Reviews Dialouge In The Dark

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Mikey D'Couto
+5
The overall experience was great!
We went in the evening just before our 10.30pm movie for dinner here.
Not revealing much here but it was a completely different/unique experience.

Shivashankari Mam was kind throughout and allowed me to give her a hug!
Jul 16, 2019
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Anilkumar P M Nair
+5
That was just amazing. It was a sudden plan. We (Me and brother) went around 8 pm there, the reception team was cool and they explained the rules to be followed. We were taken inside by Ms. Janaki and the experience was surprising. Shaking bridge, water fall... we could visualise everything. The sense of touch, smell and taste. Later we were supported by Ms. Shiva Shankari, who explained more on its concepts. Both of them were too friendly, we could not feel that they are strangers to us. An amazing experience and we were fully satisfied. Thanks to the team.
Jul 10, 2019
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Shrinedhi Rajan
+4
A place where you walk out with a lifetime experience. It's pitch dark in there and you get to know how it is for a visually impaired to play, listen and respond to the surroundings. Safety is ensured as individual lockers are provided and IR CCTV cameras are fit inside. The quantity of food is less and the dishes to be served can't be decided by the customer. It's a bit weird to eat without light, but the overwhelming excitement makes up for it. The cook, the staff, the instructors are all visually impaired and you will not even realize this unless they reveal it themselves. Great effort but expensive for the slot duration offered. Note: Prioritize experience over food !
Jul 07, 2019
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Mohandas R
+5
One of the best experiences of our life. It is unique. The food is OK. Enhanced awareness of feel, touch, hearing, smell and taste. This is a restaurant you leave with a learning that lasts a lifetime...
Jul 07, 2019
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Iyerathuponnu
+5
Best place to have a wonderful experience. Tasty food but I suggest to have the complete visiting and playing cricket, so that u will enjoy much. Only dinner won't be that much good and experience. We were 5 people and enjoy much. I will definitely come again. They will get you a stick and full of blind people. Thank you to everyone who guided us. Hatsoff makkale!!
Jul 06, 2019
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Sandhyaa Ravi
+4
Great experience. A place everyone should visit atleast once. It's motive is to be more than just another themed restaurant and to emphasize on the value of life and how physically challenged people cheerfully live their lives! Food was great too. 😁
Jun 14, 2019
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Crux_max
+4
When I was doing window shopping in EA( express Avenue, Royapettah) , a sign board attracted me with orange fonts as "Dialogue in the dark" which is a restuarant. So planned to have lunch there. So rushed to book seats with the front office. I have to pay the entry amount and need to hand over all the reflective items, mobile phone, torch in the locker. I was surprised why????

Instructions written as :
1) inside restaurant will be "pitch dark"
2) we have to eat in darkness with guidance of the people inside the restaurant.

For half an hour, felt like helpless without any small piece of light.

Once lunch is done and came out of the restaurant, I was shell shocked to know that all servers and cooking people are blind and deaf.

Hats of the to the people !!!!

For half an hour, without vision life seems to be tough but for them it's permanent.




Cost :

Rs. 500/ head


Things to look for :-

1) enjoy the food in darkness with your friends and family

2) no phone or any other distractions

#nonveg #veg #chicken #friends #family #chennai #outing #ea #different #royapetta
Jun 01, 2019
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Meet Shah
+5
The experience of here matters, the whole idea of the restaurant being that you are in the dark and do activities there - you need to imagine what a particular thing is by ears, touch, feel, etc. Playing cricket in the dark is fun as well. Just experience the same and don't reveal what awaits at the end of the journey
May 25, 2019
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Rakesh
+5
Unique Experience!! Must try atleast once.

Food is of less importance. A standard and limited, fixed menu is served. Ofcourse nobody comes here to taste the food as this place is purely for the amazing experience. The place is pitch dark and nothing else to say. Feel yourself.
It costs 630 per head incl. tax.
May 20, 2019
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Venkata Karteek
+4
Experience inside the restaurant is awesome, Person guiding in the dark place knew English, Tamil & Telugu as well which helped us to be in the dark place till the end of the meal.
Only the food is limited which is like a Lunch Box.... One Wrap with 2 Chicken pieces & some Gravy which will not be sufficient for the people who wanted more dinner....
U can stay inside the dark room for more than an Hour where u will be given a stick, u will play cricket & u need to bat by hearing the sound of the ball & u need to cross the moving bridge in the dark which will be the best experience & identify the things, paintings on the wall & finally have your dinner
It's a bit difficult to have food without looking into it nor knowing what it is, but you should
Please do not go there just to have food inside the dark but if you wanted to know how blind people will live their life - it's the only place you can go & have a very Great Experience
May 09, 2019
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Swetha Stalin
+4
The experience was really good but food could have been way better for the price we pay. Nice ppl and really didn’t expect wat I came to know
May 04, 2019
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Narayanan
+5
Place inside was full of darkness every one should experience this place once in their lifetime. Service was excellent n staffs inside was very friendly in guiding to all the games they conducted. Food taste was excellent n looks like an north indian flavour food.
Apr 28, 2019
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Vivek Joshi
+5
Imagine that you can't see anything for an hour with your eyes open. How would you feel? You will start appreciating the beauty of your other senses. This place is more than a restaurant. It's discovery of your inner self. It is once in a life time experience. I had Janki as guide who did her job wonderfully. I never thought that I'll be able to play cricket without being able to watch. Divan served me delicious food. This place is not just an eatery. It's a place for medication as what you have got with you is just yourself and your food.
Apr 27, 2019
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Anitha Nair
+5
Ok it was completely pitch dark inside. U can only see the “light of smoke detector & camera” in one corner blinking and that’s it! It’s literally pitch dark.
A visually challenged person guided us inside.
Just like how we would walk and do other activities in light, similarly they do it casually in the dark with the help of sound and smell —- So this is what we can experience there.. it was really a very different experience. We were also made to do some activities and games inside.

