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    Mystery & Magic Dinner Theater Playhouse

    Mystery & Magic Dinner Theater Playhouse

    4.1
    (195 reviews)
    5.2 mi
    $$$$

    The food was great and the entertainment was fun. It was very interesting trying to figure out how…read morethe magicians did their magic tricks.

    I had always wanted to try this, and now am (mostly) glad I did! We prepaid a booking for two, a…read moreweek ahead of time (approx $90/ticket including ~$8 fee for each). Then the venue suddenly changed from Dante's Fire (Grant/Tucson Blvd) to the Viscount Suites (Brdwy/Swan-ish). Location wasn't problematic but part of the appeal (and brightly underscored in their advertising) was the gourmet meal at the behest of Iron Chef Ken Foy. The circumstances for the abrupt change had absolutely Nothing to do with Magic Dinner Theater (MDT). Rather, Dante's themselves had the rug pulled out by their building's owner when they announced sudden closure of the premises for remodeling leaving both MDT and Dante's without a venue. MDT did a remarkable job (as explained by the boss and MC, Ross H.) finding a replacement venue and relocating all of their equipment in a matter of one week. Suffice to say, the dinner was a bummer, at merely cafeteria quality (green beans, mashed potatoes and thin turkey slices with gravy). I didn't even bother photographing it. That said, the "theater" part of the MDT was a joy, with the entire event running from 6:30 - 10pm. There were six tables of 10 people each and it appeared that every table was sold out. With the exception of one table that had four kids, it also appeared as though everyone was "coupled." Starting (almost) promptly at 6:30p each table had a solo magician performing various (very impressive) card tricks right in front of you. After about 10-12 minutes the magicians would rotate. For nearly an hour you are literally blown away by the sleight of hand of each magician. Then there's a pause while "dinner" (ahem) is served which takes about an hour (salad; turkey; cannoli). Iced Tea is included but wine ($7) and well drinks (simple cocktails at $8) can be ordered from the wait staff at those super reasonable prices. During dinner is when the murder mystery takes place. Everyone is provided some clues and characters along with a police report and you have that dinner-hour to solve the mystery as a table. Three tables (including ours :) identified the character who committed the murder, the motive, and the lethal instrument (all three are required). One person gets designated as the table rep to collect a (inexpensive) gag/prize. The main event follows dinner and consists of another 45 minute show on the main stage by the featured/headliner magician. Throughout the show a handful of folks will be selected to help the headliner. All were female and none flatly refused. The magicians were all gracious whenever making you part of the public show and that is appropriate. After the show I asked how frequently the mystery changes and I was told there are 3-4 different plots so having gone to one doesn't foreclose another viewing down the road. The Viscount proved to be a valiant stand-in venue, save for the food. If the food doesn't/cannot elevate I would strongly urge Ross and Co to shrink the fanfare surrounding the food (and shrink the ticket fee) accordingly. Other than that, this was/is a really nice time.

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    House Cabernet $7 and free iced tea

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    Majestic Chandler 9

    Majestic Chandler 9

    3.1
    (115 reviews)
    85.7 mi
    $$

    Well this place was a treat. I saw Hamnet here yesterday, and had a really good first experience…read more The seats are assigned, so that's nice. They also have a nice rock to them and the arm rests can be moved up and out of the way. As this is a dine in theatre, there are little tables set up for plates and drinks. Speaking of food - they have a pretty versatile menu! I splurged and went with the sampler - you get to choose three things, and I went with mozzarella sticks, fries, and chicken tenders. Solid food! The service was awesome. My server was attentive and kind, and made sure I was set throughout my visit. 10/10, no notes. This was a really rad lil time and I'm sure I'll be back :)

    Our family went there last night and it was the worst service we have ever had any where!…read more 1. The theater makes it very hard if you want to pay cash. You would think cash works. It would save them2% of what credit card companies charge businesses, 2. My husband accidentally spilled his soda and we tried to alert one of the servers because it was a bad spill it was on the floor and I was concerned that the staff would fall or even a patron could fall. No one seemed to care. So I went to ask for a manger and the manger was extremely rude to me. I explained to her about the spill and concern that if it's not cleaned up someone could slip and fall. She didn't care. Did she want a law suite? So she finally came with a terrible attitude. She wiped the floor and with the same towel she used on the floor she used to wipe the table where food is served to you.. How gross! I couldn't even finish my dinner!!! 3. When we used their site to request our refills no one came. So I had to go and find someone to get our refills. I brought the refills. Our server never came. 4. Then I had to hunt someone down to get our receipt so they could use the gift card you have to use if you use cash. Which is a pain! Then the server had the nerve to ask for a tip! She didn't do anything! She didn't bring any food to us someone else did, I had to go and get my own refill and she wants a tip for what? We will never go back there again!!!!

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