The Fat Duck Experience

Renowned to be one of the most challenging restaurant to get a reservation in the world. I am now one happy lady to check it off my bucket list.
Impeccable service, every dish was well executed and several highlights that brought a big wide smile from my heart.
Spoiler alert: Do not watch if you are planning a visit to TFD soon.

[@MrGingerPunch]

I still don´t get how people get upset about this...if its not for you or its sooooo pretentious...then why the hell do you watch the video and go out of your way to make it sound bad ..its really sad watching people in this comment section missing the entire point of what this is supposed to be about...its not supposed to be compared to anything else...and if you don´t like it, then i believe it takes more than just a KZbin video to come to this conclusion...just amazing food and so much work that goes into this...i for one would love to eat at this place for once! not because i know for sure that i will love the food but because it looks like an incomparable adventure on multiple levels!

[@ch3rrikiss]

Jealousy brings out the worst in keyboard warriors hun🤷🏾‍♀️😂

[@jojoney]

Because their tiny primitive peanut brains cant comprehend fine dining.

[@yutehube8749]

Because we're hungry and skint.

[@teabaggervance8]

Guess who's spotting.

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

It's nice taking the p ..?

[@epiphany55]

"Please, sir! Not the glassware!" *CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH*

[@lidia6052]

epiphany55 😄😄😄😄😄

[@abhishekyadav-hy6zp]

It is enouf for one people to fulfill their need

[@Semicon07]

Lol, I was thinking exactly that!!

[@josephchoi6924]

I've been to a number of Michelin star restaurants. They usually charge a high price for top notch quality meals, and surprisingly the course meal can fill you up more than enough. I usually eat a lot and was initially worried about the small portion sizes. But if you sit through a 2-4 hour long course meal with some good wine at these restaurants, you would feel very filled and fulfilled at the end.

[@wolfie6175]

Because if you said I'm hungry after paying 400€ for a meal you would make yourself look like the idiot you actually are. But anyways since you can afford it , why not. I'm poor hehe

[@trcs3079]

@@wolfie6175 majority of fine dining would have a degustion of 6 to 8 course meal (though I did try a 10 course meal in Rome, I swear I did a mini nap at meal 8 LOL) and trust me, it's very filling if calculate How much food it all adds up

[@jojoney]

@@wolfie6175 If you're dirt poor dont insult the fine dining because you have absolutely zero knowledge about it. These course usually comes with at least 6 courses, some can be up to 15 like this one shown here at fat duck. Unless you're so primitive that you think its appropriate to eat a nornal portion size for 15 meals, if not shut up like the idiot you are and stop claiming others to be.

[@wolfie6175]

@Ethan Chan okay sir. As you say.

[@kansas6867]

2/4 hrs.Not anytime soon

[@zulkifligumilang3155]

*shit so fancy, i need a second monocle*

[@konstantinossevli3107]

such an underrated comment

[@novanoir8309]

if you're not coming in 1800 bicycle then you're not fancy enough

[@tipsycat27]

i would never choose to go because i don't have a palette or pretend to have a palette to enjoy this kind of food (for that price). But I appreciate how beautiful and sensory it all is. You don't have to be poor/jealous to decide this kind of cuisine isn't for you, despite what the comments are saying. I'd choose a trip to a little fishing village on some far corner of Scotland and eating seafood there than having wave sounds through headphones and sea foam sprayed in my face.

[@yourasianprincess]

People complain about how small the portions are but tasting menus are designed to be small on purpose because there's usually 6 or more courses and that can get anyone very full. You're so lucky you were able to get a reservation there tho! We tried when we went to London but they were fully booked for the next 3 months so we weren't able to go haha! Better luck next time for us

[@danzo6793]

madbubblegum I

[@alexworm1707]

Bet you eat 4 pizza slices and is fucking full

[@urbanphotographer]

@Axiom Steel ...still, 14 courses

[@Metatron141]

Thank you so much for filming and sharing. I look forward to dining at the Fat Duck.

[@chandler1473]

I would constantly be saying ' how the fuck do I eat this' lol

[@TheKewlkidskrew]

I searched fat duck in order to watch some funny video of a overweight duck eating bread or something but instead came to this. Although it wasn't my intention, I am glad I found this. This restaurant seems very unique and although I will probably never go to a place like this. This video allowed me to feel like I was there and experience the restaurant. Anyways I'm going to go look for fat ducks.