If u go there with an intension to just have nice food and have fun - then this is not the right place .. You get a basic food.
Just 1 veg meal and 1 non veg meal.
U are allowed to just choose out of that and a common dessert.

I kinda liked it, because this is something I’ve never experienced in my life - walking , sitting , talking , doing some activities and eating in pitch dark!
So yeah 😅 it also makes us feel grateful for whatever we have 😊❤️

About 2 hour of your time - away from gadgets, social media etc,.
Apr 13, 2019
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Muralisri.murugesan
+5
Overall it was such a nice experience. It’s worth going if you want to know how you can use your 6th sense alone. Food was simple and delicious.
Mar 25, 2019
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Abhishek Katta
+5
Awesome place to experience new way of eating food. U will come out thanking and gratitude for the life that u got. Hatsoff to the person who thought of this.
Mar 21, 2019
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Swathi
+5
Such a weird and extraordinary experience I evr had 😌
We enjoyed the atmost experience of dark life
This restaurant serves a 3 course meal which was actually good😘
And they had some games also inside which will also be played in darkness.😎
On the whole a wonderful experience I had here🤩
Mar 16, 2019
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Pavithran
+4
Unique concept! Food could have been better both quantity and quality wise, But staffs were very kind and polite especially Selvi akka..
Can try once for the experience of dining in pitch dark!
Mar 14, 2019
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Balaji Manohar
+5
This restaurant's review have been checking out for a while now.. probably since the time i have been in chennai.. Although i always planned but could never make it, yesterday it ws just an unplanned visit to this place.. This place is not actually a restaurant but definetely an experience that each one of the privileged ones should experience..
So our 5 senses are inter connected and we experience everything around us using these 5 senses where-in the eyesight plays a major role.. This place cuts off ur sighting sense and helps u experience the world around you with the remainjng four senses.. Although gave you just a headsup , this place will surely leave a mark when you experience it and i dont want to reveal what you would experience but it surely moved me deeply when we had come out..
The food is home made and surprise element of the experience..
Do try it atleast once in your lifetime who are in Chennai only for visiting or Short period..
Mar 10, 2019
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Pius Pereira
+4
If we talk about the Theme. It's really wonderful to experience the world from the eyes of the less fortunate. Yes, they take you into a restaurant that's completely dark (You are not allowed to carry your cellphone, watch and anything that emits light). The wonderful waiters are Visually Impaired but very skilled and talented and Of course so polite (At least compared to the actual people on the counter outside).

It's not a 5 Star Rating because the Food and Quality because it's nothing exceptional. Although they serve you in a proper Tiffin Box that we carried back in School days.

They serve you Simple Chicken Curry, Maybe Kebab or friend chicken and Roti.

Apart from the food, it's a must experience thing for everyone.
Feb 24, 2019
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Vikram M N
+5
Wanted to experience this place since a long time, more than dining, I just wanted to get a feel of it. But the Express Avenue parking cost was one of the major hindrance for that. Finally went there in spite of that as I had other shopping plans too in that area.

We went around 1.30 PM and had to wait for about 15 minutes. There were already few people waiting before us and a few after. Each one of us were given canes and were advised to be kept on the left hand as it would be pitch dark inside. Once the gates opened, a hand was visible from outside which drew open the door. That hand and voice guided us throughout.

The initial feeling of being in total darkness gets kind of claustrophobic immediately but I consoled myself saying that I’m not going to die. Funny how human brain works. But I was actually smiling wide grinned as I was in complete darkness. We were all asked to hold the shoulder of the person in front of us, the sides of wall etc. on the right hand. The left hand constantly holding the cane.

The experience started with a tour of finding out the monuments with hands, walking on the shaking bridge, hearing out different sounds, finding the words and finally playing cricket. Even though I’d love to describe each of these experience I’d rather not spoil it for you guys, an oath which took in the restaurant while indulging in these activities. Wish I was not that hungry or we had gone a bit earlier. Hunger pangs overruled everything and as soon as I got food, that was the most overwhelming of all experience.

I was not expecting much from food there. I knew it was a novel concept and credit has to be given for the overall experience than just the taste of the food. But I was proved wrong. Even though the menu was limited the food was high on quality. We had one Veg and one Non Veg combo. Veg had a Paneer Dry Dish, Chapatti, Veg Biryani and Panner Gravy. In Non Veg we had Chicken Fry, Chapatti, Chicken Biryani, Chicken Curry. Among the two, the non-vegetarian combo definitely wins. Icing on the cake was the Gulab Jamun at the last, which felt so good after a spicy lunch.

Note: Everyone working there are blind. That is why we get guided seamlessly.
Feb 22, 2019
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Pritam Gembali
+5
This is a must have experience that I'd recommend to have who's looking to open their eyes for a new dining experience. It just tells you the importance of the little things that we take for granted.
Feb 13, 2019
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Hungry He-Man
+5
This was a real surprise. It was my friend’s birthday and she was the one who suggested this. I’m not gonna say anything more about it for you need to experience it for all the fun.
Jan 30, 2019
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Priyanka Uthayakumar
+5
This place is totally awesome ♥.... I booked it for my friend's birthday as a surprise... He totally loved it and enjoyed every bit of this restaurant... Mr. DIVAN was our guide he was so sweet, friendly and very charming and made our entire visit very very memorable.. I highly recommend it to all... It's a must visit place in chennai
Jan 29, 2019
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Buvana Iyer
+5
I still remembered that day, when I had read a review of this place in a local paper and made a resolution to visit it as early as I could. This place literally changed my perspective of consumption (be it food, smell, feel or what ever one could with senses).

