O6 SENS | Le plaisir de la table dans le noir — Restaurant in Quebec

On May 8th, a friend and I decided to go on a foodie adventure. This restaurant in Québec City, Ô6e Sens, invites patrons to come in and let their non-sight senses guide them in a journey of culinary exploration.

Whenever the servers came to our table they would announce that they were there before anything else. This was really nice because it never felt like you were being sneaked up on. After a while, we actually got really good at knowing where our servers were just based on the sound of their footsteps! And they were all so patient with us. Every little thing was explained, they used sound and touch to let us know where our utensils, napkins, water and food were, and when we didn’t follow their instructions properly they remained completely professional and very courteous.

OH! Something completely unexpected happened when, after our main course, our server asked us if we wanted some surprise shots. We didn’t know what he was talking about, so he explained the concept. Basically, there’s a bunch of shots with weird names and you just sort of pick one and hope for the best. The names were: Creamy, After Eight, Cerveau (Brain), Salaud (Bastard) and Spicy. We chose Creamy and Cerveau, because why the heck not. I’m not going to tell you anything about them, other than this: When this is offered to you, DO IT. It was so much fun! Neither of us had any idea what to expect, and no way of knowing what was in it until after we drank it. It’s basically a minigame within the larger game concept of this restaurant.

What can I say about the food without giving too much away? It was delicious, but I also got to try things I wouldn’t have otherwise. Nothing gross, their intention isn’t to trick you, but because I couldn’t see it before tasting it, I didn’t limit myself and say: no, I don’t think I’ll try that. It was very freeing. Plus it was a fun challenge to try to identify which spice was the star of the show. I think I got 2/6 right. Yikes.

The chef came out and showed us everything that we had eaten, along with a few fun facts on how certain things were made. It was really funny to see how wrong we had been, and really encouraging when we had guessed something correctly! This was a fantastic experience, and I will definitely be returning in 6-8 weeks when they’ve changed up their menu again. It was such a fun and tasty adventure as it was, and we were absolutely blown away by the phenomenal service offered by our servers and the chef. Everyone went out of their way to make this a positive experience and that was the proverbial...

Incredible experience! The dinner was a 9 course meal, consisting of a soup+bread to start, followed by 3 appetizers, 3 main dishes, and 3 desserts. We also chose the wine pairing option, which went well with each course. Our waiter, Christopher, was amazing, and guided us to our table slowly. He explained everything thoroughly, making sure we were all set and guiding us along the way. The food was incredible, and it was a blast trying to figure out what we were eating! It really encourages you to use your smell and all of your taste buds to decipher what you were eating! We did pretty well guessing most of the items, but there were definitely some that we were way off. It got us to try new things that we may not have tried before. Afterwards, we were guided back out to the main lobby, where the chef explained everything to us in great detail.

Overall a wonderful experience, and highly recommend if you...

My friend and I really enjoyed our experience at this restaurant. It was truly one of a kind. Once you enter the room, you don’t see a single thing, I thought it would be a room with low-dimmed lights but it was pitch black, which made the experience much more unique. I appreciated the fact that the waiters were blind people, you don’t see that anywhere else. Last but not least, the food was good overall but the quality of it was not exceptional. You’re really paying for the experience and not so much for the quality of the food. The cocktails were bomb though. And the attention was A++++. Would definitely recommend to friends and family, and I would also like to come...