Scene change: "Dressing up for the evening"

Every evening from 6 p.m., at eight will greet its dinner guests in a changed and super chic style. The Viennese event expert Jürgen Hirzberger came up with the idea and concept for the new at eight design and is responsible for its implementation as well. The new concept from now on offers at eight guests more surprise, more style, and more sex appeal. Before and after 6 p.m.

The scene change is relatively quick, but not without excitement. At 3 p.m. in the afternoon, the blinds are drawn at the restaurant so that at eight can get ready for the night. It’s a scintillating sensation. Trough a little peephole passersby can watch how the restaurant’s casual daytime dress is transformed into a seductive evening look.

Mirrors appear, lamps are decorated, candles emerge and are lit, and curtains create a romantic mood, an ambience that harmonizes perfectly with the nighttime feeling.

The whole color palette changes as well. The fresh linden green that is so befitting for breakfast and lunch guests makes way for far more dramatic red and violet in the evening. The secret behind the wow effect: colorful, tailored covers are slipped over the chairs, instantly giving the room a pompous appearance. The window seats get a nightly makeover as well. Seat cushions made of crocodile print imitation leather and nicely draped fabric rolls and pillows invite guests to relax and chill with a glass of wine.

Permanent changes for the daytime

Some of the changes at the restaurant are of a more permanent nature. For instance, the lamps were replaced and repositioned. Instead of hanging in the middle of the room, every table now has its own low-hanging lamp made of Murano glass that in the evening is adorned with red glass coral. The idea is that just as women put on attractive earrings for a date, the lamps get decked out for their rendezvous with the guests.