I loved each and every second I was in that place. I stumbled to unwrap an aluminum foil covering the rotis that was served for that night. Making me realize the hard fact of life of a few of us.

Now, coming to the experience and the food part, I loved the experience session of going around the small place in pitch dark for the first time. Though I cook food, sensing the spices with smell and touch was completely a new yet realizing experience. The food dabbas that were served to us all had same recipes, the taste was homely.

Overall I became a better person with this great fooding experience.
Jan 11, 2019
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JB Marshall
+5
Must experience! Too much write would spoil the pun! The food is tasty, but be aware you are not just paying for the food here.. 🙂 an unique experience..
Jan 06, 2019
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Goutham Raj
+5
First experience, Good to go with friends and family... They have blind games to play, friendly staffs, beautiful atmosphere, food was really Good but quantity felt a bit less. Really enjoyed a lot, you'll be thankful for what you blessed with at end of the day.
Jan 04, 2019
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Keerthana G
+4
Dis was a different experience, felt so grateful... staff's handling of us was so kind nd genuine, the food offered was good but i felt it would have been the best if some more variety of food could have been offered as per the cost...the experience was worth the money bt not worth the limited food offered...
Jan 02, 2019
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Irshad
+4
Thanks for the experience had different thoughts crashing my mind after the visit....THANKS DHIWAN MOHAMMED ...totally amazed and looking for the next encounter
Dec 27, 2018
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K Kamalam
+5
Visited this restaurant located at Express Avenue Mall with my fiancee. I know it's something in the dark we gonna eat. The person in the lobby handed us the brochure which lists the rules before dining. I had no idea about the darkness but after reading the point," You can come out due to fear of darkness!!" , I was little scared. I am not going to tell you what's inside the restaurant. But this place is worth the money and you ll definitely enjoy the dine. Must visit atleast once! Kudos to the team for such an awesome idea and the special people who assisted us throughout the dine!! My First memorable moment !!😁
Dec 26, 2018
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Maddy
+4
'Dialogue in the dark' is undoubtedly one of the best themed restaurant with awesome concept.
As the name suggest, you have to dine-in in pitch dark. Yes, this not only gives you an unforgettable lifetime experience but also gives you a chance to step into shoes of differently abled people and live their lives..
They provide you a locker to keep your valuables(cell phones, watch,etc.- any object emitting lights is not allowed) before entering.
Food is great..
For experiencing the taste of darkness and testing your senses, do visit this place.. :)
Dec 23, 2018
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Annie Baptist
+5
It was one of the best experience I could ever have, Dark is indeed beautiful, when you just look from your mind, feel from your heart, and you have no eyes to judge about things around. A fantastic day with my Loved Ones. Thanks Divan.. You were an Amazing host. A Must Try....
Dec 17, 2018
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Shruti Krishnan
+5
We all have that one place which we have seen and walked past it like hundred times everytime telling ourselves to visit it atleast once, don't we?! Dialogue in the dark was one such place i have been wanting to visit and also have walked past it so many times. And finally i made it to the placr having no idea about what and how it works.

Being unsure how the experience of walking, talking and eating in complete darkness with your people would be we all stepped into a real dark room where i could see nothing!!! Yes you read that right! You can't see your own hands in there, thats how pitch dark it is.

And we went on a fun filled, incredibly amazing experience which i will never forget in my lifetime. Ask me what i experienced?! No im not gonna let you know any of it, for i want each one of them reading this to visit the place and feel thrilled by yourselves. One hell of a place i say!!
Dec 08, 2018
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Mahenthra Krishna
+5
Head here to experience that can't explained by words or anything unless you head there to experience it. This place is an eye opener for me who is always on the phone 24/7 with no social interaction what so ever. And this place just changes our view on differently abled and changes our point of view on them completely.

I don't wanna break the spoilers here and ruin your experience. All I can say is that they even do serve you food inside (duh that's why their in Zomato) and it tastes absolutely great. For the experience you get , the food you eat just builds up it to a whole new level. All I can say is step into the darkness where you don't see but just experience.

Overall a must visit place and I would definitely recommend for those who are glued to their mobile phones like me to experience this.

Dec 06, 2018
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Aneek Bhadra
+5
One of the best places in EA. Worth trying. Ambience is amazing, given you are ready to try a new experience with pitch darkness and other senses heightened.
Dec 03, 2018
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Foodiefrlyf
+5
Darkness has always been something all of us fear about. What if you get an opportunity to fight your fear for darkness and also experience how it feels to be in a shoes of a person who can't see.? Dialogue in the dark is all about experiencing darkness. You definitely need to be there to explore it for urself. But let me tell you this would be one of the best experiences you would have had in your life. The place also serves a set menu for both veg and Non -veggies and the food to my surprise tasted delicious and homely. The best part is you will be dining in the dark having real conversations with your friends or family. Mobile phones are not allowed and any kind of light emitting objects are strictly prohibited.

A big thanks to the guides who assists you throughout your experience and hats off to the entire team. I cannot share my entire experience. Don't miss out on the amazing experience. The entire experience along with the meal in pitch darkness costs a person 599 inclusive of all taxes. Definitely the experience will be worth your money. I would suggest you go as group so you could have a great experience.
Dec 02, 2018
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Ahmed Yousif
+5
This is such an uniqe experience.

If i say anything i will ruin it . Just go try it out . You wont be disappointed.

I went knowing nothing. And was pleasantly surprise

And mr. Dewan muhammad gave me such outstanding service.
Dec 01, 2018
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Prashanth Purushothaman
+5
If you are reading this review to know about this place and to check whether it is worth spending your time or not, then I would suggest you stop looking for much details about this place and just go and experience this amazing experience. Yes, this place is too damn worth to get an experience of darkness. 

