The evening started modestly enough with a bottle of Pinot Grigio, although at £25 it was on the high side of pricey. Still, it was being bought in a smart West End nightclub.

But it was as nothing compared to the final bill run up by a Middle Eastern businessman and around a dozen friends during five hours of drinking at the Crystal Club in Marylebone on Saturday night. By 5am on Sunday morning the host’s credit card was lighter by £105,805 and 28 pence.

For the anonymous customer and his party, the Pinot was a mere light aperitif. He then announced to club staff that he wanted the drinks to flow all night.

They went on to consume 36 bottles of Cristal champagne at £12,960; three magnums of Dom Perignon 1995 at £2,700; 15 bottles of Dom Perignon 1999 at £3,600: six more magnums of Dom Perignon at £4,200; a dozen bottles of Dom Perignon Rosé at £4,200; four bottles of Cristal Rosé at £2,400 and two jeroboams of Cristal at £9,600.

The party ended the session in style, with a methuselah – the equivalent of eight bottles – of Cristal at £30,000, and another methuselah of Belvedere Polish vodka at £1,400.

The businessman, thought to be based in Dubai, bought a carry-out, a jeroboam of Dom Perignon at £9,000, which he gave to his chauffeur to look after. And then came the bill. He had spent £81,471.50 on drinks, to which was added £13,951.03 in VAT, and a whacking £10,382.74 service charge.

Fraser Donaldson, spokesman for the club, said it was the biggest bill he had seen for a single customer. “However, I would say it’s typical of the spending that’s going on in London right now. I expect even this will be beaten soon.”

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