Season 3

Kitchen Nightmares – Season 3

2026
12 Episodes

Episodes

Freddy's Steak House
S03E01
7.0

Freddy's Steak House

Kitchen Nightmares returns as Chef Gordon Ramsay takes on struggling restaurants across the Midwest, where small-town businesses face big problems. Gordon's first stop is Freddy's Steak House, where an owner buried in debt after twenty years is caught between a manager and head chef locked in a bitter power struggle. To save the restaurant, Gordon must get them to stop pointing fingers and start working together.

21 Jul 2026
The Four-Star Diner
S03E02
8.0

The Four-Star Diner

Gordon heads next to The Four-Star Diner, a classic American eatery serving plenty of customers and far too many frozen ingredients. With an owner whose vulgar behavior is driving away both staff and diners, Gordon must rebuild trust before the restaurant's future slips away.

21 Jul 2026
Love on the Blu
S03E03
9.0

Love on the Blu

When Gordon uncovers the root of the problems at Love on the Blu, he pushes the owner to confront the changes needed to save both her business and her team.

28 Jul 2026
Borelli's Pizzeria
S03E04
10.0

Borelli's Pizzeria

Slow service, an inexperienced staff and half-baked leadership have Borelli's Pizzeria crumbling; Gordon learns about the personal struggles affecting the owner and helps put both the owner's well-being and the restaurant on the path to recovery.

04 Aug 2026
Renate's German Restaurant
S03E05
10.0

Renate's German Restaurant

With few customers to fill the dining room and constant complaints about cold, unappetizing food, Gordon must convince the proud owner of a struggling restaurant to abandon her intimidating leadership style before her business goes under

11 Aug 2026
Boodles Restaurant
S03E06
9.0

Boodles Restaurant

After four decades of business, Boodles Restaurant is struggling as its aging owner and son clash over the restaurant's future, and poor communication leaves the staff disconnected. When Gordon uncovers the source of the dysfunction, he helps bridge the family divide to give this longtime restaurant a chance.

18 Aug 2026
Café Notte
S03E07
9.0

Café Notte

Italian restaurant Café Notte is on the verge of collapse. Gordon steps in to help with unresolved tension between the head chef and his stepson before it destroys both the business and their family.

25 Aug 2026
Golden Girls
S03E08
8.0

Golden Girls

A pair of best friends are put to the test after they become co-owners of Golden Girls Restaurant, a struggling diner in a small town; Gordon steps in to help them rediscover their recipe for success.

01 Sept 2026
Lyla's Family Restaurant (1)
S03E09
10.0

Lyla's Family Restaurant (1)

Waleed sets out to achieve the American Dream with Lyla's Family Restaurant, but a sprawling menu, an overwhelmed kitchen, and a steady stream of dishes sent back have left the restaurant on the brink of collapse. Gordon Ramsay steps in to help revive the neighborhood favorite with a stunning transformation and a fully revamped kitchen.

08 Sept 2026
Lyla's Family Restaurant (2)
S03E10
10.0

Lyla's Family Restaurant (2)

Just as Lyla's prepares for a fresh start, a shocking opening-day emergency threatens to undo everything.

08 Sept 2026
Wick 'n Ore Kitchen & Tap
S03E11
9.0

Wick 'n Ore Kitchen & Tap

Gordon exposes what is holding a suburban eatery battling an identity crisis back; the owners and staff must grapple with reality, redefine their direction and reignite their passion before it's too late.

15 Sept 2026
Firenze Restaurant & Pizzaria
S03E12
10.0

Firenze Restaurant & Pizzaria

Gordon exposes what is holding a family-run Italian institution facing years of leadership issues back; the owners and staff must grapple with reality, redefine their direction and reignite their passion before it's too late.

15 Sept 2026