This is not a place like the scary house or the ghost house. No one or nothing is gonna scare you inside. It;'s all about few thrilling experiences right from the moment you step in. I can't explain in words much about the feel and experience I had but definitely, I can say one thing, this place is damn worthy one for such a wonderful feeling it gave me. And yes, obviously, you will be having your food as well. You'll be having a few small activities in dark followed be which you'll be taken to the dining place and you'll be offered with their food. You will be having your meal in the dark. But hold on, are you wondering how you'll eat or find your food in the dark? I had the same questions before I step in and I entered cluelessly. Trust me, only because I entered cluelessly I felt I had an amazing experience inside. One more exciting part is, their food is awesome. They have standard food items for veg and nonveg so you no need to worry about how to order your food in the dark. All you need to do is enter the room and your fun begins there.

VFM - Yes
Taste - 5/5
Ambience - Ha Ha
Service - 6/5, Yes, you read it correctly. 6/5 for the guidance and the care they provide us in the dark.
Nov 30, 2018
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Dhyan
+5
This place is one of the best themed restaurants in Chennai! 💙
A totally different experience on its own even without the food! 
Located in a busy mall like EA, pulling off something different.
The food is a set menu (Veg and Non-Veg) for the day and it varies a lot but is consistently, something like : 
> Simple starters ( Veg/Non-Veg )
> Rotis/Naan x2
> A portion of Daal/Curry
> Rice (White/Jeera/Veg) 
> Dessert 
The twist in serving this simple menu comes off like this - Pitch dark ambience, led to your table in the dark by your steward/stewardess, the food is served HOT in a classic dhabba ( tiffin carrier ) and you're left alone to eat in the darkness! 
Kudos to the concept and the owners for sending a message, too. 
P.S - your steward/stewardess is a blind person! :o
Nov 26, 2018
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The Hungry Chennaite
+4
Head to this place to have one of a kind experience!
Learning to empathize is something we are never been taught and this place does it the right way!
Step into the shoes of the differently abled to understand that they are in no way disabled, like the way we all presume.
For me it was such a eye opener and a day I would remember for the rest of my life for so many reasons.
One has to be in this place to experience it themselves. I would take everyone I care about to this place.
On the food - TBH, I did not expect it to be good, but i loved and enjoyed every bite of the food that served.
Nov 20, 2018
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Aishwarya Rajagopalan
+4
For the concept,theme and the ambience 5+ stars!!!!!!! Flabbergasted by the way they maintain the theme... Food wise care is needed to serve a better tasting food!!!
Nov 16, 2018
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SRIVIDHYA HARI
+5
I love it... amazing day... tooo dark.. what experience my god... omg just love it soooo much..
Selvi and dewan was amazing... fazi become good friend
Nov 10, 2018
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Suresh Aravindakshan
+5
Today is my
wife's birthday and we went here by chance, without any further explanation, I would say just go there and experience it, must visit at least once , you will not regret for being there.
Nov 09, 2018
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Nagalakshmi Venkataraman
+5
Excellent ambience, people who serve are mostly physically challenged that helps us to understand their pain since food is served in dark.. Totally it was unforgettable experience
Oct 21, 2018
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Murali
+5
It's dark, it's scary and you think you're about to bump your face into a wall.... Or so that's what it's like for the first couple of minutes... But the perspective you get from experiencing the world in a different light ( pitch black) is well worth it... I left the venue feeling a greater sense of appreciation and respect for those visually impaired. Thank you DITD!!
Oct 07, 2018
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Vibhakar Vishnu
+5
It was a very good experience to be there and enjoy the tour. Must go restaurant to have a great time though food was ok and quite costly but you will have a great experience. Please visit this place
Oct 06, 2018
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Foodie Buddy
+4
And finally after a lot of discussion and debate we went to The Taste Of Darkness Dialogue In The Dark. Priced at ₹500 per head for just the meal,(excluding the tour), the veg meal was a simple one comprising of roti, sabji, a small potion of starter and vegetable fried rice. We also had Gilab jamun dessert to end it. The taste was okay, but not worth ₹500. However if you consider the experience, it was worth much more. It is a must have experience, an eye opener. Had a great time. The guide who led our team throughout the dinner was really amazing. Great service!
Oct 04, 2018
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Sidhartha
+5
We had a great experience here. We went for the first time. It's a nice concept.
Feedback from my side:
1) Food should be more delicious and should showcase to visitors before going inside, they should lot of options there.
2) we want this restaurant to be in bangalore and bhubaneswar.
Oct 01, 2018
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Raja Rajan
+5
Dialogue in the Dark will be one of the top picks when you choose to dine in a themed restaurant in Chennai.
I apologise for not adding any food or inside premises photos since no gadget is allowed inside.
No booking is mandatory to dine in, on the spot is enough.
The only thing I can reveal, is that the restaurant is full of dark. You will be experiencing how blind people live their life in a world of darkness.
The staff will be so helpful and patient, the food is served in a meal box was good to have.
^^Overall a good experience^^
Oct 01, 2018
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Sadhana
+5
This place is located in express avenue, so if you could have a wholesome days after a movie and shopping and finishing it off by dining here.
So dialogue in the dark, as the name suggests is a fully dark themed restaurant. Once u enter it's completely dark. Don't worry you're eyes would of course get adapted to it.
So there was this combined offer when we went which includes experience and dining. The experience part was amazing and eye opening. Our guide was muzambiz, an awesomely talented person. It included making the best use of our five senses and cricket in the dark.
Dining part was amazing too.
We were given this lunch box which we gotta unpack and repack after finishing,this is a task.
We had three starters,pulao,naan and chicken murg masala and a manga dessert.
Every dish was outstanding, well cooked especially the chicken tikka.
Food-5/5
Experience -5/5
Creativity -5/5
Overall an amazing experience and dining.
Sep 25, 2018
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Salma Bano
+5
Can't come out of the experience which I had today been here.
Really thankful to the people who came up with this idea. I'm so grateful! Touched me totally.

