Medieval Times Toronto

Booked our anniversary several weeks in advance. Took the day off work, booked a hotel with no cancellation, only to get an email 2 days before saying the show was cancelled.

This is one of those once in a few years type of place. It was quite pricey a few years back, but now there’s always deals. If you check Groupon, I’ve seen it a couple of times.
The show was entertaining and the food was decent. I felt a little uncivilized eating with my unwashed bare hands. Luckily, I had wipes. So wash your hands before going in.
Eating with you’re hands is part of the Medieval experience so enjoy it!
They have a souvenir room to keep you occupied while waiting for the show to begin. That’s where I emptied my wallet. so keep your money and credit cards at home! (Especially if you have kids)
Overall, we had a good time. Wonderful place for kids and groups.

Had a great time! Front row seats in the Blue section, we had a fantastic server who was very funny and definitely made the entire experience memorable. If you have the chance to upgrade your seats to royalty to sit closer to the front, I highly recommend it, gets you much more «into» the show. Food was not so great (I had the vegetarian meal) but the show and atmosphere made up for what the food lacked. All-​in-​all a great night!

2^nd time my family went here to celebrate NYE. Show is 100% awesome as the first time we watched it. Also, shoutout to our wench Claire (blue seats) for doing a great job serving us so fast and always with smile.
Here are the downside:
1. Entrance to the castle is so disorganized. Both visits were like that. Very disappointing as we were early on both visits but saw lots of late, insensitive people able to get in front of line.
2. Aweful hawk guy! Since i dont know his name, i’ll call him hawk guy. My family tried to get a picture with this guy. My husband tried to go to the left side (hawk is at the guy’s left hand) and hawk guy got upset and told my husband that «it’s COMMONSENSE he should never ever get too close to the hawk». Seriously?
Before the show, I am thinking to bring my future visitors here. But after the countdown and total experience, big NO.

Loved it! I definitely recommend going here at least once. The show was entertaining. The horses are very well trained. The knights put up a good show. Loved the involvement of the crowd. The servers were friendly and always stayed in character. The food was definitely what you would expect to get in medival times, simple and bland. They started us off with tomato soup with garlic bread. Then followed with the main course of ½ roasted chicken, corn and baked potato. For dessert we got butter tart. Oh and yes there’s no cutlery given. Use of the good old hands like in the olden days.

Been wanting to come here for a long time. It wasn’t as great as I thought but I still give it 4 stars because of the concept and hospitality.
The customer service and servers were really friendly, it was something different, the food was good (a little bland but hey its the medieval times its expected) the food serving was generous as well! We were served tomatoe soup with garlic bread, chicken, sweet corn and potato. For dessert we had butter tart.
The show I thought could have been a little better, more story like but it was still interested. Must go atleast once.

Great place to go with the family! Tons of food and entertainment! It’s a must see :)

We took bae’s fam jam here in honor of his Dad’s birthday for a different experience.
We had a lot of fun together and really enjoyed our time at the castle.
The food was surprisingly delicious consisting of garlic bread, tomato soup, literally half of a chicken, buttered corn, roasted potato, Pepsi products, butter tart, and tea or coffee. Yes you do have to eat with your hands — it’s all part of the experience!
Sadly our knight (the Green night) didn’t make it but we had fun cheering him on throughout the night.
We enjoyed the show overall and I would recommend this to anyone to go and check out.

Its a great place and great show for all ages. You never feel bored here. Full of excitement and thrills throughout the show. Horses and falcons were trained very well. The food was well prepared and served professional and timely manner.
I would definitely go back again.

Pros
Good food
Extremely helpful staff
Different experience than usual
Good for family with children
Cons
Expensive
No forks. Supposed to give real feel but I don’t think I enjoyed it
Show got boring by the end (personal opinion). I think it is for kids
Repeat? Well, not until i have children

