Dark Restaurant Berlin — Restaurant in Berlin

This place was probably the single worse restaurant in 6 years+ in Berlin. The issue appears when considering the whole package, factoring the price (840€ for 10 people). In short: First and foremost, food is terribly bad for the price. It's cantina level, something you would expect for a 8€ full menu. It's not gonna be disgusting, in a different context it would be okay, but you pay 50 to 70€, and you definitively don't have them in your plate. Wine is awful for a 80€/person experience (2 prices set mentions cause wine isn't included in the menu) Host welcoming you is probably the most unpleasant service I've met in Berlin, certainly by far the most unfriendly one in that price range. He has no sympathy for his customers, almost yelling at them and rolling his eyes all the time. The room stinks, is humid and too warm, and horribly loud.

On top of that, if you come on a Saturday, you have to pay 20€ extra for a "live performance" (for us it was a random singer singing jazzy hits everyone knows, absolutely uninteresting). This is nowhere to be found on the mobile website, and even the host at the entrance had to recognize (after some vague excuses and justifications) that he couldn't find it himself on the web page. So, lying advertisement. We were a group of very good friends, and were looking forward to the experience. But, in a restaurant, we're expecting to be able to talk with each others. This was made very unpleasant by the music way too loud, and the waiters at some point asking us to shut up because we were too loud for the music performance we never asked for and paid 20€. Great way to make your client feel un-welcome, on top of having lied to them on the first place. I won't come back on the food nor spoil the surprise, but it's nothing exceptional. And judging from a 8 months old comment here... it's the same "surprise" menu since a while. I will say the following though: It's sad that such a creative concept receives such an UN-creative food. Your guests can't see what they eat, they can only feel it, play around with it ! Surprise them by bluffing them into thinking they will eat something but realize when tasting it's something else, something they would have figured out if they could see, but can't with that sense less ! Here, just boring, cheap cantina food.

I'd say the only average part was the service. Although it was terribly slow at times, our waiter was professional. Not 80€ diner professional, but okay professional. Honestly at that price one can expect good to outstanding service in Berlin.

Overall, probably one of my worse food investment in Berlin. If you haven't tried it, I would seriously consider waiting to be in another city where the same concept exist to try it there. I have no doubt this place was once great, I heard good echoes from people who went there years ago, but it has since then become close to a rubbery by now. Cut the price by at least half, and you can find it okay and just be fine with trying the experience for the price it is. At this amount of money (10 people was 840€),...

PEOPLE JERKED EACH OTHER OFF AT THE TABLE.

The points all the other reviews made regarding cost vs. quality are valid - it really is overpriced for what turned out to be standard fare. My girlfriend and I chose the surprise menu, and sadly, our waiter never ended up telling us what the main course was (we guessed some sort of chicken curry with rice and vegetables). However, we weren’t there for the food, but for the intense experience of enjoying a meal while blind, and to answer your question: yes, it is absolute pitch black darkness in there.

Being led into a completely dark room and having to quickly relearn how to eat a salad or fill a water glass without seeing anything really is an intense and unique experience. But most of all, it makes you incredibly vulnerable. You don’t know where the door is, you have no idea who is sitting around you, and most importantly, you don’t know what these people are doing.

I am giving this review one star because just after we sat down and got our wine, we heard another couple being led to the spot across the table from us. Couples sit side by side, so imagine that as you’re waiting for the first course, you start to hear strange noises from across the table. The first course comes, the breathing gets heavier, the kissing a little louder and suppressed moans become difficult to ignore. We said something when the breathing turned into flesh-on-flesh slapping noises and our whole table started shaking. It doesn’t take eyesight to know the couple across from us did a lot more than kissing, but not knowing exactly what was going on while we were eating our salad felt violating.

We told the couple off (“Hi there, we can hear you!”) and informed our waiter, but he just tried to nonchalantly brush it off. Hey, it’s dark, what can you do!

Given the fact that you’re already going to be out of your comfort zone in a way that’s difficult to imagine, we expected a bit of a stronger response. The table never shook again but kissing and quiet breathing continued throughout the remaining courses, making this the most awful dinner we ever had. And because of the darkness, you can’t exactly just get up and leave. When we informed the host at checkout, he seemed blasé about it: “Oh dear, that shouldn’t happen of course, we are really sorry… that’ll be €136.”

We ended up negotiating a small discount, but considering how bad we felt after the whole thing, we really felt like walking out without paying. You’re prepared to see people having this kind of fun in a dark room at Berghain, but not in a restaurant while you’re eating food you can’t even see. The fact that none of the staff seemed even bothered makes it even worse. After reading this review, the weirdos are probably going to be even more encouraged to come here, knowing it’s an acceptable place to get your rocks off, but if you’re looking for a unique, non-sexual dining...

Ever wondered what it's like to dine in complete darkness? Such intriguing dining concepts are becoming increasingly popular worldwide. This DarkRestaurant offers a dining experience shrouded in complete darkness, served by visually impaired waitstaff. The prospect was intriguing, yet no amount of anticipation could truly prepare me for the depth of the experience that lay ahead. In this environment, "utter darkness" means the absence of all light, making it impossible to see anything at all.

Upon our arrival, the hostess warmly greeted my date and me, taking our coats and presenting a menu that outlined meal types rather than specific dishes—poultry, seafood, beef, or vegetarian options, with a selection of drinks. I opted for the vegetarian, and my date chose beef. We were then led by our blind server, Heedi, in a conga line fashion into the pitch-black dining area, a journey that set the stage for an evening unlike any other.

Seated and acquainted with our surroundings through touch—silverware, glasses, and more—courtesy of Heedi's guidance, we awaited our meal. The palpable darkness soon unsettled us, a feeling exacerbated by the inability of our eyes to adjust or find light. To distract from the discomfort, we engaged in conversation.

The meal began with bread that, to my discerning palate, immediately felt unworthy of indulgence. A playful moment ensued when my date, attempting to lighten the mood, inadvertently launched a piece of crust into my eye. Despite the mishap, we navigated the challenges of sharing dishes and experiencing the meal without sight, which proved messy yet enlightening. Our main courses arrived, and though my initial impression was of a simple salad, I was actually enjoying a complex dish of lime-marinated beetroot with a mint topping, a discovery that underscored how much sight influences taste.

This dining-in-the-dark experience taught us valuable lessons about the reliance on visual cues in culinary enjoyment and the profound impact of sight on our dining experiences. Despite the average quality of the meals, the unique environment made for a memorable evening, though not one we're likely to repeat. The experience served as a reminder of the importance of sight and the intriguing ways in which its absence can alter perception, conversation, and even the ambiance of a meal. Dining in the dark offers a one-of-a-kind experience that goes beyond food to challenge and enlighten the senses in...