Back in 2007 Nottingham’s Curry Lounge appeared on Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, where the sweary celebrity chef branded the restaurant's design-your-own curries ‘plain and boring’ and likened the naan bread to 'a big pair of knickers'.
The struggling restaurant in Upper Parliament Street was renowned for its incredibly complicated menu which its team of very experienced chefs struggled to actually cook. The business was also losing up to £3,000 a week. Enter Gordon Ramsay to save the day.
Things got off to a bad start the second Gordon clapped eyes on the building. Proud notices in the window proclaimed the restaurant had won numerous awards, with words ‘runner up’ in tiny print beneath. With an eye roll, the celebrity chef stepped inside and sat down to order sea bass, a ‘DIY Curry’, and a chicken and prawn hot korma.