[@NoviaLim]

Food was the main focus. Hehe I think the next table was taking photos too. It's a very nice restaurant. Not pretentious, fancy yet cozy. There was a big family in the restaurant that day and birthday celebrations from some tables. I'm pretty sure end of the day most of us enjoyed ourselves. :)))

[@ImUrZaddy]

Not pretentious ? If this is not pretentious by your standards I'd really like to see what you would consider pretentious

[@colonelsanders1349]

Critical Dispatches The 400 people being sick was a good document of what to expect. The guy is a mad scientist with a kitchen.

[@maniswolftoman]

Han Yung By the actual definition of the word fast food would be more pretentious. Their advertisements claim the freshest, best food at the price when in fact the opposite is true. Every person in that restaurant is in the top of their field and not actually affecting anything. Even though I think Heston Blumenthal is immensely overrated.

[@cesteres]

But was it tasty and satisfying to eat?

[@novanoir8309]

"Not pretentious" 05:54 you're joking right?

[@davidrobinson2571]

thank you so much for sharing ..this would be the only way i'd ever get to see the inside and to see the food served ...every dish a work of art ..and I think the price is ok considering it would be a once in a lifetime experience..well done ...

[@thenin4e]

What is the price?

[@TheIavor127]

@@thenin4e 325 POUNDS without drinks (per person)

[@pompe221]

Thank you for sharing this! It looked like it was truly a dining experience to remember. Personally I had fun identifying some of the dishes from Heston's Fantastic Feasts episodes -- the mock turtle soup tea from the Victorian feast, the song of the sea from the fishy feast, the oak mist concept (from the fairy tale feast?), the printed white chocolate card (from the Gothic feast?) -- and were those ball things right before the desserts from the Christmas feast? Also the method of serving the duck from the 1970s feast -- I saw the duck meat and was all "they didn't give you the duck skin whaaaaaaat? Oh. There it is!")

[@dalatham2430]

I've been here. It was a truly incredible, theatrical experience. I loved it.

[@brieregsd8315]

This is on my bucket list. Never been on a plane but if someday..... I would love to experience this restaurant!

[@kingleonidas6092]

Look, if you want to eat a lot of food to simply 'fill up', go to Burger King or some other cheap joint. This is not that, this is for a food experience.

[@etram521]

This is not food experience. This is a circus show of overhyped bullshit that wont even get you full after spending a thousand bucks. So yeah... to Burger King it is..

[@etram521]

"Full of Shit".

[@etram521]

Good point. You gotta try at least ones. :-D

[@tanilezama]

wevonazo

[@JustinLHopkins]

Marcus Figuerroa Uncultured peasant.

[@RoryStarr]

To people complaining about the photography: I understand this is not normal decorum, but to get this reservation and pay the money involved, I would expect people to behave like tourists in this setting. It's a memory people want to preserve. I would relax. I agree in most settings, but not at the fat duck. I think I am far less bothered by cameras in fine restaurants than I am bothered by people that bring young children. Kids do not appreciate this level of stuff and I wish more places turned them away. I know some do, but I have paid $100 for a single dinner with views of the ocean (and I'm not wealthy at all) while having to listen to babies cry. Take all the pictures you want and hire a babysitter.

[@dannytonnessen6896]

Rory Stevens omg I totally agree and I have kids lol 😂 Also in case you haven’t tried... Complain about children! I always do if they’re actually interrupting our night and ALMOST EVERY SINGLE TIME I GET A MASSIVE DEDUCTION! IT’S BECAUSE THE RESTAURANT ACCEPTS THAT YOU’RE THERE FOR AN EXPERIENCE, AND THEY DIDN’T PROVIDE IT SATISFACTORILY! Don’t do it loudly and obnoxiously, but just quietly pull someone aside and explain that you don’t feel like you got the experience promised for the money you are being charged due to X, Y and Z... most servers are happy to make a fair deduction for the inconvenience... OBVIOUSLY STILL TIP! 😂

[@Csoery]

Precisely why it's so annoying. Imagine, you book a table a year in advance for your 30th wedding anniversary or something, and ppl at the next table keep waving their mobiles around throughout the whole meal... It would totally ruin the evening for me! I think any decent place should ban cellphones/cameras at the table. I've been reading a lot about the Fat Duck recently in Charles Spence's book Gastrophysics and I'm very surprised, given how much effort goes into designing and delivering the experience, that photography is allowed.

[@lxvlx]

@@Csoery Agree. Mobiles kill the experience. They should be forced to put that shit away.

