Medieval Madness

My husband and I went to medieval madness to see one of the Monty-​python-​eske shows. We had a groupon, so it was affordable. The atmosphere was fantastic! The food was good and the ale was great (however, we were not served until about an hour after we arrived). The actors did a good job. However, the plot of the show could have been more developed. The show also didn’t start until about 45 minutes after we arrived. If you have a groupon/​coupon, I’d recommend it, but I would not pay full price

Giving one star is way more then they deserve. I came here about a month ago, you first notice when walking in and sitting down that it is just plain dirty! The food was horrible! The show was total crap!!! and the owner/​main actor is an asshole, although some of the employees were very nice and pleasant.
I RECOMEND THIS TO NO ONE UNLESS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A LITTLE MEDIEVAL TORTURE!!!

Terrible 2^nd experience. We enjoyed the dinner and show when it was at the old location.
Super late start. They started seating people at 5:30, but show didn’t begin until after 7. Food didn’t come out until almost 8pm.
The main actor (owner) fabricated/​embellished a lot of the stories. Can’t tell when he’s joking or being real sometimes. Hard to believe anything that came out of him by the end of the show. The jokes he told weren’t that funny and a little offensive at times.
Food was poorly portioned. Only two people at each table get double servings. So you kinda have to «fight» if you want seconds.
Food was mediocre. Chicken, sausage, and roast beef were nothing to rave about. The sides (peas, carrots, and even rice) were a little too sweet.
The show was blah. Bad acting, lame script, and no sword fight on the day we visited. What a shame. We were looking forward to a few good laughs and entertainment.
The servers were part of the show so they weren’t doing much work (in terms of serving). I saw 2 servers drop tongs on guests. Not much room between the tables for them to maneuver. Funny how the owner asked for a big tip for these «wenches» at the end.
Overall, a waste of time and money. My husband and I left still feeling hungry and robbed of our Saturday night.
If you enjoy medieval stuff, go to Medieval Times in Arundel Mills, MD. I would not recommend this dinner/​show to anyone I care for.

Well this was an interesting experience… I think I’ll start by saying if they were going for medieval in terms of torture, they nailed it. This was a painful experience. Here’s how our evening went:
6:40pm — my husband and I arrive and are seated immediately by a friendly «wench» in medieval garb. She tells us that we can go to the bar to get our two free ales OR one free mead. Ok cool, my husband and I go to the bar. The guy there gave us a mug that would be filled with ale and a coin we could turn in for a refill with the caveat that ale wouldn’t be served until the Duke commenced the evening. Uhh… ok. Well the show was supposed to start at 7 so we figured that wouldn’t be too bad.
7:00 — no show.
7:15 — I get up and go to the bathroom. Two of the four stalls had «out of order» signs on them and one of the working stalls had no lock. Lovely.
7:40 — still no show and I’m tired of waiting for a drink so I get up and buy a rum and coke from the bar for $ 7.70. Not bad prices and the bartender made a good drink.
7:45 — our «wench» starts screaming «house rules» at a group two tables away. She then moves to the remaining groups and continues to scream the rules. She proceeds to the next table and screams them three more times. By the time she got to our table we had the «rules» memorized. Why did the rules need to be announced this way? It took SO LONG and was inefficient. Why not quiet the hall once and announce them? Why not play the rules over their speakers? Anywho, still no show, no ale, and no food besides the bread and grapes on our table.
8:05 — the show finally begins! Hurrah! The Duke (also the owner) goes over some announcements. He tells us we are in luck because they were debuting a brand new Monty Python script written by a «world famous screenwriter.» (Research on Unilocal has shown this definitely was not the first night of the script.) Anyway, I’m on board. I’ll take a silly fun show. Unfortunately that’s not what we got.
After announcements he goes into a bizarre stand up routine. The two jokes that stood out the most were one about him frequently masturbating at the dentist because his doctor has such great cleavage and, my personal fave, «if you own an old Toyota pickup truck with a machine gun mounted in the back, you might be Muslim!» Uhh… WHAT!!! That joke was actually booed. Please tell me what either of those jokes has to do with «Medieval Madness.» If I wanted to hear misogynist, racist jokes, I would pay for a Fox News comedy tour. Ah I also forgot to mention there were three CHILDREN in the audience. This is not a show for children and they should advertise it as such.
8:30 — ale is finally served! Please note this is two hours after we arrived and we STILL have no food. The ale was the highlight of the evening. It was served ice cold and was delicious. The Duke said we were served the last few kegs of some Oktoberfest beer they imported from Europe. I read a Unilocal review from a guy months ago where the Duke said the exact same thing so I’ll file that as another gimmick of his operation.
8:40 — our first course is served… and it’s cold. Cold honey mustard chicken skewers. We were starving and devoured them. The chicken was just alright. Not terrible, but not good. And as I said, they had been sitting out for a loooong time. The group next to us also had cold skewers. The first skit begins and it’s corny and eye rolling lame jokes. No one laughs above a few chuckles.
8:45 — next two food items come out: sausages and cinnamon peas. The sausages were warm and flavorful. The peas on the other hand were vastly undercooked and drenched in cinnamon. No one among the three groups at our table ate more than a scoop. The owner aka Duke comes over and tells me I’m going to love the next skit because it’s very Monty Python. He says, «I essentially took exactly what John Cleese wrote in the sketch and made a few tweaks so it’s very close to the original. It gets the least amount of laughs but it’s my personal favorite skit of the show.» So does that mean he’s the «famous screen writer?» I believe so. The skit happens and, as he predicted, no one laughs.
9:00 — I commiserate with the girl next to me about how terrible the show is and how badly we both want to leave. The «wenches» go on stage and sing three songs. I get my next ale and start laughing with the girl next to me. The owner comes back over to our table. He touches both of our shoulders and says, «you ladies need to be quiet, I’m about to start talking.» We both roll our eyes. He then delivers the first line of the next sketch from behind my seat. That sketch was more entertaining but my husband and I were through.
9:15 — we make our big escape! I bid the friendly party next to us adieu and we book it for the door.
I will never again return to Medieval Madness. This place is run by an egotistical old man who lacks customer service skills.
Bottom line — I don’t have any enemies but if I did I would send them here

