That if dinner came with 50 metres of air between you and the ground?

That's the idea behind Sky Dining, where a table for up to 22 guests is lifted into the air at Higher Ground Restaurant in Bryanston. The experience is designed around the view as much as the meal, putting Johannesburg below you while dinner is served at altitude.

The Higher Ground Restaurant

The current dinner experience includes:

One hour in the sky
Three-course dinner
Dinner served 50 metres above the ground
Seating for up to 22 guests
Drinks available separately from the bar

And the food isn't an afterthought.

Then You Take Off

This isn't a case of arriving at a restaurant and simply sitting down.

Guests arrive 45 minutes before take-off for registration and safety procedures. Each person is secured into their seat with a three-point safety belt before the table rises.

Sky Events says its concepts are designed according to German DIN 4112 standards, with its products built in Belgium under TÜV control.

The experience includes a return to the ground during the session for a comfort break before the table rises again.

Worth Knowing

• Where: Higher Ground Restaurant, 40 Peter Place, Bryanston, Johannesburg
• Dinner times: 16:00, 17:30 and 19:00
• Price: R1,195 per person
• Included: Three-course dinner and one-hour Sky Dining experience
• Drinks: Extra
• Age: 10 years and older
• Minimum height: 1.4 metres
• Maximum individual weight: 120 kg
• Sky Events says dates, times, programmes and ticket prices can change, so the booking calendar should be checked before making plans.

Why Put This on Your Joburg List?

Because sometimes you don't want another restaurant.

You want a story.

Sky Dining gives you a reason to dress up, take someone somewhere unexpected and see a familiar part of Johannesburg from a completely different perspective.

It could suit a special occasion or simply a night when you want to replace the usual dinner reservation with something you'll still be talking about afterwards.

The Bottom Line

Sky Dining turns dinner into an experience rather than simply another meal out.

The food, the height and the Johannesburg skyline all become part of the evening. And because the experience is limited to scheduled sessions, it feels more like something you plan for than somewhere you casually drop into.

If you've been wondering what you could do in Joburg that feels genuinely different, this is one worth knowing about.