What it's like to have dinner at the world's largest all-glass underwater restaurant, where a meal goes for $280 and everyone has to be barefoot

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I'm not ordinarily a fan of scallops, but the seared scallop ceviche dish with pickled zucchini, prawn coconut bisque, and pea mousse may have converted me.

• I dined at the largest all-glass underwater restaurant in September.
• The $280 meal was a three-hour extravaganza.
• The space seats 20 people max, and everyone has to take their shoes off before entering.
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In 2016, luxury resort Hurawalhi in the Maldives opened 5.8 Undersea Restaurant. It's the largest all-glass underwater restaurant in the world, according to its website, and it spans 969 square feet.

I've also dined at Ithaa, the other all-glass underwater restaurant in the Maldives. It's 16 feet below sea level, while 5.8 is 19 feet below. From my personal experience at both, 5.8 Undersea restaurant is longer, with four more tables, so it checks off as the largest. That being said, the space is still extremely intimate.

Here's what it's like to dine at 5.8 Undersea Restaurant at Hurawalhi, which costs $280 per person.