This escape room venue is located down an alley way between a barbershop and a restaurant in the…read moreByward Market area, you'll easily walk past it by accident if you're not paying attention! Aside from the dubious alley way entrance route, the venue is actually very spacious, with a single gender-neutral restoom plus a square table filled with the obligatory assortment of puzzle games/toys to keep you entertained while you wait for your appointment time to challenge the room you've reserved online. My friend and I came here on Fri 30 Aug 19 to do the "Dr. Byward" room. The creativity and level of effort invested in the construction of this escape puzzle room was VERY IMPRESSIVE! There are currently only two rooms at this venue.... Can't wait to check out the other room "Parliament's Bomb", hopefully in the very near future!

My friend and I did the Dr. Byward room today. The theming in the room was some of the best I have…read moreseen for a long while. Very immersive. The puzzles were challenging but with minimal hints we were able to go through it well. Didn't quite finish but we got close. We agree that we would go back for their other room some time in the future.

We have done almost every escape room at this location. 99% of the time we have such a good time…read more Except once. We went for my birthday at 230 in the afternoon. We did cabin 13. Unfortunately the actor in the room spent the whole hour being a complete jerk. He insulted us many times was making fun of us called us stupid twice in other wording and mocked us as we were leaving the room. It was such a bad experience I've never gone back. The Wellington location is so much better and I've always had an amazing time there. It's only q0 minute away feom the downtown location. Even the one in Batrhaven on adult nights is a lot of fun. We've never had another bad experience at any other location.

Mediocre, ordered the Mojito assuming it would be cuban style without the soda as it's listed on…read morethe menu, but they unfortunately don't note all the ingredients of their drinks on the menu. Ordered the burger and fries gluten free, the fries were great, cooked in a dedicated fryer and it was a generous portion. The burger was well built, but the two patties were half the size of the bun and very dry. The server found out they now have gluten free buns as well.

We booked our tickets online couple of hours before. There are plenty of options with various…read moredifficulty levels to choose from. We decided to go for the Cabin in the Woods. Jigsaw is located right next to Zaks Dinner. There are stairs that leads downstairs, jigsaw is located on the right. It's dark and mysterious in there. You sign a waiver and are taken to your room. They provide a brief story of what took place. Cabin in the woods, was a dark room. You have the option to be hand cuffed. We had a blast in there. We were definitely challenged for sure. We certainly took advantage of the unlimited clues. The youngest in the crowd was 13, we had a great time with the family. Highly recommend. $30/person

Jigsaw did not disappoint! We had signed up for the Diamond Heist. We were allotted 60 minutes…read morewhich was just enough time to complete the puzzles. Hints were greatly appreciated (unlimited but 2-3 to be considered successful per staff). The puzzles were challenging but pleasantly so; and ultimately a gratifying experience once solved. Highly recommend if looking for a group activity! Of note: this hidden gem is located in Byward market, so free parking can be scarce at time. Take this into account when attempting to arrive on time.

I was introduced to this business as part of a group event, and loved it. And so, I brought my…read morefamily here to enjoy time together. We did an escape room. The details in each room are amazing. I screamed when the floor opened underneath us. We ended up in the dungeon up to our waists in murky polluted water. From there, two more rooms. Each room was challenging and it took team work to resolve. I have to add that the people have been amazing on both of my visits. Today we bumped into one of the owners who took time to spend with us, tell us about the path to 'today' and where his team is headed developmentally. From that experience I see why his staff are so customer oriented! Love it. I will be back again.

Very unique place, a lot of fun with kids and adults alike…read more Not your usual venue. Cool ambiance very friendly staff.

