We were a party of ten and went to the Dinner Detective show for our first time to celebrate the…read more60th birthday of one of our family members. It was an absolute BLAST!! Our party ranged in age from 16 to 83, and every single one of us had an unbelievably fun time! There were 7 actors involved in the murder show, but a few of them were scattered here and there as "plants" at various tables. They all did an amazing job of acting, even the plants who only had a few minutes of action. The two main detectives were fantastic! There was a lot of interaction throughout the show with each of the ten or so dinner tables. In fact, I was selected to assist the two main detectives as a "Rookie" detective. I leaned into the role and really really enjoyed myself! It helps if you're a "yes, and" kind of person rather than a "no, because" type. And I'd say that's true of the show overall because they frequently singled out people by asking them to stand up and answer some questions or even come up to the front of the room and act something out. The food was acceptable, and the bartended cash bar drinks were fine. The quality of the food and drinks is probably going to vary by venue. We went to the show in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, RI. The plot of the murder story was actually just difficult enough that you had to do some thinking to solve it. And they gave you enough clues that it was definitely solvable for a few people, including one at our table who solved the mystery of "who done it" and won their award for the best explanation! All of us in our group absolutely want to do another Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show! It's incredibly fun if you go with the right attitude!!

Fantastic fun and laughs. Very entertaining and funny. Perfect addition to your partyread more

Went for ABBA show, waitstaff was great and owner was very nice. Only thing is I would offer more…read moreof a dinner selection, I think they should go back to dinner as it's a dinner theatre.

LOVE the Starline Room... come for the grilled chicken (really!) and cocktails, stay for the live…read moremusic! I'm a harsh judge but I have to give it up to the entertainers here. Great when you're looking for something different for date night or with a group. Can't wait for the next show!

i love this place ! food and shows are amazing. the mansion is just spectacular! I have had the…read morepleasure of staying here several times and i would stay here all the time if it was open!!the food is always delicious! valentine's day was very amazing also !

Saturday night there was a murder... Mr. Boddy died in Worcester at 7:35pm. Mystery Café supplied…read morethe suspects at Bull Mansion- all suspects stepped right out of the board game 'Clue.' The performance starts upon arrival with lively greetings. The venue allowed for the event to take place on the second floor which we had all to ourselves. The venue was a great place for a murder mystery as after dinner we were allowed to wander in specific areas to continue searching for 'clues.' We definitely liked that the characters were interactive and polite plus kept their role at all times! A few things we would have liked to see differently: 1. There were too many tables (we were Table #1 and way too close to the bar) 2. When we were done eating only half the people had made their way up to the food- left for lagging time 3. The food was not wonderful (see Bull mansion review) 4. 1 tray of dessert for ALL those people?! WEAK. 5. We thought they could have utilized their time a little better (like too much down time wondering when is this going to start up or pick up?) We had fun, enjoyed their humor even making jokes very relevant to current time. If you are thinking about taking a child 12-17 you might want to re-think it since there is adult humor included! They allow 12+ in but really leave the kids at home and have a night out! Heads up- there are prizes so put your best detective skills to play! Overall the cast did a nice job.

I thought this was a fun night out. The atmosphere is fun, light, and shouldn't be taken so…read moreseriously. We're not on "The First 48" here trying to put someone away for life. It's meant to be a good time and it is. The food was fine. I thought the actors were great. We only had issues with scanning the QR code for the clues. Probably an internet/wifi issue but they will give you the clues on paper if necessary. I would recommend and we will probably do it again with friends/family!!

Was part of a party who went to this show. I didn't read anything about it in advance. I want to…read morestart by saying I think the actors in the show were enthusiastic. That being said, a lot of how the event ran seemed confusing and poorly thought out. Do not read on if you don't want spoilers. ** spoilers ** This is a dinner theater mystery show. I had never been to one, and assumed we would be watching costumed performers while eating and enjoying drinks. This was very different. Actors were not costumed, and as attendees, people were forced to participate in the show and also interact with other guests, which I personally did not like at all, especially without prior warning. After checking in at a table set up in a lobby area, we were seated at a table at a long somewhat narrow conference room with nothing except hotel banquet tables - no decorations or signage. The MC came in and, yelling loudly, went over some information on how the show would work, which I found not quite clear. There was no mention of how the room would work - where were restrooms, when could we stand, when could we leave the room, if/when we could leave the room to get more drinks (there was no individual service at the table, only people dropping off the food that is part of the package), how the timing of the food service would interact with the show, etc. A double sided sheet with a mini-golf style pencil is supplied for one to take notes - but it's almost impossible to write on paper on top of a tablecloth with the pencil. And they almost immediately tell you to stand up and 'interrogate' other people. If I realized there were actors in the audience, it might have made more sense. They gave perhaps 10 minutes to talk to other guests, and given the lack of space in the room and the timing, it was enough to talk to maybe 4-5 people, but there were 50-60 guests, so there is no way you could realistically count on matching up with the actors. Also, you don't know what info you are really looking for, so you waste most of the space with useless notes, not realizing that later the MCs would provide several sets of clues which are really what you need paper to take notes on. Clipboards would have made writing notes sooo much easier. As well as more note space, instead of wasting paper with survey questions. I found the rest of the show very confusing and poorly staged, especially in not being coordinated with the food service, or even having intermissions where people could run out to the bar (a table in the lobby area set up next to the registration table). I did not really appreciate some of the yelling that took place by the actors. And too many things did not make sense (why did we have to write fake persona names on our name tags instead of first name/last initail?) I really disliked this show and had I not been with other friends, would possibly have walked out. BTW when you read reviews, please know they bribe guests with a shot glass if they leave a good review and show it to the hosts before you leave.

