cheeky boy Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Marco Pierre White spent a few days on the Island last week staying at the Regency My informants tell me that he was here at the invitation of a property developer with a view to opening a restaurant, possibly in the proposed hotel at the bus station site Should he go ahead this would be a good thing for the profile of the Island and would make a benchmark to judge other establishments against Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanxfella Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Marco Pierre White spent a few days on the Island last week staying at the Regency My informants tell me that he was here at the invitation of a property developer with a view to opening a restaurant, possibly in the proposed hotel at the bus station site Should he go ahead this would be a good thing for the profile of the Island and would make a benchmark to judge other establishments against He's a foul mouthed ignorant twat. I can see him fitting in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Sounds just like your average chef really. Be nice to have someone of his culinary calibre over here though - bring it on I say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojomonkey Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 He's a foul mouthed ignorant twat. I can see him fitting in. Are you referring to Marco Pierre White or cheeky boy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeky boy Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 He's a foul mouthed ignorant twat. I can see him fitting in. Are you referring to Marco Pierre White or cheeky boy? Steady now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Last time I ate at a MPW establishment (the Mirabelle some 5 years ago) the bill for lunch for 3 was over £700. Food about £175 rest on outlandishly expensively marked up wine I can't see any one apart from Clarkson and AA Gill paying that! The Criterion has been good, and a lot cheaper but he insists on 2 sittings so you have to agree to vacate your table by 21.00 when you book early dinner, and they do hurry you. The Oak Room was wonderful when he had that but I remember a £120 taster menu ot £20 starters and £40 mains and that is 10 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcCann Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I'd rather have a Burger King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanxfella Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Last time I ate at a MPW establishment (the Mirabelle some 5 years ago) the bill for lunch for 3 was over £700. Food about £175 rest on outlandishly expensively marked up wine I can't see any one apart from Clarkson and AA Gill paying that! Maybe that's exactly what you'd expect to pay for a meal over a derelict bus station in Lord Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localyokel Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Maybe that's exactly what you'd expect to pay for a meal over a derelict bus station in Lord Street. What happened to Kevin Woodford. A Willaston themed resturant at the bus station might go down a storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeky boy Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Last time I ate at a MPW establishment (the Mirabelle some 5 years ago) the bill for lunch for 3 was over £700. Food about £175 rest on outlandishly expensively marked up wine I can't see any one apart from Clarkson and AA Gill paying that! The Criterion has been good, and a lot cheaper but he insists on 2 sittings so you have to agree to vacate your table by 21.00 when you book early dinner, and they do hurry you. The Oak Room was wonderful when he had that but I remember a £120 taster menu ot £20 starters and £40 mains and that is 10 years ago Someone has just paid over a million pounds for a flat in Peel, check out the property sales column in the Examiner, tons of houses are being sold for half a mil plus I don't think price is going to be an issue if the food is up to MPW standards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Erin Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I'd rather have a Burger King Whoever says that the Manx have no class, manners, culture or taste is quite right. It takes someone like MPW to bring some of that to the Island, although judging by posts like this he will have his work cut out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theodolite Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Last time I ate at a MPW establishment (the Mirabelle some 5 years ago) the bill for lunch for 3 was over £700. Food about £175 rest on outlandishly expensively marked up wine I can't see any one apart from Clarkson and AA Gill paying that! The Criterion has been good, and a lot cheaper but he insists on 2 sittings so you have to agree to vacate your table by 21.00 when you book early dinner, and they do hurry you. The Oak Room was wonderful when he had that but I remember a £120 taster menu ot £20 starters and £40 mains and that is 10 years ago Reading your posts makes me feel sick John. (My income is less than £170 a week ) That said, there are plenty of people on the rich and greedy Isle of Man who will pay that. For example, with over 150 advocates over here, many who charge out well over £300 an hour for their average services, there will be plenty of scope for troughing at those prices. And don't forget that there is hardly an MHK in the land that doesn't like to be pampered by the rich and greedy. It seems to me the Isle of Man is sticking its head above the parapet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I didn't say I paid I was being entertaind by clients Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahc Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 You can have the best food in the world but it's usually ruined by shit service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Certainly happens every time I cook for someone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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