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Calreezy sets out to test various tourist trap restaurants in London, challenging the notion that they are universally bad.
The first stop is Attendant Cafe, a small but popular spot located in a former public toilet. Calreezy praises the coffee and finds the bacon roll to be a solid breakfast, rating the unique experience and food a 7.8 out of 10.
Next, Calreezy visits an old London pub, a popular stop on guided tours. He notes the odd, quiet atmosphere and the prevalence of American accents. He critiques the bangers and mash, particularly the English black pudding, and finds the food to be 'bang average' and overpriced at £35 for a meal. He rates it 5.5 out of 10.
Calreezy then reviews the Hard Rock Cafe in London, highlighting its massive merch store and claiming it attracts 350,000 visitors daily. He tries a burger, finding it to be overly saucy and greasy, and cheesy chips with bacon, which he describes as 'mid.' Despite being expensive, he expected it to be worse but gives it a 5.5 out of 10 due to high cost and mediocre food.
The video moves to Harry Ramsden's, a large commercial fish and chips chain that attracts 15-20,000 people daily. Calreezy notes the criticism over its corporate shift and potential decline in food quality. He tries the hake and chips, finding the chips hot but the fish lacking in flavor and the mushy peas watery. Despite average food, he rates it 6.5 out of 10 and finds the price (£15) acceptable.
Calreezy visits TGI Fridays, often considered a tourist trap. He tries their chicken, which he finds surprisingly crunchy and better than expected, although the sauce is very sickly. He acknowledges the chain's strategy of locating in high-footfall areas where quality isn't the main draw, giving it a 6 out of 10, surprising himself.
The final stop is a 24-hour bagel shop, a 'tourist hot spot' with over a million visitors annually. Calreezy orders a salt beef bagel with English mustard, without pickles. He finds the mustard extremely strong and the overall bagel dry, questioning the hype for bagels as a sandwich. He rates it a 7 out of 10, largely crediting the mustard.
Calreezy concludes that the best food surprisingly came from the Attendant Cafe, the converted Victorian public toilet, outscoring all the other big-name tourist traps.