Mt fiancé and I purchased a Groupon for Medieval Times because the last time I went was in grade 4. We figured it would be a fun date night.
We arrived just before the 7:30pm start time on a Saturday night and were offered the option of upgrading our tickets to better seats for $ 10-​$ 20. We opted to stay with our Groupon seats.
We were situated at the very back of the stadium. There are maybe 5 – 6 rows in total, so it wasn’t that bad. We still had a good view of everything.
Food was mediocre, but I don’t expect good food at places like these. Everyone had the same thing; tomato soup, garlic bread, half a chicken, roast potato, corn, butter tart. Soup tasted like Campbell’s, chicken was very dry, we were given one piece of roast potato, and the corn was super buttery and therefore, good. Butter tart tasted like the run of the mill store bought tarts. We were offered pop and water throughout the evening and coffee or tea to go with our desserts.
On to the show. When I was 8, I remember Medieval Times being the coolest experience ever. I found the show kind of cheesy this time around. The Masters of Ceremony was great though and stayed in character all night. He cracked a few jokes that went over the little ones’ heads. The horses are well trained and it was cool seeing the horses dance around on their hind legs. I didn’t remember there being a falcon segment, so that was a nice surprise. The fight scenes with the knights are over exaggerated and campy, but it’s fun cheering on your knight.
All in all, this isn’t a bad idea for a date night in Toronto, especially if you can snag yourself a Groupon or other deal.
The blended drinks are very good.

I went to Medieval Times last night as part of a work event — last time I went was during elementary school.
Service was excellent, they stick with the medieval theme pretty religiously and it’s an interesting experience overall. The food is decent quality and very filling — tomato soup, garlic bread, and the chicken was good (plus an awesome surprise that halal was available), potato was hard, pastry was ok, virgin piña colada had a bad aftertaste.
BUT this is definitely geared towards kids. The conversation with my co-​workers kept me entertained, otherwise I was bored and felt the program was too long. I wouldn’t recommend this to adults only, but would highly recommend if you have elementary school aged children to take with you — they’ll probably have a blast (saw some kids even standing up to cheer when the knights were jousting).
Note: there’s no cutlery. The food isn’t particularly messy and you get a couple wet napkins so I didn’t have an issue with it. 2 co-​workers found this out in advance so they smuggled in plastic forks/​knives #thestruggleisreal

What a great experience. Our knight was the red knight. Great horsemanship! The premise is this… knights representing the lands under the Kings rule have arrived for a display of prowess and chivalry, a tournament! They all, both on and off of horseback, put on a magnificent show!
The food served was a tomato soup, garlic bread, half a baby dragon (roasted chicken) with a half of baked potato, half a cob of corn and a royal pastry to end. No cutlery and only one napkin. Quite medieval to say the least! ;)
The food tastes fine and is enough to fill your stomach, but you come for the show, not the dining! With discounted tickets, it’s fully worth every penny!
I will warn you, bring an extra $ 20-​$ 60 for souvenirs and trinkets!

This place kinda sucks if you’re over the age of ten, but gets slightly better with each drink you consume.
Luckily we swung by after a long day of beers at the BMO field so we it wasn’t as off-​putting as it could have been when we entered a room filled with overpriced tacky sparkly souvenirs, medieval décor, and hordes of yelling (or crying if their parents wouldn’t buy them a $ 2 487 057 souvenir) children running around like maniacs.
Spotting the bar with our excellent radar skills, we purchased the biggest beer they had — a $ 25 beer that came in a wonderfully fancy and equally tacky medieval times beer stein.
The show itself is lame, but if you drink enough and have fun enough friends, you can make a game our of out-​screaming the kids during the show.
Food is actually pretty decent and there is no shortage of it. They come around and take drink orders too so you don’t have to leave your seat at all and keep running to the bar.
Service is kinda slow tho, so bulk order or you may not see your server for a while.
We got it on a travel zoo deal so price wasn’t bad — about $ 37 per person — but I wouldn’t go back. Too many kids, too noisy & too pricey.

Food — 4 stars
Drink — 4 stars
Show — 5 stars
Service — 4 stars
Parking — 0 Stars
Total = 4 stars
Medieval Times has been on Brad’s bucket list. So when we saw a groupon for it, we had to go!
I was very disappointed to find that it was $ 11 for parking. I’m already paying a lot for the dinner and show. It started me off very bitter.
When we got in, Brad and I decided to have a few drinks. This was expensive but I knew it would be. The cocktails were great!
We got a seat right in the front which was a part of an upgrade we got.
Watching the show it was great! Exactly what I thought it would be. I especially loved the falcon trick. Our knight interacted with the crowd a lot which I liked.
For food — the soup was very good! I also liked the chicken and corn. Though I thought the chicken was a little dry, but I was okay with that. I wasn’t a fan of the potato though. I liked eating with my hands but the people next to us got forks and knives. That was kind of lame haha.
I thought it was great. Brad said it «Surpassed his expectations» he loved it!

