March 3, 2006 Blind Dining by SCOTTEE The latest culinary experiment — a blacked-out restaurant in which blind staff serve the food. Dans le Noir (which, my GCSE French tells me, means something like "in the dark") is completely dark. Pitch black. Most sighted patrons won't know Braille so you get to choose your meal from the menu whilst in the bar beforehand, but once you enter the blacked-out restaurant you get guided to your seat by the blind staff, who also serve the meals. Any move you make while in the restaurant has to be done with the help of your guide - even getting directed to the Gents or Ladies. Oh, and wine is apparently served in unbreakable glasses. Booking: 020 7253 1100 booking@danslenoir.com Dans Le Noir