KLites To Experience 'Dinner In The Sky' At A Table Suspended 50M Above The Ground
It's an RM600 dinner in the outdoors, at a table suspended 50m above the ground by a crane, on a rotating platform with no walls and no toilets, right next to the KL Tower.
By Sadho Ram — 26 Jul 2015, 06:09 AM
Starting from 1 August till the end of the month, Dinner In The Sky will provide KLites an uniquely amazing bird's eye view of the surroundings near KL Tower as they enjoy a five-course culinary feast while being suspended 50 metre (164 foot) above the ground
Malaysia will play host as the first South-East Asian country to enjoy this unique culinary experience that will see 22 diners enjoy a five-course meal while being suspended on a sky platform overlooking the iconic Petronas Twin Towers and KL Tower.
Dinner In The Sky will be holding two dinners daily at 6pm and 8pm throughout the month of August with a menu that also caters to vegetarians. This Belgian-based novelty restaurant service has already been to 43 different cities worldwide and was also selected by Forbes in its list of the 10 most unusual restaurants in the world.
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There will be 2 dinners every night and it will take place till 31 August. The unique experience, which started in May 2006 in Brussels in Belgium, uses a crane to hoist diners, table and waiting staff exactly 50m into the air. The experience is open to those aged 18 and above and gives a whole new meaning to "high class".
Malaysia will be the first South East Asian country to host this dining experience promising an amazing view of the iconic Petronas Twin Towers with a delectable menu to boot.
Image via The Malay MailThanks to local event organiser 2Spicy Entertainment, KL-ites will be among the first in South-East Asia to experience these unique aerial dinners. Held over a span of a month, DITS KL will feature two seatings a day – one at 6.30pm and the other at 8.30pm. The five-course menu – which is dubbed “Modern European” and prepared by Marc Fery, chef de cuisine at Hilton KL’s Graze restaurant – takes approximately an hour to serve and also includes an option for vegetarians.
star2.comGuests will be secured to their seats with multiple seat belts, as the chairs rotate to give them an amazing bird's eye view of the city
While definitely not for the faint-hearted, guests can be assured that nothing too heart-stopping will occur apart from the occasional flash of vertigo; safety is paramount here and all designs adhere to strict German specifications.
That’s part of the reason this Belgian-based company – the brainchild of David Ghysels, owner of a marketing and communications company, and Stefan Kerkhofs, a bungee-jumping impresario – took off when it was founded in 2007. From the Las Vegas Strip to the hills of Villa Borghese in Rome, Dinner In The Sky (DITS) has hosted over 5,000 dinners in 40 iconic locations around the world.
So what will the experience be like?
Evenings will start off with a drink in a welcome lounge – and yes, it’s earth-bound – before embarking on their culinary journey. Those who survive the experience will receive a printed picture of them enjoying their meals, apart from earning maximum bragging rights, of course.
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The experience, however, isn't cheap!
At RM599 per person, it costs way more than a meal at your average restaurant. And diners won’t get a refund if the weather’s bad – the dinner will be moved indoors. Still, seats were completely sold out within 48 hours of its launch and the company has added new time slots to keep up with the demand. If you plan to book a place, however, be sure to keep this in mind: visit the restroom before you go up.
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