The atmosphere in the bottom of the barn is wonderful. The meal is one of the best I have had in a long time. The salad bar that you start off with puts other salad bars to shame. Tons of selection and everything is home made. Pasta salads, bean salads and they were all delicious. Reasonable prices for drinks. Water, coffee and tea were part of the buffet. Dinner was amazing. A proper Sunday roast feel. I would give 5 stars for the dinner. My gripe is with the show. After dinner you go upstairs into the barn/theatre. The show is rather dated for a young crowd. We left half-way through. It would make a great gift for baby bloomers or older. Somewhere to take your parents. It's too bad you just can't go for lunch or dinner though. Yum!
We are so sorry that you didn't enjoy your evening out with us and can assure you that your comments are the exception and not the rule! We work very hard to give our valued customers a great, value packed evening in a very unique facility. it can be a challenge to regulate the temperature in the theatre but we continue to improve the customer experience and we invite you to try us out again! We offer 5 or 6 different shows every year. thanks, Steve
We visited the theatre several times and found the food to be mediocre at best, ok but not to inviting or tasteful , the theatre itself could do with a cleanup and the performers were tip top new seats in the theatre would be greatly appreciated
This was our first time to the Theatre and although a fabulous date, not a place I would visit again. We had tickets for the show only (Groupon @ $15 each ticket) and decided to stay for dinner as the lady on the phone said it was a great deal. Dinner was $35 each and a buffet style we were told. When we arrived- 6:20pm the line up for the dinner was the entire length of the dining room so we had salad to start - twice! As we waited for the dinner line to shorten. By 7pm we decided to line up. It took 30 min to get to the servers! Waiting in line amongst the eating guests, wait staff and guests with full plates making their way through the line to their tables. I didn't like looking into everyones tables eating and standing over them. It was a disappointment, and in the end no desserts were left and we finished our meals just before the show was to begin. I can not believe I had to stand for 30 min to get any food!The row we were assigned had VERY small seats and I felt up close and personal with the man beside me and in front, not to mention it being low to the floor so my knees were bent high and no way to stretch out. I had no where to go and the play started just after 8 and ended just before 11pm - a good 20 min could have been cut from the play. The couple beside us left during intermission as it was not comfortable for them to stay.The view of the show was great, and sound and lighting good too. The play was good and overall enjoyable so for that reason alone if you like theatre it is a nice option but you must request proper large seats or you will hate the experience. It looked like the front rows were larger and more comfortable. This was a nice date with my husband to spend time together and thankfully giggle over the cost, coziness and oh wells of the evening. That is the only positive.
The dinner was excellent with a wonderful atmosphere. The show was good and got a laugh from it. We all need to see a good live show and enjoy it.
Herongate always puts on a good spread. They have a variety of food with soups, salads, entrees of beef, poultry and fish (usually), plus plenty of desserts. What more could you ask for? Even if you eat in a stable, it's great fun.Theatre productions are often English farces which, of course, are entertaining. Now, about the jokes in between! They're a bit tarnished but, by then everyone's in a good mood so they don't really matter.
The shows are usually good but the food is simply average- I dislike having to line up to get my dinner. Several folks had trouble climbing the very steep stairs to get up to the theatre. The theatre was also quite drafty - several people put their coats on.
Upon arriving at the Herongate Barn Theatre property, you will be impressed with how well kept the buildings are and easy access to the barn. There's so much to see when you enter tHe barn because they have maintained many of the unique features of the barn from the stalls the cows previously occupied to the pieces of artifacts found throughout the building. What's so cool about this venue is how they repurposed the stalls to provide table seating for their incredible buffet. The stalls still have the names of the animals who previously inhabited the stalls years ago. No worries about cleanliness as this quaint setting is well maintained at all times. My friends & I enjoyed two Sunday matinee lunch/performances at the Herongate Barn Theatre. The variety of food is terrific & of course, self-created salads with many choices for ingredients, piping hot home cooked entrees to choose from & numerous desserts to top off your meal. There is always a mini-song/comedy routine near the end of the lunch in preparation for the play upstairs in what I am guessing was the hay loft before the theatre conversion took place. The actors are incredibly talented & well-rehearsed. We thoroughly enjoyed our outing to this theatre in the rough.
This was my second visit and I had a better experience. If there was a rating between "average" and "very good", I would have used it. I agree with others that the seating is not the most comfortable but it is a barn and not a fancy restaurant. What made a difference this time was that we didn't have the worst seat in the house. There are some tables for two that are very small and in heavy traffic areas. We "won" a free ticket so, basically, we got in for half price. I think that most of the people were in the same boat. Check their website for deals or coupons.It was still a very slow, very long line up for the dinner as it is sold as a buffet but it's really soup kitchen style service. The food, however, was good with a fair selection of meats and desserts. The dinner room entertainer was the same old fella as the first time I went with the same old jokes and songs but that was fine. As I mentioned in my earlier review, the theatre is upstairs and quite a challenge for anyone with mobility issues to get to. Leg room in the theatre is not ample and I found the seats just a bit low to the ground but for viewing there isn't a bad seat in the house. We saw The Love List and it was hilarious. The actor who plays "Bill" stole the show. We found the rest of the casting a bit questionable but overall, quite an enjoyable play.
Funny, funny play. Runs until July 6th. Great evening out... No charge for parking.As always food is good home cooking and be sure to try their home baked bread.You won't be disappointed and if you are, you left your funny bone at home!