Medieval Manor Food Any Good?

[StriperGuy]

Anybody been to Medieval Manor lately? How is the food?

http://www.medievalmanor.com/

[Gabatta]

you had me at hello

[nomadgirl]

I recall the food being fine... although the amount of beer/mead I consumed probably had a big impact on my perspective.

[hyde]

was dragged here at least 30 years ago and while i have no specific memory of the food,
i would eat at any " (*fill-in-blank* ) house of pizza" in ANY metrowest suburb before i would go back.

[hiddenboston]

Hey, has anyone tried Applebee's in North Quincy? I've been hearing good things about it of late.

[Parsnipity]

Even this far down in the thread when I knew where this was headed, this absolutely cracked me up. By the way, I got stuck at a Dunkin Donuts in NH last weekend and their bagels and coffee are still not as good as the rest of NH seems to think, judging by the line.

[Ralphie_in_Boston]

the rest of New Hampshire? You mean, the rest of New England.!

[Boston_Otter]

Quite honestly, I have friends who claim that the ribs at MM are the best they've ever had. I can't speak to that, but I can say that the frozen/thawed bean burritos are godawful.

[RoseWethersfield]

OK...so I got dragged here early in the spring for my partner's niece's birthday. It is pretty much a buried memory but here is what I recall...

You really have to eat with your hands. There was some type of sliced bread. There were mussels in a watery broth. The chicken with dry and tasteless. The beer was watery and gross.

I mean, it is all just bad. Worse than a canned mushroom on a pizza hut pizza. I can't really even write about it. But, everytime my partner doesn't want to go to a work or social obligation all I have to say is: the manor.

[capeanne]

That last sentence is just perfect.

[StriperGuy]

Awesome.

[treb]

A total waste of money.

[hyde]

this place still exists?!!? unbelievable.

[MC Slim JB]

They look like they're doing pretty well: just upgraded their external signage. I see a lot of groups filing into it from buses and such on weekends.

http://mcslimjb.blogspot.com/

[nsenada]

I'm not usually squeamish, but it sounds fairly unhygienic, and not in a cool way. I also thought this was a joke, reminded me of when a colleague of mine once sent a firmwide email from a foodie co-worker's computer asking where "the best McDonald's was located."

[trufflehound]

Belichek- 'It is what it is.'

[Ralphie_in_Boston]

So we should all go there wearing sweatshirts with the sleeves torn off, and hide cameras in the kitchen?

[beetlebug]

Oooh. I hope you go because I can not wait to read that report.

[StriperGuy]

Okay, in all fairness, I was joking. Towards the end of this thread http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/637925 I mentioned getting hung by ones thumbs during dinner, and someone suggested if I am into that sort of thing that I go to Medieval Manor www.medievalmanor.com here in Boston, a "Theme Restaurant/Dinner Theater."

Which is about the last thing on earth I would ever do, ever, with a gun to my head.

To beetlebug's reply above, and other's who know my general tone on Chowhound I have little tolerance for mediocre food, or fake "FUN."

That said, now that beetlebug has planted the seed, er thrown down the gantlet, maybe I should slog through a night at the MM just so I can try the food, and write the most scathing review EVAR about the goofy place.

[pemma]

Yes, I at first didn't realize it was you asking. If I had noticed I would have known it was a joke. Yes, please go to MM. I want to see if there is anything good you are able to say about it.

[southernitalian]

Yes please go and report! I haven't been since I was in college in the area but the one time I went I remember being surprised by how good the mussells were! I still think about them from time to time. I was the only one in our group that ate shellfish so I had the whole bowl to myself!

[BoDubya]

space 242 which is right upstairs serves better food at their art openings, and free beer. call that dork at the dig that you know.

[mwk]

Really...NOBODY has ever gone there for the food. It's secondary to the "experience", which is cheesy enough. I don't think it's the worst, and it's not inedible. Think Applebees...

[pemma]

Blech! I'd go to Applebee's any day before Medieval Manor. It was many years ago, but all I remember is drinking watery soup out of greasy plastic bowls sans spoons.

The only good thing I remember is the jerk in our group being humiliated as part of the show.

[BoDubya]

Not good - and maybe not even safe. Go to Foley's or Myers/Chang and fill up beforehand.

[CocoDan]

Awfull!!!

[hiddenboston]

I went there about 15 years ago, and I can STILL taste the food (this isn't a good thing).

The mead isn't bad, though.