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Complain about the food if you dare

Israel's first sadomasochist restaurant is set to open today, claiming however, that only the surroundings, not the food will be a painful experience, the Israeli Yediot Ahronot daily reported yesterday.

The restaurant, appropriately named the "Dungeon", is to open its doors in the old southern Tel Aviv suburb of Yaffo, with a hostess dressed in a black vinyl outfit welcoming guests by flashing her whip.

Waiters and waitresses in similar outfits serve the diners, who must be 18 years or older, from a French bistro menu.

The diners can tie themselves to the restaurant's metal tables if they like, using the shackles provided.

If they dare to complain about the food or the service, however, they risk being whipped or hung in an iron cage from the ceiling.

"If somebody complains about his steak for example, he will be put in a cage or he must go down on his knees," said owner Amos Levy, who nevertheless says the idea of the restaurant is to "serve high-quality food, but in the framework of an alternative experience".

Posted by thinkum at April 26, 2004 01:57 PM