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    The Dinner Detective

    4.8 (5 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Centennial Station Arts Center

    Centennial Station Arts Center

    4.8
    (6 reviews)
    10.8 mi

    My niece had her wedding here last weekend. It was the perfect location for her 1920's themed…read morewedding!! The building is beautiful, with vintage decor. The staff was amazing to work with !!! A special THANK YOU to Ms Betty Owen, wedding planner. She is AMAZING!!!! She really went above and beyond to make the day so special, and every thing went very smooth!!! We had all the last minute nerves about everything falling into place on our big day, but thanks to Betty it could not have gone any better!!!! It's true what they say..."stay calm and trust the wedding planner"!! Especially if it's Betty !!!! A BIG THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE STAFF that made our event on 3/4/17 so wonderful!!!!! Brenda O. Aunt of the bride

    I grew up in High Point and didn't even know this place existed. Centennial Station is located…read moredowntown, just around the corner from Showplace. It used to be an old freight train depot in the early 1900s, but was later converted into a dinner theater and now, it's a special events center. Very old and rustic looking, a lot of the original wooden flooring and structure still remain in place today. I visited on Friday night for a wedding rehearsal dinner afterparty. The inside was nicely decorated for the holidays with Christmas trees, beautiful lights, and colorful ornaments. The main hall has a stage, dance floor, plenty of table seating, and a small open bar in the back. Cool space and perfect for the event. There was a projected slide show on stage of the married couple to be and also a little dancing. The sound system could have been better, but it wasn't a big deal. Bartenders did a good job. Ample parking outside.

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    Wohlfahrt Haus

    Wohlfahrt Haus

    3.7
    (38 reviews)
    84.7 mi
    $$

    This was my first time visiting the Wohlfahrt Haus in Wytheville, VA. Our senior bus group, arrived…read morearound noon for a 1:30 performance of MoTown Christmas. Lunch was served first. Food was good. Individual appetizers and side salads were waiting for us when we were seated. No choice on salad dressing... the only choice was ranch. Soon after our meal arrived: turkey, gravy, dressing, mashed sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, and rolls. Then in intermission, a chocolate strawberry cobbler was served. The performance was great! The actors were also our waiters and waitresses. A great way to get yourself in the Christmas spirit!

    Church Basement Ladies was a great performance! We enjoyed the comfort and privacy in the theater…read more However, I was warned by a couple different acquaintances that the food was absolutely the worst. ...It was...The chicken breast appeared to be a small, thin flash-frozen slab, appearing to have been boiled. I spooned BBQ sauce off to try to eat the driest meat I ever ate. Shells & cheese was so over-cooked, Extremely disgusting Gummy baked beans and a carrot cake that was anybody's guess as to what it was in the ramken were served. Every guest I spoke to in the theater restroom felt the same! PLEASE IMPROVE YOUR FOOD to make the experience great and have a full theater of guests! Our server was great! I would recommend a visit only to eat before you go to the play...

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    The Dinner Detective

    The Dinner Detective

    2.1
    (14 reviews)
    52.9 mi
    $$$

    The only plausible murder in this sham of a "show" was of good taste and believable acting…read more If anyone can be bored to death, then the Dinner Detective is to blame for the crime. Detective Noel chewed the scenery with her soap opera one note delivery born out of community college summer acting programs or a month as an intern at summer stock. Someone tell her the pink hair trend is over and her forty-plus year old self should catch up. Why do they need a 23 minute preamble before the actual "show"begins? For 75$ why did they serve crappy Duncan Hines boxed cake? C'mon. The entree was ok, a saving grace, and the friends at my table were fun and understood how stupid it all was. If you need a particular brand of torture and a reminder of why "dinner theatre" is a lie and an affront to actual quality entertainment- have at it. But I warned you.

    Worst experience EVER!! The Raleigh Dinner Detective "dinner" experience was probaly the worst…read moreexperience I've had since covid. The manager/owner didn't care that there was an issue only gave a "how dare you call and complain" attitude, when all we wanted was a simple apology and confirmation that it would be fixed. This was supposed to be a fun dinner outing, but they ruined the evening!! We booked for a birthday dinner experience and checked in only to find out that they "miscounted" the seats and did not have a place for us to sit. SERIOUSLY, THIS IS A DINNER EXPERIENCE! How do you not have enough seats??? They had to bring out a separate table to seat us, which meant we would not get the FULL EXPERIENCE. There were no actors at the table, no QR codes, no clues under the chair. When speaking with the manager/owner on the phone, she was aggressive and rude. The manager claimed that it was a "human" mistake and that we had to have more "grace" while they fixed it. Then she said we should leave as we weren't the "right kind of people" because we didnt have enough grace. As customers we tried and wanted to have a fun experience and were so disappointed that we did not get that experience. To further complete the disastrous experience, the food was not as promised when we booked...the "chocolate mousse cake" was basic dry yellow cake with chocolate frosting. The host tried, but the whole experience was lacking. I would definitely not suggest this experience if you want to be entertained and have a decent meal because even with reservation you might not get a seat!

