Gordon Ramsay has been criticised by customers for the steep prices of his food on a number of occasions.
If it's not his fry up that's being called a "rip off", it's the cost of his steak and chips that is offending customers.
So when Gordon Ramsay’s new Bread Street Kitchen & Bar restaurant opened, Liverpool Echo journalist Phoebe Barton was keen to put her tastebuds - and Gordon - to the test.
The restaurant, located in Liverpool, offers a large variety of starters, main courses, desserts and drinks, many of which caught Phoebe's eye.
Despite being tempted by the steak, beef wellington, spinach and ricotta cannelloni and the butter chicken curry, she finally settled on fish and chips.
The dish consisted of battered fish, chunky chips, mushy peas, tartare sauce and "chip shop" curry sauce, and cost £16.50 - which according to Phoebe is "pricer" than some of the other restaurants in the city.
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"There’s no denying Bread Street Kitchen & Bar is a pricier dining venue compared to some other restaurants in the city," she said.
"I'm sometimes wary that you can be paying for the name that’s above the door rather than the quality of the food, but this wasn’t the case at Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant."
She continued: "When my fish and chips arrived, I was delighted by how delicious the dish looked.
"The fish was a good size and the golden-brown batter looked perfect.
"The three little dishes containing the mushy peas, tartare sauce and curry sauce were a feast for the eyes - I couldn’t wait to dive in.
"My knife cracked through the batter revealing the bright white fish, which flaked into chunks as the knife smoothly sliced through it."
And it tasted just as good as it looked.
"The taste was divine and the texture super soft, highlighting how fresh the fish was," she said.
"The mushy peas were soft but not runny like they sometimes can be, and they seemed to have a slight hint of mint which I thoroughly enjoyed."
The condiments also got a thumbs up from Phoebe.
"The chip shop curry sauce at Bread Street Kitchen & Bar was absolutely delicious.
"It had a lovely kick but wasn’t too spicy, and the sauce had a creamy texture which coated the chips well. I’d have to say it was the best curry sauce I’ve ever had.
"The tartare sauce was creamy, smooth, full of flavour and it complimented the fish beautifully."
Phoebe's only criticism of the dish was the colour of the chips.
While she admits they were "very tasty", she said she usually prefers chunky chips to be a little crispier.
"I usually wouldn’t pay £16.50 for fish and chips, however, I have to say it was worth every penny. Every component was cooked beautifully and full of flavour.
"Having eaten fish and chips so many times over the years, it’s rare for me to feel like I’m eating the dish for the very first time, but this is how I felt dining on Bread Street Kitchen & Bar’s fish and chips."
But the impressiveness didn't stop there.
"Despite being very full, I couldn’t resist looking at the dessert menu," she said, and after a lovely waiter talked her through each item, she finally settled on the Monkey Shoulder Cranachan Cheesecake With Raspberry Sorbet (£7) based on their recommendation.
Although she admitted she had no idea what to expect from the pudding, "Gordon Ramsay certainly didn't disappoint."
"It was super light and fluffy, and the flavour was incredible. The raspberry sorbet was smooth and refreshing, a perfect match to the flavours in the cheesecake. The raspberries were soft and full of flavour, and the crumb and chocolate sauce completed the dish."
Overall Phoebe "thoroughly enjoyed" her meal at the Liverpool Bread Street Kitchen & Bar restaurant, and unlike many of Gordon's customers, agreed that his prices were just right "due to the delicious food, friendly staff and relaxing atmosphere."
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