Alamo Drafthouse-Seaport is a stylish theater chain for new & classic films. You can purchase…read moretickets online or at the front desk. Be prepared to have your tickets to checked at minimum twice (once at the entrance and again when you go to your assigned seats. The hallways leading to each theater were well decorated with various movie posters and other film related memorabilia. The theater itself is very modern with semi reclining seats. Each seat comes equipped with a mini table. The theater gets incredibly cold during screenings so definitely bundle up if you get cold easily. You can order various snacks and drinks right from your seat by a menu/notepad though you will need a credit/debit card to present to the server. The staff that I interacted with were politely and attentive. Overall I would recommend this theater for patrons interested in indie and classic films.

I love this theater. The movie parties are fun, and the servers are always nice. I'm glad that I…read morefound a place to hang out and have dinner and a movie.

We had an amazing night at Dinner Detective. We came to celebrate my husband's birthday. We were…read moreable to set him up as a SUSPECT, which he absolutely loved and enjoyed. We had so many laughs, and the whole room seemed to be camaraderie: laughing and having a great time through the whole thing. The actors created an incredible environment where everyone was in on it. I highly recommend it. What a wonderful experience. We will definitely do it again.

The show was amazing I really loved the moment when the plants came to life and it added so much…read moreto the story and made it even more engaging. The whole performance was entertaining from start to finish, and the acting was fantastic. I'd highly recommend it!

Service was absolutely terrible. I was patient, but ended up having to ask for the manager. He…read morejust shrugged and went back to eating his dinner. Awesome business practices! Seriously? This place sucks.

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Glad I didn't base my decision to get a Groupon for the Murder Mystery Dinner from the previous…read morereviews. Yikes! (TLDR: Come here for the fun, not the food.) Overall this was more like a 3.5 experience, but I rounded up since for the discounted voucher price I definitely think it was worth it for something fun to do on a Friday/Saturday night. The only thing I'd suggest is to come here with friends unless you want to end up in a large ballroom table for 12 with strangers. I went during a themed night so it was "Totally 80s" and guests were encouraged to dress the part. Suitably most of the demographic when I went was 35+. I'm thinking that if you want to be one of the "randomly" selected participants you have a higher chance if you're dressed up. We parked and checked in at the front entrance of the Sons of Italy venue and the company reserved the large Bella ballroom, which looks like it could be used for a wedding. I did not expect that there would be so many people, probably 150+! We were assigned to a table and escorted by one of the cast members. They have a cash bar with typical prices, I'm surprised they couldn't make me a Mai Tai though... The salad was already set for each spot so we started eating. From the napkins it looks like Fosanos Catering provided the food for the gig. I am hoping that you did not come here mainly for the food, because it's probably on par with a school cafeteria along with servers to ensure portion control. When we registered they gave us each a raffle voucher so they could make sure people were not getting second helpings of dinner, but that didn't stop some of the people from our table. They offered the typical dinner roll, chicken, pasta, meat balls, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans with what looked like canned cranberry sauce. On the side they also had a large sheet cake that was cut into pieces and some cookies. At each of the tables one of the Hosts picked someone to be a "Character/Suspect" for part of the murder mystery. We had a binder on our table that gave us information about the events and our characters motives. In this case we were at a Rock Concert and the person who had been killed was the Agent of the Rockstar during a soundcheck. There were various shady suspects such as ex-lovers, groupies an 8 year old girl, a doctor yada yada. The cast members were about 4 of them and I believe the rest of the 15 or so were all (lucky) participants chosen to be actors. The cast members set the scene and gave us hints along the way before breaking during 2 periods where we interviewed all of the suspects to extract clues to help us solve the murder. As a table we worked together and used the fake "Bribe $" with some suggestions for questions we could ask the suspects to get some additional clues. I felt bad for this poor table that got dragged on stage and had to perform to a song randomly with one of the actors. (Maybe that was the VIP circle hah!) Now the scenario and the clues weren't that tricky and they made sure to preface it was only one person. At the very end our table got everything correct including the murder and how s/he did it but we got no credit! -1 for no recognition when they went around giving out these novelty certificates to "The Best Actor", "Worst Answer", "Best Answer" etc... Oh well!

Boring three hours, but also painful because of poor microphone use. Too close to mouth and far…read moretoo loud. Plot procedure was too complicated and hard to follow. Restaurant was too crowded for interviewing suspects. I will not repeat. Too bad because the idea had merit but was not well executed.

The actors were incredible. They were so funny and kept us rethinking who did it all night. The…read morefood was great and wait staff were so nice! It was such a fun girls night out.

Attended at the Wakefield location. Actors were great, in fact I was sitting next to one and did…read morenot even realize, he had skit towards the end of the show. Played his role well blending in with attendees before his his part in . All seemed dedicated to performance and created laughter amongst the crowd. Salad and appetizers were plentiful and well done with presentable appeal. Main course, not so much, dried chicken marsala, minimal taste. Chicken obviously microwaved served with a big clump of spaghetti, I would have added the marsala over that enormous serving of pasta. Along with a small, really small serving of vegetables. The entire plate was eyeballing unappealing. Others seemed to like. Desert served with the attempt of apple crumble with canned apples? Minus the food rated at 2, my rating refers to the show. As far as ambiance, classic small banquet rom.