Opaque - dining in the dark

Eating with the lights out--popular since caveman days--gets a refined touch at this pitch-black Hayes Valley restaurant.

(800) 710-1270

689 McAllister Street (Gough)
San Francisco, CA 94102 37.779691 -122.423372

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Neighborhoods: Northeast, Civic Center

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Special Offers:

We are now open in Wednesdays for a reduced price of $79 instead of $99..

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Hours:

Thursday, Friday & Saturday 6:30pm-11:30pm

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Opaque - dining in the dark

What People Are Saying About Opaque - dining in the dark

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Opaque - dining in the dark

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Arriving in Northern 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 San Francisco. 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…

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A European concept by way of LA, "dark dining" is like a power outtage with gourmet cuisine and white-gloved service. Before entering, diners are presented with a multiple-choice (beef or fish, salad or pasta, etc.), three-course prix-fixe menu. Guests are then introduced to their servers--all of whom are blind--and led by the hand to their tables. The inside of the restaurant isn't dim, or even "dark;" it is eyeball-achingly black, the idea being that with one sense completely extinguished, taste and smell are heightened. Hearing sharpens, too, and people-watching becomes people-listening as…

4 Star Rating: Recommended

05/03/09

nice

by amandavelasco

This is such a nice place. I love the food. I would recommend this to anyone. I will visit this place again. Good job. :D

2 Star Rating: Below Average

02/13/09

Reviews rigged

by CaFineDiner

I was considering going to this restaurant since the concept looks so cool. I saw too few reviews on the bay area page, so I googled it. There are more locations and more reviews in other cities.

Interestingly, I found glowing reviews by the same people in other locations. Very fishy! For example, the 5-start review "This Friday is the day of night" review by testa123 appears in the Santa Monica location verbatim.

Another 5-start review by joshuatree appears in both cities as well. I am steering clear of this place until I see some more honest local reviews. Also, if the restaurant is too lazy to properly rig the reviews, I am not sure how good the place itself is going to be...

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/08/09

Yummy!

by petekazanjy

Soo good! It was absolutely delicious. I would recommend to anyone. I can't wait for the next time I get to go.

The Details on Opaque - dining in the dark

Parking:

It's fairly easy to find a spot on McAllister, and there is a parking lot on Gough and Grove.

Know before you go:

No walk-ins are taken at this reservation-only affair.

Look good:

Or, rather, don't look bad; this meal can get messy, so don't wear white unless you want it tie-dyed with food and wine stains, and don't wear anything that's irreplaceable.

Category:

New American

Payment Methods:

American Express, Cash, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Romantic Dining, Hidden Find, Date Spot, Prix Fixe Menu

Cuisine:

Traditional American

Message from Opaque - dining in the dark

  • Uniquely Splendid
  • Eye/Soul Opening
  • $99 for a 3 course dinner

Arriving in Northern 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 San Francisco.

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.

Instant Offer

We are now open in Wednesdays for a reduced price of $79 instead of $99.

Any of our 3 course prix-fixe meals are only $79 on Wednesday and Thursdays. Just make a reservation and we will honor the discount

Opaque - dining in the dark

689 McAllister Street

San Francisco, CA 94102

Phone: (800) 710-1270

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