Revolving Restaurants

[Mrs Chaddsley_Corbett]

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I love them, at the right speed of course

 

[Gregg Axley]

We had one where I live.
I went to it twice, very neat.
Of course the second time I went, we had a guy with us that had motion sickness. After he realized it was moving, he wasn't hungry.

 

[amador]

I have been to just two revolving restauraunts. Tower of the Americas in San Antonio,TX during hemisfair. Space Needle in Seattle WA. Anyone else bee there?

 

[dnjan]

Haven't been to the Space Needle in years. Nice place to eat if the weather is clear, but there is better food for the same price elsewhere when the clouds take away the view.
Of course that can be said of a lot of places. Seems like of the three factors that make a wonderful evening in Seattle - food, service and view, most places are satisfied if they do well on two.

 

[fortworthgal]

The only one I've been to is Reunion Tower in Dallas. Three levels - an observation deck, a restaurant, and a bar. The restaurant (back when I went) was Antares - the food was fine, but extremely overpriced. Now it is a Wolfgang Puck restaurant and I've heard it is pretty good. The bar level was pretty happenin'.

Very nice view of downtown Dallas, and the revolutions were so slow I don't know how anyone could get motion sickness from it.

 

[Dan'l]

The Eagles Nest in Indianapolis is nice. The food is great but other (comparable) places in town aren't as expensive. I've not been there since the summer but they have just remodeled.

 

[BigFitz]

I don't recall the name, but ate dinner at the one at Niagara Falls. Was wintertime with snow on the ground and lots of vapor coming from the falls and a full moon close to the horizon. Was a pretty sight.

 

[ron521]

Been to Tower of Americas in San Antonio, and another revolver in Atlanta (forgot the name).

 

[1961MJS]

Been to Tower of Americas in San Antonio, and another revolver in Atlanta (forgot the name).

Hi

Atlanta's in the Sundial. We ate at the top of a hotel back in the late 1980's, but it didn't revolve. Most I've ever eaten. I had to check the Atlanta thing, I like the place.

Mike

http://www.sundialrestaurant.com/

The following is from Wikipedia, showing the list of all revolving restaurants, most of them are closed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_revolving_restaurants#United_States

 

[Retro_GI_Jane]

The only revolving room I've been in was at a cousin's wedding in the city I live. They rented the top floor of a nice hotel for their reception and during the dance, switched it on for everyone. It was a nice slow speed that gave a 360 overlook of the city at night.

I've always wanted to be in the Seattle Space Needle ever since I first watched "It Happened at the World's Fair" but never got the chance, even when I was doing a two week stint for some military training up that way.

 

[John in Covina]

I have not been but would like to go to the one at the Stratosphere in Las Vegas.

 

[DNO]

Haven't been to it but the CN Tower in Toronto has a revolving restaurant:

http://www.cntower.ca/en-CA/360-Restaurant/Overview.html

 

[Edward]

Visited two - the TV Tower in East Berlin and the one at the top of the Schilthorn in Switzerland which famously appeared as Blofeld's lair in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Never eaten in either, though. Much like dinner on the big wheel in Vienna, it's the sort of thing I'd do for an occasion with a lady, but never had the appropriate lady / occasion to make it viable.

 

[Tomasso]

I've been to a few and what they all had in common was mediocre food.

 

[amador]

I've been to a few and what they all had in common was mediocre food.

Seattle too?

 

[Tomasso]

Seattle too?

Haven't been there.

 

[amador]

Stop by sometime.

 

[jamespowers]

I have been to one in Honolulu and one in San Francisco. The one in Honolulu was better---at the time.

 

[Tomasso]

Stop by sometime.

I'll try. It may be the exception that proves the rule.

 

[mummyjohn]

Definitely been to the Space Needle, but that was only for lunch. Also been to one of the ones in Honolulu, but that was almost five years ago (I was only fifteen) and don't remember the food all that well. The place on top of the Bonaventure downtown was a favourite, although interestingly I have to say that my favourite has been the Theme restaurant at LAX. It's like stepping onto a 3-D set from The Jetsons.