New Brisbane restaurant to suspend diners 17m above ground
A wild new dining concept is set to attract thrillseekers, with patrons hovering above the ground strapped in by a harness.
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Imagine dining 17m above the ground, hovering in the air, with only a harness holding you in.
This is the bold culinary experience Brisbane Powerhouse in New Farm will be serving up this spring, with their new restaurant Vertigo.
“It’s a very exciting, extreme dining adventure,” Brisbane Powerhouse CEO/artistic director Kate Gould said.
“There’s nothing quite like it.”
The unique concept was dreamt up by Riverlife creator and co-founder John Sharpe, with the team at Brisbane Powerhouse working overtime to bring it to life from a logistic and safety perspective.
The end result will be a custom-built structure of tables and chairs that hangs from the edge of the heritage-listed Powerhouse building, with diners needing to strap into a harness before stepping down onto the suspended restaurant.
Guests won’t be allowed phones, bags or anything in their pockets that could potentially drop out while they’re dining, with even the cutlery tied to the table to prevent any mishaps.
“It’s not dangerous, it’s safe, but it’s all in your head,” said Ms Gould, who revealed there would also be an exclusion zone at the bottom in case someone dropped one of the special unbreakable plates or glasses. “It’s this idea that you’re in this risky situation and that’s what interests me.”
Brisbane Powerhouse restaurant Bar Alto will provide the food, creating a high-end menu built around top Queensland produce and “silver service”.
Ms Gould said the sky-high eatery would be part dining experience, part art installation, with those on the ground also in for a show watching on.
While the real climax will come at the end of the meal when diners are given the option to dropline off the building to the ground.
“For a lot of people it’s not going to be for them and we know that,” said Ms Gould. “It’s for the daring and that’s brilliant.”
Vertigo will open this October from Thursday to Sunday – weather permitting, and can host multiple tables of two each evening.
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