In a city where a mediocre burger can easily cost over a tenner, one London restaurant has redefined luxury dining with a staggering £300 offering. TikTok creator Carmie Sellitto decided to put this extravagant dish, hailed as the capital's most expensive burger, to the ultimate test.
The Ultimate Luxury Burger Experience
The venue for this culinary adventure was Otto's French Restaurant in Bloomsbury, an establishment known for its classic and romantic Gallic fine dining. It was here that Sellitto confronted the £300 'Le Burger Deluxe', a creation that forms the centrepiece of the restaurant's £700 per person 'After Death Experience' menu.
This is no ordinary patty in a brioche bun. Otto's Le Burger Deluxe is crafted from four prime cuts of meat, crowned with an entire lobster claw and a full pot of luxurious caviar. The ensemble is further elevated with white sauce, an egg yolk, and potato crisps, with the entire dish meticulously prepared right at the diner's table.
A Bite-by-Bite TikTok Review
Carmie Sellitto shared his experience with his followers in a TikTok video that quickly amassed over 322,200 views. In the clip, he deconstructed the dish, sampling each component separately before attempting the full experience.
"The lobster claw tasted pretty good. The meat was perfectly pink, and the taste blew me away," Sellitto recounted. "I was so confused - it was just crazy biting into such expensive meat." He expressed his awe at being in the presence of the chef who prepared the burger, who even offered him mustard.
The moment of truth arrived when he combined all the elements into a single mouthful, as intended. "Trust me, I was blown away," he admitted. However, when posed with the critical question of whether he would spend £300 on it again, his response was emphatic: "obviously not." He captioned his post, "I can't believe I spent £300 on this."
Public Reaction: Luxury or Ludicrous?
The online reaction to Sellitto's review was mixed, with many viewers expressing scepticism about the burger's value and composition. A significant point of contention was the fact that the 'burger' was served without a bun, sauce, or salad, leading some to question its very definition.
One user quipped, "If I were super rich, I would still go to Burger King for my dinner," highlighting a disconnect between extreme luxury and everyday tastes. Another commented, "At £300 it should come with its own cow and an acre of field," while a third concluded, "Who eats a burger with a knife and fork? That's just a fancy meatloaf."
This gastronomic experiment underscores the vast spectrum of London's dining scene, where for those with sufficiently deep pockets, the options for indulgence seem almost limitless, even if the value remains fiercely debated.
