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At £283 for a meal for two, it’s not cheap…  although it certainly is cheep.

Because this is the world’s only restaurant where diners are seated in a bird’s nest.

The giant wicker pods, which look just like the straw-meshed abodes of our feathered friends, are perched in tree tops 16ft above the ground.

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Twitch way to the restaurant? A waiter serves bird's nest diners at Soneva Kirl Eco Resort in Thailand

Bird's eye view: Diners can enjoy stunning vistas as they sit 16ft up trees on the island of Koh Kood

Once nestled inside, diners get an eagle-eyed view of the stunning rain forest and surrounding coastline of the luxury Soneva Kirl Resort in Thailand.

And you needn’t worry about getting out of your tree should you require a wine top-up as a ‘flying’ waiter - transported on a zip-line - is on hand to deal with your every request.

Each two-seater pod has a landing strip where the acrobatic server can perch to take orders and delivers food and drink.

And, rather than take a ladder up, diners are gently hoisted up inside the pod by a winch which allows the nest to go up and down.

Nestled in: The cosy pods, which seat two, are constructed with a wicker frame that looks just like a bird's nest

Coocoon: Shaded by a conopy, diners can enjoy unobstructed sea view without being seared by the sun

Airborne service: A waiter harnessed to a zip-line delivers food while flying through the rain forest

Soaring along: The acrobatic waiter zips by as he delivers his order

The eager waiter has landed: The server reaches the landing strip attached to the dining pod

Boasting that the tree-top chefs have taken ‘haute cuisine to new heights’, the Sonova resort serves traditional Thai delicacies, including fish caught from the surrounding shores.

Its website suggests visitors, who pay 14,000 baht for a meal for two – about half a month’s wages for most Thais - ‘feast on organic fare by starlight overlooking the midnight blue Gulf of Thailand’.

The resort, on the island of Koh Kood, also offers a service of dropping travellers off by speedboat on a deserted beach to enjoy a picnic.