22/08/2024: We had a wonderful evening and had so much fun! Good and plentiful dishes. Engaging show. The kids had so much fun! Mom and dad more than them! 😂😂😂
22/08/2024: I wanted to go at Medieval Times since I first saw “The Cable Guy” back in the 90s. Well, that was definitely a case of “better late than never”. So, here’s a bit of a long take.
I will begin with the only negative experience, which was waiting too long in both queues with a reservation on hand, just to find out we were on the wrong one. No specific sign or info at the entrance, or even directions to/from the parking lot. Seemed like they purposely let everyone wait, in order to merge the small crowd into one show and fill all the seats. There was some outdoors intro to the show from actors, but we missed it during all our ticket struggle.
Other than that, once you get inside, the experience kicks in. The restaurant’s consistent theme awakes your inner child - and I recommend you to not resist the desire to believe that you are an interactive resident of another era. The sooner you’re going to let yourself go and sync with the rest of the audience, the longer the fun you’ll have.
The food in our case had as a starter some wonderful mushroom soup in a metal bowl (which you use as a drinking cup and then use it as a hammer to cheer for your knight). Then, every single person was served an entire roasted chicken with potatoes came as a main course, to eat exclusively with bare hands, as a proper middle age savage should (equip yourself with wipes beforehand, thank me later). Refills of beer, soda or water were non-stop. As a dessert we were served ice-cream and warm apple pie, which was a brilliant combo I would never have thought of. Same goes for the small espresso as a final touch, which gives you a boost to move yourself after all that feasting. I liked though, the suggestion from other reviewers about giving a small paper bag for the leftovers, since not everyone devours the whole thing as quickly as me.
The show was immersive, the plot played out with classical hero/anti-hero archetypes and ethical twists. The actors (especially the knights) were doing a GREAT job of drawing the audience in, all while riding real horses. Runtime was almost two hours long and it felt perfect, neither too fast nor dragging. The only thing I would add was some spear jousting between the knights, but as an all-ages show, I understand why it was left out. Same goes for the half Italian/half English dialogue, since you get what’s going on if you move your head up from the food to pay a little attention, it’s not rocket science (I don’t know practically any Italian).
Definitely was an electrifying experience, whether you’re going with kids or simply as adults who want to nerd out, you surely won’t regret it.
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