Vietnam War veteran launches 'affordable' gold steak restaurant

A customer takes pictures of a gold leaf-coated steak, tapping in on a wave of publicity after a government minister was caught on camera being fed the dish at a London restaurant, at a Dolce By Wyndham Hanoi Golden Lake hotel, in Hanoi. - Reuters

HANOI, Dec 10 (Reuters): A Vietnamese hotel is offering diners the chance to try gold leaf-coated steaks, seeking to tap a wave of publicity after a government minister was caught on camera being fed the dish at a London restaurant, where steaks can cost over 1,000 pounds.

The Dolce Hanoi Golden Lake Hotel had a makeover last year using a tonne of the metal to gold-plate everything from bath tubs to toilets, all housed behind a gold exterior.