Unless a detainee or to have knowledge behind bars, it is rare to have to visit a prison. Imagine eating in an institution ... by choice! An experience out of the ordinary that can be experienced in different ways.


Restaurants in prisons
Believe it or not, some prisons have opened a restaurant in the same prison institution to prepare offenders to reenter society. The concept has not yet made its way into Quebec prisons, but it has been tested in India, Italy and the UK. Recently, the Tihar Penitentiary in New Delhi opened a restaurant where inmates are responsible for the food and service. All were trained in hospitality. Although he is in prison, the restaurant is still located away from the dorms.


In Italy, it is the Fortezza Medicea restaurant in the town of Volterra, near Pisa, the daring customers can go to eat in prison. Done not trivial, it is a high security prison where inmates serving sentences of a minimum of seven years. The restaurant is open to the public once a month under supervision of security guards. It is good to clarify that the utensils are provided only plastic! Before making a reservation, you must first be verified by the Italian government.
On the side of England, it is possible to eat inside the walls of Brixton prison in The Clink restaurant in south London. It should of course go through several stages of security and leave their phone at the entrance. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner and also features as plastic utensils.


theme Restaurant
If a meal in a real prison scares you, know that it is possible to eat in a fictional setting of prisons. However, it will take a ticket to China. Restaurant 789, located in the city of Tianjin, offers a completely exploded theme of prison. So it is possible to enjoy a meal in a decked cell bars. The curious restaurant serves mainly traditional Chinese cuisine and some Western dishes.
The trend has not yet crossed the Atlantic, but for an experience that is closest to it, it is possible to participate in the activity of an award night at the Old Trois-Rivières prison. After a night in jail, you get to breakfast prisoner!