Seascape Inn - Kitchen Nightmares Update - Open or Closed?

In this Kitchen Nightmares episode, Gordon Ramsay visits The Seascape Inn in Islip, New York.

Seascape Inn is one of the oldest restaurants in Long Island.

The restaurant opened in 1962.

The restaurant is owned by Irene and son Peter.

When Peter's father ran the restaurant it was fully booked ever night.

Now it is a sinking ship and close to closure.

Peter needs close to a million dollars to keep the restaurant from closing.

Gordon sits down with the owners and notices the dining room has a foul smell.

There are also issues with the decor.

It looks like it is falling apart as it is old and dated.

Irene tells him that the foul smell in the dining room is sewage.

Gordon sits down to sample the food and looks over the menu.

Gordon orders crab cakes, lobster ravioli and Cajun salmon from the Waitress.

Marilyn has worked in the restaurant since 1967.

The crab cakes fall apart and the plate they are served on is covered in parsley.

The lobster ravioli isn’t fresh.

The salmon is dry and has a pesto that appears to have separated.

Chef Doug's response to Gordon's criticism is "F*** him".

He believes that Gordon being bought in is a slap in the face to his 38 years of experience.

As a final treat to end the meal, Irene gives Gordon a homemade Greek cookie.

He chokes on it due to the powdered sugar that it is covered in.

Gordon arrives to observe an evening dinner service.

The customers aren't impressed with the food.

Most of it is sent back to the kitchen.

Customers complain that the food is cold.

Some of the food is undercooked and the pot roast is burnt.

Gordon sees one of the chefs drop a can of tomato sauce onto the floor.

Peter goes off to get a mop to clean it up himself as he is too scared to confront the staff!

Gordon realises that the kitchen isn't clean at all and it is part of a bigger problem.

He arrives the next morning and finds old food and grease coating the walls.

Gordon finds the pesto he was served that has separated.

He is disgusted that it was served to customers.

Gordon meets with Peter and asks him when the health department last inspected.

He finds out that it was less than 6 months ago.

Gordon takes Peter, Irene and the Chefs on a tour of the kitchen.

They claim to spend hours cleaning each week.

The chef tells Gordon that they scrubbed everything.

There is no way this is true as the grime is caked on everything.

Gordon shows the owners mouldy bread and contaminated chicken.

There is an old, sour cut of pork that Doug claims is his own.

Peter tells Gordon that he wouldn’t eat anything out of the kitchen.

Gordon is disgusted by what he has seen.

Gordon shows them the separated sauce that they served him and they are not happy.

He also shows them the filth on the walls and the unhygienic conditions they have been cooking in.

That evening they have 20 customers booked for the evening service.

Gordon orders them to close the restaurant as they cannot open in the state they are in.

Peter and Irene speak to the customers and tell them that Gordon has shut down the kitchen.

Irene is embarrassed at having to close down the restaurant.

Gordon tells them to deep clean the kitchen from top to bottom.

They can’t cook in the kitchen until it is clean.

He won’t allow them to even bake a cookie out of it.

The staff deep clean the kitchen

Doug and Charlie constantly moan about having to clean it themselves.

Doug tells Gordon that they are busy prepping all day.

Charley is laughing and after asking him what it funny he is cocky to Gordon.

Gordon tells Peter it is clear that he is weak and doesn’t know how to handle the staff.

Irene tells Peter that is what she has been telling him.

He needs to be a man and become a businessman.

Gordon shows Doug and Charlie how to make a fresh bass dish.

Doug refuses to taste it.

He is dismissive and says that he knows what it tastes like.

Gordon is surprised as no one has refused to eat his food before.

Gordon tells the owners his opinion of the chefs.

He encourages Peter to sack them, which he does.

The next day, he takes Peter to a boxing ring to ignite some passion.

Gordon's hope is that he will let go of his problems.

Peter admits that he knew the kitchen was dirty.

Gordon tells him that he can prove his father wrong by stepping up at the restaurant.

Gordon's team give the restaurant a makeover.

They have bought in a new chef to replace the fired chef.

The menu has been changed and the staff love the dishes that they try.

Gordon brings in Jean Baptiste to show Peter how to act in the restaurant.

For relaunch night, Peter is dressed in a jacket.

There are customers waiting outsideto try the new restaurant.

Jean gives Peter advice on how to handle this but he appears to fall apart.

Gordon tells him to step up as the orders have piled up.

The waitresses are taking the food to the wrong tables.

Irene loses her temper with Peter and they argue.

Customers are fed up and one table walks out of the restaurant.

After a pep talk from Gordon, Peter steps up, communicating with Scott.

The food soon starts coming out of the kitchen again.

The customers love the new food.

The relaunch was a success, despite a few hiccups along the way.

What Happened Next at Seascape?

The table side flambé service was bought back by Marilyn.

Scott had stayed on to train new chefs.

The Seascape closed in August 2007.

It was sold to new owners, just five months after the episode was filmed.

According to reviews, they had reverted back to the old menu shortly after Gordon left the restaurant.

The old menu was unpopular with the new customers.

They had booked after hearing that Gordon has visited.

The Seascape was due to re-open as The Coast but it was sold again.

The restaurant is currently J & R Steak House.

Urban Spoon reviews are good.

Seascape aired on October 10 2007, the episode was filmed in March 2007 and is Kitchen Nightmares season 1 episode 4.

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