Absolutely the worst! We were seated at 7:00 No food or drink until 8:35. And it was awful. Best line of the night was when my son said lets leave and his wife said I haven’t finished my beer. My son said I’d leave my leg to get out of this place! Hahahaha.

I have been twice to M.M. The first time was in their old location, and the second time in their new location. I like the older location better, as it provided more room for the skits. For some reason the food was better in the old location.
For some reason, when they weren’t performing their skit, they played music from John Philip Sousa. I would rather have heard Celtic music like Enya to help me get into the medieval time frame. The king and the queen must have had a falling out, as she (her part) was marginalized in the play. That is sad, as she has a wonderful stage presence.
The King told three contemporary risqué jokes as his stand up opening monologue. The humor was funny, but again, a story about a dentist prevents the audience from embracing the time period.
The first time we went, all the help spoke in the dialect of the time. Not so much on our second show visit.
I hope they can keep it fresh, quality consistent, and anchored in the medieval time-​frame.

I brought my wife here for her birthday but I can’t wait to come back again. The «Monty Python» style humor was great. The food was great as was the drinks! I highly recommend you attend unless you have no sense of humor and don’t like having fun.

I want to rate Medieval Madness higher but I don’t see myself in a rush to come back anytime soon after my last experience.
I went twice to their old location and loved everything about it! This was my first time seeing the show in the new space and everything was just off for me. I was seated in the corner against the wall, so if I wanted to use the restroom or go to the bar I had to squeeze past a row of 8 people, go in front of the stage then walk through more tables to get there. It felt more of a cafeteria style layout where the goal was to fit as many seats in as possible. I get why they did it, but as a guest in the corner I did not enjoy it.
The mead included with the ticket was a carbonated flavored mead that tasted more like a wine cooler with seltzer in it. After finishing our free goblets, we ordered a full bottle of a different mango mead that was much better. The bar is stocked with all sorts of wine with medieval ties and they’re definitely worth trying.
The bowl of rolls went quickly with a full table of 6 and we were never offered more. The grapes went quickly as well. I think I sat down around 6:45pm with the expectation of the show and food starting right at 7pm (It was a Friday night and I came straight from work). The show didn’t start until close to 7:30pm and we didn’t get our first course until 8pm. I was starving.
The chicken skewers were good but we were given 8 skewers for our table of 6. So some people got 2, but I only got 1. The next course was sausages which I couldn’t have so I wish I would have known in time or was able to ask the waitress for something different, but I just waited as everyone else gobbled theirs down. Our waitress was efficient but there was never time to ask her for anything. Someone at our table did manage to shout for more pear sauce and we did eventually get it, but other than that we were just left waiting for the next round of food.
The rice, carrots, and peas were nothing special, and all were loaded with cinnamon. I’m assuming it’s to keep with the traditional recipes but my tongue was stinging a bit by the end of the meal. Most everything geared toward the sweet. The highlight was the roast beef though! I would come back to the restaurant downstairs just for that.
The script was promoted as being their tribute to Monty Python and there was some of that humor infused but there was definitely some jokes and songs from the previous shows still there. Which is fine, I was just expecting a lot more.
The sword fight is very real and entertaining to watch. Although hard to see since they do it on the side of the room and not on the stage. Giving audience member scripts to read a few lines is a fun way for the audience to participate so I definitely liked that aspect.
Overall, I appreciate how hard the staff works but I was definitely underwhelmed with everything else.

