Romantic Dinner in the Dark Amsterdam

Recommended by 92% of travelers

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Great choice

5+ bookings last month.

2 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket

Why travelers loved this

4.6

· Victoria_L ·

Jul 2025

Great experience! The staff was so nice and the food quality was great. The time between each course was perfect. I was afraid, that the room would only be dim so you still could see shadows. But it was so dark, you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

· lori_L ·

Oct 2025

We had a delightful experience 🍽 Ellie , Mo and Michael made our experience incredible! After our meal we were able to guess what we had eaten , lol I was so off Before our meal they had questions regarding allergies Such an interesting experience

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Overview

Heighten your senses and pleasure your palate during a 4-course dining in the dark experience in Amsterdam. Rather than eating in a standard restaurant, enhance your sensory experience of food and drink while allowing blind waiting staff to deliver delicious dishes to your table in the pitch-black darkness. Select your meal from an illuminated selection outside and then plunge back into the darkness to enjoy this unique meal.

It's a dining experience you'd struggle to get anywhere else
A great choice for foodies visiting Amsterdam
This experience is wheelchair and stroller accessible
Don't worry—the restrooms are illuminated

Sample Menu

Starter

Surprise starter

Every dish at Ctaste is a surprise. Due to the lack of sight, every bite is a new sensation. Beforehand yo u tell us what you don't like to eat.

Starter

Second surprise starter

International renowned Chef's signature dish between courses

Main

Surprise main course

Whether you like meat, fish, vegan or vegetarian, we take every wish serious and try to surprise every guest. We have 19 years experience.

Dessert

Surprise dessert

Fruit, icecream, pastries, cake and a surprise effect. We'll take care of an amazing dessert for you and your table partner.

What's Included

Dinner

3 Course dinner is: Starter, main course and dessert | 4 course dinner is: Starter, Extra course, main course and dessert
2 amuse bouche
Private table

Alcoholic Beverages

Wine or beer pairing is available for additional €20,00 p.p. ask your waiter

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Amsteldijk 55, 1074 HX Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ctaste is located at the corner of Amsteldijk and Rustenburgerstraat, Tram 4 stop Lutmastraat and metrostation Wiboutstraat are close by

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
Please be advised not to wear White clothes
All rest rooms are in the light
Mobile phones and cameras will be kept in a personal locker during the duration of your dinner
Organs, bones, fat, insects, or any other extreme ingredients are never served on the menu
Children from 6 years and up will like and understand the dining experience
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Traveler Photos

Gallery picture 1 (from a traveler's review)

Featured review

lori_L

Reviews

4.6

based on 48 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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Unique

laura_c, May 2026

I’m so glad we took the time to do this unique experience—it was absolutely worth it. I would highly recommend it!

Excellent experience

Toby_L, May 2026

A wonderful dinner experience in the dark. Knowing what it is like for the blind is a lesson that is needed to remind ourselves to think of others and what life is like without one’s senses.

Take the time to...

Janet_W, Apr 2026

Take the time to experience it. It was eye opening literally in the dark. Every person without blindness must experience it.

Response from Host, Apr 2026

Thank you very much for your kind words. Glad to have you, hope to welcome you some other time again.

An absolute must

lori_L, Oct 2025

Should experience this at least once.

RoseAlie_C, Aug 2025

This was such a unique experience. I’m so happy we did it. I loved trying to figure out what we were eating. Everything was so well thought out and planned. If I make it to Amsterdam I would do it again

Go visit! Darker than expected

Victoria_L, Jul 2025

We didn’t know what to...

Nikki_T, Jun 2025

We didn’t know what to expect with this evening. The food, staff and everything was outstanding! Uses different senses while experiencing fabulous food was a really eye opener and got our group talking for weeks after wards!

Horrible Dinner under the Cover of Darkness

James_H, Apr 2025

This experience was awful. The environment was pitch black. The food we were eating was never identified to us and was unidentifiable to taste. The way the food was served made it nearly impossible to eat with provided silverware and therefore we made a mess the table was extremely tight and uncomfortable. Overall one of the worst experiences with Viator

Fun and interesting experience

colin_m, Apr 2025

Overall the experience was enjoyable and informative. But the restaurant was chilly and the time between courses was too long

The food was excellant, best of all was our waiter Noele, he was a delight, he made us feel so comfortable

sueporteous, Dec 2024

Tasting food in a pitch black atmosphere was an amazing experience, allowing your senses other than sight to take over. Your hearing, touch and taste senses become heightened and once you adjust to the dark you sit baa k and enjoy the evening.

