Chef Ben Robinson has his work cut out for him in the Below Deck Down Under season finale as his last group of guests gives him a hard time.
In Us Weekly‘s exclusive clip from the Monday, June 1, episode of the hit Bravo series, Ben checks in on the guests — only to find out they are unimpressed with lunch even though it is what they asked for.
“I’m not happy. You know what I was expecting [but] they don’t have much,” the co-primary says while another guest claims there is only “a bunch of lettuce.”
It is at that point that Captain Jason Chambers arrives with several large pieces of red snapper. The guests, however, are less than thrilled after the co-primary says he “did not” order fish.
“I am not a rabbit. The amount of vegetables that were presented … I’m just a very big meat eater. Anything protein, I’m all for,” he tells Ben. “Except fish. So moving forward, I’m not even a big fish eater.”
Despite being frustrated with the meal, the co-primary contradicts himself by admitting he said on his preference sheet that he wanted it “to be light for lunch” before listing lobster and shrimp as the options he wanted.
The camera pans to the table where there’s dishes containing various seafood. In a confessional, Ben admits to struggling with the direction he is given.
“I want to do the best food that I have done in my life during this charter. Unfortunately, we are dealing with rather sophomoric palates. That means immature,” he explains. “He wanted a seafood extravaganza — and I’ve given him all of the seafood that I have on the boat. Now, he wants a burger. ”
This season of Below Deck Down Under marked Ben’s return to the franchise after taking a break. Before the finale, Jason previously told Us that season 4 was “challenging for everyone” on board.
“Everyone had their own little thing going on. Daisy was joining a new franchise and she had a point to prove. She was coming off a bad season on Sailing Yacht where she wasn’t putting her foot down with some crew. João is coming back as a captain and he had to swallow egos and pride to get back on deck and help me out,” he explained in February. “Then you got Ben, who hasn’t been in this scenario for quite some time. He’s been running his own business.”
Jason continued, “To pick up the knives and pack his bag after a failed relationship and say yes to being down here in 12 hours and change his life upside down. We were all in something. There was so much tension there. Now I’m looking back and I’m just like, ‘Wow, we were all in a personal challenge going into it.’”
Below Deck Down Under airs on Bravo Mondays at 8 p.m. ET. New episodes stream the next day on Peacock.