We did both rooms available at this locations on two separate occasions…read more Summary: "Disenchanted Forest" 4 out of 5 stars. "Eh-scape to Canada" 2 out of 5 stars Ehscape to Canada (2 stars) Nothing special about the design or puzzles compared to the "Disenchanted Forest". We were very disappointed with this room. The room was bright and not claustrophobic, but otherwise was just a room. We disliked the fact that the team was split into two and separated. After having completed all the puzzles in the room, I can see no reason why the whole team couldn't just start in the waiting area, and break into the office to escape. We didn't like the artificial constraint on communication; I don't think that added to the room atmosphere at all. (We put up with it, though, and had solved most of the puzzles despite the forced separation/limitation on communication.) I especially disliked having a hint forced upon us at a seemingly-arbitrary time limit of 15 minutes (ESPECIALLY as this is a ZERO HINT room), the first we've seen in 30-some escape rooms we've done. There didn't seem to be any good reason for a 15-minute time limit to reunite the team. You might as well just make this room a 15 min room if you're going to do that. I don't think having 30 min as a joint team was necessary (unless the person(s) stuck in the office is (are) bored out of their tree!). All of the trivia-related questions and most of the locks were opened (and subsequent puzzles solved) by 15 minutes. A few minutes more and we would have had the door opened. I especially disliked the game hosts coming into the room (without us asking them to), saying that we're not getting the door lock puzzle (when we had actually spent less than a minute or two looking at it - a red herring distracted us) and actually solving it for us!!!!!! I don't like being given the answers. I found that that action completely ruined the room experience! It was extremely annoying because there would have been 30 minutes left to escape at that point; with most of the other puzzles solved that would have still given us plenty of time to escape. (No way to tell if is was 30 minutes left or not as there is no timer in the room.) There was also a major malfunction, which took the hosts many minutes to fix or work around, after taking several minutes to arrive at the room itself. I'm not sure if you're still doing the post-game room as it was not mentioned. In summary, I'm not sure it was worth spending $25/person on this room. Disenchanted Forest. (4 stars) We did this escape room about 3 days after our stay-cation run of 15 escape rooms in 10 days. We had originally planned on doing the "Disenchanted Forest" during our stay-cation week because it sounded intriguing from its description, but didn't have requisite minimum number of participants. We managed to convince 2 other people to go with us (thank you!) on a Thursday evening a few days after vacation ended. Now after having seen the room, I understand why they have a minimum number... you need that many for at least one of the puzzles. The room was spacious. The set decor was beautiful & awe-inspiring, about the same high quality as "The Tomb" room we did in July. The attention to detail was amazing! (I especially loved the texture of the tree & the fairy lights in/on it!) The lighting was sufficient, but a bit dim initially... I accidentally stepped on a pine cone twice! (Sorry!) As more puzzles were solved, the room got brighter. Only one dark place/tight spot in the room made me a bit nervous (even though I didn't have to go through it). (Thank goodness for team mates!) I think this escape room would be suitable for families with children as young as 7 or 8, as no language/reading skills are needed for some puzzles, and there's plenty of hands-on stuff to keep them entertained! However, I would recommend that an adult accompany any child going into the dark/tight location. The puzzle quality was good, although some were less than intuitive. We did need to ask for hints, but we managed to light up the tree and complete the quest with 4 minutes to spare. Although we can't remember how & where we found one of the necessary puzzle pieces! The post-game room, snacks, tea/coffee was a nice touch!

From the owner: Forget what you think you know about escape games. Imagine an experience that looked, felt and…read moresounded like you were the main characters in a high stakes adventure movie. That's our vision for Amnesia Escape Games. Our escape games are immersive, story driven and the puzzles are integral to the story. Entering one of our rooms is like taking a break from reality and stepping into a whole new world of fantasy and adventure.

Had such a blast doing the first room my friend and I had to do a second one that same night!…read more Rooms were well built and designed, making the whole experience very entertaining! Clues were challenging, which just made it more fun! Overall a great way to spend a Saturday night and I recommend you try it out!

While my group had lots of fun, this Escape Room fell short in comparison to my other experiences…read more The staff were super friendly and the place was clean, however it was far less technically advanced than every other Escape Room I've done (over a dozen across a few different cities). Most clues were just locks to figure out after reading a riddle. No magnets, switches, levers or anything advanced. I likely will not be trying out any of the other rooms this place has to offer. With prices about the same as the other rooms I'd likely try my luck elsewhere.

Great arcade, bar, music and perogies. Service is great. The perogies are always delicious. The…read morestaff is friendly. I enjoy the live music and the people who come, the regulars.

I think there was a Yelp event here years ago that I couldn't make it out to because I ended up…read moreworking late, but House of Targ has been on my list to try ever since! I'm not in this area often, especially during the pandemic, so when I saw that they were offering frozen pierogis through Burrow Shop's online grocery delivery service, I had to buy them. I got the traditional pierogis made with flour, sour cream, eggs, potato, cheddar cheese, and salt. It was a 12-pack of frozen pierogis sealed in plastic in a little cardboard box with the instructions at the bottom, which included boiling and panfrying. I was lazy and starving at that point and looking for something fast, so I decided to brush six of them with olive oil and stick them in the air fryer. I should've taken them out sooner because the potato started leaking out the ends, but they were still great. Of course, if I had followed the instructions, I'm sure they'd be even better (I saved the other half to try it making it the way they said). Simple and comforting, not lacking flavour, but not too tame, and not too salty. The six were a great snack for just myself - I can see how people could easily take down plates of these!

As a huge fan of escape rooms and after being to at least 10 different escape games locations, I…read morethought it would be hard to be impressed again. Oh boy was I wrong. During my visit to Gatineau with friends, we wanted to try an escape room outside of Montreal. This place seems a bit far and was a bit sketchy on the outside. However, the inside is brand new and nicely decorated. The staff was super nice and helpful throughout the entire game! We did the "Trésor des templiers" room. The room is super nicely decorated and you can really get into the theme. Without giving any hints and no spoilers, the room was interactive and you need brain and teamwork to solve the puzzles. Definitely one of my fave locations. Would definitely go back if we ever pass by Gatineau again!