Um. It was very good to see. I don’t regret going and in some time, I’m sure I’ll be back. The mead was good, I did enjoy the food – they has this sauce that really was just phenomenal. I like how are informative about the dates and what was served then and everything in the restaurant being served is from that time. However, I didn’t really care that much for this one particular character – he was in fact, quite a character. He seemed too full of himself, very boastful, too much like he had something to prove-​ego wise, and then somewhat jilted with his patrons. :/​Get past that part, and it’s a nice place to see.

Medieval Madness is a tough thing to review. On the one hand, I applaud the ambition and creativity of creating a bar and dinner show all based around the Middle Ages right here in DC. Everyone involved, from the actors to the wait staff, are genuinely working their butts off to make sure you have a good time! For these reasons, I’m glad I went and gave it a try.
On the other hand, the experience wasn’t what I expected. The food was a huge disappointment, and wasn’t even enough to be considered a meal in my book. It consisted of a small skewer of chicken, some peas, a small piece of roast beef, and a spoon full of rice. There were rolls and something else served, but someone else (not in our party) ate all of that food before our section could get a chance, probably because portions were so small. We weren’t asked if we got enough food and I doubt we would’ve been given more if it was requested. The idea of basing the meal on historically accurate food is fun, but when it’s not very enjoyable and there isn’t enough of it, that’s when form gets in the way of function.
The writing and jokes really weren’t funny and the show as a whole just wasn’t very entertaining… And I’m not theater critic either — I’ve seen plenty of high school plays that I’d consider very good and far better! It’s a shame, because as I mentioned earlier the staff really do make an effort here. I’ll also say the sword fight was fun, but really only last 3 – 4 minutes out of a 2.5+ hour show.
At $ 65/​head I just don’t feel I got any value here. A half a meal, a couple of beers, and a pretty bad play for that price (plus gratuity), is a pretty tall order. If you’re looking for a night out, I’d look elsewhere.

0, yes 0 stars. (Ok Unilocal makes me give a star. So the toilets flushed and get a star). Unless you’re someone who wants to watch a medieval times cast who thinks they’re able to write a Monty Python comedy show. If you do, you’re in luck because you’ll sit through 2 hours of no story arc and terrifyingly horrid jokes. Jokes bad enough you can’t laugh because you’re realizing they think they’ve pulled it off. Oh, and they’ll hold scripts so they don’t forget to stutter the dullness.

So yes, there is a medieval themed bar in the middle of Alexandria and yes I went there on purpose. Some friends who live nearby suggested that we go for dinner and it was a treat. I feel like kids and grandparents would be pretty into this place.
It’s like a bar/​/​restaurant version of medieval times. You are served by ‘wenches’ (I say that will all kind intentions), drinks are served in goblets and sturdy mugs, and there is also a pretty entertaining show filled with sword fights and the like. The atmosphere is exactly what you would imagine. Large wooden tables, dark stone, dim lighting, candle chandeliers– pretty magical for the middle of Alexandria.
The food itself is not that special. Burgers, sandwiches, sausage and mash, ribs, etc. Don’t come expecting to eat a giant turkey leg, because you will be disappointed. I have a burger with fries that was pretty unmemorable. Thematically, the service isn’t lacking at all. Also, the bar tender gladly turned on a soccer game we were hoping to watch. Our waitress was a little on the less attentive side, but at the end of the day we were there to take our time and enjoy the atmosphere and company so it didn’t matter.
Medieval Madness is a super goofy place that is perfect for a birthday or family outing. Probably not somewhere I’ll be crossing the water for on the regular, but great to check out once or twice.