[@georgesalisbury5996]

Well, at the Waterside Inn which is just down the road, they've banned children under nine, which is a definite plus!

[@cesteres]

Same with first and business class. Toddlers shouldn't be allowed.

[@obscurer18]

Thank you so much for the upload. Everything looks amazing. Fun fact : Botrytis Cinerea is actually a respiratory disease causing organism found in people working in Vineyards making wine. Its from the grape and causes Restrictive Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. (I have an exam and this is exactly what I was studying and it was cool to see a dish sharing the same name :P )

[@booyah2u296]

This is food to evoke or awaken the senses. The flavours must be sublime. Amazing. The song of the sea dish would probably bring back great memories of the beach.

[@setarita]

Its a dream of mine to one day dine in the Fat Duck.

[@DocLogic123]

id rather eat a freezer pizza than listen to a conch shell with ear buds while I eat shampoo foam

[@colonelsanders1349]

Enjoy the food poisoning

[@Semicon07]

I hope you aren't hungry....It was my dream to go there also. looking at the meal size, I think I will pass. I would leave with an empty stomach and wallet.

[@ciaochau2873]

Semicon07 the size of each course is very small but you will not only have 1 course but 16 courses at once. If you have fine dining experience before, you will know that you will never leave with an empty stomach. The menu is well designed to ensure you are full enough but not too full to be uncomfortable. When you come to fine dining, the main purpose is not for foods and being full but about experience. That’s what 2 or 3 Michelin stars about. Also for a table of 2, you might be served at least 2 hours. 2 hours being treated as a God should be paid reasonably

[@tomye4956]

@@ciaochau2873 yes but most of these dishes I can fit them in a spoon lmfao. I can buy a whole life time of some juicy crispy kfc chickens with the price of one person.

[@lobswyn5908]

The grass, the glass and the picture frames looks appetizing.

[@ousherful]

Appreciate your post, great editing :)

[@ginelgeorge6220]

Great menu. Lovely presentation of dishes

[@70NA5]

Amazing, hope I get to eat there one time in my life! Thanks for sharing!

[@kenchi7686]

Setting the bar high is an understatement.

[@jfraserfisher]

The people saying McDonald's is better or save money and get chinese, that it is pretentious ect have no idea what Heston is all about. Is it jealousy because they can't go or just because they could never hope to cook or even try 1% of what is on those plates?? Would love to try this restaurant as he does unbelievable things with food that no other chef is cooking and you use all 5 senses to enjoy!

[@kambenkder3259]

it's mainly jealousy.. XD

[@ch3rrikiss]

You can cut the jealousy with a knife in the comments 😂

[@ubik459]

Thanks for posting! That looks awesome.

[@mariamabah4380]

This actually looks so filling. On my bucket list!

[@bmm919]

Piece of art visually and taste wise . I will go one day , very very soon !

[@6611haggis]

I’ll take you, Mina. Dinner is on me.

[@giancarlogregoretti6186]

Now this takes fine dining to a whole other level!!!! That’s what I call delicious!!

[@horsehelp4you]

It’s about the food AND the experience. Looks beautiful. Didn’t this place get shut down from some health code violation tho? hard to believe because everything looks so pristine

[@thejedifoodie2979]

..great footage of your experience..it's on my bucket list as well. I'll be dining at Eleven Madison Park soon :)

[@gusy629]

I didn't get a chance to secure a seat at Fat Duck in Melbourne, Australia. Thanks for sharing. :-)

[@thejedifoodie2979]

wonderful video of your experience..it's on my bucket list as well.. I'll be dining at Eleven Madison Park soon :)

[@ademkin]

They invented the expression "feasting your eyes upon" just for this. Beautiful ! This meal sure looks like an experience.

[@edjack1993]

Salmon poached in liquorice gel is one of the most sublime things I’ve ever eaten. Amazing restaurant.

[@LadyVader33]

See Disney? You're an overpriced highjacker. You can't hold a candle to THIS creativity!

[@sinistra7450]

This restaurant is actually on my bucket list!

[@MM-ob8ti]

Wow, the Fat Duck restaurant looks like an amazing experience. I have read a lot of great reviews on them and seen a lot of their behind the kitchen videos. I wish to go there soon, one day. I recently visited Rome and went to a 2 Michelin Star restaurant, Oliver Glowig Restaurant, and it was a bit of a let down. The experience and staff was top notch but the food experience lacked favor and taste. Did you guys do the tasting menu, how many course was it, and how much was the bill? Lucky you.

