This film contains strong language
I've got 60 sat already. I need to turn these tables over.
So we're looking at 120 covers tonight. So I need you and your lot
to pull your finger out and work hard. But not loud, because
last night, they were really noisy and you could hear them on
the other side of the restaurant.
Chef, it's your name above the door. Customers are coming
for your food, they want to talk to you and I can't find you. I couldn't
find you the other day. If I'm not in the kitchen, I'll be in the back.
It's busy, you should be there. I have to make the rotas out.
When it's busy, you should be in there and available. I'm always in
the kitchen. Someone complained about the food the other day. No-one
complains about the food, who's complained? It doesn't matter!
No-one complains about the food. You're talking shit! Chef? Yeah.
Do us a favour? Yeah. Can you keep an eye on that, please?
All right, lad. All right. How long? Two minutes. OK.
Thanks, boss. Right, where are we? What's happening? Where are we?
We're fucking smashing it, pal. Table 17 - two mackerel,
four mallard. Table four - one lamb, two mallard.
Table ten - two mallard. They're almost done. Table five -
one mallard, one lamb. Help us with the lamb, please, if you wouldn't
mind, kind sir! Of course. Thank you very much. No problem, lad.
Tell me, what's that bitch mouthing on about? Oh, it's bullshit.
It's nothing. She hasn't got a clue. She thinks she's Paris Hilton.
Well, she ain't. She might have a box like Paris Hilton, but that's
where it fucking ends. Moaning about a noise in the kitchen.
The noise in the kitchen? Yeah. Does she not know what we're creating?
Exactly. Fucking pieces of artwork here. Me and you, bossing it.
She wants us to keep turning the tables over.
Well, it's too fucking busy, then, isn't it? Exactly.
Stupid bitch! Chef?
Yep. Would you mind tasting that for me and seeing if it's OK?
Well, get me a spoon, then, eh?
Fucking doughnut! No, he's all right, lad. You couldn't boil an egg
when I had you. Now I've got your missus boiling my eggs for me!
THEY LAUGH
Chef. Go ahead, lad.
It's all right, needs more acidity.
Vinegar, more vinegar. OK. Yeah. Sound.
Look, lad, start getting the balance. Yeah? Yeah. Yeah?
It's all about the seasoning. Learn to use your fucking palate.
All about the balance, lad. All about the balance?
Yeah. Sorry, how long on table five?
How long? Does it look fucking ready?!
It's not ready yet, is it? No. It'll be ready when I fucking tell you.
Thank you. Give me 20 seconds.
You almost done on that, yeah? Yep, nearly there.
OK, service on that.
Five. Wait there, two seconds. What the fuck is that, there?! Sorry.
Take that off. I told you. That's happened fucking twice. Come on.
Nice plates, like your fucking face. Come on.
Is that good to go? Yep, send it out. There we go, service there.
Thank you. There you go, sweetheart, thank you. All good?
Oi, fucking perverts!
Eyes on the fucking work, back to it! Yes, Chef!
Fucking Josef Fritzl here! We've got no mackerel.
We need the mackerel. Where's the mackerel? What are you doing there?
Hey! Look at that! You're hacking away at it!
What's that? What kind of standard's that? Look at the state of that!
Never send that out of my kitchen!
What fucking knife have you got?
What knife is that? A bone knife. A bone knife.
What do you need for fish? Eh, what do you need?
Sorry. What knife is that?! A fillet knife. Fillet knife. Thank you.
Yes, Chef! Yes, Chef. Yes. Fucking hell, what's going on?
Where's your own knives? I left them at home. Left them at home.
Sorry, I've just got some stuff going on at home. Stuff going on?
We've all got stuff going on, lad, every single one of us.
Everyone in this kitchen's got stuff going on, know what I mean?
As soon as you walk through that door, you leave that outside.
Understand? Sorry, Chef. Leave it outside. I've got no time for this.
There's 20 kids out there that could do your job. Yeah? Sorry.
Yes, Chef. Yeah? Fucking switch on, will you?
