Thrill seeker restaurant to open in Brisbane
A new Brisbane restaurant is set to suspend its guests 17 metres above the ground, with only a harness to keep them from falling.
The vision for the extreme dining experience, called Vertigo, comes from Riverlife creator and co-founder John Sharpe, with Brisbane Powerhouse in New Farm working behind the scenes to ensure logistics and safety aspects are taken care of.
“It’s a very exciting, extreme dining adventure,” Brisbane Powerhouse CEO/artistic director Kate Gould said.
“There’s nothing quite like it.”
Diners will be suspended in the air and will sit at a custom-built structure of tables and chairs that hangs from the edge of the heritage-listed Powerhouse building.
Diners must strap into a harness before stepping down onto the suspended restaurant.
No phones, bags or anything that can drop to the ground will be permitted on the platform and an exclusion zone at the bottom will be put in place just in case one of the special unbreakable plates or glasses should fall to the floor.
“It’s not dangerous, it’s safe, but it’s all in your head,” Gould said. “It’s this idea that you’re in this risky situation and that’s what interests me.”
Food will be provided by Brisbane Powerhouse restaurant Bar Alto. Guests can enjoy a high-end menu built around Queensland produce and silver service.
They will also be given the option to dropline off the building to the ground once the meal is over.
“For a lot of people it’s not going to be for them and we know that,” Gould said. “It’s for the daring and that’s brilliant.”
Vertigo will open in the Spring from October onwards, with the restaurant open from Thursday to Sunday – weather permitting.
Jonathan Jackson, 15th August 2023