Not revealing anything out here, will suggest to go over there and get a surprise.

When I write reviews for other restaurants, I do mention about ambience & service, but here I will say the ambience was a feeling of being grateful!

Service- I met Janaki who guided us through the tour and served us food, she made me trust again on people! It was great meeting her :)

So happy & grateful!!
Sep 22, 2018
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Pramoth Kumar
+5
Wowww. An other world experience of awakening your all your senses. Just dipping in the dark for sometime will do a Magic that will make you remember this place forever. Recommended highly to visit when you're in Singaara #Chennai.
Sep 16, 2018
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SR
+5
Excellent experience!!! I highly recommend it for everyone to try it out once. Different perspective. Not much to say about the food (though it was good)- the highlight is the ambience.
Sep 15, 2018
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Cheruba Nelson
+4
It was a wonderful experience and it really humbles you and makes you feel thankful for what you have in life ..
The dark experience and the food was really good..
The staff were very friendly and helpful and patient .
Sep 01, 2018
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Sharanya Sambantham
+5
It's a very humbling experience and you would not understand until you experience it. We take life for granted and whine for the smallest of problems and we do not count our blessings. This lunch experience of dining in darkness for half an hour was unique. You are guided into the restaurant in pitch darkness to the sitting area . The food is served piping hot in a tiffin box , the food is decent and non veg options are also available , the only let down was that there was no dessert . When you eat your food in darkness you actually start relishing every bite . Once we were done , we were guided towards the exit and only then we noticed that the people who guided us and served us were visually impaired . The pricing is moderate and I would suggest you go there for the experience rather than the food.
Aug 30, 2018
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Abdul
+5
A unique experience. Definitely worth at least a try. You’ll not be disappointed. We went there with low expectations and were pleasantly surprised.
Aug 26, 2018
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Kiruthika Devi
+5
It was an unforgettable experience! A rare and one of a kind of restaurant I have been. Happy that I went there. A must add place for travel and adventure lovers.
Aug 24, 2018
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Emilda Rajan
+5
Had a great experience, the guide was ... Great it was a good experience from a different perspective ....we had a very entertaining guide ...hats off to everyone there ...
Aug 21, 2018
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Shakthi Vel
+5
Nice place to eat. Good service by staff. Foods are extraordinary. Worthy place to eat with family and friends. Good atmosphere nice locality and great pleasure to have food here. Party with friends and family are too good. Foods price are moderate and value for money.
Aug 21, 2018
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Vignesh Kumar Rajan
+5
Great food, great ambience and lovable guys.! The only factor is pricing can be a little lesser for the dishes they serve.! A one in life time experience in the dark.!
Aug 17, 2018
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Anjanaa Karthik
+4
I really don't know where to start. First , there's nothing to talk about the ambience here, coz the name says it all. It's pitch dark inside. You can't even see who grabs food from your plate :p
About the food, it's just a very simple meal box, you get reminded of your school and college days where you carry a three set or a two set box. The same will be served here w.r.t veg/nv. And they taste really really good. Overall my rating would be 5.
PS: It's a tribute to all the visually challenged people out there. Kudos to that. :)
Aug 15, 2018
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Harini
+5
The place is amazing... Having food in the Dead dark room is an amazing experience and the guide Sultan was very polite... He kept us entertained and his colleague Janaki is very polite.. Food is very tasty... Great experience and a must visit
Aug 14, 2018
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Aishwarya Hariharan
+5
A must visit place. Thanks to Our guide Velmurigan for guiding us. A very unique experience and great food.One should really go there and experience it themselves.God bless all the visually impaired kind hearted people working there to show us their world.
Food -10
Service - 10
Overall - 10
Aug 11, 2018
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Atishay
+5
It's a very nice place and gives a new experience. The dark themed restaurant is a very nice concept and the food taste is also very good and the staff working inside is blind and they very friendly.
Aug 04, 2018
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Tarun Highvoltage
+5
A greatly unique restaurant of one of the rarest themes. More than the food , the experience one gets while dining here is the best. Eating food in a pitch dark environment might be disturbing for some. You’ll be walked through by the restaurant’s hosts. Right from the beginning, everything is different ; getting at your table , groping the table for food and eating every mouth , it is such a wonderful experience. We can realise how the blind would feel.
Aug 03, 2018
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Arun Kumar
+4
The experience of eating in dark s very good . It's pitch dark inside. We will be guided by their executive to seat, and provided a tiffin career.. regarding food, it's tasted decent..
Jul 31, 2018
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Afthab Muhammed
+4
To me this was an introspection of myself with the one thing I love, food. From the moment I entered the restaurant more than food I was imagining about adapting to uncertainty. The will power of their staff is amazing, so is their service.
Jul 29, 2018
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Tarun Kumar
+4
A place to visit at least once in a lifetime, not for just good food, but an overall awesome experience.

In today's life, all we want first when we enter the restaurant is to click pictures of ambience and the food, which was not possible here. This fact makes this place altogether different and unique.

So this place is all dark from inside, where we couldn't see even the person sitting next to us. All we were relying was our senses. Then the waiters/helpers served a tiffin box which had 3 layers, our task was to eat the food out of the tiffin box,and re arrange it once we are done.

The food was hot n yummy, and staff was very kind and helping you out with proper instructions in the dark. The staff is a bunch of blind people, which we came to know once we were getting out of the place.

