Salt Bae sparks fury after bragging about customer’s £140,584 bill at his Abu Dhabi restaurant

Salt Bae was criticized on social media after boasting that a customer’s bill came to a staggering £140,584 – with a single steak costing £1,030.

The Turkish millionaire restaurateur, known for his gold-leaf steaks and his signature salt-strewing pose, was criticized on Instagram by commenters who called the awards “insane” and “hugely selfish.”

The eye-watering bill came from Salt Bae’s Nusr-Et Steakhouse restaurant in Abu Dhabi, where 14 diners paid 615,065 dirhams (£140,584), meaning it cost 43,933 dirhams (£10,041) per person.

It is not known who owned the astronomical tab. But a number of high-profile people are currently visiting Abu Dhabi, which hosts the final race of the Formula 1 season this weekend and neighboring Qatar hosts the World Cup starting on Sunday.

The eye-watering bill was from Salt Bae’s Nusr-Et Steakhouse restaurant in Abu Dhabi and cost 615,065 dirhams (£140,584).

The Turkish millionaire restaurateur is known for his gold leaf steaks and his signature salt sprinkling pose

Pictured: The Nusr-Et Steakhouse bill in Abu Dhabi. Amazingly, over half a million dirhams (£114,154) were spent on wine alone

Salt Bae, whose real name is Nusret Gökçe, charged an astonishing 9,000 dirhams (£2,059) for two gold leaf-covered Istanbul steaks, 5,500 (£1,255) for two golden Ottoman steaks, 4,500 (£1,027) for two tenderloin steaks and another 3,905 dirham (£891) for 11 tenderloin steaks.

But the diners weren’t done there yet. They also spent 1,200 dirhams (£273) on five portions of beef carpaccio, a starter of thinly sliced ​​raw meat, and 320 dirhams (£73) on four blooming onions.

For four portions of fries alone, the influencer chef charged 180 dirhams (£41) and 5,850 (£1,335) for gold-covered baklava.

It would be fair to say that the diners drank well too. Amazingly, more than half a million dirhams were spent on wine. There were five bottles of Petrus red wine at 325,000 dirhams (£74,200), two bottles of Petrus 2009 Louis XIII at 200,000 dirhams (£45,661) and a bottle of Chateau Margaux at 15,500 (£3,538).

For a single bottle of Heineken, Salt Bae charged 55 dirhams (£12.50), a negroni cost 75 dirhams (£17) and four virgin mojitos 180 dirhams (£41).

Just for nine bottles of still water, the Nusr-Et Steakhouse charged 405 dirhams (£92) and 270 dirhams (£62) for six bottles of sparkling water.

Salt Bae, whose real name is Nusret Gökçe, charged an astonishing 9,000 dirhams (£2,059) for two gold-leaf steaks from Istanbul

Salt Bae posted the photo of the bill to Instagram and his 49 million followers, with the caption, “Quality Never Expensive #saltbae #saltlife #salt.”

Soon after, Salt Bae received a barrage of criticism from other social media users, racking up more than 597,000 likes and 26,500 comments, with many disgusted by the bill.

One user wrote: ‘This is stupid, that amount will save an entire village from death. This is terrible.’

Many users were completely shocked by the price, calling it totally “insane.”

Another user said, “There are about 98 million people below the poverty line, homeless, and you are spreading lies?!!! what is the purpose behind publishing such things? I will unfollow you and I hope everyone else does the same…shame on you.”

Another wrote, “55 bucks for a Heineken so you can ruin the meal with gold leaf and salt falling through your hairy arms.”

“55 bucks for a Heineken so you can ruin the meal with gold leaf and drop salt through your hairy arms.”

‘This is stupid, with that amount an entire village can be saved from destruction. This is terrible.’

“There are about 98 million people below the poverty line, homeless, and you are spreading lies?!!! what is the purpose behind publishing such things? I will unfollow you and I hope everyone else does the same…shame on you.”

‘This is madness. This isn’t even about good food. This is just criminal pricing. All ego,” one user wrote

Another user wrote, ‘This is insane! Extravagance and showing off! I should have thought twice before posting this.”