Yes, Chef. And look at the state of your station! Sort your shit out!
Yes, Chef. Yes, Chef. Fucking ridiculous!
Chef? Don't worry about it.
Right, what's happening? Happening? I'm going to have five minutes.
Are you sure? Just give me five minutes. Yeah, no bother.
SHOUTING IN BACKGROUND
Who? I don't know. What for? I don't know. They didn't say.
Please, I need you to go. Jane's asked me to go over there.
Please. I haven't got time for this! You know what I mean?
What did I tell you? I'm trying to run a fucking kitchen here. Apron.
Apron, apron, apron.
I've got this, by the way... OK. ..just, you know, easy, easy.
Right, let's keep it going!
Keep the momentum up! Come on! ALL: Yes, Chef!
HE SNIFFS
HE CLEARS THROAT
CHATTER AND LAUGHTER IN RESTAURANT
All right? All right, love, are you OK? Yeah?
Yep. Nice to see you. All right, mate, are you OK?
Yeah? Are you good? Yeah? Nice one.
Hello, James. Hi. Are you OK, mate? How are you? I'm good.
I'm fine, thank you. Enjoying the food? Yes, it's lovely.
Thank you very much. Thank you. All right, see you in a bit, yeah?
Thank you. Nice to see you. You too. See you in a bit. Thanks a lot.
These are my friends. They've got a question about the menu.
Ey up, mate! We were just wondering what the crack is with this menu?
It's, like, duck in cherries, or something! Well, it's mallard.
It's locally-sourced game.
We're going for a kind of bespoke seasonal menu.
Do you know what I mean? All local produce.
Right, so... Trying to create the atmosphere, really. Yeah.
So, like, yeah, I mean, duck's duck, isn't it? We just want
summat normal. We wanted burgers or something. Yeah.
Can I have a veggie burger, please? Veggie burger?
Yeah! Yeah? Yeah, and can I get one without the bun?
Right, so, two burgers, one veggie and one without the bun? Yeah. Easy!
Sure, let me see what I can do. Thank you. OK.
Excuse me, erm, we've been waiting about 40 minutes for our main.
40? 40 minutes. Didn't we order 40 minutes ago? Yeah. And that table
over there, they came in after us and they've got theirs.
OK. All right. All right? And we ordered a bottle of Merlot as well.
All right, love, you can have that on me. I'll look into it. Andrea!
Can you get these... Get their drinks on me, please. Let's go!
Keep it up! Chef!
What's happening with table...ten? Table ten? Yeah. About eight...
Eight or so minutes away. She reckons she's been waiting
40 minutes out there. Well, she hasn't been that long, mate,
about 20. Well, it can't be 20 minutes, can it? She said 40.
Well, it's not out yet, and you need to make some burgers.
Burgers? For who? Yeah, we need some burgers.
For Jane's mates? Yeah, exactly. You're joking? One veggie burger.
If they want fucking burgers, tell them to go to fucking Burger King,
because Jane is the biggest fucking Whopper I know!
Do me a favour, lad, just make the fucking burgers!
Yeah? Do me a favour, just make the burgers. All right, mate.
OK. Right, I had a drink there. Have you moved a drink off there?
No, no, no. Have you seen a drink there? I haven't. Hang on, wait.
Whoa, whoa, everyone, wait a minute!
I left a bottle on there. A white bottle. It's been moved.
Anyone seen it? ALL: No, Chef.
No-one's seen a white bottle? ALL: No, Chef.
Keep your eyes open, yeah? Keep your eyes open for a white bottle.
Yeah? ALL: Yes, Chef.
I'm sorry, lad. Don't worry about it. Don't worry about it.
Chef? Table ten is still waiting for their meal. You taking the piss?
No, Chef. Just answer me something.
Who resides at this fucking table ten? Who's that important?
The Prime Minister, is that Number Ten? Is that fucking Theresa May
out there? No, Chef. This will be ready when it's fucking ready!
About six minutes... Do me a favour, lad. Do me a favour.
