You know what’s annoying about restaurants: waiters. They bring you the wrong orders, you can’t find them when you need them, and conversely they constantly check up when you don’t (no offense to any of our reader/waiters, we’re sure you’re terrific). New London restaurant Inamo is taking a technological approach turning everyone’s table into a computer. At Inamo, order food, change the color or design of the table, play battleship (which is amazing), check out what’s happening in the kitchen via webcam, request the waiter, pay the bill — everything can be done from your table that doubles as a computer screen. This isn’t Microsoft Surface, it’s a projection from above that doubles as lighting and visual effect.

The fact that our table was a computer was inspired, but by the time the food comes who cares right? Well the food was amazing, too. Get the black cod. As fun as it was to have a computer table, that was the highlight of the night. Hit the jump for a few pictures (via Johannes Kleske) of my visit there.


Sid Watal Friday, 02.13.09 @ 1:08 pm

I can barely watch TV and eat a meal at the same time. This is just wayyyyy too much distraction for me.


Julia Friday, 02.13.09 @ 1:59 pm

That has to be the coolest thing I have ever seen! I want to go there!! Wow!


Matt Gierhart Friday, 02.13.09 @ 4:44 pm

If any of you are in London I will so go with you. Just leave your details in the comments and I’ll get in contact. Average price per person was about £25 including drinks.


Ben Peck Friday, 02.13.09 @ 5:11 pm

That is freaken cool. This is the reason why everyone in the US thinks the British are better then us because they really are! That would have been tight to go there, hope you had fun.


Johannes Kleske Saturday, 02.14.09 @ 2:45 am

I really want to go a second time. The first time it was all about discovering the table and the order process. I’m guessing that the second time, the whole technology part will take more of a back seat and you focus more on the food and the people you’re with while you keep on ordering ;-)


Hops Saturday, 02.14.09 @ 7:46 pm

no offense, but the waiter comment was a pretty rude generalization given that waiters are a huge part of the workforce and many people do it to get by, especially right now. moreover, waiters have to deal with customers like the writer of this post who is probably just as annoying as the help. be sure to tip karma.


loko Saturday, 03.14.09 @ 1:04 pm

,,That is freaken cool. This is the reason why everyone in the US thinks the British are better then us because they really are! That would have been tight to go there, hope you had fun,,

that is Microsoft technology, menas US you moron


Petter Monday, 03.23.09 @ 7:26 am

Read about it in a travelmagazine and just wanted to pay it a visit this weekend, and it was indeed the most exciting resataurant we´ve been to in a very long time. The food was excellent and the setting was so cool!

Will recommend Inamo to all!




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