He wanted to provide jobs for blind people and offer sighted people an opportunity to experience a world without vision. The restaurant name comes from the Swiss equivalent to the children's game blind man's bluff. However, manager Adrian Schaffner feels that the Blind Cow idea will most likely expand in Switzerland and Europe before it catches on in America. Both sighted and blind customers are willing to wait to experience what is perhaps the oddest dining adventure in Europe. Many blind people prefer to pick up a piece of meat and gnaw on it because that's easier than using a knife and fork.
Many sighted people join in.
The daily menu offerings are posted on a chalkboard in the lighted lobby. For the blind guests, a staff member will recite the choices. The menu is a la carte, with a selection of salads, entrees and desserts. A selection of wine and beer is available. The cuisine is made up of traditional German dishes such as beef in red wine, dumplings, sauerkraut, roast chicken, pigs knuckles and apple strudel.