Adventures at the thEATer

Craig had an afternoon off this weekend and we decided to go to the movies. Craig had previously gone to thEATer - a special movie theater that serves meals with the movie. But I was out of town and he went to a show too early to try the food. We planned to get appetizers before the movie and perhaps order one more thing for the movie if we were still hungry.

But that isn't how this place operates. We could (and did) wait in a special lounge before our movie, but all food is delivered in the theater. We had seen the special that included an appetizer, a main, a dessert, one cold drink and one hot drink, but we didn't think we wanted that much food. Then we looked at the prices. The special was cheaper than a single appetizer and bottle of water. So...we each got the special.

We placed our order and eventually made our way into the theater. We had assigned seats, of course. But this view of the theater shows how small it was (this is the center section, I think there were two seats to either side that aren't pictured).

My recliner came with a blanket and pillow:

Our drinks arrived first. Neither of us wanted coffee with dessert, so we talked them into giving us two cold beverages instead. Craig has water and sparkling water. I had water and a mocktail - some version of a virgin ginger and mint mojito.

Our appetizers came - nachos for me (with all the fresh-coriander/cilantro tainted items on the side) and pate for Craig.

I wasn't able to take pictures of our main dishes or our desserts, because they were served during the movie. The food was perfectly fine, but I don't know that it's an experience I want to repeat. I found it difficult to eat in the dark. And having an actual meal (not just popcorn) is distracting when you're trying to watch a movie on a big screen. I was surprised by this, because I don't have any trouble eating and watching television or movies at home. But it must have been something about the big screen and the darkness. Even so, I'm glad we gave it a try!