After reading the ruthless reviews for this place, I almost wanted to return my tickets...but I'm glad I didn't!!!!
First things first, the food.
Ok, the food is just ok, but it's not as terrible as people are describing it. I had the chicken and shrimp. Chicken was very moist but the scallops in the shrimp tasted like they were not thawed in time (understandable). The rice that came with the chicken was good. I believe it was cooked in chicken broth. No one in my party was complaning about the food so I guess that's a plus! Right when you arrive, there are staff walking around with trays of appetizers. There were also carts of HOT food in random areas in the place. The appetizers are very good. Oh, they had a salad but it was just a plain salad. The dessert was good; apple pie and ice cream! YUM! As for drinks, you can order as much as you want and they even bring a pitcher just for you. They also offer coffee with your ice cream.
I feel kind of bad for the waiters/waitresses because there's only one 2 waiters per section and each section accomodates at least 30 people. T_T With that said, our service was pretty good. At the end, you are presented with a bill that you are not required to pay. $5 tip per adult and $3 per child. Of course we gave our waitress tips! She worked hard that night! The couple next to us did not bother to put anything, which is rather sad. They were vegetarian and so they couldn't eat anything off the menu so they kept making the waitress run back and forth to the kitchen to bring out their 'correct' order.
Price- I'm sure they charge $50 per person is so that they can pay for the actors, waiters, and everything else. Not everyone needs to pay $50 though, I went on the internet and found some good deals. Just call them and tell them the code and the person will tell you if it's honorable or not. I paid a total of $121 for 4 people and I totally thought it was worth it! We are 20 year olds just looking for some innocent but exciting fun.
Acting- These pirates work really hard to make everyone happy. THey are entertaining and very funny. Most of the pirates are pretty attractive too :D. Singing while having to run and jump on stage is pretty impressive. The storyline was cheesy but HEY it's all good. The female pirate named Treasure has a very powerful and beautiful voice. I think she should come out with her own album. Anyway, so right when you enter the show area, your pirate (assigned color) will go to random people and choose them to be part of the show. I was praying that I did not get chosen (read somewhere that you volunteer so I was breathing a sigh of relief because I didn't have to participate) but with my luck, I got chosen. I was very hesistant about it but my pirate (GO RED!) convinced me. Our color won and we got mardi gras beads without having to flash anyone.
All in all, it was a very good night. If you have little ones, be sure to bring them because they will get to be part of the show in the end! Adults will have fun too if they aren't Debby Downers. My friends and I had so much fun that we are planning on going again soon.
Some of you may be thinking that I am crazy for rating this place 5 stars but I really did have fun. I'm not reviewing this place for it's food, but more for the hard workers who make sure everyone has a good time. Everyone is extremely friendly (except the lady who was on the phone) and the actors/actresses were marvelous. I came here knowing that it wasn't going to be some broadway musical with gourmet food and maybe that's why I had fun and didn't rate this place 2 stars.
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