The concept is eating in complete darkness therefore heightening your sense of taste and smell thus making your dining experience more enjoyable and creating a memorable evening of fine food and drinks.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬? This is dependent on bookings and other events scheduled for the venue. Please contact us to confirm.
𝐃𝐨 𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤-𝐢𝐧? All reservations can be made by calling 07 3193 6314.
𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝? Only children aged 15 and older are permitted.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞? We recommend smart casual as it looks nicer for photos and selfies.
𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐲? Definitely! Our restaurant is the same as any other restaurant, just dark… very dark.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤? 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝? Be creative! Find a method you’re most comfortable with. We won’t tell.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞? We serve mainly western cuisine. No creepy-crawlies, promise.
𝐃𝐨 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐮? No, there is a set mystery menu only. Please let us know your food restrictions due to allergies/religion/health reasons etc. and we will make the alterations as necessary.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐮? We change our set mystery menu based on the season of the ingredients used. Please check with us if you are re-visiting.
𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐈 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬? No, unless you are on a blind date. You will have neighbours so don’t be shy and talk to them. You never know who’ll you bump into, they might turn out to be your new best friends!
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐈 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤? Our standard dining duration is approximately 90 minutes.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐟 𝐈’𝐦 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞? If the atmosphere does become uneasy for you, you can ask your waiter to take you outside the dining room to calm yourself or you can continue your meal in a lit area of the venue.
𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤? Yes, all wait/floor staff will be wearing night-vision goggles.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫? You can ask your waiter to take you outside the dining room. The bathrooms are lit and you can go back to the dining room afterwards with the help of your waiter.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐬 “𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤”? Darker than you could imagine. Come and find out.
𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤? It’s very, very, very dark. Any light source is not allowed. Mobile phones, watches, cameras, torches, matches, cigarette lighters and any other luminous gadgets that may produce light will need to be handed over and stored prior to entry. We would appreciate everyone to abide by this essential rule as each and everyone’s experience counts.
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬? 𝐂𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬? This is a concept restaurant, and we want all of you to relish the experience that you deserve. We recommend our guests to detach themselves from their worldly affairs and simply enjoy the meal and the fellowship with your dinner companion(s).
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲? Our venue phone is manned throughout the whole evening and you will be paged if needed.
𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲? All items are placed in a secure bag by you then sealed and signed by you and placed in a secure area. Tell me more about security inside the room. Your safety is our top priority. Our staff are in the restaurant at all times. A pre-dinner orientation will outline and address all security matters.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞? We are licenced 10am till midnight for you to enjoy pre and post-dinner drinks. If you require drinks during meal service you can ask your waiter. Dining in the Dark and The Mix Bar always promotes the Responsible Service of Alcohol.
