Nusr-et London (aka Salt Bae aka that bloke who salts steak)

[hyphen]

Are his restaurants any good? The chain opens one in London tomorrow.

Overpriced or decent?

[HotJambalaya]

from (wealthy) friends that went to one of his outposts: terrible food with INSANE prices.

[Wadeski]

New York Times review of the one here was famously scathing.

[Jer_1974]

Went to one in Miami a few years ago as my 14-15 ish-year-old son (at the time) was a fan of him on Youtube. Was decent but expensive and I've been to far better steak places for the price.

[Ridealong]

I hope you have deep pockets.

[TCX]

Even accepting the food might be something special.....£18 for 2 cokes?
Rather go down market lol at Tomahawk or Smoked Brittania

[hyphen]

Ridealong said:

I hope you have deep pockets.

If I go, I won't be ordering anything that is Gold or the special.

[matrignano]

Went to the original one in Instanbul last year and it was fking st. My girlfriend is Turkish and wanted me to try it.

Waited 2 hours for the table (we had a reservation), initially they even kept us outside on the street as the bar/holding area was at capacity - full of stupid Insta s taking selfies everywhere. Not so much as an offer of a drink to apologise for the wait. s

By the time we were seated, at midnight, all the decent meat cuts were sold out and we got sold some random stuff they had lying about which was ok to good, not great.

At the end when I got presented the full bill I was seriously unimpressed and suggested they take a few things off the bill or I wouldn't pay. A half hour heated "debate" ensued with the waiter and then the manager , they claimed that I drank and ate everything I ordered and saw no reason to compensate us for the 2 hour delay!!! Even started getting aggressive the pieces of st

Eventually I got a few things off the bill, but I vowed never to set foot there again...

I am going next Friday to the London one.
My girlfriend is a bit of a fan boy... She has been told she is paying this one and I fully intend on behaving like the worst behaved customer they have ever seen, fking mother fkers (Nusr Et, not my gf)

Edited by matrignano on Friday 24th September 15:59

[matrignano]

Ridealong said:

I hope you have deep pockets.

1) Who's the imbecile who buys 8 wines by the glass? Just get a bottle or two FFS, it will work out cheaper
EDIT: seriously what a fking moron!! retail price of bottle: £25, they paid £19 per glass!

2) 15% service charge!? fk that! Will make a point of asking them to take that off

Edited by matrignano on Friday 24th September 15:56

[hyphen]

matrignano said:

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My girlfriend is a bit of a fan boy...

[robscot]

matrignano said:

full of stupid Insta s taking selfies everywhere

That is the point and what people pay for, the food is secondary.

[hyphen]

matrignano said:

1) Who's the imbecile who buys 8 wines by the glass? Just get a bottle or two FFS, it will work out cheaper
EDIT: seriously what a fking moron!! retail price of bottle: £25, they paid £19 per glass!

2) 15% service charge!? fk that! Will make a point of asking them to take that off

Edited by matrignano on Friday 24th September 15:56

They have chosen a site in Knightsbridge, so seeking to attract Arab wealth (I am assuming it's halal) and other LoadsAMoney tourist types and London new money.

If there was a financal crash I imagine it would go under, but currently it's booming and the rich are getting richer. You got to hand it to the bloke, he has used social media to brilliant effect.

Edited by hyphen on Friday 24th September 16:17

[matrignano]

I'm one of them those Londoners and not a stranger to this kind of place. They all take the piss to some extent, but here they have taken it to yet another level!

I hope other restos don't cotton on to the 15% service charge... Went to a place on Tuesday that did 13.5% (12.5% became standard many years ago), and I thought that was cheeky!

[Wadeski]

15% service! That's a piss take in the UK which actually has a decent minimum wage.

No problem paying 18-20% service in the US when I know its the only way the front of house staff make any money, but in countries that don't have that norm its cheeky.

FYI the US tipping tradition has its roots in slavery, because of course it does....

[pidsy]

hyphen said:

matrignano said:

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My girlfriend is a bit of a fan boy...

I thought of the SNL sketch when I saw the thread.

I can’t stand the guy - the way he says “cappuccino-ooo” makes me want to hurt him.

[Gweeds]

robscot said:

That is the point and what people pay for, the food is secondary.

I assume there's a sign on the door saying 'Welcome, this is what hell is like'?

[Scabutz]

matrignano said:

Ridealong said:

I hope you have deep pockets.

1) Who's the imbecile who buys 8 wines by the glass? Just get a bottle or two FFS, it will work out cheaper
EDIT: seriously what a fking moron!! retail price of bottle: £25, they paid £19 per glass!

2) 15% service charge!? fk that! Will make a point of asking them to take that off

Edited by matrignano on Friday 24th September 15:56

1) someone who pays 300 notes for a burger

300 quid? I'd want a fking blow job included with that. How does a burger cost 300 quid? 300!!!

[matrignano]

It's 3 burgers actually but the point tands

[hyphen]

Scabutz said:

1) someone who pays 100 notes for a burger

100 quid? I'd want a fking blow job included with that. How does a burger cost 100 quid? 100!!!

It's 3 burgers so edited your post for you as still relevant.

The gold covering is apparently 24ct, it's designed for men whose penis is small and want the date to give that blowjob you mention.

Edited by hyphen on Friday 24th September 17:54

[h0b0]

Wadeski said:

15% service! That's a piss take in the UK which actually has a decent minimum wage.

No problem paying 18-20% service in the US when I know its the only way the front of house staff make any money, but in countries that don't have that norm its cheeky.

FYI the US tipping tradition has its roots in slavery, because of course it does....

Ironically, many of the best restaurants in the US have removed tips.