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IrelandGary Eats pledges Borough Market boycott if Maria's is forced out
A plate of ham, egg and chips becomes a case for preserving a traditional café, with a court hearing days away.
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Borough Market - You Should Be Ashamed! (I Won't Come Here Again)
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- 0:13Gary says Maria's Market Café has received notice to quit without an explanation.
- 1:46Helen tells Gary the café's court case is set for 3 November.
- 3:20The ham, egg and chips review centres on thick-cut honey-roasted ham served with English mustard.
- 6:25Gary tries bangers with bubble and squeak mash, peas and onion gravy.
- 11:01Helen describes her years at the café and a lack of communication from market management.
- 14:50Gary checks the £29.50 bill and says he will avoid Borough Market if Maria's is forced out.
Gary Eats isn't threatening to stay away because of a bad meal. At Maria's Market Café in London's Borough Market, he praises the food, then says he won't return to the market if the café is forced out.
The visit has drawn roughly 476,000 views since yesterday. After his American burger and fish-and-chips reviews, this is a different kind of restaurant story: lunch with a business whose future, Gary and long-serving staff member Helen explain, is uncertain.
Gary says the café has been given notice to quit without an explanation. Helen tells him their court case is set for 3 November. Behind them is a café sign dating the business to 1961; across the table is someone who has spent much of her working life there.
The food still gets a proper inspection. Gary tries thick-cut honey-roasted ham with egg, chips and English mustard, followed by bangers with bubble and squeak mash, peas and onion gravy. He calls it "proper traditional pub grub". Both dishes and tea come to just under £30.
When Helen sits down with him, the conversation turns to the café's evolution and what she describes as a lack of communication from market management. "Why fix it when it's not broken?" she asks.
Viewers are discussing the café's future rather than simply comparing breakfasts. Several say they have signed a supporting petition; one recalls having a first full English there during a visit from the United States and returning on subsequent trips. Others ask Gary to follow up after the hearing.
His promise to stay away is conditional. His verdict on Maria's food is not: he gives the meal eight out of ten.
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Which condiment does Gary pair with the honey-roasted ham at Maria's?
Gary pairs the thick-cut honey-roasted ham with English mustard during his review.