The Shed at Dulwich
The Shed at Dulwich was a spoof restaurant in a
garden shed in
Dulwich. It was created as a hoax by journalist Oobah Butler for
Vice magazine and became the top-rated restaurant in London on
TripAdvisor before the listing was taken down.
[2] The restaurant was open for one night in November 2017, serving ten guests including a couple from California.
[1]
The Shed at Dulwich
Restaurant information
Current owner(s) Oobah Butler
[1]
Rating 1st in London on
TripAdvisor[1]
Street address Friern Road, SE22 0BB
City Dulwich
Country UK
Coordinates 51.45°N 0.07°W
Website www.theshedatdulwich.com
The faux menu theme was "moods”
[3], and Butler photographed plates of food created using household products including shaving foam and
dishwasher tablets.
[4] One item on the menu purported to be "
Empathetic Vegan clams in a clear broth with parsnips, carrots, celery, and potatoes. Served with rye crisps."
[3]
Butler had once worked posting fake reviews of other restaurants at a rate of £10 per review, saying, "I’d look at the menu, pick something, and start lying." For The Shed, he asked friends to post fake TripAdvisor reviews
[5] in sufficient quantity to place the venue among the top two thousand restaurants in London.
[4] The restaurant attracted a single one-star review from what Butler assumed was a rival.