I went to Outback Spectacular on my
birthday with my brother Paul. Outback Specular is a dinner theatre show where
you get a three course meal and a horse show. The show changes every so often
and the latest show was Spirit of the Horse: with a tribute to Phar Lap.
There was already a big crowd when we
arrived at Outback Spectacular. It was mostly big families and tourists. When
the door opened, we were ushered into a foyer which was big enough to host
functions by itself. There was a gift shop, dance floor, tables and benches
along the wall. Guests could take photos with some of the star animals such as
the horses and dogs. There were also photo walls where guests could get a
professional photo taken with a ranch backdrop. My brother is a camho so he
took all the photo opportunities and I had a photo take too.
There was a singer too to keep guests
entertained. He sung well known Australian and country songs. Afterwards, we
were all asked to enter the arena via two doors. We were given free cowboy hats
when we first arrived and they either had a red or yellow band. The yellow
bands went through door A and the others went to door B.
Nobody was allowed to take photos while the
show was on as it might spook the horses. The show as fun, definitely good old
fashioned family entertainment. There were jokes, songs, stunt riding and
plenty of audience interaction. Call me childish but one of my favourite parts
of the show was when a man came riding out singing a song to start off the
show. I don’t remember what it was about, something about being in the country
and with friends. The horse lifted its tail and pooped. That was pretty funny
to me. The guy didn’t miss a beat and just rode to the next spot.
The food was a bit bland but good enough.
It was well presented and reached the table hot. The servers were efficient
moving from row to row quietly and quickly. Sometimes I forgot to watch the
show and watched the servers doing their work. We also had servers coming
through the rows to top up drinks.
Overall a good night out. I think Outback
Spectacular is excellent for big family gatherings. There are discounts for
booking for ten people or more and pensioners get a discount too. I think
children will love the horses and stunt riding.
Carlyn, do you think that perhaps venues that offer both a show and a dining experience together skimp a little on food quality because they expect that the main focus or attraction is the show and not the food?
ReplyDeleteI think that may be the case Jon.
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