We saw the show and dinner before The Rogues concert at the tavern downstairs. The food was quite good and we enjoyed the historical aspect of the meal. Rolls and fruit are on the table when you are seated so you can dig in. A honey mustard sauce and a pear cinnamon sauce are available throughout the meal for flavor. Mead or a rye ale comes with the meal. The mead was sweet with a raspberry flavor. The dinner is served family style and at our table we had a gentleman who had been to the show 7 or 8 times previously. Plus we have friends who would go once a quarter since they change the script which keeps things fresh.
The first course included roast sausage and honey mustard chicken skewers. Second course was lemon blueberry rice, peas in a pear sauce, roasted carrots in cinnamon and butter. Most of the food you eat with your hands — they do take pity on you and set a spoon for the peas! Dessert was a raspberry linzer torte. A very nice touch was the complimentary bottle of champagne we received since we were celebrating our anniversary and «made it over 20 years!»
The show was entertaining which is all one could hope for. There was a sword demo which was a partnership with a local martial arts academy that focuses on historical forms of martial arts. The space seemed a bit tight for that but it was amazing to watch. Professional Broadway it is not but the enthusiasm of the troupe and fact that the arts are being supported locally makes this a new addition to the list of places to go for our family. Tip from the gentleman who has been 7 or 8 times… they have deals through Living Social! Saves you about $ 20.

Eat First or Plan a Late Night Snack for Later
It’s a nice little show, run by veterans so you’re supporting a good cause. The do a half decent job of combining song, sword fighting and a little play so it’s fine for something different. With your dinner you get two beers or one mead, either are just okay. The meal is rather an odd selection of medieval foods, in small portions. The sausage is good, The lintz tort at the end is good but they only give you ¼ of one! Go to support vets and get a chuckle, but don’t go for dinner.

From the moment I called to make a reservation, I could tell Medieval Madness was going to be a *unique* experience. They take their medieval characters seriously here, and I will say it was surprisingly pleasant to be greeted on the phone with «G’Day M’lady.»
Medieval Madness took place upstairs in their Great Hall. We were sat at long communal tables, which worked well with the family style dinner. There was a ton of food, including three different meats. We had chicken kabobs, sausage, and some kind of red meat that was best to eat with your hands. Not recommended if you’re vegetarian (maybe they have some supplemental dishes if you are).
The cast is pretty talented. All of the wenches (that’s what you’re supposed to call them, I swear) had good voices. The king (who owns the place) had been in the hospital earlier that day, but that did not stop him from putting on a great show. The show is definitely geared toward adults, but there were a few kids in the audience. The jousting match at the end of the meal between the two knights was a highlight. And this wasn’t just play fighting with swords. There were shield and armor and these guys have trained in the art of medieval sword fighting.
It was a really unique night. definitely not your typical dinner date. We had a groupon and had to book a couple weeks in advance– it’s popular! I think my boyfriend enjoyed it more than I did, probably because he got to keep yelling, «Wench! Bring me more beer!»
If seeing a show with your meal isn’t for you, the full restaurant offers a wide menu of «medieval» dishes or you can even sip on a mug of mead at the bar.

If you are in Alexandria… this show and feast is worth your $ 59. The show is hilarious… definitely a show we can relate to. It can be a bit crowded if its a full house, but being there with a large audience definitely make it a ton of fun.
The food is amazing. They take the best recipes they can find from the 15^th century and serve it up. You get decent portions, however its not an all you can eat buffet… so if you eat large quantities you may not be full. However if you sit by people who don’t eat a lot you might be in luck. Food is served family style.
Two drinks of ancient mead are also included. If you are a light weight like me, that is plenty to get you hammered. However, if you require more alcohol you can purchase some more from the bar in the back and enjoy more beverages.
This place is a great night out with some friends for some good laughs and unique foods and drinks. Definitely worth checking out for a date night or a night out with a group of friends.

