Some people say they can taste an expensive wine - but for others wine is just wine.

This story appears to be the latter after a restaurant accidentally served a customer a £4,500 bottle of wine with their meal - and the customer had no idea.

To make matters worse for the Manchester eatery, it wasn't until they'd paid that the staff at Hawksmoor realised the mistake.

The customer had in fact ordered a different, and much cheaper, bottle of Bordeaux - which just happened to be the same vintage and the waiter picked up the wrong one, reports MEN .

It was an expensive mix up
It was an expensive mix up

Rather than the £260 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2001, the diners were served and drank the Chateau le Pin Pomerol 2001.

The wine features on the 'Rarities' section of the wine menu and is advertised at around 17 and a half times the price of the bottle they had requested.

The steakhouse confessed to the mix up on Twitter and luckily for the customers and the waiter, the bosses found the funny side.

They wrote: "To the customer who accidentally got given a bottle of Chateau le Pin Pomerol 2001, which is £4500 on our menu, last night - hope you enjoyed your evening! To the member of staff who accidentally gave it away, chin up! One-off mistakes happen and we love you anyway"

People on Twitter found the gaffe understandably hilarious, with many asking if they can have the same waiter.

One wrote: "Whoever made this mistake, can they look after our table the next time I’m in please? Cheers."

Another said: "If we could arrange for this waiter to serve us in your London Bridge restaurant this Saturday lunch it would be much appreciated. We tip well!"

Others were impressed at how well the restaurant looked after its staff too: "As someone who works in hospitality, bless you for being understanding and not flying off the handle at the poor lad/lass."