Food-4
Ambience-5
Staff-5
Experince-5
Overall-4.5
Jul 09, 2018
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Raghu Bedi
+4
Went there with my daughters..i suggest you should book your time slot in Advance!There is the food first then a voyage to experience your 5 senses!!Outstanding concept.PITCH DARK....COMPLETELY...T HE Food is Just Average...However its the concept and theme thats a lifetime experience!!you are guided by visually impaired assistants,which you realise when they guide you after the complete visit!!I have subtracted one point out of a 5,because they need to improve the food quality,for the price!!Overall..highly recommended for a Different experience!!A hidden Gem In Chennai!!GO FOR IT....
Jul 07, 2018
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Deepthi Tadikamalla
+4
You can visit this place only if you want a different experience.  The food is pretty bad, below average when you take cost into consideration. It neither fills your tummy nor makes your taste buds happy! 
Do visit this place with a game package or it is no use if you go for food alone. By games, i don't mean its so much fun, but its a different experience and you would enjoy it.
Not Recommended if your looking for a Good Restaurant! to just eat!!
Jul 06, 2018
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Surabhi Samant
+5
Must visit this place but please don't read the reviews ...please ..it will spoil the fun ..😎
But visit with a partner (best choice) or with a bunch of friends and have super fun ...
Must try !!
Jul 05, 2018
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Gowthaman
+5
Besttt experience...everyone must try this...
The person is in billing section is humble nd polite
Inside..also good response from workers
But only thing I think..the quantity of food should be more...
Here u cannot see...but u can feel the taste
Jul 04, 2018
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Swathi Ashok
+4
After seeing all the reviews I thought of going this place for dinner... We booked for a nonveg platter and we had a waiting tym of 40min... So they had a option of 30min activity which costed lik 900rs for 2 persons... Enjoyed a way lot... Made us feel the blind ppl experience and was a fun n a thoughtful experience... The food was served along with 3 other ppl in a carrier.. 1 chapathi, 2 pieces of chicken kebab, chicken salan, rice which was very average... A wet tissue was given after t meal which wasn't liked by anyone who ate t nonveg platter..
To note: a locker is given before u go inside to keep all your things...
On the whole it's a must to try place for only once in lifetym...
Jul 03, 2018
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4554
+4
Both veg and non veg are of same price : 399 +tax
Food was good
They will give food in small carriage box and the taste is good
U will have an experience of eating in dark where ur sences plays vital role
They are few games too
Jun 30, 2018
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Sunoj
+5
Wow!!! This time, it wasn't about the food, it's about the memorable experience that I carried back. I went here with my fiance today for dinner.

We were told about an exhibition tour in the dark for a slight extra cost other than the dinner cost of 400 per person. So we were interested for the exhibition tour too. Once we paid, we were given a locker to lock up all the electronic gadgets and bags we carry.

Now coming to the experience, it was pitch black and you totally start to rely on your other senses other than sight. You will be guided by a blind person, Ms Radha - A really friendly and helping voice you hear in the dark. My fiance & I thoroughly enjoyed it😃😃

Then finally we were taken to our seats, where we waited for 15 mins for the food carriers to come. And the time flies as you talk in the dark.

The food was limited quantity and good enough for a person to have a decent serving and was tasty too😋😋

Remove this experience and paying this amount for the food alone it may not be worthy. But, for the experience, its totally worth😊👍🏼👍🏼

A definite must try for the couples just for the experience😀
Jun 28, 2018
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Aparajitha
+5
It was one of the best experiences of my life.The food was yummy and the cost is completely worth for the great experience they provide us with.The lady who helped us through was really courteous and made the whole thing even more lovable.
Jun 24, 2018
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Megha Aravind
+5
Amazing place to hang out with friends!! Trust is the only thing that will make you keep going! Delicious food with a Lotta twist and friendly staffs to guide!!
Jun 23, 2018
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Pallavi A
+4
Dialogue in the dark has guaranteed a unique experience in terms of dining (in the dark, of course). We were led inside the pitch black room and made to sit in chairs. The food was served piping hot in a tiffin carrier of 3 levels.

Dishes served:

