- Production visits Morgan's Restaurant, Woolton, Liverpool England UK.
- Gordon grapples with girl power when he takes on an intimate family-run restaurant in the heart of WAG territory near Liverpool. For the last three years Morgans has been run by antiques dealer-turned-restaurateur Sandy and her two daughters Helen and Laura. The beautifully-designed dining room has a prime high street location and should be the perfect eatery for the trendy local clientele. But Head Chef Phil is grappling with an eclectic menu that includes mashed potato with apricots and his cooking's just not up to it. Meanwhile owner Sandy can't keep the books straight, the all-female front-of-house team lacks any clear line of command and they're £100,000 in debt. At this rate of loss they are facing the prospect of no punters and closure within six months. It's handbags at dawn as Gordon imposes some drastic changes, only to discover that when he turns up for the launch of a Sunday lunch menu, he's the only one who's bothered to get out of bed. Will the ladies that lunch carry on treating their business as an expensive hobby, or can they lure the WAG glitterati of Woolton through the door for a make-or-break celebrity relaunch?—Anonymous
- Ramsay has major issues with the food, but finds the biggest problem to be the feuds among the owners and staff; owner Sandy Morgan has little knowledge of restaurants and insists on personally buying all the ingredients from a nearby supermarket, younger daughter Laura Kelly has even less, elder daughter Helen Kelly has the most business knowledge but only works at the restaurant part-time, head chef Philip Lee has a confrontational attitude, uses bizarre combinations (such as mashed potatoes and apricot) in the menu and doesn't get on with sous chef Emma, who nonetheless serves Ramsay the only thing he likes, a sticky toffee pudding. Ramsay finds it hard going, and the continued feuds cause Laura to temporarily walk away from the restaurant, but with Helen committing to the restaurant full-time and Phil agreeing to work more with Emma and simplifying the menu, things begin to look up. When he revisits, Ramsay finds the restaurant running much better, thanks to Helen handling the business aspects and Sandy focusing on hospitality. Most significantly however, it's revealed that just a week after Ramsay left, Sandy decided to promote Emma to head chef and gave Phil an ultimatum to accept demotion to sous chef or be fired, which resulted in him quitting. Ramsay visits Phil at his new job at a restaurant on the Albert Dock, though there are no hard feelings between the two.
- Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Morgans In this Kitchen Nightmares episode, Chef Gordon Ramsay visit's Morgan's in Liverpool, UK. Dotty owner Sandy runs the restaurant with her two daughters with Head Chef Phil and Assistant Chef Emma in the kitchen. Gordon arrives and meets Sandy, Helen and Laura, they reveal that all three are managers. Gordon orders two starters and two mains, the pan fried prawns are solid, the sausage dish is big enough for a dinosaur and is dismal and he goes straight to dessert. Dessert is sticky toffee pudding, Emma's creation that Phil hates and really likes it, it is light and not too sticky. Gordon enters the kitchen to talk about the food and Phil reveals that he got the apricot mashed potato recipe from the Good Food Magazine. Gordon tells them that the toffee pudding was delicious and Phil walks out in frustration. Gordon visit's Sandy at home and discovers that her financial records are a mess and she has no clear record of the restaurant's income. Gordon discovers that Phil isn't paid for prep time and Sandy disappears to Tesco to buy the food for the evening, an hour before the service is due to start. Gordon witnesses a dinner service, Phil is careless and sends burnt food to customers. He falls apart as he struggles to concentrate and Sandy is doing the washing up, instead of getting the customers gravy. Sandy is under the illusion that he is happy to wait but his food has gone cold and the other diners had already finished their meals. Sandy is in denial and believes that everyone enjoyed their meals as she has had no complaints but Helen believes it was diabolical. Gordon can see a clear case of sibling rivalry and takes the sisters and Sandy to a playground to discuss their roles. Gordon assigns Sandy as the host, Laura as the Assistant Manager and she reacts badly when Helen is made the General Manager. Gordon talks takes Sandy to meet the local butcher and they buy local sourced beef for a Sunday Lunch, at a better price than the supermarket. Gordon arrives at the restaurant but Laura is nowhere to be seen. Gordon tries to find Sandy, who won't answer her door and Laura eventually turns up. The reservations list and table plan for the service has gone missing and Gordon is blamed for this. Gordon is forced to call Helen in as Laura refuses to talk to him. Phil loses his concentration and starts burning food in the kitchen again but Emma steps up and Phil can't function without her help. Gordon plans to focus on local ladies who lunch and comes up with a menu to appeal to them and hold an antiques auction between courses. For relaunch evening, Gordon is concerned about Phil and tells him to slow down and not get distracted. There are some local celebrities including some wags and actresses in. A mistake is made by Laura on an order that hasn't been taken and she has been sent back to correct her mistake. The auction between courses is popular with the guests and it gives the kitchen some breathing space to prepare the courses, they have made £500 in 15 minutes. Overall, the relaunch is a success.
What Happened Next at Morgans? Gordon returns to the restaurant and the biggest change is in the kitchen. Phil has left, a positive step and is gaining experience as a Sous Chef and Emma has been promoted to Head Chef. She has a new dish on the menu, which impresses Gordon. Helen has stepped in and computerised the books, a big change from Sandy's chaotic approach. In February 2007, Sandy put Morgans up for sale for £99,000. Morgans closed as the business was sold and it became Oddfellows Restaurant in December 2007. This later closed in 2010/11. After Oddfellows closed, Caveau, a french restaurant opened in it's place with excellent Trip Advisor reviews. Laura is seeking work as a model/actress and has had a bit part in Hollyoaks as a beautician. She came 4th in the Miss Merseyside beauty pageant. Head Chef Phil went on to work at Blue Bar but was jailed for theft for stealing cheques from his new employer. Morgans aired on December 05 2006, the episode was filmed in early 2006 and is Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares UK season 4 episode 4
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