DINERS at Salt Bae’s new London restaurant Nusr-et have furiously branded it "PUB FOOD".
Writing on TripAdvisor, the customer branded the restaurant's prices – which include £850 for a gold-coated steak and a £100 burger both on offer – as "ridiculous" and not worth the hype.
"Apparently 'upstairs' is actually outside. I wasn’t happy seating outside, as it was really cold." They said they were not allowed to put a gas heater on but no-one ever apologised for their treatment.
He said the service he received was "terrible" and the food "wasn't even nice", adding "It was the worst experience and the worst food we had, for the money we have spent. Just ridiculous."
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How much is a giant tomahawk at Salt Bae’s Knightsbridge restaurant?
The restaurant’s signature dish – a giant tomahawk steak covered in edible gold leaf – will set you back an eye-watering £1,450.
It is understood to be the most expensive item on the menu.
Gemma Collins tucked into the golden slab of meat while on a date with boyfriend Rami Hawash on September 24, 2021.
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Sam Thompson left open-mouthed as Salt Bae FLIRTS with girlfriend Zara
SAM Thompson was left gobsmacked last night as Salt Bae flirted with his girlfriend Zara McDermott right in front of him – while completely ignoring his presence.
The Made In Chelsea star was excited to visit the most talked about restaurant in London at the moment – Nusr-Et Steakhouse, but was shocked by the owner’s behaviour.
Sharing a visit from inside the venue, which famously sells a gold-coated steak for £850, Sam revealed he had been snubbed.
He explained: “He flirted with Zara in front of my eyes. He said she had nice legs and then asked why she was so beautiful and then walked past me.”
Despite that Sam said he didn’t care as long as Nusret Gökçe came to his table and sprinkled salt on their steak.
And just when he thought they had been snubbed for that too, Nusret appeared and worked his magic before proceeding to feed the steak to Zara.
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Salt Bae’s food ‘served COLD’ and branded ‘pub grub’ in scathing reviews
SALT Bae’s “ridiculous” London restaurant has been blasted for serving “cold food” and “pub grub” in scathing online reviews.
Brutal reviews have questioned its value for money, with raging diners dubbing it a “rip off” and “not up to standard”.
A Trip Adviser reviewer – who went to the restaurant with three others last Friday – said: “At the start they couldn’t find our reservation. After all, they offered us a table upstairs. We agreed.
“Apparently ‘upstairs’ is actually outside. I wasn’t happy seating outside, as it was really cold.
“A waiter re-assured us that it’s going to be nice and warm and turned two heaters on.
“Ten minutes later a manager came and turned heaters off and told us they don’t have a license to use gas heaters.”
- Joseph Gamp
Pictured: Young Nusret before he became famous
INTERNET icon Salt Bae is renowned for his ultra-toned gym-god physique which he proudly flaunts on Instagram.
But newly unearthed images of a young Nusret Gökçe in a small poverty-stricken suburb east of Istanbul where he grew up paint a different picture.
The son of a miner, Nusret – one of five children – was taken out of school after primary due to financial pressures, forcing the budding chef to work from a young age.
At 13 he was taken on as a butcher’s apprentice, working long hours in Turkish steakhouses for the next decade.
A young Nusret is seen smiling in his crisp white uniform in a set of images from the butcher’s shop – while other pictures shows the future-chef lovingly admiring some cuts of meat on a slab.
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Nusr-Et decor ‘like a decaying seaside bistro’
SALT Bae’s London restaurant decor has been slammed as “like a decaying seaside bistro hosting a cheap Christmas do”.
Turkish-born internet icon Nusret Gökçe has hit the headlines for the extravagant prices at his upmarket Knightsbridge eatery – with a £850 gold-coated steak and a £100 burger both on offer.
Now, furious critics have turned to Nusr-Et’s interiors, with some blasting the decorating as like a “sh**** lobby of a hotel”.
One Reddit user wrote: “You can’t even claim you’re going there to enjoy the ambience.
“The place legitimately looks like an early 2000s, recently refurbished casino bistro in a sh** seaside town.”
Another user replied: “Wow. As someone who lives in a sh** seaside town full of tacky refurb restaurants, even I’d turn my nose up at that.
“The ambiance is ‘cheap Christmas-do on a decaying pier that does weddings on the side’, and those chairs look really uncomfortable.”
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Inside Salt Bae Nusret’s glam life
Success meant expansion in the US, with restaurants in Dallas, Boston, Beverly Hills and New York, as well as Mykonos in Greece.
