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“Fantastic experience”

Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet
Ranked #27 of 17,939 Restaurants in Shanghai
Price range: $662 - $1,225
Cuisines: European, French, Contemporary
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Restaurant details
Dining options: Reservations
Neighborhood: Jing'an
Description: Conceived by Paul Pairet since 1996 and opened in May 2012, Ultraviolet is the first restaurant of its kind uniting food with multi-sensorial technologies A single table of ten seats only. A dining room of high-end technology. A 20-course "Avant-Garde" set menu. 3 Michelin stars. All guests sit together. The experience unfolds as a play. Food leads. Each course is enhanced with its own taste-tailored atmosphere: lights, sounds, music, scents, projection, images and imagination... And food.
Reviewed February 27, 2014

Incredible experience, from start to the end.
It's a whole sensory experience, be prepared to be surprised, amazed, not only by the food but by the overall event.
Can't wait to go back.
We were just 2 of us, and actually it was great to be with other people we did not know.

Date of visit: February 2014
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5  Thank CasaSari
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Reviewed January 25, 2014

I was blown away by the food let alone the overall dining experience. Seriously one of the coolest restaurants I've ever eaten at. HIGHLY recommend!

Date of visit: January 2014
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3  Thank Valerie G
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Reviewed January 23, 2014

When it comes to food, I can turn crazy. UV is probably the best food experience you can have nowadays. This is way more than just another gastro restaurant. You will not regret, you will not forgot !

It's been 2 month I have been there, whenever I hear about it I feel like passing another booking.

Date of visit: December 2013
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3  Thank Fab2b
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Reviewed January 5, 2014 via mobile

Not only is the food and drink astounding and unique, not only are the visuals and music captivating, but the people—servers, cooks, and chef—are so darned nice. They even arranged our transportation home knowing that New Year's Eve is a crazy night. There was so much food, I couldn't eat it all. Desserts where smoke (the remnants of CO2) comes out of one's nose like a dragon—and we loved it. Servers racing around the table while animated gummies raced on the walls reminded me of Alice and Wonderland's Caucus Race—the whole event has a Lewis Carrollian feel to it, down to astroturf on the table at one point, and later, animated table settings. Musical selections and visual displays were thematically tied to each course: this is truly food for thought. Each course demanded to be savored with eyes closed and then opened by table mates' squeals of delight by the smells (we were often invited to smell the offerings before plunging into them), sounds, and flavors of an incredible mixture of ingredients. The pageantry of the presentations, the adherence to consistent color spectrums, the mood setting—a picnic in an orchard, a '60's psychedelic trip, the lapping of the waves underneath a pier, ending with a Charlie Chaplin film where Chaplin cooks and eats his boot while his friend envisions Chaplin as a large chicken—all contribute to the overall theme of the ebb and flow of abundance: one (or two or three) succulent bite(s) of more than 20 courses are presented in a way to allow the participant to honor and appreciate the ability of food to sustain us and make us happy to be alive. I will return with my husband and others because this is not an experience to be found anywhere else in the world. Thank you Sascha and Paul and all the named servers at the end of the film (everyone gets credit! What a nice thought) for a remarkable night suitable to the end of my remarkable year of teaching college English in China. And thank you also for the lovely gift. You all deserve praise for taking a risk and doing something completely unique and fun and funny and moving and NICE!

Date of visit: December 2013
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6  Thank Dingos8baby
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Reviewed December 19, 2013

These people have taken the concept of culinary to the next level. The food theatre is at its best. It is also quite expensive, however it is worth it. The meals, service and ambience deserves a 10 star rating. I cannot recommend this restaurant enough. Paul Pairet is truly amazing in conceiving a new concept in Culinary. The concept is not about private dining rather it is social dining. It is truly an experience that should not be missed by anybody who loves food very much. Amazing service and quality of food was spectacular. The ingredients were rich and the dishes served were tasty that I wanted more.

Date of visit: November 2013
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4  Thank PennyOswol
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