Disaster Cafe - Spain

This post is a part of the A-Z April Challenge.

How many have experienced earthquakes? What would your first reaction be? Cover your heads and rush to the roads or some open ground. You don’t have that option if you are sitting in one particular hotel in Lloret de Mar, Spain.

Yes, if you find a normal dining experience with your loved ones too mainstream, head to Disaster Café. Where a 7.8 magnitude earthquake will not spoil your meal, but instead enhance the experience. And Of course, you got to pay for it.

From the outside, the Disaster Café looks like just another restaurant and seems like the last place where you would find simulated earthquakes. At the ground level, the Café is essentially an Alien themed restaurant, designed in the form of a spacecraft. On weekends, the kids are treated to Alien shows and loads of other fun activities. Seems pretty normal till now.

For grown ups, this is merely a starter. Customers who are thrill seekers are taken underground in an elevator, where they are welcomed to a cave-like restaurant. The first thing you would notice is the waiters and staff wearing construction hats and safety gear. Secondly, the dishes in which food is served is much heavier than normal. The food as such in the restaurant is allegedly quite good. So, you are happily gorging away and making small talk with your friends. What could possibly go wrong?

And then, disaster strikes. A 7.8 magnitude simulated earthquake shakes up the place pretty good. One can hear people screaming, chairs and tables moving all over the places, the lights flickering and pretty much everything in disarray. One can just wait for the “ordeal” to end. The heavy dishes almost always ensure the food stays put, but one can never be sure with earthquakes. Due to the controlled environment, there has never been any injury in the Disaster Café.

Do ensure that you are not at your best outfits in this restaurant. The café is not responsible for your favourite dress being spoiled by spilt drinks or food. So, that’s one more addition to my bucket-list. Boy, it keeps growing. Sponsors are most welcome. Anyone willing?