The Golden Boy research preview

The Golden Boy

As reported by food reviewers · The Daltons, Netherlands

€5,000 historic record price (£4,295 in 2021)

Comparison basis: per burger · source checked 2026-08-27

Research previewSource status: Historic — not currently orderable · Not yet independently tasted · Licensed category photo, not the exact retail pack

Source status: Historic — not currently orderable
Guinness records a €5,000 sale on 28 June 2021. This is a historic transaction, not a current menu item; the earlier £2,600 figure was unsupported.
Open source checked 2026-08-27 →

Why is it so expensive?

Guinness World Records documents a €5,000 sale at The Daltons in the Netherlands on 28 June 2021.
The burger combined high-cost ingredients and luxury presentation as a record-setting event.
No current ordering page or present-day availability was verified.
The earlier £2,600 claim has been removed rather than repeated as fact.

Would we buy it?

Once

A useful historic curiosity, not a current buying recommendation.

As a habit

It belongs on the absurdity leaderboard only with its historic status clearly visible.