As long as you go in with an open mind and embrace the silliness of it all, you’ll have a great time at Medieval Madness.
I want to start the review by telling you that if the idea of dinner theater of any kind makes you want to hit your head against the wall (or if you’re boring or not interested in trying new things), then you can safely bypass Medieval Madness. However, if you’re like me and loved Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and/​or go into the show having a few drinks downstairs, you’ll have a awesome time.
The show usually starts at 6:00PM but ours didn’t begin until after 6:15PM. The show opens with the Duke of Salem telling you how the night is going to go down, and then he does a small stand-​up show before the first course is served. In between the courses, there is sketch comedy scenes that advance the general story. The humor is surprisingly risqué (please don’t bring your children if you don’t want them to hear several sexual innuendos and some light cursing). For example, there were numerous dick jokes and an entire medieval song about how old men «can’t get it up» (the song absolutely killed). Audience participation is encouraged. The highlight of the show is the sword fight between two knights who trained at the martial arts school in Alexandria. Audience members act as judges for who gets points.
Let’s talk food — all of the food is historically accurate for the time, and therefore have little to no fat and no salt. The only condiments on the are a honey mustard and a sweet and delicious pear sauce, which, according to the website, was accurate for the time. The first course is just rolls, butter, and grapes. The second course was Gallantyne Pie, roast sausages, and cinnamon roasted peas. I really enjoyed the Gallantyne pie — chicken, beef fruits, raisins, and a bunch of other ingredients. The Third course was Chicken skewers with honey mustard sauce, blueberry-​lemon brown rice and cinnamon roasted carrots. The fourth and final course was Raspberry Linzer torte. All of the food was delicious, even if the meats were a little bland due to the lack of fat and salt (no points off for being historically accurate). You also receive either a glass of mead or two pints of beer. We got the last of the Oktoberfest beer from a really old brewery in Germany, and it was some of the best Oktoberfest beer I’ve ever had.
My only complaint is that I felt you don’t get a lot of food because it’s served family style with the other people at your table. This leads to awkward social interactions where you don’t want to be gluttonous and take a lot of something, meaning the leftovers are taken back by the servers. It felt like more of a Medieval sampler than an actual dinner, and the only way for extras of something is to see if another table has anything left over. You’ll leave satisfied but not stuffed.
Overall, we had a great time, and it was well worth the $ 39 Groupon deal. If you’re looking for something change of pace, Medevial Madness is well worth the time and money.

I was really excited for Medieval Madness, because I love anything that has to do with knights in armor, doing all that jousting business! :D This performing arts group puts on a performance on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at the John Strongbow’s Tavern (upstairs), and you have a combination of an interactive comedy show with a King Henry V’s Coronation ‘feast.’ I also liked how it was mentioned that the script changes often, so you’ll pretty much get a new show when you return. There is a ‘wench’ that is assigned to your table, and she will go over the drink options, how the family-​style meal works, and any other policies. I like how all the staff never broke from their character: P You can bring your nicely stoneware mug to the Friar’s Pub in the back, where you have a choice of Meade (medieval honey wine (raspberry)), historic beer, or wine (all from the medieval era!). You bring your drink back to the table, and there is a bowl of grapes, wheat rolls, cinnamon pear sauce (an 800-​year old recipe that is used as ‘ketchup’! Delicious!), honey mustard (also from the period! Yum!), and butter for you to nosh on while waiting for the show to begin (you can also request for extra rolls). The chefs use only medieval recipes and ingredients, and they pride in themselves making everything from scratch — just remember, salt wasn’t used as a condiment, so most, if not all, the food you receive are salt-​free. I was designed as the ‘Most High Keeper of the Salt’ at my table, so if anyone wanted it, they were required to offer me a compliment AHAHAHA We had the Gallantyne Pie (which was one of the King’s favorite dishes; it was filled with chicken, beef, and fruits, all in a pie form — more on the sweeter side), cinnamon-​roasted peas (I generally like peas!), little roasted sausages (mmm! Don’t forget the honey mustard!), cinnamon roasted carrots, honey-​mustard roasted chicken skewers (mmm — don’t forget to add all those sauces!), blueberry-​lemon brown rice (another King’s favorite; this was interesting — I think I would have preferred them using another type of rice, though), and a torte for dessert (yummy moist and thick brown-​sugary tart with a little bit of jelly). I basically just dumped all the sauces on all of the main food and salted it up: P You only get a spoon, so most of the food, you would have to eat with your hands — don’t worry, though, as you get a little terry washcloth as your ‘napkin.’ The show itself was somewhat entertaining, and since it was a new script, I think they might still need some time to work on it — it was a combination of medieval & contemporary humor. I particularly liked the ‘lost pickle,’ songs by the maidens, the legit sword fight (in which I volunteered as one of the judges!), reading my part as the ‘House Madam,’ and being able to take pictures with the Duke, the Duchess, and the knights at the end: D It was a great little pre-​birthday celebration: D
+purchase tickets online
+the ‘Great Hall’ is located upstairs at the John Strongbow’s Tavern, where the performance/​dinner is
+doors open at 6:30PM (give or take)
+assigned seats
+authentically medieval: D
+interactive performance!
+cinnamon pear sauce (you can also purchase these!)
+little roasted sausages
+honey mustard chicken skewers
+torte for dessert