Take them to table ten. Tell them that's a pre-main on me. Yes, Chef.
Yes? Yes, Chef. Thank you very much. Chef, they're for table 17.
Right, well, look, you can crack on. You're doing a great job now.
You've got a clean surface. You get over there, work it out between you
and sort it out. Come on. Need more mackerel, lad. Yes. Table ten's
still waiting on their order. I've just given him a pre-main
to take out. Have a little look, Andrea, love, what's going on
in here? What's going on? It's busy, I know. It's busy in here, isn't it?
So you do me a favour, Angel, you go out there and do what you do.
Fucking smile and keep them customers happy.
Oh, for fuck's sake!
LAUGHTER Are you taking the fucking piss?
Is that your mallard? Ain't fucking funny, you stupid prick!
Oi, number one, you're a prick. You're a daft prick. Number two,
get in there, get five fucking mallard out.
Get 'em back in that oven, sharpish. That puts us behind by ten
fucking minutes now, you dick! Yes, Chef! All right, lad.
Don't worry, I'll help you out. How long for the burgers on my table?
Everybody give me a fucking minute, please. Backs! Mind your back, lad!
Table 17, two mackerel, four mallard - how long, please?
Estimate. How long? Er... Six minutes.
OK, table four. One lamb, one mallard. How long?
How long?! 20 minutes, Chef! OK. That leaves approximately 20 minutes
for your sirloin burgers, for your stupid fucking friends!
There is the receipt. Thank you. Chef, I want a word over here!
Sort that out. Sort that out. CHEF, NOW! Let's get back to work
proper, come on, focus now.
Firstly, that was embarrassing.
You embarrassed me, cos you were rude, and we've spoken about it.
Second of all, THAT is not acceptable! He's doing his job.
I'm not being spoken to like that in my dad's... We're working
in this kitchen. I don't care! Rude! Fuck off, Daddy's girl!
Shift that out, Emma, please. Thank you.
Michael, coming on good, yeah? Yes, Chef! All right, then.
GLASS SMASHES, FOLLOWED BY SCREAMING
I said "backs", man!
What's happened? What's happened? What's "backs" in French?
What did you do that for?! Fucking hell! What's going on?
What's going on?! Noddy. Look at Noddy, here.
Oh, fuck off with the Noddy... Fucking hat!
He's got red fucking shoes on! What's wrong with them?
Oi, oi, oi! Clean it up.
Clean it up, fucking Red Hot Chili shoes!
LAUGHTER
Get it cleaned up now.
You're all right. You're OK. It's all right. Don't panic.
Don't panic. You do another panna cotta and I'll do one of these.
Is she doing OK, yeah? She's doing brilliantly. It's fine. You OK?
Sweetheart, look at me. It's fine.
Just take this one up now, OK? C'est bon? C'est bon?
Tres bien? Tres bien. Tres bien, merci. Tres bien, merci.
OK, are you good? Oui. Yes, yes.
Nice and calm, and just plate this next one up. Let's do it again.
Keep going. Chef? Sorry, mate.
Do us a favour, can you help us with that lamb? Sure. Sure. Yeah, OK.
Right, where's the plates? Maria! Maria, I need a lamb plate, love.
What's going on here, eh? Look at this! This is fucking terrible!
I'm sorry, but Jake is late and I... All right, love, all right. Look,
we need to keep turning them over. Get your washer back on. Tommy!
Tommy! Come and help Maria, lad!
Come and help Maria, son! Come on. Come and help Maria.
Tommy, do that! Tommy, do this!
LAUGHTER Pick them up, they're on the floor.
Chef?
Chef, come taste sauce. Yes, Pav! Yes, Pav! Come to me.
Tell me it's good. This is sauce for mallard.
It's good?
Tell me it's good. I'd bring it back with a bit of stock.
Bit of stock? Yeah. Monter with a bit of...butter.
Monter? Monter with a bit of butter.
What is monter? Whisk it, whisk it, whisk it. Visk?
