$47K Food Bill, $7K Tip: Just a Friday Night Out for Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich

1. Geeksaresexy
   November 3rd, 2009 at 2:50 pm

   The prices on the bill aren't actually that bad... if you take out the wine and truffles.

2. pwscott
   November 3rd, 2009 at 2:53 pm

   1 Large Water? wTF

3. AO
   November 3rd, 2009 at 3:19 pm

   Fake. The total isn't even added correctly.

4. lol
   November 3rd, 2009 at 3:29 pm

   lol AO, try again, everything calculates correctly when you add in tax and gratuity

5. Lily Dustbin
   November 3rd, 2009 at 3:30 pm

   Yeah... I stopped trying to figure out the right total somewhere after $67,000. Fake.

6. Lily Dustbin
   November 3rd, 2009 at 3:33 pm

   lol, the three bottles of la tache (or whatever that is, gold oysters, platinum croutons?) add up to $45,000 alone.

7. suzie.bee1
   November 3rd, 2009 at 3:38 pm

   Lily, I think the amount ordered is already taken into account in the right column (ie one bottle of Chateau Petrus is $5000, 2 is $10000). The numbers look right.

8. twoeightnine
   November 3rd, 2009 at 3:40 pm

   La Tache is a wine that is some of the most expensive in the world. And the large water is going to be a bottle of water.

9. Cluck
   November 3rd, 2009 at 3:42 pm

   The value on the left is the number ordered and the value on the right is the total for the number ordered not the each price. So the 'la tache' was $5,000 each for a total of $15,000.

10. MadMolecule
    November 3rd, 2009 at 3:43 pm

    There are few things in this world more irritating than people who rush to proclaim something they don't understand "fake."

    Seriously, folks, if you were going to fake something like this, would you say it was from Roman Abramovich? No. You'd say it was Justin Timberlake or Rush Limbaugh or someone most of us have actually heard of.

11. Matt
    November 3rd, 2009 at 3:45 pm

    The receipt adds up correctly. The number of items are already factored into the item price.

    Bottom line - A spaghetti dinner for two cost more than enough to feed 1,000 couples with a nice meal.

12. Zecc
    November 3rd, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    If you follow the link trail, you'll this:
    « FTA: “In an email, a spokesman for Mr. Ambramovich denied the bill was Mr Abramovich’s. He said Mr. Abramovich did eat at the restaurant but that the “party spent no more than a tiny fraction of that amount - less than a couple of percent.” »

    You'll also see Jay-Z mentioned instead.

13. Zecc
    November 3rd, 2009 at 4:24 pm

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/6484780/Roman -Abramovich-denies-spending-29000-on-lunch.html

    So apparently the billionaire denies it, but the restaurant's staff affirms it.

14. Skippy
    November 3rd, 2009 at 5:16 pm

    Well, if Russian billionaires want to help stimulate the American economy one $12 glass of water at a time, who cares?

15. LisaL
    November 3rd, 2009 at 6:52 pm

    Ditto that Skippy.
    I don't see what the big deal is. Hell, if someone with that much money wants to spend it on a big extravagant dinner, then more power to them and yay for the waiter/ess who gets that table.

16. WordyGrrl
    November 3rd, 2009 at 7:13 pm

    Also, it's not dinner. Look at the timestamp. This is a bill for LUNCH.

17. Catz1987
    November 3rd, 2009 at 7:16 pm

    @Matt: the dinner was actually for six people, as inscribed on the last row of the bill. still, that makes no excuse...

18. Johnny Cat
    November 3rd, 2009 at 8:52 pm

    I called the number but it went to a full mailbox message.

19. ted
    November 3rd, 2009 at 9:49 pm

    Wow, is wine even worth it?

20. Vic
    November 3rd, 2009 at 10:14 pm

    Is it weird that this isn't shocking to me? If you take out the extremely rare and expensive items, the prices aren't bad for what you get. They pay to be and be seen. That's why you eat off of Madison Ave. Truffles are always expensive because they are not native to this area and you can't just grow them. They have to be found and shipped in a short amount of time. Is it a day?

21. tronix
    November 3rd, 2009 at 10:19 pm

    SOUTHAMPTON is not New York City!!

22. Evilbeagle
    November 4th, 2009 at 6:07 am

    Skippy's right. Besides, it's his money to spend however he wants to. If he can afford it, good on him.

23. Ally
    November 4th, 2009 at 11:45 am

    Southampton is on Long Island silly! I know because I live here. Although if he really wants to stimulate the economy he should spend his money elsewhere as Southampton has enough money circulating in it! Oh, and those ARE accurate prices for Nello menu items.

24. Video Game Dork
    November 7th, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    When you are paying $12 for a glass of water, then you are spending money just for the privalege of overpaying. Its a big "look how rich I am!", on par with the whole 'lighting a cigarette with $100 bill' cliche.

    He can spend his money on what he wants, but something about this mentality really annoys me.

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