The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Columbus, OH

I recently attended The Dinner Detective Murder Dinner Show and unfortunately, my experience left much to be desired. The event was quite confusing, making it challenging to fully immerse myself in the interactive murder mystery. Moreover, the audio quality was subpar, and I often struggled to hear the actors' dialogue, which made it even harder to follow the clues and solve the mystery. On the culinary front, I must express my disappointment with the chicken dish provided. It was disappointingly bland and lacked seasoning, especially a much-needed sprinkle of salt. The lackluster flavor diminished the overall enjoyment of the meal. In terms of the beverage selection, I found the drinks to be overpriced. While I understand that event venues often have higher prices, the discrepancy between the quality and the cost was significant. It would have been more satisfactory if the pricing were more reasonable. Additionally, the parking fee of $20 was excessive and seemed disproportionate to the overall experience offered. It would be beneficial if the venue reconsidered the parking charges to make it more reasonable and accessible for patrons. In summary, The Dinner Detective Murder Dinner Show fell short of my expectations. The confusion, audio issues, flavorless chicken dish, overpriced drinks, and expensive parking collectively diminished the overall experience. I hope that the organizers take this feedback constructively to improve future events.

We had an enjoyable evening, but I think that was due more to the comradery of our party and less the Mystery Dinner itself... The idea of solving a mystery based on actual case files sounds great in theory, but it was presented in such a confusing manner that even when you found out "whodunit", you were still left scratching your head. 90% of the evening was interaction with other players. Common for a mystery dinner, but confusing as heck with 60-70 people. The "acting" was all improv, and when the actors weren't yelling at the top of their lungs, they were difficult to hear, which made following the storyline difficult at best. Oftentimes the actor's efforts were spent more on trying to be humorous than relaying information needed to solve the mystery. The food was edible - the chicken was typical buffet fare, and the beef varied wildly in doneness from one steak to the next. I'm sure the glamorous Hyatt venue contributed greatly to the cost of our ticket prices, but considering the quality of the dinner and show, they still seem overpriced.

Definitely not for shy people. It was fun collaborating with others at our table but it was very confusing. Reports on the qr code didn't match what was going on. The dinner show guests had some great code names.

Awesome performance, absolutely a fun experience, and (not to toot my own horn) I WON! They definitely made the case tough to solve but still gave us enough clues and suspicious characters to figure it out. Will definitely come back again!

I should have known something was awry when the dress code was so laxed. There were no mics, so there was a lot of yelling. There was slapstick comedy that wasn't good. The costumes..... oh there were no costumes, mood music/lighting to set the scenes? None of that either. The food was OK, the drinks were very light. I had great company in my wife and new and old friends so we made it work. Don't waste your money if you are looking for a professional experience.