My Restaurant Rules: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Heading the judging table are internationally renowned chefs and restaurateurs Colin Fassnidge (My Kitchen Rules) and Judith Tabron, tasting their way through the team's culinary delights in the hopes of discovering New Zealand's best hidden gem.

From traditional Italian fare in Nelson, paddock-to-plate-styled kai in Waiouru and delicious seafood in Christchurch, every restaurant offers something different - and this series will dish up mouth-watering food in restaurants that viewers can visit and try themselves.

The first round of the competition sees Colin, Judith and the teams visit each restaurant where they eat an entrée, main and dessert, before eliminating the team with the lowest score.

Round two begins with the four remaining teams being given $20,000 and 72 hours to renovate their restaurant's interior and menu before hosting again for the second time.

This time, they're not only hosting the judges and other teams, but also local restaurateurs and food critics.

After some advice from Colin, it will be time to see who's learnt the most and improved, with the bottom two teams being eliminated before the Grand Final.

The Grand Final takes place over consecutive nights, with the final two teams battling it out for the title and incredible cash prize.

With their restaurants open to the public and the pressure of cooking a three-course meal for a full house – which team will crumble, and which team will be told their restaurant rules?

Series details

• Title: My Restaurant Rules
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2019-09-30
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: TVNZ 2
• Network country: New Zealand
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 44461
• TVDB ID: 370482

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-09-30; final listed air date 2019-10-29.

Source and licence

Adapted from My Restaurant Rules on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.