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Opaque - dining in the dark - (877) 253-3998
Opaque - dining in the dark
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Experience a world of sensitivity in a pitch-black dining room, guided by blind servers, at Santa Monica's V Lounge.
2020 Wilshire Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(877) 253-3998
Neighborhoods: West LA,Wilshire Montana
Cross Street: 20th
Markets:
Los Angeles, CA Metro
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Owner Message
- Uniquely Splendid
- Eye/Soul Opening
- $99 for a 3 course dinner
Arriving in Southern California on the crest of the latest dining trend sweeping through Europe, based on an ingenious European concept that has enjoyed great popularity in cities like Berlin, Paris and Vienna the first ever Dining in the Dark experience is now available in Los Angeles.
Just imagine that you can not see for an hour or two, that you are abandoning vision in exchange for a new, multi-sensual dining experience. Opaque is enhancing our senses of taste, smell, touch and hearing by abandoning one that we often take for granted? This is "Dining in the Dark."
Brought to you by Opaque, the dining in the dark experience allows you to willingly plunge into a world of sensitivity you have never experienced before, taking you through a journey of taste, sound and touch, all in the dark.
Tips
- What to Drink
Wine and beer are offered with the meal--differentiate the white wine glasses from red by feeling the shape of the glass.
- Look Good
Guests are asked to leave their cell phones in the lounge so as not to infringe on the collective sensory experience.
- Know Before You Go
It really is a pitch-black dining scene with a special dispensation by the fire department to eschew even exit signs. If you are inclined to claustrophobia be warned; it can also be a transcendent experience that opens mental boundaries.
Customer Reviews
 great experience, bad food.
Reviewed by mollypsca on
2009-06-14T09:47:20Z
I read the reviews here and made the drive to Santa Monica to try the unique experience with my Wife. Our server and guide through the dark was super nice, but she was smacking gum for the first 5 minutes of our interactions. It is true that other senses come out in the dark and listening to someone smacking on gum is not a great appealing.
In addition, the food was awful. In fact, I did not even eat my salad. It was like they took a bag of unwashed bitter mix and threw it on the plate with some sesame dressing. It was awful. Main's were okay. In truth it was like wedding food at 50.00 a plate.
Further, the tables and chairs were a very low quality, again like cheap banquet tables and chairs.
Yep, I learned a lesson - you can see quality in the dark.
With all of that said, it was a cool experience and something to talk about with friends, although very expensive!
Pros: something to talk about
Cons: food
 had I only an infrared eye between the other 2
Reviewed by joshuatree12 on
2009-01-07T19:54:06Z
Nothing, plain nothing, is what you get. In terms of what you see. But they offer you the world of senses on a silver tray it is up to you to choose whether you want to take it and where you want to take it. Do you want to listen, smell, touch, or taste, or all at once. It was a concert of senses conducted by our lovely waiter Michael. Do yourself a favor and request him.
This Friday is the day of night
Reviewed by testa123 on
2009-01-07T19:17:21Z
I have been getting ready for this day a long time. I am putting my best gear on... gonna look real pretty, as there real beauty is proven when no one sees. This is so exiting and I will follow up when its on my 'seen' that done that list.
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