Off for another evening out care of https://thelostestate.com/, the lost estate is an immersive theatre company where you are treated to dinner and show and the action is going on all around you. Each show is themed and runs for a period of time changing every few months. We have previously been to a Sherlock Holmes themed evening as in Dinner and a show? It’s Elementary!

This time we were taken back to 1930’s New York set in a speakeasy during prohibition.

Anyone who has read my blogs before is well aware i like a good dress up, while dressing up is encouraged it is not essential.

There were a few different ticket options for this event, varying in price and experience, from drinks at the bar, dining and VIP seats.

We opted for “rail dining” this was a mid range ticket. which meant we were not right down in the action with the VIP’s or at the bar but we were sitting in seats raised and around the edge, I actually really liked this option as although we were not really in the mix of things we had a great view of all the action as it unfolded.

We had a great view of all of the stages and could see everyone dressed to impress in their sparkly 1930’s glamour.

These scene was set and as everyone was seated and the show began . The show tells the story of Belle Livingstone the proprietor of 58th Street Country club, speakeasy in New York. I did not know this at the time but the story is based the a life story.

In true prohibition fashion the band were playing and the drinks were flowing, the cocktails were more traditional of that era so mainly gin and whisky cocktails.

The food was a fixed menu which you are given in advance so that you can inform them of any dietary requirements.

The starter was a traditional American clam chowder served with cornbread, i have never had either before and was reasonably impressed – Ashely loved the cornbread, i now feel that this will be on the list of things he will like me to make.

The main was a surf and turf and desert apple pie. for full menu include vegetarian and vegan options see the link jazzage.thelostestate.

The only critique i have is that the food and drinks service was a little chaotic, you had to be order drinks via a QR code and the drinks took a long time and this may have just been a rail dining issue as i am sure that the service at the normal tables was ok, but when the drinks did come they asked every single person if they were their drinks. At one point everyone was ordering bottles of beer and wine as the cocktails took a while and they took a while to find you then brought you the bottle and went back to get glasses which took another 5 minutes.

The same with the food, they rolled out the food to the tables first which is to be expected and then they got to the rail diners they were very confused with who was with who on rail dining we ended up with two of somethings and missing others.

All in all though it was a very enjoyable evening and will look forward to their next event,