Patron Spends R114,500 and Tips Waiter R11,450 at KZN Restaurant

A patron surprised Umhlanga residents on Monday morning, 8 July when he spent R114 500 on alcohol at Rockets restaurant.

MAN SPENDS R114 500 ON BOOZE

The R114 500 receipt also shows that the customer tipped the waiter R11 450, which totaled the bill to R125 969. 

The shocking R125 969 bill shows that the patron settled his bill at 4am on Monday morning at Rockets Club in Umhlanga Rocks. The bill was shared by entertainment blogger Musa Khawula on X.

So how does a bill at a restaurant even get to R125 969? Well, let’s break down what was ordered:

• 1 Red Bull R58
• 1 BTL Tequila Don R16 000
• 6 Indian Toni R180
• 6 Ginger Ale R180
• 3 Aces Brut R42 000
• 3 Aces Demi R48 600
• 3 Veuve Clicqt Y R7500

SOUTH AFRICANS REACT TO THE BILL

@ThatGirlSaid: “Blowing a R100k on alcohol at their big age? This money could’ve gone to good use.”

@_zwelakhe: “And tips R11k, ba rich moes abasebenzi (not working). I am sure they come driving Ferraris.”

@LordSpencer99: “Guess who booked the R100k a night presidential suite at Oyster Box, chomi? Durban was something else this past weekend.”

CapeTalk revealed in October 2022 that South Africa is ranked third in the world for alcohol consumption. 

The publication added at the time that the Liquor Amendment Bill was going back into Parliament to figure out the potential benefits of reforming the drinking behaviors of South Africans.

Onesisa Mtwa, innovation director at DGMT told the publication: 

“We are presently third in the world in terms of alcohol consumption per capita. Considering that less than half of our population consumes alcohol, the part of the population that does drink heavily.”

How much would you spend on alcohol?

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