No impurities for naked diners of London’s The Bunyadi; wait list reaches 28,000

The Bunyadi 1 — The attraction of being in a space sans the trappings associated with the industrialised world is the reason why The Bunyadi has been attracting crowds. The Bunyadi

Dining at London’s The Bunyadi is not just experiencing eating with no clothes on. The restaurant also promises eaters that there would be no impurities.

That means besides dining au naturel, the food would have no chemicals, no artificial colours, electricity, gas and phone. Grilled meals are serve cooked in wood flame and served on handmade clay crockery and edible cutlery.

Candle lights would be the diner’s source of illumination as guests sit on wood-hewn furniture. To provide diners some privacy, there are also partitions made of bamboo and wicker.

The attraction of being in a space sans the trappings associated with the industrialised world is the reason why The Bunyadi has been attracting crowds during its soft opening. Because London’s first naked restaurant could accommodate only 42 people, diner are advised to sign up and tickets would be given on a “First come, first served basis” when it goes on sale before the June 2016 opening, To date, the waiting list has reach 28,000.

Diners are encouraged to disrobe, with their clothes and personal effects stored in lockers, and they would be given light gowns to wear from the changing room to the dining area> But since food is normally served hot, to provide diners some protection from accidental spills, large napkins would presumably be made available to prevent burns, writes The Telegraph.

Serving staff will be minimally clothed. Dinner would cost around £60 (AUD$115) per head. Definitely, no selfies allowed because mobile phones and cameras are not banned. There are naked and non-naked dining areas.

Seb Lyall, founder of The Bunyadi – a Hindi word that means fundamental, base or natural – says he believes the restaurant would appeal to vegans and naturists from all over UK. He quips, “It won’t be a first date venue but certainly second dates and dinner with friends.”

“We have worked very hard to design a space where everything patrons interact with is bare and naked. The use of natural bamboo partitions and candlelight has enabled us to make the restaurant discreet, whilst adhering to the ethos behind it,” Lyall says.