'Kitchen' customers are scared of Marco

Visitors to Hell's Kitchen felt intimidated by head chef Marco Pierre White last night.

The fiery 45-year-old was in such a bad mood that he refused to speak to any of the customers or his trainee chefs, which resulted in an uneasy atmosphere spreading through the restaurant.

Comedian Brian Connelly, who was dining at the restaurant, admitted: "He's intimidating. He's a big man with a big voice."

Christine Hamilton was served scallops that she thought were uncooked, but she did not wish to be treated the same way as David Minchin, who was recently booted out for complaining about his starter.

She confessed: "I didn't complain as I didn't want to be thrown out!"

Pop star Kenzie added: "No one has got a bad thing to say about the food. I think everyone is quite scared. In all honesty you should be able to complain and not have to worry about a knife being thrown at you!"

Hell's Kitchen airs nightly at 9pm on ITV1.