1. Starter - It consisted of paneer and vegetables. Flavours were good. 🍢

2. Main course - It consisted of 2 rotis, a gravy and some veg rice. It had that homemade taste and it was nice.🍚🍜

Quantity was average. It didn't fill our stomachs but the experience made up for that bit. Every person needs to experience this - dining using your other senses except eyes. 👀
Jun 11, 2018
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Pronita Barua
+5
We just went out of the blue to this place to satisfy our hunger. The manger was very humble asked our preference for the food and we paid before even we could taste the food. He asked us to keep everything inside a locker provided to us and told to keep the key with us. We had to keep everything inside the locker as in every single thing e.g: mobile, bag, watch, spectacle, wallet etc we usually carry. He told us to wait for 10 mins. After sometime the person told us to form a que and put our hands on to the shoulder of the person in front of us. We did that and entered. Woah....PITCH BLACK. You just cannot see anything what is inside. At first I feel a little discomfort because we had to feel everything with our hands, but their a staff staffs from the resturant who had guided us what to do and where to sit. We could hear voices of other people but we did not know where they were sitting. We were made to sit in a row. They provided hand sanitisers to clean our hand, gave our food trays and water bottles. Then they served our food in small tiffin boxes. I had got pulao, some gravy roti, panner and for non-vegetarians, they had got chicken. I loved the food. We enjoyed our meal because it is a very unusual place, and we literally did not know what we are eating and touching until it was in our mouth. Lastly we got double ka Meetha (bread fried and soaked in milk).
We again waited for everyone to finish so that the person who took us in could take us out.
My review about this place is, I just loved the concept of making customers feel the difference of a normal and a blind person. Life will be so difficult If we were to live that way. I’m happy that someone has taken an initiative of giving jobs to these helpless people. The entire experience is just wow. I will not suggest to go to this place with elderly people or small children as it will be difficult for them. I will not even suggest this place for those who has a fear of darkness because this place is pitch dark and they might feel claustrophobic.
For those who wants to experience a good food with a thrill, please go. In this world where we see things and still prefer our gadgets more than the person with whom we are sitting, this place made us feel more bonded. We three friends laughed and enjoyed ourselves till the very end. I was a happy person with a happy tummy and I will revisit this place for sure.
Jun 10, 2018
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Absar Mk
+4
Had dinner at dialogue in the dark.To put it mildly,it was truly a humbling experience. My respect for the different abled has gone up even higher. It is simple tasty and feels like it is home cooking. But food can be improved. All staff were very polite.
Jun 04, 2018
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Bhagyashree Jaipuria
+5
A sense tingling experience. Must felt for all sighted people.. Experience tour is filled with daily life experiences and makes us realise how granted we take our vision to be. Not everything has to be instagrammed .. but indeed some sights are to be heard, felt and even smelled..
The dining experience is a perfect date with oneself and your food..
Tickles you right from the taste buds till the heart..
Gastronomic experience indeed..
Jun 02, 2018
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Harish Palaniappan
+4
A completely different and amazing experience. Dining in the dark was absolutely thrilling. I guess the cost we pay is completely for enjoying the experience . We opted for a veg meal and the quantity was very less but really didn't matter. The food was really good. The veg meal consists of a chapathi few starters and a box of rice with gravy. A nice place to hangout for couples and a group of friends.
Jun 02, 2018
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Janani Iyer
+5
Its the experience rather than the food. Forget snapping your food before you eat, you can hardly see the person sitting next to you. Its pitch darkness. At first i thought my eyes will get adjusted gradually but naah, its just endless darkness for 30 minutes. Its so surprising that you actually realise what your other senses can do. The minute the aroma fools you and you touch and you realise its hot. They serve a surprise-set menu. Portions are enough for a light meal though not super filling. Janaki,who was my guide was really SUPER SWEET 😍😍. Anyone who wants to try anything different, this place is the go. Also they seem to have other experience tours too, where you play small games in darkness. Im DEFINITELY coming back for it. 😘😘
May 29, 2018
5
Roshan Tariq.M.
+5
An entirely different experience I've ever had. A place that activates all your senses except vision. The entire tour is for 30 minutes and you come out thanking one of the biggest blessing each one of us have, without which we would feel like how we experience during the tour. An awesome concept and the food too, its delicious. Thank you Muzammil Sir for being an amazing guide. P.S:- Please do visit, rather than looking at comments to know what happens inside. Its not too costly as well. And being a dark restaurant, please don't come back telling that quantity of food was less. And seriously, i don't understand why people describe the entire tour as Google Guides just to get more points and rank, inspite of what they request us- not to break what they have in store for us.
5
Naveen Vox
+5
One awesome experience in the dark for around 45 min to 1 hour. Experienced a blind life in the pitch dark environment where we were guided by people who were visually challenged. That's the highlight of this place. I hope all will enjoy and once u get inside this place and come out the next time u ain't gonna be scared of darkness. Instead u will play around even in pitch dark. We had an amazing dark surprise gig perform for a couple on their anniversary here which was one memorable day for us.
4
Aswin Kumar
+4
Wake your senses while shutting your vision. Ever wondered how your life would be without any lights? Darkness is all you see! Ever wondered about a blind man's lifestyle? His whole life is just filled with darkness and that's all they see! But wondering all this, ever wanted to live their life for once ? Well, Now you can! Dialogue in the dark, set up in EA mall, now gives you this expereince. The real expereince of blindness. And by expereince I mean, Literally you go blind for few minutes. Your​ sense of vision shuts and rest of your senses wakes up. Touch to feel,smell and Taste the truth! The Irony here is, you get your help by people who are actually blind. You're no more in your comfort zone. Taste of darkness is the restaurant part of the expereince. Before we stepped into the world of darkness,we were asked to keep our light emiting gadgets in the locker. We were guided by the ppl who were actually blind.They made us feel comfortable guiding our way to our tables. The place was pitch dark with not a bit of light! As we took our seats, we started off with a small game to pass time till our food arrived.. Being in darkness, you be you. You stop to bother about what others do or think of you. I don't wish to explain much regarding the food and spoil your suspense, I suggest you to give it a shot and experience yourself. The best part is, you can do what ever you wish to with the food. How ever you wish to eat. Spoons provided, but I suggest you to get your hands dirty. It's finger licking good. 😋 Go for it to earn some expereince you won't regret. P.S for the interior pics, Just close your eyes and feel the peace. That's how it is inside. 😁
5
Praveen Raj
+5
A very innovative restaurant which bring your school days in front of you by serving dishes in a tiffin box. A must suggested place in Chennai where people can experience the lives of visually challenged people once in their life time. Affordable price and you need to pre book for the slot. Enjoy the new world with friends and family and make the dialogues in the extreme dark.
5
Mugunthan V
+5
