The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Chattanooga, TN — Local services in Chattanooga

When you pay almost $80 a head for an experience like this you expect some level of effort or quality. We knew something was amiss when the original address for this event was downtown Chattanooga but when we received confirmation of purchase it was at a double tree hotel in Hamilton place. That was not advertised or for-warned. We arrive to the hotel night of (Valentine’s Day btw) with a dubious yet open mind hoping for the best. We arrive to a line of probably 80ish people waiting to get in the doors for the dinner. There was no decor, no atmosphere showing you’re where your supposed to be expect for a roll up sign advertising the company hanging against the wall. We were eventually seated inside of a room in the hotel filled with probably 10 round collapsing tables in an arrangement that is not even remotely acceptable for the one’s unfortunate enough to be facing away from the center of the room. Good luck watching the show when facing a wall. No effort in any way was made to try and immerse you into the mindset of the event. It was literally just an empty room that can be rented by anyone in a double tree hotel. We are greeted by empty water glasses ( which you had to get at a table on the side of the room yourself) and a small salad with typical dressings. The “show” starts which is just a person busting through the hotel doors screaming they have been stabbed, hilarious yes but ultimately jarring and yet again not really part of the vibe. Two “detectives” come in to try and solve it and the entire time they are asking the guy who was also the admissions dude what their literal script was. Yes. They actually forgot what their lines where and asked him im front of everyone what they were supposed to do next. Again jarring to the entire environment. I can go on for another 180 minutes of disappointment, but let me just give you the highlights (this review is as terrible as the show) the food was so bland and dry I (including half the people at my table) were literally pouring salsa from our appetizers on our chicken because it was so bland and dry); I paid $55 for two drinks; the “4th course” was a piece of cheese cake that was frozen solid when served, with enough force and determination i could cut though it and eat it like a piece of dry ice.

Just don’t. I don’t have the energy to explain it all. But this is an absolute waste of money and you’re going to regret it. $300 down the drain. Terrible service. Terrible acting. Terrible food.

But hey at the end they will ask you to give them a Good review. And if you literally show the staff a positive review they will give you a single shot glass....

My husband and I planned this for my birthday weekend. We work a lot and have kids and so this was an opportunity for us to do something fun together. We drove over 2 hours and planned this weekend in this area specifically for the show. Based on the dress code and what I read in the email for expectations, I just expected it to be a little more upscale than it was. Specifically the food was not as impressionable. While my husband stepped swapped meals with him. His chicken was half the size of mine. The lady next to me poured salsa on her chicken to give it more flavor. It became clear we paid more for the show than we did for the food. For our first time at a dinner theater we didn’t know quite what to expect. The first 10 minutes we had to go around to ask questions to other guests which was very weird to do with no real direction of what we are to be asking. My husband went to use the restroom and only had two stalls and it was very dirty. He told the hotel staff and apparently it still wasn’t addressed when he returned awhile later. The app didn’t work well for us to log in for the clues. Our table and the table next to us had trouble with the internet. The staff was attentive to help fix it though. My husband figured out who the killer was. It was entertaining and we had a lot of laughs so we did have fun. I would say though after a couple hours I was ready for it to be over. It did have some extra content that really wasn’t necessary for trying to figure out the killer but I suppose it was to make it more interesting and to engage the audience by having them...

I wanted to love this show. I was so ramped up about the idea. I was already talking about buying tickets for our young adult kids and their girlfriends for Christmas presents etc. And well, we had a good time but were overall disappointed in the show. The acting was the worst part. It was truly very cheesy and was pretty much all yelled. (I honestly thought they mightve been yelling everything in case someone out in the hall was listening for their cue?) I'm not trying to be mean but I was relieved we hadn't brought friends, it was just... cringey. Description said no campy dialogue and no silly songs but Oh my word. Yes to both. (And I don't even mind camp, but this was something beyond that) The detectives mixed up their facts several times, and were just generally chaotic. The people at our table were fun, and there were other fun people on the room which was what made things really enjoyable. Food was okay, dessert was the highlight. It's in a small conference room in the basement of a fun swank hotel. I would recommend getting there early and having a drink to loosen up at the hotel bar or something if you want to try to shrug off the cringiness and just let yourself get into it. Cash bar in the room was convenient but pricey. I know a few people who would think it was really funny but the humor is definitely what one of the others reviewers said and something that would appeal to...