People left seriously unimpressed after world's most expensive burger is crowned

If a burger is going to cost you the same price as a small car, it ought to be impressive.

But unfortunately, people have been left seriously disappointed by what Guinness World Records has just crowned the world's most expensive burger, as they reckon it's actually all fur coat and no knickers.

Chef Robbert Jan De Veen first rustled up the most expensive hamburger on the planet, dubbed 'The Golden Boy', in 2021 before adding it to the menu at The Daltons restaurant in the village of Voorthuizen in the Netherlands.

The kitchen whizz, who refers to himself as the king of hamburgers, aimed to create something of a showstopper when he was developing the recipe - so wrapping it in gold leaf and garnishing it with caviar was the obvious move.

Every other element of this big-budget burger is just as decadent too, so it certainly blows a McDonald's Big Mac out of the water in terms of it's ingredients.

Seen as though he's charging way over the odds for a taste of The Golden Boy, Robbert had to justify the price tag by ensuring it was rich in flavour - so of course, the bun is made using Dom Pérignon champagne.

The bread is slightly toasted, so it has a crunch but remains soft, and is blanketed by edible gold leaf.

But it's what is on the inside that counts, as Robbert stuffed a decadent array of ingredients in between his lightly toasted buns - including a juicy wagyu beef patty, which is garnished with succulent king crab and caviar.

The restaurant also chucks in a few onion rings that have been battered in Dom Pérignon.

According to Guinness World Records, the taste of The Golden Boy is described as 'sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami, which means it has a pleasant savoury flavour'.

So, how much do you reckon this super posh burger will set you back?

Diners at The Daltons ought to make sure they are well aware of the price of it before they place their order for one, as you would likely have a heart attack when a €5,000 (£4,295) bill for The Golden Boy lands on your table if not.

It's not the world's most expensive burger for nothing, you know.

However, people aren't actually too keen on the intense concoction of flavours and don't reckon it's worth the money.

Social media users shared their thoughts about Robbert's uber-expensive burger under a TikTok post shared by Guinness World Records.

One said: "So...a burger, just with unnecessary stuff."

Another laughed: "Plot twist, it tastes horrible."

A third commented: "There is no way that tastes good."

A fourth complained: "Why do they have to put gold leaf on every food item thats expensive it does nothing for it? Nothing for flavour or taste and it makes it look tacky to me."

Robbert explained that his creation is so costly because of the top quality ingredients he used to create it - and I don't know if you've been keeping an eye on the fish egg market recently, but caviar doesn't come cheap.

The Dutch chef got the idea to whip up a luxury menu item during the pandemic, as he had plenty of time on his hands after being forced to close the doors of his restaurant.

He was training up a new manager one night when they stumbled across a Facebook post discussing a super expensive hamburger which had a hefty price tag due to it being so drastically oversized.

Robbert wanted to take a stab at making the world's most expensive hamburger himself, but was keen to ensure it remained standard-sized - and like a lot of us, he's always wanted to make it into the Guinness World Record books.

Speaking of his kitchen creation, he said: "There were a few challenges, not going to lie about that. But the first big one was: how are we going to make sure that this burger is going to taste awesome?

"I mean, it's easy to just take a few really expensive ingredients and put them on a burger. But for me, it was very important that the burger also tastes awesome.

"I wanted to see how far can we go with it, how much can we put in to it - and still make sure that the five tastes are in perfect harmony. The second big challenge was to source the ingredients.

"For example, a few ingredients that are in the burger are normally not available in the Netherlands, but I had great help from my suppliers."

As well as fulfilling his dream of becoming a Guinness World Records title holder, Robbert explained he also wanted to raise awareness of poverty in the Netherlands.