Absolutely phenomenal place The best thng u wil ever experience #dovisitspot u wol enjoy it for sure Worth a visit
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Mr. FoOdiee
+4
” Dialog in the dark is the place where i realized that even blind people can see” – “The moment i stepped inside, i felt like i’m totally blind its was pit dark ” i was totally astonished. Suddenly i felt a hand holding my hand and asking for my name, i told my name and he place my hand on his shoulder and asked me follow him. i was wondering how come this guys can see in pit dark. i thought they might use infrared viewers. He guided me to the seat which i have reserved already, i sat there for a while with 5 of my friends with eager feeling to know what going to be next. All i can feel was aromatic smell of food and people voices, been an inquisitive guy i was totally amazed. A moment later i heard a voice calling my name, i said yes i’m right here. They said, can we have a small puzzle? i was like puzzle yaaa ok, lets give a try. He handed over me a object in my hand, i can clearly feel that its an alphabetical word “A” and all my friends got different letters “r,p,l,i,a”, he asked us to form the letter with given alphabet, we started exchanging the letter which we had and formed a word ” APRIL” its was quite easy still had a amazing time. After sometime they gave us the food, they serve two different types of food ” Non veg Thalli – 349Rs” & “Veg Thalli for -299rs”, I can feel the presence of food with the aromatic smell, Then they called my name and placed my hand on the hot box, requested me to open and have it. Hot box contains three portion in it, one with Roti and tandoori chicken, middle one with Veg pulav and last one with some chicken gravy, Coming to the taste of the food it was good, you need not have to worry about bones and stuffs in tandoori everything is boneless. Tandoori was perfectly marinated and its was perfect, Coming to the veg pulav, the moment i had it, i can feel the presence of corn, capsicum in it and the taste was good but felt it would have been better with little spiciness, Coming to the gravy we haven’t found what gravy it is yet :(,it tasted like butter chicken still it had capsicum in it, fusion food:D, so some of my friends claimed it would be chicken machurian :D, Finally we named it as ” Darky Chicken” Once we had the food, They requested us to arrange the hot box and place it on table, one of my friend (tanveer) got shocked hearing it, he was searching for one of the container :D. Then somehow he managed to find it in the dark and we gave it to them, then they handed over me the wet tissue for wiping the hands and we started to talk with each other. even its pit dark i can sense where my friends where sitting, i started to learn the place, like how i came inside where to take left and right, i was even counting the foot steps right from the first. Yup its the right time to implement it, we are checking out now. one of the guide placed my hand on his shoulder to take us out, i was calculating steps and analyzing it, after 15 steps i was guessing i should turn right, its was perfect 😀 they took right, i was playing a little game with myself. The moment i stepped out i felt the whole environment is too bright i couldn’t see i closed my eyes for sometime. i felt i have to get inside again and i turned back, I was totally shocked to see my guide. i thought guides will be using a infrared camera but i was totally wrong, he was visually impaired, everyone who works here are visually impaired. ” That’s the moment i felt even a visually impaired people can see, we see though the eyes, They see though the feel and sense”. we might be blind in the dark but they are not, they are not blind even in the light they can feel everything. I very much thank to the organisation who gave them an identity Hats-off to them. Overall for the experience will rate them 5/5 and for the food 3.5/5, so my overall rating will be 4/5.
5
Muneesh Jasrotia
+5
Loved the place. You want a unique dining experience, this is the place, doesn't get better than this. The attendants and the servers are visually challenged but look after you in the best way.
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S P
+4
Went for experiencing the darkness .. Both veg and non veg costs the same price ( 399) We will be guided by blind people and the food will be served in complete darkness.. They will be giving small school boxes *quantity and quality is okay but they can reduce the price.... We have played a game too..
5
Sandeep Sandy
+5
My favorite restaurant ever. You could experience a new way and style of dining. You will enter into the blinds world's and you will come to know about their lives with the curb. Once you enter into the reception they will give you a small key where you should keep your electronic gadgets and light equipping devices into the locker. And here the game starts, if your has 3 or 4 or 5 members that doesn't matter. They will give you a curb and you should follow the first person who is your guide. You will be followed by the first person of your gang, you will hearing only the sounds in a very dump dark place but tremendously you would definitely enjoy each and every portion of the wall. A guide will be there to help you to the destination in the mean time you would enjoy the birds sound and running water sound. Even you will walk in the bridge and you will imagine that you are in a park when you sit for sometimes at the bench over there. You can sing when you are sitting in the bench. I promise you! You will definitely enjoy visiting this place. Go and support the restaurant because they runs for the blind people.
5
manoj dasari
+5
Good concept. All blind people will serve you. They provide locker in which you will keep all your mobiles and electronics items. Inside you will experience only dark. Items are only two veg and non-veg. One you have to choose. Amount for veg or non-veg is 650 per person. Have to try once. Taste is good.
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Ajay Kumar
+4
Awesome experience.. Must visit joint. Price for food slightly higher for the quantity they offer.
5
Parthasarathy Seenivasagan
+5
This restaurant offers a whole new experience in dark. There's nothing to be scared of though. The food was great but the quantity was limited. The staff were courteous and since we went as a huge gang it was a different experience. If you're looking to try out something new don't think, just go ahead. You'll enjoy the experience.
5
w manapakkam
+5
Had a unique experience of tasting food at totally blind feel.They have managed to keep it pitch dark. We had veg food here and it tasted really good.Staffs guide everybody much and they try to keep us feel safe. As a group it was a differnt and fun moment.Our valuables were kept in separate lockers at entrance itself.
5
Manisha Gahlot
+5
What an experience!!! A place that will entertain you yet leave you feeling grateful for something we take so much for granted, our eyesight. Feel your way, play games using all other sensory organs but eyes and top the experience of a meal without being able to see it. You are guided and assisted in your experience. A must try, especially children. An experience that should be on everyone's bucket list.
5
Nandan Bhat
+5
It was a very great experience in the restaurant. The concept and the theme of dinner in the darkness is very nicely planned. There's nothing scary, but one will take a few minutes to adjust to the darkness. Once adjusted, you won't fear but start enjoying the moment. There is option for both Vegetarian and Non vegetarian food.
5
Vijayanarayanan saravanan
+5
You can't find any photos on the food. We always wanted to try this restaurant when visiting the malls. Finally got the time and opportunity. This was indeed an unique experience and I would recommend it with my eyes closed. Such an awesome place.. I would not like to go much into the details of what happens inside, however we took the exhibition and the lunch package. The exhibition took around 20 min. The lunch was simple and good with a dessert. On the whole it was a good experience.
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Arjun V RAGHUNATHAN
+4
It was a different experience. Almost 1 hour full darkness. You cant see anything. Even you cant see what you ate.Everyone should try once.
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