[@jamesc.7990]

The reason it's fourteen courses is because you only get a few teaspoonfuls of each course.

[@bigassworm]

honestly, after eating at many expensive restaurants, there is nothing better than going to a mcdonald's to taste millions of dollars in research and decades of flavour tweaking without spending ridiculous amounts or being in the company of pretentious jerks

[@bigassworm]

have you ever been there?

[@kirannakarmi1149]

And each course probably costs fortune😂

[@coombem1978]

Number 1 Kony fan i love the fact you beleive that because it is expensive, it has to be pretentious. In fact it is the opposite. Friendly, lovely restaurant that is an experience. It does have cuttlery which would only confuse you. Stick to your pot noodle and xfactor.

[@KevinBoutin]

@@bigassworm Ignorance is bliss.

[@simzocker]

Some of these seem like they belong on a shelf as décor.

[@hermanhelmich]

What a treat And well filmed Thnx 4 posting Loved it

[@piecesofbrokentime4803]

Ok, I'll ask... How much does this set one back to experience this sensory overload? If I remember correctly, it's around $1,000 to enjoy the _Tasting Menu_ at T. Keller's _French Laundry_ not including your beveverages/wines.

[@CJintheHouse]

what an eye opening experience,,, gonna record it down my bucket list. is everything on the plate edible? haha

[@zainabbharuchi4328]

looks amazing! Were you very full by the end of it haha

[@ChiddyGamer]

That last dessert should be called "There's a Fungus Among Us"

[@lovefromjuliaxo]

Wow wow wow. Wish I could be taken on a date here!

[@TommyTarkov]

5:23 the service pours the tea over the deko, he just doesnt know better :D

[@CoolGuy-fs9np]

@ 10:50 you see the white chocolate playing card that they are being sued over. A former employee who was responsible for making them says that the repetitive motions involved in creating them injured her wrist. They sure look beautiful.

[@novanoir8309]

The plate is that big, yet the food is so smol And this restaurant called "The Fat Duck" isn't that ironic

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

Scareface , Al Pacino . The restaurant scene ,was it filmed here ?

[@WakeUpJacked]

9:08 The type of restaurant I'd feel guilty in for turning down any offers of wine. 😨😂

[@kenchi7686]

Heston is a true genius. If any chef thinks they've cracked it, Heston is always a few steps ahead of you.

[@gobbidimerda2496]

Don't know in 2014. I checked now and it's very easy to get a reservation, except if it's a table for two.

[@mq46312]

Drive-through afterwards?

[@Gyuresssz]

Proud to see Tokaji Aszu on the menu!

[@Caaarooo_0]

Why did I watch this just before bed time now I'm starving!!

[@Nabiki73]

Question: for the dessert course called "Like a kid in a sweet shop", was the Queen of Hearts portion a card made of white chocolate?

[@50Street21]

Whisky wine gums! I want those in my lunch kit tomorrow.

[@MrForestExplorer]

I appreciate the conceptual creativity.

[@markpointer2967]

I’ll just get a cheeseburger and fries, please. And a milkshake on the side.

[@949surferdude]

How much was the meal and did you get full? I will try one 3 stars at least once.

[@iamapersononyoutube5054]

£255 i think

[@ilanarhian]

Thanks for posting, it's interesting to see. I could never afford to go there especially now that he has put up the price even more since it reopened. (Also I know I am too fussy an eater anyway!).

[@Max-lf4br]

6:05 is called sounds of the sea i think i was watching a vid of Heston making it if you have the skills and time and equipment its actually not too hard to make

[@roberthall851]

headphones in the shell really survived the nuke in the fridge

[@alpstinger5083]

3:00- the oompaloompa chief's offering ; )

[@stamastoby]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@Itaaaaamar]

Waiter: please have it in one go Me: looking at this tiny piece of toast with a tiny leaf on top

[@The1markchampion]

These guys are on a whole other level!! WOW!!!

[@Alix777.]

Thanks for the video.

[@matthewking5612]

Terry Doffin used to eat there, but I've not been able to get a slot.

[@NoviaLim]

Good food IS meant to be shared regardless of race, gender, nationalities. ;)

[@MsKathangel]

Novia Lim You are very lucky. I wished i could go there to try the food

[@evandentes4716]

+Novia Lim indeed

[@julianhobrough1290]

Novia Lim good food IS meant to be ....... Dumb person.