How I heard of this place: When planning my birthday surprise for my husband a few months back, I was contemplating Medieval Times — a place I know he loves; I overheard a conversation at work between two co-​workers who claimed that Medieval Madness is much more worth the money. It was decided.
Type of cuisine: Medieval fare — a focus on meat and root vegetables, no salt (it was used primarily as a preservative in Medieval times), and beer & wine imported directly from European vineyards and using methods that have been around and sustained since the 1100s through the 1400s.
Ambiance: The unassuming, small window-​front opens into a vanishingly long, rectangular, dim-​lit room. One table on each side of the room, extending the space from stage to kitchen provides reserved seating for all of the guests present on this Friday eve. Chandeliers dot the middle of the intricately tiled ceilings, coat of arms flags grace the walls, which also hold trinkets (for sale) of characteristic Medieval armatures.
«Medieval Madness is a memorable, fun night out of political satire set in 15^th century England. It’s fair maidens with food and ale, song, comedy, Europe’s finest ale and real sword competitions. It’s short bursts of entertainment. It’s fellowship and fun with friends old and new. It’s a revolution in the arts, the only destination which joins so many artistic disciplines into one powerful night, the only destination which produces brand new shows every four months. Join the revolution and partake of the fun!»
What I ordered: The pre-​set menu arrives in stages. First, the fresh black– and blue-​berries, fresh baked bread (rolls are a mixture of white, wheat or cheese) served with butter, house-​made cinnamon-​pear sauce and honey-​mustard: Sausage and sweet, cinnamon-​glazed roasted carrots: Slow roasted beef carved table side: Fresh-​roasted rosemary fowl with yam puffs: And a simple pound cake for dessert.
What I loved: The cinnamon-​pear sauce, the sausage was nice (though fatty) and the chicken inundated with a nice rosemary scent.
Why I loved it: «Welcome, Lords and Ladies, to the only place where you experience a live comedy show, a magnificent medieval feast, and men in tights.
Medieval Madness is a grand celebration, an explosion of the arts, the performing arts, the comedic arts, the musical arts, the visual arts, the martial arts, the culinary arts, and the wine and beer making arts. Did we mention comedy? Comedy? Comedy!»
Cost: $ 50 per person for a group of eight or more (reserved in advance); $ 79 per person for parties of less than eight persons.

This is a veterans owned company and will be moving to a new location due to their highly successful dinner show. I would first recommend finding a groupon or living social coupons if available. It always make people happy if you can save a few bucks.
Be aware that this place is booked every weekend so you need to make your reservations well in advance. Also they changed up their show I believe every 6 months.
The bathroom situation can be an issue because of people drinking. The new facility we were told will have more restrooms for men and women but for now be prepared to wait since only 1 of each.
When you check in you will be taken to your reserved seats and enjoy a four course meal. The food is decent and derives from recipes that can be traced back to the medieval ages. Your wench will bring your food to people of 7 at a time to be shared among everyone. You will also be given a sacred coveted spoon to use for eating, a wash cloth to wipe your hands, and water. With your meal you can decide to drink 2 beers or 1 honey mead. I would highly recommend the honey mead and you can even buy a bottle to take home from the bar. The bar does offer other drinks and a plus they do offer gluten free beer!!! My husband was extremely happy since this is an oddity.
My favorite part was the sword fight. FYI when they say move towards the center of the room please do that since it will get you a better view of the fight. I would recommend that if you are a girl that you might want to see about being picked to help cheer the knights. I scored a free drink for this. :) actually my husband did because I was the DD. Speaking of being a DD, I overheard that that person get unlimited soft drinks for the night. I stuck with water but something to look into if you like soda and stuck with the horrible job of being a DD.
Just remember when you go there, it’s to have fun and it will be stupid. I didn’t like all the food but I could appreciate the fact that I was eating foods from recipes that are centuries old.