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Open your eyes, prepare your tastebuds and take your Fat Duck experience to the next level!  New for 2026, The Fat Duck launches a range of diner experiences unlike any other, allowing you to explore the wonderful world of Heston Blumenthal's Michelin-starred restaurant in new and fabulous ways.

Your Top Seat Experience at The Fat Duck

“I was sixteen when I first visited a Michelin-starred restaurant, and I was completely bowled over by the sensory intensity and theatrical flair of it. In that moment, I was inspired to become a chef and one day open a restaurant of my own. After thirty incredible years of The Fat Duck, it means so much to me to be able to show so closely the emotion, imagination and creativity that goes into each and every dish we create.” Heston Blumenthal

Now, you can immerse yourself in that same world of culinary wonder by securing the ultimate solo dining experience, the ringside seat at The Fat Duck kitchen. This is your opportunity to witness the meticulous preparation and multisensory magic of one of the world’s most creative three-Michelin-starred restaurants.

Sitting at the kitchen pass, you’ll have the best view of the behind-the-scenes artistry, enjoying the Journey menu while watching Heston’s team bring his visionary dishes to life. It’s a true backstage pass at the pass.

Find out more about The Top Seat Experience

Your Mindful Experience at The Fat Duck

A journey into the culinary creativity and Wonka-like wonderment of Hestonland, but with a slightly different focus – a scaled-back version of each dish that gives you the opportunity to explore especially mindfully, slowly savouring every mouthful, taking the time to detect flavours, textures, aromas.

The Mindful Experience is an expression of more than a decade of Heston’s explorations of our complex relationship with food and how eating can promote contentment, health and wellbeing. A way to savour the satisfaction of slowing things down and really experiencing your own gastronomic moment.

Find out more and book now for The Mindful Experience

Your Topsy Turvy Thursday Experience at The Fat Duck

"As a kid I always wanted to have my dessert first, and the Topsy Turvy menu means you can do exactly that.”

"Looking at things from a different perspective is a great way to learn about the world and about yourself. The Topsy Turvy tasting menu is the perfect opportunity to do just that...For me it’s less heavy on the gut and the flavours impact in a whole new way. It’s like encountering food for the first time – and that’s very exciting.” Heston Blumenthal

Topsy Turvy Thursdays are the ultimate exercise in flipping convention on its head. Start with “Like a Kid in a Sweet Shop” and wander backwards through the looking glass, all the way to the nitro-poached aperitif. The familiar becomes unfamiliar. The sequence becomes surprising.

The Topsy Turvy Thursday Experience is available one Thursday every month: 16 October and 13 November 2025 and 22 January 2026.

Find out more and book now for The Topsy Turvy Thursday Experience