Had a chance to do CarnEvil and it was a blast. If you're afraid of clowns then you'll want to…read moreskip this...or do it to get over your fear. Staff are friendly, puzzles were put together well and lots of puzzles and pieces to put together. I'll be back to attempt to escape the other rooms!

Had a great time here. Well organized with great staff…read more The rooms were a challenge though I was with a super team who had done escape rooms before. We had to get very creative to get out! Go Team Glasses! Would I return? Yes Would I recommend? Yes

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.

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.

A very cool concept and setup. The escape room experience is nestled within an open industrial…read morespace that is rented out to other entrepreneurs. Part of the pre-amble leading up to your escape room is a short tour of the space. There's only one escape room available, but it is a very memorable one!

My friend and I did the Escape Room at Makerspace North tonight. It was a great experience. The…read moretour that we got showed us the breadth of the work that is done there. The transition to the room is seamless, adding to the immersion. Once we were in, the puzzles were not at first obvious, yet once identified, easy to solve. Overall, this was a great experience that any escape room enthusiast will enjoy. I can't wait until they make a new one. We will definitely go back.

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.

HANDS DOWN THE BEST ESCAPE ROOM I'VE EVER DONE. We've done escape rooms in LA and Toronto and this…read moreplace blows them out of the water. We did Warlocked and it was incredible.

Before anyone accuses me of sour grapes for not getting out: feel free to look through my history…read moreand see that I have left 5 star reviews for rooms I didn't escape, and I have left 3 star reviews for rooms that I did. For me, it is all about the quality of the time spent during the 60 minutes that you pay for an escape room moreso than the actual act of getting out.  My husband and I visited Room Escape Ottawa this past Saturday and tried their Deliverance room. We have done well over 50 rooms between us, so we consider ourselves Escape Room Enthusiasts. We picked this facility due to the overwhelming number of positive reviews on both our Facebook Group and Google reviews.  The Good:  All bookings are private bookings. No worries about having to be thrown in with random people at the last moment. The room itself was also multiple levels, which was something different.  We had actually booked a second room but were definitely not coming back for the other because of our experience with the first. Even though it was inside the 24 hour cancelation rule that should have meant no refund (which we were totally willing to accept), they very kindly took pity on us and refunded our fee.  The Bad:  The room had an abundance of the same type of locks. This is one of my pet peeves in escape rooms because it forces you to try the same combo multiple places - wastes time on the experience versus filling with valid content.  The physical facility shares the space with an archery activity center. It was bedlam - kids running around unmonitored, screaming groups of people playing some kind of tag. The layout makes no sense because they cram you into a waiting area and then make you move so they can take photos.  Walkie talkies for clues. Every time we asked for a hint, they told us what we had already tried/figured out because they clearly couldn't really see or hear what we were doing.  The Ugly: Oh my holy mother of goodness I have never heard music so loud in an escape room in my life. In a game designed for team building and communication, I couldn't even hear my husband standing right next to him. Insanity.  The GM came in the room at one point. I hate nothing more than someone interrupting our experience. If you can't effectively give clues through your hint system, either you need better communication skills, a better hint delivery system, or better puzzles. In no way should it ever be required for a human to insert themselves in my game.  Cheesiest theme ever. Had I known what I was booking, I would not have.  That being said, if I lived in the area, had young kids and a few hours to kill, I wouldn't hesitate to go to this facility. As a solo couple of escape room enthusiasts, I wish I had known what I was getting myself into and gone to a different facility. Hopefully this review will save someone else in the same boat from making the same mistake!

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.