Instant restaurant number five and it’s the bearded blokes from Radelaide. Tim and Kyle are all round good guys; I’ve always said that…
A quick shop reveals that there’s more than meets the eye with these culinary cave men. I admit I was expecting them to serve up burgers and beer, but instead their menu is very modern. We’re seeing tuna ceviche, spice kangaroo and a key lime pie. How delightful.
The lads set up their restaurant – The Boys Backyard – which involves basically dusting off stuff they’ve got stored in the garage and putting it near a dining table. Surfboard, tools, football. Tick, tick, tick.
The MKR crew arrives, Bek is excited to see Kyle blah blah blah. They need to up the ante on this slowmance or we’re all going to lose interest. The contestants talk about how it’s all going and Bek tells us it’ll take a “meracle” for them to bounce back. What is a meracle – nobody knows.
As the boys prep the tuna Pete and Manu rock up, they’ve obviously texted beforehand and agreed that checks are in again #coupledressing.
Tim and Kyle take everyone through the menu and it obviously catches people off-guard. These guys are the real deal. It doesn’t take long before we’re treated to another mind-numbing debate between David and Tyson about food technique. Nothing like a bit of indigestion before eating. This quickly escalates into a verbal free for all when Tyson once again tells his minions that they’re all average. Cue. The. Drama.
This gripping drama is broken up by the entrée which looks great. Ceviche? More like cevich-YAY! Pete asks if this is “the best they can do” but it’s a classic red herring. He loves it. Manu declares it’s the best dish so far this year. Hugs all round. Except for David who said it needed more citrisness or citricity. He isn’t sure, but he definitely didn’t like it.
To break up the tension, Bek forces everyone to do their best flirty face. It’s as awkward as it sounds though Amy delivers a sick sibling burn when she says “No one wants Gollum flirting with them” about her bro, Tyson. YES. This is followed by some more harsh words, Tyson is tensing his neck and clenching his jaw, MKR is taking a dark turn.
It’s main meal time and it seems the boys will be hopping in to first place with their spiced kangaroo. “Faultless,” says Pete. “The dog’s bollocks,” yells Manu. “No one touch me,” screams Tyson. Seriously though, they slayed it. Manu reckons the sauce is the best he’s ever had. HUGE.
Before dessert, David takes the opportunity to tell everyone that he doesn’t like key lime pie. Maybe he should just ask for some humble pie then? SNAP. The boys admit that dessert isn’t their strength, so they’re unsure about how the pie will go down.
It’s pretty much a home run, the key lime gets a thumbs up and it seems we have a new front runner, the boys from Adelaide. They’re already winners but officially they top the leader board with 100 – the highest score EVER in My Kitchen Rules history.
You wouldn’t want to be the team to follow them…oh hey Amy and Tyson. See you tomorrow night!
