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| - Went there for my birthday (yes I love doing stuff like this to celebrate as opposed to a fancy little dinner somewhere) and we all loved it!
(I admit, I started writing this review giving it 4 stars, but while thinking about it I changed it to 5 stars, but here's what I wrote when it was still a 4 star review):
It's missing out on the 5th star due to the food which I thought should have been a little bit better. I was not expecting a high quality meal, but maybe a slightly different menu item here and there could make it a great meal. The soup could have been better, it just seemed to have a very generic mass produced type taste (if there is such a thing), the garlic bread was comparable in taste to what you can find at Pizza Hut but fresh, the chicken was a better(tastier) version of a Costco Rotisserie Chicken, the rib was comparable to a St Louis Bar type quality, baked potato was the most boring item on the plate and the pastry dessert was good for what it was, I guess a different sort of dessert might seem out of place?
I realise the above descriptions are not very flattering, but the meal was good, very large in size and enjoyable and not once while eating it did I wish it to be better. I would say I was expecting it to be of that level and if I were to have been pleasently surprised this would be a 5 star rating.
Everything else apart from the food was 5 star! True, alcoholic beverages were pricey, but considering some bars charge you $10 for a shot, the fancy cocktail I got (the most expensive on the menu) in a collectible goblet for $16 seems to be OK considering the drink had a heaping amount of alcohol in it :) And the beer was around $8 in a less than fancy holographic cup.
I had 10 people in my group and it cost each of us $36 (tax and tip included) and for what we got back, it was completely worth every penny!
Our "wench" or server as we call them now, did a great job keeping in character and went the extra mile for me once she found it was my birthday and made me stand up and cheer when our Knight was competing.
The show has a storyline of sorts to it, but you really are not going to see medieval times for the quality story telling. The audience is divided into supporting a different coloured knight and is asked to cheer for their knight or boo their own antagonist.
Without trying to spoil the show for you, here's a brief description: There are acts displaying horsemanship before the knights come out for rounds of competition before the final competition which includes jousting and "hand to hand" combat. All the successful knights are then given a flower by the princess and they in turn turn to their audience and we try to get him to throw the flower towards us :)
There is great audience participation, and while cheesy it is completely fun! We went to a Sunday afternoon show and while there were families, I would say there was a 50/50 split between groups consisting of only adults and families (maybe even 60/40 for adults/kids)
After the show, the royal family and knights come out for chatting and picture taking! You can get "knighted" before the show if you wish, but I didn't really opt for that. We were sitting on the 4th and last row of tables, but that didn't diminish our experience one bit, although people sitting towards the middle of the field would have have a closer view on the fighting which took place in the center.
I would love to go again, but I would hope that it would be for a slightly different show. They do change up the shows I hear but not certain how often.
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