Back in 2017, Turkish chef Nusret Gökçe became an internet sensation after video of him sprinkling salt on his steak went viral, earning him the nickname "Salt Bae." He's opened restaurants all over the world and serves up his signature meats and other menu items, but it doesn't come cheap; one steak, for example, could set you back several hundred dollars.
Gökçe's prices remain a popular criticism of his establishments, but he doesn't appear bothered by the backlash. On Jan. 21, he shared an eye-popping bill that some customers rang up at Nusr-Et Steakhouse in Dubai. They spent a total of 398,630 U.A.E. dirhams, equaling more than $108,500 USD. Gökçe shared the receipt with a simple reflection: "Money comes, money goes."
The diners had quite the time dining at the steakhouse. They ordered menu items like beef carpaccio, fruit platters, French fries, and baklava. Of course, the star of the show is the meat, and they didn't skimp on their orders. They ordered one gold-covered filet mignon, clocking in at about $272 USD, and three golden steaks totaling nearly $1,400 USD. Meanwhile, one golden Ottoman steak cost over $1,360 USD.
Of course, any good meal isn't complete without good drinks. They ordered five double glasses of Rémy Martin Louis XIII cognac neat for nearly $7,500 and four pornstar martinis for about $130, as well as two bottles of Château Pétrus 2009 red wine for $53,900 and one bottle of Pétrus 2011 for $17,700. Even the water they drank wasn't cheap; they spent nearly $70 just on still water for the table. To top it all off, the customers tipped the server $24,500.
The expensive order didn't sit well with some of Gökçe's followers, especially after he seemingly bragged about the kind of clientele who dine at his restaurants. "That's embarrassing that anyone would spend $100,000+ ON F--KING FOOD," one person wrote, with another agreeing in more blunt terms: "All this just to get a good fart!" One commenter declared it to be the "most overrated and overpriced restaurant," while another stated plainly that their "carpenter can cook better." "This is a case when people have more money than common sense," one user summed it up.
How much would you be willing to pay for the Salt Bae experience?
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