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World's First Underwater Restaurant

by Jonathon Morgan (RSS feed) on Apr 11th 2007 at 11:03AM

Ever wanted to eat fish amongst the fish, or watch a stingray swim past during dinner? If this sounds like your thing, travel to the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa, where you can eat at Ithaa -- the world's first-ever undersea restaurant.

By the looks of it, you'll be dining in an inverse aquarium, 5 meters below the surface of the Indian Ocean, surrounded by the beautiful coral reef.

According to The West Virginia Blogger: "The cuisine is dedicated to the fine balance of western food items with a Maldivian flavor, the wine concept is equally exciting, offering diners the perfect opportunity to discover the wines of the prestigious Champagne house Louis Roederer."

As you might suspect, it's not cheap. Dinner will run you an average of $187 to $220. But for a once-of-a-lifetime dining experience, maybe it's worth it.

[via Spluch]

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

champyb@aol.com Apr 17th 2007 7:12AM

seaworld is better,restraunts are in water there,and bring the family have a great time and its a lot cheaper than this place,what a screwing this place charges

cassie Apr 17th 2007 7:25AM

never trust one that does not know how to spell

George from Los Angeles,California Apr 17th 2007 8:08AM

I will try it out.

Scott Apr 17th 2007 8:26AM

I think this will be a different experience. Not every day you can eat like that. I think i would go to Seaworld though. It is sort of far to travel just to eat at a restaurant like that oncew in lifetime experience or not.

ann Apr 17th 2007 8:33AM

Sharks at Seaworld is reasonably priced, excellent food and above the ground. The shark tank is magnificent...........

MelissanOrlando Apr 17th 2007 9:13AM

We live in Florida, close to Sea World. My kids love eating at Shark's. The kids have a blast each time we go.

pattiefo5 Apr 23rd 2007 9:43AM

Just sit next to your aquarium and pop some fish sticks in the micro.

Danielle Apr 17th 2007 9:11AM

I think it's creepy, like Red LObster: YOu see the lobster in the tank, and then it's on your plate. Let just hope this resturant isn't serving seafood. Creepy...

Chandra Metts Apr 17th 2007 9:26AM

I like to try new things and this would definitely be an interesting experience for me. Although Sea World is great.

Heather Apr 18th 2007 9:51AM

Well my first thought is having a fish tank in my home I can say that at any given time one fish will be going to the bathroom and you can see it hanging there so.....wouldn't that be the same with that? I don't think I would want to pay that kind of money to eat there and have a fish swim past with it's waste hanging there.

pattiefo5 Apr 17th 2007 9:26AM

Just sit next to your aquarium and pop some fish sticks in the micro-$1.98

karla Apr 17th 2007 9:53AM

dont they have under water quakes in the indian ocean
i wouldnt want to be there for 1 of those

Priscilla Apr 17th 2007 9:55AM

Another place to try is the Coral Reef restaurant in Epcot Center. It's a great place to eat with underwater views of the "Living Seas" attraction. The fish swim right past your table.

Paul Apr 17th 2007 10:01AM

Please correct me if I am wrong here, but wasn't Disney's The Sea restraunt in Disney World,one of the first establishments to serve food in an aquarium setting? I wish there was some accountability in editorial research, sadly there isn't.

Marie Woods Apr 17th 2007 9:59AM

My son builds restaurants and I just sent him this article and asked him if he would like to have an assignment like this one to build.
Marie

CHRISTIE Apr 17th 2007 10:18AM

WOULD NOT EAT UNDER WATER, TOO MUCH FEAR THERE. NOT TO MENTION REDICULOUSLY COSTLY. NOT WORTH IT TO ME.

henry adler Apr 17th 2007 11:19AM

Not correct. Sea World in Florida has an underwater restaurant, with similar views, good food, and much more reasonable prices.

ahvolare Apr 17th 2007 10:36AM

cassie, you are so right and especially when the misspelling includes the topic.

Jackie Apr 17th 2007 10:37AM

I'd be too scared to eat there, but the article is actually correct. They are not the first UNDERWATER restuarant but they are the first to do it under an actual ocean, not in a false ocean setting. Still...the person that commented on the underwater earthquakes kind of hit home for me...I'd rather sit by my friend's tropical fish tank and eat pasta nice and safe and not with tons of metric water pressure over my head.