Most Expensive Meal

Most Expensive Meal

On July 5th, 2001 six diners at Petrus, London, UK spent £44,007 ($62,138) on one meal.

The bill consisted mainly of five bottles of wine as, once the bill had been added up, the £300 ($424) charge for food was taken off.

The most expensive bottle was a 1947 Chateau Petrus vintage claret worth £12,300 ($17,368), followed by the slightly cheaper 1945 Chateau Petrus at £11,600 ($16,379). A 1946 Chateau Petrus cost £9,400 ($13,273) apparently due to this being a poor year. A 1900 Chateau d'Yquem dessert wine cost £9,200 ($12,990) and 1982 bottle of Montrachet was a snip at £1,400 ($1,977).

The remaining £107 ($151) consisted of water, a fruit juice, cigarettes and six glasses of champagne.