Fun and unusual in Amsterdam

Jennifer_I, Jun 2024

Really unusual experience. Food and service were excellent! So glad we did this one, definitely a memory!

So Fun!

Janice_G, Apr 2024

Such a fun experience! Food was good too! It’s a different way of evaluating what you are eating without seeing it.

A Tasty, Teachable Experience!

Kelly_S, Apr 2023

The food was amazing, the service was impeccable. My sister and I enjoyed the challenge of eating with senses other than our eyes!

Amazing

Duaa_A, Feb 2023

Amazing experience, with amazing food, and awesome staff. The experience is unique and we enjoyed the dinner

Totally black

Adrian_R, Jan 2023

Certainly a different experience trying to guess what you’re eating in total blackness I still don’t know how the waiters served the food

What an amazing experience!!! Wow

MahrukhSohail_H, Sep 2022

What an amazing experience. Such a unique experience. Amazing tastes and fine food that I just simply just enjoyed extremely.

You really should experience this!

Michael_W, Aug 2022

A very interesting experience. Food was tasty, host was convivial. Viator site mentioned infrared photo; however, when we asked about it our waiter seemed to know nothing about it. Also, it would have been nice to get a copy of the menu afterwards (so we’d know exactly what we’d eaten). Highly recommended!

Highly recommend

Allie_G, Aug 2022

We weren't sure what to expect, but it turned out to be a great experience. It was interesting to try to navigate our dinner without being able to see. The food was great too!

It was a very interesting...

Jaimie_V, Jul 2022

It was a very interesting experience and good food. It was fun trying to figure out what you’re eating.

The experience was great....

Brenna_B, Jun 2022

The experience was great. The food was horrible you really need to have food people would actually like. To pay that kind of money and leave starving is not good.

What an amazing experience!

Mary_c, Apr 2022

What a great experience! Food was excellent. Dinner was completely in the dark. It really tested all other other senses. We would highly recommend.

Brilliant experience

meganlmcgonigal, Apr 2022

So much fun, and such a cool experience. The food was delicious and the service impeccable. I really enjoyed the optional quiz at the end where you get to guess what you ate!

It was a really cool...

Keely_W, Mar 2022

It was a really cool experience, very strange but in a good way. Different and definitely something to do at least once.

Great Food & Great Service

Sheila_O, Feb 2022

The food was much better than expected with high quality ingredients. And, the service was better than most restaurants with lights. Truly amazing!

Everyone has to try it

Simone_C, Feb 2022

Such a cool experience would 100% recommend! All the staff were so lovely as well. Thought I would have been a bit scared but it was so fun

Fantastic experience

Philip_R, Aug 2020

This is an experience! Really heightens your sense of perception, smell and taste. We really enjoyed the fun of this and even having the opportunity to chat in the dark in itself was a great experience! Our waiter was lovely and introduced himself by humming when he entered the room- we’ll not spoil anything- try for yourself😁

Fantastic - don’t listen to the moaning reviews

Camilla_N, Feb 2020

Great start with friendly & accommodating people on the front desk. It really is completely dark, was concerned about the quality of the food though it was really well thought through to make you question the different textures & cheeky surprises. The blind waiters were fun, relaxed & helpful. Definitely loads to chat about exploring your senses & lack of them. Only a few splatters & disappointing empty forkfuls - we couldn’t have enjoyed it more & certainly an experience in life I wouldn’t have wanted to miss. Go!

Great experience - a must try, for once at least

Mauricio S, Dec 2019

A little "uncomfortable" at the beginning but very interesting experience to put you outside of your comfort zone. Our visit was even more exciting with a server running into me a couple of times from time to time and getting lost on the way out... good stuff!!!

Amazing experience! Highly recommended!

Donna_L, Aug 2019

What a great awareness and consciousness-raising experience for both your senses and for people who have visual impairments! We had the package without drinks, but ordered 2 large bottles of water and 3 soft drinks for a very reasonable 25€. Professionally conducted, clear and easy-to understand explanations. Don’t be nervous, it’s an exciting and novel experience, but repeat visits with different people are a great and different experience every time.

Really cool experience! My boyfriend...

SarahAnne_S, Apr 2018

Really cool experience! My boyfriend and I had a really good time with this. It takes a while to do so definitely plan ahead to do this early in the evening and have a good time with it. Food was really good but more fun to try to figure out what everything was than to enjoy the food itself. Spring for the cheese tasting and wine pairings with the food.