'I tried IKEA's £1 full English breakfast and it was better than celebrity chef's'

A food critic who sampled a staggeringly cheap £1 full English at IKEA has rated it higher than a similar offering at a restuaurant owned by one of the UK's most famous celebrity chef.

In a recent quest to find the "cheapest eats" in the UK, Gary Hanna, the face behind the food review channel on YouTube found himself at an IKEA, but he wasn't there for the Swedish store's legendary meatballs.

Indeed, in a video titled I Review The UK's Cheapest Breakfast, Gary displayed a poster for IKEA's Full Swedish breakfast, which, for its family members (it's free to sign up), is up for grabs for the unbelievably low price of £1.

Prior to him entering the store to sample the budget breakfast, Gary pointed out to his viewers that the eye-catching offer is only available for a limited time; Saturdays only, from 9.30am to 11am until December 20. Gary's large breakfast included bacon, sausage, hash browns, omelette, and beans (costing £1.50 but reduced to £1 for a small version).

He also ordered black pudding on the side for 75p, a vegetarian breakfast for £1, and a bacon roll for £1.75.

As he tried what he described as a "commercial" sausage, Gary commented that it was "lovely and hot", but not the "tastiest in the world", although he conceded you'd "eat it, no problem".

Moving on to the bacon, Gary noted that it was "good" but "just a touch hard". He wasn't "keen" on the egg, however, noting that it was also a "bit on the hard side" and a "bit artificial".

He described the hash browns as "regular" and the beans as "tiny" and "not very tomatoey". Gary then sampled the black pudding (not part of the breakfast) and was left less than impressed, calling it "really peppery" and "incredibly dry"

Switching to the veggie option, Gary noted that he'd already tried most items. However, when he went on to try the veggie sausage, he savagely described it as the "worst sausage" that he's "ever had the pleasure" of trying.

Despite his mixed views on the food, when summing up his experience, Gary, who conceded that you don't get the "best quality" but it "fills a hole", gave the breakfast 10 stars for value and also praised IKEA, ultimately giving the meal a respectable seven out of 10.

However, the same couldn't be said about his assessment of a similar offering from Gordon Ramsay's Bread Street Kitchen and Bar last year. On the menu, the £19 English Breakfast included sausage, bacon, tomato, mushroom, beans, hash brown, eggs and toast.

As he tucked into his meal, Gary noted the "tasty" sausage, the "really good" scrambled egg and the "okay" hash brown, but described the bacon as "hard" and "salty".

It seemed that, overall, however, Gary wasn't particularly impressed, as, when giving his verdict at the end of the video, he said he would be "really generous" and give his breakfast two and a half/three stars.