Perth’s CBD may be defined by office towers and lively after-work bars, but one restaurant feels quietly removed from the rush. Tucked behind iron gates and reached by a cobbled path, The Stables unassumingly stands in the heart of the city, occupying one of the city’s original horse stables, built in 1894.
Now, the historic venue is inviting diners inside for an evening where seeing the food is entirely off the menu. Dining in the Dark takes over The Stables roughly once a month, serving a secret three-course meal that guests experience while blindfolded. Better still, the experience is celebrating its birthday with 20% off tickets from July 23 to July 26.
Dining in the Dark: A Unique Blindfolded Dining Experience at the Stables
20 August 2026 18:00 + more dates
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Guests choose between bespoke meat, seafood and vegetarian menus when booking, but the individual dishes remain secret. Once the blindfold goes on, the experience of eating is all about the other senses and the details that are usually easy to overlook. Aroma, temperature, flavour and texture all become more pronounced as you work through three courses without knowing what is coming next.
Familiar ingredients can suddenly be surprisingly difficult to recognise, with one crisp bite either revealing the answer or sending the entire table in the wrong direction. Dinner becomes as much a shared guessing game as it is a meal. Between courses, guests compare theories, reconsider their answers and attempt to piece together what they have just eaten, but one thing’s for sure, all the plates are delicious.
Tickets are 20% off until July 26th, so grab a friend, a date, or anyone you have been meaning to catch up with, and dive into this immersive experience like no other.
20 August 2026 18:00 + more dates
The Stables
The venue dates back to 1894, when it served as one of the city’s original horse stables. Since 2013, the two-level building has been home to The Stables Bar, which combines the warmth of a historic pub with the atmosphere of a hidden city retreat.
Its hearty food, cured meats and relaxed approach to dining suit the building’s rustic character, while an outdoor bar offers views across Perth’s skyline. For Dining in the Dark, however, the real attraction is what happens when this atmospheric restaurant removes the most familiar part of eating: seeing what is on the plate.
Dining in the Dark takes over The Stables roughly once a month, pairing its secret three-course menu with one of Perth’s most distinctive historic settings. With tickets 20% off from July 23 to July 26, its birthday celebration is a fitting excuse to step through the gates and discover just how differently dinner tastes when you cannot see it.
🍽️ Choose between meat, seafood or vegetarian when booking
👨👩👧👦 Ages 12+; under-18s must be accompanied by an adult
💸 A$88 with the 20% birthday discount
📍 888 Hay Street, Perth, WA 6000
🕰️ 6pm and 8.30pm
