Salt Bae’s $108K receipt brag sparks fury: ‘People have more money than common sense’

Tracy Swartz
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He started beef by serving beef.

Celebrity steak chef Salt Bae has sparked fury for posting a $108,500 receipt for a single meal at his Dubai restaurant last week.

“Money comes money goes,” the 40-year-old Turkish chef, whose real name is Nusret Gökçe, penned on Instagram to his nearly 54 million followers.

Critics argue that the lengthy bill is an insult to hard-working Turks struggling to cope with the 60% rise in inflation and 10% unemployment rate, Newsflash reports.

The unidentified diners who visited the Nusr-Et Steakhouse Dubai at the Four Seasons resort on Saturday, meanwhile, feasted on beef carpaccio, french fries, salad, baklava and fruit.

Celebrity steak chef Salt Bae has sparked fury for posting a $108,500 receipt for a single meal at his Dubai restaurant last week.
Celebrity steak chef Salt Bae has sparked fury for posting a $108,500 receipt for a single meal at his Dubai restaurant last week.

They also enjoyed luxurious gold-covered meat, including one filet mignon ($270) and three steaks ($1,390).

They washed their entrees down with four porn star martinis ($130), two bottles of Chateau Petrus 2009 ($53,900), one bottle of Petrus 2011 ($17,700) and five double glasses of the exclusive Louis XIII cognac neat ($7,500).

They even shelled out $24,500 in tips.

Salt Bae’s blatant brag didn’t sit well with incensed Instagram commenters.

“This is a case when people have more money than common sense,” one person declared.

“My carpenter can cook better,” another spat.

Critics argue that the lengthy bill is an insult to hard-working Turks struggling to cope with the 60% rise in inflation and 10% unemployment rate. Instagram / @nusr_et
Critics argue that the lengthy bill is an insult to hard-working Turks struggling to cope with the 60% rise in inflation and 10% unemployment rate. Instagram / @nusr_et

And Turkish newspaper Yeniçağ reportedly accused Salt Bae of flaunting his wealth as “citizens struggle to make ends meet with a 3-cent minimum wage.”

Salt Bae, also known as the “internet’s sexiest butcher,” came to global prominence in 2017 when an Instagram video of his signature sensual moves of preparing and seasoning (with salt!) a bone-in steak went viral.

He went on to establish a chain of more than 20 restaurants, including a since-closed Manhattan burger joint.

The sunglasses-wearing butcher has served the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Fat Joe and David Beckham.

Salt Bae, also known as the “internet’s sexiest butcher,” came to global prominence in 2017 when an Instagram video of his signature sensual moves of preparing and seasoning (with salt!) a bone-in steak went viral. Tamara Beckwith/NY POST
Salt Bae, also known as the “internet’s sexiest butcher,” came to global prominence in 2017 when an Instagram video of his signature sensual moves of preparing and seasoning (with salt!) a bone-in steak went viral. Tamara Beckwith/NY POST

He has garnered backlash in the past for sharing pricey bills from his restaurants.

Salt Bae was also shamed in 2022 when he gatecrashed the World Cup final pitch in Qatar so he could be snapped with the trophy Argentina had just won.

At the time, he claimed: “I love Argentina, lived there for a while. I went to the match to support them.”

But after facing tremendous fallout, he clarified: “Most of the team came to my restaurant, I didn’t feel like a stranger. That moment was a very special moment. I can’t do anything about what happened there, but I will never, ever step foot on a World Cup pitch again!”

The Post reached out to him about his latest culinary controversy.