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    CMX CinéBistro Waverly Place

    CMX CinéBistro Waverly Place

    3.5
    (411 reviews)
    70.0 mi

    A lot of the reviews point out the deteriorated seats and the last time I went here that was…read moredefinitely true. I was in theater 4 this time and they have recently replaced all of the leather on all of the seats...brand new-ish! I asked the staff about it and they said all but one theater had its seats refurbished with the remaining one to be done soon. I did see several people having issues with the recline function on their seats so they didn't repair that on every seat so I think it's luck of the draw. The recline worked fine on our seats. Food comes with an automatic 19.5% gratuity and you pre-pay for it. There are no "server buttons" on the chairs like at other full service theaters to where you can request a refill. Once the movie starts you are on your own for all of that. All of the food is pretty much $25 no matter what you order...salmon, cheesesteak, hamburgers...all priced the same. Desserts are all priced around $12 (I am including gratuity in the prices). Appetizers $17. Drinks are $8.50 and you have to get your own refills!! Popcorn is a ridiculous $16 once tip is added to it!! Movie theater prices are insane. The food here is actually phenomenal. I got the cheesesteak this time which is a short rib cheesesteak with two pieces of slow cooked short rib, kind of like home cooked roast beef. It was amazing. I'd get it again. I paid like $1.50-2 for upgraded truffle fries which were pretty good. Last time I got the crispy chicken bowl and it was good but not a lot of food. We've had the salmon and it's just okay as well as the burgers. Dinner for two with an appetizer and dessert can easily run you over $100. Add in the ticket costs which were $40 and it's a pretty expensive date night. They do have gluten free buns available and the menu has GF indicators but they can't be trusted. We went to order the fried green tomatoes which are labeled as gluten-free only to find out that they aren't...that's no bueno. Food comes out whenever. Get there 30 minutes before your show and order quickly. If you get behind a crowd during say an opening movie night of SpiderMan then you're getting your food brought to you in the dark and you will eat it in the dark. Get there early. Look at the menu ahead of time. Order as soon as you sit down.

    DO NOT GO HERE. Arguably the worst cinema experience of my life. The theaters are in horrible…read moredisrepair with the seats literally falling apart. Peeling leather. Broken features. The lack of a call button or service app ending up making our experience even worse. We ordered one soda and one beer and AN HOUR into the movie everyone else in our row had been served full meals and I was forced to leave the movie to go find my server. I would have let it go but this place makes you PRE-PAY and PRE-TIP for what ends up being horrible service. At the service window I found my server and let him know it had been an hour and he said "we are trying to get drinks out" This was followed by snide comments from another server from within the stand. I'm sorry but if I don't have my order one hour into a two hour movie you have completely failed and shouldn't be marketing yourself as a food-based cinema experience. To make matters worse my seat was completely broken. No recline. I would have brought this up if I had seen my waiter at all in the first hour. Finally, for me the worst part of my experience is that they had glitching and stuttering on playback multiple times in the first and second reel. The one thing they should be flawless at is projecting a movie and they can't even do that correctly. I will NEVER be back to this theater. This is why theatrical attendance is down. This is why movies are dying. People can have a better experience at home. Congratulations on contributing to the death of the theater experience.

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    The Murder Mystery Company

    The Murder Mystery Company

    2.4
    (24 reviews)
    77.3 mi

    Performance was fun, if VERY cheesy and predictable. Characters were over the top goofy, but…read morecommitted to the role. My date and I had a good time, and I might go again for the Groupon price that I got, but not for full price. The food at Beauregard's was acceptable, but just barely. I realize that the Murder Mystery Company has no control over the quality of the food, just sharing for those that are wondering. Full disclosure: after attending, The Murder Mystery Company emailed me asking me to write a Yelp review, and they'd give me tickets for $20/person for a future performance. I don't normally Yelp, and probably wouldn't have written this review without the incentive. That said, this is an honest review, and I wouldn't change it even for free tickets.

    I recently saw the Charlotte, NC group perform a show in Wake Forest (if you can call it a…read moreperformance) and it was a very long and drawn out four hours. I have been to other professional murder mysteries and I was excited to hear there would be a show in Wake Forest. But I didn't realize the poor quality and execution of this company. I would not call this group of for professional as they just guided the improv from the ticket holders. The 25 or so suspects were just the audience and that was a lot of people to keep track of and try to remember who was who. Not everyone is good at improv so having the show based on audience participation is just a recipe for disaster. There were four cast members but one of them "Howie" didn't do anything in the show besides take photos of the other three. This performance was more like one of those Murder Mystery boxes you can buy to have a party at your house with friends. It was missing the storyline development by the cast. The cast needed to take the lead and be the show. Most of the night had the audience mingling with the other audience members to share clues. There were two sessions of the mingling which just dragged on this show. Lots of the audience left early and I wanted to as well but I hoped it would get better but it never did. At the end they give out some awards to the audience members who participated. Then they pick a winning table. I'm not sure how that was determined as my table had the same suspect and reasoning and it was not acknowledged as figuring it out. I am sure other tables figured it out as well. I would not recommend this company at all and would look for a better option if you enjoy murder mysteries.

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