Celebrities including Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, DJ Khaled and Naomi Campbell flocked to the US outlets and one post on the firm’s Instagram shows Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio captivated as his tomahawk is showered with salt by the chef.
It also brought the trappings of wealth, and in 2019, Nusret splashed out £36million on the famed Macka Palace in the Sisli district of Istanbul.
After spending two years running his restaurants around the globe, Nusret announced he wanted to spend more time in the Turkish city and moved into an apartment within the palace which was once owned by 20th-century playwright Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, popularly known in Turkey as the Grand Poet.
He is also thought to have homes in the US, where he is often pictured by a private pool in Beverly Hills, as well as riding horses on what looks like a ranch.
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Not worth the money
A MILLIONAIRE who went from McDonald’s straight to Salt Bae’s London restaurant has said it was not worth the money.
Tech contractor Chiraag Suchak, 33, visited Nusr-Et for lunch having already chowed down a chicken sandwich meal at McDonald’s.
“I would say that the food is good but it’s not worth the price that they charge,” he told MyLondon.
“I’ve definitely had better. My friends who had the steak and the golden burger said the same."
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Decor slammed ‘like a decaying seaside bistro’
SALT Bae’s London restaurant decor has been slammed as “like a decaying seaside bistro hosting a cheap Christmas do”.
Turkish-born internet icon Nusret Gökçe has hit the headlines for the extravagant prices at his upmarket Knightsbridge eatery – with a £850 gold-coated steak and a £100 burger both on offer.
Now, furious critics have turned to Nusr-Et’s interiors, with some blasting the decorating as like a “sh**** lobby of a hotel”.
One Reddit user wrote: “You can’t even claim you’re going there to enjoy the ambience.
“The place legitimately looks like an early 2000s, recently refurbished casino bistro in a sh** seaside town.”
Another user replied: “Wow. As someone who lives in a sh** seaside town full of tacky refurb restaurants, even I’d turn my nose up at that.
“The ambiance is ‘cheap Christmas-do on a decaying pier that does weddings on the side’, and those chairs look really uncomfortable.”
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Inside Salt Bae’s craziest moments as he charges £630 per steak
IF there’s one name that’s been plastered all over your social media feed this week – it’s likely to be Salt Bae.
The Turkish restaurateur, real name is Nusret Gökçe, opened up his latest luxury eatery in London last month – with already infamous price tags.
Having opened his 14th restaurant in London’s Knightsbridge, Salt Bae found himself at the centre of everyone’s talk once more over his prices.
One of the first diners at the new eatery revealed it cost £1,182 for a family meal – including four redbulls for £44 and a 24ct-gold steak for £790.
You think that’s crazy? The steak-cooking star is now rumoured to be worth £38million thanks to his online fame and has a host of top celebrity pals.
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'You pay for a picture, not the food'
On Google reviews, one customer wrote: "Amazinggg but overpriced though," while another said it was "not child friendly".
Nusr-Et's was slammed on review site Squaremeal.
One eater gave the restaurant two stars, writing: "If you want to eat, go look for some other places. Here you don't pay your food, you pay the picture and the video you take with Bae."
Another review, titled "Avoid at all cost" said: "The Gold Burger for £100 was super dry and was totally average… the £200 steak was so poor I was actually flabbergasted."
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Salt Bae attacked by fellow chef Tom Kerridge over £630 steak
Telly cook Tom Kerridge has attacked Salt Bae for charging £630 for a steak at his London restaurant.
But his comment has backfired as people slammed him over his own restaurant prices which include £87 for a steak.
Celebrity chef Nusret Gökçe, or Salt Bae as he is known, has been slammed over the astonishing prices at his restaurant in London after a receipt showing a £630 charge for a single steak went viral.
A bill from Nusr-Et Steakhouse in the capital shows the hungry diner paid out a whopping £1,812.40 in total, including a 15% service charge of £236.40.
Tom’s staff sparked a celebrity chef steak war after creating a sign with Tom as the face of a prime cut of beef and it read: “Tom-ahawk steak. Not £630.”
The chef shared a snap of the sign on Twitter with the caption “Saltbae steak: £630 Some peace and quiet: priceless.”
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Before they were famous
INTERNET icon Salt Bae is renowned for his ultra-toned gym-god physique which he proudly flaunts on Instagram.
But newly unearthed images of a young Nusret Gökçe in a small poverty-stricken suburb east of Istanbul where he grew up paint a different picture.
The son of a miner, Nusret – one of five children – was taken out of school after primary due to financial pressures, forcing the budding chef to work from a young age.
