Dining In The Dark...

This month, I managed to get around to going to alot of places I've been curious too. The most recent was 2 days ago.

Sunday, 24th February, I met Mel for his belated birthday dinner. One of the things that stood out from the very beginning was this: 

It honestly brings great joy to my life to annoy my friends in such a way. I.e: Making them carry a balloon bouquet everywhere. 

Honestly, being an event stylist and having access to a list of vendors, this random balloon was made available much easier than most would think. LOL. If anyone in AMK looking for a nice realiable and really pretty balloons, MistyDaydreamSG would be the most easily accessible for you guys. They have a ton of combination or you could ask me to come up with a combination for you. But, my services comes at fee of course. Depending on how nice you are, I would give a discount. LOL

But this is not about me right now.

This entry is mainly about the place that I have been reading about that exists in the US and to cut the story short, I have been curious about this for a very very very very very very long time.

So what better opportunity than to do it during Mel's birthday right?

Therefore, I made a reservation at:

*Drum rolls*

NOX - Dine in The Dark

Guess what was the most pleasant surprise out of this whole experience? That my waiter is blind. Maybe all of you are all well aware of it and maybe I have been ignorant about that fact since I thought that they were gonna function like the ones in US where they have some sort of night vision goggles (just shows how long have I been away from this country that I'm really not that updated with its ongoings, i'm pretty sure it was all the hype when they first opened).

But nevertheless, I was still pleasantly surprise. My waiter, Bernard, was the most efficient, funny, and reassuring waiter i've ever met! He was truly a delight to converse with!

I remembered thinking that what a new door of opportunities such a concept opens to those with sight impairment. They're even able to be part of the food and beverage industry if more dining areas are able to come up with a creative concept that is able to integrate disabilities into a career.

So how it works is that, they're obviously a reservation only restaurant. Therefore, when you make your reservations, you would also inform them of your dietary requirements. You will be served a 3 course set meal for dinner and each course contains 4 different items plated in separate bowls for easy eating in the dark.

When you first arrived, you'll be ushered into their lounge area downstairs where the bar is. You could have your cocktails/mocktails/wines while waiting to be seated. You'd also have to lock all your belongings and anything reflective in the locker provided. When you're ready to head for dinner (the dining area is upstairs), your personal waiter will come down to greet you by the stairs and guide you up into the darkness.

Given the setting of the experience, we obviously do not have any foodporn pics! lolol

However, we definitely had a good time. 

Everyone at NOX was so friendly and inevitably gave the restaurant such a great vibe. I wouldn't say that their food was extraordinarily great, but the whole experience was so pleasant that the food was somewhat forgiven.

For those of you who have not tried NOX before and have always been curious, I would say... go for it! It was definitely worth it to experience something like that at least once in your life. 

Priced at about 78/88++, I would say it is not exorbitantly expensive to the point where it is not affordable. I think its a good price for a special occasion if you're thinking of something different to do.

The experience is a 5 out of 5!

Happy trying ya'll! let me know what you guys think of it!

p.s: I also realised that sighted individuals tend to start whispering the moment they put in a dark place.