After 20 years of the well-known franchise being based in the US, Gordon Ramsay’s first Hell’s Kitchen was opened in Europe to see if it lives up to the hype.
Gordon Ramsay has opened his first ever Hell’s Kitchen restaurant outside of the US, with a new restaurant in none other than Ibiza, Spain. Whether he’s shouting that beef is underdone or garnish isn’t ready, the TV chef has some iconic lines from his long-running Hell’s Kitchen series.
However, Gordon’s newest location’s restaurant experience wasn’t without luxury, despite the fact that chefs may be experiencing the heat inside. The food is prepared with traditional dishes like the Beef Wellington and scallops, as well as fresh-baked European favorites like the short rib and chorizo croquette.
A Basque-style blueberry and blackberry cheesecake was a surprising highlight of the meal for me, despite not being something I’ve seen on the show.
The newly renovated Unexpected Hotel, which was previously known as the Ushuaia Beach Hotel, serves up special edition Pharrell Williams Moet champagne and cocktails from the restaurant’s iconic HK walkway as you enter.
The Beach and Oyster and Caviar Bar are just a few of the new restaurants joining the Unexpected Hotel, along with Minami Japanese Restaurant, Rooftop Bar Up Ibiza Sky Society, and The Beach, where the breakfast buffet includes champagne and freshly prepared burritos.
In Las Vegas and Washington, D.C., where Gordon’s renowned show of the same name was shot, there are several Hell’s Kitchen locations in the US. The restaurants opened in 2005 as a training ground for aspiring chefs to learn from Gordon and eventually land him a job.
If you book a dinner at the new Ibiza location, Gordon might not be shouting at his chefs, but there will be plenty of unanticipated surprises happening throughout the five-star hotel, including fortune-telling DJs in the lobby, DJs in the bedrooms, and dancers scurrying down the poolside buildings.
While the hotel’s bedrooms have everything you could need, including a “maxi bar” with drinks and large bottles of spirits, a huge bathtub on the balcony, and a set of face-masks for your face, There are DJ decks in the living room and a sprawling patio-style balcony if you’re booking the presidential suite, which I assume Gordon will be booking out for his White Isle travels.
After my six-course Hell’s Kitchen meal, I headed over to Gordon’s newest location, where is the iconic open-air Ibiza superclub Ushuaia, where I danced off the excess food from Gordon’s most recent restaurant across the street.
The Unexpected Hotel will undoubtedly provide both, whether you’re looking for a lively stay in Ibiza or some of Gordon’s classics.