At 13 he was taken on as a butcher’s apprentice, working long hours in Turkish steakhouses for the next decade.
A young Nusret is seen smiling in his crisp white uniform in a set of images from the butcher's shop – while other pictures shows the future-chef lovingly admiring some cuts of meat on a slab.
A young Nusret smiles for the camera Credit: Instagram Nusret Gökçe was taken on as a butcherâs apprentice aged 13 Credit: Instagram - [email protected]
Salt Bae pulls engagement ring from £200 rack of ribs
Diners in Salt Bae’s restaurant in Greece were left stunned after he pulled an engagement ring from a £200 rack of ribs.
In a video posted on his Instagram page, Nusret “Salt Bae” Gökçe placed the £200 slab of meat onto the couple’s table at his restaurant in Mykonos.
The unsuspecting girlfriend took out her phone to film Salt Bae cut up the ribs, when the Turkish chef plucks the ring out of the meat to hand to her partner.
The couple embrace as diners watch on in shock and applaud for the newly engaged couple.
Filmed in 2019, the video has amassed nearly eight million views.
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Salt Bae’s food ‘served COLD’ and branded ‘pub grub’ in scathing reviews
SALT Bae’s “ridiculous” London restaurant has been blasted for serving “cold food” and “pub grub” in scathing online reviews.
Brutal reviews have questioned its value for money, with raging diners dubbing it a “rip off” and “not up to standard”.
A Trip Adviser reviewer – who went to the restaurant with three others last Friday – said: “At the start they couldn’t find our reservation. After all, they offered us a table upstairs. We agreed.
“Apparently ‘upstairs’ is actually outside. I wasn’t happy seating outside, as it was really cold.
“A waiter re-assured us that it’s going to be nice and warm and turned two heaters on.
“Ten minutes later a manager came and turned heaters off and told us they don’t have a license to use gas heaters.”
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Restaurant ‘deletes’ bad reviews and boasts 5 star ratings
SALT Bae’s London restaurant has been accused of “deleting” bad reviews while boasting about its five star ratings – despite fury over their “rip-off” prices.
The upmarket eatery appears to have erased comments criticising the price of food at the central London restaurant.
According to My London, a “slurry of reviews appearing to criticise the restaurant when it first opened” have suddenly “disappeared”.
The diner now boasts a 4.8 rating on Google, despite dozens of fuming customers hitting out at its prices.
The menu came under fire over the price of its steaks after one customer was left with an eye-watering £37,000 bill.
A critic accused Turkish-born internet icon Nusret Gökçe of “taking the p**s” after he paid £850 for the “golden tomahawk”.
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Sam Thompson left open-mouthed as Salt Bae FLIRTS with girlfriend Zara
SAM Thompson was left gobsmacked last night as Salt Bae flirted with his girlfriend Zara McDermott right in front of him – while completely ignoring his presence.
The Made In Chelsea star was excited to visit the most talked about restaurant in London at the moment – Nusr-Et Steakhouse, but was shocked by the owner’s behaviour.
Sharing a visit from inside the venue, which famously sells a gold-coated steak for £850, Sam revealed he had been snubbed.
He explained: “He flirted with Zara in front of my eyes. He said she had nice legs and then asked why she was so beautiful and then walked past me.”
Despite that Sam said he didn’t care as long as Nusret Gökçe came to his table and sprinkled salt on their steak.
And just when he thought they had been snubbed for that too, Nusret appeared and worked his magic before proceeding to feed the steak to Zara.
- [email protected]
Inside Salt Bae Nusret’s glam life
Success meant expansion in the US, with restaurants in Dallas, Boston, Beverly Hills and New York, as well as Mykonos in Greece.
Celebrities including Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, DJ Khaled and Naomi Campbell flocked to the US outlets and one post on the firm’s Instagram shows Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio captivated as his tomahawk is showered with salt by the chef.
It also brought the trappings of wealth, and in 2019, Nusret splashed out £36million on the famed Macka Palace in the Sisli district of Istanbul.
After spending two years running his restaurants around the globe, Nusret announced he wanted to spend more time in the Turkish city and moved into an apartment within the palace which was once owned by 20th-century playwright Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, popularly known in Turkey as the Grand Poet.
He is also thought to have homes in the US, where he is often pictured by a private pool in Beverly Hills, as well as riding horses on what looks like a ranch.
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Inside Dani Dyer’s date with Jarrod Bowen to Nusr-Et Steakhouse
LOVE Island star Dani Dyer and her new man Jarrod Bowen enjoyed a luxury date night to Salt Bae’s Nusr-Et Steakhouse this week.