I think Medieval Times is a great place to go for kids and as a one-​time thing to experience something new. I won’t come again because it is too expensive.
I used to think this place was only for kids and was actually surprised that most of the people were actually adults celebrating birthdays, engagements, graduations, etc. I came here for a birthday celebration. We were a party of 10. The show started at 7:30pm and ended around 10pm. It’s a really long show mainly of horses doing little dances. There was jousting towards the end of the show.
The food was good and portions were huge. Meat eaters eat chicken with their hands accompanied by bread, corn, potatoes, etc. I think part of the appeal of Medieval times is eating with your hands. I got the vegetarian option which included hummus/​carrot/​celery dip, rice with potatoes & lentils. Dessert was a pecan tart.
we paid the extra $ 16 for the celebration package which included a group photo, extra cake (I didn’t even touch because I was too full), front row seats (there are only 5 rows, not really much of a difference), and some other perks. Next time I’d skip out on the birthday package (that is, if there is a next time).

If you’ve never been to Medieval Times, then yes — you should go. It’s something I’ve always been intrigued by and had the chance to go to a friend’s birthday party. Everything was a new experience, and it did bring me back to being a kid who was into knights and dragons.
I’m easily entertained, so getting beer in gigantic plastic cups and watching a hawk terrifyingly circle people’s heads is a fun experience. The food wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be, and alcohol paired with jousting is a winning combination.
The second time I went here — not so much. I knew the script they act in front of you (minus the ad-​libs) and what to expect in general as far as entertainment. Once you take that out of the equation the whole thing is kinda boring. And you realise the food might not be as good as you remember it. I also found the second time around I paid attention to the prices more closely — it’s not cheap!
Overall, I have to recommend Medieval Times to anyone thinking of going. I highly suggest going with several other people to make things more fun. Certainly not a place to go frequently — maybe once every few years.

It was my first time there and I was pretty pumped. We had reservations and pre-​paid, so getting in was a breeze. There’s a bar, many gift shops and some entertainment before heading into the arena.
After making our way to the table, our server introduced herself, got us cheering and drinks were served. The food was pretty quick; our napkin had the menu printed on it.
There are no utensils, but there is a wet nap on the table when you arrive. USE IT. After the meal you get another, bigger wet nap since you’re eating with your hands. The food is pretty good. The Tomato Bisque was great! The chicken was moist and the corn was buttery. The seasoned potato didn’t taste seasoned, meh. Dessert was a buttertart and I enjoyed it… ok I enjoyed 2… might’ve stolen my friend’s…maybe.
So, when they tell you the gratuity is not included, tipping the bar server DOES NOT COUNT. Tips are not shared. Make sure you tip your food server directly! The service is great!
The show wasn’t what I expected. I thought it was more of a tournament, but half of it was a horse show. They were beautiful and fully trained. The jousting was fun, but I had no idea after a knight fell off the horse that the 2 knights would fight. Battle to the death! That was kinda neat. Good entertainment for families.

I have never been so retro-​actively angry at my parents as I was when I was at Medieval Times.
When I was wee we lived in the UK, and at the age of four I used to regularly watch PBS-​style programming on Tudor England. I was obsessed. «Where do you think young Elizabeth was when her mommy was beheaded? I think I’d hide under the bed…» and other such things were apparently said on the regular. So imagine how pissed I was when I realized I spent my whole childhood not being taken to Medieval Times or similar such places.
The good news is, this ridiculous Toronto staple is just as fun for adults. First you walk in and it’s all souvenirs, trumpeters, swords and a bar. So we bought some novelty cups and started drinking. I then decided to upgrade my paper crown to a princess thingy, which I *will* wear again.
You’re then ushered into the show. I highly recommend red, because it’s the best colour and our knight won, and I have a feeling they actually don’t switch it up that often (sorry to ruin the magic). The food got progressively worse as the night went on, but the garlic bread, tomato soup and chicken were actually totally fine. Just keep on drinking and don’t get too excited about desert, because it’s brutal.
This place is too expensive. I question the quality of the lives of the horses. It is packed with too many children’s birthday parties and acts as a sort of birth control. You simply have to go, Lords and Ladies.

We held my son’s 7^th birthday here — with 3 of his friends. For boys are into battles, knights and wars, it was perfect and held their attention for the entire 2 hours.
The food was as expected — it’s hard to make a delicious meal in mass quantities, but it’s a little better than average. The tomato bisque was the tastiest item on the menu. Great show and very good wait staff… make you sure you tip the servers well, they’ve got a hard job of serving you in the dark.
It was certainly entertaining and for my party of 5 boys aged 7 (+my 3 ½ year old son) it was great. Make sure you get a Groupon or Living Social voucher, which are common. It’s very easy to spend money on extras there. (Souvenirs, commemorative photos, etc) It’s a fun evening out.