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| - I scoured the interwebs for a restaurant that was out of the ordinary - a dining venue that would entertain not only my 60-something parents, but also my hyperactive 4-yr-old nephew.
Medieval TImes sounded like the type of place that could do just that, and despite the hefty per person price tag, it succeeded in keeping us fairly entertained.
Here's my review in bite-size pieces (no pun intended):
Staff: The staff at the ticket booth/entrance/gift stalls looked bored and energy-deprived. Fortunately, the wait staff inside the arena more than made up for it...despite their constant, borderline-annoying "my Lord/my Lady" greetings.
Food: Quick tip = Take your appetite with you! In keeping with a medieval-style gorge fest, the portions are fairly large. No time to pace yourself here - the ribs and baked potato were plonked down on my plate before I got through half of the roasted half-chicken. As for the quality of the food? Well, it may not be fit for a king, but its perfect for his minions, whose primary role here is to cheer loudly for their section-assigned brave knight (in my case, the green one - who ended up being the douche that kidnapped the prince).
Beverages: $7.50 gets you a Canadian brew and a souvenir cup. The big spenders can opt for a variety of memorabilia beer steins and the like.
Entertainment: Plenty of jousting, melodrama, horsey tricks, and fight scenes. The show was a little too long for my liking (there's only so much medieval I can appreciate), but the actors do come out after the dinner show for photos and autographs...which is nice.
The fact that the knights are rather dishy is also VERY NICE.
Overall: I give this a 3.5 out of 5. It's a great dining experience for kids (the little ones actually do sit and watch the entire show), but tickets are a little too overpriced when considering the overall experience.
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