The new couple – who struck up a friendship earlier this year – both posted from inside the restaurant before deleting their snaps simultaneously.
Dani, 25, has been dating the £18million West Ham winger, who was spotted leaving her home after spending the night earlier this month.
The pair have grown increasingly close in recent weeks and have spent more time together, with the match given approval by her dad Danny – a diehard Hammers fan.
The new couple enjoyed a fancy date night to luxury restaurant Nusr-Et, which open in London’s Knightsbridge last month.
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Salt Bae’s very bizarre diet and workout regime revealed
Salt Bae has made a name for himself as the king of steaks – so it’s no surprise he scoffs three a day.
The internet sensation, real name Nusret Gökçe, also knocks back a cappuccino and grape molasses as part of his bizarre diet, which he sticks to alongside a gruelling workout regime.
The Turkish chef has described exercise and nutrition as “like fingerprints” in that they are “personalised”.
For the flamboyant salt sprinkler, this means two glasses of room temperature still water and four apricots to start each day.
This is followed by one cappuccino an hour later before beginning his daily workout.
Exercises include intense planks with his feet up walls and lifting heavy weights while balanced on a gym ball.
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Restaurant ‘deletes’ bad reviews and boasts 5 star ratings
SALT Bae’s London restaurant has been accused of “deleting” bad reviews while boasting about its five star ratings – despite fury over their “rip-off” prices.
The upmarket eatery appears to have erased comments criticising the price of food at the central London restaurant.
According to My London, a “slurry of reviews appearing to criticise the restaurant when it first opened” have suddenly “disappeared”.
The diner now boasts a 4.8 rating on Google, despite dozens of fuming customers hitting out at its prices.
The menu came under fire over the price of its steaks after one customer was left with an eye-watering £37,000 bill.
A critic accused Turkish-born internet icon Nusret Gökçe of “taking the p**s” after he paid £850 for the “golden tomahawk”.
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Fool’s gold
A STEAKHOUSE is going head-to-head with Salt Bae’s London restaurant by also offering diners gold-covered steaks – but for £500 LESS.
Nusret Gökçe, who became an internet sensation as Salt Bae, recently opened his 15th restaurant in Knightsbridge where you might catch him tossing seasoning over £630 steaks in the flesh.
The Turkish butcher now has a global restaurant empire thanks to his theatrical steak presentation – immortalised in a 2017 video watched over 17 million times.
But Brits hoping to visit for dinner might be better advised to book a flight to the eatery in Turkey instead – as the trip would be cheaper.
One receipt recently posted on Twitter came to £1,812.40 – just under the average UK monthly salary.
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Where are Salt Bae’s restaurants?
Nusret is now the co-owner of steakhouse chain Nusr-Et (named after himself).
According to Turkish media, its a million-dollar empire with 400 employees.
Nusr-et’s restaurant locations are spread across the globe.You can find them in:
- Ankara
- Bodrum
- Marmaris
- Istanbul
- Dubai
- Abu Dhabi
- Doha
- Jeddah
- Miami
- New York
- Mykonos
- Boston
- Dallas
- Beverly Hills
- London
Is Salt Bae married and does he have kids?
Nusret, aka Salt Bae, has kept his relationship status private since he shot to fame back in 2017.
He has, however, shared that he has a staggering nine children.
He posted a pic with all nine of his brood back in 2017, captioning the snap:“The man who does not spend time with his family is not a real man.”
None of their names are publicly known.
How much is a giant tomahawk at Salt Bae’s Knightsbridge restaurant?
The restaurant’s signature dish – a giant tomahawk steak covered in edible gold leaf – will set you back an eye-watering £1,450.
It is understood to be the most expensive item on the menu.
Gemma Collins tucked into the golden slab of meat while on a date with boyfriend Rami Hawash on September 24, 2021.
ZERO people turn up after calling for waiters and chefs to bring in CV
ZERO people turned up to hand in their resume at Salt Bae’s London restaurant today after the flash chef put out an open call to waiters and waitresses to apply for jobs.
Nusret Gökçe, who is best known as internet sensation ‘Salt Bae’, flung open the doors of his new Knightsbridge steakhouse, Nusr-et for a hiring spree.
But despite expecting queues around the corner, The Sun can reveal not a single person turned up to give in their CV.
Salt Bae – who charges £630 for a golden tomahawk steak – put out the call to arms for new staff last night.
He urged aspiring chefs, waiters, waitresses and bar staff to come forward and apply for work at his latest restaurant in London by giving in their resume.
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