I thought I would start off with one of the most interesting places that I have ever had the pleasure to eat at. A restaurant that has no lights at all.
I know I know. I was sceptical at first too but that was before the whole experience started.
It was set up pretty well. Out party was five people and when you enter you sit in a lit area with a bar and wait for your party to arrive. This is actually the place that you order as you have to see the menu to do it. It is a standard 3 course meal and is not that expensive at $39 per person. The Menu has some nice choices on it but I was most intrigued by the surprise options. This is where for any of the courses or all of them if you so choose they will bring you out a surprise dish and you will not know what it will be and it isn't even on the menu. Of course I choose to have all of my food a surprise and even my cocktail a surprise. Others with me not so adventurous.
You are then led into the dining room following the person in front of you led by your blind waiter. Oh yes I didn't even mention this that all the wait staff are legally BLIND!! The dining room is quite loud as you lose one of your senses you tend to speak louder.
I had no idea what to expect because how do you eat without seeing the food? After about 5 mins you become oriented and start to get a hang of remembering where you put your drink and how much food you might still have. You end up eating really close to the plate as you cant see the fork and by the end of each course you have to feel around to see what is left on your plate. The courses are given to you by the wait staff by placing it touching your shoulder and then you taking the plate from them.
I loved it. Decent food (salad with goats cheese and fresh fruit and almonds to start, Chicken veggies and potatoes for main and passion fruit sorbet with fruit for desert were the surprises) and a really different atmosphere were just what we needed for this birthday dinner. You will never run out of things to say as you end up talking about the meal the whole time and people tend to cut loose a bit more if others can't see them.
http://www.onoir.com/TO/frames.htm
Go to this place,
Duncan
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