My One & Only Restaurant Review

As you know, I don’t usually get into recipe or restaurant reviews.

Nevertheless, I thought I’d make an exception for a restaurant I went to last week with some friends. I guess you could also say it would be a good restaurant to try out on Halloween, but it would also be appropriate any time of the year. Speaking of Halloween, can you believe it’s November next week? Wow! Where did October go?

Anyway…

Recently (September 20th), Vancouver opened its first blind dining restaurant—only the third in Canada! According to Dark Table’s website, the blind dining concept originated from a blind man who blindfolded his dinner guests in an attempt to show them what it was like for him to eat. They loved the concept so much, they turned that experience into a restaurant idea.

At Dark Table, you won’t be blindfolded because the restaurant itself is pitch black. To give you an idea of how dark it was, I can only say that my eyes never adjusted to the darkness like they normally do in my “night vision”. I definitely felt I was without sight the whole time.

The food was awesome! Though I’m not sure if it was because my taste buds were enhanced to compensate from my lack of vision, or if the food was just really good. Did I mention I never used my utensils, and ate salad, chicken, potatoes and veggies just with my fingers (which was secretly a lot of fun)? The only scary moment was being left alone at the wrong table for what felt like 10 minutes (probably only 10 seconds), and trying to figure out what my ‘surprise’ dish was!

For someone who talks with their hands and is incredibly animated, I found it hard talking to no one in particular, and how easy it was to fade into the background and just enjoy the moment.

Definitely go! …Not for the food, but for the unique experience!

For an actual review of the restaurant, check out one here.

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