Dans le Noir?

crackberry — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:24:44 +0000

East London is renowned for being a little different, and Dans le Noir? doesn’t disappoint. More sensory show than restaurant the concept is that you are served surprise food by blind people in a blacked out room. Dark, but not in the sense that they’ll feed you baby seal flesh or something. It’s just about enjoying your food more whilst imposing on you all the table dexterity of Jabba the Hut. The normally lit bar allows you to steel yourself with a quick drink before you are led off en masse for the dining room. Bring your wittiest friends, ugly dates and enough Tabasco sauce to dose anyone that gets on your nerves.

Price: £50-60pp. 30-31 Clerkenwell Green, EC1R 0DU. Tel: 020 7253 1100. Web: www.danslenoir.com/london/

St John

crackberry — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:32:18 +0000

Enter St John and you’ll be struck with the white washed walls and high ceilings that give the place a relaxed, clean feel. The food on the other hand, is a little more adventurous, with menu highlights along the lines of bone marrow, trotters and offal. Whilst there are dishes for the more timid, if you’re not going to get involved in the daily changed offering of animal innards, you might feel a little left out. For the full Lord of the Flies experience, bring some friends and feast on the whole roast suckling pig.

Price: £50-60pp. 26 St John Street, Farringdon, EC1M 4AY. Tel: 020 7251 0848. Web:

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Dans le Noir?

St John