Next week, London's first 'naked restaurant' opens. As you may remember, the idea behind The Bunyadi is a kinda back-to-nature vibe, where staff and customers are unclothed, phones are banned and there's no electricity – with food being cooked over a fire and light coming from candles. A full week ahead of the public launch, we stripped off and went to eat dinner with unclothed guests.
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The world of nudism, or naturism, can go FAR beyond sitting naked at a keyboard. If you never have tried nude recreation - or social nudism - you're missing out on some fantastic life experiences. TRY IT SOMETIME. Contact your local groups. You'll wonder why you didn't do so sooner.
At those prices (£55-£65 -- that's around $75-100) for a meal -- it had better be good. For those prices you could host a pretty good dinner party in your own abode,
Obviously - you won't see any other naked people except for those in your own party.
I do like the idea = leave your cell phones outside.
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There is a clothing optional bar/restaurant in Key West, Florida. Been there.. nothing to write home about. Nudity is more of a novelty than anything else. A few women were topless, none nude during our visit. Very busy during Fantasy Fest for those already half naked from the festival and intoxicated. I presume the London restaurant is little more classy and more suited to real nudists.
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Originally posted by garbo View PostT..... I presume the London restaurant is little more classy and more suited to real nudists.
You use the term "real nudists" -- who often are members of social circles, or nudist clubs. You will note that some years ago I got into a nude dining thread, where a gentleman in Texas asked about nude dining options. The thread got a little contentious, and I began listing MY nude dining experiences and asked my challenger (NOT the original poster) to list his.
Crickets.
"Real nudists" - as you call them, already have their own places. In your neck of the woods - Cypress Cove has a very good restaurant that permits nude dining, but you do not check your clothes in, and you don't dine in a man-made "tent". On the other hand, it's not veggie/vegan fare they're offering.
Those of us who have friends in nudist circles already have nude dining experiences. In large groups - and in smaller ones, too. Here in New England, we have a number of pot luck dinners at our nudist parks and clubs -- we also have nude dining experiences among ourselves. I hosted a dinner party this winter, and attended three others within my circle of nudist friends. I suspect that those who are active in social nudism in the Greater London area are already doing the same.
So I view this as a novelty. It will be interesting to see how they fare going forward (pun intended). But for my money, mrs lurk and I will put the money up, prepare a great dinner for several of our friends, and if/when they reciprocate, it's a better nudist experience.
Now, before someone puts words into my mouth - a "real nudist" can be someone who lives alone with a nudist lifestyle, or someone who takes nude vacations, or someone who engages in social nudism, whether on public lands *or* within the auspices of a nudist group or club or resort. It's an all-encompassing term.
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Somehow I thought of the old joke =
(Waiter) = "Say, we don't get that many <whatever> in this restaurant!"
(Nudist) = "And at these prices, you ain't gonna get too many more!"
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