Fun trip. There Halloween night, so many guests were in costume. The show was fun and food very good. Too bad it was dark, so we couldn't see outside the train for the scenery, but otherwise great time.
My husband and I went on whim and loved every minute of it. My husband got to be the murder victem! The food was WONDERFUL! We are planning on going back for our 1 year anniversary!
Went on the Saturday night Murder Mystery dinner run with another couple. The food was good - prime rib and salmon. The murder mystery show was really good. The actors were very talented and had everyone laughing. The only downside was that they had us in the dreaded 'third car'. On that car the windows were covered on the outside with a film that made it impossible to see out. You could tell the train was moving but you couldn't see anything. The owners of the train are aware of this problem as there have been other adverse reviews but for whatever reason have decided not to remedy the situation. So, when you make your reservation, request cars one or two.
A little expensive, dinner average and the mystery show was less than exciting. Train ride was nothing exceptional. A so so experience.
The quality of the dinner was average but the wait staff was great! The actors/actresses were really good. Was a fun crowd and fun evening out. My only suggestion would be to give out a prize to those who guess correctly who the murderer was. Other dinners like this I have attended, you hand your guess at the end as to who the murderer is and why you think they were the one and then they read out some of the answers that are funny then draw a name from all the correct answers and that person wins a prize. Even if it was a small souvenir T-shirt or mug or something. All in all, go for the fun entertainment. The price is par with other murder mystery dinners I have attended.
For a so called 5-star dining experience, the food was catered in and was lukewarm and mediocre at best. The entertainment was tragic. The worst part was at the end, I was prepared to accept the overpriced fee of $70 per person as somewhat worth it, to just simply experience it, but the train stopped a 1/2 mile short of the depot so they could hold us hostage for a 1/2 hour so they could run everyones credit cards, even though we had given them the card previously, when we purchased the reservations. 3 1/2 hours of total misery. I do not reccomend going here unless you have it on your bucket list and just want to say you tried it. Wait staff was excellent.
The train was comfortable and cool. The actors were very funny and entertaining. The prime rib and the sides was excellent. I would suggest you go and enjoy yourself!
My boyfriend surprised me by booking this Murder Mystery Train Ride - for a long cold winter - it was a nice break and "different" sort of get-away. The actors and actresses are excellent - they work hard and bring their A game. I think your experience is largely based on your attitude AND the other guests in your train car. We had a few fun people in our car - which brought many laughs. Unfortunately as a couple of two - we were seated with strangers for the dinner/train ride - and they were wet blankets - barely a smile arose on their face. We had fun nonetheless. The dinner was average - so don't go for the food. Our soup was cold and the salad - lifeless. Our entrees were hot - chicken better than the salmon. Nothing special, but decent. Would I go again? Maybe - when they had a new mystery to solve.
We took the dinner train with a group of 8 for a friends birthday. THe train left right on time at 7 and although both dining cars were full, we had plenty of room between our table and the others to move around as needed. We were fortunate that our friend agreed to "play" one of the parts, so the action was largely centered near our table. The actors were funny, yes, lots of sexual innuendo, but I thought only one of the actors relied too heavily on that. They all brought a little something different. Very friendly enjoyable atmosphere. Our waitress was attentive and did a great job despite having to circumnavigate the actors who were frequently near our table. The food. Beer cheese (can't go wrong with that), rolls that were mediocre. If they were warmed they would have been very good. Excellent tomato parmesan soup. We all had the prime rib. Perfectly cooked, but definitely not prime. It was not as tender as I would have liked. The salad was romaine with 4 dried cherries and some walnuts with a vinaigrette that had seperated. I have a thing with lettuce ribs. I prefer tender leaves. They could make the salad much better by substituting a mesclun mix. It was the only course I really didn't care for. Cheesecake for dessert was very good. In the end, it was a great night out with friends. Arrive early. Although a tiny town, Blissfield has some cute antique shops. Don't speed in town.
Train ride was bought as a gift for my wife's 30th birthday, we were both excited as we had done a lot of rail travel in Britain and Canada, and had some wonderful trips and meals. We came an hour earlier than departure as requested and expected drinks and canapés but got some cheese dip and some crackers to pass the time until we left. The wait staff were very good, but the food when it came was awful. The starter salad had some milky flour sauce with unwashed lettuce, the main of salmon was just pan seared with some uncooked rice, the best thing was the cheesecake dessert. We don't know why everyone raved about the food, but we think that this was on the other Dinner train that goes from Charlotte MI. The ride was fine and ran to time but very slow, around 4-5mph as they have a c.10 mile track. The slow speed figures as they probably haven't replaced the track since the 1830's. The carriages were interesting though, old Pullman's from the 1930's. Frankly they need to do a longer run at higher speed, i.e. faster than walking. The entertainment was okay, you got the sense they got lumbered with bad scripts, think you had to drink a lot to get into it. The singing psychologist was the best actor. Overall I'd avoid it, at $90 per person if you're into trains - save the money. Such a shame I haven't had a good Michigan train ride yet -- Amtrak's delays on the Wolverine are biblical. Try ViaRail in Canada if you're a train buff in MI, Windsor to Toronto is only $88 return if book in advance.