Mumbai’s Mercii spotlights ₹1.88 lakh champagne and ₹10,000 red snapper

Mumbai fine-dining restaurant Mercii is drawing attention for a luxury European-inspired menu featuring ₹10,000 salt-crusted red snapper, ₹8,500 truffle pasta prepared from a wheel and a ₹1.88 lakh champagne offering.

— Source published Sat, 22 Aug, 2026, 10:30 IST · First seen Sat, 22 Aug, 2026, 11:20 IST · Source Business Today · Latest

What happened

Mumbai fine-dining restaurant Mercii, co-founded by Arpita Khan Sharma, is drawing attention for its luxury European-inspired menu, including a ₹1.88 lakh

Key facts

  • ₹10,000 Salt Crusted Red Snapper
  • ₹8,500 Truffle Pasta From Wheel
  • ₹4,000 Teriyaki Salmon
  • ₹3,500 Lobster Thermidor
  • ₹1,500 Coco Lobster
  • ₹1,88,550 champagne
  • approximately ₹1,40,000 red wine
  • ₹69,000 white wine
  • approximately 9,000 square feet

Why this matters

Mercii’s positioning makes it a potential flagship or partnership platform for luxury hospitality, champagne, premium spirits and affluent-consumer brands seeking cultural visibility.

What to watch

  • Reservation waitlists and weekend private-dining bookings remaining strong after the initial publicity cycle.
  • Higher premium-Champagne, caviar, truffle and imported-seafood listings at competing Mumbai luxury restaurants.
  • Growth in corporate entertaining and celebratory dining spend despite broader discretionary-consumption pressure.
  • Consumer backlash, weak review sentiment or discounting that suggests headline pricing is not translating into perceived value.
  • Changes in import duties, currency movements or supply constraints affecting Champagne, truffles and imported European ingredients.
  • Use the ultra-premium items as visible anchors while bundling them into curated celebratory experiences, wine pairings and private-dining packages.
  • Track conversion from social attention to reservations, average spend, beverage attachment and repeat visits by customer cohort.
  • Build supplier-led exclusivity around allocated Champagne, seasonal seafood and tableside preparation to defend pricing from copycat competitors.
  • Offer accessible entry points such as lunch, bar snacks or abbreviated tasting menus to widen the customer funnel without diluting the luxury signal.