Comments on: Eating In The Dark

By: ilke cetin

ilke cetin — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:21:21 +0000

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Hello everyone,

I had recently (last week) been the The Blindekuh in Zurich in my weekend trip (I live in Milano so it’s just a 3 hour train ride). Beside the fact that it’s a different experience, I would like to warn you about tipping. I tipped the waiter with 100 Euro by mistake, lol.

As for the experience, it’s of course different but for me was nothing sort of special. The foods were OK.

By: food guide

food guide — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 07:09:24 +0000

Hi I wish I could enjoy something like this. The dark restaurants would definitely push the senses, especially the taste, to a different level. Wish they had these in the Philippines.

By: pob

pob — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:33:57 +0000

Eating in a dark place into a unique experience, worth a try
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By: Erika

Erika — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:53:29 +0000

I just participated in the NYC Dark Dining experience last week which was featured on the cover of Edible Magazine. It is the MOST expensive at $120 per person, but it was so much fun and having entertainment also was worth it. The blindfolds weren’t bad at all you forgot you were wearing them.

By: Spot Cool Travel Stuff

Spot Cool Travel Stuff — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:09:55 +0000

Sad. But thanks for the update, Peter.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 07:57:52 +0000

I just rang, The Dark Side in Melbourne no longer exists

By: Rosh

Rosh — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:53:29 +0000

Hi there great review!

I’m producing a dinner in the dark event except it’s not just a dinner in the dark, it’s a full concert (myself and string quartet), a community discussion (the blind waiters take questions from the audience and we discuss about visual impaired/blind issues and celebrate gratitude), AND a dinner in the dark.

It’s all done in a pitch dark room. The focus is building community so we have the audience eat family style to have to work together!

Pretty fun.

By: SJSAbroad

SJSAbroad — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:21:46 +0000

Friends and I went to Dans le Noir and had a wonderful experience. Maggie, I could picture everything that you described, as Dans le Noir is very similar. Here you get to pick the ‘White’ (chef’s surprise), ‘Blue’ (seafood), ‘Red’ (meat) or ‘Green’ (vegetarian) menu, as well as different price options:

Main
Entree & main
Main & desert
3 course meal
Alcoholic Drinks included or not

All the waiters here were blind though, so no night vision goggles were needed. It is definitely a culinary experience, where all you have to rely on is your taste buds, and feeling for texture etc. I would love to go again, but now back in Sydney I might have to check out the Melbourne option!

I would recommend this to anyone, but it can be quite confronting. Many people I invited refused to go, which I thought was a shame.

Thanks for the great article!
SJ