle.

He had 4 staff who had problems, by the end of the episode the only one he had left appears to be the most useless, and no head chef...gee that's a successful move.

Andre was perfectly in his rights not to be intimidated by the kitchen staff and his decision not to sack Telea but the way it appeared that he responded to the discussion with Shane was abrupt and if he'd explained his reasoning or really appeared to listen to what has been an ongoing problem he might not have had the trouble - plus Sandy was awful, she was speaking to the staff like they were naughty children - I think she even said that at one point.

And then Andre's reminding Shane and Bilbo that they said they were going to leave if they didn't get their way was aggressive and highly unnecessary and appeared to be what caused them to go. If it had been let slide, he'd probably still have a head chef and then telling them to go before dinner service was truly mad.

 

[UNIT]

In reality its probably Mummy Sandy thats the reason the 'voluptuous' Telea still has a job. Why is it we keep seeing Telea run to her when things dont go her way? I have worked with women like that, that run to a female boss figure at the first wiff or anything resembling trouble, put on some sob story act as if they been 'violated' and its tissues, sweethearts and hugs all round. Fair enough if a person is being legitmately persecuted in the line of duty, but to turn on the waterworks that often and that quickly, and to continue to run to the one person...it just smacks of bullsxxx to me. If the woman cant take the heat, (excuse the pun) get out of the kitchen, dont turn on the waterworks and play the victim, and turn someone pointing out your own incompetence into something more sinister.
As for the other problem Maitre'd Paul (the Queen), the revelation that he and Andre had been mates for twenty years explains a fair bit IMO. There was no way Andre could put his foot down there....
Look at the end of the day, Perth is a joke...let them be the next to go, we have been disgraced enough. And does anyone know if its true Ash and Amanda have 'lent' out some of their staff to The Mint Leaf because there so shortstaffed? Pull em out Ash and Amanda...you owe these idiots nothing.

 

[campbell]

I sure as heck hope those guys in Perth lose their restaurant next.They are a disgrace on so many levels.

That Talea is a backstabbing caniving cow.

Andre is weak.
Sandi has not a clue.

Get em off.


Did anyone see the filthy state of the kitchen in Melbourne, all that black oozing mess from the fans.Yuk.Dirty pigs they were before.

 

[choc_a_holic]

There's so much to say about Perth, they are absolute crap and I hate the way Andre deals with everything.

Melbourne is looking good now, however I'm missing dan and rob. Georgia sucks and Nathans orders her around too much.

 

[Dasher39]

Here are the photos from The Mint Leaf. Apologies for the large size of the photos.

Enjoy!!