"Kitchen Nightmares" is a reality TV series where world-renowned chef Gordon Ramsay visits struggling restaurants across America and helps transform them into successful businesses. In each episode, Ramsay assesses the restaurant's food, service, and overall operations, identifying critical issues and providing blunt, yet constructive feedback. He works closely with the staff to implement necessary changes, from menu revamps to kitchen overhauls, all within a tight one-week timeline. The relaunched restaurant is then revealed, often resulting in a successful service and a newfound sense of hope for the owners and staff. Follow-up segments showcase the restaurant's progress in the weeks and months after Ramsay's visit.

Kitchen Nightmares is currently unavailable to stream in Ireland on the streaming services we have in our catalogue

Some TV shows that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Kitchen Nightmares include The Auction House, Homes Under the Hammer, Vanderpump Rules, Ghost Bait, Mountain Monsters, Could You Survive? with Creek Stewart.