Fancy Testing Your ‘Appetite For Risk’ ?

22 June 2017

To put the nation's appetite for risk to the test, Investec has done something exciting, which you can be a part of– it has taken over Clerkenwell's 155 Farringdon Road to open an innovative restaurant, 'Click and Investaurant' – UK's first-ever to serve up meals based on the diner's appetite for risk.

‘Click and Investaurant’ will give you a real taste for it

During July, every Tuesday night, you can enjoy the Investaurant menu, for a limited time offer and visit 155 Bar & Kitchen, Clerkenwell where for only £38 a head, you can enjoy a slap up two-course meal based on your survey results which depend on how risky you are at the Investaurant.

To better understand the barriers that prevent consumers considering investing, Click & Invest has released research exploring consumers' attitudes to risk. The research shows how few consumers understand the investment opportunities available to them and a staggering 75% wouldn't even consider investing if they received a sudden windfall of £10,000. Reasons for this include the chance of losing money and a lack of understanding due to the use of jargon involved.

As Click & Invest is designed to make investing more accessible to all, Investec has created an event, hosted at Clerkenwell's 155 Bar & Kitchen, Farringdon Road, that encourages diners to explore their perception of risk and their relationship with it in everyday life. Click & Investaurant is the UK's first-ever restaurant that will serve meals based on the diner's appetite for risk.

Ahead of attending the restaurant, diners are invited to complete a survey that assesses their appetite for risk in everyday situations, which determines the meal they will eat. The creative menu caters for five types of investors with different levels of risk appetite, ranging from low to high risk. This broadly mirrors the five investment strategies offered by Click & Invest.

For the more risk-adverse diners, lunch consists of burgers and chips. Those who are adventurous, will be served up crocodile and crispy crickets. Those who fall in between the two extremes, can enjoy dishes including squid ink cod, rabbit, and wild nettles.

Jane Warren, CEO of Click & Invest, said: "Risk is something that people encounter in their everyday lives in one guise or another and with Click & Investaurant we have been able to create an innovative concept for people to explore their appetite for risk while tasting some delicious dishes.