No, no, not... Whisk it. Visk. That's a visk.
Not visk! Fucking whisk it!
This is fucking visk. Whisk it!
Fucking visk. Whisk it, for fuck's sake!
You're a fucking racist, you, mate, aren't you? He can't help it.
Back to work... Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Eh, you!
Soft-arse! What time do you call this? I missed the bus, so...
You missed the bus, yeah? You look like you fucking slept on the bus!
Look at that. Look at her, there, working away.
Look at all this mess. Have a look at this mess. Look!
See it? Eh? See it? Come on, son.
We're a fucking team here. Be a team player. Crack on.
You lazy little shit! Right, and I'm docking you
two hours' wages. Oh, Chef! "Oh, Chef," nothing!
Two hours' wages. Get done.
Two fucking hours for fucking getting a ride all night?
He's hardly fucking lazy, mate. Keep it up all fucking night, that kid.
Chef, have you got a sec, please?
Chef? Yes.
Erm, I was wondering about that work's do on Tuesday,
if I can still...? We're not having a work's do. No, no,
it's her work's do, isn't it? The wife's. Remember, I told you,
if I could take a few hours back on Tuesday?
Yeah, sure. Yeah. Nice one. Cheers, Chef. Thank you. Come here.
Come here. You fucking ballbag!
What's going on here now? What's everyone doing?
Working. What are we all doing? Everyone's working. What?
Sorry, I can't hear you. What? Everyone's working. Everyone's what?
Working. And you want a bit of time off, yeah? What time of year is it?
Eh, what time of year is it? Christmas. And that's our fucking
busiest time of year, isn't it? Yeah... What's it like out there?
What's it like out there? It's busy. It's busy? It's fucking packed!
We're fucking snowed under here and you want a bit of time off?
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Everyone, just stop what you're doing a minute!
Stop what you're doing a minute.
Little fucking Dorothy Gobshite here wants a bit of time off.
Yeah? We'd all love a bit of time off, wouldn't we? I would.
Would you? Yes, Chef. Yes, Chef. Would you? Yeah, you would,
wouldn't you, love? I'd love it. You'd love it. You would as well.
We'd all love a bit of time off, but we can't have the time off.
What did I tell you at the beginning? This is all that matters.
What did I tell you about this job, right at the beginning?
This is all that matters. This is all that matters.
I've got the overtime. I don't give a fuck about the overtime.
We're snowed under. I need you to fucking smarten yourself up, lad!
Oh, I'll tell you what, yeah, go ahead, get your stuff off
your station and fuck off. Are you joking?!
No, I'm not. It's fucking Christmas next week! What do you mean?
Chef, please, come on, I need this job. Please.
Chef, look, I was only asking. I've not fucking seen her in ages.
I haven't seen my kids!
Just fucking get out of my sight and crack on.
And I'll tell you what, just play the fucking game, will you?!
Yeah?! Yes, Chef.
Yes, Chef. Sorry.
Here you are, mate, I'll finish that for you. Yeah, would you, lad?
Yeah. Look at me, look at me. Yeah. I'm all right.
Go and take a break. I'm all right. I'm all right. I'm all right.
OK, service, please!
HE COUGHS
Oh...
HE COUGHS
FROM KITCHEN: How long for those, mate?
CHATTER CONTINUES FROM KITCHEN
HE SNIFFS
HE COUGHS
Which one are you waiting on? Er...
LOUD CLATTER
Chef?
Chef? Johnny?
PANICKED CHATTER
Call an ambulance.
Call an ambulance, mate!
Johnny!
Hello, hello. Can I have
an ambulance, please? Give him space now.
He's...shaking? Shaking. Yeah.
He's still breathing and he's shaking!
Johnny, mate, you're all right now. We're in a restaurant.
Fucking hell! We're in a restaurant. Yeah.
How long are you going to be, please? Johnny...
Johnny, come on, pal. Come on. How long are you going to be? Come on...
PANICKED CHATTER
Oh, God! He just started shaking on the floor! Johnny!
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