[@itskits7104]

julian hobrough not everyone's first language is english.

[@iRaps1]

What's that supposed to mean?

[@novamysterium8743]

I like it! I want to have this experience too :)

[@worldpeace1822]

Im sure it tasted amazing... but the question is were you also not still hungry when you left ?

[@sandykoong]

Its so awesome how most of the dishes came from Hestons Feasts.

[@shaffeeqteemul6954]

yes i realised that from the mock turtle soup.

[@shaffeeqteemul6954]

also the rhubarb.

[@SuperHomer333]

+Sandy Koong It's the other way around. The recipes is from The Fat Duck years ago, then used in his TV program.

[@mistofoles]

Cool, I've always wanted to be served a window box for lunch !

[@vashna3799]

This must be like visiting Willy Wonka only for real.

[@augurcybernaut4785]

3:30... seared scallop with daikon... literally scallop... singular.... take note if you see shrimp and rice on their menu -- you’re gonna leave that experience still hungry!

[@huehue5286]

I can imagine angry chefs killing each other at the kitchen to make sure all this works.

[@adikusdarwanto9469]

7:14 oh finally, there is the duck

[@THAIWANESEMAN]

What camera are you using?

[@danielpalacios8215]

I'm a Spanish chef and I was working at the Savoy Grill in London (Gordon Ramsay restaurant). I have to say that Gordon Ramsay is a fucking joke chef. I just saw this and I think this is a high level restaurant, this is what I expected when I went to work with Gordon Ramsay. He made just very simple british cooking and I was very disappointed while I was there. After watching this I can say that the fat duck seems the best restaurant in the UK.

[@ayoungperson3408]

I thought that you would be a great grand father by the time your food was ready

[@georgiehollander2199]

THE WHOLE LOOKS SENSATIONAL !!!!!

[@ElBulPagani]

Don't understand why it's so low on the worlds 50 best list

[@NickSinghSG]

It used to be #1 and #2 from 2004-2006. Heston is no longer the head chef and plenty of new chefs have amazing restaurants nowadays. The fat duck is still in the top 100 though :)

[@shaz3r786]

Gastronomy is very dynamic, meaning you can be top for a few years but the tides change and you have to completely remodel your philosophy to remain top. There was the era of Spanish gastronomy i.e. El Bulli, then the Fat Duck, then the era of Nordic cuisine. Look at Eleven Park Madison, no 1 but have now closed to change their menu and revamp their decor.

[@westganton]

I'd like to get my hands on some of those whiskey gums

[@mistofoles]

I'm thinking of opening an non-gourmet cholesterol restaurant called "The Fat F*ck"...

[@ws4492]

Looks amazing. I’d love to know the nutritional value of the whole meal

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

Cholesterol bomb .

[@andrewleahan]

I am awe stuck with happiness!

[@jattprime2927]

I would totally go but I've heard it's like £200 or something...

[@glennmccue7528]

People complaining about portion size's have never dined in a restaurant like this.

[@drluswala]

Wasnt that supposed to be Sound of the sea and not song?

[@meryk1000]

how much it cost this experience ?

[@bethanychristensen2714]

Who brought their kid here?

[@Submersed24]

I think the earwax part was a bit odd because the first thing I think of when I see opened earphones is earwax...

[@andreghouse6069]

the background music is too loud to hear what garcon is saying

[@AliceHiraeth]

How much did it cost because I'm interested in going?

[@isaachughes5695]

+Aeternum Vale its like 400 quid

[@VentiVonOsterreich]

Here in the Philippines that would be nearly the equivalent of a four-day stay in a 5 star hotel.

[@Gohanitos]

+Isaac Hughes 400 with wine and everything??

[@isaachughes5695]

***** yeah

[@wigwamsalesman]

+Isaac Hughes I'm booked in on April 9th. Can't wait to try this. It's expensive but once in a lifetime.

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

The cooks should go to work on a North Sea oil rig and learn how to put chunks of paprika goulasch on a hungry Man's plate with a pair of tweezers !

[@darrenmarchant1720]

The Fat Duck's original tasting menu was already $350 per person, but the cost will now jump to $390 per person. Texas Road House 16 oz prime rib 16oz $21.99 2525 W. Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Irving, TX 75063

[@paulstanway9489]

I notice they didn’t show the bill at the end to complete the experience.. I’ve heard it £275 plus wine per head....

[@yeah381]

Reminds me of the weird shit Madam Cholet cooks for the Wombles