We ate in complete darkness. I tried waving my right hand in front of my face and I could see nothing. Not even shadows.
When I was told that we were eating in the dark, I had no idea it was going to be pitch black. In fact, I do not think I have been in such a dark room before.
The restaurant, Unsicht-Bar, had a well-lit lounge where we first chose our drinks and type of meat - fish, beef or poultry - from a set menu. Our waitress then led us in a row, hands on the shoulders of the person in front, into the main dining hall.
Our €43 four course meal was served by a friendly and professional visually impaired waitress. We had:
- Starter: small selection of fish pralines with a sauce of honey and dill and leaf salad
- Entree: fried pike perch under a crust of sauerkraut served with saffron-fennel and risotto out of vegetables, on white wine foam
- Dessert: cream of passionfruit in a mini-preserving jar and fresh couls of raspberries
I always wondered what it was like to be blind. I think I had a 'glimpse' of how it was like this evening.
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Cost: €1.40 sweet flat doughnut for breakfast, €6.10 day trip train ticket, €43 dinner
- Activities: Topographie des Terrors, East Side Gallery 1.3km of graffiti and art
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what a meaningful experience you gals had. :)
ReplyDeleteits similar to the "dining in the dark" experience by Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped. http://www.savh.org.sg/ql_ditd.php
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hehe sounds awesome! I always wanted to go to some restaurant like that near my uni, I think I should do so soon, sounds like a great experience! :)
ReplyDeleteYes, it was amazing! @TS, I didn't know there is something like that in Singapore. Have you tried it?
ReplyDeletenope, I have not. lets do that with the rest when you get back. :D
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